Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-26
MOLINE
Threatened His Wife.-Threatenin

Threatened His Notwithstanding
to shoot his wife resulted in Gust
Peterson taking a trip to the county
Jail Gust is a brick mason and 1t
seems that he couldn't get along with
his spouse and they separated. They
have not lived together for the last
seven months. Mrs Peterson has been
employed at MahOn'S restaurant and
recently her husband appeared in that
neighborhood and exhibiting a revolve"
to his son said that he was going tc
shoot his wife. He also told some
other people that he would shoot he.
The revolver that Peterson carried
had been in his possession for num-
Der of years, but he never kept any
cartridges. Recently he purchased
some cartridges and the wife, fearing
that he might carry out his threar,
appeared before Police Magistrate
Gustafson and had a peace warrant
| issued. Peterson was given hearing
and placed under 5000 bonds to keep
the peace for 80 days. As he could
not furnish the amount required M
was taken TO Rock Island.
Farewell for Pastor.-Rev. Edgar
Woolhouse, founder of the First Ba9-
fist church at Silvis, was rendered .
farewell reception by his parishionerS
at his home in WATERFOWL Tuesday
evening. About 40 people gathered al
| the home to make merry before the
minister and his wife departed fOr
their new home i'll Akron. Ohio.
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Car Hits PoIe.-A car of the Tri-
city Railway company jumped the
track on the Red line opposite the Of
fee of the d. NJ. Sechler Carriage
company yesterday and was not halted
till it crashed into a telegraph poe
on the north side of the avenue. Pas
sengers on the car were badly shaken
I'D and w. J. Evans of East MOln
was thrown forward against a seat
Beside the shaking up he was badly
bruised about the chest. The car was
No. pa and was in charge of Motor
man SOlOman. A small piece of wool
had lodged III the track al the curve
; directly in front of the Sechler offic"
and when the obstruction was struci
the WHEELS of the car left the track
The power was reversed at once, bu
the momentum carried the car to tn:
curling. where it was halted with ;
jar when the telegraph pole was Ell
cOuntered. The pole was snapped a
the base, but hung balanced in tn
air in a diagonal direction; the line
in consequence were dropped so tina
, they saggad to the ground. The ca;
: strangely enough, was not damaged
: though the fender was demolished. [
was run into the car barn after tn
5 accident.
, DR.. Hall May Be Here in October
Word has been received from DR.. Hes
= ley Hall, formerly in charge of III
2 Unitarian church of Moline to the e
feet that he may be in Moline somc
time in October. At present he is /
Kingston, Jamaica.
r Reception for Pastor.-At the Swe,
ISH htlIIOuISt CHulCIi ttNhtN ONNil4tl
the congregation gave a receptie
for their pastor and his wife. Re-
and Mrs. ]. P. Miller, who have bee
returned in charge of the Molin
> church by the annual conference. NJ
Miller and his wife came here thre
years ago and have endeared then
: selves to their congregation in man
ways.
Fire at Gas Plant.-AcCumulatiOr
in fan pipe leading to a gas tank
the Peoples Power company plant c
Fourth street caught fire Tuesda
night and caused considerable eXcit
ment for a few minutes. A call sur
moned the west end fire departmel
to the scene as well as the Central
S but the blaze was eXtinguished befOl
81 any serious damage had been cause
y Charge Did Not HoId.-POlice Magi
trate Gustafson dismissed the desc
j ton suit against J. w. Collision. Il
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