Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-29

cation before the early part of May,
when the present contract with the
Northern Utilities company, which
controls the privilege by right of
franchise, expires. What the terms
of the new contract shall be, if one
should be entered into, is the study of
officials.
New Home for Pillow Goa C. Bar
Der and w. H. Masten have returned
home from Columbus, Ohio, where
last week they completed arrange
ments for new home for the Ohio
Moline Plow company, recently in
corporated. A Columbus financial man
will erect for the company a modern,
fireproof building, with ground dimen-
sions S5x170 feet, four stories and
basement. The contract to build has
already been signed and a lease for
long term of years is now being
drawn. Approximate cost of the new
structure, on which work is to be
started at once will be $150,000.
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Accident Victim improVine.-Elmer
Engstrom, the Moline young man who
was injured in the motorcycle acct
dent on Fourth avenue and Twenty
seventh street Friday evening, is rest
ing easy at the city hospital and he
will be out as soon as the broken
bones of his left leg have knitted. In
teTnal injuries, first feared, have not
developed. He is not as seriously
hurt as was first supposed.
New Roundhouse at SiIVis.-The
work of erecting IA stall roundhouse
at Silvis will soon be taken up by the
Rock Island. A survey of the railway
yards has been completed and it is
stated that the yardage capacity will
be increased by the laying of II or 1
more switch tracks. If the plans ar
carried out the main tracks will b
changed and the company will use a.
the yard space. The main tracks wi
be laid at the south side of the raj
way yards and if this is done it wi
mean that the railway station will b
changed to a new site, nearer to Firs
avenue.
Wins First Honors.-Albert Eaton
Moline, high school representativ
orator, achieved honor for himself an
the school by winning first place i
the district contest held in DeKal
Saturday evening. With his CRATIC
on The Greater Heroism," the locs
boy won over seven competitors tn
right to represent the second distric
of the state in the championship col
= test in Champaign May 16. Earl Sa
: isbury of Rockford, speaking on "Joh
= Brown" took second honors, and WI
e liam Sanford of Kewanee, whose SUI
l. ject was THE Spirit of Discomfort
e was third. Orators were also entere
r from the high schools of Oregon
i Freeport, Geneseo, Princeton an
- Ashton.
Obituary Record.-John T. lie
Civil war veteran and resident of tn
/ county for more than half a centur-
passed to his rest at yesterday for
noon at 1902 Fourth avenue He can
! here for visit ten days ago from III
Old Soldiers home at Quincy and We
taken i'll shortly after his arrival. i
frmities incident to age are assigne
as the cause of death. Mr.. Lee wa
born in England July II, 1889, al
:, came to this country with his paren
!: at the age of Z, settling first in Ke
D. lucky. After a residence there of
few years he removed to this count
= and had lived here ever since.
December of 1892 he was married
n Miss Ameda Brassmer of Sherrar
II He enlisted from Rock Island al
:" served with credit throughout Il
y war. After the war he was engage
y as a coal miner in this county f
many years. His health giving W,
"A about Is years ago. and being no Ion
S. er able to work. he entered the 81
n diers' home in Quincy, where he h;
been practically ever since. Besit
l. the widow he leaves one son, Joi
Q, Lee of East Moline, and one daughte
e Miss Olive of Little Rock, Ark, tv
IN stepchildren, May and Florence, OF
s. brother, Robert of Rock Island, al
It one sister, Mrs. Hannah Haddick
It Sherrard.
Colorado Springs, Col-Violent he
al orrhsge of the lungs and kidneys