Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-30
MOLINE

More Money Deposited. - Moline
graded school pupils deposited more
money Saturday in the Moline Trust
& Savings bank than for any other
weekly period since schools reopened
early in September. The sum total for
the week was s10315.
Barrymore Leased. - Moline Is to
have white house. This is the
name which will be applied to the
Barrymore theatre on Third avenue
after next Saturday night, when it Is
to present an altogether new and most
attractive appearance and to be re-
opened as a high class moving picture
house. Thomas P. Keyes, prominent
theatrical man of Chicago. is in the
city and he is responsible for the met
ropolitan plan which is to govern the
local playhouse during the coming sea-
I son. Mr.. Keyes. who is owner of the
White House theatre in Chicago, has
sub-leased the Barrymore from Harry
| Sodini
Vote on City Hall Site.-Two thous-
and ballots were placed in various
stores of the city this morning by
committee representing the Retail
Merchants association as an aid in Sc
curing an expression Of the people on
choice of city hall site. In each store
in which ballots may be voted there
will be ballot box. Voting was to
have closed at Saturday evening, but
the store-voting plan has necessitated
postponement. Votes under the new
ruling may be cast up to 6 p. m. Sat
urday, Oct. 5. Bids for the new city
hall are TO be opened by the city COM
mission on Oct. IL.
Adopts Finger Print PIan.-In neat
little case received by the Moline
Trust & Savings bank is a practical
outfit to be used in the finger print
Identification of bank patrons when
necessity arises. The Moline Trust
will be the first bank in the city to
adopt this scientific plan.
Save by kindergarten Plan.-There
are ia names listed in the new 1912
Is directory of the Moline public
schools. This number is eight greater
than that for the preceding year, ex-
planned by the addition during the
year of three members to the board of
education. appointment Of Mrs. Carrie
O'Connor as truant officer the addition
of one special supervisor and members
of the high school and manual arts
faculty and three kindergarten cadets
1t is estimated that the district is be,
ing saved total of 81 400 by adoption
of the Des Moines plan in kindergar
, ten teaching. The services of an as
sistant director are done away with
: in all but three of the larger build
ings, places being filled by young wo
4 men who are taking the training course
. under supervision of Miss Nellie NJ
i Anthony.
= Nurses to Graduate. The gradua
r ton exercises of the Moline city hos
: pital training school will be held Wed
nesday evening, Oct. 16, at the Second
3 Congregational church. Three yount
s. ladies have completed their course a
;. the city hospital. They are Miss Anna
, Jensen of Braham, Mimi, Miss Clara
i Rabe of Chicago. and Miss Anna Arnd
of Erie, Ill Miss Mary c. Wheeler
t secretary and treasurer to the Illinoi
/ state board of examiners for nurses
will make the address of the evening
l. Call New CoIored Preacher. - Rev
y A. Boyd of Rockford, Ill, who was for
i merly of this city, has been called t
u again fill the pulpit of the st. Paul
{ A. NJ. E. church.
Obituary Record. - The remains O
Albert Griffin, former Moline resident
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