Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-08
MOLINE

FORMAL opening Arts Bullding.-'
Formal acceptance of the new Man
ual Arts building by the board of edu-
cation was the interesting feature of
the "housewarming" last evening. H.
S. Dickinson, manual training instruc-
tor, who drew the plans for the build
ing and who had supervision of its
| construction, formally turned the
building over to the school board and
the speech of acceptance on behalf of
that body was made by DR.. A. Nj. Beal,
superintendent of Moline schools, who
left here in 1889 and who years ago
introduced manual training on a small
scale in the local schools, was here
from Chicago for the occasion. Glasses
; in domestic science and in the various
departments of manual training were
at work, that the people might gain a
comprehensive idea of what is being
accomplished by the boys and girls
along industrial lines.
Belgium Club EIection.-At the
meeting of the Belgium club Saturday
evening officers of the organization
were elected as follows President,
Ed Coryn; vice president. A. c. Van
der Vennet; secretary, Morris Book
aert; assistant secretary, Al Bruy
|nooge; treasurer, F. Styvaert; trustees,
c. L. Coryn, ]. Wander Vennet, Fl.
Huyvaert; committee on entertain
ment, F. Styvaert. l.. Bonneville, II.
Huyvaert, CASTOR Veis, Alfred De
Schepper; overseers, J. De Bisschop
H. HenorickX; manager dramatic club
c. DeVogellaere.
Mrs. kittiIsen lnjured.-Mrs Kittil
sen. mother of Sheriff Edward Kittil
sen, seriously injured herself Saturday
afternoon when she fell down flight
of stone steps leading to the basement
of her home on Thirty-ninth street
She resides there with her son, John
She sustained a compound fractuue Of
the left arm below the elbow. larg5
cut on the head and her eyes and face
were badly bruised.
Fire Loss Complete.-The home o
William w. Leonard, at 1926 SiXtl
avenue, was utterly destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon. There was NJ
| one at the home at the time the fire
was discovered but the proDable cause
was an overheated stove.
| DR.. Surrell to leave.-Christ churcl
| Ivestry met yesterday afternoon at
| o'clock at the Manufacturers hotel TO
conference aud to receive the fina
| resignation of the Rev. F. Fl. Burrel
| who will take up work either in Cir
j ton or OskalOosa. Iowa. both parishe
] having desired his services. He Wi
probably begin his new duties befor
J, Christmas. The annual parish meetin
:, will be held December IA.
Many Feet of Sewer Laid.-Mor
p than 1900 feet of sewer have been lai
Y. from Rock river toward Silvis by III
force of men working for Charles Der:
lund of this city. Another force of me
Il is about to start work from the cas-
e side of the viaduct toward the rive
: The object is to get the sewer beyon
= high water mark so as not to be trol
- bled by spring freshets.
:, Saloon Robbed.-Someone broke int
- Jack Stewards saloon, corner of Thir
" avenue and Twenty-thlrd stree; earl
Sunday morning and stole about 81
in small change that was in a drawe
back of the bar. Entrance to the plaC
, was gained through a side window
=. The window pane was broken, the ia
- tener released and the window raise'
=. A policeman travelling his beat foun
IN the window open au1 aroused the pr