Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
MOLINE

To Vote on Franchise.-Voters of
Moline soon will be given their first
opportunity to exercise their fran
chise in referendum vote. The prop
osition which will be submitted will
be the granting of a franchise to the
Central Union Telephone company.
From good authority It is learned
that the city and the telephone COM
pany have almost harnessed their diff
ferences and it is expected that terms
of agreement will be reached before
the end of the week.
Receipts Growing. Receipts Of the
Moline postofflce for the IL months
ended March 81, 1912, reached the
aggregate of s161, 550.24, an increase
of 6,346.90 over the IL months
ended March 81, 1911. The postal
business serves as barometer Of the
business activity of a community and
! it is interesting to note that in the
! face of slackening conditions the
country over, Moline is holding better
than even in the general tone of bus
mess life.
Taylor to Speak.-Dr. W. E. Taylor
has been secured by the Mems Broth
erhood of the First Congregations
next supper, which will be held Mon
day evening, April %. DR.. Taylor
expects to talk on soil culture an(
the lecture will no doubt be trea
to the brotherhood. Ladies of the
church will be guests of the brother
hood at this meeting, the event beinl
designated as Ladies' Night" ant
each member is expected to bring ;
lady to the supper.
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Saloon Licenses Paid.-Coffers of tn,
city were replenished yesterday, sd
loon license fees being due. AT II
o'clock IS proprietors of thirst EN-
poriums in the city had called at tn
city hall, each paying a first install
ment of $500 on the annual licens
for 81 600. The city's municipa
year came to a close Monday nigh
and saloonkeepers are called on to sc
cure new licenses. Circumstance
have reduced the revenue from sa
looms $500 this period, as only 6
permits to operate dramshops will b
issued, the number heretofore bein
63. Sandy Larson, who has bee
conducting a saloon in the old Brown
ing building on Fifteenth street
] hi ah ic OFT
did not renew his license. So far a
is known Mr.. Larson will make n
effort to open another saloon in tn
city.
Obituary Record. - After long il
, ness, Mrs. Magnps Evers, resident c
, Moline for AZ years, passed ava
= Monday at $50 p. m. from the HON
of her son, William n. Evers, 1872
1 Fourteenth street. Funeral service
, were held this afternoon at o'cloc
, from the late home, Rev. r. S. Hane
r officiating. Bertha Schneekloth wa
born in Germany Nov 9, 1881, so thu
I at the time of death she was in he
S1st year. Soon after coming I
. America in 1852 she was Joined i
. marriage to Detlef Stoltenberg, VIII
. passed to his rest in 1860. To tn
a union two children were born, Mr.
p Fred Ohlweiler of Waco, Texas, an
/ John StOltenberg of Clinton, low
J.. In 1865, while residing in Comanch
a Iowa, Mrs. Stoltenberg was marie
f to Magnus Evers. The family can
to Moline and has made it's home hel
! since 1879. To Mr.. and Mrs. Eve
. were born three children, two
:. whom survive, Mrs. W. B. Watt
a Dallas, Texas, and William n. Eve
=, Of Moline.
). Mrs. w. T. Ball, who has bee
= identified with Moline for MAJ
years, is dead. Monday afternoon
$50, as she was leaving the home
:. her daughter, Mrs Caldwell Rosbo
!, ough, where she had spent the afte
:. noon, she fell to the pavement. 10