Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
MOLINE

Ross to Return.-George w. Ross,
former manager of the East Moline
Land company, will return to Moline 10
resume his old position. A contract
has been entered into between Mr..
Ross and the land company officers,
the terms of which provide that be-
sides becoming general manager, Mr..
Ross acquires financial interest in
the concern. Mr.. Ross is in the city to
close the negotiations. Present ndi'
cations are that he will take up his
old position between now ana April L.
Holds Another Banquet.-The sixth
banquet of the Moline After-Dinner
club. which was given Monday night
in the rooms of the Moline club, was
one of the most successful events OF
its kind given by the After-Dlnner
club since it was organized. Ihere
were about 1870 members in attend
ance. Henry Vollmer of Davenport
was the principal speaker OF the even
ing, speaking on 1.-The Panama Canal.
William Butterworth and w. Z. Ben
nett also spoke, the former on The
Moline Choral Union" and the latter
on "Old Steamboat Days"
o.
More Stock for Bank.-The annual
meeting of the board of directors of
the Moline Trust and Savings bank
was held yesterday The capital stock
of the bank was increased from $780,
900 to $15O,000. The election OF OH
GERS for the ensuing year took place
and resulted in all the old officers be-
ing elected: President, H. A. Aims
worth; first vice president, George w
Wood; second vice president, Edward
Coryn; cashier, o. F. Anderson.
New Church at East Moline.-A
Methodist church was organized Mon
day evening in East Moline to De
known as the First Methodist church
of East Moline. This is the second
church to be organized in the village
and with the help of its few members
it is hoped to develop in every way
1t is mainly through the efforts of
society that has existed in that place
for quite a length of time known a:
the Ladies' union that the establish
ment of the church was brought abou
and they have been working toward
this point for some time. Distric
Superintendent w. r. Wiley presided
at the meeting and Mrs. Nellie Beatty
acted as secretary The following werS
elected trustees: j. III. Howard, J. F
Beatty, G. F. Shilling. For stewards
Mrs. j. F. Beatty, Mrs. G. F. johnson
Mrs. H. Cole, G. F, Shilling.
Obituary Record. Marion Malcolm
widow of Robert Malcolm, a pioneer o
Moline died at the old homestead, 1870
Sixteenth avenue, Monday evening. al
| ter short illness with pneumonia
Marian Kelsey Malcolm was born il
Watertown. N. Y, Dec. 10, 1884. Sh'
came west in 1852 by way of the Grea
lakes and journeyed to Moline from
Savanna, H.. in a stage coach, as thi
was the only means of transportation
in that early day. She went to liy,
with her sister, MRS. William Wilmer
ton at Presumption. Here she met al
old acquaintance whom she had know
in the east, a young farmer, Rober
Malcolm: and short time after the,
were married at the home and b.
Squire Wilmerton as he was known
In 1865 the family moved to Moline
which place has remained their hom
since. Robert Malcolm died II year
ago, May 90, 1897. and was perhap
one of the best known and respecte
of Moline's old pioneer residents. A
the time when Moline was mere vi
llage he conducted the old "Molin
House" and ran stage lines from her
to the outlying towns. After comm
back to Moline after his marriage h
entered the empfoye of Barnard
Leas Manufacturing company and wit
but short interval. at which time h
served on the police force of the cit!
he remained in their employe until hi
death. The children who survive ar
daughters, Mrs. Josephine Buffingto
of Nelson, Neb., Mrs. Permilia Know
les and Mrs. Laura Harrah of Molin
and Mrs. Nellie Wilson of Rock Islam
The sons are Burton, Edward and .Rol
ert of Moline. Two brothers also SUI
vive, Wallace Kelsey of Tasting
Mimi, and William Kelsey of Kansa
into an outcome creditable to the Re