Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-08
MOLINE

Elevator Company In New Building.
Within a fortnight the Montgomery
Elevator company will be housed in
its new factory building on Twentieth
street and First avenue. The new
building is a two-story structure and
occupies a 120-foot square Of ground.
Twenty men are now employed and it
is expected to increase the force as
needs demand after the new factory is
occupied.
Double Banks Capital stoek.-Stock-
holders Of the State Bank Of East
Moline, at an adjourned meeting held
late Thursday afternoon, voted TO
double the capital stock Of the insti-
tuition. Capitalization now is $4,000
and this will be advanced to $4,000.
Present stockholders are permitted 10
subscribe only for their pro rata
shares of $4,000 Of the Increase;
$4,000 Of the amount having, by res
olutten, been set aside for subscrip-
ton by men not now interested finan-
cially in the bank.
Define Use Of AmbuIance.-City
authorities have decreed that there is
to be no more indiscriminate use of
the automobile patrol and ambulance.
Physicians of the city and others yes
terday received letters from Commits
sioner z. L. Eastman to the effect that
the practice Of sending the ambu,
lance to the city hospital and sanitar-
ium to convey convalecent patients TO
their homes or to depots is to be dis
continued except in cases of absolute
necessity and then charge OF 81 will
be made for conveyance TO any part
Of Moline. The charge to Rock Island
or East Moline will be 81.
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Merchants Turn Down Collectors
Moline merchants will not give collec'
tive endorsement of the Merchants
Collecting department through the
channels of the Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION. At a special meeting he'd
Thursday evening for the purpose OF
deciding on the matter as outlined by
Elmer Fulmer of Davenport at the
annual meeting in January, the com
mittee reported that IL had found the
men who are backing the agency to
be honest and capable, but made no
endorsement. After thoroughly stft
ing the matter in all its phases, the
so merchants present decided agains
official action. They do not entirely
frown on the proposition, but declart
il to be a matter for individual con
sideTatiOn.
Worthless Check for MuIes-ErnesI
Six of Coal Valley came to Moline
Tuesday and left his mules and wagoI
! at Seventh avenue and Fourteenth
street, betaking himself to a saloo
theFeafter He met Leopold Loontje
there and the pair waxed facetious
SIX said he had some mules to Sc
for about 1915 and Loontjes said ina
he had Just about enough money l
be the other party to the deal. Som
one wrote, out check for 1928 an
Loontjes signed it. A bill of sale wa
transcribed and delivered to the pul
chaser. After a few more libarlUH'
the pair parted ways, LOontjes seekin
his new acquisition after binding tn
bargain by paying $40 and promisin
to pay the difference in a few week!
LOontjes found his mules in a liver
stable to which the police had take
hem. He had to pay 81 to get thel
out. Meanwhile Six went to the Nj
line Trust & Savings bank to cas-
the check He found 1t to be wort
less. A warrant was sought at ono
for Loontjes' arrest. He was Apr
hended and was arraigned before MAJ
: istrate Frank Gustafson. He declare
he knew he had no money in the ban
and did not sign the check with il