Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-21
MOLINE MENTION

street left Thursday evening for his
second trip around the world. He
goes by the way of the Pacific and
will first land at Australia, Japan or
China, and thence around.
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Mrs. Ida Freeborg, wife of Carl
Freeborg. living at the corner of
Third avenue and Thirty-fourth
street. died Thursday afternoon at ?
O'Clock at the city hospital. Her
death was very sudden, although
she has been lingering for several
weeks. Three weeks ago she took
sick with asthma. which affected the
heart. Thursday morning she com
planned of being very sick and at
1880 she was taken in the city ann
bulance To the he pital and died at
TIE time stated above. She was born
i'm Sweden Jan. ;, 1873, and came TO
America in 1891 She lived in Indi-
ana and Michigan until 1894, when
she came to this city. which she has
made her home ever since. She was
married to her now bereaved husband
on Jan. =. 1S9S. She leaves TO
mourn her untimely death besides
her husband n 3-year-old son. The
funeral will be held from the home
of her husbands brother, Frank
Freeborg. at 1905 Eleventh street.
Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
Rev. {. \. Hemborg of the Swedish
Lutheran church officiating.
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Moline Encampment. No. 1913. I. O..
@. f.. held Il meeting Thursday even
ing at Metropolitan hall AMI elected
the following officers for the ensu-
ing term: Past chief patriarch, l..
T.. Nelson; chief patriarch. y. L.
Mmson; high priest, Robert AleNan-
der; senior warden. G. :. Smith;
junior warden, George NJ. Miles.
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Mrs. Charles y. Kerns. accom-
panied by her children. left Thurs
day morning for Wilmington. Del. to
spend the summer with relatives.
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Mrs IL. \. Barnard departed Thurs
day for Pittsburg. where she viii
visit Mr.. and Mrs. William Price.
Her little grandson. Webster Bar
nard. will return with her.
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Robert Rank will leave Sunday for
Muscatine, Iowa. where he viii at
tend the wedding of his cousin.
Lewis Knopp. to Miss Cora Higley of
that place. The ceremony will take
place at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. Robert will be the attendant
for the groom.
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nue., a machinist at the Moline Ele
vator company's. and Margaret
Brooks were married Thursday even
ing at : o'clock at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Brooks of 1916 Ninth avenue. Rev. w.
j. Golden officiating. using the ring
ceremony, there being happy COM
pany of forty guests present. includ-
ing relatives and intimate friends.
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DIR. l.. ID. Dunn and his brother. w.
p. Dunn. have purchased what is
known as the Frank Schroeder pro-
perry at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Sixteenth street. The purchase
was made of the Nelie heirs and the
figure was $4,000. The property
fronts so feet on Fifth avenue and
100 feet ON Sixteenth street. The
property will be held for future de-
velopment.
What will be known as the Stan
dard Dramatic club has been organ
lied for the purpose of presenting to
the public several home talent enter
tainments. They decided To have
next winter a series of plays. the
first one to he presented, The Noble
Outcast:" the second and third will
he THE White Mountain Bay" and
Uncle Toms Cabin" the remaining
four to he decided on later. They
will engage a professional instructor
to give them some points. after the
repertoire of the company has all
been decided on. and the seven plays
learned. The following officers were
elected: President. Charles ClaspelI;
director, l.. y. Ninton; treasurer. c.
w. Sandstrom; secretary, c. ID. Wat
tiers; stage manager, II. II. Wright;
property man, Herman Meidlle.
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What might have been serious
accident was narrowly averted early
yesterday morning in the home of G.
De Bourcy in the east end, by the
timely arrival of help in putting out
a fire started by gasoline. Mrs. De
Bourcy in lighting the gasoline
stove. accidentally spilled some of the
oil on the floor and when the match
was applied the flames instantly
spread to the oil on the floor and
the kitchen was enveloped in flames.
Mrs. De Bourcy screamed for help
and some of her boarders responded
in time To quickly quench the flames
with no other damage than slight
scorching to the kitchen furniture.
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