Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-05
MOLINE

Falls Down stairs.-Mrs. Bert Ar
mold, residing in the Shallberg apart
ments, Fourth avenue and TWeHih
street, severely wrenched her back IN
a fall down a flight of stairs Monday. |
Horst Gets Contract.-Contract Tor |
erection of the new Poole building on
Fifth avenue between Fifteenth ana
Sixteenth streets will be awarded 70
H. w. Horst of Rock Island. Four con-
tractors, c. E. Heaps, A. c. Stoufter'
P. H. Lorenz and Mr.. Horst, were bid
ders for the job, estimates On which
were opened and examined late Mon
day afternoon. The bid of Mr.. Horst
was several thousand dollars below
that of his nearest competitor.
Market Gets PopuIar.-Conditions at
the city market were far different yes
terday morning from those of opening
morning Saturday last. There was an
abundance of produce on display and
the purchasers were out in numbers
Before o'clock more than 800 worth
of produce had been offered for sale
and by that hour some of the market
men had disposed of half of their
wares. The quality of the produce
made a profound impression on the,
| patrons. Excellent home grown straw
! berries were to be found, the grade
ranking far ahead of anything offered
| for sale here so far this season. John
Hammer bought two dressed chickens,
, which were snapped up as soon as
they were unpacked.
| Truck in ColIision-Ed Shelby and B.
E. Logston had a narrow escape from
serious injury when a Velie motor
truck in which they were riding col
lided with a Burlington switch engine
shortly before noon yesterday. Both
men jumped from the truck, fearing
that it would be rolled over by the
engine, and thereby avoided injury.
Shelby was driving the truck to the
factory after a trip up town and was
going north on Twenty-fifth street,
He noted train approaching from the
east and his companion had his eyes
turned toward the west but a string
of box cars standing on the track shut
off the view of the switch engine
coming from that direction until it
was too late to avoid the crash. The
truck was travelling not more than
three miles an hour and was carried
along by the engine for a distance of
fifteen feet. Aside from slight damage
to the oil tank the truck is o. k The
fender OF the switch engine was torn
off by the impact. Three men were
riding the fender, but they jumped in
time to escape being hurt.
Police News. H. Church and Carl
Parks, two local speed kings" were
subjected to regulation fines of $12.05
! in police court Monday afternoon as
result of violation of the auto speed
ordinance. The last two Greeks of the
crowd landed in the police darg-net
Saturday evening paid their fines Mon
day night and now the usual quiet of
the station is resumed.
More Money to Spend.-As result of
an ordinance passed at its regular ses-
sion Monday evening the city council
of East Moline will have the sum of
S5I645 at its disposal to apply on ap,
preparations for strictly corporate ex
penses during the next fiscal year
This is about $4,000 in excess of the al.
loWance by the ordinance passed in
1911. The increase is made necessary
owing to the growth of the city, with
its consequent imperative needs fol-
larger appropriations in certain depart
ments.