Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
MOLINE

u Tic oitfiS SHOpS diiiOuHteu W YoIJ-
900 the largest payroll at the shops
since May, 1907, when $1,000 was
distributed. 1t is understood that the
payroll for September will be still
larger.
Pay Teacher More.-G. d. Nelson
of Sunbury, Ohio, was engaged as in
structor in the commercial course at ,
| the high school to succeed e. L. Allen, |
resigned. Mr.. Nelson arrived in Mo- |
line in response to a telegram, and
after accepting the offer, returned
home to pack his household effects |
He is married man. The contract !
offered Mr.. Nelson calls for $1,2Uu
for the nine months of the school
year. The largest salary ever paid
for this position was $1,000. and Mr..
Allen last year received but 5000. The
board has found it is impossible to
secure a desirable instructor at such
a figure and accordingly decided on
the increase
Frats Under Ban.-Pupils of the Mo-
line public schools who belong to fra
ternities. sororities or other secret or
CARNATIONS are in danger of expul-
sion from this date on. At meeting
lof the board OF education Tuesday
levening another rule was added to
section 10 which pertains to the Of
fences whereby suspensions or expul-
sion may be brought about. The rule
adopted reads as follows: Member
ship in secret society commonly
known as fraternity. sorority or other
organization membership in which is
considered detrimental TO the school S
interest or welfare of pupil for this
offense the pupil is in danger of being
expelled 1t is understood that two
or three students in the high school
are still members Of a fraternity but
this is not positively known. An in
vestigation will be made, it is said,
and if such is found to be the case
the students will be compelled to drop
their membership Immediately.
Got NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. F. f. Sam
uels was allowed the maximum limit
of the law governing pay Of assessors
at thC LiCSlIllS vi Tic lO"Il DOSii u
| Tuesday afternoon. The board is com
posed of Supervisor C. G. Hogberg
j.. City Clerk Carlson and Justices Ingel
!, son, Williams and Mapes. Assessor
Samuels is paid $1,000. the highest
!, amount allowed under the law. He
:. put in bill for 144 days service
The law allows not more than S. q
day nor more than $1,000 a year. and
!, for several years Mr. Samuels has
been paid the maximum rate as his
lduties have increased.
w. C. T. u. Elects.-The members OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
= Union held the annual meeting Tues
+ day at the home of Mrs. Robinson Nye
1921 Sixth avenue. In the absence o
- DR.. Marie Edwards, the president o
i the organization, Mrs NJ. R. Metzgal
:, acted as chairman of the meeting
= Mrs. Metzgar read a letter from DR.
- Marie Edwards, who is at present a
: st. Helena, Cal, sending greetings tt
the local members The following off
;, GERS were elected: President, DR.. Mari,
Edwards; corresponding secretary DR.
W Stella G. Norman; recording secre
tary, Mrs. Amanda Crane; treasurer
:, Mrs. G. G. Griffin.
rs rs .
Grocers to Close Early.-A move
h ment has been started among the gro
n GERS of the city to close their places o
business on Wednesday night at
N O'Clock. A special meeting of the gro
o. GERS was held Tuesday night at thu
~ Retail Merchants association head
quarters and action taken upon thu
matter. At the present time all bu
two or three grocers have signed tn
petition to close on Wednesday nights
IL. IAN it is thought that they will ge
RI into the band wagon without mucl
C trouble.
ct Injunction DissoIved.-Word was re
IN ceived yesterday that the injunction
,g and contempt proceedings against tn
n members of the firm of Mayors
Johnson started in federal court ha
of been dismissed with payment of costs
ne This is the closing incident in tn
Famous Clothing company bankruptc
he proceedings. The contempt proceed
,r- lings were started in the federal cour
by attorneys for Trustee Olson.
as Object to Paving.-Certain propert
owners along Third street, which wa
of paved this summer, have entered
ID protest in the circuit court. throug
nd their attorneys, Ludolph & Reynolds
nd They object to the court confirming tn
on said Improvement, asserting that tn
of amount charged for the improvement
lis as provided by the ordinance. is nor
lp- than the law allows, and, among othe
assertions, allege that the improv
lie ment has not been constructed in cor
lit pliance with the specifications.
a al EAST MOLINE.
re- Mrs George Walker has gone
lip Bogard, Mo-, to visit relatives