Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-13
MOLINE
Eagles Plan suiIdins.-Plans for the

building of three-story brick block
by the Moline Eagles are assuming
tangible form. At a meeting of the
aerie held Tuesday evening building
committee of Is members was named,
and the idea is to build at once. Arch
fleets are now drawing sketches of
tentative plans, which will be submit
ted to the committee Sunday morning.
The Eagles have a lot 64X125 feet on
the southeast corner of Fourteenth
street and Sixth avenue, all paid for
They have in the building fund $4,000,
and whatever additional the home may
cost can be easily financed. The COM
mittee will meet Sunday forenoon in
the offices of Frank Gustafson in the
Skinner annex to organize and to take
definite action. 1t is proposed to have
ground dimensions for the building GA
X125, the building to the three stories
high and to face on the avenue.
Foster Heads Moline CIub.-Presi-
dent, A. T. Foster; first vice president,
w. l.. Clark; second vice president, F.
A. Herbst; treasurer, G. F. Lundberg !;
secretary, G. H. Owen; directors for
three years, William Butterworth, A.
| j. .Kucheman, Harold Hemenway; di-
rector for one year, A. c. McCurdy
Above is list of the officers elected
for the ensuing year by the Moline
club at its annual election Tuesday
| the whole administration ticket win.
ming out Following the election, the
annual meeting was held in the club
rooms, and plans for the year dis
cussed
| Fire Department Reorganized.-Re
organization of the East Moline vol
unteer fire department was effected al
a meeting held Tuesday evening
There was an attendance of 35, in spite
of the fact that a "bolters' meeting
was held last Friday by some who are
dissatisfied with the manner in which
the department has SO far been con
Quoted. Henry Klingebiel was named
Ichief, Gus Dralle was elected assist
ant chief, and Frank Clendenin treas
lurer. The meeting then adjourned un
It'll Saturday evening, when the com
Ipany captains and assistants will b.
detected and the reorganized depart
Iment placed in final working order
Go for Cruise.-Clarence North an,
Carl Elmstedt of the Moline naval re
serves depart Saturday evening 70
Chicago. where they will join the las
detail of the crew which is to brin
the gunboat Nashville from Boston t
Chicago by way of the st. Lawrenc
river The last detail will reach Bos
ton on the nth, and on the 18th tn
long cruise will be started. 1t is e,
= lpected that the Nashville will dro
, lanchor before Chicago June 5. Mel
f iOlson of the local company has bee
with the Nashville since April "a, SER
| ling as fireman The crew of the Nasl
vile has been drafted from the entiT
a Estate, Moline being given three repr
/ lsentatives The entire Moline con
lpany will cruise on the Nashville late
i in the season., however, the trainin
:. ship having been assigned to the fir.
;, seventh division, the former of whi1
: includes Moline, for the week of Ju
10 to &c.
r Obituary Record. - Mrs. Chart
X Watt, for nearly half century re
lident of Moline, answered death
/ Summons at $50 tuesday afternoon
the home of her son. George A. Wat
ISIS Fifth avenue. Charity Daugher
was born Dec. IA, 1910, on farm
Ohio While in her teens she can
If west with her parents. travelling owe
y land, and they settled near Muscatin
Iowa After the death of her fatht