Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-21
MOLINE

Special Training for Girls.-An ex-
cellent opportunity will be given girls
who have finished high school and
are DESTROYS of training to become kin
dergarten teachers at the beginning of
the fall term of school. Superinten-
dent c. H. Maxson and Miss Nellie NJ.
Anthony, kindergarten supervisor OF
the city schools, have arranged
special training course in connection
with the regular school system.
Clearing City Hall Slte.-Work Of
razing city barns at the corner of
Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue
was started yesterday morning, being
the first visible step to be taken pre-
paratory to construction OF the new
city hall, which is to rise on that site.
Work Of tearing down the barns is
being supervised by ]. H. Wood, city
building inspector, and will go for
ward as rapidly as the difficulty of Sc
curing workmen will allow.
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Dog Bites Boy.-Emil, 10-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Blomquist,
of 1904 Sixteenth avenue, was bitten
by dog belonging to one of the neigh
bors late Monday afternoon. The lad
was playing with other boys in the vi
cinity of his home, wnen he was set
upon by the dog, which is one of the
most vicious in that community, and
bitten in the calf of the leg in several
places. DR.. R. w Oakley was called
and he administered the cauteriza-
ton treatment. Although he expects
no serious developments, the physician
had the dog chained for the two
weeks period during which symptoms
of hydrophobia are likely to arise.
Closing of Wells.-MOline seems tC
be more fortunate than other cities OF
the state this year in the comparative
absence of typhoid fever and diph
iberia. Report of the month showed
that there is no general typhoid cpl
demic in the city, but only a few iso
lated cases. Source of much infection
has been traced to private wells il
different parts of the city and in eff
forts to check the spread of the germ
water tests have been made by the
department of public health Thi:
morning Commissioner Eastman con
demned a we'll at Twenty-fifth stree
and Sixth avenue after the owner haC
requested an analysis of the water.
Infant Is Suffocated.-An inuues
. was called by Coroner John F. Rost
at 10 yesterday forenoon, the occa
sion being the death of the infant sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Bartle o
20341a Fifth avenue. The infant wa
born Monday morning and lived onl
a short time after birth. Through mis-
understanding the parents did not Sc
cure medical attendance. AS under tn
. circumstances no burial permit coult
be issued, the necessity of an inques
arose. The jury returned a verde
of death by asphyxiatiOn, that bein
the opinion of DR.. A. T. Leopold, VIII,
was called by the coroner to conduc
a post-mortem examination to deter
mine the cause of the infants death.
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Obituary Record.-Frank Peter, 4
} months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
! Detti, passed away from the home 10
4 Fourth avenue Monday afternoon. TIL
Z child was born at Grand Rapids, Mich
I April y, this year the parents havin
! removed to this city only a month agt
Beside the sorrowing parents. one si
8 ter survives. A short funeral servic
was held in Sacred Heart church a
1870 yesterday afternoon and burif
4 took place in st. Mary's cemeter,
9 East Moline.