Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-26


ing. He brought it TO Moline and took
lit to the Market square blacksmith
shop 10 have it shod. Carlson saw the
animal and Immediately the notion
sprang into his head that he would like
TO be the possessOr of the animal He
told Kniff that the horse was friSky
and that it was altogether too fractions
for him TO drive. He walked around
in front of the horse and Kniff claims
that he poured acid on the animals
body between the front legs Kniff
also asserts that he tried to wrest the
bottle from Carlson's hand. but was
unsuccessful The burning acid crazed
the horse and Kniff was forced TO take
ii TO surgeon for treatment.
Leg Crushed Vincent Meert, en-
pIoyed at the Sylvan Steel mill, met
with a painful and serious accident
while at work yesterday. He was in
the loading room loading steel angles
and carload of these weighing several
breaking the left leg just below the
knee.
Nurses Graduate May 22.-The Wo-
mans Hospital association has made
plans for the nurses graduation. which
is TO take place May % Miss Rose OF
the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago,
will deliver the address. Committees
were appointed to secure a place for
the exercises, to arrange for a pro-
gram and music, etc. Another meet
ing will be held next Tuesday.
Verne Richards Leads Team.-Verne
Richards has been elected captain of
the high school track team The boys
have a good leader in him and he is
one of the best all around athletes in
the team
Lets Contract for Dry Room The
contract was let TO Abe Stouffer for
the erection of a new dry room for the
Moline Wagon company, which will
cost when completed 100000 Work
will be started Immediately. The build
mansions are 37x76. and it is to be
built in the eastern part of the COM
pany's property.
Fire Record for Year.-The report
OF the chief of the fire department.
John q. Hawk, shows that the fire loss
in the past fiscal year was not as heavy
as the preceding year, although that
loss was caused by the heavy damage
to Dimock, Gould & Co.'S plant. The
total loss for the year is placed at
S47.694.66, and the insurance involved
S30G,500. During the year there were
Go alarms, and but two of these made
up the bigger part of the loss, the 9TH
er fires being but minor ones. These
two were the Mutual Wheel company's
warehouse building, which was de-
stroyed Oct. 10 at a loss of $31 90264
and on Nov. % the machine shop of
the Republic Iron & Steel company
was destroyed at a loss of $4,000.
Ihus the loss on the other CT alarms
was only $4,000. One life was lost.
due to injuries sustained from fire
Mrs. William Doyle was so badly burn
- ~ SoSoiiiiS etI her nome, IbZZ FOuftl
avenue, that she died shortly after.
rheumatism Makes Life Miserable. \
A happy home is the most valuable
possession that is within the reach of |
mankind. but you cannot enjoy its |
comforts if you are suffering from
rheumatism. You throw aside business
cares when you enter your home and
you can be relieved from these rheu-
matte pains also by applying Chamber
for short time will bring about a. per-
lain's Pain Balm. One application will
give you relief and its continued use
manent cure. For sale by all leading
druggists.
What good does it do you to eat il
your stomach fails to digest the food?
None. 1t does you harm-causes belch-
ng, sour stomach, f1atulence, etc.
When the stomach fails, little Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure after each meal will
ligest what you eat and makes the
stomach sweet. All druggists.