Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-24
MOLINE

Fears for Brothers in Forest Fires
Mrs. s. D. Poole of this city has two
| brothers in the western district in
which forest fires are raging and she
is apprehensive for their safety. Last
word from one Of the brothers, A. c..
| White, received two weeks ago, was
that he was nursing burns sustained
In hght1ng the flames, and that no
word has come since that time is
causing her much alarm. The two
brothers, A. c. White and A. F.
White, are located at Laclede, Idaho,
on the Pondu Rail river, where they
nave extensive timber holdings.
They are 5 miles from Sand Point,
Idaho, named in the press dispatches
as one of the points which has suf-
fered most severely in the fire. They
operate on an extensive scale, hav-
ing two dummy engines, one Of which
is used to haul logs from the noun
tains, and the other taking them on
to the river for shipment to mills.
Mrs. Allison Asks Divorce.-F1ling of
a divorce suit at Jackson. Mich, has
terminated the wifely devotion of
Mrs. Elsie Allison to her husband,
John Allison, Michigans Jean Val
JEAN" who, after being sentenced to
the Michigan prison at Jackson, es-
capped and for two years lived an ex-
emplary life in this city, finding en-
ployment in the Moline Plow shops.
In her suit Mrs. Allison charges
cruelty. The Allison home is in
South Bend, Ind. Considerable ex-
element was stirred up in Moline at
the time the police discovered that
Allison, convict, was employed at
the local pillow works. After the
mans recapture he was returned to.
the Michigan prison, but strenuous
efforts Of Mrs. Allison, who succeed
ed in interesting President Roose-
welt and others, secured his release
after a time. One of the sensations
Of the case was the discovery after
his recapture that Allison, while a
fugitive, had married without in
forming his wife that he was an es-
capped convict. Two children were
the result of the union and the fam
lily resided here during the time ALI
son worked at the pillow works.
New East Moline Bank-East Moline
business men and farmers who trade
in that city are back of movement
to organize a new bank. The insti- |
tuition will be known as the Farmers
and Mechanics bank. The men who |
are fostering the project are George |
w. Ross of the East Moline Lano |
Co, Rene VanSpeybroeck, clothing |
Zach Einfeldt, Joseph !
King, John Gasnow and William ]. |
Odendahl. The bank will be capt. |
taIized for $4,000, and the plan is
to erect a two or three-story brick |
building.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Sarah Dierks,
wife of Henry ]. Dierks of 1902
Avenue, died after an
illness of year with Bright's dis
ease. She was born in this state and
was past 38 years of age. She had
lived in this city 80 years. Her hus-
band and three children survive.
kilograms of the death of Oscar
Thorpe, formerly of this city, but
who for some time past has been To-
Gated in Denver, were received by his
parents yesterday. Although it was
known that he was suffering from
lung trouble and had gone west hop
ing that a change of climate would
be beneficial to his health. relatives
and friends here did not think his
condition to be so serious until on
last Thursday when he telegraphed
for his brother, Arthur, to come to
him. Both Arthur and Theodore,
another brother left on the Same ev-
sning for his side. The end came at
L o'clock Tuesday morning. Funer-
Al services will be held in Denver.
after which the remains will be pIac-
I'd in vault until some time during
he fall when they will be removed
% Moline. Mr.. Thorpe was born on
Nov. 27, 1888, in Moline, where he
s survived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Olaf Thorpe, and two brothers,
Arthur and Theodore.