Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-21
MOLINE

OonSioerin9 TWO SitcS.-PlanS TO
purchase building site for the Mo-
line club are under way. In accord
ance with instructions issued at the
annual meeting Of club members Tues
day evening of this week President A.
t. Foster appointed the special COM
mlttee OF seven members to take up
the matter. of securing property. Two
sites are receiving the committees ser
1ous consideration, and agreements
amounting practically to options have
been reached with representatives of
owners OF the properties. The COM
mittee is not prepared to announce
the sites under consideration, but men,
bers give the assurance that either
site would be an admirable one for a
club building. The committee having
the matter in charge is composed of
w. r. Moore, c. 1. Josephson, F. A.
Herbst, Charles H. Ainsworth, William
Butterworth, Louis Rosenstein and l.
c. Blanding.
Four Days Meeting Of Ministers
Between 25 and 80 ministers will at
tend the district conference of Swedish
Methodist churches OF the Galesburg
district, which is to be held in this city
May 20 to 20. Conference sessions will
be held in the church at the corner of
Sixteenth street and Fifth avenue.
This is the last conference that will be
held in that building, as the local con-
gregation plans to occupy a new edifice
on the bluff before the time again
comes to entertain. Six years ago the
local church entertained the Central
Swedish conference, which includes all
of Illinois and portions of other states.
Christian Church Call Accepted
Rev. w. B. Slater, who has been pas
tor of the Christian church at Amory,
Miss, for a year, has accepted the
call to the local church, following a
visit here about three weeks ago. His
acceptance of the charge came yester-
day. Rev. Mr.. Slater has had much
experience in church work, having been
in charge of several churches, and his
people here are. anticipating, success
for and with him. He has a wife and
two sons, one and one 10 years of
dSC. DuI lAl0 ldDllly Will HQI COIu6 Ou
to Moline until a suitable residence
can be secured.
Fire Damages Home.-B. F. Ekstam,
living on a farm on Forty-f1rst street,
southeast of town, met with a loss
by fire Thursday and was fortunate
in saving his house through the help
of neighbors. The building burned
was used as combination summer
house, workshop and ice house, and
as the Ekstam residence has been I'M
dergoing alterations, some of the
furniture was stored in the building.
This was total loss. about $3.50 on
the building and $50 on the con-
tents. The burned building was also
used as a laundry and the family
washing was being done, the workers
having just gone to the house for
coffee and lunch, and during their
absence the fire started, presumably
from the laundry stove. Neighbors
came to the assistance of the Ekstam
family, formed bucket brigade, and
saved the residence, which was close
enough to the burning structure to
be badly scorched and blistered. Sew
eral of the helpers were blistered and
one of the Ekstam boys had his
hands badly scorched.
Obituary Record.-Maurice 2-months-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Won
Parys, died yesterday at the home,
1903 Second street The funeral SER
vice was held this forenoon from
Sacred Heart church. Burial was
in East Moline cemetery.