Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-17
MOLINE MENTION

Lieuts. Allison O.. Marshall and F..
y. Eden, all of the LIST division, second
ships crew, y. NJ. l., senior and
Junior grades, and Ensign Sow
erhill, have gene to Chicago
to see Capt. Darby, command
er of both ships crews, with re-
gard to the annual outing of the Mo-
line boys. The boys will leave here
Aug. 20, and go on board the Dorothea
Sunday for their work on the train
ing ship. The strength of the locals
Is about 20, but on account of the de-
layed outing and the starting of the
factories here, many of the boys who
had planned to 90 under the first or
ders will have to forego the pleasure
of the trip.
The Charity club has been organized
ut the home of Miss olga Rundquist.
l146 Fifth avenue, by the girls of her
! Sunday school class of the First Bap-
| fist church. Officers elected were:
President, Miss Rundquist; vice presi-
dent, Gertrude Arnberg; secretary,
Olive Anderson; treasurer. Sadie
MaImberg. The chairmen of the diff
ferent committees are: New mem
bers, Helen Hansen; lookout, Jose
phine Mummert; social, Ethel Arm
berg. After business had been trans
acted the girls INDUCED in a water
melon spread on the lawn.
Along with other public improve
ments for the year Eleventh avenue
from Ninth to Thirteenth streets may
| DE paved. y petition has received the
required number of signatures. Brick
is called for and the cost is about $1O,-
500. 1t is the desire of those pushing
the matter to have the work done this
year and to secure completion before
fall work will have to be commenced
at once. The board of local improve
ments viii meet at the city hall to-
day to hear objections to the paving
and they will make their recommcn-
dations to the council this evening, 50
that action may be at once taken.
Moline NAV get Il factory now To-
Gated in Davenport. The Davenport
Folding Baby Carriage company,
which is capitalized at $4,000, has
closed down its plant IL that city
during the East two weeks. and there
ere rumors that II will move or sell
ont. \ proposition from -nanutactur-
ers OF this city is under consideration.
| The Moline Plow company started
its shops this morning. The black
smith, griniing and fitting depart
mentS will employ their entire forces
4 L /. ! B.
| will be filled - rapidly a. material il
supplied. The big factory will not
he started FOR the present till the re-
pairs are completed. The force in the
old foundry has resumed work.
\ party If the members of King
| Philip Tribe of Red Men ana friends
enjoyed an excursion on the Bernard
and barge yesterday, going up the
river to spend the day. Dinner and
supper were served on the boat and
the return was made about $50.
\ /. Moore. superintendent of the
Moline Wagon comrany's plant. has
been summoned to his former home
at FoH du Lac. Wis, by the death of
his mother. The news of the lady
demise came as a sad surprise. as he
did not consider her condition was
serious. though she had been aiIing
! for some time.
! \ telegram has been received at the
police station inquiring.for Emil Palm
gren. of Galesburg, who came here in
quest of work. 1t states that his baby
is dead and his wife seriously i'll and
requests him to come home at once.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Edward Heffernan died at the
| family residence Saturday afternoon
about o'clock. The funeral was held
this afternoon. with services at ,
o'clock at the family home, 2O1S Sixth
/ avenue.
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