Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
MOLINE

Barnard Property Sold.-ElSinore,
the beautiful residence property of
Charles A Barnard on Fifth street in
Moline, was sold by public auction at
the east court house door by ]. L.
Haas, master-in-chancery, to satisfy
foreclosure proceedings. 1t was bid
In for the amount of the mortgage, in
terest and costs in the case, by the
creditor, the Peoples Savings Bank
and Trust company of Moline. The
sum involved was s14,564.3s. Mr.. Bar
nard, former secretary Of the Barnard
& Leas Manufacturing Co., is now
located in the west The property is
one of the finest in Moline.
Cooper Heads School Board.-By a
vote Of 1877 to 1872, H. W. Cooper, head
ing the list commonly termed the
board ticket" was chosen over w. c.
Wilson, socialist candidate, as presi-
dent of the board of education, at the
Saturday election. Little interest was
manifest in the annual voting, the
total number of votes cast being only
969.
War on Speed Mania.-Chief of Po-
lice Bisant has declared war on auto
mobile and motorcycle speeders who
have been persistently violating the
speed ordinance. Sunday afternoon
the chief had a special officer on a
motorcycle securing the city on the
lookout for speeders ana m the short
time Of two hours 81 speed maniacs
had been caught None was arrested
but all were warned it was their last
chance and that the next violation
would be followed by arrest and pros
| ecution. In every case the drivers
were running their machines between
| 20 and 40 miles an hour.
More Pay for Waterworks Employees
An amendment to the ordinance rel
alive to the operation of the city
waterworks plant has been ordered by
| the city commission-this to provide
for an increase in the pay of the
engineers at that plant to $50 month
| Other employees at the station viii
also be benefited as result of a motor
which was approved, calling for ;
maximum salary of $40 to each o
three filtermen, three fremen and one
assistant engineer.
Fined for Craps Shooting.-Caugh
while indulging in a game of craps a
2:30 Sunday morning in the basemen
of building at 207 Sixteenth street
five men were fined on the charge
of gambling in justice court. A Rem
strom, the alleged keeper of thu
game, paid S12.05, and James Shubert
Victor Smith, w. Bloom, Olaf Ander
son and Joe Ombody, players, were
fined $5.05 each.
Hospital Income Large.-A mos
gratifying financial report of the cit!
hospital board, showing a net surplus
! income for the year of $10,276.86, wal
submitted to the ely commission. b!
w. V. Richards, superintendent of thu
| board. Revenue from the rental o
rooms alone amounted to $19,146.4
and the apportionment of taxes wa
S16,S50. After all expenses were pail
| and liabilities accounted for the sur
plus income, representing a health,
net profit from the operation of tn,
institution, is on hand. Earnings ant
receipts of all kinds during the yea
reached a total of $S0,S10.7S.
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Greeks Dedicate Church.-Sunda
was a day of rejoicing for Greeks o
the tTi-cities and adjoining territory
and a celebration incident to the ded
cation Sunday of the new orthodo
church building on Nineteenth stree
will continue all through the weel
According to the calendar of the He
lenes this is Holy week, the big day
of which will be Friday and the
next Sunday, which is Easter. Nor
than 500 worshippeTs filled the me-
edifice Sunday morning and partic
pated in the services which continue
for three hours. There was a goo
representation of citizens, not men
bers of the church, at the services
An Offering that amounted to s3s
was received to apply on the buildin
debt. Complete cost of the church, il
Guiding the property and elaborate il
, terror furnishings, will reach close
SIS, 600. OF this nearly $4,000 has a
ready been collected or subscribed.
was announced at the service that a
soon as the debt is lifted plans fC