Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
MOLINE

Cars Run to island.-Traffic to
CamPbells island opened for the sea
son this morning Half hour service
is provided. Later in the season. as
traffic increases, fifteen-minute service
will probably be inaugurated.
No change will occur in the inter
urban schedule. Cars to Silvis will
continue to leave Sixteenth street at
quarter after and quarter before the
hour, and the WATERFOWL cars will
continue to leave at the hour and half
hour. The wait which is now made
al the Waterloo terminus will provide
| time for the cars to run on to Camp
| pcll'S island.
Runs Down Terrace to Miss GIRL
Unmindful of what might have hap
pened to herself in steering her auto
into crubing and down a terrace,
Mrs. 8. H. Velie saved the life of
young girl who became excited while
in the path of the machine AS it
was, no one was injured and whileNthe
child was frightened out of her wits,
she escaped without scratch. Mrs.
Velie was driving an electric machine
UP Twelfth street and making the
turn west on Eleventh avenue, a small
Sirl who was crossing the street at
the time became frightened and Scent
ed to lose her presence of mind Mrs.
Nelie, to prevent colliding with the
girl, ran the machine squarely into
tie curbing. The wheels climbed the
curbing. crossed the sidewalk and
down the terrace into c. H Godehn's
lot where it came to a stop.
Does Not Close Silvis Shops-The
management of the Rock Island rail-
way is pushing its retrenchment policy
TO the greatest extent and it has now
Istruck six shops ON the system. Or
lders were issued to these shops to stop
Operations until June /. The shops at
Silvis have received no notice to stop
Operations. The shops which closed
down are those at Blue Island, Cedar
Rapids, Davenport, Horton, Valley
Junction, and Shawnee. They will re-
Risin closed until June 1 and in case
there is no better prospects will re-
main closed. Yesterday was payday
a Silvis and the retrenchment policy.
judging from the amount paid in wag-
Ies has not affected the local shops to
lany great extent. There was a total
OF $4,000 paid 10 the employees, an
amount which is about the average
that has been paid for the past six
months at the Silvis shops.
Boys Rob Old Woman.-Two boys.
Charles Dimock and Noel Van Ausdall,
each IL years of age. perpetrated a
holdap yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock, robbing Mrs Fred Wooleszien,
. age 60 years. of 81. Mrs, Wolleszien
was in Moline gathering feed for hogs
snd was in the alley back of Reynolds
boarding house, when the two lads
, Grove up with horse and buggy
While young Dimock engaged the wo
raan in conversation by telling where
she could get better feed for the hogs
Van Ausdall opened her purse that
!. was lying on the wagon seat and ex
tracted 81. After securing the money
!
tect the theft until some time later
when she reported it to the police
I he two boys were suspected and an
officer arrested them and they admit
ted taking the money. The parents
made good the amount taken and Mrs
Wollenzien was so elated over get
ting her money back that she would
not prosecute
Athletic Park in Sight.-As soon a:
half of the money needed to improve
the proposed new athletic field i:
subscribed the Moline Business Men
association will sign the lease for the
tract on Third avenue east of TWEEN
tysixth street. This ground include
ten acres and will make an ideal parl
for games. 1t is we'll located and tn,
street car company has promised to eX
tend the Third avenue line to the gate
The improvement will cost probabl
$500 so that $500 must be guarantee,
before the lease is made.