Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-29
MOLINE

Church Bids Rejected. - Swedish
Methodist church building committee
met and opened bids submitted by
contractors who desire to erect the
proposed new house of worship for
mat congregation. Because figures
named in the bids exceeded the esti-
mate, and competition was not suff1-
c1ent, the committee rejected all bids,
and ordered Architect Henry Eckland
or kewanee to modify his plans and
specifications. New bids will be asked
for as soon as the architect completes
his work. probably week hence.
Emil Anderson submitted the lowest
bid opened. His figure was $4,000,
while the highest bidder asked $780,
600. Among those who figured on the
work are Victor Palmgren OF Moline
and John Anderson Of Kewanee.
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Reception to Belgian Count. - The
entertainment committee of the Moline
Belgian club, In charge of arrange
ments for the July Fourth national
celebration OF Belgian-Amertcans in
this city, Is holding meetings daily, so
great is the press of business connect
ed with planning for the convention
picnic. At a meeting Monday the re-
ception of Count de Buisseret, Belgian
minister to the United States, was dis
cussed. On what train the count will
arrive July is not known, but plans
are to be at the depot with Notes
band and a welcoming delegation of
prominent citizens. Formal greetings
will be exchanged, after which the
CONT and prominent eastern notables
and consuls who will accompany him
will be escorted to the Manufacturers
hotel for the night. No speeches will
be made at the depot, though the
demonstration promises to be some
what spectacular. AS mapped out the
July Fourth program reads: Parade
to Central park; 10:30 a. m, program
Of speeches; 1870 p. M, banquet in
Central park pavilion; organization OF
National Belgian-Amerfcan association
The line of march for the parade will
be from Third avenue south on Fiji
teenth street Merchants have been
asked to decorate. Mounted officers
will escort the marchers who will be
headed by a platoon Of police. The
ambassador and other visitors will
ride in carriages. One thousand peo-
pie are expected to attend the after
noon banquet. There will be two
tables, 500 being seated at each.
American and Belgian flags will be
used as decorations. Count Buisseret
and other guests of honor will sit at
the speakers table. The banquet will
be prepared by the Altar society of
Sacred Heart church and service will
be by young women Of the church.
Syndicate to Build Houses.-Moline
and East Moline capitalists have or
ganized a syndicate to build houses in
East Moline, and excavation work for
the first 80 residences to be erected
is already under way. Masons started
work today and plans are to have the
buildings rushed to early completion
that they may be ready for occupancy
Sept. 1. Need of houses is apparent.
There are not enough available houses
to meet present demands and with
completion of the Marseilles plant at
least 200 families will become East
Moline houseseekers. The residence
structures which will be built will be
in close proximity to the Marseilles
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men coming to take positions with the
concern may desire. Success of the
house building plan can easily be de-
termined with the original 80 houses,
and on the measure of this success
will depend the number of additional !
houses which will be provided The
houses will cost from 81, 600 to s1,S00; |
they will rent for approximately SIS
to SIC a month.
Two Teamsters Hurt.-Louis Brice, |
a teamster. was squeezed between a
horse and wagon yesterday and three
ribs on the left side of his body were
fractured and he was badly bruised. |
Harry Bushno, teamster employed at |
the Swan Tropp stone quarry, had his |
leg badly crushed. He was removed |
to the city hospital. where he will be |
confined for a long time.
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The foremen of the various depart