Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-09
MOLINE MENTION

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| early Sunday morning. the robber
getting S25 or $50 in cash and making
| his escape. The store was opened as
| upsual in the morning by one of the
| clerks, who saw nothing wrong at
the time When Mr.. Battles arrived
| he found the drawer in the cash regis
try empty where Saturday night there
| had been enough 10 begin business
with in the morning. 1t is supposed
| that after the clerk opened up the
| store he had occasion TO leave the
| front part of the store, and that in
| his absence some neak thief entered.
tapped the drawer and made his es-
cape with the cash.
p. a. Welander. 1926 Sixth avenue.
was seriously injured Sunday night.
He was returning home on a Fourth
avenue car and at the corner of Thir-
| teenth street and Thirteenth avenue
when he attempted to alight he fell.
cutting three gashes on the left side
of his head just above the temple. 1t
will be several days before he will be
able TO get around.
Mrs. Maria Loett, aged GS years at
tempted to alight from a street car,
Saturday night before it had come
to stop and was thrown to the pave
ment, bruising her body and cutting
a cash in the back of her head.
Alva, sig -months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs William Cox, 920 Fourth avenue.
died yesterday morning of cholera in
fantum. The remains were shipped
to Port Byron.
Arthur w. infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. w. H. Efflandt, 2O2 Fourth avenue
| died Sunday afternoon after a short
| illness with cholera infantum.
%
Joe Smith, of Coaltown. fell and
| broke his left arm between the elbow
and shoulder while playing ball Sun
day afternoon. The break is a serious
| one.
Mr. and Mrs Max Stelzner are
| doubly bereaved by the death of their
| infant son, Otto, who expired of sum-
mer complaint at the age of months.
| The child is the second of twins to
| pass away, Alfred having died only a
few days ago.
| Mayor w. II. Saunders and the city
council from Centerville, Iowa, are in
| the city inspecting the asphalt pave
ment. Centerville is the county seat
of Appanoose county, and has a popu-
lation of nearly 5000 inhabitants. 1t
| oh ,iYc icf,. i,NtC,
near the center of the state on the
| border of the state of Missouri. The
citizens are enterprising people and
they realize that it is necessary to
pave their streets. The question arose
whether brick or asphalt paving should
be used, and it was decided to send the
city fathers TO Moline on an inspection
| tour.
Printers employed by the Moline
Printing company walked out yester-
day on a strike, because the company
| would not pay a fine assessed by the
union on the office for the use of Dor
| rowed type. AS a result the company
will employ other men and run an
open shop in the future. The type was
SCI III TIC NOhipOoiliS5 iopiii vi tiiN Jphi
nal and delivered to the Moline Print
ing company for running off several
| thousand circulars for a local mer-
chant. a third party. Charles Smith.
chairman of the executive commit
tee of the Tri-City Typographical
union. who is foreman of the Journal
and delivered the form 10 the printers,
demanded the fine of S7.75 on behalf
of the union. This was assessed by
the union at the rate of 10 cents
column inch and three times he was
refused payment and after that called
out the men on a strike. The COM
pany in a statement by Mr.. SteinnOrt,
declared that it should have had
warning of the fine when the type was
delivered to it, or should be given
hearing before such an assessment
against it, declaring that it is paying