Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-21
MOLINE

vention fund has been started by the
Kings Daughters union and each cir.
Gle of the city is asked and expected
to contribute to the sum. This fund
will be used for the purpose OF enter
tanning and carrying on the coming
convention of the Illinois branch OF
Kings Daughters which is to be held at
the First Congregational church, this
city, Oct 20, 21 and %. The Kings
Daughters union already has $50 as a
nucleus. Mrs. Minnie Vinton Is to
have charge OF the convention fund
and any contributions will be received by
her. The Mary K. Hillhouse circle Is
the first to contribute to the fund, this
little circle voting So. Each Individual
Kings Daughter who will not be able
to entertain visiting delegates will be
expected to help pay for some Of the
meals of delegates.
10
Physicians Work to No Avail; Boy
Diess-Allan CORTLAND Wall, aged II,
son OF Mr. and Mrs. Frank q. Wall,
formerly Of this city, is dead at his
home in Logansport, Ind. He died
suddenly OF tetanus. Four physicians
were in attendance when he died, but
they were unable to relieve nID ou..
firing. He was born here sept. y, 1895.
His father was a machinist and was
employed at one time by Williams,
White & Go. The family moved away
from here several years ago, gut many
boys here will remember the lad. He
would have entered high school in De-
cember. Besides his parents he leaves
a brother, Merle, and an uncle, c. D.
Wall, Of this city.
More Railroad CrossIngs.-Construc
ton engineers of the Rock Island Bur
lington and Milwaukee roads conferred
with City Attorney B. S. Bell, City
Civil Engineer Clark G. Anderson and
Alderman Thomas Burtschaen. The
subjects OF the conference were pro
posed new CROSSINGS over the railroad
right-of-way in the east end. AT the
close of the conference City Engineer
Anderson said: I'VE came TO an
agreement and the railroads viii prob
ably do something. I think that the
roads will agree to open the streets
and that it will be unnecessary to con-
denim. We wanted city authorities to
open five new crossings, but were
able to agree with the railroads on
only three-those at Thirty-sixth, Thir-
ty-ninth and Fortyfourth streets. Up
to the time of the conference the
railroads had refused to open the
streets, claiming that the drainage
question has not been. settled. 1t Is
understood that matters are now sat
isfactory to both the private and pub
lie corporations-tf railroads and the
city Of Moline The construction engi-
neers will recite the Incidents OF the
conference to the operating depart
ments of their road. who viii take the
matter to the chief officials for au-
Thirty-sixth street is to
be opened from Railroad avenue to
River drive. According to the agree |
ment the new railroad crossings are
to be secured without expense to the
city.
Uses Nippers; Fined S1oo.-John |
LAWYER was fined 800 and costs by |
Gustafson on the charge OF
striking ]. B. Clays on the head with |
a pair Of nippers. Lawler was arrest
ed Sunday afternoon and pleaded not
guilty at his hearing Monday after /
noon. claiming that he acted in self
defense. Tuesday morning It develop |
ed at the hearing that Lawler struck |
Clays when the latter attempted to
wrest the nfppers from his grasp. Law
Ter is hard of hearing and did not hear
Clays ask for the nippers When the
latter made a grab for them Lawler
him over the head with them,
closing one of Clay's eyes and inf1ict-
ing a severe scalp wound. Both men |
are employed as laborers By the Leon. |
ard Construction company at the new
Deere building. Fellow workmen testi-
fed at the hearing. About % attended |