Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-29
MOLINE

Deere Lumber Observation-Disclosures
owned by Deere & Co. in the old Nat
icll yards was threatened by fire yes
terday as result of a blaze thought
to have been started by hoboes in
box-car. The car was on a D.. r. I. &
n. w siding at q point that would be
Twenty ninth street, and there was a
pile of lumber not 40 feet away. The
night Waterman of the yards sounded
/ the alarm and the Central fire depart
ment responded. The car was burn
/ ing brislIly when the firemen arrived,
and as water connections could not be
made, chemicals were used. No eff
| fort was made to extinguish the flames.
but they were prevented from spread
ing. Hoboes make a practice of sleep
! ing in box cars and when they grow
! cold they build a fire on the car floor
Firemen believe that hoboes started a
| fire in the car that was destroyed and
that when it got beyond their control
they fed.
Joy-RidIne Chauffeur Will Return to
Farm. - George Kahler, joy-riding
chauffeur for the Mason people in Dav-
export, who wrecked a Pierce-Arrow
touring car recently by driving 1t into
the beer sign painted in imitation of
tunnel at the Brooks viaduct, has
been discharged from the city hospi-
tai. He says that as soon as he pays
the Mason company for damage done
to the automobile he will quit the au-
tomobile game and return to the farm.
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Hit by Train; Didn't Know 1t
Walter Okarvall of this city was struck
by an eastbound Rock Island freight
train at 5:45 Sunday afternoon at the
Thirteenth street crossing and he es-
capped with only minor bruises. He
had been drinking, it is said. and was
surprised when he found himself pa
tent in the city hospital. He did not
know that the engine had struck him
and that he had had a close call from
death. He was with several compan-
ions when they started across the
tracks and not one of them noticed
the approach of the train. Okarvall
was walking n advance of his friends
when the accident occurred. He was
knocked to the side of the tracks but
was not rendered unconscious from
the force of the blow. He was remov-
ed to the hospital in an automobile.
The claim agent for the Rock Island
says that Okarvall admitted TO him
that he was too drunk to know that he
was hit and also that he had been
drinking whisky during the afternoon
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Bankers Deny Charge. - Charges
rooIa L~Irn.ar NorOou
banks have Disseminated against
would-be local borrowers on real es-
tate propositions are denied in state
ments made yesterday by local bank
ers. It is learned that Moline banks
assisted materially the syndicate which
is at this time completing the erection
of more than 100 dwellings in East Mo
line. While statements of the bank
ers set forth that they have not him
dered, but rather assisted, the house
building movement. Mr.. Morgan's
main argument is that these financial
institutions should lead, rather than
assist, in any proposition that would
result in more dwellings for the work
ingmen.
Obituary Record.-Michael Larinan
died Saturday afternoon at his home,
1927 Eleventh avenue, of bronchial
trouble after an illness of four months
He was born in ireland Nov. Is, 1914.
Besides his widow he leaves these chill
dren: Harry of Magnolia Springs, Ala,
George of Pasadena, Cal, Mrs. Jessie
De Mink. Stepen, Lillian and Grace,
all of this city. He has a sister. Mrs.
Long, in Rock Island, and a brother,
Hugh, of La Sale. The funeral SER