Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
MOLINE

Mckinnon to Des Moines.-Malcolm |
McKinnon, who has made Moline his
home since coming here last winter
to take editorial charge of the Mail
and Journal, has accepted position
with the advertising department OF
the Iowa Telephone company at Des
Moines He is now breaking up his
home here and will leave with his
wife and family for Des Moines to-
morrow.
All Saloons Stay; Money to Burn
1t is very likely that 60 saloons will
| continue in business in Moline. The
| 5Sth saloon keeper has appeared at
the city clerks Office and paid his Ii
cense fee of $500 for six months.
| There were 81 saloon keepers doing
business in the city at the end of the
fiscal year, and as there are only
three left, it is highly probable that
these will also stay in business. Now
that the city is assured of at least
100000 revenue as a result of the
high license fee of $1,000, citizens are
wondering how the, revenue will be
utilized. There are many suggestions,
SO many in fact that the aldermen
will have quite problem before them,
for all have their advantages.
| Had Close Call.-Only to the pres.
ence of mind of W. Mcdonald, who
had in charge the elevator in the
1 Northwestern Milling company plant
in East Moline, Clarence Fritchie of
East Moline is living today His head
was caught in some manner between
the elevator and the floor, and now
he is at his home in East Moline suf-
; fering considerably from the injuries
sustained. The physicians in charge
say he will recover. Mr.. Fritchie and
other men were working near the ele-
| water Monday afternoon. They were
repairing some machinery, and not
thinking of the position of Mr. Frt-
chic, one of his fellow workmen set
the elevator in motion. Mr.. Melon
aid was near at hand and saw the
terrible position Mr.. Fritchie was in
and he managed to throw off the belt
|
course stopped the platform immedi
ately.
Live Wire Kills Horse.-The horse
driven by Will J. Ball, manager OF
the Tri-City Electric company, step
ped on a live wire yesterday at the
corner of Third avenue and Twenty
l.; 4
Mr. Ball himself had narrow escape
:, from possible injury, and friend t
whom he was talking stepped on thu
wire, but was not seriously injured
The wire was a broken guy wire
which came in contact with the trolle,
wire of the interurban railway MI
Ball turned toward the curb and stop
ped to talk to an acquaintance. Sud
o denly his horse moved step and fel
% TO the ground.
# Three Tickets i'm FieId.-There vii
be plenty of excitement at the Molin
club rooms on the annual election day
~ May II, when there will be three tick
N cts voted on. There is the administra
n tlCll llChSj anu TWO membership JlCE
N cts which have been nominated an
is posted on the bulletin board L. {
6 Banding is the administration cand
- date for president, and W. L. Clark
=. the candidate for president ON bot
y the membership tickets. G. A. Shall
berg has been nominated as first vic
:. president on all three tickets. G. +
. Owens is the administration cand
date for secretary and l.. r. Blacl
:, man has been nominated for the sam
- Office by both the membership ticl
cts.
Obituary Record. - Mons Olson,
well known resident of this city, die
:, at his home 1922 Fifteenth stree
:. yesterday after a short illness wit
. heart trouble. He was born in Sw,
- den Oct. 81, 1910, and came to Anne
lea in 1865, settling in Moline. NJ
Olson was employed by the Unto