Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-17
MOLINE
Latter Day Saints Meet.-A>r ere

Latter Oay SAINTS Meet.-A reunion
of eastern Iowa and Kewanee districts
of the Recognized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints is now n
progress al Prospect park The meet
lnss commenced last Friday and will
continue till Aug. % About 40 tents
are in use by the campers. These
people desire to have il understood
that they are not affiliated with the
sect known as Utah Mormons. but that
their church was organized in 1890
The seat of the presidency is It
Lamont, Iowa
Fire Loss $4,00O.-An insurance adj
Juster from Chicago was in the city
and adjusted the loss on the recent
Mueller Lumber company fire at
Twenty-third street and Railroad ave-
nue.. He fixed the loss at $4,000
which is considerably lower than it
was first expected that it would be.
Struck by Train.-W. b. Bloom If
this city narrowly escaped being killed
Saturday at Pleasant Valley, Iowa,
when an east bound Burlington pass
enger train collided with a wagon in
which he was riding, hurting him 80
feet The wagon was completely de
molished. but Mr. Bloom escaped with
out any broken bones, though he was
badly shaken. Mr. Bloom conducts L
vegetable farm near Pleasant Valley
and Saturday he drove to town. with 4
wagonloal of onions. He had disposed
Of the onions and was returning home
when the accident occurred. The rail
road crossing where the smashup oc.
Cured Is at Il point where it is inn
possible to see an approaching train.
Mr.. Bloom started to cross the tracks
when the train, which he says was run
ming at least 40 miles an hour, came
in sight. Before he had time to get
clear of the tracks the crash came
The horses were not hurt Bloom is
at the home of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bloom. 1880 Eighteenth
and-a-half street. where he will remain
few days.
Gustafson-Axen.-Am the pres.
tiest home weddings that have taken
place this month was that of Carl ].
Gustafson and Miss Hulda Axen
which took place Saturday evening II
the home of the brides brother, John
Axen, at GIL Forty-second street Al
SIS, which was the time appointed
for the ceremony to take place the
, young couple took their places in the
parlor under a canopy of oak leaves
and in the presence of about IS guests
?, were united in marriage by Rev. ]. p
Miller. The groom holds a position
with the Moline Pillow company. The
will go to housekeeping at once n
l14l4 Eleventh street.
Fight Costs SaIoonkeeper $50 Fins
> Robert and Alphons Madellein ant
Jerome Broman walked into Aloi:
! Steine's saloon on Eleventh street an(
Railroad avenue Sunday afternoo,
: with the intention of whipping every
body in sight, and wrecking th'
\ Joint" They were somewhat sur
Lrised, though. when Steine pitched
into them and beat them up" befor'
they were hardly aware of what wa
happening Steine then called th
police and had the three men arrested
Yesterday he appeared himself ant
plead guilty TO a charge of keeping hi
place open on Sunday and paid fin'
Iof $50 and costs.
Obituary Record.-Ralph v Thomas
aged months. died at p. m. SUNDAY
at the home of William Smith, 1871
Fourth avenue Cholera infantun
caused death His parents Mr.. an
Mrs Homer Thomas, reside in Roc
Island. but had brought him here 70
medical treatment The funeral was
held at 2:30 today from Mr.. Smith:
home. Interment was in Riversid,
cemetery Mr. and Mrs. Thomas fog
merly resided here, where the boy Wa!
born.
Job Tuflle. formerly of Moline bu
for the last year of the Odd Fellows
home in Nation, ILL.,, died Saturda,
afternoon at $50 from infirmities .
old age. He was one of the hes
Known. most widely respected old sci
tiers of Moline and its vicinity an,
was affectionately known as tn
Father of the Swedish Olive lodge ,
Moline" The venerable man was borl
in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
England Oct 8, 1923, of Welsh pal
entage When he was four years .
age his parents moved TO Birmingham
and from there they moved to Amei
lea in 1852. settling first in Plattvillf
Wis For IL years he operated
blacksmith shop in that city, movin
Ito Moline in 1864, where he has live
since and was employed most of thu
time at Deere & Co. Mr.. Tuffie Wa
enc of the oldest Odd Fellows in tn
10. Il