Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-23
MOLINE

Falls OF BicycIe.-Wilbur Burroughs,
athletic director at the high school, is
plunged up" as result of bicycle
ride, which he started to enjoy Sunday
afternoon. Burroughs was being tow
ed by friend, who was on a motor
cycle. While riding on Sixth avenue,
Burroughs lost his balance and fell,
sliding nearly 20 feet on the asphalt
pavement. The skin was scraped off
one of his hands and his body was
bruised.
Hishwayman Busy.-Mrs. Buckle, a
Marseilles woman who Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Arnold, in East |
Moline, was the victim of highway |
man Saturday evening. She was re- !
turning at 40 o'clock to the home of |
her daughter in the New Shops add |
ton after q trip to the business dis |
trict Of the city, and was accompanied |
by Mrs. Joe Ransell, neighbor. On
Thirteenth street near the Union Nal
| leable Iron works, a man stepped forth
from a Swallowed spot, seized her hand
bag, and fed. The bag contained about
| So in cash.
| Paving Job confirmed.-Notice has
been received by the board of local
Improvements of the confirmation in
county court Of the pavement improve
ment of Twenty-third avenue from FIJI
teenth to Twenty-seventh street. The
board will wait till the Seventh street
and Sixteenth avenue job is confirmed
and then bids for both jobs will be
sought. At the adjourned meeting OF
the board yesterday resolutions for the
Twenty-seventh street district water
>main and sewer Improvements were
adopted. Ordinances for these jobs
were read for the first time at the COM
mission meeting yesterday.
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School Election Held. - DR.. A. NJ.
Beal was elected president of the board
of education and candidates who made
up what was termed the regular board
ticket were the choice Of voters Sat
urday afternoon in one of the warmest
contested school elections ever held in
Moline. Presentation of three tickets
one of them advanced by the social
ists-resulted in a great outpouring OF
voters and nearly 1900 btllots were
cast Socialist candidates did not re-
ceive as high vote as was expected,
Eric Aspengren, candidate for presi-
dent, receiving only 166 votes. He
ran ahead of his ticket by 10 votes.
: Obituary Record.-Mrs. John Bewley
of Thirty-fourth street died at the City
hospital at $50 yesterday morning.
l Death was due to form of blood pois-
oning with which she had been suffer
-. ing since last Wednesday. She was
taken to the hospital Friday. Louisi-
ana Arena Sanders was born in Rapids
City Dec. %, 1867. At the age of 25
she moved to this city, where she had
i since lived. She was married here in
2 November of 1907 to John Bewley. Be-
side the husband, six children by her
: former husband, survive. They are
three boys, Bert, Orval and Carl Hers
lerest, and three daughters, Mrs. Nettie
i Wixstrom, Mrs. Alice Olson and Miss
I Nala Herslerest. The parents, Mr.. and
S Mrs. John P Sanders of East Daven.
1 port, are also left.
Friends of Herbert R. Gould will be
grieved to learn of his death at 3 Sun.
I day afternoon while on board a train
that was bringing him from Denver to
this city. In company with his physi-
A clan, DR.. Keller of Denver, from whom
e Mr.. Gould had been receiving treat,
i ment from a serious affIiction with
. anaemia, he left Denver Saturday at
10 p. m. over the Rock Island road in
5 the hope of reaching home and rela
L tives before the end came. Death came
as the train reached Mankato, Kan
q 1893 miles from Denver. The body was
, removed at Fairbury, Neb., TO be pre-
s pared for burial, and arrived in Moline
e at noon yesterday Herbert R. Gould
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A
r Gould, was born in Moline Oct "a
y 1870. In 1891 he was married to Mis-:
. May Shelley of Moline, who, with three
sons, Emery, Herbert and Richard, anC
o one daughter, Bernice, is left Il
i mourn. Deceased is also survived b!
three brothers, George NJ. Gould anC
u Albert s. Gould Of Moline, and William
II T. Gould of Milwaukee, Wis. Funera
services will be held Wednesday after
'i noon at 2:30 at the Second Methods
IT church, Rev. ]. s. Cumming officiating