Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
MOLINE

Butterworth to Confer With Taft
TWENTY-FIVE business men, represent
ing the Illinois Manufacturers asso-
citation and delegated to put forward
that organizations protest against the
proposed federation corporation tax
law, left Chicago for Washington Mon
day night in a special car over the
Pennsylvania railroad. They have an
appointment with the president at the
White house for today. Dispatches In
dictate that William Butterworth, pres
ident of Deere G Co, will join the
party in Washington, going thither
from New York.
Father Dead in Chicago.-Word has
been received in the city of the death
of Officer Swan Larson's father at
Lake View hospital. Mr.. Larson was
stricken with paralysis, and word Of
his serious condition was received
Monday. officer Larson departed i'm
mediately for Chicago. but his father
passed away before he reached his
side. He was Go years of age and had
been a resident of Chicago nearly all
of his life.
Loses Arm Under WheeIs.-Charles
Chapman of st. Louis lost his left arm
under the wheels of a Rock Island
freight train Monday night in this
city The accident occurred between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, Chap
man missing his hold while trying to
flip a westbound train. He is 2S years
of age and came here Monday from
St. Louis. According to plans, he was
on his way to Rock Island to board a
branch line freight train for Peoria.
From reports, Chapman had been
drinking. which probably accounts for
his missing his hold and falling under
the wheels of the moving train. The
accident was reported to police head.
quarters and Chapman was removed
to the city hospital in the ambulance.
The arm was badly mashed between
the elbow and shoulder joint, necessi-
tating amputation three inches below
the shonTder
Many Gas Extension5.-Approxi
ly two miles of gas mains have been
laid in the city of Moline during the
past season, according to Fred Rein
ers, superintendent of the Peoples
Power company in Moline The con-
sumption of electricity has also great
~ increased, many Of the large manu-
facturers having installed electric
lights and power. The consumption of
electricity has been further increased
by so new arc lights which the city has
located during the past season. Next
season the power company expects to
break all records in extending gas
mains Work VIII be commenced ear
" in March, as soon as frost is out of
the ground, and will be pushed through
out the season as long as the weather
permits. About a hundred men will be
| employed all season, and the company
expects to lay between six and seven
miles of mains.
Passing of n. n. HilI.-O1d residents
| of Moline will remember Henry H.
| Hill. who along in the late 70's and
early SOS was president of the Moline
Malleable Iron works, later purchased
! by w. B. Ullmann and moved to st.
/ Charles, ILL., For more than a year
| Mr. Hill, who died Nov. 10, had been
an invalid, and his mind had been Civ
| ing way. News of his death came in
letter to c. NJ. Hill, his nephew, in
this city. just as Mr.. Hill was leaving
| for a visit to Minneapolis. Mr.. Hill
neglected to give the news out for pub
| LEGATION till his return. when remem-
! bering that the old gentleman had
many friends here, he told the news
papers of 1t. Mr.. Hill, who was more
! than 80 years old at the time of his
death, started in the Moline Malleable
| Iron works with Head, Hill & Sargent.
After the retirement of Mr.. Head, the
company was incorporated and Mr..
Hill became president The works oc-
cupied the whole block between Rail-
road and Fourth avenues and between
! Seventh and Eight streets, but one
night, after Mr.. Ullmann had been run
ming it for some time, it burned down.
When Mr.. Ullmann rebuilt he located
in ST. Charles, III. And now the block
that 1t occupied is built up in a way
that does not indicate it was once the
site of big factory.
victims in March. So the shadow of