Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-13
MOLINE

Broom Aflre in School.-A broom
was found to be afire in, the basement
i of the Ericsson school building in the
west end of the city Wednesday after
noon. The odor of something burning
had been detected, but owing to the
fact that leaves were being burned in
nearby yard, no attention was paid
to the odor. One of the boy pupils
CHANGED to go into the basement and
discovered the broom. With admira-
BILE forethought he quietly notified his
teacher, who proceeded with him TO-
the basement and stamped out the
smoldering fire. The children were
not informed of what had been discoV-
cred and the incident was passed
without any undue excitement.
May Use Automatic carriers.-Auto-
matte coal carriers which are being
installed on the Burlington railroad
may be installed at the Silvis yards
for the Rock Island The coal chutes,
which are located in the Silvis yards.
are doing the work now, but it is said
the automatic system is much more
satisfactory and that is why the Rock
Island management is considering the
establishment of them at the Silvis
yards. The new system is a great adj
vantage over the old. With a gaso-
line engine, the Goa. is hoisted in buck
cts of several tons capacity into the
engine tenders. OF course the pres
ent chutes are not very old and are
still in good condition, but the manu-
facturer of the automatic coal carrier
is busy installing them on nearly ey-
cry railroad in the country. The Bur
lington has adopted the carrier for
every one of its yards.
Pay Day at Shops.-Today was pay
, day at the Silvis railroad shops. Men
employed in the motive department
drew approximately $4,000 and the
storehouse employees drew a total
amount of wages ranging between 81,
900 and $4,000 Next months pay roll
will amount to nearly 100000. as the
motive department will probably draw
about $4,000. About $50 men have
, been put to work.
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Last Resting Place Here.-T. w. Fo
gelstrom returned today from Omaha
. Neb., with the remains of Mrs. Charles
Burgston, who died at Bethany hos
pital. Mrs. Burgston was we'll known
: in Moline and while residing here tool
: an active part in the Free Swedish
Evangelical church.
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viii Have Hearing on sewer.-Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock, March %
the board of local improvements will
give a hearing to the property owners
. who may object to the proposed con
b, domination proceedings which will be
. instituted to gain the right of way fol
the South Moline sewer system which
the city intends to construct this sum
mer. 1t is understood that severa
property owners will object to the pro
Iceedings. City Engineer Anderson ha.
d. found it necessary to condemn a RICH
- of way II feet wide running from Nine
. teenth avenue along a course north t.
Nineteenth street.
- City to Support Nurse.-When tn,
= additional funds created by the half
: mill tax voted for the hospital becom,
u available this spring the visiting nurs,
, will be made department of the cit,
hospital. This philanthropy was found
, ed and has been maintained for severa
II years by the Kings Daughters uniol
of the city. Plans. are now being madr
. to turn over this work TO the city
/ where it will come under the jurisdic
tion of the hospital board. Presiden