Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-12
MOLINE

Memorial Day Plans. - Members
of the G. A. r. are busy making ar
engagements for Memorial day. Com
mittees have been appointed by the
post OF this city and the Sons of Vet
Grams, whose duty it will be to at
tend to all details in the arrangement
of the program. Following are the
committees named: Speakers, John
c. Reddington, j. G. Sholes, j. II.
Wood; music, W. A. Golden, 7. NJ.
Wheelock B. B. Tyrell; invitations.
w. A. Golden, T. ]. Elmwood; pro-
gram. w. G. Bennett, E. B. Knox, ].
W. Johnson.
New Club Quarters.-A committee
has been named by the East Mo-
line Commercial club to make ar
rangements for drawing up a lease
for the second floor of the new John
son building on Eighth street for use
for club rooms. The second floor
of the building is divided into two
sections and the front section of
II zee rooms is the one that the club
desires. New furniture will be or
dered and when completed the club
rooms will he a great improvement
over the present quarters.
Paying Power Realistically Clerk
oldest is Issuing checks to prop
erty owners due rebates on paving
between Eighteenth and Twenty-sec-
ond streets on Fifth avenue from the
Tri-City Railway company by the
laying of double tracks. There are
-2.76O feet to be rebated for at 70
cents per front foot, or $2,67O. This
does not include the city portion or
street intersections at Nineteenth,
Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets, and pertains only to
the double tracking of Fifth ave
nue..
Bury HedVal Sunday.-The remains
of John Hedval, the Cleveland, III.
man who died at the city hospital as
a result of injuries received in his
home city seven months ago when
tree feel and struck him over this
back, will be laid TO rest in River
side cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services will be from the
Esterdahl chapel at o'clock. The
deceased was born in Sweden, Nov.
26, 1879. He had resided in this
country less than one year when
death claimed him. He spent sew
eral months at the home of a broth
err in Cleveland before coming to
the hospital here.
Refuse to Confirm Appoiutment.-At
of no vic 10
board Wednesday evening the newly
elected president, T. w. Crawford, and
trustees, II. F. Kirkpatrick and Alfred
Skinner. took their seats. The retir- !
ing president, Richard Walsh in a few
well chosen words thanked the citi- /
Zens for the support given him during
his five years service and wished the /
new board as much success in its eff /
forts to improve the village as had /
been attained under the old admins /
tration. President Crawford announc-
ed the following appointments: Mar /
shall, Charles Higgins; treasurer, V. H. +
Dumbeck; heahh officer, DIR. A. c. Han /
son: plumbing inspector and superin- /
tendent OF streets, Fred J. Ball. All .
appointments made by the president .
were confirmed by the board with the .
exception of that of Fred ]. Bail as /
plumbing Inspector and superintendent /
Of streets. A vote was tanen as be /
tween Fred Ball and John c. Korb, the .
present incumbent, and resulted in four
votes for Korb and two for Ball The /
was held up until further
notice.
Obituary Record. - Catherine, the
7-weeks-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mic Peters, of 1929 Seventh
street, died yesterday. The baby was
born in this city and has been in
i'll health since birth.
DR.. J. w. Morgan. for many years
resident of this city. died at $3.50 yes
terdaY afternoon at the home. 1923