Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22
MOLINE MENTION

MISS victoria NOnert from the home
of her step-father at the old Celene
place on west Third avenue still lacks
: explanation. though the girl is back
at her home. She makes no state
ment as to why she left. She is about
IS years old and her father had for
some time made her assist him i'm the
saloon business. the young woman
acting as barmaid in his place. The
only theory to be advanced for her
leaving was that the work was dis
tasteful to her. and beyond that there
is no further explanation. She is a
very prepossessing young woman.
Members of Iron holders union.
237. are perfecting arrangements for
their annual picnic. which is held
each year on July ). 1t has been de
cided that the event will take place
at Concordia park and elaborate pre-
IparatiunS are under way for the
ldoings. These picnics usually attract
a large attendance and this wear will
be no exception. The following com
mittee of arrangements has been
appointed and now has the affair well
in hand: Elmer Heck, George SUI
man. Andrew ellison. Samuel Gibson,
Mike McGovern. Henry STANCE. Mar
Gus Hansen. Frank Phares. Ben Lar
son.
Tuesday afternoon the board of To-
cal improvements held meeting at
the city hall and awarded the con
tracts for the paving with asphalt
of Twenty-third street from Third
/ tn Seventh rvanna a,,I tn, Of
Seventh avenue from Nineteenth to
Twenty-seventh street. The Barber
| Asphalt company was awarded the
contract for Twenty-third street for
5000. The other bidders were Con-
way q Co., for $1,000 and Western
Paving and Supply company for So
/ S2. The Seventh avenue job was
captured by Conway x Co. for SIS
SIS. The Barber company put in at
$1,000 and the Western Paving a
supply Co. AT $19,4S6.
Eyald. the 2-weeks-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. ANeI Hokinson of 1919 Four
teenth street. died Tuesday after
short illness with cholera infantum.
Tuesday afternoon the contract for
+. Mayors new business block on
Fifteenth street was awarded to
Peter Peterson by Drack & Kerns for
-. 900 The building will be 2jNS5 aud
will have pressed brick front on Eff
teenth street. The first floor will be
occupied by Il store room and the up
stairs will be used as fiat. When
finished it will he one of the most
elaborate buildings which has been
erected in this city.
Work was started yesterday by the |
interurban street railway people at
setting POLES within the city. the |
start having been made at Fifteenth |
street and Second avenue. Word has /
been received that shipment of rails |
Will arrive within ten days. and pro- |
gress will then he materially has
tened.
The annual meeting of the r. c. Il. |
Y. p. L. was held Tuesday evening at |
the First Baptist church and was
largely attended by tri-city people.
Before the business meeting Il short |
program was rendered consisting of |
musical selections by Miss Hattie |
DR.. II. w. Reed of the First BAPTIST |
church in Rock Island addressed |
those present on the subject of I'm |
volution. Revolution and Evolution"
The business meeting was then held |
and the following officers were elect
ed: President. q. l.. Benson, Rock |
Island; secretary, Miss BiXby of Dav.
export; treasurer. Miss IIilda Oberg |
of Moline. After the business meet /
ing choice refreshments were served |
and a general social time was indulg- |
ed in.
Invitations have been received by |
friends in the city To the approaching |
wedding of Miss Eva Bragg. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert w. Bragg. |
of Tuscola. ILL.,. and Edward Stanley |
Skinner, of this city, the ceremony |
to take place the evening of June 10 |
at the First Methodist church i'm Tus-
cola. The couple will be at home in
this city after September 1. Quite
party from this city will attend
the ceremonies
c. II. Mangold is constructing n
small store between his place on
Fifth avenue and the buildings east
of his place to he occupied by Rollo
Peal, as a confectionery and cigar
store.
Oscar johnson stepped on rusty
tack on the sidewalk opposite the city
hall yesterday and the point passed
through his shoe and penetrated the
ball of his foot, inflicting a painful
wound.
The Moline high school drawing eX-
hibits at Champaign last week came
out first best. Exhibits were in com
petition with Moline's from some of
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