Rock Island Argus., 1909-09-15
MOLINE

To Improve Park.-Monday evening
the city council entered into a con- |
tract with John Klehm & Sons
through Henry c. klehm to start the
Improvement OH the Stephens park i'll
the southwest part of the city. The
improvements will represent an ap-
proximate outlay of $4,000. The ap-
preparation of the council for this year
Is $1,000 and work will be started
Immediately on grading, laying out
streets and walks, and possibly the
cascades will be constructed. The con-
tract as accepted by the council pro-
yides that z per cent of the cost shall
be paid to John Klehm & Sons for
supervising the work. The same fir.n
OF gardeners and landscape artists had
charge of the work at Sylvan park and
this was SO satisfactory to everyone
that the work on the new park has
been let in the same manner, that IS
settlements will be made at the end of
each month, the contractors agreeing
to furnish a certified statement as to
the amount of work accomplished. 1t
is estimated that it will take from
three to five years to execute the
plans, but even next summer the park
will be in such shape that the people
can use it.
No Blame for Death.-An inquest
over the remains of Mrs. Ira Goodell,
who was fatally burned, was held yes
terday at the home, 1O11 Fourth ave-
nue., The jury decided that the womau
met death on account of being acci-
dentally burned and the verdict was
open, no blame being attached to any
one.
Arrest Bad Negro.--The Moline po-
lice arrested Percy Bradshaw, a strap
ping big negro, aged u, who is wanted
in Palmyra. H. The man is wanted
| there on charge of cutting up an
| other negro following a quarrel they
| had after they had spent some time
at race track drinking beer. Bral-
shaw inflicted Il bad wound on the
negro with large knife which he had
l
officers in Palmyra suspected that
Bradshaw would come TO visit Il
brother who lives in Moline and mott
fed the local police who arrested hin
while walking on the streets He was
taken back to Palmyra yesterday after
noon and will stand trial on a chargc
of assault with deadly weapon.
| .
Send Three DeIegates.-Directors q
the Moline Retail Merchants associa
ton Monday evening voted to sent
three delCgatese-G. S. Trevor. Ere,
lSundeen and William Carstens-to a,
= ttend meeting in Peoria wednesday,
: Sept 30 to formulate plans for se
: curing legislation enabling cities G
> Illinois to adopt the commission forr
of municipal government. Definite a;
surance of attendance has been r,
. ceived from Chicago. Peoria. LaSall.
Ottawa. Rock Island. Rockford Free
lport and Champaign.
New Police Patrol.-At the specia
Injecting of the city council Monda
evening the police committee recon
: mended to the council that it purchas
; a new patrol for the police department
The committee was authorized to ge
prices both on horse patrols and auto
: mobile patrols. The tax levy ord
nance was passed providing for an ir
come of $107,2S5 as against $S1,G27.0 o
: last year. There is general increas
in nearly all the funds
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II Obituary Record.--Mrs. Hannah S,
dene. a former resident of this city
. died Sunday at her home in BerwyT
ftlll.. after an illness of three week
with peritonitis She was The widoy