Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16

MOLINE

Finds No Germs in Water-Health
Commissioner A. H. Arp has received
a report from Edward Barlow, direc-
tor of the state water survey, on the
samples Of water taken from the Mo-
line Pump company well. The report
says that while the water is not up to
standard, it does not possess typhoid
fever germs. Following the death
from typhoid fever of two east end
residents. who had been drinking
water from the we'll. DR.. Arp ordered
the well closed and sent samples Of
the water to DR. Barlow at Urbana.
He reports that the residue on evap-
Grafton is very heavy and that there
is a heavy trace of nitrates. The
water is not fit for use in its present
state, but can be used after it has been
boiled. It is not polluated with sew
age, and the report says that the ty-
phoid cases may not have originated
from the water in the well. Health
Commissioner Arp also received a re-
port on the condition of the city water.
Professor Barlow reports that the
water is at a high standard at the
present time.
Ten Days of Hcoouehs.-J. w. Cook
Of 1903 Third avenue is on the road
TO recovery. following a severe attack
Of hfccOughs. For 10 days he hiC-
cOughed constantly and it was feared
that he would die. Monday afternoon
the attending physician succeeded in
stopping the hiccoughs and now he be-
lieves that his patient will recover.
Mr.. Cook has been night Waterman for
the Moline Pump company for several
years. He is 80 years of age and
civil war veteran.
Break Ground for New Church.
Ground was broken yesterday for the
new house of worship which the peo-
pie of the Salem Lutheran church
have planned for erection on the
northeast corner Of Fourteenth-and-a
half street and Eighteenth avenue.
Oscar Peterson is experimenting the
entire work and Henry Nelson has
been given the contract to do the ex-
cavating- The new church complete
will cost between $4,000 and S12 900
It will be two stories high and OF brick
construction. Ground dimensions are
44xS0. Plans are to rush to compile
ton the first story OF the structure
and to provide a temporary roof. This
work should be completed within two
months If weather conditions are good.
Probabilities are the second story and
the permanent roof-which will likely
be of slate-will be completed in 1911.
1t will hardly be undertaken before
that time, and it might be deferred
even for a longer period of time.
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Death Of Louise Sundine. Miss
Louise Sundine died Monday evening
at ST Anthonys hospital after having
been i'll one day less than n week with
pneumonia. Miss Louise was born in
Moline Aug. &c. 1856. the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sundine. and all
her life was spent here. She com
pleted the grammar course. but did
not enter high school owing to i'll
health. Later she studied music at
Augustana college ard in September.
1906. entered St. Katherine's schoo!
in Davenport. She gave up her
studies in April of the following year
when Mrs. Sundine died. Beside her
father, she leaves the following
brothers and sisters: John. Mrs. c.
z. Lakin. East Moline; August, Chris
tine. Gustaf, Sarah and Oscar. all at
home. The funeral service will be at
2:20 tomorrow afternoon. Rev. L. A.
Johnston will of1ciate and burial will
be in Riverside
interurban to Use Dyke.-DirectoTs
of the Tri-Cities I'D Northeastern In
terurhan Railway company Monday
afternoon secured the right to use the
Maredosia dyke for a distance of a
little more than a mile between Cor
dova and Albany. In exchange for the
privilege the company agrees to main
tain the dyke IN the future This
privilege will enable the company to