Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-05

Greeks Were Gaming.-Six or eight
Greeks We're arrested by the police
Friday evening on a charge of disor-
Gerly conduct and running IL gambling
rouse at 1917 Second avenue. Two
were fined for running the house and
me others were arres ed for being in
mates. The neighbors are complain
ing and people who pass the place say
il is nuisance.
Loses a Finger-Caarles Anderson,
working at the Mutual Wheel company
as a poliSher, met with an accident
Saturday. He was changing a belt
with a rome when i'll some way he got
his left hand caught in the rope in
such a way that the index finger of ths:
left hand was cut off at the first joint.
Dates for Football Games.-Two
games have already been scheduled
for Moline high school football team
for next season. and two more may
soon be clinched Contracts have al
ready been signed for the Moline-Rock
Island game and the Moline-Davenport
game. The former will be played in
Rock Island Saturday, Nov. 13 Day
export will be met in Davenport on
Turkey day. Rockford has been trying
nard to schedule Moline for the
Thanksgiving date, but the arrange
ment with Davenport could not be
broken, nor was there any particular
desire on Molinc's part 10 sever a
holiday arrangement that has been
netting both schools a good profit an
nually. 1t now appears probable Mo-
line will play in Rockford the Satur-
day following the Rock Island game
Have Half HoIiday.-Commenc
Saturday employees of the Silvis rail
road shops will enjoy half holidays on
Saturday afternoons. This policy Will
continue through the hot weather till
III September The men will work
nine and one-half hours five days of
Il week and five hours on Saturday,.
The half holiday system was put III
effect at the request of employees. Pay
day falls on Thursday. July 10. sum
of $5S,5O0 will be distributed in wages
ment. and $4,000 will be paid the store
house employees. ThiTty-tive engines
, have been repaired during the month.
To Play Golf with Chicagoans.-As
a result of discussion as TO who is the
test golf player among the veterans
o. the game i'll the vicinity of Chicago
, a novel "home-and home" match has
hccn arranged to be played next week
between J. d. Cady of this city and
Ralph Hoaglund of Chicago. Mem
hers of the arsenal club contend tn
The Moline man is without Il peer in
the middle west. Youngsters barred.
; ChicagOans champion Hoaglund, and
, to determine the argument the match
' mas been agreed on. Hoaglund will
come to Moline TO spend Wednesday
: being accompanied by dozen Or
more Chicago golf enthusiasts. He
will meet Cady on the arsenal links
over SO hole course. Is holes to BE
played in the forenoon and IS in the
afternoon. Mr.. Cady will so to Chi
> CaSo Friday for return match of s.
: holes on the Riverside links. Hoag
r lands home grounds. The western
, tourney is to be held at Riverside this
!. year, and Mr.. Cady and Mr.. Baxter
3 were practicing there Friday.
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=. Obituary Record.-Mrs Lars p Berg
. Strom died at her home on Campbell
, island at O'Clock Friday evening
, The cause of death was apoplexy. She
suffered an attack in 1901 which left
. her an invalid Dorothea Amelia AxeI
. son was bern Sept. Is, 1888. in Ostcr
sCtland, Sweden She came to Amer
lea many years ago and was MARI I'd
TO Mr.. Bergstrom July 4. 1868. in
. Hampton. They have resided on
Campbelrs island for a number q!