Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16


and were rendered a surprise by their
friends TO celebrate their fifth we'd
ding anniversary.
c. E. Swanson's regular evangelistic
meetings in the evening came TO eli
max Saturday eve and would have re-
suited in a general riot had not the
police appeared just at the right mo-
ment The bluecoats had TO almost
fight their way to a car with Swan
son in between them pretty badly
frightened. After seeing Swanson
safely ON the car the two officers ar
rested William Culley and Ernest
Peterson, who were among the crowd
doing the jeering and hooting.
c. II. Redfern, boiler and belt man
for the Deere & Mansur company and
residing at 1547 Twenty-eighth avenue,
considers himself the luckiest man in
the plant, and thanks his stars that
he is alive today. While oiling some
shafting his coat caught in a counter
shaft. The coat and his shirt wound
around the shaft and it looked as
| though there would be no escaping
death. Mr. Redfern is a very heavy
man and it is probably due to his
avoirdupois that he escaped serious
/ injury. A heavy timber nailed cross
wise on the jOist in the ceiling also
assisted in the miraculous escape.
| When Mr. Redfern discovered that he
was being wound onto the shaft he
grabbed the heavy timber with both
arms, and securing a good hold held
on for dear life. The winding shaft
| during this time was securing a firmer
grip on the clothing. When the shaft
| had taken up every inch of the cloth
| ing and was tearing it into ShredS,
| and was commencing to wear on the
| muscles on the mans back. the Is
| horsepower motor to which the shaft
was attached, slowed its speed The
direct belt from the motor to the main
shafting was slipping, too, and soon it
slipped entirely off the pulley. Mr..
Redfern had won the fight and the
| only injury he suffered was bruised
back, which was one mass of black
! and blue, and the damage to his
clothing. Mr.. Redfern's cries attract
ed workmen nearby. who assisted in
releasing him from his predicament.
Invitations have been issued an
nOuncing the forthcoming marriage of
! Edwin Lakin and Miss Sophia Sun
dine, Aug. 30, at the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Charles Sundine, 515 Fifth ave
nue.. The couple will occupy home
of their own after Sept. 10 at 2710
! Eighth avenue.
The board Of directors of the Mod
ern WOOdman society has awarded the
contract for the elevator to be Install
ed in the new annex to the head office
of the society in Rock Island, to the
Moline Elevator company. The eleva-
tor is to be an electrical combination
car and will cost approximately 81, 800.
Mrs. Emily McCuTdy. who is teach
ing at the Armour Institute of Technol-
ogy in Chicago, Sunday met with an
extremely painful accident while at
work in the chemical laboratory at the
institute. While engaged in handling
acids in an experiment, the fluid got
upon one of her hands. burning that
member quite seriously-so seriously
in fact, that she is unable to use it
and will consequently return home
to let the burns heal.
Several years ago an ordinance was
passed by the Moline council reguIat.
ing the hanging of signs on various
business blocks and as a result a great
many signs had to be torn down and
some buildings had to be rebuilt be-
cause the ordinance also included
pOrches which Overhung the street
Now it is said by prominent official
that several of the merchants have
seen fit to hang signs contrary to this
ordinance and it is expected soon that
the proper authorities will see into the
matter and have the law enforced.
The law allows a merchant to hang a
sign three feet long from the front wall
of his store but it must be feet above
the sidewalk. If it hangs lower than s
feet from the sidewalk. it must be ex.
tended over the sidewalk more than IS
inches from the stone wall Awnings
are to be feet from the sidewalk.