Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-09
MOLINE MENTION

MOLINE MENTION
Eta Vivian Aswege, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Aswege, of
1925 Fifteenth street, died Wednesday
evening at the city hospital from the
effects of appendicitis. She was born
in this city Jan. II, 1879, and received
her education in the public schools
of this city. She graduated from, the
Moline high school in 1898 and was
one of the brightest pupils in the
class. She was member of the Sec
ond Congregational church. She
leaves to mourn her untimely depart
ure her grief-stricken parents, one
sister, Mrs. Arthur Benson, and three
brothers, Charles, Fred and Albert.
The funeral will be held from the
home at , o'clock tomorrow, Rev.
Burdick of the Second Congregational
church officiating.
Nels Johnson, residing with his
mother, Mrs. Elsie Lofquist, at 1912
Sixth avenue, died at o'clock yester-
day morning after a 5-weeks' illness
with typhoid fever. He was born in
line u years ago. He was working in
the factory of Deere q Co., the last
IA years. His funeral Will be held
from the home at 2:3O o'clock Sunday.
II. J.. Sperry, the popular ticket
agent for the Burlington road, return
ed yesterday from Greenfield, ILL.,,
where he was married Wednesday
evening to Miss Florence Clement.
The wedding was celebrated in the
First Methodist church, and was Il
notable society event in that city. The
young couple will take up residence
in rooms at the home of j. \. Dona
hoo, $50 Seventeenth street. The
friends of the groom will take pleas
| ure in welcoming to the city his bride.
Wednesday night there was an as
sauit upon one of the nOn-union mol
ders employed at Barnard q Leas
Manufacturing company, at the gates
of the factory, in which the workman
says he was attacked by a gang of
a dozen men, who knocked him down
with sticks and stones, kicking him,
stamping his face and robbing him of
SS. He finally escaped and spent the
night at a boarding house nearby.
O.
Il play poker, chew, smoke and
drink" is what Charley Skunk an
swered two of the Rock Island plain
clothes men when arrested while
stealing ride on a Rock Island train.
He was taken to Moline police station
and it was found that he had three
suits of clothes on his person. He
says that his home is near Spring
Valley and that he was driven from
home by his father, and that he was
beating his way to Davenport. How
ever the police are not inclined to
believe his story and rather suspect
he needs watching. His father will be
telegraphed and asked what to do
with the boy.
The implement factories of the city
have asked for conference with the
Iron holders union No. 237, and We'd
nesday evening meeting was held by
the union to make arrangements. For
some time the matter of agreement
in regard to the wage scale of the inn
| plement molders has been hanging
fire but there is no doubt but what
everything will be settled satisfactor-
| lily for both sides.
Last evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ogden, at 1717 Sixth ave
nue., took place the wedding of their
only daughter Miss Florence \. Og-
den, to j. w. Sells. of the Office force
of Deere d Mansur company. The
ceremony was solemnized at s o'clock
Rev. W. W. Willard officiated. The
attendants were II. ID. Foster and
| Miss Jessie Hake.
East Moline gains another factory
and Moline loses a longtime institu-
tion with a prospect of securing new
industry in consequence of an import
ant deal just completed between the
| Moline Scale company and {. II.
Deere's interests. The Scale company
acquires possession of the old Wier
building at East Moline and will occu-
py it in the future. In return the
concern turns over to the Deere &
Mansur company the site of its pres
ent plant on Third avenue near Sixth
street. The property is sought by the
Deere & Mansur company with a view
to establishing there large ware
house to be used jointly by that com
Ipany, Deere 81 Co., the Moline Wagon
company and the Nelie Carriage com
pany for shipping mixed carloads of
goods.
Miss Anna Segur, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. a. y. Segur, was join
ed in matrimonial bonds Wednesday
evening to Oscar j. Wilson in the
presence of a party of % relatives,
Rev. NJ. V. Crumbaker, of the First
Methodist church conducted the sim
pie but impressive ring ceremony. The
bridal couple was attended by Miss
Adelaide Segur, a sister of the bride,
and Artbur Wilson the brother of thp