Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-26
MOLINE

Have Much to Do.-Silvis railroad
shops will hum with activity beginning
Monday, May 3. A nine hour workday
schedule will be inaugurated and al
normal force of men, numbering about
900. will be put at work. There is a
possibility that the shops man run 20
hours. The shops have been operating
under an eight hour schedule since
November %, 1903. Previous to that
date the men worked nine hours a
day.
Road Marked.-Clark G. Anderson
has completed the stalking out of the
Rural road the highway into Coal Val
ley to be built by Moline merchants.
The committee, whose labors have
brought the project to its present
stage, has arranged with all the own
ers of property adjacent to the right
of way that they erect the fences
which will enclose the road ON either
side Now that the right of way is
completely staked out. the fence
building can commence. The commit
tee will meet soon to consider ways
and means of raising money TO com
plete the project Everything but the
actual road-making has already been
| done. The right of way has been OBJ
tanned and all controversies settled
The fences will soon be erected. The
committee now faces the problem OF
making the right of way into road
way. This will be thoroughly hashe6
over at committee meeting to be
held very shortly
To Build Standpipe.-The Silvis vii
lage board in special session Fridas
evening passed an ordinance providing
for the erection of a 1l2 foot standpipo
on the bluff at the head of Tenth
street. The estimated cost of the work
is $1O,500, and advertisements calling
for bids will be issued within a few
days.
Haviland Sells Theater-The West
ern Vaudeville Managers association
is now established in Moline for the
first time. The association has pur
; chased from l. B. Haviland, the Elite
theater on Third avenue and has takeI
: charge Mr.. Haviland who took charge
of the house in November will again
be at the Watch Tower, where the
I season opens May 2. G. A. Harris o.
| Chicago has been sent TO take charge
of the Elite. The purchasing of thi!
theater by the above named associa
) ton means that Moline is now on the
a L ~ h, Il
: Minneapolis and other cities and ha:
: the opportunity of seeing the creates
artists that play in all the best theater,
5 of America.
Will Stay in City.-B. II. Buick wht
! has decided to have the headquarters
!, of his wholesale business in De-
| Moines. states that he has deiinitel,
' decided to continue the Buick com
| pany in Moline al its present stand.
+ Obituary Record.-Mrs. Sarah AID
4 ans, for more than 60 years a resi-
2 dent of this city, died at p. m. Frida.
;. at her home. 81 Seventeenth stree;
| following an illness of but a few days
1 She was born in Ohio, Oct. Is, 1916
i and came here when an infant. Sh
e was a member of the Ladies' of tn
o G. A. R. The following children SUI
d vive: Mrs. Edward Ulm, 2434 Si>
|. teenth avenue. Mrs. Ida Reilly of Roc
g Island. c. H. Adams, J. A. Franci
Y Adams of this city and Mrs. Mary He
n gan of Aledo. She also leaves a sister
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill here; another 81.
If ter, Mary Kohn of West Branch, Mich
S and a brother in East Moline.
1t Peter Mehos, a Greek laborer, en-
Y plOyed at the Silvis railroad shop:
IS died at noon Friday at the city ho
pital of pneumonia after an Hines
If of but a day He was about 40 year
st old and has a brother here and one
If Chicapo