Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
MOLINE

Buildings on Model Farm.-Improvs
ments that will involve the expendi
ture of nearly $4,000 are being male
Oh the Deere model farm. A fire room
cottage, to be occupied by the man IN
charge of the farm, and building TO
provide quarters for the hired men. are
under the course of construction. The
cottage will cost $4,000. and the other
building will cost about $500.
! Wed in Lincoln, Neb.-Miss Bertha
l.. Evans and Thomas II. Jones, both
former residents of this city, We're
united in marriage at s o'clock Tues
day evening in Lincoln, Neb, They
are now in Bettendorf visiting the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Evans Miss Evans was born and
friends who wish her happiness. She
is a trained nurse and has been EN-
ployed in one of the Lincoln hospitals.
The bridegroom is a machiniSt and has
worked in local shops. At present ne
is employed in Kewanee, where they
will make their home.
Eagles Will Borrow More.-Eagle.
of Moline Aerie No. 1112, Tuesday
evening voted TO sanction the borrow
ing of $4,000 additional to allow tn
building of a new home at the corner
of Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue
in accordance with plans already
drawn.
! Him Athletes to Comc.-Candidate
for the football and track teams of tn
University of Illinois will camp this
fall on Campbells island, doing ligh
practice work in anticipation of a hare
season in athletics. Verne Richard
: of the city, captain of the varsity tract
team, will be host to the lllini. an,
will have the use of his fathers co
= tage at the resort Richards is no!
working in Oklahoma City and n
" writes that he will return TO Molin
either the 21st or the 2Sth, probabl
on the latter date. AS the school doe
= not open till Sept. %, there will b
. ample time for work in. trainin
camp such as it is proposed 10 estal
:. fish. Richards has suggested the sta
y on Campbelrs island to Benny Baum
. captain of the varsity football team
and Baum is enthusiastic. He is nov
:, at his home in Phoenix, AriZ.. but n
writes that he Will come. He is no.
!, working with Richards on plans. an
:, number of the veterans who appel
sure of places on the two teams wi
:, be invited to spend from two to tire
!. weeks at the Richards cottage
o.
/, Foundry for Schools.-From tn
nresent outlook it appears as though tt
- Moline high school will have anoth,
- branch TO its already numerous trade
q for boys when it opens in the fall,
o., he foundry which is contemplated
p. pushed through and made a reality /
that time. Professor II. Dickinson, i
: structor at the Manual Arts buildin
has made all the plans. figured the co
\ and is now working TO have fou
i dry built before school opens in Il
Il fall. The building. which would
i about IL by - feet, just large enous
II | 10 HOlu the cupOld anu OF bGlCk won
be constructed on the north side
the west wing of the Manual A
building. Such a building Mr.. Dicki
i son figures would cost about $2j
without the necessary equipment tt
equipment will probably be furnish,
by the manufacturers of the city al
i Mr. Dickinson stated that nearly hs
j of the material necessary to run su
a foundry has already been pledged
some of the manufacturers that he h
spoken to so far. The total cost
| the building and such material and
| cidentals as could not be furnished
the manufacturers would be only SIl
Pay to River Association.-At
II meeting of the Moline club directo
l it was unanimously decided to pay t
| usual assessment of $50 TO the Upp
Mississippi River improvement as.
citation. AS long as this city is one
| the few that has really up to the pr
| ent time received actual benefits fro
| belonging TO this association the dir
l tors of the club were more than W
| ing to pay this half hundred.
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