Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
MOLINE

Dealers Fined.-Fines of $12.O5, the |
minimum for the offense, we're placed |
upon the three ice cream companies, |
"Polos," Barr" and Davenport"
charged by the city with selling cream |
having less butter fat than the city |
ordinance requires. The city attorney
asked that the maximum fine of 800
and costs be assessed as in the case
of the Davenport Ice Cream company
had been held two times previously,
but Justice Williams decided differ
emily. The Barr company had a rep
resentative appear Thursday after
noon and plead guilty The other two
were unable to come and their cases
were continued until Friday morning
when they pleaded guilty.
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Population VIII Reach s,ooo..-Mrs
S. A. Cartwright is progressing rapid
ly with the work of taking the school
census and up to date she has covered
the New Shops addition, the Warner
addition and everything from First
street to Ninth street in the city prop
er. A year ago when she took the
school census she found a few more
than 1,100 in the school district, which
is practically the city of East Moline,
under 81 years Of age, and this year
she estimates that there will be nearly
400 under 81 years. On these figures
| it will give the city a population of
nearly 5000.
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Obituary Record.-James Hill,
pioneer resident of Barstow, died at
his home at that place Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock. Deceased was
more than 20 years of age and was
well known in this locality. Death was
caused by weakness incident to old
age. Funeral services will be held
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in the
First Methodist church of Barstow.
Plans New Building BIock.-Fif-
teenth avenue, near Seventh street,
East Moline, is to have a large bust
ness block and the plans and specifica-
tons are now being made by c. w.
Hink. The plans call for a building
to be SOx100 feet and the promoter,
T. D. Burton, Of Sprinfield, ILL.,, is
not as yet decided whether it will be
one or two stories in height Neither
has he decided whether he will cut
it OFF into two stores or convert it
into four. To erect the building one
story in height will require an outlay
of at least $4,000, and should he
decide to put on the additional story
it will bring the outlay up to nearly
$4,000.
Moline to Entertain EaeIes.-Moline
Will be the next meeting place of the
Illinois Eagles convention, June II,
IL, and 10 of next year being the date
set. This unanimous decision was
made by the Aerie meeting in Granite
City. 1t had been planned to have two
Eagle conventions meeting in the tri-
icities at once next year; but although
Moline did its part, the plan has fallen
through because Davenport was un-
able to secure the Iowa State Aerie
of the Eagles, Keokuk being the sue
cessful city. The zeal with which the
local delegates entered in the cam.
palgn made the -election appear GER
tain even at the start. Badges bear.
ing the slogan, Moline. 1914" were
passed out and big banner advertis-
ing this city was kept in a conspicuous
place. Deere & Co. and the Velie
company sent stickpins with the local
men which were given away about the
convention.
Hay Of Good QuaIity.-That the soil
of the Rock river bottoms is in no
immediate danger of being depleted OF
its fertility is evidenced by samples
OF its products. Mrs. Jennie Mail.
stedt, residing six miles east of the
city on the Coaltown road has six
acres of timothy hay in which the aver
age youngster could easily imagine
himself lost in forest IL he were in
the center of it. Two stems brought
to town yesterday are fully FIVE feet