Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-07
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MOLINE

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Mayer Olson in Neutrality-suspicious.
or Andrew Olson has gone to Wash
ington to attend the rivers and har-
bors convention as a representative
of the city of Moline. During his alb
sence w. H. Christison, alderman from
the sixth ward, will serve as mayor
pro TEN.
kohler New City Attorney.-Axel
H. Kohler has been appointed
city attorney by Mayor Andrew
Olson to fill the unexpired term
of b. S. Bell. The appointment was
una ainously confirmed by the council.
Mr.. Bells resignation was presented
at the same meeting at which his sue
| cessor was named, the action being
result Of Mr.. Bells election to the Of
flee of probate Judge. He entered yes
terday morning on the duties of this
Office
Attorney Kohler was three times
elec.e to the Office of city attorney,
serving first under Mayor Vessel and
then nnder Mayor Skinner. The four
months before this term expires will
be busy Ones-chief matters which
will Occupy his attention as the city's
legal representative being the bring
ing to successful close Of legal pro-
ceedilgs for improvement of Fifth
avenue by widening, and the Central
Union telephone case
Limit Picture Houses.-No more
motion picture shows in Moline!
This is the ruling of the city council,
whicl IS acted favorably on a petition
presented by property owners and mer-
chants in the business district. in
which it was requested that no more
Nlicen<es be granted for moving pic
ture establishments. The Signers OF
the petition set forth that the show
places in question Ienu to blocKaGe
traffic and that they result in depreci-
alton {; business property values. Six
mCtiol picture houses are already do
ing business in the city. A license
has been granted to T. l. Stanley,
though his house is not yet ready for
opening
Men who obtained lease a few
days ago on the RydbaCk building
formerly owned by +. II. KraCke-
are supposed TO have desired it for
show lace. but this latest action of the
council will make it impossible for
them to launch in this business.
An aye and nay vote on the petition
was got called for, discussion showing
that ali but three aldermen. II. Nc
Bride. Thomas Burtchaell and Ernest
ing
Timely Discovery of Fire.-Timely
discovery of an incipient blaze be
tween l and yesterday morning prob
ably saved the home of Lewis Cole
grove, 1904 Fourth avenue. from de-
structiOn. The blaze was in the roof
and was discovered by a roOmer at
house next door, who CHANGED to be
coming in early. The fire had worked
its WY Through the shingles and was
burning the rafters when the fire de-
part nent arrived.
It IS thought that the blaze started
from spark from passing passen-
ger ~ freight engine. Hard coal is
the only fuel used in the Colegrove
home, which strengthens the theory
that {. railroad engine was RESPONSE
BILE Insurance is carried and the loss,
whica IS nominal, has already been ad-
justed.
Injury Affects Mind.-Pain from in
juries III a fall from the roof of a sum-
mer kitchen Sunday afternoon has
driven Mrs. Matilda Bradshaw, color
ed. aged 81 years. insane. according TO
the physician who is attending her at
the city hospital. Mrs. Bradshaw Will
live. hut will not recover her mind,
says the physician. When she is in
condition to leave the sick ward it is
thought she will be sent to Water
town. For the past few years she has
been subject TO absent-minded spells.
1t was during one of these spells that
she stepped out of a second-story win
dow frd walked off summer kitchen
at the home of Mrs. Blanche Barnes,
Twen y-fourth avenue and Fifteenth
stree Her jaw bones were
broken, her left arm fractured in two
places and her throat cut by falling on
some hard substance.
Obituary Record.-John H. Skinner