The Dispatch from Moline, Illinois • 4

THE MOL1NE I)AILY DISPATCH: FUIDAY KVNiKGlAY PROBABLY SHOWERS. QUOTA OF COMITY CONFERENCE OF FREE, SWEDISH CHURCHES THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU GALESBURG FIRST III DECLAMATION illllUAt PICNIC AT SCHEUTZEII PARK IH JV Ol UiXEr '1 HAl wAYfc? IUU THE PEOPLE'S FURHITURE CARPET HOUSE 1421-1423 Fifth avenue. Moline, Illinois. Needing anew Rocker? We have about every kind that is made in our stock. Probably just the Rocker ypu are wanting is among them, be it for ParlorLibrary-Bed Room or Sewing Room.

Some have high back with broad arms, others low back wTith low arms. Some are upholstered in velours, others in tapestry, while others are in real leather. They come in oak or mahogany and the Price Begins at $2 going up by easy stages till the $50 mark is reached. Remember we carry everything in house -furnishings and sell for cash or easy payments. Decision of Judges in Forenoon Contest In Military Tract Meet Is for Speaker from Enter- taining City.

MOLINE 2D IN FIFTY-YARD Gilpin Strombern Sustains Reputation as Sprinter 100-Yard Dash Wen by Other Schools. Special to Moline Dlsratch. Galesburg. May 6. Miss Louise Tiffany of Galesburs was awarded first place in the declamation contest of the Military Tract association this forenoon.

Knoxville won second and Monmouth third, the other finishing in the. following order: Gal-va, Elmwood, Canton, Aledo, Moline eighth, Macomb, Kewanee. The athletic events of the day have suffered the handicap of a heary track as a result of the rain which has been falling intermittently since last night. The events were started at 2 o'clock promptly with the following results in the first two: 50-yard Dash Monmouth, 1st, 6 sec onds; Moline. 2d; Galva, 3d.

100-yard dash Monmouth, 1st; Kewanee, 2d; Galva, 3d. Phil Joseph telegraphs at 3:36 p. "Results on track. Kewanee 22, Monmouth 20. Our strong events not off yet." MEETINGS AND NOTICES.

There wi.l be a meeting ci the members of the W. R. Hearst club of Moline at Industrial hall this Friday evening at 8 o'clock. All members are urgently requested to Ik? present. (Signed) W.

R. Moore, seoretar The D. A. R. will nuvt in their club rooms at 3 p.

m. tomorrow. lUncIassificd Short Adsj WANTED A cook. Mrs. C.

R. Stephens. 18th st. 7th ave. 9 FOR RENT Fivroom flat.

Inquire of C. C. Coryne, 2317 5th ave. JOIIII F. ROSE, Undertaker nd Embtlmcr, 2309 Fifth avenue.

MOLINE. Old 'phone New 'phone 8424 Ministers of the Churches of Illinois and Neighboring States Are in Session To Appoint Two Evangelists. Ministers of the Free Swedish Evangelical church of Illinois and neighboring states are holding their semiannual conference at the local church. Thirteenth avenue and Eleventh street. The exercises were opened by the Rev.

F. A. Nelson of this city, who delivered a brief address of welcome. He was followed by the Rex. Chas.

Nelson 6f Rockford, who responded to the hearty words of welcome and preached an eloquent sermon. The Rev. J. A. Young, president of the Free Swedish Evangelical mission of Amer ica, also delivered a sermon.

The second session was held this afternoon, business, matters having occupied the attention of the ministers. It was decided among other things to appoint at least two travel ing evangelists to cover the state during the summer months, holding evangelistic services in a large tent which will be provided by the church. Services will xlso be held in churches by the evangelists. It is hoped by inaugurating a move ment of this kind to arouse a greater interest in the church which Is rapidly growing, and thus add many "hew members in the cities and villages where there is Swedish population. Sermons will be delivered this evening by the Rev.

C. E. Nelson of Laite View, and the Rev. G. A.

Young of Chicago. Saturday afternoon will be devoted to business, and in the evening, the Rev. Andrew Anderson of Chicago and the Rev. Gust Johnson of Rockford will preach. Sunday will be the big day of the conference, but the program has not been outlined in full.

