Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-05
MOLINE MENTION

MOL1NE MENTION
The gentlemen interested announce
that a store building S0XeO feet will be
erected on Fifth avenue as soon as
weather conditions will permit. The
gentlemen interested in the deal are
.C. c. Coyne, the east end druggist,
george w. Hamler and ". w. Battles,
the latter of Rock Island. Eighty feet
of ground has been purchased from
Mr.. Cromwell and building to cover
the full space and to be 90 feet deep
will be erected adjoining Mr.. Coyne's
present handsome store building. This
will furnish four stores, three of
which will be for rent, and the upper
moor viii have four modern flats.
Officers were last evening elected for
Manufacturers lodge, No. 4S5, as fol-
lows: \. g., Frank Anderson; vice
grand, Frank Kennedy; secretary,
Herman Marines; financial secretary.
Frank Eye; treasurer, l.. y. Ninton.
D.
Ed Fiedlar, of South Moline. sue
cumbed to consumption Monday
L y,
Arizona, after an illness extending
over a number of years. Mr.. Fiedlar.
who was son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Fiedlar, of South Moline, was born
near Cleveland, Henry equity, illinois.
April 10, 1876, and has been resi-
dent of Moline for eleven years. Six
years were spent in the employ of
the Cornplanter company and four
years more with the Elevator works.
Last June the deceased went to Ari-
iona for his health, but failed to find
what he sought. He leaves to mourn
his death one young daughter: also
two sisters. Mrs. Frank Weldon, of
Davenport. and Viola of this city; a
| brother, Charles, and his father and
mother. Mr.. Fiedlar was a member
of the First Baptist church of Moline
and. also of Planter council. 1t is not
vet definitely known whether the re-
mains will be brought to Moline for
interment
The deal has been closed by which
Mrs. John Bartlett dispOSes of her
property at the corner of Third ave
nue. and Eighteenth street to the Mo-
line Tool company, which Will erect
a spacious and up-to-date shop on the
land and enlarge their business ca
pacity in various ways.
Mr.. and Mrs William Macbeth
pleasantly entertained the East END
Euchre club Tuesday evening at THEA
beautiful home on Seventh avenue
Mrs. Henry Werlich won first prize
Mrs. Frank Hall lone hand. w. \
Dierolf first prize and Henry Rohwel
the lone-hand favor. y very delight
full evening was spent, and the clul
will be entertained next week by Mr.
and Mrs. Allison Douglas.
Mrs. :. II. Cook departed yesterday
for Seattle, Washington, where sh,
will take up the insurance bushes.
and will remain for several months
She goes to friends there.
Mrs. Lucy Anderson has returned
from Il visit since last October with
daughter in Pittsburg, Kans., and i
now spending some time with auothe
daughter. Mrs. John Channon, at 2O2
Fifth avenue.
Robert Alexander has rcturne,
from Erie, harving sold his interes
in the Erie Herald. He is living at -
Seventh avenue, and says that Molin
is a good enough town for him. Hi
friends are glad that he has returned
Three hundred men were the guest
of the local council of the Royal Ar
canum Tuesday evening at the frs
entertainment given by the newly OF
ganized lodge. \ smoker and vaude
vile was held in industrial hall audi
torium, which was highly enjoyed b.
the crowd which filled the hall. Tn
event was celebration of twenty
three new members in the order an,
marks the growth of the council to
membership of forty in two months
Members of the Retail Merchants
association at the meeting last even
ing discussed the employment of
; paid secretary and the enlargement o
the scope of the organization. En-
Unused by the success other associa
tions are having in the paid secretar.
the Moline members who attends
the state association meeting, ar
strongly advocating the innovation
The plan would be to raise the fee
to $12 year, employ man at sal
airy to attend to the interests of tn
members in every way. He woul
handle the rating book, attend to tn
new department of collections whicl
could be established and promote tn
welfare of the association in way
returning the value of the annua
dues many times over. Reply was re
ceived from the Independent Tele
phone company promising that neN
transmitters would be substituted TO
those now in use. just as soon as the.
could be manufactured.
Well Again.