Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-14
MOLINE MENTION

Prof. Walter ID. Baker, teacher of
chemistry at the Moline high school
Monday evening startled the board of
education by presenting his resigna-
ton, Ito take effect in four weeks"
Mr.. Baker, who is just entering on his
second years work here, and who
has been giving splendid satisfaction,
explained that he had Deen rendered
Il fine position at the head of the de-
paTtment of physics in the Indianapo-
lis schools, at n salary of $1,000 with
prospects of an increase to $500
soon. The board refused to accept
Mr.. Bakers resignation, and as he is
under contract for the year it remains
to be seen what win be done.
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The official board of the First NJ
f. church has organized for the con-
ference year. ID. y. Jones was cho-
sen secretary, w. \. Golden treasur-
er and +. c. Smalley financial secre-
tary. Homer Triton was unanimously
reelected chairman of the board of
stewards.
Friends of Miss Deltine Freed and
when Edmund Van Paul were sur
prised when the young couple an
nounced that they were married last
Thursday in Clinton, la. Having told
of their intention to their relatives,
| the couple boarded the train for Clin-
ton Thursday morning in company
with Charles Peters, of Davenport,
and were quietly married in the Iowa
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they returned to Moline. The bride is
the daughter of Mrs. Johanna Freed
of 613 Fourth avenue. and is the popu-
lar milliner employed at the Boston
millinery store on Fifteenth street,
while the groom is employed by Uncle
Sam on the Island. The friends of the
young couple extend wish for
long and happy married life.
Mayor c. p. Skinner has arrived
home from Baltimore, where he repre-
scented this city at the 14th annual
convention of the League of American
Municipalities. Next year the conven-
ton will be held in East st. Louis, H.,
and Mayor Skinner states that he
thinks Moline can secure the conven-
tion for 1905.
Mrs. Hattie +. Barr, wife of J. w.
Barr, died at the home, sos Fifteenth
avenue yesterday after long illness
of consumption. The remains viii be
be shipped to New Bedford. where the
! funeral viii be held Friday. She
leaves daughter and her husband.
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| Through a well planned ruse on the
part of Mrs. \. Il. Bryant, Charles
Neiswender. CRATER. was arrested
yesterday in the First National bank.
| For several days he has been in the
city and has presented to Il number
of people petition asking for money
to assist Mrs. Hicks. CT Port Byron,
the petition setting forth that she is
the widow of the late Il. J. Hicks who
lost his life in Porto Rico. and that
Company F of this city was endeavor-
ing to procure aid for her. When the
petition was presented to Mrs. Bryant
she noticed that several of the larger
donors names were written in the
same hand. Her suspicious were
aroused, so she gave Neiswender a
check on the First National for 80
cents and then telephoned to the po-
lice to be on the watchout. He was
arrested and before Magistrate Olson
stated that he was not working a
crooked game, but that he was re-
ceiving 50 a day from a man by the
name of F. II. Brown. for whom he
was doing the work. He was bound
over to the circuit court in bonds of
$3Oc.
The Moline Retail Merchants as
sociation has received favorable re-
Spouse from the officials of the Rock
Island road in reply to the petition for
the Peoria trains to be run to this
city. Division superintendent f. o.
Melcher writes: Eve appreciate Mo-
line and intend that it shall receive
every possible cOnsidera ton. =
I understand that the passenger de-
partment is adjusting its literature so
that the word Moline Will get equal
prominence with the other cities
1t was just 80 years ago yesterday
that Mr.. and Mrs. John Lusk, 1906
Fourth avenue, were joined in the
holy bonds of matrimony. Mr.. Lusk,
a man of 81 years. yet holds his own
against the ravages of time. Mrs.
Lusk is so years, but is still hearty
and spry. \ quiet celebration of their
semi-centennial was held at the fam
lily home with only the immediate rel
atives present. Mr.. Lusk was born in
WestmOreland county, Pa, on the
banks of the Allegheny river. He
came to Rock Island in the year 1887
from Pittsburg by the way of the
Ohio river and st. Louis. In the same
| wear he started the first hack line be-