Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14
MOLINE

Christian Church Calls Pastor
Rev. w. B. Slater of Amory, Miss,
has been called to fill the .pastorate
of the First Christian church, sue
ceeding Rev. r. e. Henry. An ans
wer during the first part of the COM
ing week Is expected. Mr.. Slater
came to Moline only a short time
ago and preached a trial sermon,
making favorable impression. He
has already presented his resignaL
ton to the Amory congregational
and, though he is considering sew
eral other offers, he has intimated
that he will come to the local church.
The intimation has just come in a
letter addressed to an officer of the
Moline church. Rev. Mr.. Slater says
in the letter that he will give his
final answer next week. The letter
further states that Mr.. Slater's in
tention Is to come here Immediately
if he decides to accept the call, and
to fill the pulpit regularly beginning
Sunday. May %.
Attempt to kidnap kImbalI Boy
Mrs. Otis Kimball and her daughter,
Nina Kimball, are charged with an
attempt to kidnap S-year-old Willard
Kimball. son of Mrs. John Kimball,
formerly Miss Lucille Eastman and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. l.. East
man of this city. The alleged at
tempt occurred in Colorado Springs,
where Mrs. Kimball and her mother,
Mrs. Eastman, have. been making
their home since Mrs. Eastman's ill
ness last fall. Daisy Elliott, aged
IA, of this city-who accompanied
Mrs. Lucille Kimball west as nurse
girl-pfevented the kidnapping. Mrs.
Lucille Kimball will apply for a d.
vorce from her husband at the Sep
TENDER term of court in this county.
Her husband. 1t is said, is aware that
she will apply for the decree and it
is alleged that he framed a coalition
with his mother to kidnap his son. 1t
is thought that Kimball left here
two weeks ago and his wife believes
that he is in hiding in Colorado
Springs. According to Colorado
Springs papers, Daisy Elliot, the
nurse girl, and little Willard were
out walking when the attempt to
kidnap the child was made. Mrs.
Otis Kimball and daughter reside in
Colorado Springs, less than a block
from Mrs. John Kimball's abode Mrs
Otis Kimball and daughter, it is
charged, were watching Willard
Kimball and when he left with the
nurse they are said to have followed
Miss Elliott explains that the grand
mother and daughter began beating
and choking her. She says that she
was overpowered and that they took
the child. She pursued the two wo-
men and with the assistance of a
bystander succeeded in recovering
the child. When she arrived home
with the boy she was a nervous
wreck. There were finger prints on
her throat, and blood was gushing
from various wounds about her face. !
Miss Eastman and John Kimball |
were married following short
courtship after they had met in Col !
orado Springs. 1t is understood that /
he deserted from the navy that he |
might marry her. They separated |
last year.
Obituary Record.-Mrs Edith Baker.
wife of Professor E. L. Baker. died |
Thursday. Though her friends were
aware that she was seriously i'll they |
had hoped and prayed that she
might be spared. Mrs. Baker had /
been i'll for nearly a month, when |
she became the mother of a bright
eyed baby girl Edith Aram was
born in this city Jan. 2, 1884 She
IS survived by her husband and
laughter, her mother, Mrs. Hannah
Aram, three sisters, Alice, Jennie
Ind Mary, and two brothers, Harry
Ind Walter. all of this city. Alice,
Who has been attending school in
Iew York, arrived here a Week ago
The funeral service was private and
vas held from the home at O'Clock