Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-28
MOLINE MENTION


Miss Eva Temple, who resides at
1904 Twenty-siXth avenue, attempted
to commit suicide by taking half an
ounce of carbolic acid last evening
The act was discovered in a short
time and by the prompt administer
ing of all1aloids it is believed her life
has been saved. The young woman
is about twenty years of age and
has previously threatened to take her
life. 1t is believed she has been dis
appointed in some love affair, al
though members of the family refuse
to make any statement in regard to
the motive. \ note that was written
by the young woman before taking
the poison was found and in it she de-
clares that there is nothing for her
to live for.
The annual report of the money or
der department of the Moline post
office has been made and shows that
surprisingly large amount of bust
ness is transacted. The interna-
tional orders issued aggregate a ire
mendous amount and to Sweden and
Belgium the greater part of this
goes.
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Twenty carloads of poles have been
unloaded by "A gang of men employed
by the Union Electric Telephone &
Telegraph company at Twenty-fifth
street, where another gang is shaw
ing the poles aud putting them in
such shape so that the cross arms
can be put on in a little time and
the poles erected as fast as needed.
There are eight carloads still on the
road. Twenty-ffth street and Rail
road avenue win be headquarters for
the construction work, which will
be commenced at once. 1t will en-
ploy 100 men, who will be put to dig
gipg the holes and other work.
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Striking coremakers at the Union
Malleable Iron works at East Mo-
line declared off their strike Friday
evening after conference with the
company and the molders, and today
the shops were running as before.
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While a throng of people was wait
ing to hear the returns from the JEFF
fries Fitzsimmons fight at the Brun-
swick bowling alleys Friday evening,
the Flying Dutchmen and the Colts
were fighting for supremacy on the
alleys and the Flying Dutchmen suf-
fered defeat by the decisive score of
2447 to 2O94.
The Standard Dramatic club has
purchased the rights and privileges
of the play "Swan Swanson" and
this will be the first farce-comedy to
be presented by this company, re
Gently organized by talented actors
of the city. The members of the club
are now studying and rehearsing the
play, and their plan is to present it
to the public about the middle of
September.
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The Pickets of the First Baptist
church held a well attended and in
teresting meeting Friday evening at
the church, when program of songs
and an address by John Hauberg
were enjoyed. Mr.. Hauberg told of a
trip through Germany, dwelling es-
pecially on the city of Hamburg. the
peasant INC anu the nliilldIA I1C VI
the country. He also described the
churches and the river and other
scenery for which Germany is noted.
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The last lineman of the Central
Union company went out Saturday.
The switchboard men and other men
connected with the company are still
at work. With the heavy storms and
the accidents that are liable to Oc-
cur at any time the company will
be badly crippled if the men remain
out any length of time. They are
Indispensable to the effective oper-
alton of the system.
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Campers and fishermen near East
Moline have suffered considerably
lately by the depreciation of ma
RAIDERS who have been in the habit
of stealing from them their outfits
and who even go so far as to run
the campers lines and steal the fish
that have been caught. Recently
Larry Wynn, who resides near East
Moline. found his boat missing. the
the lock having been broken in order
to take it. Saturday he swore out
warrant against John Lancashire
who had taken the boat and rowed
across to the Iowa shore.
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The Misses Elizabeth Barnard and
fora Swensson were hostesses at a