Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-17
MOLINE

Another Gambling Raid. - East MO-
line authorities have inaugurated a
systematic campaign to check gam
bling in that city, and in accordance
with this policy another of the periodi-
cal raids-which have become frequent
of late-was made Just before midnight
Saturday. The entire East Moline force
swooped down on players engaged in
q game alleged to have been conduct
ed by Jim Patros in a room at Elev-
enth street and Second avenue. Pat
ros and six other Greeks were arrest
ed. All of the players engaged, the
officers say. in a game of "31," were ar
raigned before Magistrate Cartright
and all gave security for their appear
ance in court to answer to charges pre-
ferred. The men were caught red
handed and only one of the number
attempted 10 escape. He jumped from
the seat which he occupied at the table
and ran for a rear exit. Officer Schlue-
ter stopped the man at the door. and
though he found II necessary to use
his club. the Greek was not hurt.
Victims of FalIs.-Mrs. ]. B. Corn
wall left her home in Prospect park
with the intention of making a trip
down town. The condition of the
walks was so slippery. however. that
she turned and started back to the
house after having walked only as far
as the car line. On the return trip
she fell and broke both bones of her
right forearm. Mrs. Jennie Lea had
the misfortune to slip on the icy walks
near her home on Twenty-fifth street
and as a result is suffering with Sc
we're scalp wound on the back of her
head. Stitches were not required, but
a doctor was called to dress the wound.
Miss Mabel Lundberg. kindergarten
teacher at the Seventh street school,
fell at Sixth avenue and Twenty-third
street while returning home and broke
one of the small bones of her left
wrist James Evans of Warmers addi-
ton, East Moline, fell on an ice-cover-
ed walk and fractured his right arm.
Will Davis, also of Warmers addition
broke two ribs in a fall which occur
red Saturday night. l. K. Gatewood of
dNtnuc lei anu
fractured a bone of his right leg just
above the ankle. Mrs. N. J. Collin fell
on the Icy walk and broke both bones
of her left arm Immediately above the
wrist. John Dewrose was slightly hurt
when a small boy coasting on a sled
ran into him. The accident occurred
on Twelfth avenue and Eighteenth
and-a-half street while Mr.. Dewrose
was on his way to town He was walk
ing in the middle of the avenue when
the coaster ran into him. He received
a small cut In the back of his head
and was shaken up. He returned to
the home of his daughter, Mrs. George
Lewis. 1891 Twelfth avenue, where the
was dressed.
100000 Building Association.-Or- !
ganization of the Moline Loan c, Home !
stead association, with a capital stock |
of 100000 is to be perfected with /
the definite aim in view of solving Mo- |
lines house building needs. The figure |
at which the association is to be CAPT |
talized is the best evidence of the /
of the undertaking, and the |
new company is expected to contribute |
in a large measure TO the scheme of /
evolution out of which will come a
greater Moline. Papers setting forth |
The object of the association, and ask
ing for a permit TO incorporate, life of
he association TO be 80 years, we're
forwarded to the state auditor at
Springfield following a meeting held
mere Saturday night. The charter is
applied for in the names of Charles f.
White, James NJ. Dale, Clark G. An