Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-07
MOLINE MENTION

Rumors that are said to have basis
IN truth come from across the river
TO the effect that the East Moline in
terurban line in which Col. Hord, c.
n. Deere and Boston capital is inter
ested and which in Davenport is
known as the Davenport & Western
has secured a permit to cross the gov
eminent bridge. This is said to be
step toward the connection of the Mo-
line, East Moline and Watertown sys-
tenn with the one promised to be
operated ON Fourth street in Daven-
port.
George Wake. a well-known farmer
of Yuma township. was in the city to-
dav visiting c. M.Wake, of 1923 Fourth
avenue. He brings the word that his
son Frank, who broke his arm recent
Nv. is now on the road to speedy re-
covery The young man was running
a belt on pulley to start a wood saw,
when his left arm was caught and the
bones broken. The family is promi-
nent in the upper end of the county.
Frank Pfeiffer, aged %, and the son
of Mrs. Amelia Pfeiffer, died yester-
day morning at o'clock after an ill
ness of several weeks of consump-
ton. He was born in this city. The
funeral will take place from the home
at AIS Seventh street at 2:30 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon, Rev. Hoffsten,
of Rock Island, officiating.
Mrs. George W. johnson entertain
ed the Augustana College Endow-
ment Fund society Wednesday at her
home at 1434 Twelfth street.
Myron Jordan returned to Denver
today after visit of a few days with
Moline and Orion relatives and
friends.
Wednesday evening the proposition
of the Holly Manufacturing com
pany for the high duty pump was ac-
cepted by the city council in a reso-
luton drawn up as follows: Res
solved. That the proposition of the
Holly Manufacturing company, pre-
pared by the agent, John Carey, dated
at Rock Island, ILL.,, Nov. 4, 1902, for a
six million gallon high duty COM
pound condensing, high duty crank
and fly wheel pumping engine at the
price of 500. 500, connected with the
present system and an additional
charge of $3.50 for connecting the
same with the proposed filtering
plant be accepted, provided that the
detailed specifications and plans be
examined and approved by the con-
sulting engineer, and the contract be
examined and approved by the city
attorney.
Mrs. j. d. Calehan, who has been at
ed to Dubuque yesterday.
o.
Mrs. Brown and Miss Collins left for
Elllhart. Ind, yesterday. after a visit
with their sister, Mrs. w. X. Sloan.
Musicians of the city will revive the
Beethoven club after a year of in
action, and the enthusiasm being
manifested at present indicates that
it will again become the leading must
cal organization in the city. The pre-
liminary gathering of some of the
persons active in the club during its
existence met with Mrs. F. q. Allen
yesterday afternoon, and it was de-
cided to call a session next Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. G. III.
Huntoon. corner of Sixth avenue and
Seventeenth street. To this all form
err members of the club and all per-
sons interested in the formation of
such an association are invited. The
evening will be spent in talking over
ways and means for the forthcoming
season.
The Dorcas society met Wednes
day at the home of Mrs. w. {. Ben
nett. the occasion being the annual
meeting of the organiza ton. The
members were most of them present
and the meeting was an enthusiastic
one Plans for the year were dis
discussed. and the following Of
ficerS were elected: President. Mrs