Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08
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MOLINE

Improvement Postponed a Year
Third avenue will not be repaved this
year. At an adjourned meeting OF the
board of local improvements, held yes
terday in the city hall, it was decided
to defer the improvement, at least TILL
the season of 1911 Although owners
representing majority of the property
frontage have declared themselves n
favor of the laying of a new pavement
this year, the property owners numeri-
cally are opposed to the work. They
argue that the present pavement,
though considerably worn, will serve
the needs of the manufacturers for an
other year at least. In view OF the
fact that the board has approved and
will undertake so much improvement
work during the summer of 1910 It
was very agreeable to waving the lay
ing of new acknowledgements blocks
along Third avenue, First to Nine
teenth street. This additional time
will allow property owners who are OPP
posed to the improvement year
in which to consider the matter, and
in that time they may decide that they
do not care to fight the Improvement
in the courts. A year, too, may bring
development on the avenue that may
demonstrate the wisdom of further de-
lay. Hearings on all the improve
ments contemplated for this season
have now been held, with the excep-
ton of the hearing on the paving OF
Fourth avenue from Thirty-fourth-
street east to the East Moline line.
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Local Auto Sets New Mark.-Word
has just been received by the Moline
Automobile company of a unique and
remarkable performance by one of the
company's stock cars at Los Angeles,
Cal, in the way of a mile minute
record on a motorcycle saucer track,
it being the first automobile to under
take fast mile on this kind OF track.
AS a result of this record run, the
owner of the Moline has issued chal-
lenge to any motorcycle racer at pres
ent in Los Angeles. preferring Linger-
fielder, Whittier or Daredevil Derl1um.
In addition he closed with a driver
of big high power car having a rec
ord of 0:58 Is on the Ascot Park
track for a race Jan. 80. The race had
gone three miles when it was stopped
by the police on the track on the
ground that the track was being badly
torn.
Contract for $4,000 Bakery.-A con-
tract has been awarded to August Safe
to erect a two story business block
for John Popping & Sons at the corner
of Fifteenth street and Nineteenth ave
nue.. The contract price is approx
mateIy $4,000. Mr. Safe is sub-letting
some of the work, reserving the car
penter job for himself A. C. CIaussen
will do the masonry work The build
ing is to have frontage on the street
of Sc feet and a depth Of 60 feet. The
first floor will be reserved for the Pep
ping bakery, and the second floor fat
will probably be occupied by Mr.. Pep
ping and family. Work will be rushed
TO early completion. Definite decision
has been reached by T. E Lundell to
make two stories in height the build
ing which he will erect at the south
east corner of Fifth avenue and Six
teenth street. Original plans provided
for one story structure. P. H. Lorenz
has the contract
ChiId's Hand MANNED by Shelter
Fred Christopher, aged 4. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Olof Christopher, residing a
half mile east of Rock river lane,
caught his right hand in a cornsheller
late Saturday afternoon The ring and
little fingers were badly mangled. The
little fellow was watching his grand
father shell corn. While attempting
to feed the shelter the chiId's hand
was caught. Physicians were sum-
moned and are trying to save the fin
gers.
Mrs. Lindquist Scalded.-Mrs. Slime
Lindquist, residing at 1905 Sixth ave
nue., sustained severe superficial burns
from hot water about $3.50 Sunday
evening. She heated a pan of water
and then poured 1t into a jug. She
placed cork in the jug and the steam
that collected burst the Jug A shower
of hot water was thrown over her as a
result of the explosion. Her face,
chest, arms and hands were burned.
Breaks Arm a Second Time.-Mary
Bustard. aged II, residing with her
mother at 1909 Eighth avenue, broke
her left arm Saturday night for the
second time within five weeks. While
returning home from school five weeks
ago she slipped on an icy walk and
broke her arm at the wrist. Saturday
night as she was starting downtown
she slipped on an icy step at her home,
breaking both bones of her left fore
arm below the elbow.
Loses Part of Foot.-H. E. Fields of
Cedar Rapids, brakeman for the Rock
Island, was injured in the Silvis yards
yesterday just before starting on a run.
While coupling the air pipes he slipped
and his right foot was caught under a