Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
MOLINE MENTION

place, the capital city of Wisconsin
and the home of the state university.
Probably no better city could have
been selected by the committee. The
C., NJ. q St. p, over which road the
excursion will be run, has promised to
reach Madison by 11:30 in the MORN
ing, leaving Z hours for visiting and
sight seeing. The committee who have
charge is composed of c. +. Dewend,
IS. S. Hoffman, l.. +. Cralle, 4. G..
Abraham and Charles Hogberg, and
Monday the three last-named gentle
men will go to Madison to make all
plans for a day of pleasure. The
committee has guaranteed the road
800 eNcursionists, and as 700 went to
Dubuque last year there is no ques-
ton but that this is a safe estimate.
Rev Albert +. Patch, of the Uni
vcrsity of Chicago Divinity school
was called to the home of Harlan ii.
Barrows, in Chicago, Wednesday even
ing to officiate at the marriage of
Francis +. Tische, of Austin, Mimi,
and Miss Myrtle \. Hunt. daughter
of Charles f. Hunt, foreman of Will
liams, White q Co. Mr. Tische is at
Present employed in the office of
Montgomery, Ward & Co., of Chicago,
having graduated from the University
of Chicago last June. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tische win reside at 6O2O Ingleside
avenue, Chicago.
Odd Fellows of Moline will be inter-
ested in some figures received from
II ,Nf C.T. Il
scribe of the state, in the semi-annual
report of Odd Fellows encampments.
The report for July shows Moline en-
campment, No. 1913. to have the larg-
est membership in the state. an envi-
able record and one which the boys
will try and maintain.
The bartenders of the city have or
ganized a union to be known as Mo-
line union. No. 639. The charter will
remain open for 60 days TO allow of
others getting in on the ground floor.
The officers elected are: President, c.
5. Carlton; vice president. Charles
Halter; secretary and treasurer,
Theodorte Brandt. The object of the
organization is to reduce the hours
of labor to II and to do away with
Sunday work. The first meeting of
the union will be held Aug. at In
dustrial hall
Josephine \ Carlson died at her
home on East Moline bluff Thursday
afternoon at Sis o'clock. after a
two weeks illness with complication
of diseases. She was the wife of An
drew Carlson. who died nine years ago
this month Mrs. Carlson was born
in Sweden in 1910 and came To Ameri-
ca and Moline in 1874. and had since
resided in this vicinity. Six children
mourn ner demise: Malcolm. Cha les.
Hilma and Mrs. Anna Larson here,
Alma in Chicago, and Mrs. Edward
Herman in Appleton, Wis.
The 5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. NJ. Daniels. 1856 Eighth avenue,
died Thursday afternoon at , o'clock.
{. II. Deere has made the Manufac-
turers' hotel a present of a fine pic
ture showing mountain scenery which
he purchased at Santa Barbara upon
a recent visit to that place. and it now
occupies a position in the hotel. Mr..
Deere ran across the picture in a
peculiar way, Unexpectedly finding
it in museum. He was attracted to
it from the fact that it is from the
brush of an old-time Moline man. now
dead and gone. Mr.. Ford, who at one
time was Justice of the peace in Mo
line, and is well remembered by the
older residents of the city.
Elias Day, the characterist, will be
at the Moline chautauqua this evening
and fine treat is looked forward to.
The program for tomorrow follows:
10: 30-Sermon.
2:30 Sacred concert, Mendelssohn
Male quartet.
1880 Sacred concert. Mendelssohn
Male quartet.
s:0O-Lecture DIR. John Merritt
Driver. pastor Peoples church, Chi
cago.
The Monday program is as follows:
2:OO-Concert, MendelssOhn Male
quartet; approximations. Marguerite
Smith.
architecture, Mrs. Eleanor Bing-
ham; Recognition day exercises.
7:3O-Concert, Mendelssohn Male
quartet; representations, Marguerite
Smith.
s:OO-Lecture. Personal Remin-
iscences of Pope Leo" William f.
Curtis. the famous newspaper CORES
pendent and diplomat.
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The Bachelor Hall club will give a
dance at the Watch Tower Monday.
July 27.
ChamberIaIn's Collie, Cholera and DiarT-