Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-06
MOLINE MENTION

| 1t is claimed by many of the work
| ingmen at Deere & Cos. that that com
many has cut the wages of the men
| emDloyed in the pillow fitting depart
ment and the grinding shop in that de-
Ipartment, the greater amount OF work
! is paid by the piece schedule. 1t was
said by one that the cut on some jobs
amounted to 90 per cent while it would
all average up generally cut of 50
per cent on all work. The matter was
called to the attention of an official
of the large plant and he stated that
the company had decided to revolu-
tionize the work OF the whole plant
and in doing this, to also increase the
capacity of the plant. Contracts are
now being distributed in the various
departments and they are being sign
ed up by the workingmen.
Paul Benson, living at 1926 Sixth av-
enue. had a dangerous experience
! Thursday evening while at the supper
table. Fish was served and he par
| took, and in some manner large fish
| bone wnt down his throat and stuck
!
after a great deal of difficulty, the
! physician removed the bone. 1t was
rather an unusually large bone, meas
uring nearly two inches long. and the
physician says it is a puzzle as 10 how
| that large a bone passed through his
| mouth without discovering it before
| il was swallowed. For some time Ben
son choked on the bone, but after it
had caught itself. he did not suffer
much from ii.
Swan Peterson living at 2O2 Fourth
avenue, experienced a narrow escape
yesterday from meeting a frightful
death under the wheels of a Burlington
| switch engine on Fifteenth street, and
as it is, he sustained injuries
from which he may never recover.
! While at work on the street, he was
| struck by a fast moving engine and
hurled TO one side. The lower part of
| his left foot was crushed under the
wheels and he also sustained two very
serious wounds on his left arm near
the elbow. He was picked UP and
taken to the police station from where
he was removed TO the city hospital.
| DR.. A d. West and RI. a. II. Arp at
tended to his injuries On account of
| the fact that Mr.. Peterson is "A years
old and not very strong it is feared
that he cannot withstand the shock,
and il is very possible that he has
sustained internal injuries which can
not be discovered Immediately. Be
sides losing part of his heel he will lose
the outer bone of his foot but the re
mainder will be saved. The unfor-
tunate man has ben working for the
city and yesterday was laying down
paving bricks near the track on Fit
teenth street. north of the Burlington
freight depot The flagman noticed
the danger and called to him but it
was too late. and the engine struck
him full in the back, hurting him aside
but his foot was caught by the wheels.
J. s. Bisby and his band of followers
with the organ will have full con-
troll of Fifth avenue and Fifteenth
| street in the future so far as the Nor
mons are concerned. This band of
young men. who trot the globe endeav-
oring 10 secure candidates for the
Utah institution have decided that Mo
line is not the city for them. and they
Will seek other cnmeS. Wnere II is not
so hot. They have just recovered from
the fercest oratOrical drubbing receiv-
ed Wednesday evening and they real
lie there is too much competition here.
One obstacle. which will confront the
Bisby band and other street perform
ers in the religious line. is a petition.
This has been drawn up and will be
| circulated among the business men
of Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue
| to be signed The business fraternity
will try and convince the city council
. that such demonstrations as were gone
through Wednesday night are a nri-
/ sance.
Cholera lnfantunl.
/ This disease has lost its terrors
since Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
I and DiarrhOea Remedy came into gen