Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
MOLINE

Beat Up by Stransers,-Charles See
quist, aged 81 years, was picked up
Saturday night by the Moline police
near Eleventh street and Eleventh
avenue in that city and seemed TO
have been badly slashed about the
left side OF his body. Seequist was
intoxicated when the police found him
and could not tell a very lucid story
OF his accident. He was taken to the
Moline City hospital where his injur-
les were attended to. Fran what
information could be gained by
the police from SeeQuest he was
set upon by two men, strang-
ers to him. Why they should attack
him SO brutally was not explained and
1t is very probable that the trio en-
gagged in a brawl in which Seequist
received the worst trea .ment.
Sold Liquor 20 Minors; Fined
Frank Newstrom, operating a saloon
at POI Sixteenth street, was convicted
Of selling liquor to minors and fined.
He paid $50 and costs. The case de-
veloped aiter investigating a fight
which occurred in the pool room Of
Russell Renstrom, IN the basement be-
low. Elmer Johnson, worse for liquor,
entered the pool room on the night
Of Tuesday, March /. Frank Kline,
employed in the establishment, at
tempted TO put him out and a scrap
ensued. johnson swore out warrant
Friday, charging Kline with assault
and battery. Kline was fined SO and
costs. Facts brought out then proved
his opponent, a minor, and the charges
against Newstrom resulted.
Schools Overcrowded.-Willard, Irv-
ing and Grant school buildings are
overcrowded by close TO 800 pupils.
This number represents the children
who belong in the Washington school
district and who must go out of their
own district in order that quarters
may be provided for eighth grade
students in the Washington school.
The three minor grade school named
are those which surround the Wash
ington school district and in all of
them there is room enough to proper
ly accommodate only the pupils who
belong to the respective districts. Fact
of the matter is that there are be-
tween 400 and 500 more pupils en-
rolled in the schools of the city than
- on tho hnr
representing growth during the year.
Purse Snatcher Busy.-Miss Mary
Wilmering of 644 Eleventh-and-a-half
street, was the victim of a bold hold
up at 4 O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
while she was walking up the Tenth
street hill. When she had reached
Eleventh avenue she was stopped by
a short, heavy set man, apparently
about So years of age, who, without
warning, commanded her to give W
her pocketbook. Upon her refusal he
snatched It from her and made good
his escape. He secured only a small
amount of money.
| Ordinance In Effect March ST.
Moline saloonkeepers have received
copies Of the new saloon ordinance
in pamphlet form so that each Of the
proprietors may fsmiliarize himself
with all the provisions Of the regula
| tory measure before its enforcement
/ begins. The ordinance was passed BY
the commission March 8, and the date
of its publication is March 20. The
emergency clause, which is the fina
section OF the ordinance, makes the
law operative 10 days after its publica
ton. or March 80. AS that date falls
on a Sunday, when the saloons are
closed, the life Of the comprehensive
measure will begin on the Anal day o.
this month. At 1885 p. m. the nigh
of March 81 the blinds in all Moline
saloons will come down and from thel
on this will be the daily. rule between
that hour and o'clock the following
morning.
Receive Call 70 CIlnton.-A call haI
been extended TO the Rev. George r
Cady, pastor of the Methodist churche
of East Moline, Watertown and Hamp
ton, to accept the pastorste Of tn