Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-01
MOLINE MENTION

MOLINE MENTION |
Miss Grace Wizard has departed for
her home in Npsilanti. Mich. to pre-
pare for her approaching wedding to
+. NJ. Wheelock. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. ID. Wheelock, of this city. The nup-
tialS Will he celebrated June % in that
city. and Mr.. Wheelock and his bride
will arrive here Il few days later for
a short visit before proceeding to
South McAllister. Okla, where Ped"
is we'll established in the practice of
law. and where he and his bride Will
make their future home.
Nels Peterson. aged 80 years. dIed at
his home. 1904 Ninth street. at noon
yesterday after two years illness with
| grinders consumption. Mr.. Peterson
| had been employed in the grinding de
partment at Deere d Co.'S for years
| and lately had worked in the wood de-
partment for the Moline Plow COM
pany. Besides his widow he leaves two
sons. John Leroy at home. and Arthur
| l.. at Monterrey. Cal; also his par
ents and two brothers at Oquawka.
| H.. and two sisters in this city. Mrs.
Alfred Freed and Mrs. Anna Wheel
ock.
F. \. Forber. a former Moline boy
now engaged in photography at Aledo.
| has word that his exhibit won first
| prize At the recent state convention
| of photographers at Rockford. Mr.
| Forber * brother of James Forber,
IF 141G Sixth avenue.
katherine Marie. wife of W. \. Col
| den. died Monday after an illness eN-
| tending through the winter with tu
| berculcsiS of the bowels. Death took
| place at the family home. 515 Nine
| teenth street. She was born in New
York June 16. 1910. and after the
death of her parents. came west to
| Rockford. where she was married to
Mr.. Golden. July :. 1869. Twenty-four
years ago last month Mr.. and Mrs.
| Golden came to Moline and this city
has since been their home. The re-
mains were taken TO Rockford this
| morning for burial. Besides the hus-
band. two daughters. Mrs. F. \. Hum
mer. of Kansas City, and Nina. at
home, remain.
Mrs. Catherine O'Malley passed to
rest from the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Mccain, 1920 Twelfth
street, Monday. after weeks illness
with apopleXv. She was born in Wa
| terford, Ireland, Is years ago and had
spent considerable part Of her life
-, al Ia
herself to many. She leaves three
daughters, Mrs. Thomas Mccain. Mrs.
Mary O'Neil. Mrs. Anna Milton, and
one son. John.
Secretary Freeman has called a
| meeting of women at the Y. NJ. {. y.
| building this afternoon at 3 o'clock
at which to plan for their cooperation
IN the upbuilding OF the association.
\ lighting plant to insure the brill
ancy of day at the pavilion and about
the grounds at CampbeIrs island will
be installed at once by the interurban
company. The attempt to light the
grounds from the trolley wires has
demonstrated that when the cars are
taxed with passengers, as was the
case Memorial day, the lights at the
resort decline and are not sufficient
TO afford the illumination desired. The
plant Will be located near :he pavilion,
and along with the improvement viii
come the complete equipment Of the
resort with lights.
Mayor c. p. Skinner is a restless pa
tient at his home while the remainder
of Rock Island county's delegation
| is in the thick of the republican state
convention at Springfield. The mayor
and his gray riding horse went to the
pavement while the mayor was acting
as aid to Gen. Clendenin during the
formation of the afternoon parade
Monday. and the horse rolled and rest
ed several hundred pounds of good
bone and muscle on the mayors left
leg with the result that severe bruise
on the ankle and a skin bruise just
above the knee compels the mayor TO
keep close to his house and chair.
Seventy-siX manufacturers were rep
resented in the meeting of the iron
pumpmakers of the United States at