Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28
MOLINE

New School System-Opportuaity is
open to certain element OF Moiine's
youthful population through compre-
hensive scheme of educational cooper
alton between the public schools and
leading manufacturing establishments.
Announcement is made this week of
the full details of a new cooperative
plan in industrial education, whereby
youthful apprentices in three different
trades will be given chance to COM
bine their practical shop training with
halliday school session weekly with
out loss of time or wages. The plan
is the elimination of year of study
and investigation on the part OF c. H.
Maxson, superintendent of schools,
and it presents itself as hopeful solu-
ton of peculiar local conditions.
To Inspect Fire Escapes-Rigid in
spection of fire escapes in public
school buildings in Moline is a fea-
ture of municipal activity that will be
neglected no longer. Since adoption
of the new building ordinance, which
demands systematic weekly inspec-
ton of all fire escapes and a report
of conditions as they exist, the depart
ment of public health and safety has
been preparing 10 comply with the
provisions.
Has an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of an
electrical meter for registration of
horsepower generated by a steam or
gasoline engine has been reached
through efforts of former Moline
man, Otto Hintz, who is now electrical
engineer of electrical and waterworks
plants at Bellevue, Iowa. The meter
has been patented by Mr.. Hintz and
he expects either to realize on it
through royalties or through its man
ufacture by a concern to be organized
in Moline.
More Land Patted-Another plst
of ground in the east end of Moline,
adapted for residence purposes, is to
be put on the market within the next
two weeks and the promoters offer at
tractive inducements to prospective
purchasers and home builders to be-
come established in a section of the
city that is experiencing a rapid and
healthy development. George Swan
soa, who own a 40-acre tract in the
east end, has plated Is acres of this
property, which faces on Fourth ave-
nue. and is located between Fiftieth
and Fifty-second streets.
i Select Speaker-Those in charge of
arrangements for the annual banquet
of the Retail Merchants association,
always an event of October, have def.
nitely settled upoA the securing OF
William Joesting of Alton as a speak
er for the occasion. Mr.. Joesting is
a former president of the Illinois Fsa-
tail Merchants association, and is a
man of wide acquaintance through
the state. He is particularly well
known to retail business men, who re-
member his wise AMI judicious ad-
mihistration as head of the state or.
ganization. His ability as a public
speaker has often been proven
/ OOSbOI u LOCdIC-DEs JdIIeS flOSs
of Colorado Springs, who has had I'M
usual success in treatment of a dozen
or more cases from Moline and Rock
Island, has decided to locate in this
! city. Offices will be opened in the
Peoples bank building Nov. T.
Flames StifIed-Fire of a mysteri
Gus origin was discovered in one Of
the Deere & Co. shops at 1922 Thurs
day evening by one of the night watch
men. The fire department was sum
J moned and arrived in ample time t
: give battle to a barrel of oil-soakeC
: waste which had been thrown from
one of the shops by the Waterman
The blaze was confined to the waste
I Out After Bseon-Moiine members
z of Canton, No. 80, Patriarchs Mill
tant, expect to win honOrs at the de
q partment council to be held in Gales
Z burg Tuesday and Wednesday of mex
s week. Prizes are to be givel for var
4 GUS drills and in the parade of Wed
q nesday afternoon the canton with tn
q largest number in line is to be award
q ed a prize of S35. Moline Patrifsch
q have their eyes on the s35 prize an
q expecst that the 40 members who ar
s. scheduled to go from this city wi
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