Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27
MOLINE

ed. - Judge Olmsted in the county
court handed down a decision confirm
ing the assessment roll for sanitary
sewer improvement in East Moline.
The hearing was up in court Saturday
last, and the case was taken under adj
visement The work will cost $4,000
and will take in the entire city with
the exception of the New Shops addi-
ton.
Jail to Be Larger. - Moline's new
city jail will be larger and more mod
ern than the present city bastile. 1t
will be built separate from the city
hall and ample provisions will be made
for dodgers who have become numer-
Gus during the past several months.
Many of those who stay in the jail are
men employed in the factories here.
Out of 80 dodgers recently in one night
over so had meal tickets on local res
taurants and had money for rooms,
but were unable to find them. so they
claimed. 1t has been suggested that
the Jail be built before work is started
on the new city hall. This would in
no way interfere with the erection of
the new building, as it would be in the
rear of the lot.
Will Appeal to Christians.-An an
nouncement of future plans was made
yesterday following conference when
government clerks and committee of
ministers of the city discussed the pro-
posal of closing the Moline postoffice
on the first day of every week. Rev.
w. NJ. Story. Rev. j. Arthur Hurley
and Rev. D. 8. McCown were present
as representatives of the Ministerial
union, and Fred Pierce, Oscar Wilson
and Archie Burlingame represented the
postoffice employees The Ministerial
union representatives made it under
stood that their organizatio is in
sympathy with the movement now on
foot and that they will present the
case from the pulpits just as soon as
sufficient data is secured. This will
probably be the first Sunday in Febru-
AIRY.
8ondsmen Settle with Township
The bondsmen for J. S. Corns, the alb
sconding treasurer of school township
No. IT. have settled with the town
ship for $9,49755 This money has
been paid over to the treasurer, o. F.
Anderson, and the bondsmen have also
agreed to pay all court costs and at
torney fees. The bondsmen are Her
bert Morgan, Henry Miller and Robert
Bollman of Coal Valley. These gen.
tlemen who were on the bonds of J. S.
Corns made the settlement with the
school trustees, they being c. A. Lar
son, c. S. Trevor and r. w. Wilson.
This closes the matter so far as the
township is concerned, as they have
retrieved their shortages owing to the
manipulations of J. S. Corns, who, it is
alleged, got away with $4,000 or more.
What settlement he has made with his
bondsmen is not known.
Potato Case Ended The famous
Carlson-Benson potato case has come
to an end and Ed Carlson was found
guilty in circuit court by a jury as
charged and fined SIS and costs. AS
will be remembered, Ed Jones, the Mo-
line health officer, last year arrested
George l. Benson and Ed Carlson on
a charge of selling potatoes unfit to
eat. G. L. Benson pleaded guilty to
the charge in a Moline magistrate
court and was fined $50. Carlson pro-
posed TO fight the case and refused to
plead guilty. Now he has been found
guilty. The story, as it was told in
court. alleged that Mr.. Benson bought
a carload of potatoes. Later he sold
the potatoes to Ed Carlson, who ped
died them about the city. He sold a
of bushels TO a local man who,
after he had put them in his cellar.
where it was warm, found that the po-
tatoes had thawed out and were rotten.
He complained to Mr.. Jones, the health