Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30

gates were CHOSEN 10 represent inns
parish at the annual meeting of the
auxiliary at the diocesan convention
in Peoria May Ills; Mrs. George Hull.
Mrs. \. Il. Bryant. Mrs. \. j. Leopold,
Mrs. y. NJ. Beal, Mrs. Desaulniers. Mrs.
Marshall, Mrs. Burrell. Mrs. Morris,
Mrs. Ogden.
The announcement has been receiv-
ed from Chicago by Moline people that
Il decree of divorce has been granted
to Mrs. Laura Gordon Nolland from
her husband, Paul F. Nolland. The
hearing took place in Judge Cava-
naugh's court in Chicago. and a re-
suit an absolute decree of divorce was
granted. Mrs. NolIand i the daughter
of the late DIR. Gordon and was mar
ried to Mr.. Nolland six years ago at
the residence of her father in Rock
Island. Shortly after her marriage
she moved to Chicago with her hus-
band where they have since resided.
1t has been rumored for some time
past that the relations between hus-
band and wife have been strained and
that divorce was pending.
Nearly all arrangements for high
school commencement are completed.
<upt. Smith announces that com
mencement will be held at the Con-
gregational church Thursday evening.
May 20. The baccaulaureate sermon
is to be preached Sunday evening.
May -. by Rev. W. w. Willard at the
Congregational church. y speaker is
ST n no In ..ir hon
be Tuesday or Wednesday on the ev-
ening of which day the class play. ~
Scrap of Paper" viii be played at the
Wagner opera house. Principal
Thomas has not the list of graduates
completed but will have in a few days.
There Will probably be - in the class.
The Invitations have been issued.
\ special election for voting on the
issuance of $4,000 bonds for the CON
struction of a school building on the
Grant site is being held today. There
is but one polling place. the city hall.
Although the election is over school
proposition. ladies are not permitted
to vote. owing to the provisions of
law anent the expenditure of money.
No opposition to the measure has de-
veloped. and it is thought that the
voters will decide in its favor.
John Lusk. the man who has been
resident of Moline longer than per
haps any other person. j. lying at his
home on Fourth avenue near Twelfth
street at the point of death. Mr..
Lusk has been in Moline ever since
the town was cluster Of few scat
tered houses. and he has seen il
grow through nearly thrce-quarters of
Il century. He j. now nearly 30 years
old and his wife i nearly as old.
though both have been remarkably
Spry for their years.
George Hamburger. one of South Mo-
lines oldest and most respected citi-
zens. died at I o'clock Thurs day after
noon of the failing of old age. after an
illness Of Il week. Death came to him
at his home. Fifteenth street and
Twenty-fourth avenue. Mr.. Ranbar-
ger was born i'm Kentucky but has
lived in this city many years. He was
Il years old. His widow. Mrs. Eliza
beth Hamburger survives together
with Il number of children: John. at
Milan: Mrs. johnson and Mrs Bled-
soc. of this city. The funeral will he
held at 2:3O Sunday afternoon from
the Second Methodist church. Rev. \.
L. Ioder officiating. Interment will be
made in the Hartzell cemetery.
Charles y. Stranberg died at the
home of his mother. Mrs. \. j. Stran-
berg. 1909 Thirteenth avenue. at 4:4O
o'clock Thursday afternoon. He had
been suffering for the past week with
complication of diseases. which was
first caused by an attack of mumps.
He was born in Smoland, Sweden. Dec.
9. 1SS2. and came to Moline with his
parents when he was months old and
had made this city his home ever since.
Five weeks ago he returned from Il
four months visit with friends and
relatives in Texas and Oklahoma. and
was employed at Barnard d Leas. He
leaves with his mother two sisters
and four brothers: Mrs. johnson. r.
+. and Albert Stranberg, 1909 Thir-
teenth avenue. and Mrs. {. o. John
son. 1912 Ninth street. Of this city; q.
NJ. and ANel Stranberg, in Sayre, Okla.
o
ers of this city and East Moline de-
clared a strike upon the manufacture
ers. 90 men walking cut. The shops
affected by the strike were Williams.
White d Co. Moline Elevator COM
pany. Barnard d Leas Manufacturing
company. Moline Pump company. and
Root Il Van Dervoort of East Moline.
During that time over $4,000 has been
-,
benefits and expenses To the strikers,
i'm which time if the molders had been
working they would have earned up
wards of $4,000. During the year
most of the old men have gone back
10 work at the Moline Elevator COM
pany's and the Moline Pump shop and
there are one ar two men at work in
the founGrieS of Williams. White &
20 nd a All Of