Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
MOLINE
Call for Rudowitz Meetins.-The ex-

Call for Rudowitz Meeting.-The ex-
ecutive committee chosen as recent
preliminary meeting of Moline citizens
to take steps for the holding of a mass
meeting of protest against the pro-
posed eXtradition of Christian Rudo-
WITT from the United States to Russia
have issued lengthy call to the citi-
zens of Moline and vicinity to attend
a mass meeting to be held at the Uni
tartan church in Moline tomorrow af
ternoon at 2 o'clock. NJ. j. McEniry,
p. R. Ingleson, Marshall Beck Rabbi
Fineshriber, E. H. Putnam, Rev. Floyd
B. Hardin, Rev. Mr., Atkinson and sew
eral others will speak.
Two Charges Against ShaW.-Hugh
Shaw was arrested Thursday evening
by the local police on the charges of
assault and battery and wife abandon
ment. The date of the trouble goes
| back to June 1, 1908. and since the war
, rants were sworn out at that time,
| Shaw has not been any place where
! the Moline police could arrest him.
| Since that time he has been living in
Davenport and finally thinking that the
trouble was over he came back and
was picked up. He had his trial before
Magistrate Frank Gustafson on the as
sault and battery charge and was
found guilty and fined $19.05.
Surveying for Mains.-Engineer H.
G. Paddock is now busy making a sur
vey of all the city of East Moline east
the laying of sewer pipes and water
mains. This work was ordered by the
East Moline board of local improve
ments in answer to petitions presented
by property owners of that district. Mr..
Paddock expects to complete the sur
vey within a week when he will pre-
pare plans for presentation to the
board of local improvements.
Saunders-Adrich.- simple home
wedding took place last Wednesday
evening when Miss Blanche Aldrich,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Aldrich
of East Moline was united in marriage
to Frank Saunders son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Saunders of this city. The cere
mony was performed at the Aldrich
home at o'clock, Rev. Grantham OF
the Ridgeview Union Congregational
church officiating. The young couple
have already gone to housekeeping in
East Moline and expect to go wed
ding trip later in the year.
Obituary Record.-George Sarginson
aged so years. died at his home in
Texahoma. Okla. Jan. 2. The Sargin-
. son family lived inSEast Moline until
about IS months ago, when they moved
to Oklahoma They own a handsome
residence near the R. & V. auto fac
} tory. which is now occupied by the
} Misses butt Mr.. Sarginson was 6
; carpenter contractor and was very sue
cessful here After living in Oklahoma
! a short time his health failed and he
, became so ill that he was brought or
! a stretcher, accompanied by doctor
> to st. Anthony's hospital in Rock Is
land He became so much better tina
he went to Alpha, where he has rela
tives. and worked at his trade during
. the summer His health failed again
however, and his physician Informed
him there was no help for him, as hi
had with other complications become
a victim of dropsy. Realizing his life
was nearing the end, he returned t.
Texahoma. with the intention of sell
ing his farm and moving his family
here. He arrived home on Christina:
evening, feeling no worse than usual
and did not take to his bed until thu
day before he died. Monday, Jan. 4
the widow and children, Alta and Rich
ard, together with few members o
the Masonic lodge, accompanied the re
mains to Moline. thence to Cable, Ill
the old home, where the funeral wa
lheld. Mr.. Sarginson leaves beside hi
widow, eight children: Mrs. Free
Sherman, of Twenty-fifth street, Nc
line, Albert of East Moline, Earl. Jen
ME, Alta, the twins, Frances and Flor
ence, and Richard.