Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-03
MOLINE MENTION

Moline was honored at Quincy last !
evening by the election by the Past |
Sachem's association of the Order of |
Red Men of John Olson and George |
Thompson. both of this city, respect |
lively as vice president and secretary
of the association.
John Swisher. of Twenty-first street
and Sixth avenue was seized with a
stroke of paralysis while in Rock ISL
and Sunday afternoon. He was tax
EN- to his home in the ambulance and
is improving rapidly.
Only 300 votes were polled Saturday
at the school election and the propo-
sition of issuing $4,000 school bonds
and to build new school building
in the Seventh ward carried with Il
good majority. The vote in favor was
233 with 81 against.
Rev. {. \. Hemborg departed today
for GaIesburg. where the executive
committee of the Illinois conference
of the Swedish Lutheran church will
meet. Tomorrow the ministers of the
conference will meet and the opening
session of the annual meeting will be
held in the evening. Rev. Hemborg
will preach the sermon. and as presi-
dent of the conference will preside
over the deliberations of the body.
On account of the fire Sunday even
ing. the management of the Swedish
theatre decided to postpone the play
until this evening. Over 500 people as
sembled at the Wagner to see the fam
Gus play, entitled "Narmlandingarne,"
but ON account of danger from the
fire. the audience left the house to
witness the ravages of the flames.
Sunday night while Charles Goodwin
and family were attending the lum-
Der yard fire. sneak thieves entered
their home and made off with what
valuables they could find.
DR.. l.. y. Johnston, pastor of the
First Swedish Lutheran church of st.
Paul, Will be invited to visit Moline
some Sunday during the present
month to preach in the Swedish Luth-
eran church and become acquainted
with its members with a view to be-
coming pastor here. If the cOngrega-
tion is favorably impressed with DR..
Johnston. the church council will eX-
tend him Il call to succeed Pastor c.
A. Hemborg. whose resignation be-
comes effective in September. There
is little doubt that the pastorate of
the church in this city Will be offered
to the ST. Paul man. He is already
known personally to large number
of the Swedish people of Moline and it
is thought he will he Il worthy sue
ceSsor to the present pastor.
The grand lodge of the Central Hi
noiS district of Turner's viii stay in
this city for another year. Such was
the decision of the convention held at
Turner hall Sunday afternoon. Dele
gates were present here from Ottawa,
Rock Island. Peru. Bloomington, PeO-
ria, South Peoria and Moline. The
regular business was transacted. two
delegates were selected to attend the
grand lodge meeting at Pittsburg. Pa
June 20 and 21. These were Prof. y.
Oppenheimer. of this city and Capt.
Ruepsane, of Bloomington. who will
represent the Central Illinois district.
The state grand lodge officers are
elected by the local society at the next
meeting.
Mayor Skinner has issued an order
changing the beats of the Moline pO-
licemen so the night officers would
have an opportunity of working dur
ing the day. II will he remembered
that similar change was made last
fall. and the day officers. who were
given night beats at that time. will
| be on again during the day. Officer
Mowry. who has the night beat on the
bluff. is the only officer doing patrol
duty that the order does not affect.
Herman Lind, of 1868 Fortieth
street, Rock Island. and Henry Lund,
of 1903 Thirty-eighth. street, same
city. were injured while out driving
in runaway during which their hor-
ses and rig collided. with tree at
| Twenty-siNth street and Fourth ave
nue.. Each mans nose was broken
and their faces cut. Drs. Beal and
Bennett attended them at the police
station.