Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31
MOLINE
in Galesb

Wanted in Galesburg, Too. = Mae
Elizabeth Peterson, the 17-year-old girl
who was recently arrested here for
obtaining money by use of a conf
dence game, it turns out was not as
innocent as she appeared to be here.
Sheriff F. H. Hooker of Galesburg,
Knox county, telephoned to the police
here and told of girl that
passed worthless checks in Galesburg
on the 18th and 23rd of this month.
A description of the girl who did the
work there and her methods were
compared, and it developed that Miss
Peterson, who was arrested here, is
kind of work, and instead of the girl
being a hayward and innocent child,
she is a bold crook 1t is not known
what the Knox county authorities may
want to do with the girl, but they may
want to prosecute her after the Rock
Island county officials are through with
her. The girl is at present in the
county Jail waiting until the grand
jury meets, and then she will have her
trial. She came to Moline on the ev-
ening of Dec. 90 and Immediately be-
gan to get the worthless checks cash
ed. She first called on DIR. c. Arnold
Peterson, and while in his Office stole
six blank checks. Five of these she
filled out with fictitious names and
succeeded in passing four of them be-
fore beinor caught mn
Swindled in Davenport.-Peter Law
son. a laboring man claiming Moline
as his home, has reported to the Dav-
export police that he was swindled
out of 5000 in that city in a smooth
confidence game worked by Peter
Eales and a woman. Eales and the
woman he calls his wife have operated
in other localities. and the Davenport
police are in receipt of a card from
Denver explaining that he had a me-
teoric career in Colorado, and was in
volved in number of irregular trans
actions before he sought other chimes.
Lawson dropped his pile on part
nership'' game. Eales rented Office
rooms in Davenport and was to engage
| in the manufacture of "Olive bitters.
| The secret recipe which he held, he
promised, would net a fortune to him
| self and to the person he would select
as his associate in the business. Only
one person was to be admitted into
partnership. Eales said it would re
quire $500 TO become a partner, but as
Lawson only had 5000, Eales finally
condescended to let him in for that
sum. After securing the $500 Eales
and the woman were suddenly called
! to Chicago, but told Lawson they
would return in few days. The days
have passed, but Eales has failed to
keep his promise. Lawson is a regu
lar caller at police headquarters il
: Davenport, but no clue to the "Olivt
bitters' man has been secured.
Agree to close at 1o.-The clerks O
the clothing stores of this city are cir
culating petition or agreement among
the owners of the stores. The lattel
agree to close their stores at 10 o'clocl
sharp every Wednesday and Saturda!
evening in the year, excepting durin:
the week preceding Christmas. The
clothing stores of Moline have been il
the habit of keeping open as long a:
the merchants felt it necessary
Obituary Record. - Charles Harper
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r
Trout, died Tuesday at 1870 p. m. al
ter very brief illness with infiamma
ton of the bowels.
Mrs. Marie Helen Sandman died a
the home of her son, Abel Sandman
1908 Fifth avenue, yesterday after
lingering illness with dropsy. Mrs
Sandman was born in Sweden, Ma
II, 1882. She came to America il
company with her husband, Gustav
Sandman, in 1880, and they first loca
/, ted in Muskegon, Mich. Mr. Sandman
: died in 1887 About seven years ag
Mrs. Sandman came to live with he
, son Abel in this city, and has mad