Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-23
MOLINE MENTION

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Mrs Virginia c. Mcclure, depart
ment president of the Ladies OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, is the
guest of Moline today. Gen. I. J. Rod
man circle. Ladies of the G.. A. R., OF
this city is extending her a royal well
come this afternoon Mrs. ]. w. Nor
gan, president of the local circle, enter
tanned the members of the order at her
home at a lawn party.
At the end of this month the Sylvan
steel works will shut down for the
purpose of taking the annual inven'
tory. This year has been an excep-
tionally successful one. The annual
report probably will be published
early in July. 1t is reported on what
is claimed to be official authority that
the net earnings for the year will be
slightly under 100000, for the 36
plants owned by the company.
Mayor S. A. Vaughn and the mem
bers of the city council of Logansport,
Ind, were in the city yesterday max
ing their headquarters at the Manu-
facturers hotel They arrived early in
the morning from Chicago in a private
Pullman. Their business here was to
inspect the filter plant of this city,
with a view of installing a similar one
in Logansport.
Deere & Co. are making good use
of the idle period at the factory by
revolutiOnizing the basement of the
building to the rear of the Office build
ing. The change is ordered to permit
of sufficient room for the expansion of
the woodshop which in the future will
occupy the entire basement. Hereto
fore the woOdshop has been confined
to such a small space as to hamper
the men and machinery, and expan-
sion became necessary when new ma
chinery was added. The company has
installed one of the Berg tapering ma
chimes for turning out poles.
A number of Moline merchants met
Tuesday evening at the Manufactur
ers' hotel and discussed plans for at
tracing and keeping trade here. A
scheme of George NJ. Loosleys, of the
Boston store, in which the premium
question figured, was considered, but
nothing was accomplished further than
that the merchants exchanged views
sufficiently to lead the probabilities of
further action.
The wedding uniting Harker Chap
man and Miss Harriet Williams was
held at high noon yesterday at the
Christ Episcopal church. Rev. Burrell
officiating. Miss Clara Sloan presid
ed at the organ. The attendants were
Arthur Van Metre and Miss Beatrice
Williams. a sister of the bride. The
bridal gown was of white crepe de
chine. and the bride carried roses. At
ter the ceremony Mrs. Burrell served
breakfast to the wedding party at the
rectory. The bride and groom are both
from Darlington, Wis.
Miss Elizabeth Barnard, of this city
was one of the five members of the
graduating class of Al at Smith col
lege. Northampton, Mass, to receive
the degree of A. NJ. at the commence
ment exercises Tuesday. The address
to the graduates was delivered by
Rev. Henry Van Dyke, of Princeton
university, whose subject was THE
School of Life
William Hoyt will start next Mon
day morning from the Deere & Co.'S
Office on his 3O0-mile walk to st. Louis
exposition, pulling a Deere cultivator
all the way. Mr.. Hoyt's wife and child
will ride on the cultivator. and his
iC ha will oil nf
average rate of 10 miles a day, taking
80 days to do the trip.
John Briggs was arrested Tuesday
evening on Fifteenth street. He is the
pious-looking young man who beat
Forsberg & Tally out of a small bill
of goods. Briggs, when arrested had
1855 in cash on his person, so that
it was not through necessity that he
adopted the ruse to avoid paying for
what he received. He was let off very
easily, Forsberg & Tally accepting set
Element of the bill against HIM and pre-
ferring no charge. A city charge for
disorderly conduct later cost him sos.
The management of the Vernamo
fair has reduced the admission fee
from % cents to 10 cents.
Another implement has been added
to the Moline Pillow company's line of
manufacture. Arrangements have al
ready been made for the erection at
Stoughton. Wis. of a one-story build
ing SOX120 feet in dimensions and of
the saw-tOoth style in construc-
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100 feet. The company has purchased
the rights for the National manure
spreader, which is the invention of X
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