Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-05
MOLINE

Shops Reopened.-The Rock Island
shops at Silvis reopened yesterday
after being closed for some time. and
!, the wOrkmen who were idle during
| the shut down were taken back to-
their positions. 1t is understood that
the entire force was taken back with
out any reductions, and while any
thing definite cannot be ventured. it
is thought that they will be closed
1.-THE latter part of this month again.
| Mrs. Alien Not Candidate.-Mrs.
Frank Gates Allen, who has returned
from 4 trip through the east with
Mr.. Allen and her daughter, was APP
prised of the fact that her friends had
Nominated her as one of the candi-
dates for president of the Moline
lWomans club. Yesterday morning
she announced that she would have
10 withdraw her name for various rea-
lsons.
i Y. M. C. A. Loses Case.-E. b. Cow
derry, on trial for malicious mischief,
preferred by John S. Freeman, for
lcGtting holes in the Y NJ. C. A. wall,
|. was found not guilty yesterday by
, Police Magistrate Gustafson. The
} court held that the prosecution did not
! show that Mr.. COwdery had done any
, injury TO the building in making those
holes. The arrest of Mr. Cowdery was
, the result of the dispute between A.
If. Locknart and the Y M. C. A. peo-
lple. who hold that he has no right to
: the use of their wall without paying
| | for it, The wall now stands upon Mr.
I.ockhart's lot The other cases
against Contractor c. e. Heaps. Nels
g Christisen and Harry Harmarus were
D dismissed
U To Provide Guard of Honor.-Sons
D Iof Veterans of Moline formed an or
0 ganization Saturday evening for pro
o viding a guard of honor for Graham
. post, G. A. R., on the afternoon OF
D Memorial day The meeting was held
8 at the office of H. NJ Magill and plans
y were made for getting together &
D large turnout of the sons of civil wal
D veterans. The organization is infor
5 NAL and its object is to get the boys
5 together and have them march in the
D line 10 the island III the afternoon
The following officers were elected
and between now and May Is all The
} lsons of veterans in Moline are beins
, lsought out: Captain. J. H. McKeeveri
, lieutenant, E. L. Cook orderly ser
, geant. Robert NJ Benell
> Formerly Lived Here.-Word ha!
10 been received by Michael Larinan. ;
10, neighbor, of the death of James d,
3 st. Croix. for many years a residen
= iof this city, who died in Chicago Sun
% day. For years the family lived il
10 Moline.
"a Threw Lamp Out of Wndow-Al
% texplosion of a lamp Saturday evenin;
n at the home of William A. Stewart
/, 1893 Fourteenth street, endangered
1.-THE lives of the family and threatene,
n the destruction of the residence
= Quick action upon the part of Nh
r Stewart no doubt saved the house an,
n 1.-THE family. for when he detected tina
* the lamp was in danger he seized
M from the table and threw it through
n window. He was a trine late. how
N lever, for when the lamp struck tn
* window pane it bursted. throwing tn
ioil over the window frame and cul
~ tain. This ignited Immediately an,
; lit was necessary to summon the fir
~ department to extinguish the flame!
-, !" Obituary Record.-John S. Parke
nm of Good Hope, H., here on a visit wit
. relatives. died Saturday night at tn
:, home of his daughter. Mrs. B. l.. Mul
- ply, 1873 Fourth avenue. Mr.. Parke
- 'came here about three weeks ago an
W nine days ago was stricken with pnel
~ monia. He was born in Ohio in 1S2
~, ~ and had resided in this state for tn
W last Sc years The remains wer
~ shipped to Good Hope for intermen
W Mrs. Johanna Swanson died at tn
w home of her daughter. Mrs. Charlie
9o Peterson. Sunday night after lii
AZ gering illness. Mrs. Swanson wa
% born in Sweden, Nov. 20. 1881, an
w came to America after the death {
her husband She has made her HON
Oh with her daughters. Two daughter
~ Mrs. Charles Peterson and Mrs. job
% Peterson, survive
~ Sad is the death of Clarence Elmt
Allen. son of Mr.. and Mrs Hernia
oo Allen, VINO died at his home. Il
W Seventh avenue, Sunday evening aft,
three weeks illness with peritoniti
w He was born in this city March
90 1901.
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