Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
MOLINE


ly of Moline, was instantly killed at
Newark, N. j., Thursday of last week.
He was employed by the Fairbanks
Morse company of Chicago, and was
acting as foreman in the construction
of an elevator. His remains were TAX
en- to Chicago for interment in Forest
Home cemetery. He was 32 years of
age. He leaves his widow, his mother
and one sister.
Williams. White & Co. in Busy Sea-
son.-An order for shop equipment
punches, multiple and hammers-has
just been received by Williams, White
& Co. for delivery to the Parlin & Ord
enorff company at Canton. The Can
ton company is reported as finding
trade conditions unusually good this
season and an addition to their nipple.
ment plant Is to be erected. This new
building to be erected and new mater
ial purchased will allow of an increase
in output. Williams, White & Co. are
experiencing one of the busiest sea-
sons in history. The plant is being
working on a 10-hour basis. At times
during the fall it has been found neces-
sary to put on additional men for
night work for temporary periods to
complete or catch up on orders.
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Aged Man Observation-Disclosures Bar
ker, fireman at the Moline, was hailed
into police court charged with assault
ing an old man. The victim of the as
sault, John McCoart, aged Go or 20, Is
under the care of a physician. Nc
Coart is a stranger in the city, having
been here only two or three days, He
wears good clothes and has plenty of
money. Sunday morning McCoart
strolled along Second avenue. He had
had a few drinks and was in a talka-
tive mood. Barker was working with
a hoe back of the theater building Nc
| Coart addressed a few remarks to Bar
ker, who raised his hoe and struck the
old man on the head. The force of the
blow drove the hoe through McCoart's
hat and cut long cash at the top of
his forehead. 1t required six stitches
/ TO close the gap. Barker was fined
! $17.05 by Police Magistrate Gustafson.
Purchases Eklund Home.-T. W. Ma
/ her, the undertaken and real estate
1 dealer, has contaminated a deal with
/ Nels Eklund whereby he becomes the
owner of the Eklund property at 1904
| Seventeenth street for q consideration
of $4,000. The property consists of an
/ eight-room house and barn and was
purchased as an investment. Mr.. Elk
lund is remodeling his house on Eighth
street and will move his family there
the first Of the year.
Another Pensioner CaIIed-Another
of the pensioners of Deere & Co. has
gone to his long rest John Linstedt.
veteran woodworker in the employ Of
the concern, passed away Of heart trou-
! BILE. For year he had been enjoying
! the comfort of the pension system. Mr.
Linstedt was born in Sweden Feb. 4,
| 1914. and together with his wife, who
survives him. came to America and di-
rectly to Moline in 1868 He was one
Of the oldest employees OF Deere & Co.
and was held in high esteem by his
fellow workmen. He had worked con
tinuously for 81 years for the pillow
| concern, and only last year retired on
| the company's pension roll. Those
left to mourn him are: Alfred Linstedt
Mrs. Hilda Schmidt and Mrs. Emil
Kronholm, all of Moline; Charles, Ar
thur, Eta and Guy. at home, and Mrs.
Mathew obey Of Davenport. The fu-
/ neral was held from the home, 1915
ighteenth-and-a-half avenue, this af-