Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-11
MOLINE
Merely Misunderstandina.-A police

Merely Misunderstanding police
man with gun and pedestrian with
a satchel furnished excitement the
| lother evening on Eleventh avenue and
Seventh street. Each thought the 9TH
er a robber. The officer was Louis
Fromme and the pedestrian was Bert
Sills, aged 20, painter at the Velie
Carriage plant who resides on the
bluff 1t was just 9:0G p. m. when
Officer Fromme reported to the station
from box No. &c at Eleventh avenue
and Seventh street Bert Sills, carry
ing grip, was on his way down town
to catch train. The officer reported
and stepped from behind the telephone
post to continue on his beat" When
the officer stepped from behind the
Telephone pole Sills was but few
feet away. The young man thought
the officer was a holdup and turned
on his heel and fled panic-stricken in
the direction from which he had come
When Sills dropped the satchel and
lStarted to run, the officer believed he
Twas witnessing the flight of burglar
so he started in hot pursuit. He called
to the fleeing man to halt, but Stills
lonly urged himself to greater effort.
The officer drew his revolver and fired
lonce in the air. causing Sills to accel
crate his speed, if such thing was
possible. Three or four other shots
!, were fired in the air before Sills ex
hausted sought the safety of house
porch. The officer arrived very short
,, lly and explanations followed.
FniIanthropic Department Elects
: The philanthropic department of tn,
IWOman's club held its annual meeting
= Wednesday at the public library. Year
ly reports were heard and officers cho
sen for the coming year as follows
Chairman. Mrs. G. H. Huntoon; sec
retary, Mrs. Fabian Lawson; treasurer
Mrs. Emma Nourse; auditor, Mrs. e
H. Sleight. Mrs. J. V. O'Connor wa
'lengaged for another year as city mis-
, sionary.
Arrange for Banquet. - The execu
. tive committee of the Moline Higl
School Alumni association has CON
pleted arrangements for the annua
alumni banquet to be given Tuesda
evening, June Is, in the Moline clu
. hall 1t is estimated that $50 will al
tend this annual event
Jury Makes Fine $780, jury i
Justice of the Peace Entrikins cour
Wednesday afternoon found Arthu
= Johnson guilty of disturbing the peac
= and fined him s5e and costs. Five otf
% er young men are under arrest for tn
lsame offense as Johnson Complain
was lodged against Johnson and tn
cthers by d. e. Anthony, 171S Twelft
,lavenue. He charged that Johnson. i
u company with others. June 8, sat o
', the porch of Johnson's home playin
~ cards, and that they loudly used fol
and profane language. applying it t
= Mr.. Anthony and memberssof his fan
~ lily. passersby and other neighbors
% Building Boat Landing.-A force {
men is busy putting in the much neet
N ed landing for the Moline Bettendol
&c ferry at the foot of Sixteenth stree
The work was started the last of las
u week and it is thought it will be fiji
ished this week
Undertakers Dissolve.-The firm
'e Maher & O'Malley, undertakers, wh
have been located at S07 Fifteent
ia street, has been dissolved T. w. Nj
,o her will continue the undertaking bu
mess at the old stand and Waite
s. O'Malley will locate in Rock Island.
., Youtz-Wiser. A. One of the prettie.
u. home weddings of the season too
- place Wednesday evening at the hon
of Mrs. Amelia Wiser at 1543 Twelft
y avenue, when her daughter, Miss Ada
= Wiser, became the bride of Dr. H.
ward Youtz, a brother of the groor
performing the ceremony.
-. | o
g. koenigg-koetzins- wedding
Miss Emma Koetzing, the daughter
Mrs. Emily Koetzing of 1925 Third a
Ie enue, to Louis Koenigg took pla,
III Tuesday evening at the home of til
brides mother at o'clock. Rev. E. ]
a, Mennicke of Rock Island officiated.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Robert Go
% frey died Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock at her home, 407 Nineteent
:. avenue, after an Illness of three year