Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-10
MOLINE

Takes Fund to Jamaica.-Dr. HedleS
Hall has collected 1892 for the relief
of the worthy poor, who were the civ
tins of the earthquake at Kingston,
Jamaica, earlier in the year. This sum
was secured through the proceeds OF
lectures and the contributions OF
friends. DR.. Hall has drawn the fund
from the bank and will take it with
him to Kingston, for which he depart
ed today, he having been detained from
starting Monday as planned originally.
Arriving at Kingston, DR.. Hall will at
once turn over the money to those who
will see that it is distributed among
those who need it most.
Takes Miss Wind as Bride The
marriage of Miss Lulu Wind of this
city and Otto Tompsen Of Davenport
! took place AT the parsonage of the First
| Congregational church yesterday morn
! ing nj 10 O'Clock, Rev. Paul Brown of
ficiating. John Wind, brother of the
bride, and his wife were the attend
ants. After the ceremony the bridal
party was driven TO the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
| Wind of 1906 Thirteenth street. where
they received congratulations and en-
joyed a course dinner, only the mem
bers of the immediate family being
present. Mr.. and Mrs Tompsen left
at o'clock for n few days in Chicago.
From there they will take a trip west.
joining Mr. and Mrs. Jay Goddard 2:
Colorado Springs. After months trip
they will be at home to their friends
lat $50 Kirkwood boulevard Davenport
where the groom has purchased and
furnished 4 pretty home.
=. incorporate Here.-The secretary Oh
state has issued Il license 10 incorpoT
ate to the Columbia Voting Machine
company. The capital stock is $50.
600. and the object is the manufacture
of voting machines. The incorporation,
are II. w. Barr Fritz Boquist. and Al
bin H. Anderson. 1t is explained thai
/ II. w. Barr, formerly secretary of tn,
: Moline Voting Machine company D
East Moline, has severed his cOnnec
. ton with that concern. and that thC
foregoing received in a Springfield dis
patch, means that he, with the Othe
! two men named, has established a sell
ing agency here for the Columbia vOt
ing machine, which is manufactured il
Indianapolis. The agency will cover
district comprising all the western
> states.
| May Use Boats.-In case the differ
cnces between the traction companl
! and the city council of East Moline i:
not settled by next Friday. there viii
be no pOstponement of the Deere & Co
picnic Promoters of the holiday hav,
r made provisions 10 transport peopl,
from Moline to the island on boats il
case the cars should not be running.
Merchants Postpone Outing.-Owin;
! to the fact tina t the interurban car
have been stopped by the authorities
I of East Moline, the Retail Merchants
association annual outing has been in
/ definitely postponed. 1t was to hav,
}. been held last night at Campbell's is
land, and Attorney b. F. Peek was t
$ have been the chief speaker.
II To improve Church.-A series of in
i prOvements on the First Methods
church and parsonage were Oficiall
8 endorsed Monday evening at the fourt
Quarterly conference. and these will b
= taken up at once. the total outlay ran.
ing about So 600 or a trine more. Pa.
It tor J. w. Edwards was extended tn
@ compliment of unanimous recall I
il the church for another year, the churc
moving to request that he be reassigl
d ed AT the central Illinois confe. fence i
ISeptember.