Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-16
MOLINE MENTION


ed Saturday, after several weeks
spent in California.
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Bids for the sale of the old Velie
residence on the lot purchased for
the site of the new Carnegie building
were opened by the building commit
tee of the library board Saturday.,
but owing TO the fact that the sale
was to be for cash the deal was not
closed.
Supt. Cox has received cards an
nouncing the Forthcoming wedding
of Prof Thomas St. Clair Cornell, for
merly in charge of the commercial
department of the high school, and
Miss Hannah McAllister Thompson,
at the latter's home in PENIS Grove,
y. j., June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. O. Mason and Mr..
day for York Beach, Me-, where they
will spend the summer.
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Last Tuesday Luther c. Thulin, of
436 Fourth avenue, and Miss Amy +.
Grandy. of 22O4 Third avenue, were
married in Clinton and then return
ed via the Winona steamer. The
friends of both the high contracting
parties will join hands in extending
congratulations.
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For several weeks at the meetings
| held by the members of the Iron
holders union No. 237. the advisable
! ~ of demanding 4 short work day
has been discussed by the different
members very thoroughly, but as yet
no action has been taken. No action
will be taken until after the interna-
tional convention. which will be held
in Toronto, Canada. beginning July z,
and to which the Moline union will
send three delegates. who are \. c..
| Dow. Benton Davis and j. Il. Warren.
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! Work will be taken up this summer
on the survey to determine the feas-
Utility of making n lock in the wing
dam to permit steamers to land at
Moline. Friday the river and har-
Dor bill became law with passage
by the senate and signature by Pres
ident Roosevelt. One of the provis-
y
point for a prospective lock. No
stated amount is named for the cost,
but the department. is to pay what
ever it Will need.
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y most terrible accident occurred to
! Donald, the 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
! Mrs. $. w. Odell. who was caught by
a hammock hook. from which he was
suspended until rescued by his mo-
Their. The family is camping along
the river this side of Watertown and
the little boy climbed a tree and in
his hurry to get down he did not
notice the hook. He was lacerated
fearfully. He was put in the buggy
and driven to his home at 2129 Sew
enth avenue during the rain storm.
where DIR. Morgan sewed up his in
juries after DIR. \. NJ. BeaI had adj
Iministered chloroform. The little
fellow is getting along finely and
his spirits are excellent and the doc
tor thinks that he Will pull through.
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Six hundred Odd Fellows went in a
body TO Riverside cemetery yester-
day afternoon to decorate the graves
lol llltAi NtNtslNtN bi'AiACAS-
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William Il. Moore has issued invita-
tions to all the delegates to the dem
ocratic county convention to Il din
ner at his residence Thursday even
ing.
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F. c. Harting and brother Henry
left for Champaign for visit this
morning.
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Coroner Eckhart held an inquest
here this morning over the remains
of August De Meulenaere, who was
employed as carpenter at the Male
able Iron works at East Moline. De-
ceased was one of a party of men
who spent yesterday in Moline and
returned to East Moline on a late
train As he alighted at his destina-
ton a freight train westbound came
along. De Meulenaere did not see
the approaching engine and was
struck and thrown off the track. Al
though he was not caught by the
wheels. he was so badly hurt that he
died a short time afterward while
being taken to Moline in the way car.
The verdict of the coroner's jury did
not touch upon the companys re-