Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30
MOLINE

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Morgan Will Stay.-Elmer E. Nor
gan, the well known real estate insur-
ance agent, has decided to cast his lot
with Moline and give up locating l..
Texas, as he had expected to do a
few months ago. Mr.. Morgan had in
tended to make his home in the sunny |
south, expecting to leave here about |
the first of the year, but he was I'M
able to dispose of his various inter |
ests in properties in the city without |
a great sacrifice, so he will continue |
his present business and remain in
Moline.
Add 1870 to Y. M. C. Am addition
Of 1870 members has been gained by
the Y. M. c. A. as a result of the con-
test between the Reds and Blues which
has just come to a close The Reds
score 342 points against 257 scored by
the Blues, the Reds having a margin
of So, and were awarded the Peters
loving cup which was given by II. F.
Peters, the jeweler, to be competed for
in each membership contest.
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i Near Serious Colision.-While re-
spending to fire call from the Will
son Carriage works yesterday, the hose
wagon of the Central station barely
missed being struck by a Burlington
switch engine while crossing the
tracks at Fourteenth street. A cry
} from Assistant Chief Youngren appris-
> ed the engineer, who reversed his en-
CINE, and by the narrowest margin the
collision was averted. The trucks
were behind, and the driver was COM
PEELED to halt his team and swing them
to one side of the track to keep from
getting run into
, Will Resume Delivery Sundays
;, Several dairymen, who for the last
two weeks have enjoyed a day of rest
under the new agreement by which
the peddling OF milk has been discon-
!. tinued on Sunday, have expressed
q their intention of returning to the old
custom of Sunday delivery. The idea
. of the dairymen was to enjoy their
Sundays in rest during the winter
months, giving customers on Saturdays
= an additional supply of milk and cream
O sufficient to tide them over till Mon
day. 1t has proved difficult matter
J. to secure enough milk on Saturday tc
supply the customers and severa
dairymen have found the plan fail
ure. There was also complaint OF
milk turning in this mild weather
Sues for Price of Hay.-Suit brought
" in the court of Justice of the Peace
Harvey Williams by J. e. Marquette
d for the recovery of s12.43 alleged t,
Is be due him from Henry Nelson wa
decided in favor of the latter gentle
n man. Mr.. Marquette is a farmer o
d. Rock river bottom. and he recent,
sold to Mr.. Nelson four tons of balet
" hay The price was $5243 and MI
v Nelson paid $40 down. When h
came to use the hay. Mr.. Nelson said
10 he found it in poor condition and no
ID worth the money he had paid for il
~ wherefor he withheld the S12.43 bal
ance
~ Obituary Record.-Mrs. D. A. Moor
hansen succumbed after two years O
dropsy and complications Thursday a
- the family home, 1919 Tenth street
=. She was in her I'D year and had live
in Moline since childhood. Anna NJ
Kroeger was born in Worden. Schle.
| wig-Holstein, Germany, in 1886, an
~ came to this country with her parent
>" when a child. Jan. Is, 1885, she wa
married to Mr.. Moorhausen. Besid
It him daughter and stepson survive
DIT Gustaf Emil Lofgren died Thanksgi'
ing of typhoid pneumonia. He wa
III born in Sweden May 16, 1857, an
er came to America with his parent
IN when but 6 years of age, the parent
ID settling in this city. He had been EN-
o. ployed for over so years in the pain
Id department at Deere & Co.'S. d,
pit ceased was married in 1882, and wit
i'll his wife had been planning to eel,
a brate their 25th anniversary Thursda,
er Seven children survive with the wido'
and they are: Mrs. Lydia Styer
st William, Allie, Mrs Iva Moore of Oh
tn lahoma, Geneva, Edna and Helen q
home.