Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-20
MOLINE

Auto and Buggy Clash. - A Buick
roadster and q 3-year-old colt collided
Saturday at the intersection Of Fourth
avenue and Fifteenth street, the auto
emerging from the fray somewhat dam
aged. The car is owned by the Dufur
Orchard company OF Portland and was
driven by q. c. Humphrey, manager IN
this territory. Other occupants OF the
machine were Ed Kttilsen and George
Durham, Robert Hartman. bluff black
smith, was driving the colt Hartman
was driving north on the east side OF
Fifteenth street, while the Buick car
was travelling west on Fourth avenue.
The horse-drawn vehicle and the horse
! less vehicle arrived at the street inter
section at almost the same moment.
Humphrey says that Hartman turned
the animal to the right and then sud
denly whirled it to the left. AS the
colt turned it slipped and the next in
slant it was against the side OF the
auto The front seat of the machine
was wrecked and one shaft of Hart
mans buggy was broken. Fortunately
the men escaped injury. Humphrey Of
fered to make a settlement with Hart
man, but the blacksmith's ire was
aroused and nothing was done. The
! damage to the auto will amount 10
! several dollars.
/ Bicycle Thieves Busy. - Daring BIZ
cycle thieves continue to operate in the
! city. Two wheels, which were left
/ standing by their owners in the alley
by the Mechanics & Merchants bank
were stolen Friday evening. One wheel
had just been purchased and was valu-
ed at $45. One Of the owners discover
ed the theft a brief time after the bi-
cycle had been taken. He thought he
saw a young man riding the machine
south on Fifteenth street. Getting an
| officer, the pair gave chase. The young
| fellow with the wheel had a start of
two blocks, but his pursuers stuck TO
the chase. The owner of the wheel out
distanced the officer, catching the wheel
man at Twelfth avenue. He seized
him by the arm. The supposed thief
became indignant and was almost ready
TO assault his pursuer when the officer
arrived. Investigation revealed that
the bicycle owner had made a mistake;
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reported to the police that providers
had stolen two luhricators from the
engine of his sandboat The lubrica-
tors are pint size and are valued at 81
Socialists Nominate Ticket.-Social-
lists of the city gathered in convention
in the Art gallery and candidates for
township officers were nominated. Ow-
ing to a misunderstanding the cOnven-
ton was not attended by many mem
bers of the organization. A dozen men
transacted the business. Ernest Fech |
ner called the convention to order and
was elected chairman, with Charles
Mass as secretary. There was no con !
test for Office and the following were !
nominated: Town clerk, g. A Gus
tafson: supervisor, Ernest FechneT: !
assistant supervisors, ]. T. Krone, Os-
car Johnson. Leroy Engstrom, F. p. I.
Johnson and c. F. Comfort; justice of /
the peace. J. N Hardy.
Peoples Party Ticket.-The peoples !
party convention was held Saturday /
evening and the following candi- .
dates were nominated: Township .
clerk, Eli De Reu; supervisor, NJ. /
W. Battles, Jr.; assistant supervisors. .
Elmer E. Grafton, T. A. Burtchaell, I
J. NJ. Mcbride, Oscar Peterson, F. w. .
Anderson and John Weckel; Justice .
of the peace, ]. V. CLAIR; chairman .
central committee, ". Fl. Christison; /
secretary central committee, Joe
Murphy.
Obituary Record. - Mrs. Jane Nc
Gimpsey passed 10 her rest at $50 Fri
day afternoon from the home of her
daughter, Mrs F. s. Melin, 1897 Twelfth
avenue Rest came to Mrs. McGimp-
sey after illness of a years duration.
She was born in Bellsgphy, County
Downs. ireland. June 90 1899. She was
united in marriage to Robert McGimp-
sey Nov. 80, 1868, in Ireland. They
came to America Feb %, 1869 They
were the parents of 10 children. and
those who survive are John McGimp-
sey of Coal Valley. Mrs. Melin and
Hugh MclSimpsey of this city. Robert
E. McGimpsey and Mrs. Charles Ziert
OF Orion. Robert McGimpsey passed
away Sept 80. 1905. The funeral ser
vice was at 80 Sunday forenoon from
the Second Congregational church. At
ter the service the remains were taken
TO Homestead Presbyterian church
where there were services at 100. Bur
ial was in the Homestead cemetery.
Word received here is that Leila, in
FAINT daughter of Rev. and Mrs. c. J.
Sodergren, died Saturday at The home
in Burlington. Mrs SodeTgren was
formerly a Moline resident. daughter
of Mrs. Nelson Chester of this city !
Mrs. Hattie Tarver, colored, died
Saturday of paralysis. She was born
in this city Aug 30 1865, and was ma
ried in 1855 She was an active work
er in the A. If. E. church. Her hus-
band and two sons survive