Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
MOLINE

For New Warehouse.-A contract
for the erection of the first reinforced
concrete building in Moline has been
awarded by Deere & Mansur company
to Collins Bros. OF Rock. Island. The |
plans call for four-story structure
With GROUND dimensions and the cost
Is $4,000. The new building is to be
use0 for warehouse purposes its cree |
, ton being made necessary owing to !
the heavy business OF the season just |
ended. Despite the financial depres-
sion which swept over the countryt
this spring, the Deere & Mansur COM
pany operated its shops full force. |
turning out and selling more goods
! than in any preceding year of its his
tory. The new warehouse will afford
more adequate facilities for several de-
partments. Floor space in these de-
partments now used for storing i'm
plements will be available when the
implements are moved to the new
building.
Vacancies Still Exist.-The Moline
schools will open next Monday, and
the buildings are ready for receiving
the pupils. The schools have been
cleaned, little repairs made and every
thing ready for a seasons work until
the winter holidays With the opeu-
ing of school, an innovation will take
place in that the eighth grade pupils
will all attend the Washington school
building Following the suggestions
of Superintendent Jackson, the board
of education. decided to center the
eighth grade pupils at the Washington
school reserving the rooms thus left
vacant in the other buildings for the
lower grades The teachers crops is
not all filled as yet. there being three
vacancies.
Must Go to Court.-Every effort
upon the part of the city and property
owners along the proposed Nineteenth
street sewer route to get together
have fallen through and it looks as if
the matter will have to be settled in
court. The property was condemned
by a committee appointed by the
mayor and the property owners are
of the opinion that they were not al
lowed enough damage. The matter
was taken up and Attorney B. S. Bell
was retained by the property owners
TO represent them A meeting was
held and a proposition in the way of
settlement was offered but without
success. Attorney Bell says now that
the only redress will be TO take the
matter into the county court. This
will probably be done next week
Alarm Was False One.-A false
: ;alarm was turned i'll last evening and
caused a useless run by the fire de
partment to Seventeenth street and
, Twelfth avenue.
| Boys in Hayoft Start Fire.-Fire
thought to have been started by small
| boys broke out in Claus Anderson
! barn at 1915 Tenth street Monday
] afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, damaging il
i to the extent of $3.50. The fire broke
I out in the hayloft and was burning
y briskly before it was discovered. The
4 entire roof was burned off and the
2 upper story more or less damaged
= Two tons of hay were also destroyed
Z 1.-THE loss is covered by insurance. Thu
origin of the fire is a mystery but j
= is thought that some boys were in TIN
loft and either were smoking or wer
!" playing with matches. Several wer
seen in the vicinity shortly before TIL
fire but they were not seen inside tn
o building.
y o.
eI Dies at Neutrality-suspicious. Me:
o senger. who has been employed as
tt painter at the Moline Automobii
;, company. died at the home of hi
a. parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Me-
al senger, at Marshalltown, Iowa, Moi
OF day at the age of 26 years after
lie short illness with heart trouble. M
ut Messenger was born at Marshalltowl
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