Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-28
MOLINE

Red Men Clear $Soo.-The Red Men
powwow closed Sunday night. The
Golfers of the local tribes are $500
richer as a result of the weeks fss
tivities. Sunday Afternoon Was Il rec
ord breaker. More t;ian 800 people
paid admission fees. and eVoIy5ody
tried to ring a knife. ride on the ferns
wheel, ana see all OF the u shows.
Will Move to City.-The report that
Borg & Beck OF East Moline would
move to Moline was substant a.ed yes
terday, when the contract ior i So,
600 factory building was awarded to
Gust Ed e. Sens. 1t is 20 be a Two
story structure l25Xf5 feet AMI viii be
erected at Sixth street and Third ave
nue.. directly across from the Deere &
ManSur company plant. D2e:2 4
Mansur company has also awarded The
contract to Gust ED & Sons for $10,-
GOO addition to the reinforced concrete
steel shed. The addition will be 100,l
81 feet and will have 5000 square feet
floor space.
Beaumont Dismissed.-The case of
&C. r. Beaumont of Chicago, charged
with obtaining money under ea'se pre-
lenses. was dismissed when It Game
up for trial in police court *; erday,
when the complainant, o. f.. MausLr,
withdrew the charge. Mr.. Mansil"
withdrew the charge after Ii found
that Beaumont is an accredi' ID rep. g
sentative of the Interior Freight Han
oilers and Railway Clerks union Of
America After proof as 10 ihat fact
had been obtained the only fault trat
could be found with Beaumont W25
his. method of soliciting funds.
Buys Albert Smith Farm.-A real
estate. deal has been consummated
through which George w. Craurton
of Deere G Mansur company DIrchl5es
The eight-acTc farm of Albert Smith.
The farm is located about oac mil"
EAST of tEc bridge lane. Mr. CrOmp-
ton states that he intends o have i.
farmed. The reported price is $I7j
PER acre
Weaver Barns Destroyed.-Thc
earns belonging TO George Weaver
and John w. Weaver. east OF The ath-
'etiC palk. were destroyed by ii, Sun
Gay morning at O'Clock. TIL, blaze
was first dicovercd i'll George Neaver's
two-stury barn and it spread from
there to JOAN Wcavers place and
quickly destroyed both. The i1ss is
estimated at $1,000.
Train Kills Horse.-A J. Hoffman,
the expreSsman. lost a valuable horse
and wagon yesterday. when fas
Rock Island passenger train. No. >.
due here from the east st 2:15, ran
down the outfit. The horse was in
stantly killed and the express wag 81,
was reduced % kindl.ng wood. I he
train does not stop here AMI travels
through the city at a high rate of
speed. The accident occurred M the
Seventeenth street crossing. The
horse was carried to the SiXteeaSn
street crossing where the bod fell off
to the side of the track. The 1riv2r
asserts that he left the horse tied back
of the Manufacturers hotel am that
it broke loose and wandered away. An
amusing story is told in connection
with the accident. 1t was supposed
that the driver was on the wagon and
that he had met death. Affa~ :, long
search for his remains beside the
tracks. he was found curled up III an
easy chair at the hotel, fast asleep.
Obituary Record.-Verle Lillian. the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and iIrs. Matt
Kennedy, died at the home of her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. August
Abrahamson. 2755 Fifteenth street
Nerie was born in Galesbur:y Dec. !
1896. When small child her PARENTS
moved TO Rock Island AMI 'ater to
Davenport. For the past three years
they have resided in Chic1y0. She
leaves her parents one brother, Leon.
and two sisters. Gladys and Josephine.