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MOLINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS
Day's News Happenings in Rock Island's Sister City N
BOY IS INJURED
BOARDING TRAIN
jon farther as soon as opportnuity of- j
fered.
MADE FOOL PROOF
BY A NEW DEVICE
Police searched Pringje and found!
knife' and a ba'chet concealed In J
hi- clothing.' His tomr.naion had the'!
' fanic sort of outfit and also a small
' icn that the bovs were headed for
Boy Courser of Chicago, Aged ' M xxo. prncie says he is an acre- j Electric Locks Being Placed on
Silvis not now affiliated with any lodge)
v. ho will join and others belonging in I
Moline and livmg in Silvis who will,
transfer to the new organization. I
Prominent Odd Fellows from abroad!
?re expected to be present.
MRS. C. O'CONNOR
GETS THE PLACE
J Forsell, lot 19. block 2. Wessels sec
jond addition. Moline.
I Julius T. Lundell to Helen V. John
! son, part lot 5. block 1. Fark Ridge,
j Moline. $3,500.
j Wm. A. Brown and w ife to Frank C.
'Thompson, lot 10. block 1. Reads sub
division O. 1 "A" Stewarts second
addition. South Moline. CI. 00.
David A. Jones and wife to Judson j
14,
and Arm.
COMPANION IS ARRESTED
!
Elevator in the Reliance
Building.
Fred Pringie. Aged 15. Held Awaiting
Word from Parents. Tells of
Running Away.
He i
declares he had an offer of $20 per'
wrek to do a urn in vaudeville but
his father refused to allow him to ac
t-opt it. j To guard against possible future ac-j
The address of Prinsles parents cileIlts gucb ag calI,.ed the death of!
na eiven at ;'"7 Vernon avenue, aud I
that of the brf.iiers of the Courser boy
as Moo .Michigan avenue.
, having installed an autom. ic ele
trically operated locking device for
! the elevator doors. It is so arranged
COME TO PRESENT
Waterworks .Consulting Engi-i
. ! Haro!d Eastman several weeks ago.; rioors Raannnrl to Demand
owners of the Reliance building are I , fmiriil
I Moline Woman Is Selected by
! Governor as Superintendent
A nCTAII Cfl Dl AMI of Geneva School.
ft ULiniLLU I inn
I WELL FITTED FOR WORK
IX Metgar. lot 2. block 2. Healys
division. Sec. 23-IS-1W. $1.00.
Frank L.. Fowler and wife to Chas.
Guldennopf. lot 110-12. Sec. G-16-4V.
$1.00.
Chas. Guldenzopf and wife to Frank
I.. Fowler. Sec. 2-1 7-2 W. $2,600.
Harriet Griffith by executrix to John
Hurt and wire. part , lot 4. Mr. L.. N.
Warners first addition. East Moline.
J2.050. I
Camiel Goethals to Henry and
Eii.:a
I $295.
GtfWf -?ss sty
- m- Am
Experience has taught you the
value of flour. We know it from
our customers consequently
have learned to stock the flour
that s::its you best. On7 the
finest standard flour is sold
here the kind that has been
Roy foursf-r. aged 14. who Ia-t Mon
day left home in Chi'-ara in com
pany with FreJ Pnng'.-. apd l.. to
rir 'lie f,r!d. is in th- c.ty hospital .
mirs.:. a broken ja. a fracture ol
te arm and Is imeroas c; H and
rui-e-. II aTtf r:i-.l'd to board a
i:'iri:rictt,:i fr.- .r:iT 'rain rear Tv.n
!'!! sTeet abont 4 i'( o k veerday
:. ft-rn'j'n and a- thrown to t'.ie
f.' tir.'l. narrowly n N-::i the wheel.-:.
