Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-17
MOLINE

III - ~ 49, - = y 49,
WATERFOWL Saloon Crusade On
Citizens of Watertown brought about
the arrest Sunday morning of Arthur
| Bishop. who conducts the saloon on
| the East Moline side of the Watertown |
road, the opening of which a month or
more ago caused such a storm of pro
test. The charge preferred against |
Bishop is violation of the city statute |
of East Moline prohibiting Sunday |
opening of saloons, and strong evidence |
has been gathered to secure a convic-
ton. This is the first step in an effort |
to rid Watertown of this saloon. Harry |
Nicholson of Watertown and two other
citizens of that village say that they
some time ago elected promise from
Mayor Johnson of East Moline that if
Bishop should violate the law he would
revoke his license. These gentlemen
iexpress their purpose of holding DR..
johnson to his promise in case a con-
viction is secured. Mr.. Nicholson is
superintendent ofithe Sunday school of
the First Baptist church of WatertOwn
which is situated near the Bishop sa-
loon. His attention was called to the
entrance of men at the back door of
the saloon about $50 by the Sunday
school children. Shortly afterward his
assistant, Henry Johnston, entered the
saloon, ordered a glass of beer and
paid for it. He then left the saloon,
and with Mr. Nicholson called on May
or Johnson of East Moline. The mayor
Immediately ordered the marshal to
close the Bishop place.
Frightening Women.-OvercOat Jack
is again in evidence and has succeed
, ed in frightening women in some parts
y of the city so that they will not go on
the streets at night. He chased one
woman on Twelfth avenue near Fiji
/; iteenth street until she was exhausted
!. and ran on a porch of a house near the
!, avenue. The man is said to have been
identified. If caught he should be
. lplaced where there will be no danger
j. Of his getting on the streets again.
Compete for Prizes. - Members of
Swedish Olive degree staff departed
- Saturday evening in special car at
n tached to the regular Burlington train
at 7:3S for ST. Paul, where they will
y lcompete today for cash prizes and the
championship of the world. They took
with them a 1000 outfit. and with
their expensive paraphemalia and the
=, training they have received friends
y here expect them to eXemplify the work
y in manner which will secure them
, "a prize.
Buys Church to Build Warehouses
- To build the largest warehouse in
lOmaha the John Deere Pillow company
has bought an entire half block. Il
:, cathedral. a pastors residence, and 4
parOchial school building. at a cost OF
= 100000. The ground consists of -four
lots on the west side of Ninth street
:, extending from Harvey to Howard
-, streets, is 1872 by 264 feet, and the
- building 10 be erected thereon is to be
= an S-story structure of the same ground
- dimensions, of heavy mill construction
= to cost approximately 100000. The
- property is that of ST Philomena Cath
!. olic cathedral, with its auxiliary build
n ings, which was erected in 1868 il
20 what was then an appropriate portion
~ of the city, but which has now becom,
~ the center of the jobbing district.
u .
Moline Second in lmpIements.-SeC
or ond of the cities of the United State
II in the number and value of agricu1
. ltural indictments manufactured is tn
,s standing given Moline in the censu
nv bulletin on the manufacture of thi
h., kind of machinery. Although tn
population of Moline in 1900 was les
than 100000" says the bulletin. eth
city is included in the table becaus
all lof its Importance in this industry i
er. which it ranks second. BY far tn
a. greater value of its manufactures {
m, agricultural implements was in implt
he ments of cultivation. viz: $5,945 Jos
ID or I1.2 per cent of the total value c
lS- all agricultural implements manufat
tured in the city" Chicago ranke
H. first in the list, but the totals are nc
o. given since it would disclose individuf
&C. operations. In the table it is place
ric with "all other cities" which prevent
cal an estimate of the value of its mani
n features. Four other cities which hav
de but one or two large manufactures
1e agricultural implements are also place
In in this list