Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-24

|
ly heavy vote in regular election
but light for a special election. The
heaviest vote against the sale of the
property came from the Fourth ward.
where Harrison school was located,
the measure failing by Ill ballots.
Many reasons we're given by those
who voted against the sale. There
were echoes of the stadium project,
showed under at the special election
of year ago by a landslide vote, some
having the mistaken notion that the
money from the sale Of the Harrison
school property would be used in buy
ing site for a manual training school
near the high school. Closing of sa
looms also had some influence, many
of the vets voting against the meas
ure. Many voiced the sentiment that
the Fourth and Ripley street property
was too valuable now to be sold and
should be kept as an investment The
result OF the election will make it i'm
possible for the board to expand the
manual training department as it had
planned. The $4,000 or $4,000 which
it was expected would be secured was
to have been used in the remodeling
of Adams school at Seventh and Per
~ streets for manual training pur-
poses.
Baby Injured in Fall From Tree
Norma Rowedder, the four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rowedder, 1882 West Fourteenth
street, while playing with some older
children at her home was aided to
climb a ladder up into a tree when
she became frightened and fell 10 feet
to the ground. The little girl sus-
tanned a broken collar bone.
o
Mohassan Grotto Picnic.-Every-
thing is in readiness for the big Mas
ons' picnic which will be held at Zum
Alien Dorf next Wednesday, the event
to be an all-day affair with vaudeville
show and dancing in the evening. The
picnic is given for all Masons of Mo-
! hassan Grotto. One of the big fea-
! lures will be "The Midway" the ex-
act nature of which is being kept a
! secret. Prizes will be offered for win
ners in the athletic events which will
/ be staged in the afternoon. The best
clown makeup on the grounds will
draw a prize and there will be all
kinds of races, including pie eating
contest for boys. The committee in
charge is: Realm Attesen, chairman;
w. N Bragg, Robot. Clayton, George
Whitney and Henry Thomas.
Paving on Government Lot.-Work
was commenced yesterday on the pay
/ ing which will be put down on the
government lot on the west side of
the postoffice building at Fourth and
Perry streets. The contract was
awarded to the Frahm Fuel & Con-
struction company OF this city, and
the company began the excavation
preparatory to the paving yesterday.
/ The entire space on the west side of
the postoffice building is needed for
a driveway.
Crank Shaft on Truck Is Broken
/ The big auto truck at Hose House No.
developed a broken crank shaft and
is temporarily out of commission. This
is the first time the motor apparatus
has broken down. During the short
time since purchased the truck has
responded to 80 calls.
Rates on Sand and Gravel Gut
Rates on sand, gravel and crushed
gravel from Davenport to points in
Illinois will be lowered Aug. 20, when
local shippers will be given the same
specific rate as has hitherto been en-
joyed by Rock Island and Moline or
the Burlington road. The lowering in
rates will be as much as 8 cents q
hundred pounds in some cases. Traf
fic Commissioner Banner of the Com
mercial club received notice of the
cut. following negotiations which he
has carried on with the general freight
agent of the Burlington road.
%
Cummins May Come.-Senator Cum
minis will probably be in Davenport
Sept 20, when he is scheduled t
speak at the exercises commemorative
the opening OF the seasons education
al work of the Y. NJ. C. A. The lows
senator, in a letter to Secretary Mot
r. Sawyers of the association. wrote
that he would accept the invitation Il
give an address here on the date men
toned il the present session of con
gress did not last until the regular
session commenced. In case congress!
adjourns sufficiently early he wrote
that nothing will keep him from filling
the date here. 1t has been a Ions
time since Senator Cummins has spok
en- in Davenport, and the committee o.
the Y. NJ. C, A. in charge of the bis
event this fall believe he will be &
big drawing card.
Files Petition.-Henry Thuenen, ad
ministrator of the estate of S. w. Mar
tin, filed a petition for authority Il
sell personal property of the estate
consisting of pool hall located at 30i
Harrison street, TO Lee r. Wareham
for 81 700 A court order was iseueS