Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
MOLINE

Greer. city clerk of East Moline. We'd |
nesday afternoon decided that the
names of Carl Dralle and Joseph Dale
peoples candidates for aldermen from |
the First and Second wards, respect /
! lively, be placed on the ballot for the Z
election next Tuesday. The name of |
Frank Wylie, independent candidate
from the Third ward, will also appeaE
So far as can be learned no appeal |
will be taken from these decisions. |
and there is now every reason to be-
lieve that the election will be held |
Tuesday with a full quota of candi-
dates.
Foot eNariy Twisted Off.-John Az
cry of this city. delivery clerk for
Emmons & Glassman. grocerymen,
met with a terrible accident Wednes-
day shortly after 6 O'clock when he
caught his right foot in the revolving
wheel of the delivery wagon and had
it torn from the leg. The accident
happened along the river road at Thir-
lteenth street. when Mr.. Avery was re-
turning from his last delivery trip. He
had taken some groceries into house
and was about to climb into the wagon
when the team started up. He made
no attempt to halt the team before
climbing into the wagon. but jumped
with his foot upon the hub, as he had
, done hundreds of times before This
time the foot slipped and his toes
caught in the spokes Before the team
| rnntd he Ctnnnn6 foot haA
, twisted almost entirely off the leg. A
man living in quartermaster' boat
nearby heard the injured mans cries
j of pain and hurried to his assistance
The two men drew the foot Out of the
wheel, and it was found that only
small piece of flesh held the two mem
bers together. Avery was helped to
the seat and the riverman accompan-
r led him back to the city. He drove
: the team direct TO the grocery store,
and after his arrival was conveyed to
Il the hospital in the ambulance DR.. +.
II. Gardner and DIR. A. d. West were
: called and dressed the injury The
:, foot was replaced and the doctors are
sure that it will grow in place. The
I ankle may be stiff, however Mr. Av-
Il cry is married and resides at 1904
Fourth avenue His wife is critically
:, iii at the present time and has not
|. been told how seriously her husband
J. was injured.
Has 1000 Men at Work.-A gradual
y increase in the working force at the
= Silvis shops of the Rock Island road
during the present month has brought
,the total number of employees in the
motive power department 70 the ZOO
Imark. When the shops resumed oper.
ations April l. after six days shut
down. S34 men were on the pay roll in
this department The increase since
that time has aggregated more than
$50 men A number of machinists
who were thrown out of work in Dav
export when the financial depression
struck the industries of that city; are
among the number who secured wor,,
in the railroad shops Twenty machin
lists were added to the force this week
New School Tickets.-At confer
ence yesterday the members of the
ladies' societies which have always
taken much interest in the school cleo
ton, nominated the following ticket
For president, DIR. A. NJ Beai: foi
members of the board. G. w Wood
q. W. Sohrbeck and Dr. Henry Ben
nett. Still another ticket has been
placed in the field. when is termed as
the "janitor's ticket for the reason
it is said, the janitors of the schoo
buildings have Interested themselves
in placing it in the field. The ticket
is as follows: For president. DR.. A. NJ
Beal; for members of the board. G. w
Wood, Emil Heimbeck and DIR. Ben
nett.
Obituary Record.-Miss Ebba Rosel
la Johnson died at her home, 1925
5 Twenty-sixth avenue, yesterday aftel
short illness with complications
She was born in Moline April 8, 1870
and was educated in the Moline public
schools. She was member of The
Swedish Baptist church and one of it.
most active workers She leaves he
mother. Mrs. F. J. Johnson, and ons
sister. Deborah.