Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-05
MOLINE

| To Build Modern Candy Factory
A candy factory building, with ground
dimensions 40x100, three stories and
basement, is being planned by the A.
G. Abraham company for erection this
spring on the ground which Mr.. Abra-
ham acquired couple of years ago
northeast corner of Second avenue and
Twentieth street. The building will
afford 10000 square feet of floor space
while the present factory on Second
avenue between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets affords only about 5000
square feet. Though the floor space
will be but doubled, the capacity will
be 10 times as great as at present.
This will be possible because the fac
tory will be built with thesone end in
view of economizing space and build.
ing just what is required.
! Suffrage Society Elects.-The Wo-
mans Equal Suffrage society held a
meeting. Wednesday afternoon and
were entertained by Dr. Jane Miller at
her home. on Twentieth street The
meeting was we'll attended and consid-
cradle business taken up during the
afternoon. 1t was the annual meeting
and the same officers who have held
the positions for a number of years
were elected: President, Mrs. C. w.
Head; vice president, Mrs. Dow; sec
rotary, Mrs. Matte Taylor; treasurer,
Mrs. Head. A petition was put in cir
culation for the signatures of the la
dies to be sent to the senate and house
OF representatives of the United States
asking that women may ballot
Van Laeken-Roegers.-The marriage
of Miss Mary Ellen Rogers and AL
phons Van Laeken was solemnized
yesterday morning at 8 o'clock at Sa-
cred Heart church, Father Gentleman
officiating. After the ceremony the
bridal party was driven to the home of
August Van Dazzle on Eleventh street
and Notwithstanding avenue,
where wedding breakfast was served.
Miss Rogers is the eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Rogers
The bridegroom is also popular and is
employed by the Moline Furniture COM
pany.
Abandon River Tour-Emil Peterson
and nephew Tad Peterson of this city
were compelled to abandon their trip
to Pensacola, Fla, when the elder Pc
terson was seized with an attack of
malaria at Memphis, Tenn. The two
left Moline Nov. 10 in Peterson broth
ers' big launch, the Pensacola and
PLANNED trip down the Mississippi to
the gulf of Mexico and across the gulf
to Pensacola. Emil Peterson was. TAX
EN- i'll with malaria Christmas day when
the launch was anchored at Memphis
For time it was feared he would not
irecover. He was belfast for four
weeks on large river boat that was
tied up at the Memphis levee. Mr.. Pc
Iterson has returned home to recuper-
ate. He says that he will make the
trip next winter. The Pensacola was
left at Memphis. A brother, Peter Pc
terson, who resides at Shreveport, La ;,
will go to Memphis and take the boat
to that city. In May Emil Peterson
will go to Shreveport and bring the
Pensacola to Moline for the summer
Obituary Record.-Andrew A. John
Ison, SIG Railway avenue, for the past
"a years a resident of this city, died at
the home Wednesday afternoon. Death
was due to second stroke of par
alysis, the first one having occurred a
: week ago Mr.. Johnson was born in
Westergotland, Sweden, Oct. 8, 1S41.
He came to America in 1864, living in
New York city until 1865, when he
came to this city, where he had re-
manned since. He secured employ
ment at Williams, White & Co. as a
Icupalo tender, which position he held
for AZ years. He was an old member
. of the Scandinavian Mutual associa-
ton, now the Scandal Life. He is sur
vived by his wife and one son, William
, r. Johnson of Davenport, and one
daughter, Hilva, at home.
Mrs. Anna M. Gustafson died yester-
) from the infirmities of age. She was
, born in Ostergatlund, Sweden, Sept.
) 10. 1881, and came to this country with
her husband and children II years ago.
, Her husband died two years ago and
: her five children survive her: Mrs. Will
: liam Johnson. Mrs. Charles Berglund
, and John Gustafson. all of Rock Is
| land; Gust Gustafson of Chicago, and
r Mrs. Fred Nelson of this city.
HILLSDALE