Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-31
MOLINE


Robinson PIeases Canton. By a
vote, DR.. j. F. Robinson,
former pastor of the First Methodist
church in Moline and at present at
Canton, Ill. was again extended an
invitation to occupy the pulpit at that
church another year.
Last Wedding Here.-Rev B. +.
Martin of the First Baptist church |
probably officiated in his last wedding |
in this city Wednesday night when |
he united in marriage Charles Thomp-
son of Princeton and Miss Laura |
Beaule of Davenport. The ceremony |
was performed at the parsonage and
the attendants We're brother and
sister of the bride and groom. William
B. Beadle of Newport. VT, and Miss
Zada B. Thompson of Princeton. The
wedding took place at $50 o'clock,
A wedding supper followed at one of
the hotels in the tri-cities and Mr.
and Mrs. Thompson left last night for
ST. Paul to spend three or four days.
Aug | at 701 Sixteenth street. The
Eride is former Moline girl, where
she has many friends. For some time
she has been employed as head sales
lady in the suit department at the
L all store in Davenport. Mr.. Thomp-
son has only been in Moline seven
months and during that time has
lN1I nj mo i'm CT nt
Deere & Co.'S.
Silver Through Hand. Arthur
Toon of East Moline met with a pc
Culiar accident yesterday afternoon
while working at a rip saw in the
plant of the East Moline Sash & Door
works. He was saving piece of
wood when a silver flying off the saw
struck him in the palm of the hand
and practically went through his
whole hand like a shot from a gun.
Benson Carson.-Miss Hulda Carl
son and Carl II. Benson were married
Wednesday night at 7:50 at the par
sonage of the Swedish Lutheran church
| by Rev. l.. A. Johnston. They were
attended by the brides sister, Miss
Emma Carlson, and Adolph Hoglund.
The bride is an active worker in the
Swedish Lutheran church. Mr.. Ben
son has been employed as clerk for
five years in the grocery of Adolph
Hoglund, and is well liked. He and
his bride will reside at 153S1a Nine
Iteenth avenue, where they have cozy
| little home furnished.
| To Examine War; at Penitentiary.-
IL. w. War; will be asked next week to
explain to B. ID. Connolly, special mas
tier in chancery. the method by which
he conducted the business of the de-
Ifunct Moline Building, Savings & Loan
lassociation. Mr.. Connolly is special
master before whom testimony is still
to be taken to determine whether hold
Iers of patent notes or holders of stock
certificates have priority of claim in
1.-THE settlement of the affairs of the as
lsociation. The testimony will be TAX
en- at the Joliet penitentiary. and will
lprobably extend through the entire
lweek.
Y. M. C. A. Membership 265.-The
annual report of the Young Mems
Christian association just issued shows
a bona fide paid-up membership at the
present time of 265. The average be
longing during the last year was 800
Owing to the number of men who have
been out of work since last November
the record of 265 members is consid
cred very good.
Obituary Record.-Henry Charles
the 7-month-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Iieon DeHeere, died yesterday morn
ing at his home on Seventh street ant
Twenty eighth avenue.
John Kurtz driver of the chemica
wagon at the city fire station No 3
in the west end of the city, died a
the Wesley hospital in Chicago yes
er6ay after an illness of severa