Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-07
MOLINE MENTION.

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| Go On Launch Trip.-D. A. Leach of
this city and j. d. Blume of Galesburg
started from the foot of Fifteenth
street yesterday in the launch Kath-
eryne B., which was shipped here few
days ago from Lake Rice-the c., B. &
| Q. artificial lake in Galesburg-on d
| fiat car They went equipped for a
| three days trip up the river, counting
ON two days to cover the same trip
down stream.
Telephone Company Files BilI.-At-
| torneys for the Central Union Tele-
phone company filed a bill of excep-
tions at Springfield yesterday to the
answer filed by the city of Moline on
the ground that the allegations in the
answer were all impertinent and imma-
| terial to the issue and also for the fur
Their reason that the answer is INSULT
cient in law and does not deny the
allegations of the bill. After the tele-
phone company had filed its petition
for an injunction restraining the city
from interfering in the extension of
the companys lines, the city attorney
filed an answer in which he denied the
allegations to a certain extent and set
out the fact to show that the city coun-
Gil had grounds to repeal the franchise
ordinance
Well Going Dry.-"You1l never miss
the water till the well runs dry" is the
tune that is being hummed by Alfred
Freed, who has charge of Prospect
park. The cause for the outburst of
this popular air is the fact that the ar
tesian well at the park has ceased to
flow. For several years past the
stream has been growing smaller and
last summer it was exceedingly small.
This summer it has not improved in
the least, and about two weeks ago it
stopped running. When the water
stopped to flow an investigation was
made. Nothing definitely was learned,
and in few days Mr.. Freed was hap
PLY surprised to see the water once
more trickling out of the large pipe
But it soon ceased again, only to start
again in a few days. This has continu-
ed for some time, but the steady flow
has not been resumed.
Recall Pastoral the quarterly con-
ference of the Swedish Methodist
church Saturday evening the congre-
cation again voted to request that Pas
tor ]. P. Miller be returned to this
charge This will be the third year in
Moline for Mr.. Miller, and the unani-
nous desire to have him returned is &
splendid appreciation of the good work
he is doing.
Reunited at Dance.-A happy re-
remark made at the Watch Tower
dance last Friday evening. A separa-
ton of almost Is years was brought to
an end through a clue that John Hur
ley. better known about here as John
Kinney, an employee of the Velie Car
riage company, picked up from the con-
versation of Miss Gertie Shields of
Davenport, and on Saturday Mr.. Hur-
ley was reunited with his sister whom
he had sought for the greater part OF
his life. His sister, Agnes Hurley, is
employed as stenographer at the Ma
tional Employment bureau in Daven-
port. Fifteen years ago she was sep
arated from her brother, following the
death of their parents within a short
time of each other. They were both
children then, and John was placed in
the care of a family in Keokuk named
Kinney. and his sister was placed I'M
der the care of Rev. Father Reilly of
the same city. The family gradually
drifted apart, and John lost track OF
his sister He has made many quests |
to find her, and a story of them would
include careful searches of the west
ern states, two trips across the con-
tinent. and even visits to European
countries AS Mr. Hurley was dancing |
with Gertie Shields at the Tower she |
spoke of a remarkable resemblance she |
had discovered between him and al
friend Of hers named Agnes Hurley. |
Struck by the coincidence-his sisters |
name and the resemblance to himself
Hurley sought out his partners friend |
and discovered that she was his long
sought sister