Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-02


kohn Property is SoId.-The Ed Kohn
property, formerly the Honorable John
Deere homestead, corner of Eighteenth
street and Third avenue, has been sold
to Mrs. Mary l.. Deere. The deal was
consummated through the G. w. Walk
er agency.
Looking for Successor.-Although
the school board would retain Gerard
T. Smith as school superintendent if
there were more than mere POSSIBLE
ity that such might be brought about,
the teachers committee has begun
looking over the wealth of material
that has already presented itself. The
board will probably encounter more diff
ficulty from having too many to select
from than in securing the right kind of
applications.
Open New Store.-W. H. Hill, pres
ident of the Hill Mercantile company,
of Davenport, has closed a lease for
the large store room at 1903 Third av-
enue, just west of the Wander Vennet
clothing store where he will open
complete outfitters' establishment
about Aug. IA. The new store will be
known as the Hill Outfitters." This
will be interesting news to Moline bus
mess circles.
Have City Court Rcom.-Moline at
last has a suitable court room where
persons against whom city charges
have been preferred may be given
hearing or trial by the police magis-
trate. A vault has been built in the
rear part of the room in the city hall,
some years ago used for housing the
volunteer hook and ladder truck, and
the front part of the room is now fitted
as a courtroom. Magistrate Frank
Gustafson held his first case in the new
room yesterday, and Emil DeJaeger,
charged with disorderly conduct, was
the first Moliner to face the magistrate
there.
Not to Lose the Banda report en-
anating from Sterling, from which city
the Sixth regiment band was transferr-
ed to Moline when Ed Kittilsen sue
ceeded Colonel Jack Foster as head of
the regiment. to the effect that the
vigorously denied by the colonel. w.
\. Prestin, who is at the head of the
military band which was once the Off
cial band of the regiment, is authority
for the statement that Colonel Kittil-
sen is so much disappointed with the
Moline band that he is looking about
for band to succeed it. A further
statement is to the effect that the pos
sibility of Sterling securing the band
may also be counted on as proba-
bility. Colonel Kittilsen says there is
considerable dissensiOn in the Moline
band at the present time, and that
while things are not altogether salts
factory. he expects the troubles viii
take care of themselves without out
side interference and that the Moline
band will continue as the official band
of the regiment.
To Plat Big Addtion.-When the
plat for the Velie addition is present
ed to the city council for acceptance, it
will be the largest ever turned over to
that body. The plat will soon be ready,
and will perhaps be presented to the
council in the near future. The tract
contains 81 acres, besides eight acres
on the west side which will not be plat
ted on account of it's being so billy.
The lots will face the streets; that is,
east and west, with few exceptions, as
most people prefer lots thus situated.
The addition lies south of Twentieth
and Twenty-first avenues and west of
Fifteenth street.