Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-19
MOLINE MENTION

B MOLINE MENTION s
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A story has been going the rounds
| 10 the effect that Miss Della Doyle, re-
| siding on Fourth avenue between Six
| teenth and Seventeenth streets, at
tempted TO commit suicide by the chic
reform route. This story is denied by
| Miss Doyle's home it being stated that
| she was not feeling we'll and tainted
away from the heat; also that the bot
tie of laudanum mot chloroform)
which was found, Miss Doyle had been
using for toothache and not in any
suicidal attempt
| Mrs Johnson. an aged Carbon Cliff
woman, met with an accident on Fiji
teenth street Saturday even =. She
was sitting in her buggy n, = Fifth
avenue when a delivery wagon of the
| Tri-City Milk company came along
and locked wheels with il, throwing
her out upon the pavement. While not
badly hurt, the shock was rather Sc
we're.
Edna May Kink. the 2-months-old
daughter of Mrs. Freda Kink. died at
| 1920 Sunday evening after short ill
ness with congestion of the lungs. The
burial took place yesterday afternoon.
All the agents and landlords in the
city are beseiged by anxious callers
who are employed at New Shops-all
in quest of houses in Moline, as no fare
H., .,l,.,
to Moline.
James Corey, charged with assault
and battery on the person of Constable
and Deputy Fish Warden Jesse East
man, was found not guilty in the
court of Justice Harvey Williams Sat
urday afternoon. The trial was by
jury, and it's disposal settles one case
in the many which grew out of the
Osborne illegal fishing tangle. The ap-
pealed case of Corey for illegal fishing
is yet to be heard and Eastman is to
be given a hearing this week Thursday
on the charge of furnishing liquor to
minors. The first case will probably
be held in this city, the other is to be
heard before Squire James Searlc,
in Zuma township.
Postmaster Mckinley has arranged
to give to the campers of the Moline
chautauqua two deliveries of mail
each day. Another great convenience
is the telephone furnished free by the
| association.
J. J. Rodgers, living at the corner
:
, reported to the police that his son had
found bottle with note in it on the
beach at Campbells ilsland. The note
indicated that some one had written il
previous TO drowning himself but it is
thought by the police to be a hoax
[ The note reads as follows: Clinton
Iowa. July 9. To whomsoever shall
find this note: Please notify chief OF
police at Clinton, Iowa. Yours for flu
ture happiness. 1t was signed w c.
5 Martin, Clinton, Iowa. The Clinton
= police have been notified.
., EstelIa Gardiner Thompson, wife OF
, Prof. II. d. Thompson of the high
t school faculty who died yesterda!
morning, leaves with her bereaved hus
band leaves three bright children
Carol, aged IL; Herbert, 9, and Abb
J.. gail, Z. Stella Gardiner was orphaned
( when but a mere infant and she was
: brought up by her grandmother, she
! having passed away Il years ago. She
! was married to her husband at Tawas
2 City, Mich, Is years ago and came tC
D Moline 10 years ago. Mrs. Thompson
+ has been member of the Fortnightly
club almost since the time of her ar
rival. She was elected president of the
club last spring. She was also an ole
member of the Home Study club anC
>, an active member in the Mothers
= club of the w. c. T. L. She leaves NJ
= relatives except her children, her hus
: band and those of her husbands side
: Mr.. ThOmpson's sister, Mrs. Stevens
of Ypsilanti, Mich, was at the bedside
: when Mrs. Thompson died and is now
here. The funeral of Mrs. Thompson
, was held at p. m today at the home
: 909 Sixteenth street, interment to be
- at Ypsilanti.