Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-10

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enjoy a respite from work. The old
plan provided for Sunday closing and
holiday closing between the hours OF
| l and 3 p. m. all the year. Various
efforts have been made in the past to
| increase the number of hours closed
but never has there been unanimous
sentiment on this matter. Thirteen
drug stores are affected by the agree
ment.
Two Injured in Runaway.-Dr. c. A.
Peterson and John Ekelin were victims
of runaway accident yesterday, and
the wonder is that both men were not
killed. They were riding in Ekelin's
buggy and DR.. Peterson was leading
his own horse and buggy behind. In
front of the Hans Peterson livery sta
BILE on Fifteenth street and Eighteenth
avenue Dr. Peterson's animal became
frightened at passing street car and
jumped into the Ekelin rig. In the
midst of the excitement Ekelin's horse
began to run and the two men were
dragged in a wrecked buggy till pass
ersby caught the frantic animal. Pc
terSon's horse hung precariously over
Ekelin, who escaped without injury.
DR.. Peterson was badly shaken up and
the ambulance was summoned to take
him to st. Anthony's hospital. He is
not seriously injured.
Will install Here-It is proposed to
make the annual knights of Columbus
tri-city initiation this year exceed all
the others in the past in point of the
number of candidates to be admitted
into the order which has made such
steady and desirable progress in the
length of time it has been located in
this vicinity. The councils in the tri-
cities hold the comforting of the three
degrees of the order jointly each year.
This fall it is Molines' turn, and within
a few months, probably in November,
the exercises will be conducted here.
Fixing Up Opera House.-Workme
are busily engaged in cleaning the OPP
era house preparatory to the opening
in September. The hallway is being
revarnished and it was necessary to
put on fresh plaster in some places, as
it loosened up and fell off during the
summer The box office and the man
ayers Office are being calcimined and
the lobby being retouched.
Reaches Age of e6.-Mrs. Carrie
West. the oldest resident of this city,
died Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. In
grid Berger, 926 Sixteenth avenue, at
the age of SO years and months. She
was born in Sweden June 2, 1910, and
came to Moline 40 years ago. Her hus-
band, who preceded her here IL years,
died Jan. 4, 1877, at the age of so. Mrs.
West was the mother of IL children,
five of whom are living. She also
leaves 30 grandchildren and 16 great
grandchildren. Her children residing
in Moline are Mrs Berger, Mrs. Han
nah Olson, and Peter West, John West
in Chicago and Bertha West in Swe-
den.
Work Picture Game.-Another pict-
ure swindle is being worked upon the
people of Moline, and upon every side
can be heard complaints of those who
fall victims to the game. This latest
lane Is DtlAS WOlheu ny LWO SiuOOIh
who go about the city so
liciting trade for enlarging pictures.
So far they have been very successful,
if any conclusion can be drawn from
the complaints that have been regis
tered.
Cox Family Reunion.-The Cox fam
lily reunion, which was scheduled to be- |
gin on Campbell's island Monday with
the grand jubilee dinner Wednesday, in |
reality had the initial meeting that day, |
owing to the rainy weather of the two
previous days. The gathering, the
-hird since the organization of So
,iety for the holding of these reunions,
was not as largely attended as the
meeting of 1905, but 80 members of the /
Cox family sat down to bounteous
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