Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
MOLINE
viii Fix Fifteenth Street.-The Nc

viii Fix Fifteenth Street.-The Nc
Carthy Improvement company of Dav-
export, announce that they have closed
a contract with the Barger Asphalt
company to rcsurface the Fifteenth
street hill. The management did not
know when the work would be started
but he stated it would be done this
summer The Barber Asphalt com
pany laid the Fifteenth street paving
seven years ago and it has proven a
poor job. There are holes in the paw
| ing and it is dangerous for vehicles
of all kinds. The city council notified
the Barber people to resurface the
street but the company has done moth
ing until recently. The administration
Barber people until the company made
good its contract for Fifteenth street
by resurfacing the street.
No Sham BattIe.-Plans for sham
battle on Campbell's island. conterl-
plated by Red Men tribes of Moline,
have fallen through. The committee On
general OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
three members from each tribe-met
Friday evening. and decided not 10
stage battle because concessions
desired were not granted by the Tri-
City Railway company. An all-day pie
nic will be held. the date decided On
being Thursday. Aug. &c
Mice Made Nest of Money.-Frank
Blackwell. proprietor of a saloon on
Third avenue has for some time been
missing sums of money from his cash
idrawer. andin each instance the money
missed was in the form of paper bills
Saturday search was made and h
happened to open an old drawer which
had not been opened for some time
there lay his money and lying within
its folds were several baby mice. The
rodents evidently have been carrying
the stuff away little at time until
they had built regular j. p. Morgan
home" The drawer was cleaned out
and Mr.. Blackwell spent part of the
money for a mouse trap.
Auto and Bicycle CoIlide.-Steye
WEIGH. working for the Mccarthy I'm
rrovement company in this city bu'
living in Davenport. while returning
from his work on a bicycle. collided
with an automobile driven by G.. l.
Peterson. president of the Rock Island
Tropical station Friday night at Sew
enth street and Fourth avenue Boil
were going at fairly good speed anC
, when WEIGH turned 30 one side to le
, the automobile pass Peterson turned
the same way. At the same time the,
both turned the other way and as {
result collided. Strange as it ma!
seem, Welch was struck in the middle
of the back and hurled several feet
He was picked up unconscious and or
dered by J. w. Morgan who happened
to be driving near. to be taken to thu
' hospital No bones were broken ant
| after the boy had revived he was pu
, on car and sent to his home in DaV
. export. The wheel was completely de
, stroyed.
| Current From Moline PIant.-Th,
Peoples Power company has begun =
2 deliver electric current to East Moline
g and Silvis consumers directly from tn
. Moline plant. The East Moline plan
S will be dismantled. and an attemn
made TO sell the machinery.
? Obituary Record.-Word comes fror
5 Dixon that Mrs Peter O'Malley passe'
away at her home in Dixon, Thursday
' Deceased leaves her husband and
S children. all of whom are living. The
Y are George. Charles and John of Dixon
: Albert of Sterling. Walter of Rock L
g land. Peter of Moline, DR.. w. H. O'Ma
ley at Kewanee, Misses Emma an