Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-15
MOLINE

Candidate for Captain.-Thoughts of
high school athletes are turning to
track team possibilities, and it will be
but a short time now till a captain of
the team is elected and the candidates
get on their toys for spring practice.
Ross Santee is the likely candidate for
captain and will probably be elected.
Test Bill Posting Ordinance Bert
j. Danberg and Robert T. Wilson, rep
resenting the International Correspond
ence School, were arrested by Officer
Starofsky for distributing advertising
matter, which is contrary to the ordin-
ance regulating bill posting. They
were arraigned in Magistrate Gustaf-
sons court and on the solicitation of
Attorney w. j. Entrikin, attorney lor
the defendants, the hearing was con-
tinued until March &c. Mr.. Entrikin
stated to the court that he would make
test case of the ordinance, holding
to the interstate commerce law. He
held that the advertising matter was
sent on from Pennsylvania and that it
vas prevented from reaching the per-
sons for whom it was intended on &C
count of the ordinance. Mr. Entrikin
quoted the section of the federal law
which he claimed to cover the case.
MiIitiamen Discharged. - Adiutant
General Scott has issued an order
granting honorable discharge to the
following members of Company F, 9th
Illinois infantry, at Moline: Corpora!
Hjalmar Peterson; Privates Carl W.
Anderson, Grant Williams, Albert j.
Breecher, and Clarence E. Craft.
Water improves The analysis of
the city water, made in the high school
laboratory, shows improvement over
previous analyses in that there is less
of sulphates and lime and less of child
rides. There is more organic matter,
which is probably due, Professor Muh-
leman says. to the unusual amount of
surface water flowing into the river at
this time of the year. This might oc-
sion sickness, depending largely,
however, on the condition of the indi-
vidual. Those who are skeptical of
the condition of the water, would -
well to boil it. Professor Muhleman is
going to take water from the channel
and analyse it to determine what part
| of the impurities is removed by the
filter. Water from a deep well was
also tested. 1t had q very disagreeab,e
odor, but, nevertheless, contained nc
impurities. as far as could be detected
Athletic Club lncorporates.-Thes sec
rotary of state has issued license tC
| incorporate to the Moline West End
Social club of Moline The incorpora
tors are Carl H. Carlson, John Day, ant
Charles Brunstrom
| Got Roll, But Wept for $e.6o.-Hen
ry De Grandell. Belgian, bowled about
the streets Wednesday night. fit sub
ject for the holdup man. He was Sc
drunk that he was irresponsible, ant
in one pocket he carried roll of tn,
long green" amounting to s305. Luck
lily he fell into friendly hands. Office
Swan Larson meeting him on his bea
and taking him to the police station
for the night. The money and othe
valuables belonging to thu prisone
were taken from him and put in tn
safe before DeGrandeI was locked u
in the bullpen for the night. In tn
morning he was arraigned before Mas
istrate Frank Gustafson and fined 81 81
DeGrandell did not know what had be
come of his money. yet when the roll
was returned to him he wept bitterl
because his pay envelope containin
$3.50 had not also been recovered.