Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
MOLINE

OUtOH WGns-lnlOn DIlCA-
layers and stonemasons are being i'm
Ported from Chicago to complete the
postoffice building as a result OF the
controversy between the stonemaSons'
and StOIeSetteTS unions Why the
local union masons Will not allow their
own men TO work on the job with the
stonesetters, but will agree not to in
terfere with brother artisans from
their union in Chicago. is a question
that neither Mr.. Devault nor the two
Chicago men now on the job caa
answer. James German, The mason
who arrived yesterday, stated that It
was intimated to him in union heal
quarters in Chicago that local col-
tractors were in the background and
were the cause of the local trouble
owing to petty jealousy.
Attorneys in New Company.-The
report of the commissioners for the
incorporation of the Moline Title AMI
Abstract company has been mailed to
Secretary of State Rose at Spring
| field. After full incorporation papers
have been received by the company.
and filed at the Rock. Island county
court house, officers will be elected.
, The company has already chosen d.
rectOrs for one year. They are: Her
bert d. Blakcmore. T. NJ. Wheelock
and ~ A. Blakemore. These three
men hold all the stock Of the company
at this time. 1t is the intention to in
terest the majority of local attorneys
in the company. The company will be
ready for business Oct l, and Will oc-
| cupy permanent quarters in the Skin
ner Annex. a-4s
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| Is Hit by interurban. = John o.
fThompson, 1910 Eleventh avenue, was
seriously injured Wednesday afternoon
when struck by a Watertown inter
urban car at the corner of Third ave
nue. and Twenty-thirG street The car
was turning the corner into Third ave
nue. when the accident occurred and
Mr.. Thompson was struck by the rear
end as it swung around. He was
thrown violently into the gutter. his
clothes torn and his head was badly
laceratcd back of the left ear and his
right hand sprained. Mr.. Thompson
was standing on the southeast corner
, of the street intersection when the &C
cident occurred lie attempted 10
board the car as il turned the corner,
but missed his hold and. beng unable
to move back in time, he was struck.
The street is very muddy a the point
mentioned and MIR Thompson's clothes
were covered with mud. He was taken
into $500 Third avenue and the inter
urban car held until he was able 10
board it and prfGped to his residence.
Robs Trunk; Held to Grand jury
Theophiel Campo, charged by Victor
Schaclstraete with stealing SITS from
the latter's trunk on Sept. 10. was
bound over to the grand jury by
| Magistrate Gustafson. Campe's bond
was placed at $500. which he was I'M
able to secure
Sold Under Hammer. JudsOn
Metzgar. trustee in bankruptcy for the
| Otto BoettCher estate. sold under the
hammer the property to s. S. Cromp
ton. the real estate man, for $500, sub
| ject to the incumbranCe on the prop
erty, which will amount 10 $500 OF
more This will bring the price of the
property up to $4,000 The sale in.
cludes three pieces of property on the
bluff all of which is considered val
liable and a good investment. The
building is located at 1925 Fifteenth
street i'm which the Boettchcr bakery
was located and two residences at
| Eighteenth avenue and Tenth street
went iii the bargain.
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