A"'-.- iif- a '- i '! r. the Pnn.:Ie b'y
v as taken 'o the x'.ce .-tation and its
lieiriu l.'-ll awaitijiir word from rel.i
ivs a' riiicit'o. H.. piren's and
hrtiM,': f the injured you'h har
l--en i".ii-d by reV-rraph. but have'
j ot rr plied.
iTiri"- - yr he and i'ltsit aTtt-n.i-
-1 tl.e s;i:ne .r !iKil aiid Monday rh.-y '
:;(! to ?-trt for tn- mu h est to
iiwk" tht ir i,". n v. ay. H la:m- there
1 :. To iMe i'i his hoinH and h
i id ii'.t w i-h to rerii ;:i l(,nger. Hi
lather would liot i" l k- y t-i send
ln'.li"V to pay h r fare hack to C'hl-
uk. lie ad-led.
Courser Has Hard Time.
H' com par. !!.. h' as--erted, n:ad'
i.!H h'IIie v.ita . i; s and has
! ad a hard f im f a"iei:i;.:. . lif,ol
; nd workinr ; ' 'e: im.o:i and r vi-r.ints
' S' ;.'"r" hi:;:- I-' The tir u left
'hi.'-E. Mi:id iv i.l by heatms tlieir
u ay en trt-zls r;i':i aid wnlkinc '
uhi n er iiiean f Ira nsprtat 'on
i u!d n he se urej rr !i d Moline J
j etteniay. Th' ! rl i-.'mded fj
EXPECT ALLEN TO
RUN FOR SENATE
Moline Delegates to Progres
sive Conference Return eo
the City.
Fred J. I'ostel and "W.
Is
Juvenile Probation Officer of the
County and Former Police
! Matron Here. I
ductor can run the elevator and The
Springfield, I1., Dec. 17. The state j
will ; beard of administration today appoint-
i where tne elevator is iocated
! Jn!v (Bf other building in
Moline
S. Shields.
. . . i , . i I
i consulting engineers enipioyea o inr j
citv to advise in retard to the lui-
,i i . i iiroveiin.ii i ui ii.f nainnum.
". k'"'' "l . ..... .i xi t o ,ri.-..
. nunc iiuiii v nuau iuiiniiu f-- ; cu i is. auic r. woiiui ul .iiuiiiiu
sent a aetaned plan lor me enure i superintendent of the training school
viork such as was dem.-.nded by the' . . . . ...
ii'i p;iwa i unicta, ll.c .lU-
garet Elliott, resiged.
Mrs. Xellie McGowan" of. Chicago
ince the completion of the water ! M. . , . .
. . , j . i Soldiers and idows home at il-
rcv more men have been placed at! ... . ... ' -
Moiine's delegates to the proeres
'wi conference held at Chicago yes
trday returned to t'ie city today. The
g nernl inipre-ion among, them is
tlit Frari k G. Alh-n of this city will
be the cpndidat" of the party for I'r.it-
ed S'ates -nator. Mr. Allen has been
repeatedly asked to make the race,
and has as of'en declared that lie could
not tee his way clear to do so. Yes
terday .however, o'hers w ho had been
mentioned for the nomination at the
primaries were nearly eliminated, in
one way or another. leaving Mr. Allen
a htrong favorite among the leaders.
; 'o Bu-lding Inspector J. 11. Wood. Mr.
Wood says he hopes that the example
will be followed elsewhere. While
the repairs are being made the e'e
vator in the L,undt store is being used
A letter to this effect has been re-
Goeihais. lot 14, block o. silvis, . proved by you and others to
make the sweetest and sound-
NEW APPARATUS FOR iest bread the test rolls
POLICE SIGNALS iuits, cakes and pastry.
i guaranteed iq DC unnoon in
quality and to give the most sat
isfactory baking reults of them
all. Srnd or phone for sack to
day and you will become a regu
lar user.
; Winged Horse Eaco Flour, (ho kind
! that is -always rir.ht." 24's lb.
j sacks 75c, 4'J lb. sacks $1.40
I Pure Buckwheat Flour, fresh
ceived by the commission.
I Since
surv
I work on the improvements already i
Most, important of the un
t mington.
I planned.
!Hprtkln? ta t mnWnp of the nnmn
practice ui uiur ui .
to gie access to the offices.
