Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-05
MOLINE

new nome on Rock River.-EGcaVa-
ton work was started yesterday for a
two-story brick residence for George
W. McMaster, to rise on his property
on the Rock river road, formerly the
W. c. Wilson place. The building will
have ground dimensions Of 40x50 feet
and will contain Is rooms. H. o. Ste
phenson Of this city has the general
contract. The building will cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Saves Nickel; Life Endangered.-A
desire to save i've cents to spend for
beer came near costing Joe Stulir,
Bohemian, his life at i: AS yesterday af-
ternoon, when he failed In an attempt
to board q westbound Rock Island
freight train in East Moline. Stulir
told a friend that he was going to No
line and that he would save his money
for beer by beating his way on a
freight train that was passing. He at
tempted to board the train near the
Rock Island passenger station, but he
missed his hold and was thrown to the
ground. Boxes on the wheel axles Of
car cut two bad gashes in his head
and bruised his left hip. Trainmen
saw the man fall and the train was
brought to stop. The train proceed
ed on it's way when it was learned that
Stulir was not dangerously hurt. The
injured man was given medical atten-
ton. Later he was removed to his
boarding house on Fourteenth street.
Stulir is SO years old and his home is
in Pekin. He has been working for
the Hardin company, contracting firm,
that is laying sewers in East Moline.
Start to Wreck BuiIdings.-Contract
for wrecking of buildings on the site
of the proposed new bank building
which is to be erected by the Peoples
Savings Bank & Trust company, has
been awarded to the Lewis Roofing
company Eight men, with W. D. Hin
er as superintendent, started work yes
lterday morning. The contract was LEI
by the Leonard Construction company
Merchants New Headquarters. -
Headquarters of the Retail Merchants
association have been moved from the
Young block on Sixteenth street to the
quarters in the Red Men building re
Gently vacated by the Y. NJ. c. A
Painters are at work decorating the
walls and woodwork in the new quar-
ters, where the association has foul
times the space at its disposal that wa
afforded in the former location.
Autos in Collision. COMMISSIONS
'Clark Anderson and DR.. A. H Arp fig
ured in a sensational collision Wednes
day afternoon at the intersection o
Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street
Mr. Anderson was driving the new
Velie auto recently purchased for hi
department by the city, and DR.. Ar
was in his coupe. No one was in
jured
Obituary Record.-William Fleming
Dunn, former resident of Moline an
recently of Urbana, Ill, died at tn
family residence in Urbana, 1107 Yves
Oregon street, Wednesday evening. H
was a soldier in the union army an
: served in the 93rd regiment, Illinoi
volunteer infantry. He was first NAL
ried to Miss Harriet Baker, and afte
A her death some years later he marie
Miss Julia Houghton, who survive
him. He leaves his widow, who, wit
: her son, lives in Urbana, where he
| a professor in the state university
4 He also leaves three daughters by hi
first marriage, Mrs. w. S. Swain c
= Spokane, Wash, Mrs. c. S. Betz {
Lawton, Okla, and Miss Matte
i Dunn of Audubon, Iowa, and one brotl
er, DR.. L. D. Dunn OF this city. Tn
burial will take place at Tiskilwa.
Mabel l.. lForman, wife of Henry H
Forman, died at Wednesday afte
! noon at the home, 2017 Twenty-thir
avenue, after an illness of more tina
a year with tuberculosis. Mabel ]
Cornelius was born in Fayette, Nc
Jan. 16, 1886. She was united in ma
riage to Henry Forman, at Macom
Nov. Is, 1903. There are left to mour7
beside her husband, two small chi
dren, her mother at Oneida, and tire
sisters. A short service was held /
the late home at today, Rev. Richa1
S. Haney officiating. The remains wi
be sent to Oneida for burial, where f
neral services will be held at 2:30 Su
day.