Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-09
MOLINE MENTION

/ MOkANE MENTION
| The Young Mems club composed of
% young men in the First Congrega
tional church, have issued a year
| book covering the third season of its
work. The pamphlet is entitled
''Glimpses Along the Line of Pro-
gress,' and contains the program for
| the present year together with the
names Of the members. The organiza-
ton is charging its scope of work as
the season passes.
Word was received Saturday of the
death at Chicago of Mrs. l.. N.Blanche
after an illness of several weeks with
a complication of diseases. Mrs.
| Blanche has many friends in this city.
She was IA niece of John 4. Hall and
cousin of Alfred and William Hall.
John ~ Hall and Mrs. William Hall
| left to attend the funeral.
A. H. Kreitler, of Greensboro, Ky.
| has succeeded in soliciting enough
money to assure the removal of the
ncandescent lamp plant to this city.
! The concern will commence opera
tions Jan. /. The firm was incorpor-
ated for 100000 \. II. Kreitler, f.
e. Morgan and c. F. Grant, being
named as incorporators. The old Dim
ock q Gould pail factory will be used
| for the manufacture of the lamps
and so or more girls employed.
| o
Ladies of the First Congregational
|
Tuesday and Wednesday at the church
which promises to be as delightful an
entertainments as it is novel. Tuesday
and Wednesday afternoons there will
be the bazaar showing u great variety
of fancy and useful articles in six
or seven booths. Wednesday evening
there will be supper,
| Creditors of J. W. War; especially
the men and women who hold the per-
sonal notes he issued, are taking
| heart. Indications now are that they
/ viii receive much of their money
without any further trouble than
waiting the settlement made by the
committee of the Building & Loan
association, Messrs. p. c. Simmon, c.
/ ii. Perrin and b. f. Peck. This COM
mittee has called meeting of the
creditors to be held in the assembly
room of the postoffice block for this
evening when the situation will be
thoroughly gone over and arrange
ments made for protecting the inter
ests of everybody. The association has
already agreed that what can be
raised from the assets of the late sec
rotary will be shared pro rata with
the holders of these personal notes.
| The job printing plant is found to be
worth more than it was estimated at
in the first place and if it goes to $50
600. as expected. and the bondsmen
raise $4,000, the shortage Will be
practically covered, the difference be
ing so small and so distributed that it
will not be so seriously felt as if
there was nothing in sight.
Mrs. Jane Britton. a resident in
South Moline township for the past
40 years, died Friday evening at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Henry
Washburn. who is living two miles
west of Orion. She was ~ years of
age and was born in England In 1857
she came to this district and settled
1 where she has lived ever since. She
has also lived at Walker station for
some time. Several weeks ago she
went to her daughters home. where
she expected to spend the winter. She
lis the mother of William BrittOn. the
well known horse-trainer, and Mrs
Christ Christopher. of South Moline
The funeral was held from Christ's
church in this city at , o'clock yester-