Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-12
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Holiday in Schools.--An address by
Rev. R. S. Haney of the Second Con.
gregational church, illustrated by ster-
eopticon slides, was the chief feature
of an interesting Lincoln centennial
program given twice today at the First
Congregational church for the school
children of the city. The day was de-
clared school holiday and no class
sessions were held.
Program for Banquet.-All plans
have been completed by the Moline
club for it's Lincoln day banquet ut
the club rooms this evening. The pro-
gram comprehends a number of pat
riotic features, and that there may be
no serious delay in carrying out the
number it is requested that those wno
expect to attend arrange their plans
so that service may be started prompt
ly at Gas. The speakers and the sub
jects will be: Abraham Lincoln, Hon.
John Hanley, Monmouth; Lincoln, the
Ideal American, Judge c. r. Holden.
Chicago; Lincoln and Education,
George E. MacLean, president State
University of Iowa; "reminiscences of
Lincoln by old soldiers, Lincoln's Last
Day on Earth, j. c. Sholes: Lincoln
Nomination in 1860, Captain w. c..
Bennett.
Gamble-Abernathy.- H. Gamble
of this city. travelling salesman for
Deere & Co., and Miss Clara C. Aber-
nathy of Blakesburg. Iowa, were united
in marriage at o'clock Wednesday
evening at the parsonage of the First
Baptist church in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Rev. Mr. Davies was the officiating
| minister. Mr. Gamble has been res
| ident of Moline nine years. He came
here from the east, his home being
in Greenville, Pa. He was employed
| by B. II. Quick for number of years
and then in Deere'S experimental
| ROOM Mr.. and Mrs. Gamble will take
| an eastern trip. Tney expect to re
side in Oskaloosa.
| Ready for Bids on Postoffice.-Com
Iplete plans and specifications of the
new postoffice building to be erected
at Eighteenth street and Third avenue
have just been received at the Mo
line postoffice and are available to eX
animation by the public. Contractors
who may submit bids on construction
will especially be interested in the
Iplans. Bids will be opened at 3 p. IN
March 10, and the building must BIZ
completed by March l, 1910. The IS
timated cost of the, supervising archi
tect, j. Knox Taylor, is $4,000. The
front elevation ON, Third avenue will
have width of 1S2 feet, the depth OF
Eighteenth street will be 112 feet The
building will be one story high. 81,
large windows, three on either side @
1.-THE main entrance. are provided OF
the Third avenue front. Five window
will face Eighteenth street.
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Meets Peculiar Accident.-Franl
Wheeler, living at 526 Railroad ave
!, nue. and employed at the Moline Wa
) gon company. met with peculiar an'
, painful accident Wednesday after
noon. He had made out his time am
, was handing it to someone else an
: accidentally stuck his finger into tn
! knives of a machine which was opeI
ating. The result was that he lost tn
first joint of his ring finger on hi
right hand.
( Death Comes as Predicted.-Davi
: B. Anderson of 101 Fifth avenue, tn
young shoe merchant on Fifth stree
4 and Fifth avenue, died yesterday. H
was born in Sweden, June %, 1888
y and came to America when IL year
S iof age. When a bog, sickness d.
t veloped and he was told by Swedis
n physicians that he would die when
lyears of age. He was almost "a year
e when he died He was married Ma
y IL, 1907, to Miss Louise Norman, whoi
l. he leaves with his father, his mothe
e having died May g.
Obituary Record,-Another shoe
s. comes to Moline people with the new
of the death at o'clock Wednesda
Y night of R. H. Mills, until last fall
!. resident of Moline, at his home
l. Minneapolis. About six weeks ago h
d was obliged to give up his position &
d traveller for the Cooper Saddlery Har
r ware company of this city. The famil
n had moved to Minneapolis so that b
t might be able to be at home more fir
lquently The exact nature of til
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