Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-03
MOLINE

mlSSIOQ, lQdI WlIllQ a week NOTh Will
begin on the improvement OF Frick's
hill with 20-foot concrete road. Mr..
Agg is in Moline comforting with the
rural road committee, which secured
$4,000 contribution for the projected
work to be carried on by ther,shrdsh
with the state highway commission,
under terms of the law which provides
for state aid in public Improvements
of this nature. The local committee
has in mind the building of an unrl-
vailed permanent roadway from the
cad of the city paving on Fifteenth
street down Tricks hill and then east
on the Coaltown road as far as Bridge
lane, and eventually to the Rock river
bridge.
False Fire AIarm-A smoking ex-
haust from balky motorcycle engine
was responsible for the turning in Of
an alarm yesterday morhing from the
| residence of John Carlson, 319 Fifth
street. The owner of the machine was
trying to set his engine in motion.
He had it housed in the she'd and the
! smoke which resulted poured from the
small structure and created the i'm
preston ia big fire. The No. de-
partment answered the Call.
! Night School to Reopen-MOnday
evening, Oct. Z, at 1880, the night
school for foreigners, which was a sig
nal success last year, will open for
regular Class work at the Irving build,
ing. Present indications are that the
enrolment will reach the limit of 225
that may be accommodated in the
building. Charles H. Krone will again
be in charge of the school and under
him will be a corps of at least 10 com.
petent teachers. These are to be Sc
lected this week from a list of 20
candidates for the various positions.
Factory at Hampton-Stockhold
in the Swarm Manufacturing company
have organized with the following
stockholders R. Foulser, F. o. Alt
man, Bennett Schneider, E. E. Swarm
and A. l.. Stamp. After the meetins
of the directors, the following officer.
were elected: President, E. E. Swarm
vice president, Bennett Schneider
secretary and treasurer, A. l.. Stamp
The offices of the company will b,
in East Moline, but the manufacturin,
shop in Hampton. AS soon as ma
chinery is installed, the company will
! commence manufacturing of wovel
wire stretchers, single wire stretchers
staple pulers, splicers, wire cutter
and posthole diggers.
, Women to Organize-Mrs. Georg
Plummer, chairman of the organiza
: ton committee of Chicago, arrived i
Moline today. She was called her
a to preside at the initial meeting of tn
4 Woman's Progressive club, which
J. to be organized at the Moline clu
rooms this afternoon.
o.
n Ferris Will Not come.-Rev. ]. !
Ferris, recently assigned to the Firs
Methodist church of Moline sby tn
bishop at the Normal conference, wi
not succeed Rev. Mr.. MCGOWAN afte
\ all. Word to that effect has been r,
ceived by the local church board. How
ever, Rev. j. z. Conner of Momenc
ILL.,, has been named to take charg
of the Moline church. When the col
gregation of COlfax, H., his forme
charge, heard of the change, a r
monstrance was sent to the bishop in
medlately. The congregation agree
to pay Rev. Mr.. Ferris the same salar
as he was to receive in Moline, bl
insisted that he stay in Colfax. F
nally the bishop agreed to allow NJ
Ferris to retain his former charge an
assigned Rev. Mr.. Conner of Momenc
to Moline.
Obituary Record-Charles ]. Holr
OF llO9 Third street was called to rel
yesterday morning, death being d.
to heart trouble. Mr.. Holm was a n
tive OF Sweden, having been born Jul
IL, 1S45. He was married thel
Nov. 4, 1878, to Miss Matilda Gusta
son, and three years later moved {
this country, coming direct to Molfn
MS home since. Until two years az
when failing health compelled him
retire from active work. he folIowe
his trade, that of stone mason. Besic
the widow, he leaves one son, Benni
OF this city, and one brother and
sister In Sweden to mourn his dennis
iii Friends throughout the city mour
the passing of Mrs. Mary F. Fiske
her home, Gil Twentieth street, We
L terday. Death was due to canoe
with which she had been a patiel
sufferer for some time. Miss MAJ
FRANCES Wilson was a native of Pen
sylvailia, her birth occurring in Bla
county, April II, 1850. When yea
DID, with her parents, she came ives
settling in Dixon, this state, whe
the family lived for FIVE years.
1881 they removed to Sterling. Il
family home for AZ years. She W.
UNITED in marriage TO G.. c. Fiske Or
To- 1874. Her husband was a prom
nent drygoods merchant of that eli
for many years. His death occurr,
there in May of 1882. With her on
son, Clarence w, she removed to th
city in July of 1903, and had ma.
her home here since.