Several dele gates are expected to" arrive this af ternoon and tomorrow, consequently the arrangements for the closing' day will be deferred until tomorrow. The ministers who have arrived to attend the meeting are: G. A. Young, Chicago. P.

J. Elmquist, Chicago. C. E. Nelson, Lake View.

Andrew A. Anderson, Chicago. C. W. Peterson, Centerville, Io.

Gust F. Johnson, Rockford. A. P. Rosen, Holdredge, Neb.

Chas. Nelson, Rockford. O. M. Nelson, Keithsburg, 111.

August Anderson, New Windsor McCeABE'S SPECIALS For Saturday. Tate's girdle corsets, half price, 29c. Fancy dresser scarfs Sc. Peanut pounds 10c. Best fresh salted peanuts 10c.

Men's Casco calf shoes, $1.18. Children's fancy kid shoes 49c. Fine brown pillow casing 20c fancy feather ticking 121Le. 7c spring dress prints 4c. Ladies' elastic 19e hose, Ten styles ladies' and jnisnes' dress and trimmed sailor hats, 10c.

Goldfish, any size 10c. Men's balbriggan tmderwear 19c. 50c lithograph pillow. tops 19c. 25c all-silk ribbon 10c.

Music in the evening. Lsst Hall Dance. The Iroquois club Fan Dance Saturday evening the lakt hall dance of the season. Ladies free. Fans for everybody.

Partly Cloudy Tonight and Saturday with Rain in Prospect Moderate Temperature. Local forecast: Partly c.louJ tonight and Saturday, probably with showers; no decided change in temperature. Maximum temperature for 24 hours ended at 8 a. 77; minimum, GO; precipitation, one-hundredth of inch. River st3ge at Davenport at 8 a.

8.5 feet, no change. J. M. SHEIIER, Observer. Sandstrom's Thermometer.

9 a. m. 12 3 p.m. 73 G8 Highest, 82 Lowest. 50 69 'SRiEF LOCALS Knox frames pictures.

Shallberg hard wood. Wall paper cleaner just received at Young McCombs'. Buy your wait paper at Young Mc Combs and save money. Vikings entertainment and dance to morrow night, -Turner hall. Fifty feet of good garden hose for at Young McCombs'.

Carpet cleaners, R. I. Rug 23d st. 4th ave. Old 1519, new 5001.

Iroquois club fan-dance Skinner Annex tomorrow night. Ladies free. "If you love your wife," buy her a labor-saving, fuel-saving gas range. The Gas company will tell you all about it. Just received, another large shipment of wall paper, to be sold at from one-half to one-third less than others ask: Young McCombs.

The housewife that does the cooking cannot do without a gas stove. Tell the Gas company to mail you what your neighbors say about them. Keep in mind the Svea boys' excur sion to Milwaukee Saturday, May 2 Two days following to rest in, Sunday and Memorial day. Round trip $2.50 The young son of Dr. and Mrs.

E. L. Kerns sustained a break of both bones of the right arm above the wrist in a fall while playing. The little fel low's parents are both away in Cal ifornia at present. When you buy your gas stove keep an account with your fuel bill of last winter.

The gas stove is a money sav er in addition to saving the discomfort of a wood, coal or gasoline stove. Or der nowfrom the People's Power Co, Superintendent R. L. Porter of the Galesburg division, Division Freight Agent H. W.

Crawford, Former Super intendent John D. Besler and a large company of officials of the Burlington road were in the icity today visiting local factories. The party arrived on the Burlington's inspection engine and from here continued cn to Sa vanna. C. W.

Johnsdn, the former Moline sa loonkeeper, has purchased the seven to eight acres on Rock river that has been advertised for sale in the Dispatch by J. M. Suman. Mr. Johnson spends his summers" in his lodge just east of the Norwegian camp on Rock river, and now that he has bought the Suman place he has property oi both sides of the camp.

