Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-19

Henry Sohrbeck is in Chicago at
tending the pharmaceutical conven-
ton.
Mrs. Louie First entertained a large
number of ladies yesterday afternoon
at her home.
Harvey Williams has returned from
Minneapolis, where he went to visit
his mother, whom he had not seen
for so years.
Aid. and Mrs. f. II. Sleight are
mourning the death of Terry Nc
Govern their beautiful little bull
dog. who died of pneumonia. He had
been sick since Wednesday of last
week.
After a result of action of several
of the large factories of the city in
coming to the rescue and insuring
the payment of $4,000, the sum lack
ing for the cost of the erection of a
filter plant, Moline will have pure
water at last. Upon the guaranty of
the manufacturers the council Mon
day evening unanimously decided to
let the contract for mechanical fill
ter to the Continental Jewell Filtra-
ton company for $66,377.
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\ contract involving an eXpendi-
ture of $4,000 was signed yesterday
by the George Stephens estate for
the erection of the finest mausoleum
in the state for the late George
Stephens. the work to be done by the
| Harrison Granite company, of New
York The mausoleum will be con-
structed entirely Of slate granite.
marble, bronze, French and Portland
cement, and the design will be purely
classic, being the exact counterpart
of the temple of Neke Apothos, one
of the oldest and most beautiful an
cient Greek temples, and it is the on
ly temple that can be exactly repro
duced for mausoleum, the size of it
being 16X30 feet. Leading to the
mausoleum will be a tier of granite
steps. The entrance of the building
will have four large Doric fiuted col
umns of the most simple designs, al
ways the feature of Greek architec-
ture. The columns will be of Barre.
| Vt, granite. The roof will be con-
structed of three large stones. run
ming the length of the building. The
stones will weigh several tons apiece
and will be the largest of their kind
ever shipped into this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. w Hunt have re
turned from an extensive trip through
Canada, New England and the eastern
states They spent some. time visiting
near Ottawa, Canada, and then re
turned to New Hampshire, Vermont,
and then down by way of Boston
New York and Washington. having
gone out by the St. Lawrence river.
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At the meeting of the musicians in
terested in the Beethoven club at the
home of the secretary, Miss Clara
Sloan, Monday evening. it was decid-
ed to revive the chorus. At first il
had been planned to do away with
that feature, as savoring too much
of study and work, but there was
such demand for this feature that
it will be revived. though upon differ
ent lines than heretofore. 1t is not
the intention to have a professional
director, except for possible recital
to be given in closing the season.
s.side from that, local members of
the club will direct the singers. The
heavy work of oratorios will not be
taken up this season, but instead thu
club chorus will devote its time to
the compositions of Greig, Jensen
and others of that character, which,
while of much merit and beauty. Will
afford greater recreation. DIR. West
will have charge of the organization
of the chorus. Miss Ada Entrikin was
chosen president of the club i'm place
of Mrs. Harry Ainsworth, who re-
signed.
John Nickel, father of Mrs. Clar-
ence E. Brown, of Prospect park. who
left here last month to spend the win
ter in California. died of pneumonia
i 6n Of l. Il