Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
SilViS

The Silvis Land company will
spend several thousand dollars in the
village this year grading the lots.
Mr.. Standan is building a fine new
six-room house on Sixth street.
The first complete engines ever
manufactured here will be turned out
complete in a short time. Two will
be completed in February. At the
present time six other engines are in
process of construction and will be
used as switch engines. 1t was the
plan to have all these engines turned
out before Christmas but there was
so much repair work on hand this
could not be done.
Silvis is manifesting much inter-
est in fraternal societies at the pres
Royal Neighbors, American Yeomen,
Masons. Woodmen, Eagles and Odd
Fellows. The American Yeomen
lodge recently installed here is en-
deavoring to secure a small hall in
the village for a permanent meeting
place. 1t is probable that they will
secure a small room adjoining the
Eagles hall until the lodge grows
enough in membership to warrant the
leasing of larger quarters.
The big boom which last fall it
was seen this village was to enjoy is
already in sight Next summer will
see the completion of five new build
ings, four of which have already
been commenced on Ninth street and
First avenue and V. H. Dumbeck, the
druggist and postmaster here, will
erect a fine new building next to the
postofice, the upper floor of which
will be used by the Masons as club
and recreation rooms The sewer
and water systems are completed and
working beautifully. A great many
people who owned property in the
village or who intended purchasing
property in Silvis will build homes
here now as they can have every
modern convenience. The new Of
flee building being erected by the c.
r. I. & P. railway at the shops will
be completed soon, after which an
additional shop will be erected and
it is thought that the erection of this
shop will bring many more people
here.
Pershing & BANKS grocery and
hardware store was the scene of an
attempted robbery last Friday night
The door was broken in and found
wide open Saturday morning The
cash register had been examined and
found empty and thrown on the floor
The robber got nothing for his trou-
BILE as there was no cash on hand and
he evidently wasn't hungry as moth
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Mrs. Silvis was hostess to the Meth
odist Ladies' Aid society Thursday at
ternoon.
Charles Goodwin. the East Moline
barber, will go west in the spring
The Country club was entertained at
the home of Mrs. E. Carlson last Sat
urday Five hundred was played at
four tables. Mrs. A. Korb and Mrs.
Apple won the head prizes, and Mrs.
Richard Walsh and Mrs. S. Korb the
consolation prizes. A delightful repast
was served. The club will meet again
in two weeks at the home of Mrs. Guy
DeBourcey.
The home of Mrs. Crowsley was the
scene of a pleasant social gathering
last Saturday afternoon between the
hours OF and 6, when her niece.
Helen Flynn entertained a dozen of
her little friends at a birthday party,
Helen having arrived at the age of 13
years.
Mrs. Foster, who resides on Four
teenth street, has been seriously Ill
recently, but is recovering.
Superintendent Seidel of the Silvis
railroad shops has received word that
75 engines recently purchased by the
Rock Island will probably be sent here
to be set up.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society had