Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-10

| TAN trade of the city. and they are
liable to announce that every mer
chant visited except one had signed
the agreement TO use only one tele
phone and of course that means tn,
new system. One grocer stands out
declaring that he wants all the tele
phones, they are for his business. o.
course the manufacturers have no
been canvassed. 1t is possible tina
they will use both systems. On ac
count of the Iong-distance facilitie.
of the old company, they are liable Il
cling to that at all events.
\ meeting of the committee APP
pointed at the Deere d Mansur shops
to investigate the doctors fee bill
matter was held yesterday and it was
decided to issue a call for general
meeting of all the committees from
the various factories. The general
committee meeting will be held al
| Industrial hall tomorrow afternoon al
. o'clock. About 125 committee mem
| bers from the various shops will he
present.
Bell X camp. Il. y. ~. held its in
stallation of officers Thursday evening
at the lodge rooms in the Pierr block
The exercises were witnessed by a
large number of invited guests.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Hull entertained
at dinner Thursday evening party of
| fifty young people in honor of their
son and his bride. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kress Hull, of Ninton. Ia. who are
visiting here enroute home from their
wedding trip.
The annual meeting of the Mission
society of the Swedish Lutheran
church was held Thursday afternoon
at the church. The following are the
newly elected officers: President and
secretary, Mrs. Ell +. Lundquist;
treasurer, Mrs. Ben Benson.
The annual election of officers of
the Ladies' Aid society of the First
baptist church was held Thursday
afternoon. The following were cho-
sen to represent the society during
the coming year: President. Mrs. II.
\. Wright; vice president, Mrs. c. +.
Hill; secretary and treasurer. Mrs. W.
OSterlund; directors. Mrs. ). Pierce.
Mrs. Calvin Ainsworth, Mrs. w. Mac
Beth.
Members of the Second Congrega-
tional church held their annual meet
ing Thursday evening, and reports
showed that the congregation under
Rev. Burdick is in splendid shape. The
new parsonage is nearly done and
paid for, and S15S.51 is in the treas
ury. Eleven members were taken i'm
and one dismissed by death and one
by letter. The Sunday school has 40
members.
y pleasant event to the members of
Fret lodge, No. 10. Independent Order
of Svithiod. their families and Il few
invited friends, was the public installa-
ton of officers Thursday evening i'm II.
j. hall. conducted by Grand Secre-
tary John Sandgren. of Chicago. The
exercises were held in the presence
of more than 200 people. nine of them
being visitors from the Galesburg
Svithiod lodge.
The Lutheran South chapel elected
the following officers Thursday even
ing: Sunday school superintendent.
Emil Johnson: assistant. Oscar Mel
son; secretary. John Brissman; treas
urer. Oscar Brissman; organist, Miss
Edith Peterson.
The Moline Water Power company
at its annual meeting elected these as
directors: G.. II. Deere and W. l..
Nelie, of Moline; w. \. Rosenfield, T.
i. Davis and 5. 5. Davis. of Rock ISL
and; \. W. Van Derveer and \. Bur
dick. of Davenport. The directors
have not yet elected officers, but it is
presumed there will be no change
from the present incumbents.
While walking along Warren street
near Tenth street. yesterday morn
ing, City Physician Il. III. Schmidt slip
ped and fell upon the icy sidewalk, |
spraining his left wrist very painfully. |
The doctor was on his way to make n |
professional visit at the time of the |
accident, about o'clock in the morn |
ing and while he has not been oblig- |
eG give up his work on account of |
the accident, the sprain was of very |
painful nature and came near result |
ing in a fracture of the wrist bones.
n. c. Follett, who was city clerk of |
Moline from 1881 to 1885, is dead in |
Chicago, aged 65 years. The remains |
will be brought here for interment to-
morrow, the funeral to be in charge |
of the Grand Army.
To Cure a Cold I'm One Day |
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab |
let's. All druggists refund the money |
if it fails to cure. +. w. Groves sig |
nature is ON each box. 25 cents.
A Life at Stake.
LIE I,lIt Laeyv the SIalnl,llil 1,,nrit |