Installation of the device has
, s:'."ed from the
.tne tenants or springing me uo, . .,ipprH-n .VB. hr t,.pntei
open when the elevator conductor j
;as not on duty and running the ele-f, nnpr rn' rioomiir
xatcr to go to and from the uiPerLUUut IU UDOCnVL
floors, it was after some one had: iiiiniirnriim
taken the elevator away from the first uUTH ANNIVERSARY
floor that Harold Eastman sieppeu
! through the door, which had been left)
onen. and fell down the shaft, receiv
' ing fatal injuries.
A dispatch .from Springfield an-
Mich is beihe Llaced according" to the jounces the appointment by Governor
irertinn.: -tvo. hr tr .pn,tpi I D,mne Mrs t'arrie O Connor.
Moline. as superintendent of the state
Saturday evening. Jan. 3, Moline
ledge Xo. 13.1. I. O. O. F. will celebrate
! its 60th-anniversary. Arrangements
i for a banquet foi members and their
LOCAL DEGREE STAFF AIDSjjaam
Moline Odd Fellows Will Help Snsti
tute Silvis Lodge.
When Silvis Odd Fellows institute
i their new lodge Saturday the degree
' staff of Manufacturers lodge Xo. 4S"
Will Open Bids.
At 2: So on the afternoon of Jan. 2.
1114. the hoard of local improvements
v. ill open bids for public improvements
accr.catine $12.21S. The work will
iriclmlo the fi.llim liic unvine nrniects:
Thirteenth street. Kishteenth avenue, ceremonies. Grand Master Darnall of
Si a!i street. Fifth avenue. Twen-v-i w ill be in charge of the m
s. vemh street. Ninth avenue. Eleven ' spallation. Ceremonies will be started
street. Kleventh and a half street and n tl!e afternoon and will continue
an allev between tlventli and Twelfth t'Tounh the evening. The lodge, which
str,lf,t s has not yet been given a name, will
' start with a large membership, there
! families w ere ordered at the meeting
night. The lodge was Istituted
Jan. 4. 1854. the 60th anniversary fall
ing on Sunday. Xew' paraphernalia
recently purchased by the lodge was
tired last evening Tor the first time in
initiating a class of seven into the
first degree.
IN OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT
Holiday Slippers in Handsome Styles foi
MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN
WOMEN
For t lie woman with nn
ccononiic.tl turn of mind wo
make a splendidly assorted
showing. Welted soles in
new models in lae or button
styles, low. media mor bih
heels, with dull or cloth iojs
and the new toes.
S2.50 S3, 3.50
Our next line of women's
shoes contains an assort
ment wonderfully complete
as to style, workmanship,
wear, fit and price. Patent,
colt, dull leathers, suedes
and ici kids. Dull or cloth
tops. Low, medium and
hiiih heels and lull, medium
or narrow tot-
Si and
Here is a line most com
plete and comprehensive em
bracing as it does the newest
eastern productions in t he
long drawn out toe with tip
or plain effect medium
heels dull leather or cloth
tops medium weight welt
ed soles in button or lace
models. Dlack satin, black
and brown iude or patent
colt stock. Absolutely new
$4.50
v ft- -',
models for -treet
wear priced
r dress
$5.00
For women
want the
there is in
we carry
Arm strong
in all the leading
m L-s at
S4 to $6
Always 'bargciins in
dependable shoes
for the family.
FOR- MEN
We make a tjood showing
of shoes for men who want
service and material without
being called on to pay a very
high price. For these men
we carry a well assorted line
$2.50
A very big line in tans and
dull leathers lace and but
ton styles with heavy and
medium wefght welted soles
and full round toes. These,
in a trifle better made shoe
built over the same models
but in a bigger assortment of
stocks and stvles we price at
$3 and 53.50
Our very strong drawing
card in the men's shoe stock
is a line in tans, dull leathers
and vici kids in lace or but
ton style over five different
lasts including the long
drawn out receding toe and
flat heels. Heavy or medium "
hand w cited soles and priced
4.00
A very dressy line of shoes
combining service with
style and economy. All the
new lasts and models in Hal,
;5Iucher and Button models,
hand welted soles and in
tans, dulls, kangaroo and
vici kids. This is our line at
TO TAKE CHURCH CENSUS
Data Collected Before "Go-to-Chu'-ch"
Sunday.
