Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
MOLINE MENTION

superintendent >. u barclay OF
the Deere & Mansur company shops
yesterday resigned his position and
will retire in few days. Mr.. Bar
clay's decision was made rather sud-
denly, and it is understood that he
has no definite plans in view for the
future. 1t is the company's inten-
ton for the present to operate its
shops through the office. the foremen
having direct charge of their various
departments and receiving their or
ders from the managers office. Mr..
Barclay has been in the employ of
the Deere & Mansur company since
early in 1897, when superintendent
Bert Savage retired to go into bust
ness in Oskaloosa.
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James Il. Pierce. of s3l Fifteenth
and three-fourths street, who enlist
ed in Company \, 10th regiment, l..
5. a., three years ago, has received
an honorable discharge and arrived
i'm this city Tuesday evening. Mr..
Pierce enlisted May 20, 1899, and
since then has seen much service in
the Philippines and has been in num-
erous skirmishes and battles. The
term of his service in the islands
extends from August -, 1899, to May
IA, 1902. He has never been wounded
and is now in good health. His dis
charge papers state that Mr.. Pierce's
service has been earnest and faith
full
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The new Independent telephone
company has begun to lay conduits
in Moline for the wires of the new
plant and has thirty or forty men at
work on Sixteenth street getting the
work done before the paving is laid.
All wires in the fire limits will be
underground and il is expected the
underground work will extend to
many districts outside of the fire
limits.
VIII Schacht, former Moline boy,
was married at Chicago Heights
Wednesday evening, to Miss Dora
Hall. of that city.
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Yesterday afternoon at o'clock
occurred the wedding of Richard
Freed and Miss Amy T. Lundeen.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. c. \. Hemborg at the Swedish
Lutheran church. The groom was
attended by his brother Gustaf Freed,
and the bride by her sister. Miss
Alice Lundeen.
In broad daylight Wednesday after
noon burglars boldly entered the
residence of j. y. Stephens, of 700
Eighteenth street, and secured
considerable amount of money and
valuable iewelry. The job was UNI
doubtedIy the work of professionals.
They secured 500 in bills, a So gold
piece. So or 81 in pennies and two
gold chains after ransacking the
house. No trace of identity of the
perpetrators has been found. George
Loveioy's residence at Twenty
fourth street and Fifth avenue was
entered by burglars some time Wed
nesday afternoon while the family
was away. The burglary was not
discovered till 9 o'clock in the even
ing some little time after the family
had returned. How the marauders
entered is not known. but when n
drawer of a bureau in one of the
rooms was opened it was found that
two fob chains, three watch chains.
$3.50 i'm silver, Il stickpin and two
gold rings had been removed. The
drawer had been unlocked and the
KEY again turned when the visitors
had secured all they could lay their
hands on.
Wednesday evening ANeI +. Hill
strom. of this city. who is employed
as Il molder at Deere d Co.'s, was
married to Miss Minnie c. Thor. also
of this city The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Bennett Erickson, in
the presence of few intimate
friends. The groom was attended by
Arvid Swanson, the bride by Miss
Lydia Lorquist. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
strom will reside at the corner of
Fourteenth avenue and Ninth street.
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Wednesday evening at the home of
the bride. occurred the wedding of
Miss Grace NJ. Griffin to William {.
Hoppe. Miss Griffin is the popular
daughter of y. Griffin, of South Mo
line. and Mr.. Hoppe is well known
young man who is employed as a
carpenter at the Mutual Wheel com
pany's.
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Suffering with seriously injured
leg. Earl Everett. travelling base
ball player hobbled into the police
station Wednesday night and asked
for aid and lodging for the night.
He was made as comfortable as pos
sible and i'm the morning was convey
ed to the hospital. Originally from
Cleveland. he came here from Streat-
or and through n misstep he injured
his leg, which was broken some time
ago in running bases. He had only
recently been discharged from the
hospital and was coming here to
seek work.
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