Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01
MOLINE

Harry HIIdreth DIsappears-Briends
Of Harry Hildreth in this city are con-
cerned over his disappearance. He
left his boarding house, 40 Seven
teenth street, the morning Of Thurs
| day. March "a. for the Mueller lum-
Der yards, where he was employed az
teamster. He reported at the yards,
| but did not go to work. and has not
been seen or heard from since. There
| was no occasion for alarm when he
| failed to return to his boarding house
for supper. His home is In Henderson,
Ill, and when he did not return the
following day, IL was thought that he
had gone home. Yesterday a postal
card and letter were received from his
mother, which convinces his friends
that he is not at home. He had been
Ill with distressing pain in his head
and his friends fear that he may have
become temporarily deranged and wan
dered away. He has money due him
as wages from the Moline Plow COM
pany and from the Mueller Lumber
company. He is % years of age and
is smooth-faced He is 8 feet inches
tall and has a head OF heavy dark
brown hair. The police have been
asked to look into the case.
Order Survey from SiIvis-Directors
of the TrtCities & Northwestern inter
urban road met yesterday afternoon
and decided to order survey Of the
new proposed route from Silvis to
Riverdale farm. The survey will be
made by Engineer Wallace Treichler
of Rock Island. 1t is understood that
the directors are preparing to ask the
Silvis trustees for a franchise, grant
ing them permission to enter the viii
lage. R s. Silvis has promised to do
nate site for depot If the road is
built. The route from Silvis to River
dale farm would leave out Watentown
and Hampton two Of the towns |
through which the original line was |
to have passed A second survey will |
be ordered, however, that may include |
Hampton, with Silvis as the terminal |
at this end of the line.
Mrs. Laura Vaughn Held. - Mrs. |
Laura Vaughn, residing on Fifth ave
hue near Sixteenth street, has been |
held to the grand jury IN bonds Of |
$3.50 on a charge Of forgery. The COM
plant was fled by Aaron Goldberg of |
the Home Loan company and the hear
ing was before Justice F. C. Entrikin.
Mrs. Vaughn is charged with having
cooperated with Wesley Giles, IA
year-old lad, In securing money from
the two loan companies In this city.
1t is alleged that she signed the names
of Giles parents to a mortgage, and
afterward he secured sum of money,
said to have been from s50-to $50, from
the Home Loan company. The woman
denies her guilt. When the case was
several weeks ago young
Giles attempted to commit suicide.
Horses at Good figures. - Livery
horses put on the block at the Gus
Stengel sale brought prices which en-
phasized anew the fact that the craze
for automobiles has not caused a de-
cline in the value of horse flesh. One
team sold for $40, and the lowest
price paid for any horse was $40. In
all, 10 horses were sold, and the av-
erage price paid for them was $3.50 a
head! Mr.. Stengel will embark in the
saloon business in Rock Island May 1.
He will open in the Bismarck immedi-
ately west of the Harper house.
Sending Out .Checks.-C. s. Kerns,
for the Moline Building, Saw
ings e Loan association, has all the
checks ready for distribution among
and noteholders under
the plan agreed on for winding up the
affairs Of the association.
Hold Back Capital Stock Tax.-Are
the Moline factories which were most
heavily assessed under the new cap
ital tax law preparing to contest the
payment Of the tax? Deputy Tax Col
lector A. q. Danielson is preparing to
close his tax collections today, and to
date factories which In the aggregate
were taxed $4,000 under capital stock
assessment have failed to make pay
ment. These factories have already