Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
MOLINE MENTION

Mrs. Lille Mey. wife of John Mey,
of 22s Third avenue, died at 2:1O
Thursday afternoon after an weeks
illness with typhoid fever. She was
born at Lorraine. ILL.,, "a years ago.
She leaves her husband and one son.
also her mother and step-father; two
sisters, Mrs. Ross, of La Crosse, Wis.
and Mrs. John Ditmer of Lyons. Ia.
and three brothers. John III. Price of
Moline; Samuel Schrover of Almont.
Ia, and III. Schrover of Bronell, Iowa
The funeral will be held at = o'clock
Sunday afternoon from the residence
Interment at Riverside.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Shurtleff was held at $50 this morn
ing at the home of her son. Charles
II. Shurtleff, at 1925 Sixteenth avenue.
and the remains. shipped to Rapids
City on the morning Milwaukee train
Interment was made at the Rapids
City cemetery. beside the remains of
her husband.
Members of the Monitor club
Thursday evening gave Il merry
sleighing party to George Newton's
home at Port Byron. On arrival at
their destination they were met by
six couples of Port Byron young peo-
pie. and the evening was spent i'm
most delightful manner with games.
music. etc. During the evening Mrs.
Newton served steaming oyster
supper. which. it is needless to say.
was relished heartily by the Moline
people especially after their long
ride in the bracing air. They arrived
home about 1870 a. IN.
Peter Nermere. who has been en-
ployed at Barnard d Leas's for many
years. leaves next week for iowa to
try his hand at farming. having pur-
chased land in that state. His many
friends in Moline will be 10th to lose
Mr.. Nermere from their midst. and
their best wishes for success i'm his
new venture will follow. He has
been prominent and earnest worker
in local labor circles for many years.
Nearly every member of Graham
post was present in the post room at
Masonic hall last night for regular
business. and to participate in con-
test with the Relief Corps. over some
words which may be found in the
Swinton spelling book. After the
battle the most seriously wounded
were taken into the dining room.
where upon the tables the surgeon
displayed his skill in healing the
wounds by plasters composed prin-
cipally of the common Baltimore oys-
ter, the vanquished paying the sur
geon's bill.
Yesterday morning the Moline
Channel Ice company started a large
force of men To work harvesting
second crop of ice from their field
above Dimock. Gould & company's
The ice is being cut to supply ship
ping orders for carload lots to be
sent south. 1t is of splendid quality.
equal or better than the first taken.
is very clear and 12h inches thick.
High Priest Tom Woods of Prince
ton. was the guest of Moline Encamp-
ment, No. 1873, ut Metropolitan hall
and assisted the lodge in comforting
the patriarchial degree on seven can
didates. The meeting was especially
interesting from the fact that the
lodge celebrated the passing of the
one hundred mark i'm membership.
the encampment now numbering 10I
members. Eleven new applications
were received Thursday. The degree
work was followed by the serving of
:. SrtnntuouS banunPt fboronUbIV on
joyed by all. When all the good
things to eat had disappeared. inn
promptu speeches were made, cigars