Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-02
MOLINE

FIAT Large Iract-Elghty-Sl acres
of land lying north of Colona road and
east of Thirty-fourth street, have been
purchased from Mrs. Margaret Fre1-
rickson by capital from Moline and the
upper end of the county, and it will pc
plotted into acre tracts and sold to
those who desire suburban residences
with sufficient land to undertake gar
dening or farm cultivation on a small
scale. The purchase price was $25, 900.
The names of those who are back OF
the deal are not yet divulged, but it is
known that w. II. Whiteside of Josln
is trustee of the company.
Squeezed by Caro-. n. Fairchild,
employee of Deere & Co., experienced
a narrow escape from death Thursday
afternoon when he was caught be-
tween a freight car and the loading
platform of the company warehouse
He was standing on the track, looking
in one direction for a car when ii ap-
preached from the opposite direction
His head was caught between the car
squeezed. Those who hurried to his
assistance, expecting to find his head
crushed, were greatly relieved to dis
cover nd had escaped such a fate.
His right ear was almost torn off-the
only injury of consequence sustained
Will Get a Charter.-The committee
appointed to apply for a charter to
institute a lodge of Odd Fellows at
East Moline have presented the matter
before the grand master of Illinois.
| That officer directs the committee to
forward the petition, stating that he
would comply with the request.
All Five Children Ill.-The family of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Anderson. living at
Eleventh street and Third avenue in
East Moline are sorely afflicted with
contagion. Their five children are i'll
with scarlet fever and the two smaller
ones are suffering with complications
of diphtheria as we'll
Buys Jones Property.-Dr. J. j
Tremblay has purchased the Jones
property, 1414 Fourth avenue, for the
sum of 100000 DR.. Tremblay will prob
ably fit out the upper rooms for an of
fee suite and will maintain an office
down town and upon the bluff.
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Cannons of 1912 for Island.-Foul
cannons.. relics of the war of 1912, have
been promised by the war department
for the monument park on Campbell's
island w. A. Meese has returned from
Washington, bringing this news. Appli
cation for them will be made by the
local chapter of Daughters of the
American Revolution, and Mr.. Meest
has assurance that the request will bt
granted. The cannons will be placed
in lie park about the monument ant
will add greatly to the effect. 1t is par
lticuiarly fitting that these cannon:
should be of the type of the war o
1872, as it was in connection with thos'
nustilitieS that the battle was tough
ty Lieutenant Campbell, which the
shaft, now in the course of cOnstruC
non, Will commemorate. Wnen WOTl
! was suspended on the erection of tn
monument last fall the foundation, has
eS and part of the shaft had been CON
> pleted. Delay in obtaining the bronz
plate forced the d. A. r. to defer ded
cation exercises until spring. The eA
ercises will be held as early as pos
sible, and it is hoped to have at leas
one prominent speaker here for the oC
casion.
Obituary Record. - Scaltet feve
claimed another victim yesterday i
. the person of Hilga Evelyn, the II
, year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. c.
, Carlson of 1929 Fourteenth-anG-a-four
/ avenue. The girl had been i'll onl
: a short time with the contagion. Sh
| was born in this city March 8, 1S9
: srd leaves three sisters and two brotl
, tcIs.
: To remove a cough. get at the col
r. which causes the cough. There is not
/ ing SO good as Kennedy's Laxativ