Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
MOLINE MENTION

The members of the Marquet club
will give a minstrel show this evening
at st. Mary hall in which the talent
of the club will be seen to the advan,
tage in dusky costume. Songs and
1 specialties will be furnished galore
and some clever work may be antici.
pated. The interlocutor will be Ed
Mckinney. The end men will be vii.
liam McEniry, Matthew O'Donnell
Joe Pierce and Thomas O'Connen.
| Leola council No. 400 held a meet
ing Tuesday evening and elected the
following officers: Pocahontas. Mrs.
Enifeldt; Prophecies, Miss Anna John
son; Wenonah, Mrs. Emma Kusch-
man; Powhatan, John Hokinson:
keeper of records, Mrs. Anna Peter
son; keeper of wampum, Mrs. Margar-
ct Mueller; assistant keeper of rec
ords, Mrs. Emma Brown; trustee. Mrs.
Nellie Baker.
The contest for the secretaryship
of the board of education has been
simplified by the withdrawal of one
candidate. Charles Holmgren. At a
meeting of the board Friday evening
1T is expected that the long-continued
deadlock will be broken. There are
now only two candidates left, c. F.
Heminway and II. w. Entrikin.
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The annual election of officers of
Camp No. SO. NJ. W. A., was held Tues
day evening at Woodman hall and the
following We're chosen: V. C., G. w
Gamble; w. A., w. b. Butter; physic-
ian, a. L. Kohler; banker, o. +. Ow-
ems; clerk. c. +. Battles; escort. a.
Isaacson; sentinel, a. T. Hall; watch
man, Mark Flaherty; manager, c. j.
| Nylan.
Charles Anderson, residing at 9O9
Nineteenth avenue died yesterday
at 2:15 o'clock after an ILLNESS of
four months. He had been in poor
health fer year. He was born in
Lindkopingslan, Ostergotland, Swe-
den, Feb. 6. 1862. He came to America
in 1890. Mr.. Anderson has lived in
Moline for twelve years and during
that time was employed by the Moline
Plow company, and latterly by Gust
Ed. His widow and two children, a
son years of age, and a daughter Q
years old, are left TO mourn his de-
parture. Two sisters are residents of
Davenport and his father, and n bro
Their and a sister live in Fatherland.
Miss Lucille f. Kelsey, graduate
of the Emerson College of Oratory,
Roctn1 Mass arrival in Moline x-aS
terday. The purpose of her coming
is to develop a department of elocu-
ton and physical culture at the Mo-
line Conservatory of Music. The En-
erson college speaks in the highest
terms of Miss Kelsey's ability, and
predicts a brilliant career for her in
the tri-cities.
The main shaft in the engine room
at the Barnard d Leas works broke
about 1870 yesterday afternoon COM
polling the closing of the shop. 1t is
hoped TO resume work again tomor-
row.
Henry Warner, of Montreal, Canada,
rang the bell of the door of his sis
ter's residence, Mrs. Margaret Chan
ey, of 1881 Sixth avenue. Tuesday even
ing and received a welcome reception
such as only few men are accorded.
The sister and brother had not met
for twenty years. His visit was en-
tirely unexpected.
One of the earliest of the Swedish
settlers in Moline passed to the high
er life in the death at 1880 yesterday
morning of Mrs. Johanna Christine
Larson, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Albert Eberling, at715 Fourth ave-
nue.. Mrs. Larson was born in Swe
den 60 years ago the 18th of the pres
ent month, and in 1858 settled in Mo-
line with her husband, Benjamin Lar
son, soon after their arrival from the
old country. She is survived by three
daughters: Mrs +. c. Werlich and
Mrs. Albert Ebeling of Moline. and
Mrs. Claus Conrad, of Omaha. She is
also survived by ten grandchildren.
Her life was one of painstaking eff
fort in behalf of her family after the
death of her husband, but it was only
recently that she was granted n PEN
sion, too late to enjoy its comfort
for any length of time. The funeral
takes place tomorrow afternoon at 2
from the Ebeling residence, Rev. r..
c. Bryant officiating.