Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-09
MOLINE

| MOLINE |
Steal Suit from Store.-To cool!y
step into a locker, take her choice Of
the new spring suits on display and
then TO walk out of the store without
being detected was the unusual per-
Torrance of strange woman Satur-
day evening at about O'Clock at the
New York store.
kohler Would Be Mayor.-Axel H.
Kohler has announced ne is repub
mayor. Mr.. Kohler has been promi-
nent in every political campaign for
the past Is years. He was chairman
of the republican city central COM
mittee which managed the campaign
of 1896. Subsequent to that time he
has held the Office of city attorney for
three terms. -
Escapes in Long FaII.-Charles Carl,
mark, employed at the Moline Plov
company. had miraculous escape
from death Saturday afternoon, when
he fell three stories down an elevator
shaft without sustaining a more SER
ious injury than cut back of the ear
and being slightly bruised about the
body.
Stilb-Chapman.-A pretty home we'd
ding was solemnized at high noon yes
terday. when Miss Geneva Elinor
Chapman and Harry Jonathan Stilb OF
Racine. Wis. We're united in the bond. !;
of matrimony at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren u. BotsfOrd at 712
Twenty-tifth street. Rev. w. NJ. Story
was the officiating clergyman, PEI
forming the ring ceremony in the
present of immediate family After 4
shower of Fluctuations a dinner was
served and Immediately afterwards the
bride and groom left for an extensive
wedding trip, going first to Chicago,
where they will go to Knights of Key,
Florida. sailing from there TO Havana,
! Cuba. They expect to be gone a
month. The bride formerly resided in
/ this city, leaving Moline two years ago
as private secretary of Theodore
Stuart, vice president of the Racine
Sattley company of Racine. Wis. The
groom is prosperous merchant of
Racine.
Burned Snotherine Fire.-Miss
Stella Thomas was slightly burned
about the hands and arms AMI the
property belonging to X. L. Willis at
2125 Seventh avenue damaged to the
amount of about $3.50 by the explosion
of a gasoline stove while Miss Thomas
was getting breakfast yesterday morn
ing. Miss Thomas had left the room
only for few minutes and upon re
turning found the stove in mass OF
flames. She undertook to smother
the flames with some bedclothes and
was burned in the undertaking.
Pastor Resigns.-Rev. G. /. Gran
than, pastor of the Union Congrega
tional church at Ridgeview, has ten
Itered his resignation to his congrega
ton. He urged that his resignation
be accepted and asked that it go intl
effect March l. He gave a number o.
reasons for his resignation, the chic
lone being his wife could not stand the
severe climate of this part of the coun
try and that he had to go south for the
benefit of her health.
Injuries FataI.-Erick Olson of 52'
Fifth avenue died Sunday after lin
gering illness with complications
will be remembered that Mr.. Osol
the Thirtieth street crossing some TIVE
years ago. He has never been quit
we'll since He was born in Swedel
Dec. ~, 1857. He came to Americ;
and directly to Moline in 1877. H
was employed the last six years o
his life at Deere & Mansur company
He was married in 1882 and his wifi
and three children survive. The child
rem are: Carl Olson of Moline an
Clifford and Alvina at home.
Obituary Record.-Charles Rolap'
one-month-old baby and the only chm
). of Mr.. and Mrs. William Skoglant
died Sunday evening at the home c
Mrs. Skoglands' parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. MagDus Olson, 170S Sixteent
street.
Elliot Erickson, for the past 5
years resident of this city. died q
!, the city hospital Sunday evening. a
! ter lingering illness. He was Dor
z in Sweden in 1852 and came to Anne
: lea and directly to Moline when onl
S one year of age During his activ
o life he was employed as a plowfitte
r at Deere & Cos. He is survived i
p his aged mother, Mrs. A. B. Erickso
d | of Moline and who is past so years :
S age. also two sisters, Mrs Bassett an
b Anna Erickson.