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

Ratlfy Name chanse.-Stockhold
of the d. NJ. Sechler Carriage COM
pany held an adjourned meeting yes
terday and ratified the decision of the
board OF directors in regard TO a
change in name for the concern. Here
after it will be known as the ID. M.
Sechler Implement and Carriage COM
pany. The majority of the stockhold-
ers were represented by proxy at the
meeting, only 80 shares being unrep-
resented. A 10-hour day is in force
at the present time in the Sechler
plant and a full force Of men is kept
busy getting out finished product with
which to fill a large number Of orders.
The length Of the working day will be
increased during the coming month
provided business warrants such a
change in program.
GunsauIus Here Next Monday.-Dr.
Frank w. Gunsaulus. president of Ar
mour institute, Chicago, will be the
guest of honor at a special reception
to be given in the Moline club rooms
next Monday evening at 6:15 o'clock.
The reception will be rendered by
members of the After-Dinner club,
which will hold it's regular monthly
dinner the same evening 1T GAS. At
this dinner DR.. GunsauluS will be the
chief speaker, the subject of his adj
dress to be "The Man of the Orient
in a European Looking Glass" At
present the After-Dinner club has
membership of more than 200, but the
membership limit has not been reach
ed and new members are welcomed.
Members of the club are at liberty to
have friends as their guests at the
regular dinners but in such cases they
are requested to notify the secretary
on the Saturday preceding each din
! ner.
| Runaway Boy Caught.-Beating his
way without money or adequate pro-
lection from the cold, little Charles
| Smith, aged II years, son of Albert
Smith. 800 Nineteenth street, Moline,
was arrested at Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
as he was alighting from a box car.
Two weeks ago the lad ran away to
Chicago with a Silvis lad and was
brought back here. This time he did
not even have an excuse such as his
potato diet story which he told the
Chicago authorities. His father left
here to secure the boy. What will be
done with him is as yet undecided.
The authorities may take the matter
in hand and declare the youngster an
incorrigibla and send him to the state
reformatory. He is treated kindly at
home, according TO his own statements,
and has no other reason for leaving
than that he wants to see the world.
Pleasure to Be In County JaiI.-The
principal item of interest in police cir
cles yesterday was the sentencing to
the county Jail, on a charge Of vag-
raScy, of Gust Peterson, local brick
layer, who is capable of earning So or
Sc a day if he would get up and work,
according to allegations made by the
police. Peterson is said to have
shown symptoms of pleasure when
told by the police magistrate that he
was due to repose in the county bas-
tile for 70 days-until after the mid
winter holiday season. The police are
Of the opinion Peterson should go to
the county farm. But he refuses to
go there and 1t is alleged he fears he
would have to work. However, the
man is not adverse to going to the
county Jail and spending the greater
part of the winter Peterson spends
the greater part of his time in a half
intoxicated condition, IL is alleged by
the authorities. He is of middle age
and unmarried.