Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-21
MOLINE

I Assault With Beer Rottie.-Oscar
Webb of East Moline will have TO ar
| swer in Magistrate Cartw1shts court
| to a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon, preferred by J. L Kellums,
also OF East Moline. Webb called
! Wednesday at the Kellum's home and
according to Kellum's story served
1 beer which he had taken with him An
argument arose and KelIum alleges
that Webb ssaulted him with the bear
bottle. He exhibits a head with cuts
" ere necessary.
| Buys Land for Home.-C. L Joseph
son closed a deal yesterday whereby
he comes into possession of a valuable
/ tract of east end realty, all ca that
ground known as the White play
ground He purchased the tract from
| c. z. White and will build q residence
for his own use. starting work just as
soon as plans can be decided on. The
ground purchased Is between Twenty
/ fifth and Twenty-seventh streets.
:
the Deere shops will be resumed Moi
day of next week. This announcement
viii be hailed with Joy ny hundreds OF
employees of the big pillow plant. DeGn-
| tie announcement as to just how MANY
men will be put to work cannot be
made at this time; the foundry is one
Of the departments that will be starr.
ed full blast. The others will .ollow
as rapidly as material for work is
ready in each. a contract was award
ed by Deere & Co., and work starred
this morning by the Sanitary PUNT,
ing and Heating company, 400 Four
teenth street, F. P. Styvaert, manager,
installing sanitary bubbling fountains.
approximately so fountains will be III
stalled, the work to be completed BY
September l.
After Insurance Tax.-The annual
fire insurance tax is due the city now
and Commissioner johnson is busy
finding out the names of men doing a
hre insurance business in Moline. The
city ordinance provides that a tax of
80 can be levied against foreign fire
Insurance companies on every 500
collected in the city on premiums.
Kicked by a Horse.-Leon Gala
waeTt, proprietor OF a saloon at the
corner of First avenue and Twelfth
street, East Moline, was severely in
jured Wednesday evening when a
horse which he was driving on First
avenue took fright at a Ferris wheel
which is being operated in connection
with the street carnival now in full
blast in East Moline. AS a result he
may lose his left leg. The horse fran
tic with fear. started kicking and Cal
lawaert was struck when one of the
animals hoofs went through the dash
board of the rig Both bones or the
mans left leg were broken between
the ankle and the knee. They Wen
splintered so badly that there is dan
ger as to their mending. The man
was taken to ST. Anthony's hospital
in Rock Island.
Obituary Record.-Charles Stark #
South Moline, died at his home Wed
nesday afternoon at 4:45. He was
born III Sweden, Dec 6, 1889, and came
here in 1868. He has resided in South |
Moline since he came to this country
and was married to Anna Bergman in
1865. He is survived by his widow
and four children. they being John
and Oscar. Mrs Hamer of Forty-first
street and Twelfth avenue and Ms.
Berry of Port Byron. The funeral Will
be held Saturday afternoon from the
home at 2:30 o'clock and interment
will take place at HartZell cemetery, |
Rev r. s. Haney officiating.
Joseph DeVors, six-months-old son
OF ETr. and Mrs. Julius DeVors, 527l5 |
Eighteenth and a half avenue, died at
II a. m. Wednesday of pneumonia. |
julius Bossinyt. infant son Of Mr
and Mrs. julius Bossinyt, SIT Sixth |
street, died at 1 p. m. Wednesday Of
cholera infaHtum