Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-11
MOLINE MENTION

\ sand-bagging instrument, without
doubt the property of some thug,
was found Saturday night in the alley
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets in the rear of the Stouffer-
Weber alleys 1t was found by one of
the police officers and was taken to
the station. II is one of the ugliest
weapons which has fallen into the
hands of the local officers for some
time 1t is made of piece of garden
hose, about 10 inches in length, filled
solidIy from end to end with compo-
sition of tar and gravel, closed at the
ends and studded with smooth-headed
pieces of iron round each rim end. The
supposition is that whoever owned the
weapon dropped it while fearing dis
covery with it on him.
Two fires Yesterday, both burning
at the same time, called out the de-
partments from both stations almost
simultaneously, the first occurrence of
it's kind in the history of the depart
ment. The alarm from box 81 came
from the grinding room of the Deere
& Co. shops, and / minutes later a call
was sent in from the Five Points,
where a fire had been discovered in the
w II. Lagerblade barn. The fire lad
dies from the No. l station attended to
the blaze at Deere & Co.. and the
boys from the No. station responded
to the call from the Five Points. The
Deere & Co. fire started in the dust
collecting box and affected some dam
age near one of the motors.
Moline's opportunity to secure an
opera house has arrived. In fact every
point but one has been arranged and
there is every reason TO believe that
this will be settled at the meeting of
the Moline Business Mems association
this evening. In brief, the plan is that
two amounts of $4,000 each to be
given toward the construction of the
building, and that two amounts of $10,-
900 be also provided, making the total
100000 One of the 100000 amounts
will be from Chamberlin. Kindt & Co,
the other from Moline financial insti-
tuition, $4,000 from another source
that cannot be made public at this
time. To the Moline Business Mems
association will be left the matter of
raising the remaining $4,000. The con-
tract between the parties interested
has been signed by all except the
Business Mems association, and there
is not the remotest chance of this or
ganization turning it down. 1t has al
ways been held that if other interest
ed parties would sign up in a legal
way, the association would do its
share. According TO the plans under
way, the theatre building will be held
in trust and the entire proposition if
carried through will be safeguarded to
the interests of all concerned.
Patent rights on furnace have been
granted TO ROLAND H. Mccoy, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Mccoy of this city,
now connected with the Monmouth
Pottery company. The patent has
just been issued, said Mr.. Mccoy in
Monmouth, but there is really not
much at present that could be said.
Our plans for the introduction of the
product are being formulated, but are
Vet too indefinite for publication -
From other sources il is learned that
the patent which has just been granted
Mr.. Mccoy, is no what is termed a
kiln ffrebOX. He worked on the idea
some time before it was perfected,
but for the past few months. the fire
box has been in successful use at the
Weir pottery and also at the Monmouth
pottery.