Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

MOLINE

Campaign for improvements. - The
next Improvement for the bluff that
probably will be taken up by the
| Southeast End Bluff Improvement as
ISOLATION will be the securing of sewer
and water service. The improvement
was discussed informally at a meet
ing of the association Monday evening
and all present endorsed it. No action
was taken, but petition will be cir
/ culated among the property owners in
that territory to gain an expression on
the matter. The proposed improve
/ ment affects Smith & Whites addi-
ton, Moline Heights, Whites addition
and Acme addition, which Will cover
pretty well the entire territory. If the
property owners decide in favor of the
improvement the proposition will be
taken before the city council as soon
as possible in hope of commencing
work next summer. The petition will
be circulated before the next meeting
of the association when it will be de-
cided whether to go ahead with the
movement. A petition asking the city
council to grant the Tri-City Railway
Fifth avenue from Fifteenth to Tween
ty-third streets and the extension Of
the Blue line south on Twenty-seventh
street to Fifteenth avenue will be pre-
sented to that body Monday evening
Practically a majority of the property
owners have signed for the improve
ment and other signatures will be Sc
cured in the meantime. The 16 direc-
tors of the association will meet Jan
10 at the home of J. J. Cox. Twelfth
avenue and Twenty-sixth street, to or
ganize. Peter A. Johnson was named
director from Whites addition to
replace Frank Wilson, who has remov-
ed from the city.
To Have Poultry Show. - Poultry
men and bird fanciers of East Moline
have completed arrangements for
poultry show in the basement of st.
Mary's church on Thirteenth street
and the bluff road. The Catholic
Mems society of the chruch had
planned to hold a poultry show, but
had abandoned the project which has
been taken up by their friends. An
admission fee of 10 cents will be
charged and the proceeds will be
turned into the church building fund. !
The basement is 40x1O0 feet and is
large enough to accommodate more |
than 400 pens. Contestants will be |
charged Is cents a bird, and the COM |
mittee in charge has listed the follow |
ing birds eligible to compete for !
prizes: Chickens. ducks, geese. tur-
keys, guineas, pigeons and pheasants |
A blue ribbon will be given for first |
prize. red ribbon for second prize and |
white ribbon for third prize. Philip |
Hoskins and Al. Schofer of this city |
have been secured as judges. This |
will be the first time that pigeons have |
been exhibited in East Moline. and |
breeders are displaying considerable |
interest. Some of the best homers in |
this part of the country are to be /
found in the suburb. Adolph Wander /
Beke will show his fancy English /
pheasants purchased recently in Peo-
ria at SIS a bird. Charles Gremonprez, |
South Moline farmer. will enter his .
best pheasants 1t is said that Mar |
shall Bornhoeft and William Emmett |
will enter their prize ROSTERS. Each |
man owns a bird.
Sells Interest in Patent.-According
to the latest official report of United /
States Commissioner of Patents
Moore just received. Wilfred Shurt-
left an inventor of Moline. has sold,
assigned and legally conveyed of rec
ord one-half interest in his letters
patent No 944,155 on a valve device
granted him last Wednesday on his
application filed April % last. to the
Moline Vacuum Vapor Heating COM
pany. No consideration for the trans
fer is stated.