Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10
MOLINE
Has Wife's Affinity Arrested.-Fred

Has Wife's Affinity Arrested.-Fred
w. Heath of South Bend, Ind, has
discovered that his wife has an "af-
Unity" Mr.. Heath may have had
these suspicious fer some time, but
nc found the real affinity right here
in Moline. The name of the affinity is
Charles Tom. According to Mr.. Heath.
his wife left home some time ago.
He traced her to Moline, and learned
that she had been living with Tom in
this city. The woman left Tom more
than month ago. Although the pair
aren't living together, Heath caused
the arrest of Mr.. Tom and he is now
Icing held at the police station under
$500 bonds. The case has been set
for Wednesday of next week, and in
the meantime an effort will be made
to locate the woman. She left here
month ago and her location is not
known.
Will Replace Building. = Charles
Leenknecht viii Immediately erect an
other building at Seventh street and
II
the one burned Monday. The new
Luilding, while not SO large at first as
that destroyed, will probably be evev
fper in appearance Mr.. Leenknecht's
new building will stand on the corner
where the first part of the destroyed
building was erected two years ago
Mya{er Cap,a Lera cnoD
as the waterworks are completed, re
adjustment of insurance rates for East
Moline will be effected. This read
justment will not affect residence
! property but premiums for policies
CT mercantile and manufacturing es-
Establishments will be reduced by about
Cne-third No reduction will be made
, in rates on residence property, be
cause East Moline has already enjoyed
the same rate as if fire department
we're maintained there. The East Mo
line residence rate is 40 cents, the
same as that obtaining in Moline.
!. .
|. FIGHT at Steel Mill.-A free for all
:. fight started Thursday afternoon about
4 o'clock at the plant of the Republic
Iron and Steel Mill company on Syi-
van island when a number of the en-
ployes came back TO the mill and got
into big row. Between two heats
some of the men went up to Third
: avenue where they INDUCED in too
much liquor. They then came back
to the shop and started row with
Head Roller Smith and some of his
men. Oliver Sears and Roy Pickup
were arrested and were fined. Glen
Wright was hit in the melee with an
enmeiator which struck him over the
right ear causing large cut and he
: caused the arrest of Pickup as he
claims that the latter is the one whit
threw the missile. Both the men paid
end were released
Obituary Reeord.-Oliver Mobera
died yesterday of stroke of paralysis
which was sustained Thursday morn
ing while he was arising from bed
He had scarcely known day of i'll
ness in all his 81 years, and the stroke
came on him without warning. HS
had just gotten out of bed when the
, attack came, and he fell over uncoE
scious on the pillow. He sank stead
lily thereafter till death came. Mr.
Moberg came to this country in 1856
and to Moline in 1895. He was borI
in Sweden Aug. Is, 1927. On arriva
in America he Joined the Swedisl
colony at Bishop Hill, and later re
sided at Keithsburg and Viola, before
settling in Moline. He was married
to Carolina Berquist in 1868. Six chill
Gren were born to them: Fred, JOIN
and Oscar Moberg; Mrs. j. E. Kern
Charles Moberg, residing in Moline
and Mrs. Nels Swanson, who died il
Galva last summer.