Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
MOLINE MENTION

SPoi - mat So,OOO mas already been
pledged for the work. Encourage
ment is met with on every hand and
1t is a question of but a few weeks
when the necessary amount will all
be subscribed and the transfer can
be consummated.
I. ID. Nelie was in the city Saturday
from Minneapolis and inspected the
new Nelie carriage works In the af
ternoon he left for the Chicago horse
show in company with w. l.. Velie.
and from Chicago they will 90 east
to inspect carriage factories in that
part of the country.
Mrs. Fred Holt and daughter have
returned from Il fortnight's visit to
quincy. Mr.. Holt also spent week
at that point.
Switchman Smith. of the D., r. l. &
p. \. w. railway, lost the index fin
ger of his right hand in an accident
in the yards yesterday afternoon
about 2:45. While trying to make a
coupling the hand was caught and
crushed so badly that the ambulance
was called for and the injured man
taken to DR.. APPS Office, where the
finger was amputated. Smith lives at
142S Twenty-ninth avenue.
Myron Jordan. formerly proprietor
of the journal. arrived in Moline
Sunday morning for brief visit. Mr.
Jordan is on his way to harrington,
70 .ie,;f l.,
he will return to Denver. In the lat
ter city he is established in SPLEEN
did business. owning third interest
in one of the largest printing, bind
ing and blank book houses in the
west. He enjoys Denver and has
much to say in praise of that city.
Last Saturday evening at o'clock
Miss Olga j. Pearson and Charles F.
Hoffman, both of this city. were mar
ried at the parsonage of the Swedish
lutheran church. Rev. &. \. Hemborg.
of that church. officiating. The at
PENDANTS We're Miss Made Holtz and
j. w. Leisure. also both of this city
After the ceremony the party left for
the brides home near Rock river
where wedding supper was served.
Last Saturday evening the fair un-
der the auspices of the Agatherian
society closed and ii proved to be the
most successful fair they have ever
given. both financially and otherwise
All the prizes were disposed of in the
evening. Father Kelly states that the
proceeds will be a great deal larger
than last year. when they were 81 400.
Mrs. Christ Strangard died last Sat-
urday evening at 6 o'clock. after a
four months illness with Bright's
disease. She was born in Denmark
Dec. %. 1861. and came to Moline in
1885. She leaves besides her husband
six children. The funeral was held
from the house at . o'clock this af-
ternoon. interment being at HartzeH
cemetery.
Fifty nine saloon licenses have Just
been issued by City Clerk Carlson for
the half year beginning Oct. II. There
are but few changes in proprietors.
except where the brewing company
in possession has placed n new man
in charge of some particular saloon.
and no changes in locations. The fact
that no new saloons have been opened
is due to the new saloon ordinance
which makes it practically impossi-
BILE to open a new place of business
where no saloons exist. This orCin-
ance was passed by Mayor Vessels
council in the spring and under it it is
necessary to secure consent of the
frontage for IS feet on either side OF
u proposed location of a saloon and
$50 feet frontage opposite. This or
dinance practically confines the sa-
looms to their present locations.
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Mrs. F. w. Gould and Miss Gould
will entertain at euchre next Satul
day afternoon.
Norris Geismar, who has returned,
as noted last week, from the noun
tains, looks as though he had never
needed to go away. He went west on
the Canadian Pacific to Washington
where he was in the mountains some
weeks regaining his health, and he
returned by way of the Rock Islands
FL Paso route. Despite numerous
reports to the contrary, he is still
numbered i'm the ranks of bachelor
hood.
Lawrence A. Wynn. the well-known
molder, died Sunday evening at 6
o'clock at the home of his father,
Patrick Wynn, 1928 Sixteenth avenue.
Death resulted from complication
of diseases, stomach trouble prevail
ing, though he had not been well for
the last two years. Mr.. Wynn was
born Dec IS, 1861, and for % years
had BEEN following the molding trade.
He was employed by the Union Male
able and moved with that company
to East Moline, where he lived until