Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-08
MOLINE

MOLlNk
Fails to Appear.-Monday evening
&C. Stills, proprietor of the saloon in
Watertowh, was arrested on a charge
of violating the Sunday closing law
by keeping his place open on that day
A young man employed at the Silvis
shops, who gave his name as Epson,
swore out the warrant The hearing
was set for yesterday before Justice
James Corbin, but Epson did not ap-
pear and the case was dismissed Mr..
Stills is still operating the saloon.
| Says Saloons Got His Goat.-A. 3.
Cox, for some years past village treas
urer of Silvis, Tuesday evening re-
linquished the village books to George
NichOl. who has recently appointed by
Village President Walsh to succeed
Mr.. Cox. On turning over the ac-
counts, Mr. Cox addressed the village
board, which was then in session, saw
ing that he had been turned out of the
.ocacy of temperance principles. He
said that during the entire time he
had served the village his work has
been conscientiously carried on.
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Increase the Wages.-At meeting
of the committee of the whole of the
lcouncil Tuesday evening. the petition
hIrt ha Of m
IAN increase in wages from $3.50 to 81
a day was granted. 1t is probable that
the laborers employed in the health
department of the city will petition the
council at the next meeting for an in
crease. They are now getting $l.75 Z
day and they ask for $40.
Pillow Company Resumes July 19.-lt
has been announced at the Moline
Plow company that certain depart
ments of the plant will be started ii
operation July 10, and that the whole
shop will probably be in operation a
week later. At Deere & Co. it is con
templated to have the whole plant III
operation within the month but def
mite dates have not been set as yet.
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Want City to Help illuminate
petition from the Retail Merchants
association was presented TO the city
council Tuesday evening asking the
city to assist in paying for lighting
The streets in the business district
1t is argued in the petition that tht
cost is heavy for maintaining one o.
two plans that are favored by tn,
merchants and that as other cities pa,
part of Che cost, Moline ought also
The matter was referred to the com
) mittee of whole for investigation.
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Fire IN Summer .Cottage.-The sum
mer cottage of II. NJ Lage, the clothie
lon Campbelfs island, was somewha
damaged by fire early yesterday ant
it was only due to the efforts of neigh
boring campers that the blaze was ex
tlnguished and the home saved.
Raise Jackson's Saary.-The boart
: of education met Tuesday evening an(
several important questions were 50;
tied, tlse most interesting beIng tn,
Ineatter Of retaining superintendent +
Jackson for another year Th'
tour0 raised his salary from $500 !,
3z406s so as to retain him and MI
Jackson informed the board he wa
satisfied and that he would stay. The
motion of the previous meeting tina
. Mr.. Jackson's salary be fixed at S., 50t
was reconsidered and motion mad
to the effect and this be amended y
READ as $4,000. On voting all wer,
unanimously in favor of the amend
= ment.
Farm Brings S1t3 Per Acre. L
Axelson, the fruit man on Twenty
leighth avenue. has purchased part :,
: the old Peterson farm on Rock rive
lotion. He bought n acres at Sill
an acre. the total costing him. $S.701
The farm formerly belonged to Johl
A. Peterson and later to his son-in-laN
Herman Lindberg, who died recent,
The property was left to the one child
of whom W. C. Wilson is guardian.
One Case Of SmalIpoz.-The cit
health commissioner presented hi
monthly report to the council Tuesda
evening. 1t shows that there are eigh
cases of contagion in the city, seve
feing scarlet fever and one smallpo,
During the month IA guarantees wer
removed. There are ~ malt birth
end 16 female and II male deaths an
the same number of females.