Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
MOLINE

Criminal Libel Charges Dismissed.
Charges Of criminal libel brought
against DR.. Glenn W. Ramsdell by A.
T. Wilson, Decatur optician, have
| been dismissed by Magistrate Frank
Gustafson. Wilson has disappeared
and it is thought that he has gone to
Bloomington to pursue his practice
there. Allegations made by him were
that DR.. Ramsdell has caused libel
| Gus statements directed at him to be
circulated through the medium Of a
newspaper ad. No names were men,
toned in the advertisement, but Will
son thought the ad reflected against
him. After the arrest of DR.. Ramsden
several continuances were made IN
the case. Sunday morning Wilson
wrote letter to his attorney ordering
that prosecution of Ramsden be dis
missed, that he had closed his shop
in Moline and was en- route to another
field.
SiIvis Payroll $25, ZOO Short.-"Our
payroll is $4,000 a month less than it
should be right at the present time, all
because we cannot secure skilled
: workmen." This is the declaration of
George w. Seidel, superintendent of
Silvis shops of the Rock Island road.
I'VE are employing about 1,400 men
at the present time" says Mr.. Seidel.
The working force is not larger, sim
ply because we cannot secure men.
Work is being sent out of Silvis shops
to other repair plants on the system
because we have not the men to han.
i die it here"
Telephone Company Would Operate
i In East MolIne.-Evidence that the
4 Automatic Home Telephone company
is continuing its campaign to secure
e a foothoid in the tricities and adioin.
/ ing territory was made manifest to
the East Moline council at its regular
= meeting Monday evening. The Auto
e matte people want a franchise to op
crate in East Moline, patterned after
the franchise the company secured in
Moline as result of the election hello
e last July. w. L. Stanton, promoter
d of the telephone company in this 10
Il cality, was present at the meeting anC
presented the draft of the desired or
dinance to the East Moline council
o The proposed ordinance, as it wal
drafted by the company officials, wa
= referred to the ordinance COMMITTEES
for consideration until the next meet
ing of the council
$4,000 in Deposits First Day.-Mor,
than $4,000 in deposits and 131 &C
4 counts opened, is the record for Mon
day, the opening day of the neI
ly Commercial Savings bank at Fit
teenth street and Sixteenth avenue
lie Substantial evidence is thus afforde
N of the early success of the new bus
er ness institution.
in Games Bring in $5oo.-A balanc
IS approximately $500 will be in tn
tn treasury of the high school athleti
al board as result of this seasons foo
ball games, according to figures give
out by Manager R. w. Fairchild. d,
>" tailed receipts and expenditures fo
Isl the entire season have not been con
eli Jul lOl luS DdNelpOIJ gam
p" alone, it is understood, the board wi
ad be close to $500 ahead This was tn
he banner game of the season by Ion
of odds from the standpoint of financii
an returns.
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mt Obituary Record.-After an Hines
as of two weeks Mrs. Bertha Hayes, wit
We of Roy Hayes of this city, passed fro
sit the home, $50 Fifth avenue, at A.
be- Monday afternoon. Bertha Atteber1
Ter was born in Macon county, Mo-, Au
II, 1881. She there grew to woma
or hood and was married to Roy Hay,
ers at Fort Madison, Iowa, in 1903. The
lis moved TO this city but recently. 81
JUS leaves beside the bereaved husbar
three sisters and two brothers. The
nd are Mrs. Matte Amsbaugh, Mrs. Ola
all acy Smith Of Washington, Iowa, az
ice Miss Pearl Atteberry of Belle Fourch
S. D., William of this city and Erne
Use of Eldora, Iowa
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