A church census of the city will be
undertaken next spring under the au
spices of the Moline Ministerial union.
Data secured will include the number
of persons in each family, number be
longing or attending church or Sunday
school, etc. The different churches
will furnish the workers and a suffi
cient number will be employed to
cover the city in a single day. The
census will be perliminary to a "go-to-church"
Sunday, the object of which
will be to increase interest in churches
and promote observance of Sunday.
training school for girls "at Geneva.
Mrs. O'Connor will succeed Miss Mar
guerite Elliott, who rseigned recently
to accept a similar posiUcn with a
girls' school at Lisbon. Bhio.
Several months aga Mrs. O'Connor
was appointed juvenile probation of
ficer of Rock Island county and at
present is truant officer of Moline.
For several years she served as police
matron in Moline and has always been
active in philanthropic work.
Well Recommended.
As candidate for the position to
which she has just been appointed.
Mrs. O'Connor had the support of the
women's clubs in both Moline and
Kock Island and the endorsement of
democrats and republicans.
The Moline woman was chosen from
a large field of candidates, which, to
gether with the fart that the appoint
ment was made personally ' by the
governor, add to the honor that has
been bestowed on her.
I 1 M U
L . M
5 sv wi'Lia
! i . - - I
stock. Ill lb.
is
1 ytV&XZ? cttSr.
55c
I Liberty Pancake Flour, made from
! wheat, corn and rice, for griddle cakes.
; imiis and mulliiis,
1 a puckace X ' C
j Richlieu Pastry Flour, for cake
j baking, a package 2 5c
I Sterilized Wheat Bran, specially pacli-
I oi! for the making of bran bread,
! iiuitlit;-. etc., cloth sacks 30c
Amana Society Corn Meal, either yel
low or white, in lb. sacks
2Sc
NEIL HOLT IS ELECTED
SONS OF VETERANS HEAD
Mcline camp Xo. 31, Sons of Ve'
erans, has elected the following of
ficers: Commander Xeil Holt.
S nior Vice Commander Earl
Hiatt.
Junior Vice Commander George
Bryner.
Camp Council H. If. Colby, Emer
son Cook. J. H. Wood.
Delegate to division encampment
H. If. Colby.
N
II OBITUARY RECORD II
- - v
George Gibson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.- George Gibson of Chi
cago, formerly of Moline, mourn the
death of their 2-year-old son, George,
Jr. The child was born in this city,
the father having been formerly em
ployed by the Rock Island road at Silvis.
Photograph of new apparatus for
police signals, the installation of
which is being considered by the au
thorities of a number of cities; Green
flashes from the electric light at the
top of the police telephone stations
will signal men on post to call their
precinct s ation at once. In most
cities the station house is unable to
communicate with the men on post
until they call at their regular intervals.
i
i
Refuse Privilege.
Property owners residing on River
side drive and Fred W. Reimers, rep-1
resenting the People's Power com
pany, niet yesterday afternoon with
the city commission to settle differ
ences existing between the company
and the people. After a lengthy dis
cussion, in which everybody present
tock part, no decision had been reach
ed. The power company is attempt-
I ing to have the residents along the
! drive allow the use of five feet in the
rear of their property for gas mains
i and poles, but thus far this privilege
has been refused.
II REALTY CHANGES II
Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co.
to Otto Wm. Johnson, lot 9, Glen Oak
addition, Moline. $1,650.
Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co.
to John A. Blomquist. lot 11, Glen Oak
addition, Moline, $650.
Eugene J. Bronson and wife to
Harold Hedman, lot 3, block 56, East
Moline. $10,500.
Peoples Savings Hank & Trust Co.
to Maurita Palm, lot 6, Xorth High
land addition. South Moline, $350.
Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co.
to Trank.O. Kries and wife, lot .10 1
and 37, Maywood addition, Moline, ;
$1.00.
Peoples Savings Hank & Trust Co.
to Martin Anderson and wife, lot 14'),
X .Highland addition, South Moline,
$300.
Peoples Savings Hank & Trust Co.
to Frank Pressed, lot 35. Glen Oak
addition, Moline,- $700.
