Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-25
MOLINE

Canoe is Observation-Disclosures Buck
johnson of this city was given an I'M
promptu bath in Rock river during
the storm Sunday afternoon. He was
returning to his camp, Cosy NOOK,
when caught by the wind, his canoe
filing with water and capsizing- Buck
is an expert swimmer, but he was
kept busy for a few moments picking
up his cargo. Some farmers who were
fishing secured a rowbCat and towed
him to shore.
Want q Wage ScaIe.-In a petition
presented TO the city commission,
committee of five members OF Local
| 109, 1. B. E. w, made it clear that the
labor union desires a definite wage
clause in any franchise that may be
granted by the city of Moline to the
Bell Telephone company. The petit
ton outlines a wage scale that will be
agreeable to the union, stating that
such a scale is effective in Davenport
and vicinity, and asking the city COM
mission to assist the electrical work
ers to obtain similar remuneration for
work done for the Central Union in
Moline.
Stub Line Connected. - Street rail
way connection between Twenty-sev-
enth street stub line and the main
track of the Blue line at Sixth avenue
is an accomplished fact. The connect
ing link through the Ellison property
and Riverside park which was begun
Saturday forenoon. was constructed in
record time. Sunday night at 8 o'clock
a car was run from Riverside park en-
trance, Sixth avenue, over the connect
ing link TO what was once the end of
the stub line south of the entrance TO
the w. H. VanDervoort place. Soon
the stub will be a matter of ancient
history.
SVea Chorus outing.-For the first
time in IS years married men of the
Svea Male chorus defeated the single
men at baseball, the game being one
of the feature attractions of the an
nual outing Sunday at Woodward 5
grove. The trimming was decisive,
the curtain falling when the count was
Is to 6. The picnic was well attended
and was a success.
Want Huge Damages. - Ejectment
proceedings against the D., r. [. a \.
W. and the d. NJ. Sechler Implement e
Carriage company of Moline have been
filed by Pamela NJ. and Thomas Seca-
Ter. They claim land they own-an S. /
foot strip in Manufacturers addition of
Moline-is occupied to their damage. !
They allege $4,000 damages G. A /
Shallberg and ]. T. and S. R. Kenwor- |
thy represent the plaintiffs.
To Increase Membership. - Moline |
Elks have instituted progressive cam
paign to increase the membership of |
the order, which will boost the figures |
to 600. With that number paying ali |
nual dues ii is figured that the lodge |
can maintain a home such as it is pro- |
posed to erect on the site recently |
purchased at Fifteenth street and |
Twenty-eighth avenue.
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Obituary Record. - Edward Wager.
2515 Eighteenth-and-a -haIf avenue. a
resident of Moline for 80 years, died
at 1924 40 Sunday afternoon at the home
from lung trouble. He had been bed
fast but two weeks and was conscious
up TO the last moment He was born
in Iowa City, Iowa. Aug. 81, 1870, and
came to Moline with his parents when
a lad. He married Miss Mary Koch
Nov. "a, 1897. During winter months
he was employed by the Moline PIow
company and in the summer he oper-
ated fruit farm. Besides his widow
he leaves three children; his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Wager; three
brothers. William, Edward and Fran
els, and three sisters, Florence, Ce-
ella and Lydia, all of this city. He
was member of the Red Men, Court
Of Honor, and Abe Lincoln camp, NJ.
W. A. He was member of st. Mary's