Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-29
MOLINE

Y. M. C. A. Site Option.-On the eve
of its campaign for funds with which
to build magnificent home for the
young men of the city of Moline-one
that will be monument to the whole
heartedness of the donors, the citizens
of this city-the Young Mems Chris
tan association has secured options on
property on the southeast corner of
Fifteenth street and Eighth avenue,
presumably for use as a site for the
proposed new association home The
property, bordered on the east by the
real estate recently acquired as a site
for the future home of the Moline club
is an ideal location for a Y. NJ G. A.
building, having a depth of $50 feet
and frontage on Eighth avenue of
149 feet.
To Discuss Commission PIan.-Chair.
man c. F. Grantz of the joint commit
tee composed Of members of the Retail
Merchants association and the civic
| improvement commission of the Mo
| line club, which is to boost for adoption
of the commission form Of municipal
government in Moline, announces
meeting for this evening in the Moline
club rooms. At the session members
of the committee will prepare for the
circulation of petitions calling for a
| special election on the question: shall
Moline have commission form Of gov
ernment?" At least $40 signers must
| be secured before the election can be
ordered and the committees intention
| is to secure names in excess Of this
number.
| New Minister Here Sunday. - An
nouncement is made that Rev. D. S.
McCown, newly appointed pastor of the
First Methodist church, will deliver his
initial sermon here Sunday forenoon.
He will occupy the pulpit in the even
! ing, too. Mr.. McCown lives in Brad
ford, and he sends word that he IS pre-
! pairing to move here. He will ship his
goods before Sunday and will move into
the parsonage early next week. Mrs.
Jennie Doney, widow of Rev. Thomas
Doney, has not decided where she will
reside. At present she is in Galesburg
Twisting relatives, and she expects to
return to Rock Island next week. 1t
is probable that she will spend the win
ter in Union City, Ind, with her sister.
Obituary Record.-Frederick s. Yves
| ton of this city died Tuesday at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. ]. P. Tibbetts,
who lives four miles east of Kewanee.
He had been suffering with tuberculo-
sis Mr. Weston was IS years of age
and was born in England. He is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Weston. who resides at the Tibbetts
home The funeral services were at
| 10 O'Clock this forenoon from Knox's
chapel.
The funeral of John Frederick Carl
son will be.held at 2 D. m. Sunday from
the home, north of the old Weaver
homestead, southeast of the city. The
young man was born March 10, 1881,
on the farm on which all of his life
was spent He leaves his mother, Mrs.
Louisa Carlson; his brother Oscar and
his sister Miss Olivia, at home. Mrs.
Elizabeth Johnson. wife of Rev. J. A.
Johnson of Dalbo, Mimi. is also a sis
ter. In Minnesota are also one niece
and four nephews.
! New Plant In Operation.-After nu-
merous postponements and delays in
dustrial activity actually started
Tuesday in the new plant of the Mar
settles company in East Moline. The
majority of the departments of the
plant are now in operation, though
full forces of men have not yet been
put ION the job The forces at
work in the Marseilles plant yes
terday includes nine foremen and
| 1OS mechanics and laborers. This
figure does not include the force in