Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-06
MOLINE

Pioneer Druggist Sells store.-After
having been in the retail drug bust
ness for SO years, lacking IL days,
Gus Lindvall, pioneer apothecaTy, re-
tired from activities Saturday. He has
disposed of his drug stock to Ernest
Jericho & Co., and that concern took
over the management when the doors
opened for business at sol Fifteenth
street yesterday. Mr.. Jericho will
be in direct charge of the store for
the immediate future and later will
hire another druggist as manager. He
will conduct the business in the
same stand and along lines similar to
those employed by Mr.. Lindvall, ex-
cept that his force of clerks will be
somewhat changed in personnel and
that the postal substation will be
discontinued to allow giving Of en-
tire attention to drug paroAs.
Large Hay Barn Burns.-Friday
evening the large hay barn on the
farm of J. ]. Price, west of the new
Rural road in the Rock river bot
toms, was destroyed by fire. 1t is
| thought that a passing locomotive on
the Rock Island and Peoria line set
the barn on fire with sparks from
! the smokestack. Neighboring farm
| ers got out aad attempted TO eXtingu-
| ish the blaze but the infiammable hay
made a veritable furnace so nothing
could be done to stop the devouring
flames, The barn contained approx
mately so tons Of hay which had al
ready been sold by Mr.. Price. 1t is
expected that the total loss with the
hay and barn will be about $1,000.
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/ Extension of Street Car Tracks
Advocated.-From Fourth avenue and
the river, Rock Island to Twenty
> third avenue and Twenty-seventh
street in one continuous journey for
one five-cent piece is the hope Of the
: residents in the southeast portion of
= Moline. Alta meeting of the COlola
Avenue improvement league Friday
night movement for the extension of
= the Blue line tracks from Sixteenth
; avenue and Twenty-seventh street to
Twenty-third avenue was fostered
= The idea is an outgrowth OF seltI
J ment which has been growing fol-
: many weeks. With the opening up OF
4 the territory north of Colona avenue
the building of homes and the addi
lions of some so or more families
during the year the movement has
gathered strength. Progress;gene-'
= of that section of the city and the
rapidity with which it will be settled
is evidenced by the fact that durinl
, the past - months some 300 res,
dence lots have been purchased. Those
who intend TO make their homes il
this territory are supporting the pro
. ject.
Hand Injured; Fingers Amputated
l George Allen, 212 Eleventh street
l Rock Island, injured his right han,
= Friday whel it was caught between
two pieces of iron in a drop machin
= in the blacksmith shop of the Deer
. e. Mansur factory. 1t was necessar.
: for the attending physician to am
putate the ring and long fingers be
, low the first joint and to dress tn
; other fingers, which were badly lacel
/ ated
r Collect S2o,o0o in Two Days.
A total of more than $4,000 was co
> leCted in two days, Thursday an
Friday, by c. V. Johnson, commission
: er of accounts and finances. This il
: dicates that the commissioner and hi
: assistants have been a busy set of cit
i employees. Special municipal improve
d ment assessments we're due on JAM