Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02

sissippi river, Deere d. Co., are prepar-
ing for the worst and yesterday they
started removing the machinery which
has been in operation in the basement
so that if the river does food the base
ment, no loss will be experienced as
far as the machinery goes.
Moline factories have suffered the
loss of thousands of dollars through
the flood at Kansas CITY Messages
received by both the Moline Pillow com
pany and Deere d Co.. Indicate the
extent of damage to their branch
houses which are located in the midst
of the immediate district.
Moline members of the Daughters of
the American Revolution will make an
effort at the state netting of the or
der in Chicago this week. TO secure
the next session for this city. Mrs
c. IL. Deere, of this city is state re-
gent, and Miss Florence Gould, state
secretary; Mrs. Butterworth, re-
gent; and Miss Evans delegate, will
also attend, all OF whom departed yes
terday afternoon.
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! Miss Margaret Bennett departs to-
day for an extended visit at Freeport
and Chicago with friends and rela-
tives. Capt. Bennett hopes to leave
| Saturday for Belle Fourche, 5. D.,
for visit with his son Frank Bennett
and family, and Mrs. Bennett will
leave in week or ten days to visit at
Mortified, Mimi. During their alb
sence DIR. and Mrs. Bennett will occu-
Ply the Bennett homestead.
Miss Mabel McMann, of this city.
will be married June II to p f
Akers, of Cleburne. Tex. the cere-
mony taking place at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Hillhouse in this city.
The wedding will probably take place
in the afternoon and on account of a
recent death the guests will include
only the family and most intimate
friends. Miss McMann is one of the
most popular of the younger set.
The advisory board of the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution of Peoria, is
formulating plans for the entertain
ment of Mrs. c. II. Deere, state re
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| Peoria chapter June 9. Mrs. Deere
is much beloved by the Daughters and
her visit is to be made the occasion
of great rejoicing and festivity. y
breakfast at the Country Club has al
ready been planned and there will
doubtless be other doings of more or
less jubilance, to make June . memoir
able to the lady and her entertainers.
Arthur Hirsch is in the city from
indianapolis to recuperate from an
illness.
Col. G.. Watson French, formerly at
the head of the Sylvan Steel mills in
this city. announced in Chicago Sat
urday one-eighth increase of wages
applying to 10000 skilled steel work
ers in the employ of the Republic
Iron and Steel company. which alb
sorbed the local mill. The gain to the
men of the Sylvan mill has not yet
been heard. but it is understood that
they come in for share of the in
crease. for Mr.. French declares that
the 10000 men employed by the Re
public company are all directly or in
directly benefited. The agreement
was signed Saturday with the Amaga-
mated association at Detroit.
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At the annual meeting of the free
kindergarten association yesterday
morning, preliminary steps toward
DISARMAMENT were taken. There are
matters yet to be disposed of that ne
cessitate a continuance of the as
ISOLATION for some time yet and when
adjournment was taken it was to
meet at a call of the president
Moline ranks second among cities
in the state in rate of growth of re-
cent years and in point of prospective
growth. East st. Louis alone outdis-
tancing This was the substance of a
statement made by Rev. f. p. Brand
of Normal. ILL.,, in his sermon at the
First Baptist church Sunday morning
Mr.. Brand is engaged in state work
for the church and his conclusions
have been reached from an observa-
ton of conditions. The eyes of the
state are turned toward these two
localities as communities of the great
est promise. and Mr. Brand felt that
future years would see an extensive
increase in population and progress
in commercial standing. Mr.. Brand
discussed the probability of the estab-
lishment of a new church of the Bap-
fist faith here. He declared that had
Rev. II. c. Bryant been spared for
further work in his field a new church
would have been started within a
year. He told of the possibility that
it soon would be undertaken by the
state board, but it is more likely
that the step viii not be taken until
the center of population is determin-
ed, he urged. The new church will
be located either at East Moline or at
a central spot between East Moline,
Waterfowl and the Pleasant Valley
shops.