Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-25
MOLINE

Home for Boat Ciub.-Commodor
w. d. Wiman of the Moline Boat club
has completed the purchase of a COM
modious cabin barge to be used as
| floating clubhouse for the members of
the local launch club. Through hap
! Ply chance he got into communication
with the Muscatine boat club and Sc
toured satisfactory terms on a float
which has been used by the club of
that city but which is no longer neces-
sary owing to the fact that the Mus
catine club is building a clubhouse on
lland, The new barge will be in serv-
/ ice next week at the. foot of Fifteenth
street 1t can be used as a wharf or
along shore It's hull is 16x70 feet, has
two decks and cabin 16x40 feet.
/ There is an excellent dancing floor.
ropes and staging, and fine quarters
for the club members.
Will Give Better Service. On Sun
days and holidays during the remain
service will be maintained on the in
,terurban between Sixteenth street and
Campbell's island. An additional sid
ing is now being put in opposite Aren-
schield's place on the Watertown road
which win enable the company to pro-
vide the faster service. 1t is expected
that work will be completed this week:
Goes and Leaves FAMILY. Bar
retta, of the Wholesale Fruit company
located in the Caxton building on
, Third avenue has taken French leave
from the city and at present his loca.
ton is matter of conjecture. Some
time ago Barretta opened up whole
sale fruit store and it seems that bust
ness was not the best The Chicago
people who sold the fruit to him be
came alarmed and anxious for theil
money and evidently fearing that they
:, would close in on him, Barretta ship
!, ped. To friend he said that he was
:, going to ST. Louis to purchase cal
load of potatoes. Mr. Kavanaugh wa!
: in the city and seized the goods left by
Barretta and they were Immediately
:. disposed of. Barretta left wife ant
!, lseven children in the city.
Cunningham-F rels-OScar Cunning
ham and Miss Amanda Frels were mar
Tried yesterday fternoon at o'clock a
$the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frels
near Barstow. the home of the bride
:. Rev. w. n. Blancke of Davenport OF
ficiated and the guests included onl
- elatives of the young people. After
wedding supper the couple departe
for honeymoon trip to Chicago an
; other eastern points and then home b
way of st. Louis. The groom is III
. night agent at the Barstow depot an
the young couple will take up res
- dence in that town on their return.
~ Dog Attacks Horse-Albert Ed an
wife of Rock Island narrowly escape
:. having a runaway Tuesday evenin
= while out driving with his horse alon
eighteenth avenue near Fifth when
g large dog ran out and attacked tn
- horse. The dog is said to belong
John Sundquist and it bit the hors
causing the animal TO kick and plung,
n the kicking operation the dog wa
y knocked beneath the buggy whe
which passed over his neck, but thi
g, only served to make him more fer
cious and he went after The horse NOR
viciously. 1t was almost impossible I
drive the brute away and for tim
Mr.. Ed thought that he would loos
control of his horse.
n
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Kicked Off Train-A young man r
ported at the police station Tuesda
= night, saying that he was kicked off
= Rock Island freight at Sheffield. H