Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
MOLINE


steal director has been called to take
charge of the gymnasium work i'll the
the Muscatine man engaged by Secre-
tary j. S. Freeman during his visit to
the summer training school at Lake
Geneva in July, had an opportunity TO
accept another. post and Mr.. Freeman
had an opportunity to secure more
experienced man. The change was
satisfactory to Mr.. Lyman, and Mr..
Freeman has accordingly engaged a
new man, Ralph n. Knapp of st. Louis.
Secretary Freeman is laying his plans
for fall and winter work in the gymna-
SUM on the theory that nothing is too
good for the local association, and he
! is elated over his success in securing
man of Mr.. Knapp's ability. Mr..
Knapp last year was assistant physical
director at the Missouri Wesleyan col
| lege. He secured his training at the
| St. Louis Central club and spent all of
this summer at the training school at
Lake Geneva. He will report for work
Sept. l.
Will Open New Bids.-General Man
ager w. H. Downing of Silvis has re-
turned from business trip to Chicago,
Detroit and Cleveland in the interest
of the United Light & Power company.
The purpose of the trip was to consult
with various bidders on supplying and
installing the machinery for the cleo
trio light and power plant for East
Moline and Silvis. Owing to a misun-
Iderstanding over the specifications, the
directors of the United Light & Power
company rejected all bids offered, and
bidders were instructed to have new
bids in the hands of the directors OF
the company by Saturday, when a di
lrectors' meeting will be held.
Close Shops Sundays. - Fourteen
butchers of the city held meeting
Tuesday evening at the Retail Mer
chants association rooms on Sixteenth
street and discussed matters of impor
lance. 1t was decided to close theil
places of business all day Sundays. be
lginning with Oct. and continuing
until May l. In doing this the butch
ers are given an opportunity to enjo,
an entire day of rest just the same as
other dealers. 1t Was also agreed t
continue under the same policy o
closing their markets : Wednesda,
nights at 7 o'clock
Struck by a Car.-Mrs. George w
Cock, PALS Fourth avenue, was strucl
by an interurban car in front of he
home yesterday, sustaining injurie;
that will lay her up for several weeks
Mrs. Cook was buying peaches from
wagon. and when the car approached
the horses became frightened and be
gan rearing and plunging. Mrs. Cool
stepped back to get away from tn,
wagon and just in time to be strucl
by the running board on the car. Sh,
was knocked to the pavement ant
sprained her left ankle and RICH
wrist.
Red Men to Picnic.-All of Silvis i
to join in with tie Red Men of tina
place in the all-day picnic to take plac
on Campbell's island tomorrow. Modo
tribe No. $50 is engineering the affair
and the committees that have been al
: pointed have been working hard t
make this first affair a grand success
r The merchants In the town have agree
to close their stores at noon and joil
i'll the festivities. Invitations hav
, been sent to GeneSeo Cambridge
S Orion, Sherrard, Rock Island and Nc
a line. and it is expected that the islam
$ will be crowded. The picnic is not ea
elusive to Red Men and their families
/ but the public is invited to attend.