Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-06
MOLINE

Urges Isolation ospital.-Again the
| city health commissioner DR.. X. {. J.
Meyer. urges the city council to es
tablish an isolation hospital which
could be used when an epidemic is
raging in the city He holds that it is
much safer TO battle with contagioH
than to quarantine houses located in
the city The health commissioner
lsays regarding the matter in his report
to the council: Il wish 10 urge your
honorable body to the necessity Of
contagious hospital and ask your CO
Operation in view of the fact that dur
ing the last month there were four
deaths from scarlet fever and two from
Idiphtheria and three so far this month
from like causes would indicate that
Everything in this direction should be
done. There is now. and has been for
some time, an urgent need for such an
additional building. not only for con
tagious diseases. but many other dis
eases that are not admissible in the
present building. such as scarlet fever.
diphtheria. chickenpOX. smallpox meas
p
There are a total of "a cases in the
city. divided into - of scarlet fever, 6
of diphtheria, and l of chickenpoX.
During the month there were males
and 10 females born, and Is males
died and Is females.
Delegates to Rockford. - Following
dol
SEN, Rock Island county at the annual
meeting of the Swedish-American Re
publican League of Illinois to be held
r in Rockford Saturday: John Goodman
son, Gust Peterson. y. Borgeson, Al
bert Ed, F. \. Iandee. c. G. Carlson
IL. y. Shallene. c. Vic Johnson, Fred
:. Frisk. John Swanson, Emil y. John
+ son. c. w LUndahl. Reynold Johnson
John Sward, G. L. Wannerstrom, Fore
man Peterson, c. Y. Swanson. r. d
- Pears G. /. Peterson. G. W. Johnson
- John Sundine Gust Berglund. J. \
=, Godehn, c. &. Hoeberg. J. F. Freeman
Swan TTopp. Professor V. o. Peter
son, Joe Ed. F. \ Johnson, John Mag
q nusOn. The delegates leave for Rock
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9 the Southwest Limited of the Milwau
q, kee road. \ fare of one and one-thir,
p for the round trip has been secured
and nj! those wishing TO 90 who ar
. not delegates may take advantage .
st this rate.
: Change Date of EIection.-East Nc
d lines date for The city election ha
been changed from March II to Apri
6. This was done because the election
judges failed 10 GET the registration tn
proper length Of time before the cleo
- ton. The posyponement of the elec
ton date was done a the suggestio
of the village attorney. and the Judge
ri will proceed with their work.
Ask for an Increase.-Men employe
st in the city health department OF tn
IL CITY presented petition to the cit
council Monday evening asking tina
y the aldermen raise their salaries. TIL
al men ask that they be given $50
as month, or $40 per day. They al
now getting $1.75 per day for eigt
hours. The matter was referred to tn
g. committee of the whole The aide
y. men voted unanimously to pass tn
ordinance providing for a general il
~ crease in the salaries of the heads {
the various departments.
o
Obituary Record. - Scarlet feve
claimed another victim Monday afte
Or noon when Victor Vroman of Wake
Station died after the short illness {
n only two days. He was in a serioy
is condition when the nature of the ri
rs ease was learned, and passed away ;
l: 4 O'Clock. He was BON July %, 1888
! John McBurney. formerly of this cit
m passed away in KensingtOn. Neb.. SUI
il day evening. He was nephew {
IN James and Adam McBurney of TIL
city. Deceased left here 10 years az