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


contact with the fire alarm circuit put
the fire alarm service out of commits
sion SO far as the Central and No. 3
stations were concerned Wednesday
evening. The first intimation either
of these companies had of a fire alarm
was when the swaterworks whistle
sounded. The fire was in the studio
of Mrs. Poole at 1914 Fifth avenue.
and fortunately was of small moment.
1t was started by an overheated pipe
from the kiln used by Mrs. Poole in
burning china. S. d. Poole was in the
studio at the time, and he promptly
applied an extinguisher and the dan
ger was ended.
No Light at East Moline.--Probabil-
| tiles are that East Moline will not en-
| joy electric light service on the streets
and in residences till the middle Of
January, or possibly later. The 100
klowat generator has not arrived, and
only one of the two 25-light generators
has been installed. The other has not
yet been moved from the freight de-
pot. The bricklayers have not finish
ed their work, and till they do Chief
1 Engineer Swartz is unable to proceed
with work on the boiler The erection
of an S0-foot smokestack has not been
started, and there are plenty of minor
details to look after that easily will
serve to delay the operation of the
plant at least Is days.
Postpone Rudowitz Meetina.-Those
who are interested in the mass meet
ing called for next Sunday afternoon
ct the Art gallery to consider the Rud-
owitz matter have postponed the meet
ing on account of the labor mass meet
ing. to be held in Rock Island Sunday
afternoon. The Rudowitz meeting will
be held later in the week.
Lyon Reelected Captain.-An cleo
tion was held Wednesday evening by
the Members of Company F, 9th regi-
ment, at the local armory hall, for the
| purpose of electing a captain to sue
coed Captain w. H. Lyon, whose term
had expired. He was elected to sue
: coed himself, there being no opposi
ton. Captain Lyon has been in charge
I of the local division for the past nine
years, and under his guidance and
care the division has grown to be one
Of the best in thsas Gis3 of Illinois.
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I Good Month in Snops.-The moIaf,
/. of December has been an exception, al
: ly good one for the Rock Island r,,it
-Iroad shops at Silvis, according to tbs
E number of engines which have been
: rebuilt during the month. A total OF
+ IS engines have been rebuilt during
:, the past 80 days. Taking into consid
4 Grafton the fact that the shops have
!. been running on an eight-hour seized
e ule workday, this is a good number
: Fourteen hundred men have been Civ
e en- employment, and that number viii
|. !continue to work there and it is posi-
:. BILE that longer hours will be ordered
before many weeks.
css-Maurer.-A very pretty home
r wedding took place Wednesday even
f ing when Miss Clara g. Maurer, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Maure,
lof 2340 Fifth avenue, was united il
marriage with Arthur E. Ross The
Il wedding was performed at s oclocl
n by Rev w. NJ. Story, who used tn,
ring ceremony, and the nearest rela
v tives and friends of the young coupl,
; witnessed the affair After the cere
!. mony the couple escaped amid a show
g er of rice and went to their new hom
d at 1412 Tenth street. Mrs. Ross is
e well known young lady, and until ;
month ago taught at the John Deer,
e school in East Moline. She was
= graduate of the Moline high school
h graduating with the class of 1905 TIL
groom is son of Mr., and Mrs. Pete
V Ross of this city, and is a carpente
n by trade