Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09
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the high school, but there have been |
no graduatiOns except at the close of |
the school year This year for the |
first time high school students will |
graduate at the close of the first SEM
ester Friday, Jan. II. They will not
receive diplomas till spring, but their
leaving will make room at the high
school for the eighth grade pupils who
will be advanced with the opening of
the second semester Monday, Jan. 20.
Lock is Observation-Disclosures c. S. Richie
has formally accepted the Moline lock
for the United States government. In
| company with some Of his assistant
engineers he made a final inspection of
the work, and found that it conformed
with the contract under which the
bravo Construction company of Pitts
burg built it. All of the plant of the
bravo company has been shipped away.
M. H. Burlington, the last representa-
tive of the company remaining here,
departs for Pittsburg tomorrow.
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! -Webster.-Yesterda after
noon at o'clock at the parsonage of
, the United Presbyterian church took
place the wedding of Miss Lucy A.
Webster to Roy McNurlin, Rev. w. NJ.
Story of that church performing the
wedding ceremony. Following the GER
emory the couple went to the home of
the groom at 1924 Seventh avenue,
where a wedding dinner was served
The bride has been living here for the
past five years, but formerly lived at
Pecatonica, H.. and the groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James McNurlin
of 1921 Seventh avenue. and is en-
ployed as head boilermaker at the rail
road shops in Silvis.
Downing Wins at WATERFOWL Be
cause an exclusive franchise was not
asked by w. H. Downing of Silvis.
, representing the proposed United Light
& Power company, it was awarded the
, electric light and gas franchise for 25
: years Tuesday evening by the village
board of WATERFOWL. The members of
| the board thought this the greatest and
. best feature of the two franchises and
vo,ed unanimously to award the fran
5 chise for the electric light plant To
Mr.. Downing. Although the gas fran
!. chise was also awarded to Mr.. Down
ing, Trustee Emanuel Peterson refus
ed TO vote.
e.
+ Erickson of 1876 Eighteenth stree
) had a narrow escape from being crush
ed to death yesterday beneath a pile
5 of steel scraps while at work at the
$ Moline PlOw company. AS it was, h,
. escaped with extremely painful <injur
Il les to the lower part of his body
Erickson is employed at the black
> smith department, and was working
. near a large pile of steel scraps. Sud
denly without warning the pile topplet
lover. and before Erickson could ge
out of the way he was caught ant
pinned beneath the pile of steel. HI
was completely submerged as far a
o his hips, and fellow workmen hurrie,
to release him from his periIous posi
ton. 1t was found that the RICH
ankle was dislocated and the left foo
badly crushed. His legs and hips wer
V badly bruised and skinned and the in
- jurieS were extremely painful
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Favors Septic Tank.-The principa
o. matter before the Silvis village boar
4. Tuesday evening was the solving O
+ the sewerage proposition which cor
fronts the board at the present time
a Ever since the village was established
h this matter has been a bone of cor
tention. some thinking that it woul
T. be advisable to construct a septic tan
to take care of the waste of the vi
il lage, while others thought a direc
sewer to the river would be the best
81 This last plan, however, would be yer
expensive, as nearly two miles c
re piping would have 10 be laid. Wallac
Trechler, the county surveyor, wa
TX present at the meeting and informe
er the board that the best propositio
for the village was the use of a sept
~ tank, as the river was too long a di
lance from the village and it would
III heavy expense to build system g
Sc ing to the river. He thought that POI
W sibly arrangements could be made wit
II the management of the Rock Islam
railroad for the use of the septic tan
=, which is being used for the waste frol
~ the railroad shops. The meeting r.
~ suited in committee of three bein
appointed who were instructed to col
fer with Superintendent Lloyd of tn
motive department of the Rock Islam
e railway in regard to using the sept
1t tank in conjunction with the shop
Or This it is thought possible to do, pr
or viding the Rock Island will agree t
D. enlarge the tank
25l kodol is the best remedy known t
day for dyspepsia, indigestion and a
troubles arising from a disordere
e, stomach. 1t is pleasant, prompt an
fe thorough. Sold by all druggists.