Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-23
MOLINE MENTION

In all the slipping ana sliding on
! Thursday mp and down The icy streets
| Of the city il was Il noticeable fact that
| the asphalt streets were the only
streets that were paSSable with any
| degree Of ease ana comfort. Instead
of being the most slippery street of
any up the hill. Fifteenth street was
! the only one that was paSsabe. Mi
the other paved inclincs. which are Of
| brick. were not safe fer teams. y To-
! cal coal merchant who was delivering
Il car of ccal 10 the city hospital tried
| first Eighth street. then Tenth and
| finally Fifteenth before he found 4
street up which he was able to haul
! loads If coal The asphalt proved
! best.
\ new waiting room on the interur-
| ban i being built at Watertown. \
! portiCn Of the room will bc occupied
by Mr.. Alsbrow. who last year had Il
| line of CONNECTIONS and lunch room
near there.
j. G. RengSter. John y. Wahlstrand
and J. :. CornS are forming a new
company for the purpose of manufac-
| turing the well-known type of wind
mill which Mr.. Rengster has been
making in this city for some time
Their factory X on Railroad avenue
and they have orders in hand enough
To keep them busy far into the sum
mer.
Carl Nelson. signalman ut New
shops. and Miss Lille Burnison. of
Walker Station, were married WedneS-
day evening at the home of Rev
| ltOtfSten, pastor of Grace Lutheran
church. They were attended by Miss
Edith Nelson. sister of the groom. and
Ed Roseen. following the ceremony
wedding reception was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Erick-
son. Mrs. Erickson being Il sister of
the groom. There were Il number of
guests present ana Il delightful even
ing was spent. y beautiful array of
presents were received by the happy
couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson will re-
! side at 1879 Nineteenth street and
they have already commenced house
keeping there.
Lyman w. Ellinwood, general traV-
cling man for the Moline Wagon COM
pany has resigned his position after IA
| long and faithful service with the con-
Germ. Mr.. EIlinwood will take a rest
for some little time before taking up
| new work. His resignation marks the
termination of some fourteen years
connection with the wagon company.
He began as mailing CLERK and work
| ed himself up till he was general trav-
eler of late years. his territory eX
tending over the entire country. He has
| Travelled in some 81 states in his ca
pacitN. The best wishes of friends
will go with him i'm whatever work he
takes up.
Charles Peterson. well known
molder. Wednesday evening fell into
manhOle at East Moline and suffered
Il compound fracture of the left leg.
What makes the accident a doubly un-
fortunate one is that Mr.. Peterson had
just recovered from Il broken arm
sustained in East Moline by falling off
"a street car.
Victor Wahlstrand, the well-known
farmer living on the Frick farm just
below Prospect park, met with a
grievous mishap Thursday while OPP
perating power saw. He was engag
ed in cutting wood. and while his right
hand was occupied with Il stick of
wood. he reached over with the left
to remove wire that was working
toward the rapidly revolving saw and
i'm imminent danger Of coming in con
tact with it. The wire drew his HAND
suddenly against the saw and mang
led the member i'm shocking manner.
Mr.. Wahlstrand was taken 10 DR..
Apps office where it was found neces-
sary to amputate the thumb and first
finger.
Congressman II. F. Marsh Of this |
district. has introduced a bill into the |
house Of Representatives which pro- |
vides for an appropriation Of 800 |
600 for new Postofiice building in |
this city.
What's In "A Name.
Everything is in the name when il |
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. r. G. De-
Witt & Co, Of Chicago, discovered |
some years ago how to make a salye
from witch hazel that = specific for
piles. For blind, bleeding, itching and