Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-25
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James Putterich, experienced paint
maker, has been secured by the ]. C.
Scott Paint company of this city as
superintendent, and he has already
taken charge of the manufacturing end
of the business in the company's grow
ing plant at the foot of Sixteenth
street. Mr.. Putterich has had II
years Of experience in the business,
devoting his attention almost entirely
to the making of paste paints. He was
for IA years connected with the Nc
Clellan Paint company of Milwaukee,
which is now one of the large paint
producing concerns Of the country. A
new mixer bias recently been installed,
giving the company five mixers and
greatly increasing the capacity of the
plant. The output Thursday, which is
a normal one, was one and one-half
tons of paint, three colors being mixed.
The capacity output now possible IS
more than two tons daily, and orders
are coming in in such volume as to
warrant an increase in output shortly.
$685. for Crawford Fund.-The relief
fund for the family of George Craw
ford, who lost everything but the
clothes they wore in the fire of We'd
nesday forenoon, has reached $335.70.
Solicitors are busy in various parts
of the city, and it is hoped to swell
the sum to at least $500. Lists cir
culated by the police department, Mrs.
Carrie O'Connor, police matron, and
Ed Jones. health inspector, show sub
scriptions of $241.2O. The list circu-
lated by AL. Douglas at the Moline
Pillow plant netted $54 there was 1913
left at Lindvalls drug store. The Dis
patch subscribed $40 and other sub
scriptions 1eft at the Office swell the
fund to S3375. J. C. Tunnicliff, super
intendent of the cornplanter depart
ment at Sechler's, deposited with the
Crawford fund 500 from the men of
that department, where Mr.. Crawford
had worked but a day and a half at
the time of the fire. Previous to that
time he had been employed for a long
time by the Deere & Mansur company.
The feeling of compassion for this
family. which sustained the loss Of
their home so short a time before
Christmas, and before they had had
any time to enjoy 1t. is general and
the people of the city are contributing
generously through the many sub
scription papers which are being cir
culated.
Initiate Class of 20.-Starting with
a membership of 35, Nest 43 of the
American Order of Owls has increased
to 165. A class of 20 candidates was
initiated Thursday night and II ap-
plications for membership were read. |
Officers were elected and the enter |
tainment committee was instructed TO |
arrange a social session for the Jan |
Gary meeting, when officers will be |
seated.
Fifty Baskets for Poor.-Ladies of |
the philanthropic department of the /
Woman's club packed some 40 baskets |
after the serving of the noon dinner
at the lunch and rest rooms-a Christ
mas dinner fit for king or an epicure
and Mrs. O'Connor finished the
work. She delivered yesterday about
80 baskets. the number being about
one-third less than last Christmas.
Nv ing W tue dWdhoulHS vi ihuiNluudlo,
societies. churches and Sunday schools
to the blessedness of giving, so that
many families were taken off the
hands of the department this year, and
we'll taken care of by other people.
The Swedish Baptist and Swedish
societies, Christ church Sun
lay school. Sunday school classes of
he First Congregational church the
Salvation Army and many individuals
provided baskets for many families.
IN the baskets packed we're chickens,
apples, oranges, bananas, canned
fruits and other things. Many toys
we're sent out and beside the toys re-
,eived from other sources there was
L small wagon load OF nice ones given
~ the First Methodist Sunday school
Not the least attractive of these were
dozen or more dolls. purchased and
dressed by the girls of the Sunday
school and which furnished attractive
additions to the baskets.
G. A. Stephens as Santa Claus
Following his annual custom, G. A.