Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20

eraI hundred children viii take part
to demonstrate the evolutions and
the drills which are carried out in the
school course. The tickets will be on
sale shortly and it is the intention
to make the event a big one. the as
ISOLATION needing its share of the
proceeds to arrange for the gradual
ton of the nurses Xho will complete
the course of study this year.
| With the approach of spring and
the opening of the building season,
marked activity in city realty is APP
parent and plans for building are
heard on every hand. While there does
not promise to be much work under
taken by the factories or in the bust
ness districts, there is a promise of
an extensive addition in residences.
| c. f. White has bought of +. II. Guy
er the tract of ground from Seventh
to Ninth avenues extending west 200
feet from Twenty-siNth street. He
will lay it off into lots after grading
the tract. and will build a residence
on the brow of the bluff. The CON
sideratiOn is said to be $500. Mrs.
Emma J. Sloan has purchased of d.
| y. Jones a lot on Twenty-fifth street
south of Ninth avenue on which she
will erect a residence this summer to
be occupied by \. V. Kneberg and
family. who now occupy Mrs. SlOan's
house at 1911 Seventh avenue ID. \.
Jones will also build one or more
cottages on the remainder of his
ground adjoining that bought by Mrs.
Sloan. +. l.. Eastman negotiated the
sale of the lot for Mr.. Jones. William
Dunn has purchased the property at
the southeast corner of Fourth ave-
nue. and Twenty-siXth street for 3d.
600. 1t includes n house and n Co
foot front. The preliminary work
has begun on the new residence to be
erected by c. 5. KernS on his Twenti-
eth-street lot. Mr.. Kerns will also
make a number of improvements on
his own residence, large porch be
ing one of the changes. j. G.. Skinner
is planning the erection of a residence
at the southeast corner of Nineteenth
street and Seventh avenue. John
Swanson has sold his residence on the
bluff to p Mullane. w. p. Ammer-
man and family will move within
week to their new residence on the
Twenty-ffth street hill. Lots on
Twenty-fifth street, which have been
selling for 500, including the street
improvement assessment. are now
selling as high as 81 900. especially
those having an east frontage.
Mrs. Z. G.. Anthony is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Heating, in Kansas
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Hosford departed
today for California, to be absent
five or six weeks.
George Evans, who recently resign
ed his position with Kingman & Co.
is in the city visiting at the home of
d. o. Reid.
Henry F. Lage. formerly secretary
of the Moline Pump company, left
Yesterday morning for Hot Springs
to benefit his health. For many
mouths he has been ailing with Il Sc
we're case of rheumatism.
Miss Margaret Bennett gave card
party yesterday afternoon for Mrs.
Will Bennett, who is visiting here
from Chicago, the occasion being a
thoroughly delightful one. VIII Ben
nett is on a duck hunting expedition
near the city and his wife will remain
here for several days. Yesterday after
noon Mrs. a. r. Ebi gave a card party
for her.
Richard Saupe, living with his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bufe, 514
Railroad avenue, died yesterday at
6 o'cock after an illness of three |
months with tuberculosis. He was
born in MulcherOda, SaXony, Aug. 6, |
1862, and came to this city in the |
spring of 1871, having lived here ever |
since. Most of this time he has been |
employed by the Moline Wagon com
pany. He leaves to mourn his untime-
w death a mother and sister in Ger
many. He was member of the Mu-
tual Protective league. His funeral
will be held from the home of Mr..
Bufe Sunday afternoon at 2:S0
o'clock