Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-11
MOLINE MENTION

have arrived from Colorado Springs.
accompanied by her husband and Mr..
and Mrs. Zimmerman, the latter her
daughter, and her sister, Mrs. John
Brown, of this city. Mrs. Ecklund
was sick but a few days, death being
caused by heart failure and compli-
cations. She leaves besides her hus-
band and daughter two sisters, Mrs.
j. a. Anderson and Mrs. John Brown.
and two brothers Gus and Charles
Peterson, all of this city. She came
to Moline when a child and had lived
here until three years ago. when she
moved west for her health. She was
born in Sweden Nov. 4, 1858. The flu
neral was held from the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John y. Anderson at 1919
Sixth avenue at o'clock this after
noon, Rev. Hoffsten officiating.
Advices from those int crested in
the purchase of three acres of ground
just east of the Moline Furniture
works Is that the location of the pro-
posed woodworking establishment on
the tract may be effected this year.
The ground was purchased by a third
anu II was given
out then that a plant of this charac-
ter would be located there. The con-
Germ will come from Chicago, il is I'M
derstOod. The Lewis Roofing COM
pany, which occupies a part of the
land sold, has received notice that
should the firm decide to move here
this summer. not more than 60 days
notice will be given to secure other
quarters. In anticipation of moving
the Lewis people are concentrating
their industry on TwentyfOurth street
IN Rock Island, where a new plant is
rising Two buildings are going up.
one three stories high. y number of
carloads of lumber, bought from a
dismantled Muscatine saw mill, have
been unlOaded at the Moline yards.
Plans for the festival to be held I'M
der the auspices of the Union Mission
on the George Stephens grounds, cor
ner of Nineteenth street and Sixth
avenue, are under Roadway. The So
ciety people of Moline are deeply in
terested in the affair and it promises
to be one of the most notable func-
tiOns ever held in the three cities
The grounds will be enclosed and an
admission will be charged. Every
thing that can be thought of which
will add to the beauty of the event
will be done. No pains are being spar
ed and the various committees are
doing their utmost to make this a
success. Now all depends on the
weather. Those who will occupy the
throne are: Queen Flora. Dorothy
Stephens; his majesty, the king, War
rem Skinner; maids of honor, Dorothy
Ainsworth and Ella Woodyatt; pages.
Paul Blakemore and Walter Stein;
heralds, Kenneth Ebi and Willard We
lie.
Additional paving in sight for this
year grows steadily with each pass
ing day. y petition for brick paving
on Third street between Fifth and
Twelfth avenues. Twelfth avenue be-
tween Third and Fourth streets, and
Fourth street between Twelfth and
Thirteenth avenues has been turned
over to Street Commissioner Fred
Frisk.
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company has let the contract for put
ting in a private lighting plant at
Campbell's island. The plant will have
capacity of 800 to 400 lights, and
the equipment, with the reception of
the engine, will be furnished by W. T.
Ball. The engine will be of 3O-horse
power and will be built at the Root q
Vandervoort works. The plant will
be installed at once, another engine
being used until the large one is built.
Friends of DR.. {. Frank Odell will
be grieved to learn that he is so seri-
ously i'll with consumption that his
recovery is not probable. Frank is Il
graduate of the Iowa college of med
icine at KeOkuk and his prospects
were bright when he completed his
course, only to be dashed by his i'll
ness.
Considerable comment has been
passed of late on the yellowishness of
the water after it has gone through
the process of filtration. Because the
water has this color it does not signi-
fy that ii is impure. This stain is of
iron and it is not visible in the water
until it has been filtered. To remove
this stain would necessitate the use of
more iron and lime. which would mean
a greater expense TO the city. The re-
cent test which has just been com
pleted shows that this stain contains
no impurities and that the water is
better than the contract calls for;
that is, as far as the bacteria is con-
cerned.
Many homes. darkened for weeks
with spell of sickness, were bright
ened Thursday. for it was Flower Mis-
sion day, and the ladies of the W. {.
T. L. were distributing bouquets of
flowers The day was observed
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