Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-20
MOLINE MENTION


departed last evening for her home
in Dell Rapids, S. ID.
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The Light Guard band will repeat
the open air concert program that
was given at Prospect park Saturday
evening, Aug. .. this coming Satur-
day. Dancing until midnight will
follow the concert.
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Mrs. II. q. Copp has returned, after
six weeks spent at Colorado Springs.
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T. VI. Sechler and wife have gone
to Waukesha, Wis, where they will
stay for several weeks.
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After remaining silent for several
years since the installing of the paid
fire department, the old bell on the
Second ward hose house Will again
arouse its hearers to alarms of fire.
The bell has been sold to the village
of Orion and it Will be placed in po-
sition on a hose house in that place.
1t was removed yesterday by y. p.
Lundquist from the tower it has oc-
cupied for so many years and will
soon be serving its purpose in its
new home.
The Misses Clara and Sarah Stod-
dard entertained Monday at their
home for Miss Lulu Eyck, who is in
the city from Galesburg. About
twenty guests were present and the
evening was pleasantly spent in mu-
sic and general sociability, the host
esses serving light refreshments at
the proper time.
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For long time there has been Il
demand for the paving of the one
block on Fourth avenue between Fiji |
teenth and Sixteenth streets. and the |
city council has now decided to
pay its share toward the cost of this |
very desirable Improvement. Mayor |
Vessel brought the matter up in the |
council meeting. stating that the |
G.. II. l. & p. Railroad company, in |
response to letter sent by him. had |
sent its engineer here Saturday, who |
measured the proposed Improvement |
and later agreed that the company |
would stand its share of the costs
one-third-the city and DIR. =. l.. Nc
Kinnie paying a like proportion. II |
was stipulated, however, that the inn
provement be made by private CON
tract and that the formality of Il
special assessment through the
courts be waived. The aldermen at
once agreed to this and the proper
committee was empowered to enter
into contract for the improvements,
and it will be made this year.
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Following is a list of the attrac-
tons so far booked by Manager lay
Tor for the Wagner opera house for
the month of September, the opening
being Murray Il Mack.
which appears here Aug. 30: Aug.
80, Murray d Mack; Sept. ;, William
Owen: Sept. 5. For Her Sake" Sept
$, The Peddler's Claim" Sept. Q,
Katie Emmett; Sept. 10. "Camille;"
Sept. Is, Husband on Salary" Sept.
Is. ~ Gamblers Daughters" Sept. II,
My Friend from Arkansas" Sept.
10, Giddon's Minstrels; Sept. %, "A
Star Boarder;" Sept. %, East Lynn"
Sept. "a, James Boys in Missouri"
Sept. 20, For Home and Honor"
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y club for literary and physical
culture purposes was organized last
evening in the hall of St Mary's
Spalding club. named for Rev Ian
caster Spalding, the present bishop
of this diocese. The organization of
the club has been under way for sew
eral weeks and last evening the Off
GERS were elected and other neces-
sary proceedings were gone through
with. The club now has 30 young
men of the parish as members and
the prospects are good for several
more. To begin with, fixtures will be
purchased and good gymnasium
viii be fitted up Immediately in the
basement of the church. Later on it
is probable that Il library Will be
started. The following officers are
elected: President, AIphonso Schep-
pers; vice president, Edward Bold;
secretary, Philip Leon; correspond
ing secretary, Walter Reed; treasur-
er, Robert Rank.
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Mrs. Johanna Mason. aged 81 wears,
wife of Il. Mason, of Rock river bot
tom, South Moline. died Saturday af-
ternoon at . o'clock at the family
home on the Coaltown road. after
three months illness with a compIi-
ration of diseases. Mrs. Mason came
to this country from Denmark in
1850, locating on the farm in South
Moline, which had been her home for
- consecutive years. She was mar
lied in Denmark 4S years ago. Be
side her husband she leaves three
sons, Peter of Minnesota, Chris and
Fritz at home. She also leaves one
brother in California and one sister
II Iowa.
A Liberal Offer.
The undersigned will give a free