Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-14
MOLINE MENTION


clal favorite in Moline. who left this
city less than a year ago a charming
bride, is very i'll at her home in Gle
burne, Tex, with a pulmonary affec-
ton. The sympathy of Moline
friends go out to Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
son.
Bismarck SEVERN. well known in the
city, died at 3:15 Saturday afternoon
after suffering for a year and half
with consumption, although he had
been belfast only since last Sunday.
He was 81 years of age. Mr.. SEVERN
formerly conducted a grocery store
at the corner of Eleventh street and
Fourth avenue and at one time was
employed as clerk at John o. Thorn
sons.
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Capt. NJ. III. Lyon is diligently drill
ing and recruiting Company + in the
best possible manner, preparatory to
its going into camp with the Sd and
9th regiments next Saturday morning
at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.
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Red Men braves assembled at their
wigwam in semi-annual session seat
ed their chiefs and INDUCED in a sea-
son of general sociabilty. The new
elective officers, who were seated are:
prophet, Robert Pears; sachem, Emil
Brown; senior sycamore, Otto Nelson;
junior sycamore, Andrew Olson.
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c. o. Mason is very low at the sum-
mer home at York Beach, Me, and
news of his death is hourly expected.
The immediate family are with him,
except his grandson, Charles, who is
in this city.
The new NeIie Carriage company
has established an office in the Skin
ner annex in the rooms formerly oc-
cupied by c. Z. SINNERS insurance Of
fee, and the business of the firm will
be handled from this location until
the new building is finished. o. L.
Mansur is in charge, having come
here from St. Louis, where he was
with the NJ. y. Nelson Manufacture
ing company.
After falling two stories from a
broken ladder into hard cement
form. Mike Smith picked himself up
and fifteen minutes after the fright
full fall was able to walk around and
was able to go to work today. He
was employed by Contractor Schneid- |
er on the erection of the new power |
house in the rear of Deere Il Co.'S |
plant. He was doing some work on |
the stepladder at the second story, |
when the top broke off, letting him
fall. He received cash in the head |
and bruised his shoulder.
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At the reunion of the Heck fam
lilies last week about 40 persons were |
present. Dinner and supper were
served on the lawn of Josiah Heck
in honor of Mrs. Willis of Crestop,
Iowa, sister of Josiah and Phineas
Heck. Out of family of Is children
of the Heck family there are living
Josiah, Phineas and Mrs. Rachel Will
lis. In behalf of those present,
Charles Chapman presented Mrs.
Willis with nice dress pattern.
Mrs. Willis has been visiting for some
time in Moline and will depart for her
home this week.
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Saturday over the C.. Il. d q. there
ARRIVED two new interurban cars
for the Moline, East Moline q Water
town railway which will Immediately
unload the cars and put them togeth-
sr so that as soon as the track is laid
the passenger service will be begun.
The cars are open ears of the regu-
AR interurban style, having the APP
pearance of a railroad coach only
those that arrived Saturday are
the regular summer car. The two
ears are eight feet and four inches
vide and about forty feet long. Each
contains twelve seats. which are of
he reversible style and the car Will
easily carry sixty passengers com
'ortably seated. They are painted n
light yellow color and are numbered
three and four. In short time two
more cars will arrive, which will be
,losed ones. and will he used in the
winter traffic.
John Hasson has purchased the Sui
ivan Hill property on Fifth avenue,
next east of DR.. Skidmore's place.
paying $4,000 for the house, which is
l modern property with 4o-foot
,orntage on the avenue.
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Today's Chautauqua program:
Iorning-1O:3 song service; 11:O0 I.
Bible reading; Baptism of the Holy
spirit and How Received Evange- :
ist John b. Shaw. Afternoon-2:S so, :
cong; Slayton jubilee singers; read
ng; Wilbur w, Kay; song: Slayton
jubilee singers; reading, The Vii
age Seamstress,' May S. Penrose;
olo, Miss Ada Entrikin; 800. address
Capitalization of Country Schools"
ounty superintendent S. j. Fergu-
on; $3.50, lecture, Habits of Read
lg," Prof. j. S. Clark; song, Stay .
on jubilee singers; AIS, lecture,
I,hn Nn,.. PrnfeSsinn >, DR. John w