Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-06
MOLINE
Miss Booth a eodsend.-Miss Booth


Wednesday afternoon and applied for
a position as teacher in the public
schools. In less than an hour after she
entered the board of education office
her application had been received. the
teachers committee had been called
together, and Miss Booth had been
duly elected a member of the teaching
corps. Miss Booths feat is thought 10
have broken all records in its class, be-
cause the general custom is for an APP
plication to remain on the tables for
longer or shorter length of time and
to be taken up by the school board at
it's pleasure. Miss Booths path would
not have been so howery. however. had
not Miss Susanna Ward OF Nebraska,
elected by the board the evening be-
fore. telegraphed that she could not
accept the position. The telegram was
at hand when Miss Booth arrived and
Secretary Entrikin therefore welcomed
the Whiteside county miss as god
send. There was a hurried consulta-
tion and the committee elected heS
without delay Miss Booth will begin
work Jan. 9 as a grade teacher and
will receive a salary, of $50 month.
New Company Licensed.-The sec
rotary of state yesterday issued II;
cense to incorporate to the Velie En-
cheering company of Moline, capital
stock, 100000: object, manufacturing
and selling electric motors, engines and
automobiles. Incorporators are Viii
lard l.. Velie, Lawson NJ. Fuller, and
| Otis f. Mansur. The Velie Engineer
ing company. which 10 days ago filed
petition for papers which are just
granted, will operate the new Velie
factory in the east end of the city.
The factory building, built by the Leon
ard Construction company, is complet-
ed but machinery has not been set in
position and it is not definitely known
when operation of the plant will be be-
gun. The engineering concern is a dis
tinct corporation, though the majority
of the stock is owned by those who
control the VeIie Motor Vehicle COM
pany and the Velie Carriage company.
Final Payment on Parsonage. - At
the official board meeting of the Swed-
ish Methodist church, held this week,
lit was agreed to accept the parsonage
recently erected at 1920 Twelfth ave
nue. at cost of approximately $500.
The roof is being laid on the new
church that is rising at the corner of
Twelfth avenue and Thirteenth street.
AS soon as this task is completed the
workmen will turn their attention to
the basement When the basement is
completed church meetings will be held
in 1t. The contract calls for the COM
pletion of the edifice by May,
Narrow Escape on Tracks.-Frank
Nyquist, 654 Eleventh and one-half
street had most narrow escape from
being run over by a railroad train at
the Fourteenth street crossing similar
to the accident which befell Miss Cora
Benster at the Sixteenth street cross
ing Monday night. Mr.. Nyquist was
on his way to work at Deere & Co and
rushed in front of an approaching
train only to run into the path of an
other train coming from the opposite
direction. In his excitement. he
stumbled, but fortunately fell between
the two passing trains and while he
sustained severe scalp wound which
necessitated several stitches TO close,
either train.
Obituary Record.-John c. Zentgraf,
for 80 years employed as a molder by
the Union Malleable Iron company,
died yesterday of pneumonia. He was
taken ill a week ago after returning
home from work. He was born in
P1ttsburg July 81. 1S4S, and he came
west with his parents when a baby.
They settled on a farm a mile south
of Third street, East Moline He was
married Sept. s, 1874, and since that
date had resided in this city. His
Frank. Mrs. Harry WfckeIl, and Mrs.
John Pearson, all of Rock Island, Fred
of this city, and Stella and Lillian, at
home. He was a member of St Mary's
church. The funeral service will be
at 10 Saturday forenoon from ST.
Mary's church. Burial will be in East
Moline cemetery.
Mrs. Ellen Nelson died yesterday at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward Rosene, 1903 Eighteenth street
Infirmities of age caused her demise
She was born Jan. Is, 1854. in Sweden
and she came TO America % years ago
After living a short time in Ohio she
came 10 this city. Her husband and
these children survive: Mrs. Charles
J. Erickson. Mrs. Rosene. Carl, Benja-
min and Frederick, all of this city
She also leaves two sisters here and
one brother in Dixon. The funeral ser
vice will be at $40 Sunday afternoon
from Mrs. Rosene's home. Burial will
be In Riverside cemetery
Margaret J. T. Freeman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs y. E. Freeman. 2I9
Forty-third street, died yesterday of
diphtheria.
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