Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-30
MOLINE

mccormick of Monmouth, aged 80, who
says that he has been a sheriff and a
United States marshal, was sentenced
to ~ days in Jail on a charge of va
grancy Mccormick has been posing
as Mason and Elk. Several were
duped into giving him money, as re
suit of his hard luck story. At times
Mccormick feigned deafness. A few
days ago he secured money on 'the
strength of being an Elk" and yester-
day his victim swore out a warranl
charging him with vagrancy. Any
number of persons here and in Rock
Island have been worked by McCor-
mick
Bluff House Entered.-Burglars en-
tered the home of J. B. Schutter, 1896
Twenty-ninth street, Sunday night and
stole his trousers and $50. The house
across the street was entered but moth
ing has been reported missing.
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Fire Destroys Cottage.-Need for
fire protection in east end territory
was again emphasized when the cot
tage owned by John Baker of BOG For
ty-second street was burned to the
ground. The blaze followed an explo-
sion when Margaret Baker, aged 10,
mistaking gasoline for coal oil, poured
the fluid in the cook stove. That the
little girl escaped with her life seems
miracle, for the explosion shook the
cottage. Her hair and eyebrows were
singed and her left arm was slightly
b11T pol-or vyoo Glonniror in
upstairs room and Mrs. Baker was
across the street for pail of water.
AS she left the house she met her
daughter returning from Sunday school
and she told her to put some wood in
the stove. The girl followed instruc-
tions, but as the fire was low, she de-
cided to pour some coal oil on the
wood. Her father believes that she
picked up the gasoline can instead of
the can containing coal oil. The house
owned by Alfred Carlson on an ad-
joining lot caught and for time 1t
was thought that it would be destroy
ed. Neighbors worked effectively,
however, and arrival of the. Central fire
department aided them in saving the
house Mr.. Carlson's loss is $25, and
he has no insurance. Mr.. Baker esti-
mates that his loss will range from
5000 20 $500. He has no insurance,
having failed to renew his policy when
it expired because he was planning to
build an addition to the cottage.
Neighbors extended the hospitality Of
their homes and the Baker family is
receiving the best of care.
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Shoot, But No One Hurt.-Residents
in the vicinity OF Sylvan island
thought they were in close proximity
to a battle-ground Sunday afternoon
when war broke out in the Greek col
ony on the island. There was consid
cradle firing, but there were no fatali-
ties. The only casualty recorded
was breaking of musical instrument.
The Greeks celebrated Sunday, par
taking freely of the amber fluid. Gus
Gerioles played on the string instru-
ment which was afterward reduced to
splinters. Expert research failed to
reveal the cause for wrecking the in
strument 1t is not known whether his
music drove some of his compatriots
to distra ction, or whether they became
peeved when he refused to continue
the concert. Result of the smashing
of the instrument, however, was that
GerejoIes appeared at the police sta
ton and swore out a warrant for John
Motifs. charging him with maliciousl
mischief Officer Lebbert was sent to |
serve the warrant. When he attempt |
ed to arrest Motifs several Greeks pro-
duced revolvers and began firing, appar-
emily thinking to frighten the officer.
Lebbert was not to be intimidated. He
Motifs to the police station |
md then returned to get the man who |
started the revolver play. He was
'ound at a restaurant on Third avenue.
His name is John Starfos and he was
fined $11.S0.