Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-25
MOLINE MENTION


n large and representative meet
ing OF the property owners and tax
payers of district No. IS, South Mo-
line township, was held in Ridge
view school house for the purpose of
taking steps to secure better roads
in the district, which are sadly need
ed. The meeting was the result of
almost spontaneous action on the
part of the residents of the district,
who feel that in the past their in
terests have been neglected in this
very important matter. The subject
under consideration was fully dis
"cussed in all its phases. The unani-
nous sentiment of the meeting was
that the district, in view of the fact
that it Contributes a very large pro-
portion of the road taxes, has
been unjustly treated by the highway
commissioners.
Miss Inez Potter, of Galva, is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. n.
Potter, of Seventh street and Six
teenth avenue,
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Mrs. banner, wife of F. NJ banner,
has returned home from a Michi-
gan trip, with her son Eugene n.
and daughter Clara j.
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Mrs. Chris. Jones, of zoos Eleventh
avenue celebrated her 41st birthday
anniversary at Prospect park. Fifteen
couples of her friends were included
in the party and spent the afternoon
in general sociability. Delicious re-
freshments were served.
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Signatures. have been secured in
sufficient number TO insure the paw
ing of Nineteenth street as soon as
the board of local improvements will
allow the work This will be taken
up next year. 1t is the expectation
of the Barber Asphalt company force
assembled in the city to complete
by Sept. all the work for which the
company has a contract.
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\ card party Will be given by
Mrs. W. II. briggs and Mrs. c. 1.
Josephson at the home of the latter
of Miss Helen Crossman, who is to
become the bride of DIR. Henry Ben
nett, Sept. i.
Members of the First United Pres
byterian church are sad over the fact
that their pastor, Rey. w. j. Golden,
has handed in his resignation, which
took effect Sunday, July %. For the
past few Sundays he has preached at
Lincoln, Neb., and also at Chicago,
but he has not quite decided which
church he will take charge of, as he
has had several good offers made
him. Saturday his wife departed for
Mansfield, Ohio, and he departed for
Cleveland, Ohio. He will very likely
locate in one of these two cities.
Rev. Golden has had charge of the To-
cal church since September l. 1900,
and he certainly has shown his abil-
ity to build up n church. When he
came the congregation was renting
place of worship. but only last
spring. with Rev. Golden'S aid, the
congregation was able to erect a
pleasant church at the corner of
Eighth avenue and Sixteenth street.
The congregation has grown and
otherwise prospered.
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c. y. Barnard. president of the Ii
to Andrew Carnegie with words of
encouragement over the prospect of
an additional donation for the Moline
library to make the total S55,-
600. He. however, declines to dis
cuss his visit for day or two, await
ing further advices from Mr.. Carne-
gle. In the meantime he smiles and
says that he feels satisfied over the
result of his visit and declares that
he Will be able in a day or two to an
nounce some interesting news. Mr..
Barnard took the trip to appeal to
the great philanthropist for an adj
ditional gift to Moline in order to
raise the library fund here from $3T.-
900 to $4,000. the city council haV-
ing guaranteed an annual income of
$500 Mrs. Barnard accompanied
her husband and combined with the
trip a delightful visit with relatives
in some of the palatial homes of that
part of the state.
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What is thought to be the work of
professional burglars was discovered
Saturday by Policeman William Lee,
at the Union store, corner of Third
avenue anu SSNShtSShth SliSSt- liz
went in at the rear of the store as usu-
al to see if everything was all right
and noticed that the cellar window
had been disturbed. He Immediately
secured Officer Rose and they pro-
ceeded to make an investigation, and
after getting inside the store found
plenty of grounds for their suspic
ions, bolts of cloth being strewn all
over the floor and box after box emp
tied of women's hosiery. Later in
the yard in the rear of the store they
found six dozen pairs of hose which
had been tied up in bundle and had