Rock Island Argus., 1902-12-10
MOLINE MENTION

1AAIAANG VEN ION
At a meeting of the sophomore
class tuesday afternoon after school
IN Miss BroOmhalrs room. the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
FRED Alderman; vice president, Bertha
Gullberg; secretary, Althea BeaI;
treasurer, Arthur Towndrow.
r. II. Wilson has begun suit against
the city, Plambeck q Berglund and
the Walsh Construction company, for
| the death of a horse which was in
jured by stepping into hole in the
pavement on Fifth avenue between
lTwenty-fifth and Twenty-siXth
streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mueller are en-
tertaining George McCreary, of Cen
terville, Ia, this week.
w. F. Warren has returned from st.
Louis.
Mrs. Jennie Rundquist has returned
to her home in Denver, Colo. after
here.
The Sorosis society will be enter
tanned by Miss Esther Mortenson. 141
Fifth avenue, Thursday evening.
Mrs. j. L. Wooley. of Chicago. ar
rived here last evening for short
visit to her mother, Mrs. l.. Carlson,
412 Eleventh street.
| Henry Burner, the unfortunate
brakeman who was killed last Sunday
evening in Natick, was the son of NJ
ID. Burner, n prosperous farmer liv-
ing two miles from Abingdon.
Ill. The parents were not mott
fled of his death until Monday
evening, and yesterday mOr'ling
the father came and identified the re-
mains. The body was taken home yes
terday. Mr.. Burner said that Henry
left home about two years ago and
went to work in laundry in Abing-
don, which place he kept short time,
after which he, with twenty friends,
went to work IN the Pullman shops in
Chicago. From this he went to work
in n carriage factory and then on the
railroad, where he has been working
for the past seven months. He leaves
besides his parents. seven brothers
and three sisters. His father spoke
highly of him. saying that he was al
ways a sober. industrious boy.
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Monday evening the directors of the
Moline club held their regular meet
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prosperous condition that the initia-
tion fee was raised from S15 to So
year again. When the club was first
organized the fee was put at S25 and
three years ago was made SIS. which
sum will be the cost until the first of
the year, when the new rate will go
into effect. The club has now 165
members, and Monday evening six new
members were voted upon favorably.
1t is the intention to give card party
every other Friday evening and be
tween times give smoker for the
members alone. The first smoker will
be held the first week in January.
Other entertainments for the mem
bers and their friends will also be
given this winter.
The Postoffi0e Carriers association
has elected the following: President,
C. F. Grantz, Jr.; vice president. J. w.
Dewrose; secretary and treasurer, F.
NJ. Pierce; auditing committee. w. G.
Baker, Nels Peterson, George Carlson.
The annual election of officers and
business meeting of the young peo-
pies society of the Swedish Baptist
church was held last night and the
following officers were chosen for the
coming year: Chairman, Isador
Palmquist; vice chairman, Frank
Schuderstrom; secretary, Alma En-
ickson; treasurer, ANel c. Anderson.
Clara De Reed. the infant daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Arthur DE Reed, of
$50 Fifth avenue, died Sunday of con
gestion of the lungs. She was ;
months old. The funeral was held at
9 o'clock yesterday morning from st.