Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-31
MOLINE

Trust After Plant. - Tie National
Lamp association has secured foot
hold in the Moline Incandescent Lamp
company through purchase OF rs
shares of stock held by II. w. Cooper
and family and G. ]. Cooper Failing
twice in efforts TO buy the concern ouS-
right they are now attempting to az
quire holdings from stockholders to-
the end that they may eventually &C.
cure at least controlling interest.
| That they will ever be able 70 do this
+, is doubtful, according to the men who
now head the company.
Two Have Bad FaIl.-Albcrt Swcd-
berg and Con Plunkett, both living t
Nineteenth street and employed bv
the Union Ice company In the ice
houses at Twent-fourth street and the
river. were seriously injured yesterday
by falling d distance of 50 feet. They
were hauling sawdust into the lee
houses and Swedberg was anding on
scaffold which broke. Swcdbers
fell and grabbed Plunkett who was
standing on cable and he came down
to the ground with him. Fellow work
men found them unconscious AMI
called DR.. A. NJ Beal who found that
Swedberg was suffering with internal
injuries and Plunkett with sprainel
ankle and bruised chest and heal.
The physician thinks they will recover.
| Find Gambling Den.-Dan Coachivcs.
who conducts a cigar and tobacco
store at 1919 Second avenue. was ar
rested Sunday evening and yesterday
plead guilty to a charge of running a
gambling house. The police made a
/ raid ON the place and caught Ceachiv@s
and II inmates. CoachiYcS was fined
$3.50 and the II inmates were each
assessed fine of $3O5 This is the
second Greek gambling den pulle /
within few days.
Bishop HsrtzeIl Here,-Bishop 10
seph Hartzell, who has been connected
with the Methodist mission work II
east Africa for a great number IF
years. has arrived in Moline Tor Il short
visit with his mother. Mrs. Nancy
Hartzell of 15021a Eighth avenue, who
well. Il found the dear old saint much
better than | had thought | would and
think it probable that she will remain
: with us for some time" said the ven
cradle gentleman when seen by re
| porter.
|
, Poison in Wound.-John J. Joslia
who resides in St Paul. but who still
( owns a farm here and after Whose
ancestors the village was named. :,
g suffering from an injury to his foo
e and it is feared blood poison has Sc
: in and that ii may prove serious. HI
is at present under the Doctors care
: Mr.. ,Ioslin came down from St Pau
: last week TO superintend some wori
o on his farm which is occupied b!
Charles Allen and family. While .
:. work in the field last Friday assistin:
n in the hay making the teeth of tn,
hay rake We're lowered with grea
a force on his foot. The injury was pain
S full but not considered serio&s AT first
e To Have Physical Director-W. il
S Dye of Topeka Kan. will arrive (
take charge of the physical work I.
: the Moline Y. NJ. c. A. tomorrow. Thi:
S is the first time in the history of tn
organization that il has been able Il
C secure man to devote all his time 4
y the direction of physical culture worl
$ and it is expected that he will devel2l
S this department in such way as /
: has never been before
o Obituary Record.-Mrs. Christine {
Johnson of PIP Fourth avenue diei