Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-28
MOLINE

Child Attacked by Dog. = Clement
Watt, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Watt. was badly bitten about
2:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon by a
vicious dog owned by Frank Dufva, q
near neighbor of the Watts. Little
Clement was playing near the house
when, he says, without provocation the
dog rushed at him, knocked him down
and bit him in the face. The boy mar
rowly escaped losing the sight of one
of his eyes. The left eyelid was torn
nearly through and a deep cash bitten
Immediately below the eye. The lobe
of his left ear was bitten through and
another cash torn just in front of the
ear. He was taken to a physicians
office, where the wound was thorough
ly cauteriZed and dressed.
Merely Spanked ChiId.-Mrs. Peter
son, residing on Eleventh avenue, was
accused by neighbor, Mrs. Shelly,
Saturday of beating her child, and the
latter threatened to call the police.
Mrs. Peterson declared that she had
not abused the child and that she had
merely administered a common spank
ing. To prove her statement she took
the child to the police station herself
and had it examined by the matron
No marks whatever were found on the
little ones body and Mrs. Peterson
was eXonerated.
Girl is Badly Scalded.-Gladys Thomp-
son, 15-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Thompson of 513
Twenty fourth street, was severely
scalded about the legs Saturday by a
kettle full of boiling water. She was
carrying a vessel full of the hot liquid
when in some way she tipped it.
Program for Chautauqua.-The Mo
line chautauqua will be held at Pros
pect park July 1851 and work on the
programs is going forward nicely. Sun
day afternoon, July %, the opening
day., DR.. Coffman of Davenport will
give lecture at o'clock ard i'll the
evening there will be big union meet
Monday evening, July 26. there will be
a children's program. There will be
band music and local children will
special talent along various lines viii
furnish program with vocal and in
strumental music, readings and recita
tons. Programs for Tuesday and Wed
nesday are not definitely arranged
: Thursday evening there will be /;
grand concert furnished entirely b,
local talent This years chautauqu;
will endeavor to have all musical mum
, bers given by local musicians, a propc
spirit, since Moline has showed of lat,
such advance in musical way. Fri
day evening, July so, Dr. R. B. viii
liams of Rock Island will speak, ant
; the attraction for Saturday evenin:
has not been determined on. Thi
last evening will be especially pleasin:
ard great pains will be taken with tn,
program.
Obituary Record. - The remains o
Gustaf Larson, who died Thursday il
Jackson, Mimi, arrived here Saturday
He was II years of age, and left her
a month ago to make his future hom
in Minnesota. He was i'll but a few
;. days. Funeral services were held a
2:30 yesterday afternoon from TIL
home of his son at 1917 Twelfth stree
|, and at 5 from Salem Lutheran church
John Junghans, an old resident o
! Rock Island county, passed away FIR
day afternoon at the county infirmar
Il from old age. He had been in poo
+ health for some time and the end cam
: not Unexpectedly. He leaves his wifi
in Rock Island. The funeral was he'll
yesterday from Roses chapel in Nc
line, Rev. R. E. Henry officiating