Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-08
MOLINE

through one of the plate glass win
dows in the Bonjon & Schoenhaert
thirst emporium at Ninth street and
Fourth avenue, proprietors OF the sa'
loon rushed out in ample time to view
the fleeing form of Adolph DsCruy, a
Belgian, who had been ousted from
the place few minutes before. Chase
was given and DeCruy was caught and
turned over to the police. He was ar.
raigned before Magistrate Frank Gus
tafson on a charge of malicious mis-
chief. Preliminary hearing was con-
o'clock Meanwhile DeCruy is held
under 800 bond He is to be given
the opportunity of paying the dam
ages in the case, and in that event
prosecution will be dropped. DeCruy
has been in America only two months
and has few acquaintances here.
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Van Duzer to Teach.-A class in
craftsmanship is to be inaugurated at
the Y. NJ. c. A. on Monday evening.
Nov. IS, an announcement which 1t Is
expected will prove of interest to many
young men of the city. In more than
so cities throughout the country dur
ing the last half dozen years courses
in craftsmanship under authority OF
the Y. NJ. c. A have been conducted
with marked success and the associa-
ton officials here feef that there is a
splendid opening for Just such an ad-
ditional feature to the night school
here. H. E Van Duzer of Rock Island,
whose expert knowledge OF scientific
craftsmanship is we'll known to tri-city
interests, will be the instructor.
To Build Eight Houses.-Contracts
have been let by the East Moline Land
company for the construction of eight
| houses in East Moline in the New
Shops addition of the city. The amount
involved in the contracts is $ls,5OO
Five of the eight are TO be 10-room
apartment houses of the latest pat
tern and complete in every detail. The
contract for their construction was lei
to the McLane Building company OF
this city Gumber Bros. of East Mo
line secured the contract for the other
three, which are to be single houses
This will not only build up the new
addition of the city, but will in g
measure meet the unprecedented de
mand for houses in East Moline, a de
mand which has been urgent for 6
long time.
Inspecting Dalries.-This is a bus!
week for George Kemmerling, city
health inspector, for he has under
taken the work of a thorough inspec
ton of all diaries that daily suppl!
milk to people of Moline. The steI
has been taken as part of the cam
paign being waged by the department
of public health and safety to insur,
absolutely pure milk for Moline con
sumers. Inspection of diaries, thu
source of supply, it is expected will re
; suit in many benefits and a report o
Investigations will be kept, A complete
file OF every dairyman operating with
!. in the city limits is in the possession
of the health inspector and he intends
TO visit every one of the farms ant
investigate conditions. Not only will
the barns and sheds be looked owe
to see that they are kept In an abso
lutely sanitary condition, but the herd
OF cattle will be examined for trace
of disease. Never before has such
sweeping inspection taken place so IA
as the diaries are concerned. Tn,
series Of milk inspections made latel,
within the city have been Instruments
In increasing the standard of purit,
so far as Moline dairymen are con
cerned.
; Bids Are Opened.-As a preliminar,
to the actual work of improving tn
city waterworks system, as provide,
for by the s164,000 bond issue vote,
last July, the commissioners met IL
special session yesterday and opene
bids for the construction of the propos
ed new concrete chimney at the pump
ing station, the installation of two new
200-horse power water tube boilers an
the purchase of coal for the remainde
Of the present fiscal year. which close
next April There was spirited bic
ding for all three contracts. a total @
four for the chimney being opened, l
for the boilers and IL for the coal SUI
ply. For the most part, the bidder
are out of town concerns, and a ma
jority Of the firms interested in build
ing of the chimney and sIinnIvfnz n