Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-29
MOLINE MENTION

1t is understood that a deal is on
for the purchase of the entire Brown
ing property on Fifteenth street. in
Guiding also the Fifth avenue front
age, east to the Swedish Methodist
church. Eastern capitalists are said
10 have secured an option u short
time ago when overtures were made
for the purchase, and if the deal is
made it Will mean the renodeling of
the entire block.
The commodious new hall in the
basement of st. Mary's church for
entertainments, lectures, etc, will be
dedicated Monday evening, the young
people of the church furnishing the
program. Beside recitations, vocal
and instrumental music. etc. there
will be farce to be presented by the
senior boys. In connection Master
John Donovan will be presented with
a medal for excellence in music.
DR.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Gardner were
called tn Lafayette. Ind. Thursday
evening by the shocking news of the
death of Mrs. Garndner'S mother,
Mrs. Horn. Mrs. Horn aud her hus-
band have boil. been frequent WISH
tors to Moline since the marriage of
DR.. and Mrs. Gardner, and the news
of the lady's death will prove quite
n shock To the many friends she has
made during her visits.
Mrs. c. y. Barnard left for Chicago
.Ns,,.s 10,
wedding of "A nephew.
Work was begun last week on a
new warehouse and office building for
the John Deere Plcw company. at
Portland. Ore. The new building is
To cost $4,000. the location being on
l.. Namhill street, between +. First
and L. Second streets. 1t will be two
stories high, 2OOXlOO feet in ground
dimensions. with full basement and
handsomely finished throughout.
John W. Good has purchased the
John Dewrose property at 1714 Ninth
avenue and he will add the property
To the already large buildings he has
between Ninth and Eleventh avenues
east of Seventeenth street.
Theodore Ohrberg. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Ohrberg. OF Campbell's Is
land, died yesterday. the cause OF
death being bronchial troubles. lie
was born Feb. -. 1902.
The city has joined with the Chau-
tauqua association to prevent the
abandonment of the second annual
assembly at Prospect park, which is
threatened by the paving operations
To be taken up on Fifteenth street
this summer. Mayor Vessel las AN
nounced to the committee thai the
city will impose all the conditions
which are possible upon the paving
contractors looking to the continu-
ance of the gathering this year. To
this end Attorney :. w. Odell of the
committee is now drawing contracts
which are to he signed on the part
of the city. the committee and the
Tri-City Railway company. These
documents will impose upon the paw
ing company which gets the job of
laying the street. the condition of
beginning work ut the Prospect
park end and of Fastening work with
all possible speed until it has pre-"
crossed past the avenues which give
access to the main thoroughfare to
the park. which will be impossible
in large measure during the work.
The Elks elected the following Of
ficers Thursday evening at their
regular meeting: Ruler. +. NJ. w.
Anderson; secretary. Gerhardt Flick;
treasurer. John +. Mueller; tyler,
George Vinton. Jr.; director for three
years. George Huntoon, Sr.; esteemed
leading knight. George y. Mcdonald;
esteemed lecturing knight. Sig. Gold
stein: esteemed lower knight. +. II.
Gluesing. The following board of
control was elected: +. y. HerbSt.
IF. y. Bergolte. George Reimers. f.
II. Guessing and DR.. l.. W. Skidmore.
Word has been received i'm the city
from Joshua Hale, the builder of the !
new Moline. East Moline d Water |
town railway. that the company en-
gineer will be here next week and will
arrange To begin grading on the right |
of way between this city and East |
Moline. Mr.. Hale writes that after |
work is started it will be pushed with |
all speed and that the construction, |
if no delay is met with which is nm
forseen at present. the completion Of
the tracks and the installation of /
rolling stock will he complete by fall. |
Ladies' Gan Vaar Shoas