Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
MOLINE

Property Changes Hands Third
Time.-For the third time within the
space of one year the garage building
az Twelfth street and Fourth avenue
has changed hands John F. Delaney
of Colona has purchased the structure
ers. the Thompson Bros, real estate
men of Grand Forks, purchased The
building last July, the price given at
that time being $4,000.
Held for GambIino.-J. Mavoeart,
proprietor of the pool hall at 1909 Sec
ond avenue, is out one fine of s2705,
aud is defendant in suit preferred by
city authorities and appealed to the
circuit court, are the result of gam
bling. Mavoeart was arrested Satur-
day evening and fined ,S25 and costs
-S27 05-for conducting q disorderly
house. Nine men were arrested at
the same time for shooting craps in
the place. Mavoeart was warned
against a repetition of the offense.
Monday evening two officers saw men
gathered about card tables and play
| ing cards for money. They placed
| players and proprietor under arrest.
/ Car Tears Up BuiIdine-One box
car of an eastbound Milwaukee freight
| train left the track for some uneX-
plainable reason in yards of the Mo-
lie Channel Ice company at Twenty
fourth street and Third avenue, tore
away a large part of the wagon shed
and then landed in a corner of the
horse barn of the ice company before
the train was brought to a stop. The
car crashed into a corner of the barn,
tearing the entire corner away. Two
horses in that part of the barn broke
loose just in time to save themselves
from serious injury. Traffic was
blockaded until early yesterday morn
ing, the three Milwaukee trains due
in the interim using the Burlington
tracks.
May Declare cassetta Insane.-Ac.
ton to have Gerolamo Cassetta de-
clared to be insane will be made by
local authorities as soon as the Ital,
ian has recovered from injuries caus'
ei by exposure of his hands and feet
to the elements. Further light was
cast on the coming of the Italian to
this city and the happenings which
separated the craZed alien from his
4year-old son. Police stated this
morning that the Italian and the boy
> were taken into custody at $50 Sun
day morning because the father was
creating disturbances in various res
taurants. Both were sheltered in the
police station but were not locked up
Finally the elder Cassetta made al
excuse to go outside. That was the
last the police saw of him. They dc
. not know whether he lost his way il
the darkness or was afraid to return
y Cassetta was found late Sunday nigh
: wandering about the DR.. A. II. Arr
r farm. He was barefooted and hi.
Y hands were unprotected. His clothes
we're dripping wet He was PLACED
in care of physician and was takel
: tn the city hospital. Meanwhile thu
: police called Scilvio Panisuci, 1881
: Second avenue, and he took the young
i ster under his wing and will care 70
him till the parent is able to do SO
; 1t has been learned that Cassetta hat
!. wife and six children in Palermo
- Italy. He has been in San Francisco
- II months. He left there several day
ago and had transportation provided
. fer his entire homewaTd journey.
Obituary Record.-Jerry Courtne
.. died at the Tri-City sanitarium at
= o'clock yesterday morning. He ha
:, been seriously ill for a little NOR
e