Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
MOLINE

May Settle Wage Scale" Prospects
for settlement between the boss
painters and the union painters of the |
city of the wage scale for the year b.
ginning April l appear bright" Such |
is the statement made both by the |
jOurneymen and by the employers The |
committee from the boss painters or
ganization A. l.. Pulver. c. H. Elmer
and Arthur Wilke. met the union men
Tuesday evening and agreed to grant
d minimum wage of 30 cents an hour
During the last year 3lH cents has
been the scale. and 311a cents is the
scale now asked. There was a gen
eral and friendly discussion in which
| the men and the members of the COM
mittee took part. and though no agree
ment has yet been reached. both the
employers and the employees gained &c
spect for the position of the other.
Stole Time Check.-Carl Johnson. IN
| 1S-yearOld boy employed ar the Moline
Pillow company, was detected in the act
of stealing a fellow wOrkman's time
check yesterday morning, and although
not put under arrest, he was given a
stern talking to by the chief of police"
This was not young JohnsOn's first #
Tense. Upon two previous occasions
checks had been stolen on Wednesday
mornings and the pay drawn al noon
when the men are paid off.
!, Baldwin Not Present.-In memory Of
the states greatest son. Abraham Lin
coin, the Moline club gave a banquet
Tuesday evening al which 100 of the
leading men OF, the city participated.
The occasion was made notable by the
presence of man who had known
Lincoln in life and he himself was one
of the founders of the republican party
B. F. Shaw of Dixon by the attend
ance of former Attorney General Ham
lin. and the presence of the best il
the business and manufacturing circles
of the city G. w. Ross president Of
. the clue. was tCastmaster. END follow
ing the courses he very APPROPRIATED
presented the speakers hoping that
this would be but the first of. many
similar occasions in the future. f. +
Baldwin of Peoria. was unable 10 a.
tend on account Of Illness.
O.
Decide Building Site.-Ea2les of Me
; line aerie. No. ZIP. will hold a specla
i Injecting this evening to definitely DE-
eide on building site. Several piece,
of property centrally located whicf
are available will be considered. anC
Il a deal for the one which best meer'
+ the require ments of the lodge will b,
closed at once.
Obituary Record. - Mrs Chariot;
Larson. a former resident of this city
/ lpassed away at the home of her daugh
ter Mrs Rev. Afford. in Falcuner. y
". Tuesday evening. Of apOpleNy Mrs
Larson left Moline three years ago an,
went to New York to make her hom
with her daughter. She was quite wei
known here and leaves many friend
, TO mourn. She came here in 1865 AM
- fremained here until going east Thre
. daughters and one son survive. The.
~ are Mrs. Afford and Miss Mary LaI
son of Falconer, and Miss Amanda La
: son of Atlanta. Ga, and Sanford Lal
10 son of this city. who is proprietor 0
, bluff grocery store. The remain
# will arrive in Moline tomorrow moo
and will be taken to the home of he
r, son, 1919 Fifteenth street.
al Clara de Clerq. 10-months-old daugf
% ter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles de ClerC
% died Tuesday night after a short il
K ness with bronchitis. at the home c
her parents. Thirty-fourth street an
&c the river road.
: MONMOUTH ROUTE CHOSEN