Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-06
MOLINE

Doing Big Business.-The output at
the Northwestern Consolidated Milling
plant at East Moline for December
was 21,60G barrels. This amount is
less than half the output of previous
months, but the record was good one,
considering the small force employed,
and the number of days the mill was
running. Less than half the usual
force was engaged. and the mill was
operated only Is days, owing to the
failure to receive the flour on time and
the decrease in orders.
To Fit Out Departmental contract
to supply equipment for the East
Moline fire department was awarded
Monday evening to the Eureka Fire
Hose company of Chicago, action being
taken at the meeting of the city coun-
Gil. The cost is s1,0S0 and the contract
calls for delivery within so days of
the following: One No. 5 hose cart,
two Underwriters pozzles, six span
ners, two hose straps. 1900 feet of
hose, 21s inches in diameter, guGran-
teed to withstand 400 pounds pressure
for period of five years.
Ladies in Runaway.-Miss Helen
! Huntoon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.
II. Huntoon, and three young lady
guests had an experience with a run
away horse which they will not forget
very soon. Fortunately they escaped
with a few minor bruises, but the
horse, which was valuable animal,
will be shot. The young ladies were
driving up Third avenue when the
animal became frightened and dashed
up the street at a terrific speed In
front of Green Bros. grocer store
the horse collided with a heavy wagon
and the occupants were thrown to the
pavement. At first it was feared that
the young ladies were seriously in
Jured.. but such was not the case. they
having sustained a few bruises Then
escape is a miracle. The young ladie:
in the vehicle were the Misses Nellie
kincade of Toledo, Ohio; Laura Fay
of Nevada. Iowa; Florence Ranschlei
of Denver. Colo, and Helen Huntoon
The horse continued up the street ant
ran into the laundry at Third avenue
and Seventeenth street The tendons
in his hind legs were severed and i
will be necessary TO shoot the ANNA
to relieve his suffering.
To Open NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o
the newly annexed territory to Molin,
are anxious that suitable crossings viii
be provided for them across the rail
road tracks At the meeting of thu
city council Monday evening Alderman
Macbeth moved that an ORDINANCE b,
adopted requiring the railroads to opel
, the streets across its tracks all thu
way from Thirty-sixth to Fifty-fourti
streets. The ordinance committee wa
instructed. to draft an ordinance i'm
mediately providing for such an i'm
,provement.
: Obituary Record.-John G.. Carius
: an old and well known employee of TIL
Moline Wagon company. died at hi
home on the bridge lane Rock rive
bottom yesterday morning after a
illness of more than two years durs
ton with floating tumors of the ston
ach. Mr.. Carius had been an employ
of the wagon company as woodwork
er for 81 years. For II years he worl
ed in the shop only during the winter
The summers he spent on his farm o
the Rock river bottom. John G.. Ca
ius was born in Germany May Is. 1876.
He came to America and Directly t
Moline in 1880 and two years later 81
> cured employment at the Molin
. Wagon company, at which place he ha
, worked ever since. October 10. 1SS!
= he was married to Ida Doe of this cit
: and four children came to bless the
union. Mr.. Carius is survived bv hi
), wife and his four children, WilliaI
Carius of South Moline, Anna. Ha
;. and Fay at home.