Sylvia H. Cornwall to Ida I. Ehris
man. lot 3. block 5, South Moline ad
dition, Moline. $1,900.
Oscar F. Carlson and V. J. to Caleb
JUDGE FRENCH DOES NOT
WANT TO BE CANDIDATE
Judge Nathaniel French, Davenport,
today sent a formal statement to the
tinned to fight, however, and it re
quired three policemen to take him to
the nearest station.
There he was searched. Among
other things in his possession was
found a warranty deed conveying a
$3,000 piece of property to him. Thli
fact loads the police to believe he was
no: in want of money, but that ho
robbed the church because of a mania.
After being taken to his cell he sev
eral times gave way to fits of rune.
' Open to Conviction.
Xo rock wiis ever more tlnnly fixed
than were Mrs. Manser's opinions, but
I w-li ,.i.i,...i,tit.rl ti.it-uif Mt ! tl iiTlntniAtv
German Alliance of that city Inform- .. . :, ... ,' , '
. . .i . u ii. nimble disposition, with a mind open
i n cr Ihi momhora that hp wolllil llfir "."'"- i
he would not
accept the candidacy for the t'nited
States senate on the democratic tick
et. Judge French had been promi
nently mentioned in the Iowa metrop
olis for the office.
PRIEST BATTLES
THIEF IN CHURCH
Find3 Him Robbing Joliet Alms
Box With Corset Steel
Smeared With Tar.
to conviction on nil sides.-
"It's the strangest thing to mp the
way the rest of th. f.-tmily t:ilk ns If
I were set in my views." sho siiid one
iiy to her nephew Willintn's bride,
with whom she hnil been laboring on
the subject of cnlliug curds for more
j tlwin an hofcr. "It seems to uie you're
l ijort of taking the snnie tone." she con
J tinned, looking sharply nt the young
j woman, "mid I don't want you to.
j There isn't anybody In this world
j Hint's readier to bo convinced she' in
! the wrong than 1 am by people. w h'
I know more than I. All they've got bw
fore 'em ever is to prove to me that
(hey do know more thnn I. nnd I tell
you. ii i.v dear, there hasn't one of "cm
ever been able to in this family!"
Youth's Companion.
at,
W. I
i Let Contract.
! At a special meeting of the city com
I mission this afternoon the contract for
I the construc tion of a bath house
Prospect park was awarded to C.
Cline of East Moline. who was the!
successful bidder over eight other con-;
tractors. ("line s bid was $2,360. ;
J Owing to the condition of the city j
treasury it was decided not to erect j
! the shelter house.
l 1 IV
Head-to-Foot Outfitters
For ManfWoman& Child
"Rock Island.Ill
S5.00
M. & K. arc the
nsrents in the tri
cities for the just
ly celebrated Kd
w in Clapp shr.es
for men. Jn all
good styles
$6.50 & S7
- Plan Christmas Feast.
Eas- Moline Eagles plan a house- j
warming on Christmas day. the fea-j
ture being a big dinner. A liberal er-1
der for turkeys and chickens has ben i
placed with this end In view. Morel
wi:l be prepared than the members J
can possibly eat and the surplus will j
be packed Into baskets and distribut-j
ed among .the poor. j
Made One Project. j
At the meeting of the SUvis board !
of trustees la?t evening it was voted ;
to consolida'e the paving projects fr ,
Fourth avenue and Eighth street into ,
ia tingle improvement Xo other bust-J
' ne6s aside from that of a routine na-1
ture was transacted. j
t
House Coats
Joliet, III.. Dec. 17. A hand-to-hand
fight between a Roman Catholic
priest and a manias detet-'ed in the
act of robbing an alms b ix took place.
Monday in St. Mary's (hiirch at
Joliet.
f
The prhst and the robber, locked in
ach other's arms, rolled dwn the
front steps of the church to the s rect.
the madman trying to stab liis adver-
! eary with a knife. When nally miI-
Announce an Entertainment.
I A Christmas entertainment will be ;
, given by the local lodge of Moose at'
! the first January meeting, it as an-;
' ncuoced at the meeting last night.
