Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-20
MOLINE

Plans for Deere Picnic. - Anticipat- |
ing completion of the interurban rail- |
way bridge from WATERFOWL TO Camp |
bells island before June p, arrange
ments for the Deere picnic are being
perfected. The usual custom of Civ
ing free transportation 10 employees of
the company and their families will
be followed, and 1t is given out that
this will be exclusively Deere & Co.
day on the island. Only those hold
! ing tickets will be admitted TO the
grounds or the dance floor. Provision
[ has been made for cars running at
regular intervals during the day. The
committee in charge of the program
has arranged a series of events which
will start at $50 a. m. and continue
throughout the day. The Crescent
band has been secured to furnish mu-
sic, and the concert beginning al $3.50
will continue till l O'Clock. After an
intermission of an hour the band will
again play from until 6.
To Attend Singers Union.-On the
levening of Saturday. July 20. two spe-
cial coaches will pull out of the Bur
lington station and aboard them will
be at least 40 Moline singers, members
of the Olive and Svea male choruses,
bound for Duluth. Mimi. to take part
in the quadrennial festivities of the
western division of the American
Union of Swedish Singers.
Large Expenditure Authorized. - A
total expenditure of S17,325 for various
items of public expense during the
coming year is authorized in the an
nual appropriation ordinance passed
by the Silvis board of trustees. This
amount is practically the same as pro
vided for the year before, although
!. there has been a Encouragement in
some of the items, particularly the
!, fire, water and light fund, which has
been increased to meet the expense of
added improvements during the last
lyear. The biggest item in this depart
ment was the construction of the new
artesian well, which will soon be
ready for use
To Vote on New High School. - R
: w. Entrikin, secretary of the board of
education, is now in possession of the
10 petitions circulated last week by
Principal f. p. Nutting, signed by $50
voters, giving endorsement 10 the new
high school proposition and authoriz-
ing the board of education to call a
special election TO provide for a bond
issue of $4,000. 1t is probable that
as soon as he is officially notified of
the action, DR.. A. NJ. Beal, president
will call special meeting of the board
of education 10 provide for this cleo
ton.
Engines Too Large for StaIs-Two
of the monster freight engines of the
consignment Of 30 ordered some time
ago by the Rock Island road have ar
rived at Silvis and are stored in the
yards. The engines will have only
the sky for a covering till additional
stalls at the round house can be erect
ed, as present quarters are far too
small TO accommodate them. The en-.
gines are of the MikadO type and were
I built by the Baldwin Locomotive
| works. Forty of the consignment are
to be turned out by this concern and
| the other 10 will come from the Amer
lean Locomotive works. Two engines
will arrive every third day till the en-,
tire shipment is received. NJ. L. Swie,
gard Of the Baldwin Locomotive works
accompanied the engines, sleeping in
the cab of one of them. The number
of the engines is $500 and 1901.
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Obituary Record.-Irena isabelle, 2.
months-Old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Isil Reynolds, 21O6 Twenty-third ave
nue., died at noon Tuesday at the
home. Death was due to bronchial
trouble, with which the child had been
Ill but few days. The funeral was
held from the home at 2:30 today, bur
J ial being in Riverside cemetery.