Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-09
MOLINE MENTION

'OiiiS III LdNToSSe- WIS, AFTER spend
ing several weeks here
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Edward Bold, of the First Nation
al bank, departed Saturday evening
for Chicago, where he will visit his
brother, formerly of this city.
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William Warren is spending a few
days at Wichita, Kans., with his |
parents, formerly of this city, but now
of Wichita, where Mr.. Warren is in
terested in a large machine shop.
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Arthur Hirsch, formerly of this |
city, now of Indianapolis, arrived in |
the city and will spend a week visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon |
Hirsch, and other relatives ami
friends.
Merton Bisant is expected to ar |
rive here next week to spend a few
days before he takes up his school
work at the Chicago Dental college |
in the fall. He has spent the summer
in Mason City, Iowa, where he has |
taken care of a dental office.
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All the molders employed by Viii
liams, White q Co., walked out on n
strike yesterday pending a decision
as to whether overtime work shall be
paid for on the usual scale or as
time-and-a-haIf. The differences BEL
tween the company and its men APP
pear to be the result of a misunder
standing. The molders contend that
it is explicitly stated in the
national constitution of their or
ganization that all overtime work
shall be paid for as time and-a-haif,
and the company declares that the
agreement adopted last April govern
end the situation. This agreement
was made between the tri-city manu-
facturers' association and the mol
ders when the minimum wage was
raised to 1915 a day, and the COM
pany explains that the agreement
reads that past conditions shall pre-
vail from year from that date.
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Chester Sloan departed yesterday
for the University of Pennsylvania
to resume his studies in medicine.
He will go with a score of candidates
for the football team at Haglesmere.
Pa, where preliminary practice Will
be INDUCED in for four weeks.
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Ned Moore departed yesterday for
Chicago to begin the practice of law
i'm partnership with a college mate.
He is the son of 4. l.. Moore and has
spent the summer in Moline. y grad
uate of Yale and Chicago law school
the future is bright for his sue
cess.
Mrs Harry Halter. of Denver, is |
visiting at the home of Peter Kali and
will remain for several weeks, after
which she goes to Chicago.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. 5. Kerns have re-
turned from the east, where they
spent the summer.
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Harry Olson departed for Chicago
yesterday afternoon.
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w. Il. Benkert, the national chair
man of the united christian party,
spoke Sunday afternoon in the In
dustrial hall, discussing the location
of the capital of the United States /
at Rock Island and its purposes, and |
also why masses of the laboring peo-
pie quit going to or supporting the
churches. He contended that the
time is not far distant when the peo-I
pie of this country will demand the
removal of the United States capital
to a more centrally located place
and he cited the fact that the Rock |
Island arsenal is really the most an
propriate and one of the most ideal |
spots for the capital to be found. ii" |
said that a petition is being circu- |
lated throughout the country which |
will be presented to congress asking |
them to pass a bill so that it could DE
voted on by the people during the |
next election. He spoke at length on
this and then on other subjects.
After the meeting it was decided to
hold an open discussion meeting |
every Sunday alternately in each of
the tri-cities.
Friends in Moline Will be gratified
to learn that DR.. w. o. Beam has
been discharged from the sanitarium
at Lage Geneva, and is now at Rolfe,
Iowa, on visit to relatives and to
gain strength, after his confinement
in the hospital. He will return 20
Moline shortly.
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The 5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Thomas, of SIS Nineteenth
street. fell from tree yesterday and
sustained a fracture of his left arm
above the wrist.
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E. C. Hunt, of this city, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w Hunt. was mar
ried to Miss Eleuora Wells, of Ke
vance. Saturday morning. The we'd
ding took place in Oskaloosa, Iowa.