Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-10
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Expend S1,7o7 for Poor.-Cost OF |
caring for the poor of Moline-exclu-
sive of all that is done by organiza- |
tons and individuals philanthropically |
inclined-runs into a considerable |
sum, as is shown in a statement just |
compiled by W. A. Golden, overseer of |
the poor for the city of Moline, and |
submitted 10 the board of supervisors |
of Rock Island county. The report |
covers q period from June l, 1912, to |
June 1, 1913, and shows actual expen-
ditures for relief work of s1.707.S4. |
Added to this sum is the per diem al
lowance of 81 for the overseer. swell
ing disbursements to S2,072.84.
J Given Heavy Fine-Robert Wood.
ward who was arrested in connection
| with the raid on a disorderly house at
619 Fourth avenue Saturday afternoon,
was fined $51.sO by Magistrate Frank
| Gustafson on a charge of being
keeper of such house and s201.S0 for
selling liquor without a license.
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! Victim CT EoIdup.-May Welnitz, 1872
| Railroad avenue, was the victim OF
two holdup men Saturday night at 8
| O'clock Miss Welnitz, on her way
home, was walking north on Third
| street between Fourth and Railroad
avenues, when the men approached
her from the opposite direction. AS
they came opposite her one of the
thieves seized her and the other
snatched her 'pocketbook. Both men
fed. Fortunately the purse contained
only a small sum of money, about 81.
I Provide $500 for PIaygrounds.-In
making up the budget of expenditures
, for the ensuing year the city COM
, mission will provide at least $500 to
further the public playground move
= ment inaugurated and planned for
: Riverside. park under supervision of
: the civic department of the Moline
: Woman's club. Such encourag cement
, and aid from the city, Mrs. E e, Par
5 soaage told the commissioners, will
tend to tighten the work of the inter
e ested women and will make possible
the securing of aid from other sources.
: Realty Exchange Members Banquet.
Members of the Moline Realty EX-
;. change-which for months has seem
ed 10 be an extinct organization
a gathered at $50 last evening in the
q Moline club for a banquet and to dis
V cuss plans for entering into the work
Of the Greater Moline committee
New enthusiasm has been created, as
members realize that through cooper
I alton there is a big work to be &C
complished here in planning some
scheme for activity in house building
4a4 Births; 346 Deaths.-Births in
Moline during the fiscal municipal
year ended April / exceeded deaths by
13S, according to the ANNUAL report OF
DR.. Perry Vessel, city physician. The
report shows a total of 4S4 births in
the city during the twelve months. Of
which 267 were males and PIT females
The number of deaths was 346. II
this reckoning also, the males are II
the majority, POI having passed away
during the year as against las of the
other sex Contagious and infection;
diseases 10 which the city physician
gave attention during the year mum
bered 127, itemized in this manner
Typhoid fever, 43; diphtheria, AZ
scarlet fever, 16: smallpox, 6: cry
sipelas, 6; tuberculosis, 5; measles, 5
whooping cough, 8.
Dr.. HartzelI Visits City-Phe wei
known scientist, DR.. j. Culver Hart
zell, son of Bishop ]. c. Hartzell o
Africa, former Moliner, after an en-
joyable stay of several days with rela
tives here has returned to Cincinnati
Dr. Hartzell was much impresset
with the growth of Moline and Roc
Island and predicts a great future TO
Il. both cities. He was especially i'm
re pressed with the magnitude of tn
III plant of Deere & Co, which it wa
IS his privilege to inspect. He said tina
le his father, Bishop Hartzell had shiT
a ped the first Deere plows to Sout
It, Africa years ago. DR.. Hartzell is
e. member of a number of well know
lie scientific societies and has nationa
d. reputation as an analyst, geologist
", chemist and engineer. He has bee
called in consultation on several larg
engineering problems. Among tn
~ prominent schools from which he ha
been graduated are Chattanooga an
Yale universities and the Royal un