Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-06
MOLINE MENTION

II MOLINE MENTION |
Benton Davis, \. c. Dow and j. p.
Warren were selected Saturday even
ing by Iron Molders' union, No. 237,
to represent it at the National con.
vention of iron molders of North
America which convenes at Toronto,
Can, July Z.
sample of patent medicine dis
tributed among the residences last
week almost caused the death of the
Aear-old-son and heir of Mr.. and Mrs.
| VIII Rank at their home on Four
teenth street Sunday afterno ~. Mr..
Rank discovered the package of pei.
let's about the house where ii would
be in reach of the little tot and, fear
ing just such an. accident as occur
red, he shook out the pills into the
stove and gave the bottle to the baby
10 play with. But one of the pellets
had lodged in the bottle and failed
to shake out with the rest, and il
was but moment before that bottle
and the pill were in the chiId's mouth.
IT seemed as though the pellet could
not have more than reached the
babY's stomach before the little one
staggered and swOoned to the focr
completely Frustrated. When the
parents hurried to him, the chi.l's
pallor was almost that of death and
when DR.. Sargent arrived, he also
feared that he baby was beyond saw
ing, but the little fellow rallied under
the restoratives and gentle care given
him, and today he is beginning to
resume the Growing and grooming to
the utmost relief and joy of his par
ents.
Several of the merchants of the
city are taking up the matter of hav-
ing some sort of an outdoor enter
tainment in the latter part of the
summer, something after the style
of IA street carnival. No action has
been taken as yet but the matter is
gaining Roadway and before many
weeks have gone by some of the |
prominent merchants Will take up
the idea of promoting street car
nival, To be given on the same plan |
that the street fair was held.
Emil Bogaert's saloon at Ola Rail- |
road avenue was entered the other /
night by burglars and $40 i'm change |
and quantity of cigars secured. |
The thieves gained entrance by |
breaking through rear window.
Little Mamie Mckinney. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence McKin-
ney, was playing last couple out"
at the Lincoln school ground yester-
day and when the bell rang and the
children were hurrying back to their
roms. the child fell on the sidewalk |
and cut a severe cash i'm one of her
knees. DR.. Trcmblay was summon
ed and after the wound had been
dressed the child was taken home in
the ambulance.
The members of. the First Baptist
church are busy making arrangements
for the celebration of the semi
centennial anniversary which will he
observed ON the first Sunday of June
the church being fifty years old on
that day. June 1. Next Wednesday |
evening the members, after the regu-
lar prayer meeting. will complete |
it is the intention TO send invita- tions
to all the old pastors of the church |
and have as many as possible present.
The j. o. {. club has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing six
months: President, Lucy Ainsworth;
vice president, Blanche Albrecht;
secretary, Lulu McCurdy; treasurer,
Althca Beal.
The following are the scores made
by the members of the Highland Gun
club at their regular shoot: w.
VOTERS, II; +. y. Herbst, 16; +. Van
II; +. Grafton. II; John
Lindvall, 16; j. Cooper, Il; q. Olson,
20; Ed Martin, 10; +. Benson, II; Ed
10; f. Bein, IS; j. Kern,
>; w. Reimers, II; j. Metzgar, Is;
DIR. Huntington, 10.
Samuel j. johnson of 527 Thir-
teenth street died yesterday after IL
three weeks illness with pneumonia.
He was born i'm Sweden May s, 1914,
and came direct to Moline from
Sweden in 1865. He was married to
MS now DereaNSu WiIe III IopJ. re
has been employed in the paint de-
partment of the Moline Plow COM
pany for the past 81 years. He leaves
besides his wife three daughters and
one son who are Ebbah. Ruth, De-
borah and Spencer. The funeral was
held from the home this afternoon at
?: 30 o'clock.
Nels p. Peterson, residing with Carl
D. Peterson, of South Seventh street,
died yesterday after an illness of
one year with kidney and liver
trouble. He was bedfast for two