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

Many Knights Will Come.-LOcal |
Knights of Pythias in charge of tn
state grand lodge meeting which takes
place here in the first part of October. |
are working on plans for the accom-
mediation of the large cOncOurse oil
visitors which will fill the city. The
smallest number that can be counted
on will be between 1000 and 1900,
and it is entirely possible that the
number will run as high at 1000. OIL
these the hotels and regular lodging
houses will be able to take care OF
only a small percentage.
o
Have Strong EIeven.-The orange
and black of the East End Athletic
club will be upheld this fall by one Of
the strongest football elevens which
has ever represented the club, if all
the promising material that is in sigh:
reports and works TO make the tear.
| The first game of the season will b.
played, in all probability, in this Gil
with the Peoria SOcials as opponents
and the date will likely be Sunda
Sept. % Frank KehOe, who has bee
the mainstay of the team for two sea
sons past. will not be seen in the line
lup. but he has succeeded Harry Robin
son as manager of the team and
now at work on a schedule of games
1.-The Socials began practice work w,
weeks ago and their lineup is to b
practically the same as for two sea
lsons past. Captain Doebbler still hay
ing the men in charge.
Beats Off Assailant.-What appea-:
to be an attempted holdup was perpa
trated about o'clock Friday evenin-
in the rear of the c. r. Stephens plaC-
at the head Of Eighteenth street. Nj,
ford Godehn, son of C. H. Godehn. Wa
the victim. and only active pugilis BE-,
work on his part prevented seriou5
trouble Young GOdehn was walking
. east on Eighth avenue, and when h
. reached Eighteenth street continues
, across the wall in the rear of the
Stephens place as a shortcut to Sew
= enth avenue and Nineteenth. 1t was
about o'clock and dark. When h
9 was half way across a large man witt
l a heavy stubble of uncut beard and :
SLOUGH hat, and generally a ruffian i.
l appearance, stepped out OF the dark
D mess and exclaimed peTemptorily
7 What are YOU doing in here!' IN
) making short cut" answered c.
dehn. Don't You know you have n
! business here? Turn around and g
; back" 81 most certainly won't" c.
u dehn was smoking pipe and held i
in his mouth at the time The MAJ
made a long arm swing aimed at tt
Iyoung fellows face. GOdehn dreS
back his head and the mans ifs
- Istruck the pipe breaking it off al tn
imOuthpiece. Godenn is a high schoc
lad of athletic ability, and he imme
; diately retaliated with a right swim
y Ito his assailant's jaw, knocking hir
: against a low fence to the left of tn
r. walk and stunning him. Before l.
# could recover Godehn had seized hi
J. legs and toppled him over into tn
" Stephens yard. Having thus tempo
r arily vanquished his assailant. Godeh
:. took TO his heels. running eastward
II and the man, clambering back ov
the fence followed hard after hin
al The younger man was able to kee
is we'll ahead, however, until the light
TO of Seventh avenue were reached, whe
the man gave up the chase.
IN Teachers Scarce.-There seems
$. be a scarcity of young ladies wishin
s, to take the course of kindergarte
Is teachers training in Moline this yea
N This is a problem which the scho
lie board has never before been cOnfron
In ed with, as there has always bee
IS plenty of candidates for this wor
III Several ladies have applied to Mi:
ar George, who is in charge of Il
I'll training school, but not enough
III make it worth while to form elias
es so that the board will probably hay
to take steps to induce young ladi'