Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-20
MOLINE

Bargain In Realty.-Earl ]. Altz
has purchased the property at S29-SS1
Fifteenth street, from heirs of the
Catherine Reese estate for $4,000, a
price which is less than 800 a front
foot. The lots have a frontage of eli
feet on Fifteenth street. Single-story
dwellings are on each lot and an cleo
trio automobile garage and repair shop
is to the rear of one of them. The
Reese property is Immediately north
OF the DR.. P. H. Vessel home. The
deal is said to be one of the biggest
bargains consummated on the realty
market in many months.
Injured On Buzz Saw.-Fred Alsene,
1409 Twelfth street, slipped as he
reached over a revolving buzz saw
in the Mutual Wheel factory shop late
Wednesday afternoon and severed the
cords and muscles of the under part
of his forearm. He was removed to
the city hospital and will be laid up
for considerable time by his wounds
Alsene was adjusting a wheel on ti!S
machine upon which he was at wort.
He reached over the saw for a part of
the equipment and slipped as he did
so. For a fraction of an instant his
weight was upheld by his left arm as
it rested on the saw. Fortunately. ha
was rescued from his periious position
before the arm had been severed
Though the tendons of the arm are cu
and torn, the attending physician sayi
there will be no permanent injury as
result of the accident.
Leaves Position After II Years'
Service.-A. D. Taft, who has served
since 1895 as assistant passenger
agent for the Burlington road in East
Moline, has resigned. the action to
take effect Jan. 1. Mr.. Taft has held
the position continuously for II years,
and during that time he served three
years as East Moline's postmaster.
He has extensive property interests
in East Moline and probably will en-
gage in some business there.
SechIer Company Reflects Officers.
At the annual meeting of the direc-
tors of the D. M. Sechler Implement
and Carriage company, the same staff
of officers was reelected to serve dur.
ing the ensuing year. They are:
President, Thomas NJ. Sechler; vice
president, Joseph w. Moon; secretary,
A. T. McEivain; treasurer, o. NJ.
Stowe; assistant secretary and mana.
ger, William ]. Davis.
: Footpads Get IS cents.-Two biz
and burly footpads, armed with a large
sized revolver, secured 25 cents apiece
and a chance at another nickel when
they held up Gust handicapped Wed
nesday night at 1885 Wednesday al
1855 as he was returning to his
home at 1890 Sixth avenue. When
! NanDeCappel was a block from his
/ home, the robbers jumped from be
hind tree. One of them held a re
volver and in emphatic tones demand
ed that the pedestrian hold I'D his
mitts." HANDICAPPED complied. AS
he gazed in fear and trembling into
the muzzle of the weapon the Other
burly assailant went through every
pocket in search for hidden treasure
When the pair had secured the sun
total or his possessions the thieve!
struck HANDICAPPED on the head ant
slapped him on the wrist. Evidence
of the assault was shown in a contus
ion on his head and a bruise on hi
hand. The only description VanDe
Capped can give of the hold-ups is tina
both men have big blue eyes.
Heaviest Trade In city's History
Wednesday evening the Moline mer
chants enjoyed the biggest bushes,
for this time of the month that baI
been experienced in the history of Mo
line. 1t is expected that Xmas buy
ers will rush into the stores in great
er numbers Saturday and the opening
nights OF next week but Wednesda,
night set the high water mark for thil
season so far and the history of tn,
/ city.
Desires to See Home Violates Pa
role.-It was the desire for a right tt
return to his home in Chicago tina
made Ed Scott, the youthful convic
held by Moline police, violate his pa
role in New York state and subse
quently surrender to the local police
Scott in relating the story of his Grim,
and subsequent events says that it i
now his one desire to return to New
York and finish his two years sen
tence so that he will be free to com
back TO his home in Chicago. He &
20 years old and was arrested NOR,
than a year ago for stealing som
OF the contents Of a box car. He wa
paroled last October and a day late
he fed from the Empire state an
hurried to his home He was there or
~ brief day when informed that tn,
authorities were watching for him. H