Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-16
MOLINE

Is Held for Theft-E. ". Copper
smith, until recently employed as col
lector by the Peoples Credit Clothing
company, 524 Fifteenth street, was
sent to the county Jail yesterday be-
cause of failure to furnish bond OF
$500 for appearance at the next ses-
sion of the grand jury. The charge
against Coppersmith was one of petty
larceny, preferred by B. Finkelstein,
manager of the Credit company's
store. Several months ago Copper
smith was accused by his former en-
ployer Of failure to give account Of
collections amounting to $40 which he
had made. but no action was started
against him. Last week the collector
was discharged, and it is. now charged
that he had been making collections
from patrons Of the Credit store with
out authority and pocketing the re-
turns. Thursday he was arrested.
Prior to accepting position as col.
lector Coppersmith was employed as
a coppersmith at the arsenal.
Boys Throw Rocks.-Police Magis
trate Gustafson severely reprimanded
five boys from the bluff district who
were arraigned in court yesterday
charged with maliciously throwing
rocks at the LOCKER building at the
corner of Fifteenth street and Twenty
fourth avenue. He also assessed fines
against the offenders.
Bartenders Hold Dance.-Packy Nc
Farland, Chicago pugilist, was an hon
orary guest Thursday evening at tn,
bartenders' annual dance given at tn,
Wagner opera house. The advent o
the well known fighter caused Juror,
of excitement. For a time it was dii
ficult for anybody but Packy to secur
partners. Packy was accompanied b.
retinue of followers. One of tn
girls gave the mighty scrapper
knockout when he asked her "for tn
next dance" She absolutely refuse
and demanded an introduction. 1t
possible that she didn't recognize tn
map Of the stock yards favorits
Roughly estimated, 500 were presen
the majority of the women comm
from Rock Island. Reports frol
Rock Island are to the effect that e.
erything was dark last evening.
Dunkards to Locate.-Professor \
w. Emmert of Mount Morris colleg
and Rev. Clarence Lahman of Franz
lin Grove arrived in Moline toda
D. sent by the mission board of th
e Brethren, northern Illinois district, I
look into local conditions and to d
Is eide on permanent quarters for
is place of worship. The Brethren hay
been holding services in the cit
\. since last March, having used tt
" Ridgeview Congregational church Su
d day afternoons and having had Su
day evening services in Help chape
The work has been conducted on
small scale, but expectation is tn;
Il this establishment of a permanel
:, church here, many of the Brethren
Il known as Dunkards-will move to NJ
line to make their homes.
y Obituary Record.-Mrs. A. E. Ke
& tor, formerly of this city, died at h,
home in Santa Ana, Cal, Wednesda
s Dec. 6.
q Miss Anna Gustafva Swenson, age
II years, passed away at the city he
pital Thursday night. She had bet
ailing for a number of months pas
3 and a week ago she underwent /,
b operation for the removal of a wat
s. tumor which weighed A pound
8 Sept. 20, 1910, was the date al
s. Sweden the place of Anna SwensoI
& birth. In 1870 she left her natl
land and came to America, residil
for the first nine years after her {
rival in Texas, then permanently
tablished herself in Moline. Up to q
time of her death she made her hor
at the residence of Joseph D. JOB
son, 1919 Seventeenth avenue. T
funeral will be held tomorrow aft,
g noon at 2:30 from the Swedish NJ
sion tabernacle, of which decide
n had been member since 1895 T
- services will be conducted by RI
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