Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-07
MOLINE MENTION

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r. Stanley skinner departed for
Tuscola yesterday, where he will be
united in marriage with Miss Eva
Bragg Tuesday night.
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Harry George, an employee of the
Moline Pump company, while at
work yesterday manipulating a cir
cular rip-saw. unfortunately got his
hand upon the saw with the usual
results. DIR. Dunn was summoned
and saved three fingers, although the
fourth, the long finger, had to be
amputated. The young man lives at
1918 Third avenue.
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Yesterday afternoon the ordina-
tion services of Rev. Burdick, formerly
of Chicago, as pastor of the Second
Congregational church opened at
the church with the examination of
Rev. -Burdick by the ministers APP
pointed for the purpose. The ladies
of the church served supper at the
church To those who were present,
after which there was Il musical and
literary program given.
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Andrew iodine. the Moline boy, is
having a run of hard luck. his last ac
cident being considerably the more
serious. 1t will be remembered that
quite Il while ago Mr.. Bodine. who is
Il graduate of the class of 90 of the
Moline high school, left the city and
for six weeks his relatives heard no
word from him nor could he he To-
Gated. Finally he was found at Ko-
komo, Ind, he having changed his
destination enrOute. vt kOllOmo he
has been studying medicine at a col
lege and has been working his way
through the institution. Word re-
ceived from him about month age
was to the effect that he would be
home May Il and his friends and
relatives waited for the day. May Il
came. but Mr.. Budine did not put in
an appearance in Moline. Now
comes word that the day before he
was to leave for homc-he had his
trunk packed and all was ready-he
fell down Il flight of stairs and dis
located his spine. neccSSitating the
care of two doctors ever since. Last
reports state that he is getting along
nicely, although the injury was a
serious one. 1t is 10 be hoped that
Mr.. Bodine's bad luck will not follow
him TO this city, providing he ever
gets home.
Architects Borgoltc X Wells and
the library board conferred over the
plans for the new Carnegie library
and decision WAS reached
by the board to adopt the plans as
already prepared and described with
some slight alterations. Two weeks
will bc required to complete the
specifications and estimates. after
which bids will be invited, then bids
and plans will be forwarded to Mr..
Carnegie's architect at Pittsburg for
examination and criticism. Bids will
he invited on the completion of the
entire building and also on the com
pletion of the first floor. or library
proper. and part of the basement.
leaving the remainder of the base
ment and second floor to he complet-
ed later. In the effort to induce Mr..
Carnegie to increase the donation to
$50 900. it will be pointed out to his
secretary what can be done with
the gift of $37, 900 already offered,
and what Il desirable home for the
library can he insured by the in
crease. Figures will bc shown to
set forth the fact that the annual
income is $1,000, instead of the $500
derived from the special tax. ON
which Mr.. Carnegie's gift was based.
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An elevator accident at the plant
of the Moline Plow company at 5:15
last evening caused the almost in
slant death of Andres Holmgren. Il
laborer. who resided at $50 Seven
teenth avenue. The unfortunate man
was sweeping ON the second floor
near the elevator shaft and just as
the heavy car came down he leaned
over the gate to look down. The
next instant his head was caught be
tween the bottom of the elevator and
the gate and crushed. The latter
bent outward sufficiently 10 release
the deadly grip and Holmgren fell to
the floor. expiring i'm few minutes.
Deceased was 63 years of age and
single. He came To this country
year ago last October from his native
Sweden. An inquest was held during
the evening by Coroner Eckhart and
the verdict of the jury eNonerated
the company from all blame.
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The democratic caucuSeS in this
city last evening resulted in vic
tory for w. II. Moore, the local can
didate for minority Representatives.
The minority representative question
was the all-important one and the
friends of MIR. Moore were in favor
of instructing delegations. while the
opposing forces We're against inStruc-
ton. Open caucuseS were held and
in all but the Fourth ward Mr.. Moore
won out. In the Fourth there was Il
division and a faction headed by NJ.
j. McEniry chose a separate delega-
ton and formed protest against