Confirmation Service At Swedish Lutheran Church
A large confirmation class of 34 boys and girls will be welcomed at the Swedish Lutheran Church one week from tomorrow on Pentecost Sunday. Rev C A Hemborg will lead the ceremony with special music and a sizable attendance expected. The list of communicants includes many youths from local addresses and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
C. A. Hemborg
Hemborg
Vlngs
HR. Williams
Rock Island ME
Sunday religious services and programs listed
A list of church events: FIRST BAPTIST with preaching by Rev J B Thomas and home mission offering, Sunday school at noon, young people at 6 45. FIRST METHODIST with class meeting, services, Sunday school, Epworth League. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE in Unitarian church on Mortals and Immortals. SWEDISH BAPTIST with 9 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m sermon plus Epworth League and stereopticon views.
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First Congregational
St Pierre
ST Pauls
M_ FE
Christian Endeavor
James Higgins
Carl Hanson
First Baptist
J. B. Thomas
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Young Peope
D. W. Connell
R. C. Bryant
Epworth League
W. Crumbaker
Christian Schence
Unitarian Church
Christ
Dr .Arp
Local Society Notes and Marriages in South Moline
Roy Dillon and Della Hussey of Rock Island wed at her home conducted by Rev R Pierce with only relatives present. They will reside with the bride’s parents at 1802 8th Avenue Rock Island. Various local updates include hospital admission, illnesses, property purchases, a birthday party, and community meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Moline
Roy Dillon
Della Hussey
Rock Island
R. Pierce
Harry Case
Lizzie Kinner
Richard Petty, Jr
Coal Valley
S. L. Stafford
John Bowen
Louis Stafford
Robert McCoy
Eighteenth Avenue
Car Thornton
Arthur Biggs
Jessie Guick
Jessie
Dan Johnson
Etta Cross
Inton
Improvement league meeting announced for Second ward
A meeting of the improvement league of the Second ward will be held at J F Huntoons on Fish avenue Monday evening May 12. Definite work is to be printed and all interested are cordially invited to be present. M L. BINGHAM, Sec
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Improvement League of the
Second Ward
Sparse schooling in Porto Rico leaves many children uneducated
A June report describes Porto Rico as an American territory with about 300000 school children but only one-sixth have schools or teachers. The rest must grow up in ignorance until government action. The piece cites a San Juan visitor and reproduces a fragment from Spirit of Missions.
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Porto Rico
United States
San Juan
Spirit of Missions
Quarrels and Protests Highlight Daily Public Life
A collage of humorous and political snippets shows tensions in government and society. Senators debate protest and fairness while everyday scenes reveal family squabbles and cautious humor from various papers.
Getting Even Ming Passe Distressed by Hint
The Chicago Post notes Ming Passe growing distressed as she confronts Miss Pext. Passe recalls Miss Pext from childhood, recalling her then as a pretty, sweet, innocent little thing while hiding annoyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
Bec
Miss Pext
Alterations Planned for Swedish Methodist Church
The church committee adopted plans for major interior changes by A. P. Lundquist. They will move the pulpit to the south and add a gallery over the lecture room, boosting seating by 150, with further interior updates and brickwork for a finer exterior. The project aims to accommodate a growing membership and enhance the edifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Lundquist
Wip
Life History of a River lecture in Moline
Dr Cowles of Chicago University delivered a lecture on The Life History of a River to teachers in Moline. Fifty or sixty lantern views illustrated the talk, enhancing understanding and entertainment. Teachers from Rock Island were invited and some attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Cowles
Chicago University
Swedish Olive hall event by Rebekah lodge May 14
The Swedish Olive hall hosts a May 14 event by the Swedish Olive Rebekah lodge No 643 with all invited. A special invitation extends to Myrtle lodge members and each lady is asked to bring lunch for two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge
Winters Scholastic Meet Decided at Galesburg
Attendance under a thousand at the winters scholastic declamatory and athletic meet. Ladies contest crowned Galesburg with 282 percent, Macomb 282, Princeville 281. Gentlemen contest led by Quincy 275, Moline 261, Elmwood 249 amid objections to Galesburg first place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seago Galesburg
Galesburg
Macomb
Princeville
Quincy
Moline
Elmwood
Local News From Illinois City and Surrounding Areas
Community notes list visits, family updates, and chores across Illinois City Buffalo Prairie Muscatine and nearby towns including typhoid illness at a local home. Hogs delivered and trips to Muscatine cited. Weekend store sale announces hemstitched handkerchiefs and corsets at discount by Howe and Burgston Union Store.
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Illinois City
Ane
Calvin Diehl
Mercer County
Muscatine
E. M. Baker
Guy Gilbert
Buffalo Prairie
C Morehead
Hattie McCormick
E. McCormick
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Bjorklund
Luther
Moline Clementson
Ernest
Rock
Randolph
Johannes
6Th Avenue
Sandin
Hjalmar
R S
Celander
Blunda
4Th Avenue
Carlson
Anna
13Th Street
Ebnstrom
Hedwig
Eng
Lillie
10Th Street
Hemberg
Claudia
Haglund
Johnson
Esther
14Th Street
Kronholm
12Th Street
Larson
Hanna
Wth Avenue
Melin
Olson
Dora
44Th St
Peterson
Gertrude
Swanson
Edna
19Th Street
Sundin
Louisa
Ettle
16Th Avenue
Toline
Hilma
Avenue
Christ Episcopal
F H Burrell
Daylight Clothing Store
Fifteenth Street
Forsberg & Talty
Hulde
Henry Stuhr
Prospect Park
Leander Palmquist
Holdridge
Neb
Griffith
Colona
Swisher
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Relief Corps Aid Society
Glenn
Ransom
Windust
New York
PIERR @ CO
New Bedford
Pierr & CO
Charles Morehouse
J W. Morgan
Marshall Land
Second Avenue
Turner Hill
Z. Gilmer
Hedding College
Will Wcupy
First Methodist Church
Wilson Payne
Onn
T J O'Brien
Tak Island
Uchichago
Hubbard
Fred C Ziegler
Viola
Annie Peterson
Anna Peterson
Ziegler
Bengt Peterson
205
Second Street
Journal
Minnie
Hattie Tiedemann
Miss Murphy
Portmaster Murphy
Rev T J Shuey
H* Shuey
Seattle, Wash
Oskrin
Manning
St Paul
Joseph D. Underwood
Fort Midsen
O- Ernest S Husse
Dianna H Stowe
United Presbyterian Church
D., L McNary
Ein
Siemon
John Ohlweller
Carse & Chlweller
The
Woman's Relief Corps of
Memorial Hall
Vera Wheelock
Cleveland
Ohio
M. A. Anthony
Farmers’ State Bank
Mausau
Hook Island
Wausau
John Bahnsen
Lahnsen
Washington
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Ericsson
Gustaf Adolph
Helen Peterson
Esther Johnson
Carl Ede
Carl Sellmer
Esther Herngren
Fred Erickson
Vernon Swanson
Homer Martin
Leonard Oppenheimer
Sorghum
Washington Star
Dottie
Clarence
Little Chronicle
Chicago Post
William
Catholic Standard and Times
Aily Slopér
Dr. Cowles
Gioep
Boee
Wilde
Sue
Dan Kielst
Musca
Theo. Morehead
John Brayton
Melvin Rounds
Muncatine
Grove Road
James Sedam
Union Store
W.A. Dieroff
Tri-Cities
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