Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-22
MOLINE

Arrested for Killing Dog.-George
Williams was arrested yesterday on
a warrant sworn out by Ed Ward
charging him with malicious mischief.
According to Ward, Williams killed his
Boston terrier dot" valued at SIS,
last Sunday noon. Ward claims that
Williams was on his way home from
church and that the terrier and some
other dog were playing in the street,
when suddenly he picked up fence
post and struck the terrier with sufii-
cient force to kill him.
Burglars Got Old Coins.-Burglars
forced an entrance at c. D. Woodyatt's
Fifteenth street pool room and secured
$50 worth of old gold coins and some
valuable papers that were in the safe.
They also took a box of cigars and
escaped.
Buys New Home for Store.-Ar-
engagements have been completed by
which Claus Anderson. proprietor of
the Five Points grocery, purchases
the business of G. l.. Benson at Fiji
teenth street and Fifth avenue. Mr.
Anderson's purpose in buying is to Sc
cure quarters for his long-established
| business. His lease on the Five Points
grocery expires May l and he has not
been permitted to renew it. Mr.. Ben
sons idea in selling is to retire tenn
porarily from active business.
Wilson Heads Y. NJ. C. A.-E. H.
Wilson, secretary of the Wright Car
riage Body company, was elected
president of the local Y NJ. c. A. -
the organization meeting of the direc-
tors Monday evening. Mr.. Wilson
succeeds A. e. Montgomery, who re-
tires after several years of faithful and
untiring service. The officers elected
are: President, E. H. Wilson; vice
president, w. P. Hunt; secretary. H.
l.. Youtz; treasurer, ]. II. Hauberg.
Five Youths Bound Over-Five
lyouths, all more than 16 years of age,
were yesterday bound over to the
grand jury by Police Magistrate Frank
! Gustafson for petty larceny. Three
youngsters are the nucleus of a gang
of thieves, which for some time past
! has been stealing brass. lead and other
marketable metals and selling them
to junk dealers. The stealing of a
brass journal box from a Rock Island
engine was the cause of their arrest
! Their trial revealed that one or an
other of them had been the authors of
I various pieces of depreciation which
have been worrying the police for
some time.
Obituary Record.-Andrew Asp died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G
A. Gustus. 1903 Twenty-third avenue
Monday evening. He was born in
Sweden Nov. 4. 1882, and came to
America in 1862, settling in Galesburg
He came to Moline in 1875 and had
been employed at Deere & Co.'S for
32 years. He leaves his wife and the
brothers, Eric, Jonah and Carl il
Sweden.
Mrs. Louise Charlotte Floyd dice
yesterday at the home, 1912 Sixth ave
nue.. The deceased was a native oil
Sweden and was born Sept. Is, 1925
She was married to Andrew Floyd il
1S4S and they came to America anC
direct to this city in 1869. Mr. Floyt
has been dead 81 years. She leave.
three daughters, Miss Anna Gibson
Mrs Emma Lindahl and Mrs. August
: Westerberg, all of this city.
Anna Maurer, wife of Joseph Maurer
died at her home, 531 Nineteenth ave
nue., yesterday of paralysis. She wa:
born in Germany and was sc years old
: She had lived in Illinois Is years. Sht
leaves a husband and two children.