Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
MOLINE

Fifth Speeder Fined. Verne Link,
who was arrested Thursday for vio-
lating the automobile speed ordinance,
had hearing before Magistrate Frank
Gustafson late Thursday afternoon.
The lad, who gave his age as 16 years,
admitted the charge, and he was fined
S12.05. This makes the fifth case OF
speeding recorded in four days, all Of
which shows that the city authorities
are carrying out their avowed inten-
ton of vigorous prosecution of those
speed offenders.
Act for Sane Fourth. - Moline will
have safe and sane Fourth Of July
if present plans of city officials ma
terialize. At an informal conference
yesterday afternoon the subject OF
passing an ordinance prohibiting the
sale of giant frecrackers and other
dangerous fireworks was discussed.
1t is possible that an ordinance will
be drafted today by the city attorney
for presentation to the commissioners
Monday forenoon IF we pass an ord
nance prohibiting the sale of danger
Gus fireworks We must act immediate
! ly," said the mayor, before our deal
ers lay in a supply of goods" Moline
has an ordinance prohibiting the dis
charge of any sort of fireworks, but it
has been the custom in the past to
'let the bars down" Independence day.
One in Graduating Class.-The first
graduate from the East Moline high
school will be Miss Verna PARROT, who
will receive a diploma at the annual
commencement exercises to be held
Friday evening, June Z, in Odd Fellows
hall. Although Miss Parrot is the
one and only member Of the 1912 high
school class, the first TO be turned out
by the institution, she will not be the
only one to be honored commencement
night. twenty-five pupils who have
finished the eighth grade in the East
Moline public schools will receive their
diplomas the same evening.
Assault Case Dissatisfaction motion
of the states attorney, the assault and
battery case brought against Walter
Yeager by Mrs. Ida Harding yester-
day, was dismissed in the court of
Magistrate Gustafson. Mrs Harding,
it appears, crocheted some bags for
the New York store, where Yeager is
employed. Trouble developed when
the woman presented the bags, the
firm refusing TO accept one on the
ground that yarn of two shades had
been used. During the alteration, Yea
ger, according to Mrs Harding's state
ment seized two of the satisfactory
bags The ruling of the court, it ap-
pears, is that there was no case
against the man.
Obituary Record.-Summons of death
came suddenly to Magnus Olson at
his home, 1715 Seventeenth street, at
8 O'Clock yesterday. ApopleXy was the
cause. For SO years he had been an
honored and widely known resident of
Moline. His birth occurred in Westra,
Entervik, Sweden, July 81, 1851. There
he grew TO manhood. In 1873 he mi
grated to this country and settled in
Dover, Del, where he lived for one
year, and here he was joined in mar
riage TO Miss Johanna Soderstrom,
Sept. IA, 1873. In the year following
he came TO this city. Surviving beside
the widow are FIVE sons and Syo daugh-
tiers. They are DR.. w. NJ. Olson of
Chicago, George w. Olson of Gales
burg, E. W. Olson of Rock Island, Har-
ry NJ. and H. w, Ellen and Mrs Will
liam Skoglund of this city Four grand
children of Moline and one sister in
Sweden are also among the bereaved
Funeral services conducted by Rev.
n. P. Glemaker will be held in the
late home at 100 Sunday afternoon
and at in the church. Interment will
be in Riverside cemetery.