Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
MOLINE

DTdSSFlSn FSS narrow ESCAPE
One brakeman was injured and traffic |
was tied Up for several hours on the !
Milwaukee yesterday as a result OF
the derailment Of Kansas City /
freight train, west bound, No. 81, az
East Moline. The bursting OF an air
hose is given as the cause CT the &C
cident, which happened at 1880 a. m.
DR.. H. S. Bennett was called to attend
the injured man, H NJ. Frickett, Of
Chicago. He was thrown from car
and had a miraculous escape from Sc
rious injury. Milwaukee passenger
train, No. SO, used the Rock Island
tracks while the necessary repairs
were being made. Some Of the track
was torn up.
Fined for Blocking Street Cars Pro-
sress.-C. l. Campbell, driver for the
firm of Ewert & Richter. Davenport
express company, was fined S5.05 in
justice court yesterday morning on
charge Of violating the section of the
traffic ordinance providing that team
sters, driving on the street car tracks,
must pull to one side and allow the
| cars TO pass when warned by the bell.
Delay Work on New HoteI.-Un-
avoidable delays in working out the
exact details in plans for the proposed
new Manufacturers hotel in Moline
practically preclude possibility of the
building going UP this year. The
board Of directors of the association
! is determined TO embCdy the finest ar
| engagements in the structure and de-
! cision has been reached not to 60
ahead with the actual construction
work until everything is in readiness.
/ the style of the building and all other
details definitely agreed upon. 1t is
stated by officers of the association
! that the site for the new hotel will
not be changed, that the property at
Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue,
purchased from the city, viii be the
scene Of building activities.
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Butcher Fined Maximum.-Joseph
Blanche, meat market proprietor at
St6 Eighteenth avenue, was fined $500
the maXimum-by Justice Fred En-
triken yesterday morning on a charge
preferred by Commissioner Eastman
of having unwholesome meat in his
market. The meat in question was
beef that had been killed last Sunday
! after it was found that the animal
was suffering from a disease from
which it could not recover. The ami
NAL originally belonged to John D2-
wet, farmer, who turned it over to
the butcher. According to Blancke
he did not intend to offer the meat
for sale, but put it in his wagon
with the intention of turning it over
- rendering company at Rock Is
land. Not finding them open on Sun
day, he declared, he took the meat
from his wagon into the store where
it was hung IN the front part of the
shop as if on display. In the mean
time Commissioner Eastman had been
notified that the diseased meat had
been taken to the store and he with
Policeman Swan Larson. forced en-
trance TO the place shortly after mid
night, where they found the meat The
next morning Blancke turned the car
cass over to the rendering company
but the city officials determined to
push the case.
lourie President Of 5oo3ters-R.
B. Lourie was yesterday elected presi-
dent of the Greater Moline committee.
Five vice presidents were elected with
seniority in the order named; w E.
Taylor, H. ]. Grip, Nelson H. Greene,
c. S. Trevor, o. +. Anderson. Pending
the selection OF a paid seer etary, T.
A Berglund was continued as tenn
porary secretary and o. E. Mansur
was elected treasurer. The Greater
Moline committee is TO be incorpoTat-
ed under that name The number of
directors was placed at "a, the pres
ert number of members. This leaves
room, if it is so desired, to later in
crease the membership in the COM
mittee. The officers named yesterday
and the 81 directors are to continue
in office till the first meeting in Oc-
tober next, when an annual election
will be held for both directors and of
ficers.
Obituary Record.-P. o. Alfred Dan.
ieison passed from the home. 226 For.
ty-ffth street, at 1920 Thursday even.
ing after an illness of several months
with a complication Of diseases. He
had been a resident Of Rock Island
and Henry counties practically all his
life, and since coming to Moline 1G
years ago he had been employed in
the railway shops at Silvis most o.
the time He was born in Sweden July
IS, 1892. His marriage to Miss Inga
Carolina Larson took place Nov. 2S
1868, at Andover. Together with two
children. Charles and Mrs. William Nc
Kenna, beth of this city, she is bereft
by his passing The funeral will be
held at o'clock Saturday afternoon
from the late home. Rev Ira o. Moth
stein Of Rock Island will oficiate and
interment will be in Riverside GENE
terry.
Carl S. wydeen. aged 70, passed
from the home of his daughter, Mrs
F. c. Beck, 1928 Fourth street, at II: 81
yesterday forenoon. Death was due II