Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-13
MOLINE MENTION

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[. Nelson, of 1913 Sixteenth avenne.
died Thursday evening at o'clock
after lingering illness with lung and
stomach trouble. She was born in
Sweden Dec. ;. 1857, and married j..
{. Nelson in 1873. In 1895 she came
10 America and five years ago they
moved to this county where they
have made their home ever since. She
leaves beside her husband, five chill
dren. who are: Mrs. Edward John
son. of this city; and Esther. Uno,
Carl. and Harold. all of this city. She
also leaves three brothers and one
sister who are living in Sweden.
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Rt. Rev. Frederick w. Taylor. bish-
OPP of Quincy. officiated at the confir-
nation of four confirmants at Christ
Episcopal church Thursday evening.
The young people who underwent the
rites of the service were Miss Maude
Meese. Mrs. G. {. Rush. Miss Marjorie
Allen and Herman Peterson. The
bishop preached an eloquent sermon
and there was some special music.
DR.. f. ii. Burrell, rector. assisted in
the ritual.
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Miss Ida Swanson is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Orion.
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Capt. and Mrs. w. c. Bennett are
off ON a northern trip.
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Joseph Brayley. of Chicago. will
make his future home here.
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Mrs. f. !. Sloan departed today to
spend week with her father at
Knoxville, Iowa.
Emanuel Goldstein, of Chicago. spent
n few days this week with his broth
ers, Sigmund and Charles Goldstein.
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Frank Danner and George Evans
have returned from their vacation
spent in Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Roy Porter departed for the Uni
versity of Iowa this morning to en-
ter his last year in the medical de-
partment of the college.
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Bert Erickson departed yesterday
morning for Champaign, where he
will resume his studies in the state
university.
Manufacturers lodge, No. ass. at its
last meeting elected the following
new officers who Will be installed the
first meeting i'm October: Noble
grand. J. II. Fisher; vice grand. l..
NJ. w. Anderson; recording secretary.
{. w. Heck; permanent secretary, J.
II. Newton; treasurer, L. y. Ninton.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Baptist church held a meeting Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
\. Il. Lancashire. on Seventeenth
street, as Il result of which il is ex-
pected that the culinary attainments
of the members will soon be on the
increase, if that be possible. Mrs.
Emily McCurdy was engaged to
demonstrate the principles of ydomes-
tic science at each of the regular
meetings of the society.
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The Barber Asphalt company was
yesterday awarded the contract
street west 10 connect with brick paw
ing on Eleventh street, and to pave
Eleventh street from Fourth to Fifth
avenue, by the board of local inn
provements. The bid, the only one
offered, was $1S.9S4.75 for Fifth ave
nue.. and s., S6s.4O for Eleventh street.
Work will be started in ten days or
two weeks. This Improvement is the
last paving job to be undertaken this
year, it being conceded that the Nine
teenth street job will go over to next
year. Altogether nine blocks of
brick and 30 of asphalt have been laid
this year. A blocks in all, which Is
without doubt the record in Moline.
At a meeting of the congregation of
the Swedish Baptist church last even
ing $500 was raised by popular sub
scription to pay for the repairs upon
the church buildings.
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The fire department was called to
the home of Frank White at 1924
Sixth aveune last evening at $50 to
extinguish fire which was burning
in closet in an upstairs room. The
fire was stopped before it broke out,
but it ruined most of the clothing in
the room. 1t seemed the fire had
caught from match which had been
lighted but a few minutes before by
the son, Bruce.
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Deputy Sheriff w. II. Shurtz ar
rived in the city yesterday from Pn-
eblo, Col, 20 secure Fred Murray, who
is wanted at that place on the charge
of horse-stealing. The sheriff left
last night with his prisoner. Mr..
Shurtz says horse and buggy was
hired fr.nI,, Ii.-..r..- ..t,I,In II, Dllnn IL,