Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-29
MOLINE MENTION


Miss Lucy Ainsworth viii entertain
the members of the Thursday morn
ing club and the Home Study club
Saturday afternoon, Feb. l, at 3
O'Clock.
At special meeting of the Moline
Daughters of the American RevOlu-
tion held with Mrs. George II. Hum
toon Monday afternoon, Mrs. Dunn's
formal report was read, and three
additional alternate delegates were
appointed for the National conven-
tion. This action was necessary. as
he names must be sent in by Feb.
! /. The chapter wishes to make GER
tain the representation at the con
tinental congress in Washington Feb.
-. The delegate and alternate al
ready appointed are Mrs. Arthur
Stephens and Mrs. Julia Mills Dunn.
The extra alternates aappointed are
Miss Evans, Mrs. Harry Ainsworth
and Miss Florence Gould.
Mayor Vessel has issued a pro-
clamation to the police TO the effect
that the children shall be allowed 10
coast on Thirty-eightn. Twelfth. Six
teenth and Twenty-fifth streets.
s. S. Fisher of 1888 Twelfth avenue.
and Charles Morse. of Savanna. viii
start sash and door factory and Il
planning mill about March on east
Third avenue. The new firm has
leased Il triangular piece of ground
from the Chris. Mueller Lumber COM
pany on the north side of Third ave
nue. and adjoining the {. NJ. q St.
p. tracks. y two-Story frame build
ing is being erected on the ground in
which $4,000 worth of machinery will
be installed. This machinery has al
ready been shipped from Savanna
where Mr.. Morse has been conducting
a planning mill for several years.
y. \. Wilt. foreman of the Sterl-
ing Standards composing room, has
been secured by J. w. War; as fore
man of the composing room. succeed
ing "Jewey" Purcell, who has taken
a position in Davenport. Mr.. Wiltz
comes with a recommendation from
his former employers that must be a
pleasure for him TO possess.
Judge Tally. of st. Louis, arrived
yesterday to lend his presence at the
republican banquet. He will also
visit his aged mother and other rela-
tiveS.
At special meeting of the board
of education the following resolution
was adopted: Whereas. The mayor
has issued Il proclamation requiring
all the children in the public schools
in Moline to be vaccinated, therefore
be it Resolved. That we. the board
of education of the said public
schools, use all means in our power
to assist i'm the enforcement of the
said proclamation" Washington
school was dismissed yesterday
to permit the school to he fumigated.
and all of the 800 pupils were sent off
to their physicians to be vaccinated
at once. Three of the children of
Lawrence NIilleson, the man who fell
i'll Monday. attended this school
and every precaution is being taken
to guard against the possibility of
Npi' -N'AiN VI 'iiN -
has shown any symptoms.
The board of education has taken
action TO relieve the pressure at the
high school and elected Miss Myrtle
Hunt as an assistant teacher at a
salary. of $40. Miss Hunt is Il grad
uate of the high school in the class
of 90 and has just completed a
course of special study in the Uni
versity Of Chicago.
Mrs. Susanna Merrill, wife of James
b. Merrill of 613 Fifth avenue, is dead
after an illness of two years with a
cancer. She was born in Franklin !
county. Pennsylvania, in 1914. and |
came 10 Moline with her husband last |
August. She leaves besides her nus
band. one daughter, Mrs. May Bowles.
with whom they have been living.
She also leaves two brothers and one
sister The remains were shipped to