Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
MOLINE MENTION


provement association at the resi- |
dence of Dr. L. ID. Dunn was well at
tended. 1t was devoted mostly to dis
cussion of things that need to be
done, and though but little definite
action was taken another meeting
was set for Thursday evening of next
week-place TO be announced later
when some of the suggestions offered
will doubtless take definite shape.
Eighth grade pupils of the Willard
and Irving schools will hold their ath-
letic meet Friday, the 18th. If Ath-
lethic Field track is in shape the con-
test will take place there; if not, it
will be held on one of the school
grounds. Both boys and girls are en-
tered in the events the winning
school to hold the banner until lost.
The other grade schools have the
privilege of challenging the winners
and the fight is for the banner retain
ed from last years victories by the
Irving school.
The local Y. NJ. c. a. has sent out
invitations to an educational confer
ence tea" at $50 the coming Tuesday
evening in the associations building
heretofore known as War; hall
Among the speakers of the occasion
will be George B. Hodge, of New York
City. and /. +. Brown, of Chicago,
gentlemen who are high up in associa-
ton work. and who will surely have
something interesting to say.
Moline would be on the verge of
smallpox epidemic were the weather
not against spread of the disease
among the many people who have
been exposed to the two cases Just
discovered. Besides the case of Bert
Young, another has been discovered
just outside the city, in Smith &
Whites addition. The patient, Frank
y. Resser. a blacksmith in the employ
of the Moline Wagon company, is a
brother to Darwin E. Resser. the
brick and stone contractor. who spent
night before last with the patient and
who was at work as usual this morn
ing. Grant Spence, who rooms in the
Reser home. and is employed by the
Moline Wagon company, was subject
to the contagion. and this morning
he too was ut work among his fell
lows. Neither Resser nor Spence were
aware of the presence of the disease
Both the Resser and Young cases are
now under strict quarantine.
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\ petition has been completed and
is now in shape for filing before the
board of local improvements. for the
paving of Eleventh evenue from Sew
enth to Thirteenth streets The
petition calls for asphalt from Sew
enth To Ninth and for brick from
Ninth to Thirteenth streets, and il is
ordered so feet wide.
The Silver Cross circle of Kings
| Daughters met with Miss Nellie Ball
and officers for the ensuing year were
reelected as follows: President, Miss
Nellie Ball; vice president. Miss Mar
guerite Hill: secretary, Miss Florence
Houghton; treasurer. Miss Hannah
Rosenstein.
The petition is said to be complete
for the much-needed paving of Sew
enteenth street from Eighth avenue
all the way to Twelfth, also for the
paving of Ninth avenue between Six
the paving of Eleventh avenue for
1862 feet eastward from Seventeenth
street.
Knoxville won first place i'm the de-
clamation contest of the Military
Tract association at Macomb yester-
day. Galesbufg came second. Galva
third and Moline fourth, Monmouth
| fifth and Canton sixth. In the oratori-
cal contest Galesburg finished first.
Macomb second, Galva and Kewanee
third. &
Yesterday differences which have
been brewing for slime time at the
local branch of the Battle Creek san
itarium came to climax and the san
itarium was closed for business. 1t
will remain closed for an indefinite
length of time which all depends on
the understanding reached by Judge
Arthur. representing the Medical as
sociation of the Seventh Day Advent
lists church, the holder of the deed to
the property, and Judson Metzgar,
representing DIR. j. f. Froom, the
present manager of the local institu-
ton.
] At O'Clock this afternoon the Ii
brary board met at the new library
1 building and deposited the following
articles in the cornerstone which was
set Wednesday afternoons: Condensed
history of library; copy of daily pa
pers announcing Carnegie gift; list
of CITY officials for 1902-03: COPY of
ordinance establishing library; copy
of resolution of council guaranteeing
So. 500 a year, library support; finan-
cial statement of library; names of
architect and contractor; Moline Bus
mess Mems association circular; copy
of Carnegie letter to Barnard inereas-
! ing gift; names of library board, Off
GERS and committees.