Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-01
MOLINE MENTION

Mrs. Alice Swinburn, of 704 Twenty
| fifth street, has received word of the
death of her niece, Miss Lois Wilson,
which occurred at Epworth hospital,
South Bend, Ind, the fatal ailment
having been spinal meningitis. The
young woman had been i'll for only
two weeks. Miss Wilson lived in Mo-
line number of years ago, having at
tended high school here until her 14th
year, and the news of her death will
bring sorrow to her many friends.
To the strains of America" the full
term of the Moline high school was
ushered in yesterday Considering
that both the superintendent and prin-
cipal are strangers the order in the
halls and class rooms spoke well for
the students. An incoming class of 81
swelled the attendance to 1926, against
$50 a year ago. Last spring the en-
rollment was 364, Indicating that
many pupils enter school in the middle
of the year. and there are now large
eighth grade classes to enter Christ
mas. The grammar schools also re-
summed for the term yesterday.
William Peacock was arrested at
Ed Wards saloon yesterday by Moline
officers. He is wanted at Ninton, Ia
for burglary and will be returned
there at once. 1t is said the young
man has an uncle in Moline.
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The third furnace at the Union
Malleable Iron works in East Moline.
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making place for about 40 molders
and % laborers. or some 90 men in all
This will bring the force up to about
200 men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Fogelstrom
returned Sunday evening from their
wedding trip, and at the home of the
brides parents they were surprised
by number of friends who dropped
in to spend the evening. \ merry
time was enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
Gregg Brown. living near Prospect
park, is the winner of the prize Of
fered by the Moline Chautauqua as
sociation to the local amateur photo
grapher who offered in competition
the best views of the Chautauqua
grounds and buildings. The Chautau-
qua association has taken up plans
for the enlargement of the scope of
the association with a view to increas-
/ ing the business done at the assembly
next year. The idea under considera-
ton is to increase the membership
in the association to probably 100 men
with view to widening the interest
and effort in the cause. Bills coming
in since the last meeting of the board
indicate that this years assembly
was conducted at a small financial
loss. instead of "A profit of about $75.
The aggregate attendance at the To-
cal assembly was about 10000 against
attendance at chautauquas hereabout
running as high as 10000 in the case
of Rockford.
Night officers of the Moline force
will report for duty at ) instead of 6
O'Clock every evening and day officers
will continue on duty till o'clock. one
hour longer than usual. while the
present strife continues over the mol
der's strike. This is the substance of
an order issued by Mayor Skinner. 1t
was prompted by the gathering of
molders and their sympathizers and
curious people about the fOundries.
| hotels and houses where the non
union men are either working. board
ing or rooming. At Twelfth street and
| Fourth avenue there was trouble Sun
| day. According to the report of an
eyewitness. someone assaulted one
of the non-union men now employed
| in the Barnard d Leas foundry and
the assaulted man pulled a gun and
fired one shot. a blank, at his assail-
ant. whose identity cannot be learned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Entrillin have re-
turned from their wedding trip and
are now keeping house on Twenty
ninth avenue. The employees of the
Moline Heating and Construction com
pany have presented them a very pref
| ~ dinner set of Haviland chinaware.
Next Friday 40 or more of the mem
bers belonging to the young Peoples
society of the Mission Tabernacle
church will attend the first annual
convention of the Young Peoples So
cieties of that church throughout the
state which is to be held at Rockford
Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Emergency Medicines.
1t is a great convenience to have at
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