Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-13

Boy is a Hero.-An act OF heroism
is being credited to Glen Williams, liv-
ing at 504 Fourth avenue, who rescued
a companion from drowning while in
swimming near the power plant below
Fourth street. Glen is II years old and
is one of the boys who learned 10 swim
during the Corsan campaign at the Y.
NJ. c. A pool Friends have recon-
mended that he be awarded a gold
medal offered to Corsan's boys who
| save life by c. II. Pratt Of New York
City.
! Only One Bid.-Bids on the city prop
erty at Fifth avenue and Fourteenth
street closed at noon Wednesday with
! only one bid having been received by
/ c. V. Johnson, commissioner of &C.
| counts and finance. According to law,
the bid cannot be opened till 10 o'clock
Monday afternoon. The city reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
1t had been expected that at least six
| bids would be received, as the site is
considered a valuable one from bust
ness standpoint Belief that 1t is more
valuable for business purposes than a
city hall site prompted the city to
place the property on the market.
Falls Into Pile of Hot Sand.-A
Greek Iaborer employed at the Union
| Malleable plant in East Moline fell
into pile of hot sand yesterday, burn
ing his right arm severely. He was
brought to this city and given medical
attention.
House BursIarized.-Someo one enten
ed the dwelling of John A Toline, S6G
Nineteenth street, supposedly Monday
afternoon, but worked so carefully
that the fact was not discovered til
Tuesday The visit cost Miss Esther
Larson of Geneseo, who is attending
School here and rooming at the Toline
home, approximately SIS in money
Irving Toline lost "a suit of clothes
two gold watch fobs, two stiCkpins anC
other valuables amounting to $50.
Two More Fined.-H. B. Hogan o
Wyoming, ILL.,, is the latest contribute
to the automobile fund, paying an as
sessment of S12.O5 for violation of thu
speed ordinance. Mr.. Hogan was ap
pretended as he was smoking up" tn,
asphalt On Fifteenth street south o
Twentieth avenue. Charles ShuleI
president Of the Iowa National bank o
Davenport, was taken in custody 70
violating the speed ordinance. He PAL,
fine Of $i2.05.
High Price for Land.-A realty dea
was closed yesterday whereby G.. A
ShallbeTg and T. Z. Lundell come int
possession of AZ acres of farm land o
what, if extended, would be Fiftiet
[ street and Tenth avenue The traC
= is known as the George Vieth plaC
T. and was owned by Edward VanDael,
{ Maurice BoCkaert represented Mr.. Va
Dazzle in the transaction. The purchas
5 price was approximately 1000 TIL
ground is being laid out in acre tract
/ and will then be placed on the marke
f Falls into CeIlar.-While engaged
[ masonry work on a new residence O
). Eighth avenue between Sixteenth an
Seventeenth avenues, Tuesday afte
noon, Robert White fell eight feet int
!, a cellar way after breaking of the ruI
; way upon which ne was standing. tt
!. left side Of his head was badly LAGER
ted and it was necessary for the phi
sician to take three stitches to bind u
l. the wound. White resides at 1852 Sc
9 Ond avenue.
Graduate June LIBERALIZATION exc
cises for st. Mary's parochial scho
students will be held Friday, June 2
. in the Barrymore theatre. Thrice
pupils will complete their school wor