Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-24
MOLINE MENTION

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Albert, S-months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Peterson, 4Oz Eighteenth
avenue, died yesterday of black diph-
liberia.
Members of Canton Moline, Patri-
archs Militant. and friends, a party
OF 125 couples, enjoyed dancing
party at SINNERS annex Friday even
ing. An informal reception to the
Springfield delegates was also held.
Ladies of the East End Kindergar-
ten club were entertained by Mrs. j.
NJ. Fotch, of 513 TwentY-fourth street,
Thursday Miss George addressed the
meeting on the relation of the kinder
garten to the primary schools. Re
| freshments were served.
| The entertainment committee of
the Moline club won new honors for
arranging pleasant social events for
ladies' night in the card party given
I Friday evening in which fifteen ia
bles played siX-hand euehre. Hand
| some prizes were awarded, and they
| fell to the following, in some instan-
ces it being necessary to decide a tie
by cutting: Gentlemen's first prize
to j. +. Poole, second and lone-hand
to f. NJ. banner: ladies' first prize to
Mrs. c. FL. Pope; second to Mrs. Henry
Hoffman; lone-hand to Mrs. George
Dunn. After cards a-buffet luncheon
was served and sociability was en-
joyed.
During the winter there VIII be in
stalled in Moline another branch of
the Odd Fellows and the Patriarehs
Militant, the Ladies' Militant and the
Daughters of Rebekah. This organi-
zation occupies the same relation to
the Patriarchs Militant as the Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah does to the Indepcnd-
ent Order of odd Fellows.
| At 4 meeting of the stockholders of
the Moline, East Moline & Watertown
railway Saturday afternoon, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, c. ii. Deere; vice president,
George w. Wood; secretary, +. w.
Rank; treasurer. Joshua Hale. These
gentlemen together with +. Y. Keator
constitute the board of directors. The
contract for the new street car barn
on Sixteenth street has been let to
Contractor North.
Saturday afternoon the dedication
of the new quarters of the Moline
| chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution, was made by the holding
therein of the first meeting. The new
rooms are located over the First Ma
tional bank. next the postoffice on
Third avenue, and are bright, spacious
and nicely furnished with rugs.
chairs, tables and other furniture.
Hitherto the organization has met at
the homes of members. but all flu
ture sessions will be held at the new
home of the order. The ladies Tho
are recorded in the yearbook as host
esses will have charge of the meet
ings. Mrs. Enegren having charge of
Saturdays gathering. Saturday the
topic of discussion was "a Pioneer in
American Literature and dealt with
Washington Irving, historian, essay
list. novelist. Readings were given
from the Sketch Book, Legends of
Sleepy Hollow and "Stratford-on-
Avon
| The committee on arrangements
for the Turner fair held meeting
and every one of the committee was
of the opinion that this years fair
will Guido any previous attempt. The
different booths viii be in charge of
the following young ladies: Doll,
| Stella Krone. Maude Jasper. Ida
Kroeger, Amy Sim, Clara Effiandt.
Mamie Peters. Japanese, Stella Pet
ers. Mamie Selmar, Frances Krone,
Alma Brinlmerer. Candy, Lillian
Carstens, Lena Effiandt. Tina Thompl
son, Edith Erickson. Flowers, Frieda
Stoelting, Hulda Mueller, Hattie
Stromberg.
The official examining board has re-
turned the examination papers of the
Moline men who took the examina-
tions last October for entrance into
the postoffice service. Following are
standings as announced by the exam
nation board: Orlando Metz, S2.35;
William Peters, S1.2o; Dell B. ARIEL,
$3.50; John Wind, 1870: Frank II. viii
son. 7S.45; Clyde w. Becker, 1850; Al
fred o. Anderson, 1905; Charles f.
Swisher, 1905; James F. Mccarthy.
1916; Henry G, Will<ie, 71.5o; c. Fred
erick Matt. 1000. There were twenty
who took the examinations. OF these
two dropped out before the end of
the test, eleven passed and the rest
failed. One regular carrier and two
or three substitute carriers will be
appointed before long.
Gus Blad. the Nineteenth street
butcher, was held up in his shop by
three strange men Saturday evening.
While he was filling an order for pork
| chnns rrirnn In. The first of the marty