Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
MOLINE

Seniors Elect-Harold Sehnert has |
been honored by his classmates in |
election to the presidency of the
senior class of Moline high school, |
Officers of the senior class are: Presi- |
dent, Harold Sehnert; vice president.
Irena Richards, secretary and treas
urer. Elmer Cox.
Held on Serious Charge. John
Baker, a 19-year-old boy of the east
end, was held to the grand jury under
$500 bonds yesterday by Magistrate
Gustafson on a charge of criminal as
sault on Frances Crouch. a 15-year-old
girl. The girl admits that she kept
company with Baker since early in
the present year, though she claims
she feared him. The statement has
been made by the girl that Baker car
ried a revolver with him ON several
occasions when they were together,
and that he once threatened to put
a bullet in her head
Girberg-Stamp.-Leonard S. Girberg
and Miss Elizabeth Stamp were mar
ried Tuesday evening at the parson-
age of the Second Congregational
church by Rev. R. S. Haney. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
| Andrew Stamp, 1880 Fifteenth street
The couple will make their home at
Seventh street and Seventeenth ave
nue..
Barclay Wins Honors.-Everybody
remembers how Jim Barclay used to
beat everybody around here in the
good old days of bicycle road racing.
Now Jim has grown prosperous in the
automobile supplies business in Buff
falo and has taken to the water for
| his speed trials. He owns a racing
motor boat known as the Sterling
Flyer and he has just won the first
international race between Canada
and this country, run in Lake Ontario
at Hamilton, Ont.
Police to Guard Yards.-The Rock
Island railroad is taking a precautior
and will hereafter have the extensive
raflrbad yards at Silvis guarded. SiH
special police have been sworn in tC
keep the yards free of thugs anG
ltramps and other people who are moi
wanted in the place. Village Clerl
Ireland swore in the six special polio,
Tuesday and they have already gone
on duty. They have orders to arrest
all tresspassers. so beware. The spe
cial police are !. T. McMan James
Mccartney, William A. Lee. A. J
Budd, Harry Mcdonald and L.
Reed. s.
| Payroll Growing.-Tuesday was pay
day at the Rock Island shops at Sill
Wis and it was one of those payday;
that make the men and the merchant!
HAPPY. To the employees of the mo
tive department $6S,000 was paid ant
to the storehouse employees somethin.
between $4,000 and $4,000. This il
the largest amount paid to employee
of the shops since year ago las
May when s71 900 was paid out in tn,
motive department. Prosperity at thu
railroad shops. however is just be
ginning to show up for according t.
the management the great amount o
work there, will demand the employ
ment of 1.400 men before the end o
. the month. 1t is thought the motiv
department payday next month vii
rim to SS5 00O the largest amOun
ever paid at the shops.
, Adopt Credit Card System.-A NEE
of the Moline grocerymen was he'll
r Tuesday evening and several impol
5 tant questions came up for discussion
D The members decided to adopt tn
S credit card system which the mea
: market men have been using for som
: time. Hereafter if you wish to
credit business with new grocer yo
must first secure a clearing card
from your former groceryman and III
:. less you are paid up, he will not Civ
:. you the necessary card. The earl
/ closing matter was also brought u
: for discussion and it was reporte
D that all but three grocerymen ha
! signed the agreement to close the
/ stores at Z o'clock every evening BIT
e on Saturday 1t is thought that a
S will be in the band wagon before tn
il next regular meeting.
Z In Good Shape FinanciaIIy.-Th
n village of Silvis is i'm the very be!