Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-03
MOLINE

w SoHtd9ioH IN City.-1Here are
no contagious diseases in the city at
present. Two quarantines were re-
moved during the month, stamping
out the. last, according to the report
OF DR.. A. III. Arp, health commissioner,
submitted to the city council Monday
evening. Births during the month
far exceeded deaths. There were %
males born and IS females. Deaths
numbered II males and Is females.
Wholesale House Here.-Moline has
secured new wholesale business. 1t
is fruit and produce brokerage and
commission house and will be known
as Berretta & Co. L. l.. Berretta, the
head of the concern, comes from In
dianapolis, Ind, and has rented quar-
ters in the new Caxton block on Mar
ket square, occupying the storerOom
at 1905 Third avenue.
Lodges Memorial Day.-Many of
the lodges in the city will hold me-
mortal services this month";, Next
Sunday morning the Red Men lodges
of the city will hold memorial serv-
ICES at Riverside cemetery when Dean
Franklin of Macomb will deliver the
memorial address. Members of the
three tribes, King Philip, Tecumseh
and Fox, will meet at the Red Men
wigwam at 8 o'clock and will march
to the grounds where the services are
to be held. The program for the
Knights of Pythias memorial exercises
services are TO be held next Sunday
afternoon at the Unitarian church and
r. r. Huff, past grand chancellor of
, Iowa and a present member of the
Iowa legislature, will deliver the adj
dress of the day. The Sunday follow
ing the Odd Fellows of Moline will
hold memorial exercises.
berg-Feiix.-Charles Lindberg
and Miss Lillian Felix were married
Monday night at s o'clock at the
Swedish Methodist parsonage, Rev. j.
P. Miller officiating After the cere-
mony supper was served at the
home of the groom's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lindberg. 1916 Eighth ave-
nGe, to immediate relatives of the
newly welded pair. The bride is a
f, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Felix
1885 Sixteenth street. Mr.. Lindberg
/ is a steamfitter with the Moline Heat
ing & Construction company and he
and his bride will make their home
! OF h, ctrapt
May Open Thirteenth.-The opening
/ of Thirteenth street. in Moline to Co
/ Iona road is practically assured. Land
owners living between the city limits
and the Colona road have signified
their Willingness to donate the land
necessary and now the mater is up
to the East Moline Land company.
The city has already agreed to give
/ its share of land within the city
limits and providing the land COM
lpany. does the right thing the opening
of that street will take place this
summer
| Boy Falls Before Auto. = Leslie
4
Twenty-fourth avenue. had a narrow
escape from being run over by DR..
H. d. Browning's automobile Monday
tafternoon. Young Ehirsman was rid
ing west on Twelfth avenue on his
bicycle and the doctor was coming
down Fifteenth street. At the inter
lsection of the street and avenue the
doctor says the boy rode in front OF
him. He was waddling on the wheel
at the time and fell directly in. the
path of the automobile. The cal
passed over the lad but fortunately
he was, between the wheels and es
capped being injured The doctor
picked him up and took him homs
in the machine.
Not Discharged.-T have not dis
charged S. d. Hicks as city paving
inspector said Mayor Olson today