Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-13

MOLINE


club Tuesday evening at the regular
monthly meeting of the board of di-
rectors. Eight of the 40 are entered
as nonresident members, and 80 are
resident members. They swell the to-
tai resident membership of the organ
ization to the 300 mark, and waiting
list is now established. To join the
club prospective candidates hereafter
must present their names, which will
be held in the order received, and they
may be voted into the organization
only when vacancies exist. These va
cancies may be created by death, res
ignation or suspension of members.
The combined strength Of the non-res-
ident and honorary membership Is
about rs and more members cannot
well be accommodated in present quar-
tiers. After the club erects its own
clubhouse the membership limit will
| be raised
Council Asks Union Depot.-During
a five-minute special council meeting,
which preceded the committee of the
whole meeting Tuesday evening, the
aldermen adopted by unanimous vote
resolution recommending that the
! Rock Island, Burlington and Milwau-
kee roads build a UNION depot in this
| city "for the accommodation of the
public" There was no discussion on
the resolution, which provides that Of
! ficials of the railroad companies shall
meet in the near future with represen-
itatives Of the city of Moline for the
purpose of considering the union pas
senger station proposition. After ad-
| journment some of the aldermen init
mated that some of the big local in
dustrial interests are back of the new
move for a union depot. Inquiry this
forenoon did not verify the rumor.
Two Stores Robbed.-Burglars en-
tered and robbed the Woodyatt music
store and the Benson grocery on Fiji
teenth street in the heart of the busi-
ness district early yesterday morning
and made good their escape. An at
tempt was also made to burglarize the
Peoples Credit Clothing house in the
ing was so firmly locked that entrance
was impossible. The men entered
both the grocery and music house
through rear windows. At the Benson
grocery they obtained S1.61 in cash and
at the Woodyatt music store about 81
in change. At the Woodyatt store tee
men cut the screen and then forced a
rear window leading to the alley. At
the Benson grocery they broke out a
pane of glass in a rear window and
then lifted the large window. They
NAV have also secured groceries and
other provisions here as the proprie-
tor has not had time to take an inven-
tory. At the Peoples Clothing store
they used a Jimmy" on the door but
were forced TO abandon the attempt.
They then resorted to a skeleton key,
which was found In the lock by the
police this morning. The key wonld
not unlock the door as the key to the
lock was left on the inside by the pro
prietor after closing up.
Obituary Record.-Ralph Copeland
Holly of Albany, n. Y, who came here
last March and accepted position at
the Deere & company plant, died yes
terdav at 1870. The end came in the |
city hospital, where he had been con-
fined during a two weeks illness. The
young mans mother, Mrs. Frank Hol- /
" was at his bedside to the last Mrs. /
Holly came to Moline week ago, the
family having been advised of the
sons precarious condition. Mr.. Holly
was 81 years old and was young man /,
of great promise. His loss is mourned
nv those who had come to know him In {
either a social or business way since
he came to- Moline. He was born In
New York state and spent his youth I
in the east. having been employed in
the Boston house of the Deere people
before he came here. Burial will be
made at Albany.
An injury mourning five years ago
in ireland has proven fatal to John
McVeagh of 21S4 Eleventh avenue. He
s1ipped and fell on the ice, injuring
one of his knees and leaving it stiff. |
Three months ago tuberculosis devel- |
ored in the knee and his decline was
rapid. His death occurred at yes
terdav afternoon He came here IS
months ago from ireland and had been
living with a married sister. he hao
been employed as Waterman by the
Rock Island road. He was "a years of
age and has brothers and sisters lv-
ing in woodruff. The remains were |
41-o,, +bora for burial today.