Mr. Johnson is a crack fisherman, and if the extension of his land holdings also extends his operations on the water, the fish win have to suffer more than ever. Free. With every boy's suit sold tomorrow, free, a boy's ball, bat and catcher's mitt. MAYER'S, 15th st.

Screens Screens Screens. Now is the time to order youi screens and have them when the flies come. Will send a man to take measurements and hang screens when ready if you wish. Telephone, old 2056 or new 8077, for estimates on the cost. We carry good, honest screen doors in stock of our own make, regular sizes.

Can make other sizes. DIMOCK, GOULD CO. Buy your spring suit tomorrow at Mayer's, Fifteenth strete. Members of Masonic Fraternity from Rock Island and Scott Counties to Hold Second Outing' in Davenport. NEWOFFICERSARECHOSEN First Event Held a Year Ago at Prospect Park in This City Date in July or August.

Members of the Masonic fraternity in Rock Island Scott counties will hold their second annual picnic and outing this year at Schuetzen park in Davenport. The date will be either during the latter part of July or early in August. A year ago the Rock Island and Scott County Masonic, Picnic association was organized, and the first outing was held at Prospect park. Good fellowship and the intermingling of the members of the various lodges hereabout is the object sought in pro moting the picnics. The following officers have been elected for the new season: President F.

Fidlar of Daven port. Vice President E. G. Brewster ot Port Byron. Secretary Charles O'Niel of Daven port.

Treasurer C. C. Wilson of Rock Island. PHENIX AND ROD 60 TO IT IN ROCK ISLAND TONIGHT Rufus Phenix, Moline's champion boxer, and Kid Rod of. Rock Island will "go to it" tonight at Turner Hall in Rock Island.

Rufus is in the pink of condition and a victory is assured The New York store prices are ways the lowest. al- r4 Mir Don't Worry About Money It's our busines to furnish money just when you need it. A little ready cash at the proper time may save your credit and good name. You can borrow it for a long time and pay it as much sooner as you desire; we charge you only for the time you have had thexuse of it. You don't have to obligate yourself to your friends nor run the risk of their refusal.

We'll Loan It to You quickly and without publicity, by taking a lien on your household furniture, piano, horses, wagons or other personal property. The property remains in your own possession and is not disturbed in any way. Amounts from $10 upwards. Let us know what you want and the whole matter can be -arranged at your own home. Our rates are reasonable; our methods fair and above board.

Call, write or telephone us today. We'll be glad to give you more information. FIDELITY LOAN COMPANY Mitchell Lynde room 38. R. I Office hours.

8 a. Saturday evenings. New phone 6011. m. to 6 p.

m. ana Phone West 1614. Hi AT ASYLUM FULL Rushing Work on New Ward Building at Watertown That'lt May be Ready for Occupancy by July. ADD ANOTHER CONTRACT To the List of Tri-City Concerns Doing Work at Institution $8000 for Cement Work. The Rock Island Granitoid Co.

yesterday was awarded the contract for cement and tile work amounting to $8000 to be, done at the Watertown asylum in connection with the erec tion of the new ward building and the improvement of the grounds. This latest contract adds one more to the long list of tri-city concerns which have done practically all the work on the new $125,000 ward building. The construction work is being rushed with a view to completing the building for occupancy by the 1st or 15th of July. The date set in the con tract was completion by June 1 and ready for occupancy July 1, but in ability to secure material last fall seriously hampered progress. Rock Island county's quota at the institution is overdrawn, for which reason no additional patients can be sent from this county till vacancies occur.

Mrs. Ann McKeever. 72 years of age, was adjudged insane yester day as a result of the use of stimu lants, but she must remain at St. An thony's hospital till a place is made for her at the asylum. PLOW CO.

TRANSFERS MR. COLT TO DENVER Local Trade Manager Appointed Man ager of Denver Branch House R. Ebi Gains Notable Promotion. A. J.

Colt," local trade manager for the Moline Plow has been ap pointed manager of the Colorado-Mo- line Plow Co. at Denver, his appoint men to take effect July 1. Mr. Colt and his family have made warm friends during their residence here who' will regret to have them leave Mr. Colt will be succeeded here by F.

