Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
MOLINE MENTION

Charles E. Kneberg. the welI-known
wall paper man. will let the contract
this week for a new store building for
his own use on Fifth avenue. The
building is TO cost in the neiEhboT-
borhood of $4,000. Mr.. Kneberg Will
build the new store ON the site now
occupied by his present place of bust
ness. having disposed of the frame
store which will be moved to another
location.
The excursion of the 500 persons
under the auspices of the Moline Re
tail Merchants association arrived at
Springfield yesterday safely. but Il
heavy storm spoiled the day for them.
Some of the crowd attended the re-
ception given by Gov. Yates NJ the eN-
ocutive mansion. The greater part OF
the crowd visited the grounds where
Company F was encamped.
The annual report of ST. Marys
church has been issued by Rev
Father Kelley. 1t shows that the sum
of $f.S94.4S has been received by the
church during the year of which ST..
S3G.1 was for pew rent. The knights
of Columbus banquet is credited with
S212.SS and Sunday offerings brought
S979.19. The expenditures were ST.
51S.93. leaving a balance on hand OF
S375.55. OF this amount the sum of
$944.50 was spent in Improvements at
the church and at the school. \
debt of 5000 was also cleared leaving
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Thursday next, Aug. II. is the day
and CampbeI's island the place set for
the annual picnic of the Congregation,
al church and Sunday school. The
Trip Will be made on the interurban
road on the first cars leaving the sta
ton on Second avenue at $50 in the
morning.
Alfred. the 4-months'-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Max SteltsZner, residing at
1926 Fourteenth avenue. died yester-
day of summer complaint. The funer-
al was held at , o'clock this after
noon from the bereaved home.
Ever since the opening of the city
hospital the lack of library of refer
cnce books for the use of the nurses
and other hospital people has been
felt and each year. as the scope of
tho work has increased, it has become
more necessary. Although the de-
mand for such collection of books
has been great, nothing has been done
until the present time and now plan
is on foot which will receive the
heartiest cooperation of the people of
Moline. and which will also secure the
necessary funds for the library. The
plan. which is being put forward and
conducted by the Woman's Hospital
association, is to Igivc a lawn party
on the lawn at the Judge Gould home
stead Seventeenth street and Fifth
avenue. Friday afternoon and evening,
Aug -.
Eric Severn. Frank Bogue, Melvin
Pennington and Arthur SkoOgh left
this morning for the 3rd regiment
band Of DeKalb for a two weeks stay
at the worlds fair.
Dr. Wood. of kewanee, has pur-
chased an interest in the practice OF
DR.. Morgan, of this city and was
in Moline yesterday getting acquaint-
ed He will move to this city next
week, and commence practice prev
ious to the departure of DR.. and Mrs.
Morgan for the west, Nov. -, to spend
the winter.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
Wis DewaeIe, residing on Eighth street
and Third avenue. East Moline, died
Wednesday after a brief illness with
cholera infantum.
Moline will reach it's 32nd year of eX-
istence as a city tomorrow, the vote
for or against incorporation under the
state law having been cast Aug. 6,
1872. The result of the vote which
changed Moline from town TO city
was 2G1 for and against incorpora-
ton Moline was Incorporated as
town about 1S4S under the general
law of the state, and again under
special charter granted Feb. Il, 1855.
The general state law for the incorpo-
aft