Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-22
MOLINE

Barracks Fund Grows.-Canvass of
funds with which to erect a $4,000
barracks for the Moline corps of Saliva
ton army workers is progressing salts
factorily under direction of Captain
Wilma Baumbach of Chicago, a total
of S1,714 having been pledged to date
This includes the $1,000 bequest by
the late John T. Browning.
Bet She's In Rock Island.-Statia
Hayden, woman about So years old,
was picked up by the police in an in
toxicated condition at an early hour
yesterday morning. She was found
wandering about near the river at the
foot Of Sixteenth street. She had been
elected from Davenport by the police
and came to Moline to look for work,
according to statement she made at
police court. Ten days in Jail did not
appear to be a pleasing prospect, so
she elected the other alternative and
promised to make an immediate exit
from the city.
Traffic Men Meet. - twenty-five
members Of the Tri-City Traffic club
met informally at luncheon at the
Manufacturers hotel Wednesday
evening. Present with the club as
guests Of honor were r. C. Fyfe of Chi
cago, chairman of the western classi-
fication committee, and Mr.. Lyon, of
Washington, d. c., an attorney for the
Interstate Commerce commission, who
took leading part in the discussion of
rule 6-B Of the western classification.
The subject was treated with special
application to agricultural imple
ments.
May Raise Rates.-Fire insurance
rates in Moline will be raised in event
| that there is any reduction in the city S
fire equipment even after purchase OF
, a new auto truck for the Central sta.
ton. This is the opinion expressed by
group of 80 men conversant with the
situation. These men are district
managers, officials and field agents
representing practically all the princi
pal fire insurance companies of the
country who were in Moline Wednes
day afternoon and who assisted Local
agents in perfecting the organization
of the Moline board of underwriters.
Obituary Record.-William Weber
employed in the Velie motor plant fol
the last six months, died at the city
hospital Wednesday night. Death was
due to dropsy of the heart, with which
he had been i'll but a short time, hav
ing been taken to the hospital JUS
two days ago. Mr.. Weber came here
from st. Louis last October. He was
Sc years old. Efforts on the part O.
the police to communicate with rela
tives in St. Louis were unsuccessful. L
appeared later from a message receiv
ed from an undertaken in st. Louis
that Weber has no living relatives
other than a half brother in that cit!
and two half sisters at Peoria. The
latter have now arrived in Moline anC
have arranged for sending the remain:
to st. Louis for burial.
The remains of Mrs. Walter A. Pc
terson arrived Wednesday night from
Quincy, where she passed away in thu
Soldiers home at Sunday evening
Death was due to heart trouble, witt
which she had been i'll for two weeks
Sarah A. Hunter was born in Vii
, ginia 70 years ago, moving to Wiscon
; sin, where she was married, in 1S6
= to Walter A. Peterson. She lived il
this city for a number of years, re
moving to Quincy two years ago. SUI
viving beside the husband are one son
Albert, living in this city, two grand
daughters and a brother at Quincy.
Remains of Mrs. Wilehlmina Butch
: er, former Moline woman who die
, Jan. Is Of this year in Manila, arrive
at noon yesterday. At 2:30 Saturda
afternoon private funeral servic
will be held in the home of Mrs. Butcf
er's mother, Mrs. Louisa AdelmaI
1922 Fourth avenue, the Rev. c.
Lincoln officiating. Burial will be i
Riverside cemetery. The body was az
| companied from Manila by the hui
band, Robert W. Butcher, a govern
ment official in the customs house Sc
vice.