Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-12
MOLINE MENTION

Mrs. Charlotte Shallene of GA
Eleventh-and-a-half street died Thurs
day evening at 1880 o'clock after
severe illness of three days. She was
SO years old and was born in Sweden.
She came to America in 1885, coming
direct to Moline, which city she has
made her home ever since. Her hus-
band died several years ago. She
leaves to mourn her death four chill
dren, who are Mrs. Emma and Mrs.
Ida Anderson, John and f. w, of
this city.
Beginning next Monday Moline will
have direct freight connection with
the b., {. II. d y. railway. Instead of
transferring all freight for that road
to Davenport in transfer wagons the
cars will be loaded in Moline either
at the C., Il. l. & p. freight house or
in the yards and handled by rail to
the Iowa side, now branch of the
Rock Island system.
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Fret lodge, No. 16. l. o. S., at its
semi-annual meeting Thursday even
ing Installed its recently elected of
ficers and INDUCED in social ses-
sion, such as are always enjoyed by
the members of the lodge. Olof
Pearson, of Chicago, high grand mas
ter of the order was the guest of
honor, and John Brostrom. of Gales
burg, acted as installing officer. The
officers installed were: President,
Otto Ed; vice president, Emanuel
Larson; corresponding secretary. j.
Uhrus; treasurer, Fred Sundeen:
chief. Charles Stromberg. After the
installation High Grand Master Olof
Pearson was called upon and after a
few congratulatory remarks to the
local lodge in general he presented y.
q. Swanson, the retiring president of
the lodge, with gold medal, for his
continued and faithful work as the
first president of the lodge.
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y large crowd was in attendance at
the Moline Chautauqua at Prospect
park last evening. Modern Man"
was the topic ably handled by Frank
s. Regain. Mrs. Penrose gave num-
Der of readings in her inimitable
style and there was music by the
Dunbar bellringers. This morning
there was a bible reading and this
afternoon the program included be-
sides the musical features lecture
upon The Wonders of Magnetism
by Prof. II. V. Richards This even
ing Laurant, the magician will give
an entertainment and the Dunbar
handbelI ringers will perform.
Tomorrow all Sunday school chill
dren of the three cities will be adj
mitted free. The program will be
followed, a feature to he the sacred |
concert by the Dunbar handbell !
ringers. Monday will be school day, |
when prominent educators will speak.
Or
John Craiglow of Coal Valley. en- |
ployed by Harry Haley in his house
gang. had a narrow escape yes
terday from being crushed to death |
by being caught under one of the |
which is being moved off of |
the old site of the Lancashire-Mar-
shall Organ company. John Craiglow
and T. b. Stow of 40 Eighteenth |
avenue were working under the build
ing, watching the rollers While |
doing this the large beam in some |
manner turned, letting the jack /
screws fall and the building settle |
down. Stow managed to throw him
self into the cellar, but Craiglow was
caught under the beam, just across
the thighs. At first it was thought
he had received serious internal in
iuries but on further examination he
was only found to have his legs badly
bruised