Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-13
MOLINE

Twice Burglars Victim.-C. B. Gund-
berg, west end baker. has been the vic
tim of two burglaries in as many weeks.
July %, using a skeleton key, and re-
Ilieved the cash drawer of SIS in change,
and last week, Aug. 7, some one broke
into his bakery wagon and stole the
bakery goods which had been left in it.
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Slvs Masons to Entertain. - Silvis
lodge, under dispensatiOn, the newly
formed organization at Silvis of the
Masonic fraternity, is preparing to hold
an all day session Wednesday, Aug u.
at which a class of candidates who
have been receiving the preliminary
degrees during the last two months will
be raised to the degree of Master Ma
sons. Every lodge in Rock Island coun-
| ~, also the sister lodge at ColOna. is
| invited TO take part in the exercises.
Grand Master c. f. Allen of Galesburg
and probably other grand lodge officers
will be present. There will be morn
| ing, afternoon and evening session, and
there are candidates sufficient to make
| each session interesting.
| Getting Ready to PaVe.-City Attor
lney G.. A ShallbeTg took the Eighteenth
avenue paving assessment into court
yesterday forenoon, and a time for final
hearing will be set at once. This i'm
lprOvemCnt calls for brick street from
| { 1, oil, N;r,I,
Iteenth avenue and on Tenth street from
| Sixteenth to Eighteenth avenue, CON
meeting with the present brick street
at Sixteenth avenue. The assessment
roll for the paving of Seventh avenue
from Twelfth to Fifteenth street with
brick was confirmed Saturday. Brick
was substituted for asphalt on this
street because it was thought asphalt
would not stand the washing from the
streets leading from the bluff. Seventh
avenue skirting the base of the bluff.
Obituary Record. - Mrs. KresZenZ
kiel, wife of Christ A. Kiel, one of the
highly respected German residents of
Moline, died at her home, 1929 Eigh-
teenth-and-a-half avenue, Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. Kiei's death was a shock to
her friends. as she had only been i'll
nine days. and all had entertained
hopes for her recovery. Inflammation
of the bowels was the cause of death.
Mrs. Kiel was born in Germany Oct
50, 1864, and came to America in 1881.
Her maiden name was Kreszenz Mae.
der, and she was married to her be
Ireaved husband in 1890. To them were
born four children: Dora. Herbert, Ed
Iward and William, at home. She is
!, IGlso survived by a sister in SearsbOrO
, Wash. and a sister in San Francisco.
The funeral of James Wesley Wilson
, was held yesterday afternoon with
, services at o'clock from the residence
l604 Twenty-iirst street, Moline, and in
o terment at Riverside cemetery. James
= Wesley Wilson was an old settler OF
, the state and of this neighborhOod anC
one of the best known and most highly
regarded citizens of Moline. His dealt
occurred Saturday afternoon. He was
born at Montpelier. VT. March 81, 1928
= and in 1928 came west to Chicago
I where he remained for over two years
or until in 1851 he formed one of ;
y party that crossed the plains to tn,
3 California gold fields In 1853 he re
p turned TO Illinois, and April IS, 1853
4 he was married at Garden Plain, White
l side county, to Janet Carruthers. The,
' lived for a time at Burlington, Iowa
D later at Hannibal. Mo- and III 1860 the,
came to Moline, having their abode 70
a time in the old brick house at 172
Il Third avenue, and soon afterward NOV
ing to the present homestead 60
i ITwenty-first street. His wife and hi
" eldest daughter, Lily NJ, preceded Nj
L Wilson in death. Surviving him ar
five children, Lizzie B.. Arthur W., o.
=, car j., Mary B. and Frank H.. all O
Moline. and an elder brother. JOSEPH