Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-30
MOLINE

Large Enrolment of Apprentices
"Sixty-eight shop apprentices are
now enrolled in the recently organized
vocational continuation department Of
the public schools, and progress dis
played by the pupils thus far is graft
flying" said T. n. Jones yesterday.
The enrolment is now divided into six
sections and it is expected that with
gradual increase another section will
soon be necessary. In that case a
session will be held Tuesday after
noon. AS it is now, the four ses-
sions are confined to the forenoons
with exception of Monday. All the
apprentices are given the same sub,
jects, emphasis being laid on mechan.
ical drawing. Two and one-haf hours
of the four-hour period is devoted to
this subject, with 45 minutes each
for shop mathematics and English
Blue print rearing will be taken up
later.
Red Men Elect Directors.-Direc.
tors of the King Philip Wigwam as
ISOLATION, the body in which is vested
the financial and supervising control
of all real property belonging to the
Red Men of Moline, have been re-elect
ed. The board is made up of George
Kemmerling, president; Edward
Bloomquist, secretary, and Henry
Carlson, treasurer. At the annua
meeting Of the association, reports
were presented showing the organiza
tion to be in fourishing condition.
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Vandalism at Schools Must Stop
Breaking into school buildings il
East Moline has become so common {
practice that the board of education
of that city was prompted to act at ;
meeting held Monday evening. 4
standing offer of $25 reward for in
formation that will lead to arrest ant
conviction of school building vandal
is made; notice to this effect will b,
printed and displayed on all schoo
houses in District No. 81.
Dr.. Wiley to Address Stewards
Elaborate plans for the annual meet
ing of the Tri-City Stewards associ
alton have been put under way b.
George R. Stephenson, president o
of the association and steward OF tn
Moline club. The meeting is to be hell
Dec. 2 in the New Harper hotel, Roc
Island A banquet will be served
after which prominent men of the ma
ton will deliver addresses. First o
all, DR. Harvey w. Wiley, pure foo
expert, will be in Rock Island that ev
ening to lecture in Augustana co
, lege. He is an honorary member G
the International Stewards associs
ton and will be called upon to divid
his time with the stewards. DIR. Wi
ey's adddess to association member
will either precede his speech at Al
: gustana or occur after he has finish
= ed there. Men who are leaders OF tn
stewards in the international associi
ton have written TO Mr.. Stephenson t
tell him that they will be glad to spea
before the tri-city stewards in thei
. annual meeting. Gilbert Cowan, pres
dent, and Jacob Miller, secretary, wi
be present.
Obituary Record.-Joseph Steel
aged 90, passed away from the HON
of his daughter, Mrs. William Habe
er, 639 Third street, Monday afte
noon. He had been a resident OF thi
: city only six months coming her
from New York state. He was Dor
in the Empire state SO years ago lai
January, and spent practically h
. whole life there. His occupation wa
that of a mechanic. He had, howeve
retired, owing to illness, some tim
ago, coming to Moline to live with h
daughter Beside the widow, /
L leaves the one daughter, Mrs. Hebe
er, of this city. The funeral will B
held from the late home at ]
i o'clock Thursday forenoon. The Re
y. f. Conner will oflciate, and burii
will be in Riverside cemetery.