Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-27
MOLINE

Seriously Hurt in Runaway.-Mrs.
John Groth, residing in the vicinity Of
Bowlesburg chapel. was quite serious
~ injured Friday afternoon in a runa-
way accident on Fifteenth street Just
south of Eighth avenue. Mr. Groth's
daughter was driving and the horse
switched its tail over a rein. This
frightened the animal and it started
to run. The girl jumped out of the
Zig and Mrs. Groth was thrown out
She wrenched her right knee and it
: was nee essaIy to remove her to her
home in the ambulance
Channel Complete in Spring.-With
the completion of this seasons wo.K
on Moline river channel, the United
States engineers expect to be able to
open the new channel for navigation
to river traffic next spring. Only one
half of the proposed width of the chan
mel will be completed this season, Out
it will be of sufficient width to permit
.any steamer plying on the Mississippi
river to pass through safely. BuoyS
Twill be established * the close of the
work this season in order TO have
Everything i'll readiness for the open
ing of the channel to traffic next
spring.
Contract to Rock Island Firm.--A
contract has been awarded by the Mo-
line Pillow company to Collins Bros. OF
Rock Island TO. the erection Of an adj
ditional building for the Minnesota
Moline Pillow company, the local co L
GEMS branch house at Minnesota.
1.-The new building will be five stories
in height with high basement and Will
cost between $7G,000 and $4,000. 1t
will have dimensions of 100X100 feet
Owing to the necessity for deep eX
lCayation. the cost is somewhat higher
than the expense of an ordinary build
ing of the size contemplated The
building ~ ncco Ssary to meet the
l2rOwth IN the compauy's business i'll
the territory handled by the Mime
sofa branch
Change in Street Car Facilities
\ sweeping change in street car faciii-
ties in the east end of the city will BE-
considered at conference between
the city council andF President Porter
IOf the tri-city merger company tomor-
lIoW. The changes include: Extension
of the Red line track from Twenty
lsCcond street to Forty-eighth street
along the river read, and south IN
Forty-CiChth stlCct TO connect with in
ItCrubau line. Interuban ears to run
on Forty-eighth street and river roai
in entering and leaving the city, line
least of Forty-eighth street to remain
las at present Red line cars TO use
present interurban line along Twentf-
THIRD street and Fourth avenue TO
IForty-eighth street which will be the
least terminus of the Red line. Build
ing of steel and concrete viaduCt at
lForty-eighth street and railroad
tracks.
| Money Doubled in Six Tears.-Fri-
day real estate deal was cOnsum-
MATED which has occasioned considcra
BILE interest Joseph Ullman sold his
business block at I15 Fourteenth
lstreet to Swan Larson for $1,000 and
Mr. Larson has taken immediate
lcharge while Mr. Ulman retires from
business. Mr. Ullman owns a fine
tract of land near Hampton and will
probably live there. The property in
vOlved in the transfer is considered
one of the best in the city. 1t faces
30 feet on Fourteenth street and 40
feet along the alley. Six years ago
Mr.. Ullmau bought the property from
H. +. Decker and with the saloon buai-
ness he invested something like $10.-
LOCO. Consequently he has more than
doubled his money in the short space
lof six years. aa.
Postoffice Laborer Hurt c. Wei
Isand. laborer employed on the new
Ipostoffc2 building. was struck 2
IglancinS blow on the head Saturday
laftemoon by the boom of a large der
Ilick. The boom swung against the
right side of his head and his injuries