Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
moline:

Hurt at Theater.-Dot Prentice, a
member of trio of tumblers appear
ing at the Elite this week, was pain
fully injured Tuesday evening. She
was standing on her fathers feet and
attempted double somersault. slipped
and struck the floor on Ter head. The
act has been cancelled and the trio
will rest for two weeks.
Burglars Busy.-It looks as though
this city must be easy for burglars as
three places were entered Tuesday
evening, $42.5O being secured in one
place, S. and some old coins in an
other and the third pace was left
alone. The poolroom OF Carlson &
Flood at 1926 Thirteenth street was en-
| tered and $42.50 was found in the cash
drawer. Burglars also forced an en-
trance to Tom Links place at 1910
Railroad avenue and here the smaller
| amount of money and a Columbian
half dollar and a MeXi can half dollar
| L
pany's Office was entered and desk
pried open. Nothing was taken here,
however
Gets Sewer contract.--C. A. Berg
lund of Moline was awarded the con-
tract to construct the Silvis sewer and
water system by the local board of
improvements Tuesday. His bid was
the lowest of several, It being $12,550.
| The plans call for a i0-iDch main to
run from the west en1 of Silvis, on
First avenue to Tenth street, where
it will widen into a 12-lnch, running
to Thirteenth street. and from there
to the east terminal Of First avenue
it will be 10inch sewer.
New Organ Company Coming
Another organ company has been
launched and it is probable that it will
be located in this city. The new con
Germ will be known as The Marshall
Organ company and it is already doing
a lively business, though at present
the factory is located at Milwaukee
: where Mr. Marshall was formerly il
business as the head of the Marshal
= Organ company. Arrangements are
to be sought for its location in Molin,
: and the erection of suitable plant
Octavius Marshall, formerly of tn
4 Marshall-Bennett Organ company o
S Rock Island is head of the new con
Germ and with him is associated hi
lson, Allison. also long time employ
of the local company.
l. RidgeIy Backs Out.-N. B. Ridgel
i of Kansas City, formerly controller @
:. currency, will not be able to speak a
the opening banquet of tine After-Dir
l. ner club TO be held at the Moline clu
t Monday. Nov. %. Word &C that effec
was received by the Rev. Paul Brow
e over the long distance telephone. A
). though he could not come this montl
t he expressed willingness to visi
r here at later date. NJ" Brown wi
n now make an effort to secure Edwar
Krauthofs, one of the prominent a
l. torneys OF Kansas City.
D Obituary Record.-A letter to Mr.
II Irwin Ross received yesterday bring
the sad news of the death of Mis-
a Nellie Tuffley Monday night at We:
1t Pullman, Ill. The end came ate
O. three weeks illness with typhoi
e fever. Miss Tufiey removed from Nj
line five years ago with her parent
5. but she had maintained her man
D. friendships here through frequent vi
its. She was born in Moline 81 yeal
s. ago and was the daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. George Tufflley. MIR. Tufiey Wa
" for number of years connected wit
II the blacksmith department at Deer
4. L Co.'S. The son, Roy Tufflley, die
h several years ago. Only the parent
v. remain.
le Anton S. Anderson, foc the past
years a resident of this vicinity, die
e at the home of his brother, Victor Al
derson, at, Thirty-fifth street on til
k River road. Tuesday afternoon after
At four months illness with tuberculosi
Mr. Anderson was bonn in Swede
10 Oct 81. 1867. He came erect to NJ
a line from Sweden in 1888. He W;
ID employed as a machinist at the Bar
ard & Leas Manufacturing compan
ar Three brothers survive Axel ar
e. Victor Of Moline and one brother
Sweden.