Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-19
MOLINE
Fiaht at East Moline.-Two non.

Fight at East Moline.-TWO non
union molders employed at the Root &
plant engaged in a fight
with outsiders at Tenth street, East
Moline Sunday evening between 6 and
O'Clock. How many men were in the
fight was not learned for all but three
fed when Night Police Louis Barnhoff
put in an appearance, and one of these
was unconscious. The two men caught
were Frank Rumler and Ed Curley.
Rumler is a union man, and he and
Curley were fighting when arrested.
Marvin Thompson, the other non-union
man was picked up on the battlefield
Dismisses the Case.-Police Magis-
trate Frank Gustafson dismissed the
charge of disorderly conduct yester-
day against Otto Johnson. which was
preferred by Ira Berry the special Of
ficer employed by Deere & Mansur
company. The Judge. in rendering his
decision, said that no evidence had
been introduced to show that Johnson
had committed a breach of the peace
Friday afternoon, consequently there
was nothing to do but dismiss the case.
Lost Leg.-Pete Kasanes, Greek.
employed at the Silvis shops, was run
down by string of cars Sunday after
noon, while crossing the switch tracks,
and receiving injuries that made it ne
cessary to amputate the right leg just
below the hip. Kasanes had been over
to the shops and was on his way home
crossing the tracks instead of using
the overhead crossing.
Water Fit to Drink-Professo Ed
ward Barlow, director of the state wd
ter survey has sent to Mayor Olson :
report of tests made of city water TAX
en- from the river and filtration plant
Sunday, March 10. The report con
cludes: 1--WE judge this is 1870 fill
tered. Filtration showing a So pei
cent removal of residue, also 40 pei
cent removal in oxygen consumed an
albuminOid ammonia and 80 per cen
reduction in alkalinity, while the nj
trites are higher. This often occurs i,
| filtration. This water is in good con
dition for drinking purposes at this
time. We congratulate you on tn,
good showing this month.
Obituary Record.-Long-time Mo
liners, members of Graham post an;
of Doric lodge of Masons, will remem
Der Alex Miller, for many years saw
filer at Dimock, Gould & Co.'S old saw
mill. Miller left Moline about 1888 y
go to Cloquet, MINI. He was in TIP
| ton, Iowa, for time in the late '90S
and his wife died there in 1898. Thel
he went back to Cloquet. Belatet
,, word of his death there Sunday, Marcel
3, is received by some of his Molin,
| friends.
| Death came peacefully yesterday al
ternoon to relieve the long sufferin;
of Mrs. Sarah Moore Atkinson at tn
Tri-City sanitarium. Sarah Moore Say
age was born in Whitesboro. n. Y
Jan. 5, 1S43. She spent her maidel
years there, and came to Moline il
1874. following her marriage to Jane
w. Atkinson June 5 of that year. He
only child, a son, died Is years age
and her husband passed to his res
Oct 5, 1904.
Helen Bernice Draper died Sunda
evening at the home. 1924 Fourteent
street, after an illness with scarf
fever since Friday The little one wa
born in Moline July 10, 1908.
Ruth Marguerite Thomas, the infar
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Ben Thoma
1882 Fourth street. died yesterday.
Zernon Miller. the 3-year-old son {
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Miller of Thir
street, East Moline. died Sunday a
ternOon as the result of a relapse fO
lowing scarlet fever.
Mrs. Galley Poston-C Coleman, wife {
Emil Coleman, senior member of ii
clothing firm of Coleman & Shut
; died Sunday after a seven weeks i
ness with an acute case of Bright
disease She was born in Scott cou
: ty March %, 1875, and came to NJ
line with her parents when but
young girl. She received her educ
ton in the Moline public schools a,
was married to her now bereaved hu
. band Aug. 3. 1900.