Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30
MOLINE

Svea Chorus Plans Fair.-Decision
to hold weeks fair at Tarner hall |
has been reached by members of the |
Svea Male chorus A committee 70
have charge has been named and the
week-the fair to open Monday, Nov.
%, and continue through Saturday,
Nov. 81 The fair is planned with u
view TO raising enough money to send
to New York next year all members
of the convention of the United Swed-
ish Singers OF America, which meets
once every two years. The organiZa-
ton is divided into two divisions
eastern and westem-and it is the
western division of this organization
that Moline entertained two years ago.
ker Leaves epublic.-Severn p.
Kcr, vice president and general man
ager of sales of the Republic Iron an
, Steel company. with Offices in Pitts
! burg. has resigned his position, effect
/ i've Oct. /. Mr. Ker is well known
here through annual visits to the Syl-
van plant. Each year he has been on
; the board which has assembled at the
| Manufacturers hotel to adjust the
+, wage scale in the Moline plant. his
last visit having been made only as re-
Gently as last month. The resignation
is presented that ker may assume the
position of general manager of the
Sharon Steel Hoop company of Sharon
Pa, in which he has acquired largo
holdings of stock which the capital
was increased two months ago from
/ $l.000,0 600 to S2500,000
Delegates Observation-Disclosures of th
Rock Island County Retail Druggists
association held their semiannual
meeting at the Manufacturers hote
Friday evening. with more than hail
of the total membership in attendance
The chief business was election of tive
delegates TO so to the national associa
ton convention to be held i'll Louis
Vile, Ky, Sept 6 to 10. Those name
; are Charles Brunstrom of this city anG
Hugh V. Burt of Rock Island NJ w
Battles and G.. Henry Sohrbeck. boil
of this city, were elected as alternates
Big Apple This.-An apple measL"
5 ing 121a inches i'll. circumference ha,
/ been presented 10 Q. F. Anderson .
: the Moline Trust and Savings bank
The apple was grown on the Bale.
4. farm
+ Drunk; Becomes Thief.-Michae
$ Callahan went on foot" Friday afte'
i noon and made a mistake as to tn
! ownership of some property. Toda
: he is lansushing in the county ja
n thinking it all over. Callahan was
hostler at the Rock Island romdhous
II in Rock Island and he boarded wit
Mrs Amanda Efesh, 525 Railroad av,
i nue.. this city. While on spree Il
4 took watch and pair of shoes tha
a belonged to Clyde Melting. Mellin
f also boards with Mrs Hesh. Callaha
4 was arrested and arraigned Saturia
Il on charge of larceny. He pleade
n guilty and was bound over to avail
d the action of the grand jury in bond
l. of $3.50. He was unable to furnis
s bail and was sent to Jail
Girls Run Away.-Eager to ear
their own way in the world, Rut
Hunt and Edna Miller. both IA yeas
/ of age, boarded the Southwest Limite
/ Saturday morning and rode TO Davi
d Junction. From there they went u
L to Beloit. and the last word receive
t was that they had boarded train
the Wisconsin city bound for Dubuque
0 Iowa The parents of the two girl
d Mr. and Mrs Wilson F. Hunt. -
S Twenty-fifth street. and Mr.. and Mr.
John Miller, 100 Twenty-fifth stree
Il did not discover that they had I'll
= laway until later in the morning. whe
W the assistance of the police was il
II voked The girls were arrested at ID
W buque. Mrs. Miller says that she ca
W not understand why her daughter wei
M away that she had good home al
W has everything she desires. Mrs. HUI,
M explains that she thinks the girls WEI
M dissatisfied with their homes and lii
m an idea that they were abused. 81
IN says she is aware that they had a d
N sire TO go out in the world and ca!
rs their own living.