P. Windle, traveler for the Minnesota Moline Plow Co. at Minneapolis. A. R.

Ebi of Deere Co. has been promoted to the position of traffic manager, an office recently created by the consolidation of the traffic work of the Moline factory with that of the various houses at St, Louis, Omaha, Potland, San Francisco and other points scattered through the west. The position carries with it considerable responsibility, and the selection of Mr. Ebi is marked recog nition of his ability. YOUNG McCOMBS.

Store News for Saturday, May 7th 19041723-1725-1727 Second Rock Island. Men's 35c workshirts for 25c. Men's 5Sc balbriggan shirts and drawers, special 42c. Men's 25c fancy lisle hose, special 19c a pair, or three pair for 50c. Children's black fine ribbed, worth 15c, while they last, all sizes, per pair 10c.

35c Japanese matting, choice pat terns, per yard 25c. Ladies' 25c jersey ribbed vests 19c. Ladies' 25c lisle thread gloves in all the newest shades ISc. s10c Anchor brand canary seed 5c. Wool soap, toilet and bath 4c Children's colored border handker chiefs 1c.

Sulphur fumigating candles 5c. 42-inch hemstitched pillowcases 45-inch hemstitched pillowcases at 12c. 25c 32-inch chambray Madras-Leno. per yard Colgate's 25c violet talcum Colgate's 50c oz. perfumes, all odors per oz.

2oc. Fresh wall paper cleaner, per can 10c. Two burner (brass) gasoline stoves 12.49. Just received, for Saturday only, bulbs, tube rcses gladiolas. etc.

Great reduction in suits: to $15 suits for to $20 suits for $25 to $30 suits for $17.50. Broken mixed candies, per lb. 5c. Music in the evening. COMING ATTRACTIONS.

SKINNER ANNEX. May 7 Fan dance by Iroquois club, TURNER HALL, i May 7 Third anniversary Thor lodge, I. O. musical program and dance PROSPECT, PARK. May 14 Opening of Prospect park.

New pavilion. TRI-CITY THEATRE BOOKINGS. WAGNER OPERA HOUSE. May 7 German Theatre Co. of Milwaukee.

May 8 The World. May 14 Human Hearts. May 23 Bill Kersand's big minstrel company. May 25 "A Scrap of Paper" by Moline high school. Black Taffeta Silk, 36 inches wide, a beautiful glossy black, guaranteed to wear, positively, worth $1.50 yard, will be sold at 98c as long as it lasts, at 98c White Wash Silks, at 39c, 49c, 98c Striked Wash Kiki Silks, at 25c, 39c, 49c, 59c Cbangable Taffeta, at -69c, 75c Plain Taffeta Silk, all the new fancy shades, call and let us show you our new Silks.

VIUD4I I I BLOCK 3d avc. 17th si. I VIMD Alt 15th Street. Moline. I DRY GOODS AMD CARPETS I.I Howe Burgston He CSEDS Oxfords Whether you wish to buy or not -ladies in justice to yourselves you should seeN the supeib line of low cuts we are showing this season.

Ask to See No. 35. A tan Russian calf Oxford Bluet er cut high Cuban heel very swagger TODDING XQHEE! EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS THIS WEEK I 50 dozen Children's Double Knee Fast Black Hose, worth 20c, this week, pair 10c 20 pieces fancy Stripe Waisting Gingham, our regular 10c goods, this week, yd 7c All Remnants this week HALF PRICE 1 lot fancy Waisting Silks, 50c value, for yard 25c 100 Silk Gloria' Umbrellas, $1.25 goods, this week 98c Ladies' and Children's Rain $2.50 value, for $1.50 ENGRAVING EMBOSSING of all kinds in latest styles. Prices the lowest possible com.if.tent with work of the HIGHESTJGKADE. We iDvite you to call and inspect sample, or our representatiTe will gladly call on you.

CARLSON BROTHERS STATIONED OWE BURGSTON noox ISLAND, fi A.