Four- candidate. were initiated and,
: three applications received.
Pittsburgh Stefan and Wilhtlm
j Oberichner, brothers, who bad been ;
! arrested on request of Baron Ixthar :
von Hai:s-r. consul for A'iBtrla-Hun-
i gary here, have been-released by or
i dr of tb' imm:ration authorities. It
i waa alleged the men k'lltd two deer in
i the forests of Emperor-Francis Joseph.
iThrv ( arrested, released tit bail.
j and came u this country.
and Smoking Jacyets in
the re wcofors of plain
mateiial mauc with con
trasting sh-twl collars
and cuffs and paifh
pockets to match. Edge
plain stitched or .t
heavy silk cor a. Ti:e
best assortment in I Te
tri--it:es.
Head to Foot Outfitters
Jor Man.Wbman & ChiW.
: dued and placed under arre.-t the iol
' her said he was Charles Ksi.acik, or
j Kovarik, "weal by reai e.tat. dealer
1; 'n Chicago, living at 1H2H Wet Twen-
! ty-se-ond s're ;t." i
! The man gained entrain to the
church carrying a short bamboo walk
j ing stik. to the end of which was
j ta:ked a discarded corse steel. He
i had rubbed tof: tar on the steel, which
he inserted into the coin tlot in the
I alms box.
! The coins ;fck to the ;ar, and the
(thief had exirieated about Sin in pen
i nies. dimes, quarters, and ln!f dollars
v ben Rev.- John Oliver Murray ar
! rived.
j The intruder was a big, powerful
j man. while the priest was much his
inferior in size and s ature. tint. Father
(Murray grappled with the maniac.
I The first rush of the priest carried
t the madman through the portals to
!the edge of the treep flight of stepa I
i at the front of the church. For several ;
, rr.oibents the two men s ruerled there, j
' the priest trying to held the tii'ef. who
j made frantic efforts to -scae. FinaHv :
(both men toppled over and rolled.,
I locked In each other's grasp, down the
I steps, their momentum carrying them!
over the sidewalk and into the street.
While midway down il.e s fns the
' madman drew a knife, with which he !
! tried to stab the priest. Father Murray ;
j grasped the hand in which the knife!
! was held and prevented his opponent ;
! from wounding him. ;
A-. St. Mary's church is nea- th.-i
'heart of Jc-Iie's business district, ai
Catching a Oride.
Vniong certain Siberians the br:!e-
: groom N not permitted to have a ulfe
j until he enn calch her I'.ilt they do
i ie-t give him a fair lace in the open
I The bride, surrounded by her fciixiU
j friends, awaits him In a Ids tent. As
soon ns she sees him sin' runs off.
He follo-.vr. like Ilijiiioiiieiies nfter At'i
I lanta. P.ut irlead of ohstacle- being
i thrown in tin; way of the bride they
! are thrown mTosa the path of the
! tiridegroom. The iiiiruimr groom fall
j over old women, chairs, table, stones
i and fishing ro Is or W tripped up by
i rones Onlv when It i feared he
nilL'ht give up ami sulk ami go nwny
without the flci-tiiig lady. Is he permit
tel t overtake her. Then as she falls
I n t - his outstretched nrms it miiy be
iinrigined shi- rulers Rome equivalent
-f "This is so slid-ten!"
mm
liners
Consumption
vijo jersons rusaing n me rescue
Fttiicr Iurray. The r:uni.V- coa-j
often follows a hard cold or
cough because the lungs are
weakened from inhaling tiny
particles of dust, and because
they work without fresh air
or sunshine. .
SCOTT'S EMULSION is the
strengthening food-tonic that every
miner needs- its nourishing power
makes the blood rich and active; it
peculiarly strengthens the lung,,
makes healthy flesh and strong
rnufccles.
SCOTT'S EMl'I-SIOX is the most
rlrcngthening food-medicine known
and is free from alcohol or narcotics. ,
HLirrt who take SCOTT'S EMULSION
c ooul micknets and diteaze, but you
must in.ist on SCOTT'S.
tl-.A AT ANY DRIJS STORK
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