Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-09
MOLINE

or shrubs, intended for planting in sec
| tons A and B of the new Riverside
park In the east end of the city, has
arrived from the n. c. Klehm nurs-
cries In Arlington Heights, ILL., Among
the thousands OF shrubs and perennial
plants in the shipment were 1000
spiraea van hoyu shrubs, intended for
use in the hedge that Is to be built
around the old cemetery. This hedge
fence will be formed Of cement posts
strung with wire and of the spiraea
bushes. These perennials have beau
tiful white flowers that bloom in clus-
tiers.
City Health 'oood-Dr. A H. Arp,
health commissioner. has submitted
his report for October to the city
council, showing 81 deaths during the
month and 26 births. There were but
10 cases Of contagious disease in Mo
line on the day the report was drawn,
Nov. Eight diphtheria and two scar
let fever.
New Cars ordered.-Appeal to the
city council for better service on the
interurban line has been made by east
end residents of the city: three petit
tons addressed to the chairman OF the
transportation committee being pre-
sented before the council Monday ev-
ening c. V. johnson, chairman Of
the committee, explained to the alder
men that officials Of the company had
been seen relative to the protest, and
that they had admitted that patrons of
the line have good cause for complaint
They explain that service has been
crippled because of the lack of equip
ment. New cars have been ordered,
according to the statement made to
members of the committee by ]. F.
Porter, president OF the public utili
ties company. One was shipped
Thursday of last week and two more
were sent out Friday. They should
arrive here within 10 days, and they
will be, placed In service at once.
Phone Rates Are Up.-Further con-
sideration of the proposed granting of
franchise rights in Moline to the Cen
trail Union Telephone company was
given Monday evening by the city
council. C. H. Rottger, Illinois super
dntandent for the company, appeared
befoEe the aldermen, submitting drafts
of an ordinance which would be salts
factory to his company. The alder
ment went at once into session as a
committee OF the whole for discussion
of the franchise question. They re-
manned busy till 10 O'Clock without get |
ting beyond consideration of the rate
clause drafted by the Central Union
company-the first clause taken up
and, then adjourned without noticeable |
headway having been made toward a
settlement of differences.
Vacates Streets.-The East Moline !
council has vacated certain streets
was recently purchased by the Mutual (
Wheel company. 1t Is thought this
action was taken to permit the COM
pany to expand. Also streets through I
Marseilles property were vacated for
the same purpose. Ordinances were
passed providing for $4,000 storm ,
drain on Second and Fourth streets.
May Close City Baths.-Un1ess sup
port in the form of patronage Is given .
the public bath house at Twelfth .
street and Third avenue 1t will be clos
ed by the city authorities, who claim
that the institution Is not making ex-
penses at the present time and that
the city and the other supporters of
the baths cannot afford to stand this
expense.
Wheel Tax Pays s1s4.25. - The
report OF the city clerk, sub
mitted to the city council Monday
evening, shows that OF all the vehicle
owners in the city but 20 have paid
the wheel tax recently imposed by or
dinance. The 70 vehicle owners paid
into the city Golfers just $154.25. w.
A. Keefer paid the first fee.
Obituary Record.-Bengt Peterson,
who was the first grind foreman In the
Deere & Co. plant, where he had
worked for IL years, passed to rest
evening in his home, 1925
Twenty-sixth avenue, this city. Death
came as an end to inf1rmities OF age.
Mr. Peterson was born In Sweden
May %, 1871, and came to America In
1866. After landing IN this country
Mr. Peterson made his way direct to
this city, where he entered Deere &
Co.'S employ. He worked in the grind
Ing department, becoming foreman
there, and of late years he has been
one OF the watchmen at the Deere
plant Before coming to Moline Mr..
Peterson was a sailor. Those who
survive Mr.. Peterson are his widow
and three sons and three daughters.
Anoch, Ben and Albin, all OF Moline,
and Mesda1nes Charles Wfttick. Fred
zeigler and Sophia Shurtlen, also OF
this city. |,
Funeral services over the remains OF
Henry CIerke Warren were held at the
Hampton Congregational church Sun
iay afternoon, Rev. F. H. Anderson OF
East Molina officiating, Mr.. Warren