Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09

MOLINE

Former Moline Boy . Suicide
Charles e. Roadhouse, formerly of this
city. committed suicide in the Philip
pines. Though he took his life last
March word of his death was not re-
ceived by his friends here till Satur-
day. DR.. A e. Kohler received a COM
munication from a friends in Mime
apolis' telling of the death of Road
house. He shot himself in the head.
He resided here a number of years ago
and attended high school. His father
at the time was superintendent of the
Moline Pillow company. Young Road
house was popular with a crowd of
boys here, many of whom are still re-
siding in the city. He served in the
Spanish-American war and was sta
toned in Cuba. After his return to
the United States he enlisted in the
LIST Ohio infantry in Columbus and
was sent to the Philippines. He was
50 years Of age.
May Build HoteI.--Max and Louis
Silberstein of Davenport have pur-
chased the lot at the southwest corner
of Fourth avenue and Thirteenth
| street from August Paulsen for the
sum of $4,000. The lot is so feet
square and was purchased last week
by Mr.. Paulsen from L. P Nelson for
| $4,000. The Davenport capitalists plan
to improve the property Immediately
I'VE are undecided whether to erect
a fat building or hotel on the site,"
said Max Silberstein in discussing the
purchase. Personally feel that an
investment in Moline realty at this
time is very good, but the property
will be improved, as it is too valuable
to lay idle
Van SAINT Memorial Day Speaker
Positive assurance has been received
| from Samuel R. Van SAINT of Mime
! apolis, national commander of the G.
A R.. that he will speak at the arsenal.
island services May 80, Memorial day.
/ Commander Van SAINT, who is former
resident of Rock Island county, will
be rendered reception in the evening
at the Moline club. and w. c. Bennett,
M. r. Metzgar and J. s.. Scholes will
assist the club committee in making
arrangements for the affair. Plans for
the forenoon service at Riverside GENE
terry are under way. G. NJ. Gould. H.
E. Robb, ]. H. Wood and J. w. John
son of the Sons of Veterans camp are
assisting in arrangements for the serv-
ice The Sunday Memorial service
this year will be held at the First
Congregational church, and Rev. C. A.
Lincoln has issued the invitations. At
$3.50 Friday, May 81. there will be held
in the pavilion at Prospect park a me-
mortal service in which teachers and
pupils of the public schools of Moline
will participate The intention of the
service is to impress on the memories
Of the younger generation the magni-
tude of the service patriots have rem
dered to this nation. This service is
being arranged by B. B. Jackson, city
superintendent of schools. Invitations
to attend this service and participate
with the children were accepted by
Graham post, G. A. R., and by Moline
camp, Sons of Veterans.
Club Site Boueht.-Moline chapter
of the American Woman's league has
exercised the option it secured recent
ly on property in ChiId's addition, To-
Gated on Fifteenth street, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth avenues.
Purchase of this property for use as
building site is made from Henry j.
Gripp and the deed has been made out
To II. w. Blandy, representative of the
league, is due much of the credit for
the final success of an effort which
began in March of last year. The
members of the Moline chapter now
have before them the task of raising
the funds to pay off the money they
have borrowed to buy this lot, and it
is the intention to give dances, boat
excursions and entertainments.
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Another Deere G. Co. Addition
Further development of plans for ex-
tensions that will be made during the |
coming three years are announced by /
Deere & Co. The next undertaking |
toward enlargement of the already |
mammoth plant will be an addition to |
the fitting shop. An extension which |
will represent an outlay of $4,000 has
been authorized by officers of the COM |
pany and construction work will be |
commenced Immediately. The fitting /
shop is between the grind shop and |
the blacksmith shop, and the present |
structure is four stories high, with /
ground dimensions 56x300 feet. 1t is
proposed to add a fifth story to the |
present building and to extend it west |
300 feet, making five story building |
56x600 feet. There will be a basement |
under the entire building. When the
new builSfng is completed the capacity |
of the fitting department will be more
than doubled The basement will be
used as a fitting department and the
cultiyator department will be on the
three upper floors. The extension will
be of reinforced concrete and the
mushroom system of construction.
Care will be exercised in building the
addition to the fitting shop, especially
in regard to arrangements for supply
ing light The present fitting shop was