Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-31
MOLINE

II NkO&A2&VA II
An Expensive MeaI.-Because he or |
dered a 25-cent meal at James restaur-
ant early Saturday evening and refus- |
ed to recompense the proprietor after
he had finished eating, Henry Fillmore
of Barstow, son of one of the prom |
inent farmers of that village, paid a
| fine of $305
Receives Electric Shock. - While at
work at Deere &c Co.'S late Saturday
afternoon Charles Cominsky, 426 Tenth
street, aged &c years, was thrown to
the ground and injured when he at
tempted to turn an electric light switch
while standing on a wet brick floor. |
Cominsky was sent to the storeroom
to obtain a load of iron. He CROPPED
about in the dark until he reached
the electric light switch. With one
hand on the button and the other on
the brass surrounding it, he turned the
button and was instantly thrown to the /
ground with great force, short circuit |
having been formed.
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local realty men the deal just consum-
mated whereby Gust F. Anderson OF
Sherrard comes into possession for
consideration of S6.400 of the property
known as Williams boarding house. |
Fourteenth street. between Fourth |
and Fifth avenues and opposite Black |
wells livery establishment. is consid- /
cred rare bargain m downtown real |
estate. The property purchased by Mr.. /
Anderson has a frontage of so feet, /
which means that SIPS. per front foot
was paid for one of the best business
locations in the city. The site. occu-
! pied at present by an old two-story
| frame building. has been a part of the
/ II. A. Barnard estate. Mr.. Anderson !
intends to improve the property at
some future date, but has formed no
definite plans.
Church Corner Stone PIaced.-A spe- |
/ Cial ceremony in religious circles yes
terday was the laying of the corner !
stone of the new Swedish Methodist
church building which is rising on the
southwest corner Of Thirteenth street
and Twelfth avenue. The ceremony
took place in the open air at in the
! afternoon and was attended by num-
Der of pastors and the entire member
ship of the congregation. The program
was as follows: Introductory remarks,
Rev. \. P. Glemaker: song. The Lord
Is Our Refuge" "a. L. Skoog). church
choir; prayer by Rev. Glemaker: bible
reading from 132nd Psalm, Rev. Carl
! Vingren, pastor of Swedish Baptist !
church: bible reading, I. Cor iii: 9-23, |
! Rev. Albert JOhansOn. pastor Mission |
tabernacle; song. male quartet; ad- |
dress. Rev. D. s. McCown. pastor First /
Methodist chrch song. Song of Vic |
| tory" "a. L. Skoog), church choir; ad- |
dress. Rev. :. w. SwensOn, Galesburg; |
song, male quartet; reading of the list /
of articles placed in the stone by the
secretary of the board of trstees; lay |
ing of corner stone; prayer, Rev. J. S. /
Cumming, pastor Second Methodist /
church; doxology. Rev. Richard S. Ha- /
I.ney. pastor Second Congregational |
church
Obituary Record. - Mrs. Magdelina /
Peters, wife of Chris F. Peters, cap /
tain of No. fire station, died Satur
day. Her health had been impaired .
the last three months and she had .
! been belfast the last three weeks. |
Magdelina Johann was born May 81, /
1868. in Germany. She came TO Amer .
lea in 1880 with her parents and they .
settled in Davenport. Sept %, 1888. .
she was married to c. F. Peters. and /
they took up their residence here,
Mrs. Peters is survived by her hus-