Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
MOLINE

SiIvis Phone Proposition Not Settled
The Silvis village board held a
meeting Tuesday evening but no set
tlement was reported with the propos-
ed establishment of an exchange in the
village by the Union Electric Tele-
phone & Telegraph company
Recruiting Station Reopened.-The
recruiting station for the US. army,
which has been closed for a few days,
has been reopened at the pOstofIice un-
| der charge of Sergeants Long AMI
Mechelke 1t will now be a perma-
nent station, both sergeants being in
charge for a few days after which it
will be in the care of Sergeant Me
chelke alone.
| May Not Cash Checl<s.-Employes of
the railroad shops at Silvis are becom-
ing trif1e anxious over the possibil-
ity of the local banks refusing to cash
the checks issued by the Rock Island
railroad in paying the wages of the
men The 18th of the month is pa
day at the shops and as yet the mat
ter is unsettled. The banks will very
readily cash the checks of the railroad
employees providing the railroad de-
positS the necessary amount of money,
but the local banks will not take OF
its own money. 1t is thought how
ever. that the matter will be settlel
that h. ,.f tI,.,.F
actual money will be arranged salts
factofily.
Fell into Basement.-Nels Isaacson,
janitor at the Skinner annex, met with
a serious accident Tuesday night about
$50 o'clock, when he fell into the
basement of the Deere building that
is under course of construction on
Market square Four ribs on the left
side We're badly fractured and he was
badly shaken up. He managed to get
out of the basement and make his
way to DR.. Apps Office, and was late:
taken to his home, 1G2S Eleventh ave
nue..
Resigns from kindergarten.-Miss
Sarah Tunnicliff has presented her
resignation as kindergarten cadet 20
the board of education 1t was ac-
lcepted and Miss Harriet Williams was
engaged in her stead at the usual SAL
AIRY, S25 a month. Miss Marion
Cooper. graduate of the Moline school
has been engaged for kindergarten
work in the Grant building temporal
lily. substituting for Miss Mary b. vii
son, who was granted "a leave of alb
sence because of illness
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/. Leaves Library Board.-The resigna-
ton of DIR. E. A. Eden as a member
, of the library board is in the hands
of the mayor, but as yet no action has
been taken by the mayor toward ap
, pointing a successor DR.. Eden re
signed as secretary of the board at the
October meeting. He has now left the
service of the city altogether. The
, motive of the doctors resignation is
understood to be a decided desire to
establish a residence in North Dako; d
, where he is demonstrating tract OF
land. f. w. Rank has been chosen
to fill the vacant secretaryship.
O.
Will Canvass Butchers.-Jarvin Far
/ 60 who is entertaining a proposition
; from the local butchers to erect Z
slaughterhouse on his place southwes;
, of Prospect park, will circulate paper
, among those interested to LEARN if tn
: necessary support is at hand, before
he undertakes the erection of any
, buildings. The butchers met Tuesday
: evening. reviewed the situation an
came to the conclusion that this would
| he the best course for Mr.. Fargo tc
follow. The circulatin of this pape.
will determine absolutely how many
butchers will be active participants il
the slaughterhouse scheme, and tc
! what extent each cares to pledge him
self to carry it through. If enough
butchers sign and pledge a sufficient
amount of rental to insure a fair profit
t TO Mr.. Fargo, he expects to proceed
with the erection of the necessary
buildings.