Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-14
MOLINE

Hurt While Workina-Oscar De-
Weiger, employed by the Moline Plow
company, lost portion of his right
index finger at 2:30 yesterday after
noon. His hand was pinched in drop
molding machine. DeWeiger lives at
els Railroad avenue.
Violates Health laws.-Peter Fou-
fas, proprietor of the Boston restau-
rant, was arrested yesterday morning
on complaint of Commissioner E. l..
Eastman, on a charge of improperly
Gisposing of waste water from the res
taurant in the alley back of it. He had
a hearing before Justice Harvey Will
liams and was fined SIS and costs.
Crushed Between Cars.-Meyer Yer
gel of S171A Nineteenth street is in
the hospital with his left knee badly
crushed as the result of an accident
at the steel mills late Monday after
noon His leg was caught between
two freight cars on the side track at
/ the mills at a point where there is a
sharp curve, and before he could eX-
tricate himself the leg was painfully
scraped, all the flesh being removed
from the bones about the knee. Two
years ago another man lost leg in
the same sort of accident at this place,
the curve being so sharp that the ad-
joining ends of two cars press entire
ly together in making the turn. Nerger
was taken to the city hospital where
be will be laid up for some time.
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banner Traffic Head.-Frank J.
banner of this city has been selected
traffic commissioner of the Davenport
Commercial club, succeeding B. E.
Sewell. At the regular monthly meet
ing of the club Monday. Mr.. Sewell's
resignation was accepted ana Mr.. Dan
ner was chosen as his successor. Mr.
Sewell's resignation is effective today
and Mr. Danner already has taken us
his new work.
Saloonkeepers FIned.-Two East
Moline saloonkeepers were fined IN
the court of Magistrate S. A. Cart
wright yesterday forenoon for viola
ton of the II o'clock closing ordl
nance Both saloonkeepers arraigned
entered pleas of guilty to a charge OF
having done business IN their saloons
after IL last Saturday night. The of
tenders are Louis Williams, whose sa
Icon is at Ninth street and First ave
nue., and Alois Rvckegheim, doing bus
mess at Thirteenth street and First
avenue Each man was fined $3.50
Both paid.
Obituary Record.-Word has beer
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav I
Nelson, 2026 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
street, of the death in Chicago Mon
day evening of their daughter, Mrs
Gladys Wilsey Particulars of the
passing away are lacking. The re
mains were forwarded yesterday t
Moline from Chicago. Gladys Nelson
vas born in Moline Dec. %, 1893, ant
spent her whole life here until three
years ago when she went to Chicago
One year ago she was married to Har
~ Wilsey, who with the bereaved par
: ents, three sisters and two brothers
survives. Surviving sisters are Mrs
Mildred Gustafson of Chicago, Myrtl
Nelson and Mamie Nelson OF Moline
and the two brothers are Leonard ant
Roy Nelson.
T Esther, 2-year-old daughter OF Nj
and Mrs. Robert Hoff of 1914 Thir'
street, passed away shortly after nool
: yesterday. She had been ailing 70
i the greater part of her brief life. Sh
was born in this city June Z, 1910.
I New York-American tourists WHIT
have circled the globe are the onl!
n persons eligible for a Round tn