Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-01
MOLINE MENTION.

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/ Fair to Raise Funds.-A fair to be
devoted to raising $4,000 for the CON
vention of the Western Division OF
Swedish Singers, to be held in Moline
next year, has been arranged by Swed
ish Olive Male chorus for the week OF
Feb. 26 to March 3. Committees to
reach every field of patronage and as
sistance throughout the city have been
named. and the work of securing dona-
lions is now to be actively prosecuted.
Settle 1t All at Primaries.-Evefy
republican candidate in the city-town-
ship election in April will be nominal
ted directly at the primaries set for
March under the provisions of the
new primary law. For the first time
in the history of the party in the city
the time-hOnOred delegate convention,
at which all candidates except those
for aldermen have been nominated,
will not be held. Decision to leave
the nominating entirely to the party's
primaries was made by the republican
city central committee, on the score
that this plan will result in the least
confusion in this first test of the new
law. With the campaign fairly launch
ed with the decision of the republican
committee as to how to proceed I'M
der the new primary law, candidates
for city and township offices are busy
with petitions. In some instances re-
publican candidates are circulating
their own papers, in others, friends
OF the candidates are active The PEG.
pies party, not having any identity
outside of the local field, is not recog-
nized by the primary law, and the PEG
pies nominations will be made by
caucus and convention, as of old.
Ministers See Mayor The minis
terlal committee called ON Mayor Oh
son Tuesday with a petition for the en-
forcement of the Sunday closing law
in Moline. Both sides seem to be reti-
cent to say great deal about the in.
terview that was had. The mayor is
mum on the subject, and the ministers
seem to desire to give the mayor time
10 think the matter over and possibly
10 act before taking any further step
IN the premises. The ministers ac- |
knowledge, however. that while they
We're most courteously received and
listened to, no satisfaction was given
hem. To begin with, the mayor de- |
clared that everything seemed to be |
quiet in Moline on Sundays, and so far |
as any absolute knowledge of his OWE
IS concerned the saloons are not viola |
ing the Sunday Iau
New X. of p. Lodge.-A second lodge |
Of Knights of Pythias is in process of /
and papers are in circu- |
alton for members. The additional |
odge as planned is nowise to be a |
rival of the veteran st. George lodge. !
which has maintained Pythianism at a |
ugh standard here for many years, but |
% AFFORD opportunity for the many
newcomers TO the city TO affiliate with |
lodge whose membership is not so
great that the individual is in meas
Ire lost TO view. st. George lodge to-
lay has about 200 members.
May Build New Ice Houses.-Ice cut
ing was resumed by the Moline Ice
company this morning on it's field in
sylvan pool. The field is from nine
o ten inches thick. There is consid-
'rable cutting for the Tri-City Pasteur-t
zed Milk company and for carload or
Iers, and the demand promises to be
he, greatest in the history of local
leaiers, for reports from Muscatine.
Peoria and nearby centers are to the
fleet that not ton of ice has yet
'een stored. The Moline Ice company
will ship cinders to WATERFOWL for lev
ling off the ground for a new ice
ouse which probably will be erected
turing this season if the southern trade
S promising. The house will have q
apacity of 5000 tons, increasing the
otal capacity at Watertown to about
O.O0O tons. or trifle less. IL is also
to build another house fori
he Sylvan pool supply with capacity
f 5000 tons. These improvements
wait action by the stockholders before
hey will become reality.
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