Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-23
MOLINE

Open Sunday; Fined.-Henry Huy-
vaert. proprietor of the saloon in the
German inn building. was arrested and
fined for violating the Sunday closing
ordinance. He was charged with hay-
ing his place open last Sunday. The
arrest of Huyvaert grew out of the
coroner's inquest over the remains IF
Mrs. Minnie Matson. In giving his
testimony, Ernest Matson, husband of
the deceased, said that Sunday morn
ing following the runaway accident
that proved fatal to Mrs. Matson he
visited Jack Wynn at Huyvaert's sa-
loon, where Wynn was on duty When
Chief Bisant heard this evidence he
proceeded to have a warrant issued
for Huyvaert The saloonkeeper ap-
peared in police court yesterday af-
| ternOOn and was fined $50 and costs.
Ferry Service Soon.-"We will have
our ferry line between Moline and Bet.
| tendorf in operation within the next
two weeks says e. II. Van Patten,
who is promoting the first project and
who last year secured franchises from
| the supervisors of Scott and Rock IS
land counties, as well as from the viii
/ lage board of Bettendorf and the city
| council of Moline, to launch the line.
we have secured the steamer B. B.,
which is now operating on the river
at Quincy. AS soon as the boat comes
| up river we propose TO institute
passenger runs. Work on the ferry
landings will not be taken up till the
boat arrives, consequently We will be
prepared to handle only passenger
traffic at the outset The boat has a
carrying capacity of II teams and sew
eral hundred people, The boat will
land at Sixteenth street in this city
and it is probable that an hourly ser-
vice will be maintained.
/ To Clean City.-The much talked of
cleaning work will be inauguratei by
the city health department tomorrow
land will continue for eight days. The
city health department has in addi-
ton to the wagons already in use of
that department, secured the use Of
the wagons in the employ of the street
commissioner. which will mean 1G
wagons can be used in carting away
the refuse that will be left in the al
leys by the property owners.
| Briceland- Congdon.-The marriage
of Walter Briceland and Miss Blanche
) COngdon Wednesday afternoon came
as surprise to their many friends
in East Moline, They were married
: in Davenport. They are now keeping
) house in their newly furnished home
on Thifty-ninth street between Third
and Fourth avenues. The groom is
employed in the paint department Ct
: the Root & Vandervoort Engine COM
pany.
7 Obituary Record.-Mrs. Anna NJ
Thompson, one. of the long time resi-
dents of Moline, was called TO rest yes
: terday at her home. 1870 TWenty-third
, avenue. Her death was the result of
: liver trouble. She was the widow Ct
, William Thompson Anna Maria VIII
liams was born Jan. %, 1899, ii Penn
, Sylvania. She came west with her
parents when 5 years of age and set
tied in Moline She had been a resi-.
dent of this city for Go years. About
a AZ years ago she was united in mar
+ riage to William Thompson, who died
+ here Sept. 2, 1904. Mrs. Thompson is
survived by three children, Florence
c William NJ and Blanche, at home She
also leaves sister, Mrs Martha More
G head of Onawa, Iowa, and brother
: Graham Williams in Oklahoma. The
- funeral service will be held from the
q home at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Rev
ID. S. Andrewartha will officiate ant
g interment viii follow in Hartzell GENE
o terry.