Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
MOLINE

Prosperity and realty comprising the
sisting of the Warner homestead, a
two-acre tarct, and 81 acres of oluff
land was sold at public auction Satur-
day The property was purchased by
J. d. Metzgar, representing Mrs. Myra
Porter, Mrs. Nettie J. Young and Mrs.
Emma NJ. Fisk, daughters of Mrs
Warner. The sale was to satisfy a
partition suit which was instituted by
Mrs. Daniel G. Mitchell, fourth sis
ter. 1t was held at the Warner home
stead and was conducted by Master In
Chancery j. L. Haas. There were not
many bidders, but there was large
crowd present. Mr.. Metzgar secured
the property for s21, 900, which he con-
siders a big bargain. He admitted
that he never expected to get it at so
low a figure. The tract is purchased
as an investment and it is understood
that the owners will dispose of por-
ton of their holdings
Auto Destroys Busey.-Pleasure
riding by Edward Speck, tester en-
ployed by the Velie Motor Vehicle
company, may cost him his job. He
crashed into the buggy owned by
H. Sohrbeck, wrecking it and causing
the horse to run away. Clyde Thomas,
who was driving the animal, was ser
iously injured. The accident occur
red north of Eighth avenue on Six
! teenth street. Thomas had taken Mr..
Sohrbeck home and was returning TO
the j. w. Donald livery and feed sta
BILE with the horse and buggy. Speck
was driving north On Sixteenth street
an0 he crashed into the rear of the
| buggy, completely demolishing it.
Thomas was thrown to the pavement
and his back was sprained. His right
side and one of his legs were badly
bruised. The buggy was torn from
the horse and the animal continued
north on Sixteenth street as far as
Third avenue, where it was caught.
Speck picked up Thomas and convey
ed him to the livery stable in the ma
chine. Officials at the Velie auto
plant charge that Speck took the car
without permission. 1t was 40
horsepower fore-door touring car and
| it emerged from the wreck with one
! front fender bent There is no street
lamp at Eighth avenue and Sixteenth
street and as only the oil lamps of the
auto were burning, Speck did not see
the buggy in time to avert a smashup.
The buggy was valued at from $50 to
$50. The horse was severely injured,
having bad cuts on his hind legs. He
could not be replaced for $3.50 to $500.
Obituary Record.-John Theodore
Beckstrom, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tat Beckstrom, passed away at his
home, 407 Ninth street, Saturday
after an illness of nearly a year. Thir
teen weeks ago, he gave up work and
for the last three weeks he had been
confined to his bed. John BeckstTom
was born in Keokuk, Iowa, Nov. II,
1876, and was brought to Moline by
his parents the fall of the next year.
He attended the public schools of this
city, and has been an employe in
Deere's wood department for Is years.
Deceased is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Emma Colby. and two brothers,
Edward and Alvin, all residing in Mo-
line. The funeral will be held from
the home at $50 Tuesday afternoon,
Rev H. o. Lindeblad officiating. Bur
ial will be in Riverside cemetery.
Oswald De Redder,. aged years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Emil De Redder,
1882 Seventeenth street died at the
home of his parents. Death was due
to diphtheria