Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-15
MOLINE
earbade in Alley; Arrested.-Ton

od'pd9s w Aheys RTTSSteo.-iOlu
panders OF 1917 Second avenue. was
arrested Tuesday evening on informal
ton filed by neighbors and charged
with violating section So of the health
ordinance, by throwing waste and gar
bage in his back yard Things were
(, III a condition where the health If
| those living in the vicinity was in dan
! ger and they resolved to put stop 10
= ii Danders was fined $3.50 and was
advised not to again repeat the Offensc
| To Improve Athletic FieId.--A re.
Etrt from the special committee named
! to make plans for improvement of
Athletic field was adopted by the Bus
mess Mems association. The recon-
TendatiOn of the committee provides
for extension of the bIeachers along
the south side of the field for a dis
lance of 100 feet thus increasing tie
seating capacity of the park by one
third. Provision is also made for ell
la'ging the west end gate to make it
the same as the gate at the east end
of the field An additional ticket office
Will be built so as to enable patrons
of games to gain entrance at the west
eDd, thus saving them two blocks Of
unnecessary walking The convenience
will be much appreciated by football
fans. The plans also provide for the
long delayed quarter mile track. 1t
has been decided to postpone the build
ing of this track until next spring.
however, TO do the work now would
spoil the field for baseball purpos IS
while work was under way. The work
ns raising funds to make the improve
monts will be undertaken at once
Auto Party in Smash.-In a smash.
up on high bride near Buffalo, Iowa,
the other day, three friends that
George Anderson. the Moline tailor,
was treating to ride. were pitched
from the machine with considerable
force. Anderson was not thrown. aud
when he saw his companions lying on
The ground, his first thought was that
they had been killed. None were in
jured, however.
! Begin Making Paint.-Machinery IL,
tic J. c. Scott paint plant at the foo.
jos Sixteenth street, turned for the first
TINE today. Six experienced paint men
arrived in the city Tuesday from
F"ceport-men who were in the EN-
Iloy of the Scott company when the
plant was maintained in that city-and
| they are the only employees who will
be on the work this week. 1t is plan
red to add men to the working force
next Monday, at which time operations
will be placed on a scale sufficient
large to enable the concern to turn out
two tons of paint daily. AS the season
advances. this output will be gradually
increased, till the plant has attained
its capacity
Deere & Co. Officers Reflected
The annual meeting of stockholders of
Deere & Co. was held Tuesday and the
same directorate as has served for the
last II months was returned to Office.
IL was as follows: William Butter.
worth. c. c. Weber, w. l.. Velie. B,
F. Peek, C. H. Pope. Schiller Hosforu,
w. ID. Wiman. The directors elected
tie following officers: President, VIII.
lam Butterworth: vice president. C. &.
Weber: vice president, w l.. Velie +:
treasurer. B. F. Peek; assistant treas,
urer. c. II. Pope; secretary. Schiller
Hosford.
May Lose Eye.-Samuel Harris a
latorer working at the Rock Island
Steps and living in Davenport met
with painful and unfortunate acct
Cent Tuesday. He was chipping a
steel casting when piece of steel