Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-16
MOLINE

Pastor Comes Tonlght-Rev. W. S.
Wallace, who was called to be pastor
Of the United Presbyterian church
here, has written to members of the
congregation saying that he accepts
the call and will arrive in Moline this
evening. He will preach his first ser
mon Sunday forenoon at 10:45. Rev.
Mr.. Wallace comes here from Hunts
vile, Ohio. He has no family.
Blacksmith Injured.-Henry Pierman,
blacksmith employed by the. Deere &
Mansur company, lost the whole of the
index finger and part of the thumb and
middle finger of his left hand as a re-
suit of an accident late Wednesday af-
ternoon- Pierman had his hand crush
ed by a descending drop hammer on a
die machine, his first mishap in IA
years experience in operating such a
device. The injured man, A years Of
age, lives at SIT Nineteenth avenue.
Purchases SiIvis Realty. - George
Newton and son of Silvis have purchas-
ed a lot between Eighth and Ninth
lstreets on First avenue, with the in
tention Of erecting a business block.
The lot was purchased of V. NJ. Dunn
beck, and adjoins the postofice build
ing on the west. Mr.. Dumbeck receiv-
ed S1,075 for the lot and wall right,
which will be exercised when the New
/ tons decide to build.
Battles Buys Property-M. W. Bat
ties, Jr., has purchased from Della
Tremblay the property on Fourth ave-
nue. between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets on which stands a two-story
structure occupied by the Frank Prues.
sing barber shop and the Office of the
United States Express company; con
sideration, $4,000. The property has
a frontage of So feet and depth OF
100 feet, making the price paid front
foot approximately .$342.85. The prop
erty is considered valuable, as it is
within the city's loop district, and
while the purchaser has no definite
plans for improvement, his ultimate in
tenion is to erect a modern business
block.
Cops Copper coiI.-An attempt or
the part of John Warga, an Austrian
laborer 80 years of age, claiming Du
buque, Iowa, as his home, to make
away with a 20-pound coil of copper
wire which he had picked up in the
r Barnard & Leas ruins, was prevented
r by the police at 9 o'clock Wednesday
night. In court yesterday Warga plead
guilty to charge of larceny and wa.
{ bound over to the grand jury. So IA
), he has been unable to secure guaran
/ tors for his 800 bond. Warga CAV,
+ his occupation as that of coal HEAVIER
I, He has wife in the old country.
l. Has II Cents. - Signor Francesca
e Creatore, band leader, who came t.
grief in this city, departed Wednesda.
n evening for Chicago, accompanied b.
e the IA musicians who have been in hi
d hire. Before leaving, the leader de
!. cfared he could lay claim to but L
y cents. To secure railroad fare TO
# himself and members of his company
q Creatore was obliged to leave behint
e some of the trappings of the troupe a.
e security. Creatore has promised SET
r. tlement with the players for wages
It due, and before leaving the city al
l. tachment proceedings started by then
y to satisfy claims were dismissed il
n Magistrate Gustafson's court.
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CLAIR Makes Team.-Coach Gill o
e the University of Illinois has selecte
II the freshmen track team which vii
l. meet Chicago freshmen Saturday nigh
e at Urbana. Elmer CLAIR, former car
y tain Of the maroon and white trac
y team, will be one of the contestants II
l. the high jump.
8 Fair Is Success.-Turner hall accom-
n modated a capacity throng last nigh
2 at the second night of the Turner fail
q From the moment the doors were oper
e ed early in the evening until the wan