Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
MOLINE

Actress Faints on stage.-Dorothy
Shopdew, one of the seven rainbow
girls appearing at the Family theater
supporting Miss Rosa Tylef, tainted
Tuesday evening during the first per-
Torrance The act scored heavily"
and the performers were called back
several times Miss Shopdew danced |
until she could stand the strain no |
longer and dropped to the floor from
sheer exhaustion. /
plans Y. M. c. A. Relay Race
Physical Director Knapp of the Y. Nj.
C. A. is planning a relay race for men, |
bers to be run the forenoon of Thanks
giving day. The course would b.
from the Moline association headquar-
tiers to the Rock Island association
building. The race will be especially
interesting to the members who at
II tend gymnasium regularly.
To Put Pressure on c., r. !. e. P.-I
The city of East Moline may tighten
| up on its regulations of speed OF
trains through the city if the Rock
Island road does not listen TO the re-
quest of the council to have the work
train stop regularly there. The work
train no longer stops at East Moline
on the score that but few East Moline
1 employees travel on the train to and
from work, preferring to walk to the
street cars and get within close range
of their homes rather than walk from
the railroad station. 1t is also alleged
that employees persist in stepping off
on the tracks instead of on the plat
form at East Moline and that they are
III imminent danger of being struck
by fast trains travelling on the adjoin-
ing track, especially at night when
the fast east bound Chicago passen-
ger train passed East Moline about
the time the worktrain is due.
| Reunion for Turners.-A big ban
lquet will be held by the Concordia-
lGermania Turnverein at their hall to-
morrow evening. This will be re-
union of all of the members and will
be for them and their families only.
The banquet will be served in the
Gymnasium and Adolph Oppenheimer
who has charge OF the affair has Sc
lected a good line of speakers for the
evening. Mr.. Oppenheimer will pre-
side as POSTMASTER and all of the
speaking will be done in German. w.
A. Meese, c.. F. Grantz, Oscar Lob
man. Val P. Jeter of Rock Island c..
F. Mueller and Mrs. Henry Effandt
will speak. The Light Guard band has
been engaged and music will be played
Throughout the entire evening.
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Merchants Boost Membership-The
booster meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants association which was held
Tuesday evening was great success
and the membership was increased by
l26. Nearly 100 men were in attend
ance and enjoyed themselves until a
late hour
Silvis improvements Approved.-At
the regular meeting of the Silvis vii
lage board Tuesday evening there was
, good news given out. 1t came in the
form of communication from Chief
i 1 A1s,hhhSNi DSiiS VI IhS ieoNN iSiohb
railway which was to the effect that
he approved of the village plans for
the construction of the Silvis outlet
For several months the village board
has been wrestling with the sewer and
city water problem and now that the
engineers of the railway approve OF
the plans. work will be commenced
livery soon and much needed improve
ments accomplished. President Walsh
- OF the village board departed imme
diately after the meeting Tuesday
evening for Chicago to confer with the
railroad engineers and to sign al
: agreement with the railroad company
assuring the donation of $4,000 OF
the part of the railway to the village
The improvements which are contem
plated will cost approximately $4,000
though the sewer outlet will not cos
THAT much. The board decided to con
struct the outlet along the right o.
, way of the Rock Island to Rock river
providing they could secure the per
mission of the railway company. TIL;
communication read Tuesday evenins
Igave the necessary permission S:
work will be started Immediately.
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