Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
MOLINE


Climb Poles to steal Wire.-Daring
tlefts in broad daylight by Ed Holm; |
Is years of age. and a companion, led |
10 the arrest of Holm yesterday fore
noon after an exciting chase by the
police Holm and his companion have
been climbing poles of the Union
Electric Telephone & Telegraph COM
pany along Fourth avenue east of
Twenty-seyenth street, and cutting
copper wire, which they sold to junk
dealers The two boys were located
III the east end of the city by Officers
DeJaeger and Ross. Oficer Ross
pursued Holm and caught him in the
alley between Fourth and Fifth ave
nues west of Twenty-seventh street:
! the companion of Holm started for the
railroad tracks, pursued by Officer De-
Jaeger. The boy was aided in his
| getaway" by an eastbound freight
| caught on car. thus eluding the
| officer.
Fire in Factory-Spontaneou COM
bustion started a fire in the paint de-
partment of the Moline Organ & Piano
factory Wednesday night which
threatened to totally destroy the
building. The blaze was discovered at
| 10:45 and was found to be burning
very briskly on some piano boxes.
Reuben Youngren. proprietor of the
cigar store across the street. saw the
flames leaping up through the window
and he telephoned TO the fire depart
lnent. The timely discovery of the
| blaze enabled the tiremen to eXtin-
guish the flames shortly after they
arrived.
ShaIIbere- Wiborg-Robert C. Shall
berg. son of Mrs. Hannah Shallbcrg
To- this city and Miss Minnie Wiborg
daughter Of John Wiborg of Gales
burg. We're happily married Wednes-
Idav evening at 8 o'clock al the Swed-
ish Lutheran parsonage by Rev l.. A.
Johnston. Miss Mildred Shallberg.
lsister of the groom. and Arthur Wi
borg, brother of the bride. were the
defendants. The newly married pair
left on the evening Burlington train
for GaleSburg. where they We're ten
ldered Il reception last evening at the
home Of the brides uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wiborg The
groom is We'll known in this city hav-
ing been born and reared here He
is brother of City Attorney c. A.
Shallbers and a young man OF exem-
lpiary habits He graduated from the
Moline high school i'll 1903 and later
attended a business college For the
last few years he has held the position
of teller in the savings department at
the Peoples Savings Bank & Trust
company. His bride has made her
home i'll Moline the last year with an
aunt Mrs Anna Luudquist. and by
her charming personality has made
many friends.
High School Boys Play salI.-This
spring a baseball team will be organ
lied from the members of the Kappa
Iota Gamma fraternity which will play
games with a number of different
teams that viii be organized in towns
that are situated about Moline AL
lready games have been scheduled by
the Moline team and a number Of
lthese games will be played here. that
is, if they have a place 10 play in.
d
: May Camp on IsIand.-The officials
S OF the Tri-city Railway company have
, come TO the conclusion To permit TEN
camping on Campbell's island this sea
|, son. This bit of news will no doubt
4 bring JOY to the hearts of many camp
ers. Last fall the campers were
Thrown into a state of agitation oye1
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