Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-09
MOLINE

More Grocers Agree to CIose.-With
the addition of sixteen more grocers to
the long list of Wednesday night clos
ers, the Moline Retail Merchants as
sCc;ation through Secretary Carstens,
hopes to make the movement unani-
nous before the end of this month,
thus closing every store in the city
every evening of the week but Satur-
day.
Motorman is FIned.-James A. Aus
tin of Rock Island, motorman on the
Elm street line, who drove his car
across line of hose at Sixth avenue
Friday afternoon while the Cralle liv-
cry barn was burning, was arraigned
IN police court yesterday. The street
car company made no effort to defend
Austin and he entered a plea of guilty
to the charge and was fined $3.50, the
maximum amount prescribed by the
city ordinance Whether the street
CO. company will be asked to pay for
Tie mutilated hose has not been deter
mned. The ordinance does not cover
this point, but makes it an offense for
driving across a hose A section of
hose was destroyed and the loss to the
city is $40, as the hose was only re-
Gently purchased.
Picnic for Workmen.-D. NJ. Sechler
Carriage company employees second
annual picnic will be held Thursday
Aug. II, on Campbell's island. In event
OF rain the affair will be postponed till
will 60, i
coffee and lemonade will be furnished
free. There will be a program of
SPORTS and suitable prizes will be given
the winners. The feature event will
be ball game between the planter
ard carriage departments.
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Obituary Record.-Charles c. Dietz |
OF Gilman, ILL.,, father of Attorneys c. /
+. and G. o. Dietz of this city, died at |
8 p. m. Sunday at his home. Word of |
his death was received at midnight by /
G. o. Dietz, and he departed yesterday |
fer his former home. c. E. Dietz, who /
is at the city hospital has not been ad- /
vlsed of his fathers death. He is on |
the fair road to recovery and it is |
feared that the news would cause a |
sEock and setback. c. c. Dietz was IS /
years of age and his health had been /
declining the last two months In |
frmities of age contributed largely to |
his death.
Andrew F. Sporrey of ,2401 Fourth |
avenue died at p. m. Saturday. He /
had been i'll eighteen months with can |
Ger of the stomach. He was born in /
Sweden March IA. 1860, and come to /
America in 1892. He settled in Chicago |
AID year later was Joined by his fam !
i'y. Two years afterward they re-
moved to this city. He was employed .
for fifteen years by Deere & Co His |
widow and these children survive: |
f; ed w, Emil L., Albin o., Mrs. Jen- |
ME Krone, Mrs. sigma Josephson, Miss |
Hannah and Fritz R., all of this city |
He also has a brother. John, in this |
city. The Rev. L. A. Johnston con
Quoted the funeral service at 2:3e to- |
day from the home Interment was
made in Riverside cemetery.
Mrs Marie Danielson passed away |
ar 1875 yesterday morning at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. l.. p. Swan |
sch, 2411 Sixth avenue. where she had |
been living the last four years Mrs. /
Danielson had been belfast since last |
uril with infirmities of age and her |
death had been expected for days. She |
was born in Sweden April Il, 1922, and /
came TO the United States in company |
,g;th her husband, Daniel d. Danielson, |
in 1854. He died in 1878 in Rock Is |
land Since then she had made her !
home with her children mere and in |
Chicago. The children who survive |
are Alfred, d. A. Mrs. l., F. Swanson, |
Mrs. Mary Peterson. Mrs. Emma Swan
sen and Mrs. Hannah Benson. She |
also leaves twenty-nine grandchildren,
nd eleven great grandchildren. The |
funeral will be held at 2:30 Wednes-
lay afternoon. The Rev. Ira o. Moth |
stein will officiate and burial will be in |
Fin erside cemetery.
never ha0 even common school edu- |