Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
MOLINE MENTION

Candee Grove, Park Ridge and
Smith & Whites addition will not
petition for admittance to the city at
the coming spring election. This is
the decision of the committee appoin-
ted to canvass for signatures of pro-
perty owners, after it was found that
there Is no time to properly complete
the work. The petition must be thor
oughly circulated to secure the neces-
sary signatures and must be present
ed not later than the Monday meet
| ing of the city council. Four days
for this work is too short and for this
reason the immediate completion of
the petition will not be attempted.
| 1t is understood that the idea is not
to be abandoned, but that after cleo
ton the movement will be revived
and the proposition will be put to a
vote and submitted at the judicial
election to be held June l, or better
still, at an election called especially
for that purpose.
Dir. II. +. Burrell Thursday received
dispatch from Bishop Taylor at
Quincy, stating that he would be i'm
Moline next Sunday morning as eX-
pected, but another telegram re-
ceiyed yesterday brings news that he
is still too I'll to travel and the doc
tors have forbidden him to come. so
that the time of his visitation is now
indefinite.
Members of the Ladies' Aid society
of the First Methodist church at
their annual meeting Thursday after
noon elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. +. Il. McKeeVer; vice
president, Mrs. James Barclay; sec
rotary, Mrs. J. c. Lloyd; treasurer,
Mrs. II. II. Parks.
Mrs. S. +. Light and daughter Zoe
are quite sick with the grip.
Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ. SechIer enter
tanned a company of friends Thurs
day evening at cards, following a
supper party.
The local BARRIERS union No. 1O7
gave a dance Thursday evening at the
Industrial hall which was attended by
$50 couples. the hail being crowded.
Freed's orchestra furnished the mu-
sic.
The annual pow-wow of King Philip
tribe of Red Men took place last ev-
ening W. \. Meese spoke on The
Red Man." NJ j. McEniry on THE
Improved Order of Red Men, and
there were short talks by several 9th
ers.
Thursday evening at her home, Miss
Cecil Enegren. of Seventeenth street,
entertained several young couples in
honor of Miss Reppert, of Muscatine.
who is visiting here. Progressive
cinch was the order of the evening.
Miss Effie Lindgren capturing the
first honors and the BOBBY prize was
awarded to - Edna Creutz. De-
licious refreshments were served
during the evening.
Field notes taken i'm the recent sur
vey of the site of the proposed lock
| in the government dam opposite Mo-
line, are being transferred to shape
for presentation to the department
and il is understood that the engin-
GERS in the Office of Maj. Townsend,
i'm Rock Island. are at work on plans
showing the lock as it should he
built if the government will appropri-
ate the money. This work is being
done under the recent appropriation
of $500 with which To survey for the
proposed improvement was TO be
made and reported on by Maj. Town
send. who is in charge of the river
work on the upper river. The survey
is complete and now the report is be
ing made out. What Maj. Townsends'
recommendation will he is not
known until he files his report with
the secretary of war. All Moline
hopes with sincerity that it will be
favorable to the projected improve
mcnt which will give Moline river
port The lock is planned to be $50
feet long and so feet wide, large
enough to accommodate the biggest
era # on the river. The feature which
will appeal to steamboat men Is that
il affords them a slack water nayiGa-
ton over much of the worst of Rock
Island rapids The steamers pass
through this lock. stop at Moline's
river front. and pass on up the river
in the slack water formed by wing
dam extending up the river two miles,
which has heretofore proved bar
rier to all but the smaller craft. The
estimated cost of the improvement
will not be over 100000 or 100000
and the benefit to be gained will be
greatly in excess of that of shipping
interests.
NTore Riots.
Disturbances of strikers are not