Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-22
MOLINE MENTION

MOLINE MENTION
The time given the Mississippi Val |
ley Traction company by the village !
of East Moline in which to have their |
switches in the village planked eA-
pired Saturday and according to no
tice served on the interurban officials |
the tracks were to be removed if the |
planking was not laid. Owing. how !
ever. to a petition which is in Gil
culation for the removal of the tracks
one block south to third avenue from
Seventh to Thirteenth streets, so that
a number of bad curves may be elimi-
mated. no action has been taken by
the interurban people or by the viii
lage board. The matter will rest till
the question of a track removal has
been definitely settled or at least un
til the next board meeting which is
to be held the first Monday in Septem-
ber
Chemist Brown, for the American
Steel and Wire company, of Chicago,
from whom the city of Moline pur-
chased the iron and lime solution used
in the publication of its water at tn
filter plant, is here from Chicago to
start a ten-day test of the plant. This
will be the third test made of the
water. Under Prof. Smith of Beloit
college the first test was made and
satisfactory results in clearing the
water were not shown. Then Mr.. jew
ell. chemist for the Jewell Filtration
company, who built the plant, made
test with sulphate of alumina. This
was satisfactory in results, ali save
the expense, which is higher where
the alumina is used, covered with
the cost of the iron and lime sOlu
ton.
William H. Corns. the we'll known
local artist, has painted picture OF
historical interest. 1t is an oil pain
ing from a photograph taken of Libby
Prison before the war and before it
was used for the purpose. The picture
which may be seen in KnOX's window,
has interested many of the old vets of
the city.
Implement Trade Journal of Kansas
City the past year. has purchased an
interest in the establishment and will
become assistant editor.
Mrs. A. Z. Aronzon and little son
Arthur of Mason, Texas, are guests
at the home of Mr.. Aronzon's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Swenson. of
2351 Fourth avenue. They were in
the wreck on the mock Island road
near Altamont, Mo, but were among
the fortunate ones, escaping with
only a severe shaking up.
Fred BOman, a Moline young man
employed at the Republic Iron & Steel
works, met with an extreme
ly painful accident, and one
which caused him to sacrifice a fin
ger. Boman was working one of the
big shears. used to cut iron and steel
sheets and rods, when he happened to
get finger into the jaws of the nip
pers. The result was that the finger
was clipped off as neatly as the
shears would have cut a two-inch
chunk of steel.
By the end of the year of 1905 Mo-
line will have spread it's fame as THE
Convention city as we'll as THE
Plow" city all over the union, and now
another convention is about to be in
vited. Moline Observatory No. l of
the North Star Benefit association
held a meeting Friday evening and
unanimously decided to issue an invi-
tation for the grand observatory to
be held IN Moline next year. The
meeting is held every three years. the
last one having been held in Syca-
more, III. There are upwards of 10
| delegates who attend and many men,
bers and friends always are present.
1t Will probably bring several hun
dred strangers to the city. The OBJ
| servatory will be in session for at
| least two days and probably three.
| The executive board of the North Star
| Benefit association meets on Nov. 10,
when the matter will be acted upon.
Moline observatory No. l has now
passed it's fifth anniversary and is
prospecting. As a celebration of its
charter TO those who wish TO come in
the medican examination and member
ship certificatesto be paid by the lodge.
| 1t will only be opened during August
The prospects are good for another
new modern business block to be
erected on Fifth avenue in the near
future. H. w. Plambeck, recently
! interested in the firm known as Plam-
beck & Berglund, has purchased the
property owned by A. A. Fjelendor.
the tailor. at 1915 Fifth avenue. for
the sum of s2,70O. The lot has a front
age of 80 feet and is $50 feet deep.
Mr.. Plambeck was asked today as
to his plans of building and although
ne did not admit he would Immediately
build he intimated that he would prob
ably erect a business block in the very