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

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Hill family win spend the summer in
the east
Flower Mission day will be observ-
ed next Monday by the w. c. Z. L.
Arrangements were perfected Tues
day afternoon at the unions regular
meeting held at the home of Mrs.
Matte Taylor on Nineteenth street.
The committees that served former
years will serve again this year. Dis
tributing stations viii be located at
the residences of Mrs. Robinson Nye,
Mrs. Norman Jamison and Mrs. j. +.
Huntoon.
Steps were taken by the library
board Tuesday evening toward the in
auguration of work on the new Car
negie building, and the first move was
to arrange for the removal of the
buildings from the Velie lot. The
buildings will be sold TO the highest
bidder, and the time limit for bids
has been set at June II at II u. IN.
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Leola council, Daughters of Poca-
hontas, met in semi-annual session
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing six months; Pocahontas,
Miss Anna Johnson; Winona, Mrs.
Einfeldt; Prophecies, Miss Anna
Beckstrom; Powhatan, John Hokin-
sou. The election of trustees was de-
ferred until next meeting.
On account of the inability to Sc
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probable that the Memorial day of
the local Odd Fellows will be post
poned until Sunday, June 10, instead
of next Sunday, as first intended.
Judge Otis j. Humphrey of Spring
field, who had been invited to speak,
in letter to c. w. Heck, secretary
of the Memorial committee, conveys
his regards to the local Odd Fellows,
but regrets that he cannot be present
at their Memorial day as he will be
constantly engaged in holding court
this month. An attempt will now be
made to secure Past Grand Master
Berry of Springfield, or Cicero j.
Lindley.
y team of five men will be sent to
Chicago Saturday to compete in the
University of Chicago's inter-schoIas-
tic meet. Charles Perrin has been
entered in the 30 and 1OO-yard
dashes. low and high hurdles; Carl
Hammer in the pole vault and broad
jump; Cowley in the high hurdles
and the quarter-miIe run; Thomas
in the mile run and Strombcrg will
run the high and low hurdles.
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Mrs. Henry Hull is entertaining
for her sister. Mrs Edward Knell, of
Kansas City, Mo.
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Mr.. and Mrs. III. y. Ainsworth de-
parted yesterday for NLichillinda to
spend the summer in their cottage.
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Yesterday occurred the death of
William Swisher at the home of his
father-in-law, James Thornton, on
avenue. He was born
in WilliamspOrt, Pa, June 20, 1873,
consequently he would have been %
years of age in a few days. When II
years of age he moved with his par
ents to Moline, where he attended the
public schools. He learned the ma
chinists' trade at Williams, White d
Co.'S, where he worked until ten
weeks ago, when he was compelled
to quit on account of his health. In
July, 1896, he was married TO Miss
Cora Thornton. who now survives him
with one daughter, Gladys, , years
of age. He leaves besides his father
and mother three brothers, Harry.
Roy and Charles, and one sister,
Florence, all of this city. His death
was due to consumption.
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\ three-year-old lad, the adopted |
son of Andrew johnson, of 316 Third |
avenue, Moline, was probably fatally |
crushed between the wheels of a troll |
ley car on Third avenue at s O'Clock |
last evening. The lad was playing |
on the street and endeavored to run |
in front of the car. 1t was impossible |
for the motorman in charge to pre-
vent the accident, so quickly did II all |
happen. The child was caught in |
such a manner that the right leg was
crushed to pulp below the knee.
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With the commencement exercises
tuesday of the Tri-City kindergarten
Training school, the tri-city char
acter of the institution was dropped
and hereafter it will be known as the
Moline school. In the future the
school will be maintained as "A Mo-
inc institution solely, though always
he headquarters we're in this city
Miss Minnie George, who has been
he principal, will remain at the head
If the school and next year in addi-
ion to the class work which she
loes, Miss Peterson of Davenport will
De an instructor and Miss WILDER is /,
o have some classes.
Cadet Harry Good and Cadet Shank,
school friend, arrived home from
iIens' Military academv this morning.