Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
MOLINE

pOrtant real estate deal was closed i'll
East Moline yesterday morning by
which F. H Railsback, acting for him
self and four other East Moline men,
came into possession of the II. D.
Browning property at the northwest
corner OF Seventh street and First ave-
nue.. Consideration was $4,000. This
choice property, which has frontage
Of 172 feet, has been secured as an in
vestment and no plans have as yet
been made for any specific improve
m6nts. AS it stands now the property
consists of two lots with dwellings and
two vacant lots.
Case Established as SmalIpoK.-It
has been definitely established by DR..
J. Wagner of Springfield, inspector for
the state board of health, and DR.. P.
H. Vessel, that William Salter, the
young man staying at the Archie L
Wagner home, 362 Thirty-fifth street,
has we'll developed case of smallpox.
The man is too sick to be removed
from the place to any pest house and
ne will be kept in the east end home
for the time being. The house with
a half dozen occupants has been placed
under quarantine and the city health
authorities have established a perma-
nent guard All the occupants have
been vaccinated and it will be at least
two weeks before any of them are re-
leased This will be only in the event
that no other cases develop.
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New Hotel for East MoIlns.-A four
story brick hotel for East Moline is
announced yesterday morning by J. V.
| CLAIR, proprietor of the Interurban no.
tel on Second avenue, this city. He
says he will start work on the struc-
tuIe early next month and expects to
have it finished and ready for business
| by June l. According to present plans
the hostelry will be of so rooms ami
will cost approximately $4,000. 1t
will rise at the northwest corner of
! Sixth street and First avenue. Ground
dimensions will be 3SxS0. A feature of
! the building will be two large front
pcrches extending the entire width,
| one for each of the first two stories.
On the second floor will be the lobby.
Select Manufacturers Governing
/ Board.-Members of the Tri-City Man.
ufacturing association have by secret
balloting, rechosen G.. R Stephens of
Moline, W. H. VanDervOort of East
Moline, and S. B. Lafferty of Daven-
port, as members of the governing
board to succeed themselves for
Z 80,
made up of 10 members, number of
! whom retire every year They are
chosen by ballots sent in by each mem
Der to the office of the secretary of
/ the association.
Slips on Ice; Wrenches Back.-Lew
! Madison OF 523 Thirty-eighth street,
Rock Island, slipped and fell on some
/ ice while working in the Silvis yards
of the Rock Island railway. His back
was severely wTenched and he will be
confined for several weeks.
| Suffers Broken Ribs In Fall
/ Charles Hosselschwerdt, a Rock Island
brakeman living in Silvis, is a patient
at the city hospital, and is being
nGrsed for three broken ribs and other
| injuries sustained while he wac on
duty Tuesday night He slipped from
/ a position between the tender and first
car OF his train while it was moving,
bat luckily fel clear of the tracks. The
! accident occurred when the train was
la short distance out Of Wilton, Iowa.
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Frozen Feet Cause Gangrene.-Os-
car OdelI, a laborer aged 80 years, is
! in the city hospital suffering from gam
creme, which resulted from his feet
being frozen several days ago while
he was employed in East Moline as an
ice cutter Gangrene set IN and the
attending physician ordered Odell re-
moved to the hospital at once for an
operation. The patient was so delir-
ious last night that It was impossible
- apply surgical instruments. II will
be necessary to amputete a part Of
each foot a short distance back of the
toes. The mans condition is precar-
ious and it is doubtful II he will sur
vive.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. David Ed
wards of Coal Valley died at yes
terday morning after being bedfast for
six weeks. She was born in Wales II
years ago and was married there. She