Rock Island Argus., 1911-05-26
MOLINE

For Wife Abandonment - Sheriff
Watson of Macomb H., was here
yesterday TO get Jim Mcintyre who
has been working here for building
contractors the last month. The lat
ter has a wife and six children in
Macomb. He is charged with aban-
donment
Obituary Record.-Joseph R Arrow
ska, 42O Sixth street, died at his
home at Wednesday afternoon.
The end came following an illness of
four days. Mr.. Arnowska had reach
ed the age Of 80 years. He was born
in Europe and came to America in
1908. Settling in East st. Louis.
he remained there till 1907, when he
came to Moline, where he has since
resided. He was employed as Ia
borer at the Marseilles plant The
widow and a son, Joseph, survive.
The funeral will be held Saturday
at st. Mary's Catholic church at 8
and interment will be made in East
Moline.
Diver to Repair Intake-Eugene Fer
ris of Burlington, Iowa, one Of the
professional divers addressed by
Commissioner l. o. Jahns in his ef-
| fort to secure aid in the work of
repairing the channel intake pipe at
the waterworks, made his appearance
at the city hall Wednesday after
noon, accepted the commissioners
offer of work and was promptly hir-
ed. Mr.. Ferris will receive $50 a
day and expenses of himself and
helper will be paid by the city. The
diver goes back to Burlington and
he will probably return Monday,
though he will not go to the bottom
of the river till Wednesday next He
has full diving equipment, including
apparatus and air pump that weigh
900 pounds. 1t will be an interest
ing sight to see him at work and to
watch the manner in which the air
pipes are manipulated while he is at
the bottom of Moline harbor.
Changes In Teaching Staff.-Resig-
nations already in the hands of the
school authorities presage a general
shakeup in the personel of the To-
cal teaching corps before the fall
term begins. In the high school fac
ulty there will be at least two vacan-
cies: Edward l.. Mayo, has already
resigned the professorship Of higher
mathematics and G. A. Golding will
quit his Office as teacher of chemis- /
try and physics. Mr.. Golding has
signed a. contract for the year 1911 /
1912 but will ask to be released, |
4, m "a
studies in the Boston Technical in
stitute He desires to perfect his |
knowledge of chemical engineering. |
Mr.. Golding has been a member of ,
the local school faculty for two /
years and his departure will be gen.
orally regretted. Mr.. Mayo has not
announced his future plans. Miss
Ruth Candles resignation as assist
ant to Professor Adolph Oppenheim-
er, director of instruction in physical
culture. takes effect with the close
of the present school year. Grade
teachers who have resigned their
posts are: Ellen Ahl, Luna
Green, Bertha Benson, Emma
Esther Nelson, Estelle
Sigley, Florence Carlson and Lydia
DahIheim Oscar Melin's resignation
as a member of the manual training
school was handed in last Saturday
night with request that it be i'm
mediately accepted. This was done.
and Monday forenoon Mr.. Melin left
for Chicago to accept a lucrative po-
sition with the Leonard Construction
company. G. H. Bowers OF the same
faculty, who signed 1911I912
contract, has asked for a years
leave of absence in order that he may
attend college. Herbert ID. Shrum,
also teacher in the training school, II
has resigned. This makes IL neces-
sary to fill three vacancies at that
building alone. The board Of educa-
tion has formally accepted the resig-
nation of II. 8. Dickinson as super
visor OF manual training and Henry
p. Corbin who has been acting as
assistant, has been named to I'll the
vacancy Mr.. Corbin is an efficient
instructor who has done faithful SER
vice at the manual training school
and general satisfaction is expressed
In the fact that he has been promoted
by the school board.