Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-11

MOLINE

kIInebers's Condition SerIous.-Al-
bert T. Klingberg of 1904 Seventh ave-
nue., aged SO, who was injured at 10
O'Clock Saturday night when he was
struck by G. H. Huntoon's Pope-To-
ledo touring car while he was attempt
ing to cross Fifth avenue at Four
teenth street, is in a serious condition
at the city hospital. He was hurled
in the air, striking against and break
ing the glass wind shield OF the car,
and then falling to the pavement. His
left thigh bone was broken just above
the knee, he has a scalp wound, and
his body is bruised. The break is
very bad one, the bone being splinter
ed. 1t was found necessary to remove
fragments of bone from the flesh The
attending physician says that If infec-
ton sets in the result will be serious.
In the car were Miss Helen Huntoon
and Miss Mildred Stephens, who were
returning from a dinner party at
Major Kings home on arsenal island.
Dwight Rolph, chauffeur for Mr.. Hun
toon, was driving the car. The car
was on the south side Of Fifth ave-
nue., travelling east. Klingberg start
ed across the avenue from the south.
The chauffeur saw the pedestrian and
sounded the horn and opened the muf-
fer. The chauffeur says that the man
appeared dazed, for suddenly, when
the car was only a short distance from
him, he stepped backward directly in
it's path. His movement was so sud
den that it was impossible to avoid
hitting him, says the driver of the car.
The machine was brought to a stop
and the young women alighted. King
berg was placed in the machine and
taken to the city hospital.
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Former Moline Man Killed. - J. L.
Watson, a painter, who left here three
years ago, was killed Sunday forenoon
in Port Townsend, Wash. Word of
his death came in a message to Ben
Swanson, secretary of Moline aerie of
Eagles. The telegram reads: -. L.
Watson killed here. Is he in good
standing? Notify relatives as TO dis
position of body. n. B. Milliner."
Watson was a charter member of the
Moline aerie and the telegram came
from the secretary of the Port Town
send aerie. Details regarding Wat
sons death are lacking. He worked
here as a painter, rooming at the time
at 1929 Fifth avenue. He has no rela-
tives here and he is not in good stand
ing in the Eagles lodge at the present
time.
Ribs Cracked in Fall from 2o-Foct
Scaffold.-Captain f. Shaw, a carpen,
ter employed by Henry Stoneberg on a
house which is in course of erection on
Sixteenth street, East Moline, fell 20
feet from a scaffold last week He
was severely bruised and several ribs
were cracked, but friends will be glad
to learn that he is resting easily. Cap
tain Shaw lost everything in the San
Francisco earthquake. He came here
recently from Cairo, Mich.
Cars and Wagon Crash.--A Midland
test car Velie stock car and a wag-
on loaded with stone came together
yesterday at Third street and Fourth
avenue. The Velie machine was dam
aged. A front axle was bent. a front
fender was bent and two front lamps
were demolished. One horse was skin
ned. The test car escaped damage.
\. r. Ketner was driving the Velie
machine and he was on his way to a
doctors office with Edward Kelly,
who had been hurt at the auto plant
Ketner turned east from Third street
on Fourth avenue, and the collision
followed. Neither machine was trav-
cling fast and no one was hurt Kel-
ly's injuries were a cut lip, a hole in
his cheek and three loosened teeth.
He was hurt at the plant.
In New Postoffice Home.-The No
line postoffice was moved to the i'm
nosing new federal building, Eigh-
teenth street and Third avenue, this
afternoon. The building is completed
save for the installation of the perma-
nent lighting fixtures, which is in
progress, and some minor details
which will not seriously interfere with
the public nor with the operation of
the postal service. Changes in con-
stTuction work have delayed occupancy
of the building to such an extent that
those who have been following in the
wake of the postofTice removal have
also suffered a disarrangement of their
plans, and it is largely with the
thought of the accommodation of 9th
ers that the first good opportunity for
removal is taken advantage of so long
as the public is not Inconvenience.
1t is customary not to wait for the
completion of every detail of construc-
ton before taking possession, and this
course is necessary with the removal
of most every other postoffice into its
own federal building. The old post
ofhce-present quaTters-was closed at
2 p m. today and service will be IN
augurated at 5 p. m. in the new build
ing. the intervening time being nee
essary to get things in order in the
new quarters. The mailing division