Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
MOLINE

Fire Damages House.-Fire yester.
|day noon completely destroyed the roof
of the residence owned by ]. d. Metz
gar and George W. McMaster and fam
lily The fire was caused by swing
ing gas jet in Mr.. Metzgar's bedroom
The jet was lit and it had swung over
against the wall, setting the woodwork
on fire. The roof was entirely afire
when the department reached the
house. and some hurried work was in
dulged in to save the house. The wa
| ter did considerable damage to the
| interior washing down a great deal of
plaster and running furnishing. The
damage is placed by some at over $500.
1t was fully covered by insurance.
This house was struck by lightning
/ last summer.
Boettcher Pleads Guiity.-Otto Boett-
cher, the proprietor of the New Eng
land bakery on Fifteenth street, plead
/ ed guilty in the court of Justice Mapes
on the charge of violation of the child
labor law. and was fined the minimum
fine of S. and costs, which amounted
to about $40. Boettcher was accused
: of keeping his 14-year-old daughter at
work in the bakery shop until the ear
, ly hours of the morning and then sent
her to school the next day.
New High School Teacher.-C. F.
Austin of Hudson Mich, started this
week as commercial teacher at the
Moline high school The board of edu-
cation has been looking for some time
for man to fill this position in which
Miss Mary Hodgson has acted as sub
stitute since the resignation of Egbert
Allen. Mr.. Austin has had charge of
the Cleary Business college in Ypsi-
lanti, Mich, for the last six years
Breaks Collar Bone.-Elmer Lund
quist, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Albert
Lundquist, 944 Twenty-fourth street,
fell from his bicycle while riding to
the high school yesterday morning and
fractured his right collar bone. The
break is "a bad one and considerable
time will be required for the bone to
knit. Mr.. Streckler. employe of Bar
nard & Leas and residing at Seventh
avenue and Twentieth street, cut the
tip of his left thumb so badly while at
work on a saw Monday forenoon that
amputation at the first joint was nee
essary.
While cutting candy yesterday fore
noon Cy Emery, opened the radial ar
terry by slashing his left hand between
the thumb and index finger. The
wound bled prQfusely and it required
six stitches to close the gap.
O.
Guessing on Board.-Frank H. Glue
sing, former member of the city cOun
ell and till a few days ago member OF
Riverside cemetery board by appoint
ment of Mayor Olson. was Monday ev
: ening appointed a member of the city
hospital board by Mayor Olson. Mr.
Guessing succeeds William Butter
. worth, who has rendered his resigna
ton. To accept the hospital appoint
q ment Mr.. Guessing resigned his place
on the cemetery board when informed
by the mayor of his selection for the
Office vacated by Mr.. ButterwOrth. Elk
, cept for few months following the
E lopening the hospital in 1898. Mr. But
. lterworth has been identified with tbs
s institution during the 10 years that il
4 has been in service, and there is NJ
: measuring the extent of his efforts fol
n its success or the practical friendship
e which he maintained toward the insti
o tuition in those days when the prob
j. lens of meeting the building debt ant
+ putting the hospital on sound finan
:. Icial basis were sources of great con
e Icern. The hospital board is at pres
l. ent composed of the following: Mrs
e E. H. Sleight, w. V. Richards, and F
It H. Guessing.
d Motorcycle Has Mo Laht.-Mrs
Minnie Laphan, head of the cloak de
partment at the New York store. wa
knocked down by a motorcycle a
n Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street las
p evening. The motorist had neithe
X light nor horn, and, besides, was dis
'. posed to be rude to his victim. Mrs
e Laphan was considerably bruised.
- Obituary Record.-Mrs. August
:, Stoltenberg, wife OF Frank StolteI
- berg, 1928 Seventh avenue, died at tn
!. home Monday evening. Death wa
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