Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-06
MOLINE

Deere Benefits Ss,735.7s.-Reports
Of the Deere sick benefit insurance
fund for 1912 were distributed among
plant employees yesterday showing a
total disbursement of ss,7S5.7s. There
are approximately $500 men at work
in the pillow shop and the average
cost to each one during the 12-month
ended Jan. 81. was So. Both sickness
and accident cases were covered TO
May l, at which time the compensa.
ton act and employers liability went
into effect and was accepted by the
Deere people. Since that date only
cases Of Illness have been covered
by the benefit fund. Previous to May
l, the company contributed an amount
the same as that paid by the employees.
Since then the company mas paid a
fourth of the entire assessment.
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Plans for State conVention.-Mem-
bers of the Moline Letter Carriers as
sociation are already planning fer the
state letter carriers convention to be
held in Moline this year. The date
Of convention has been set for two
days, May % and "a. Local commit.
tees are preparing to entertain be-
tween 100 and $50 of Uncle Sarn's
gray-coated employees from cities and
towns of Illinois. A big delegation
is expected from Chicago.
4,405 Pupils in Schools.-According
to report the Moline public schools
have now 4,4O5 pupils enrolled, which
is 800 more than for any previous
January, and almost 200 more than for
the month of December. 1t is only
six less than the largest enrolment
for any single year in the history of
the schools.
Obituary.-After an Illness of only
four days of liver trouble, Mrs Olaf
Sjodin passed away from the home,
! 1903 Twelfth avenue, at II Tuesday
night. She had been a resident of this
country only two years, coming here
! direct from Sweden, and was married
to Mr.. Sjodin IS months ago. Aida
Bengston was born in .Elsborg Ian,
/ WestergOtland, Sweden, July 16, 1884
Practically her entire family still re-
side in that country. Beside he nus
band, she leaves a little daughter,
Anna, only two months old, five broth
ers and three sisters. Two of the
/ brothers arrived in this city Within
/ the last few weeks and one sister
! is now living in Chicago.
! Robert Kay, aged so years, died at
1870 yesterday afternoon in his home
at 1927 Eighth avenue. Infirmitias Of
/ age caused death. Mr.. Kay was born
/ in England. He had lived in Rock
Island county since 1865, conducting
farm in South Moline township un-
/ I'll his removal to Moline a few years
ago. His wife died in 1873. He leaves
three sons, Robert of Briar Bluff. John
| Of EldOrado, and James of Alabama,
and two daughters, Mrs. Emma Lewis
of Viola, and Mrs. NJ B. Hunter of
| Moline.
Nels Peter Anthony, 1916 Fourth
avenue, died at 2:3O yesterday morn
ing in the city hospital, the end COM
ing after an operation for appended
/ It's. He was born in Sweden As years
/ 90 and came to this country and to
Moline only four years ago. Surviv-
! ing in Sweden are the widow, one
son and one daughter.
The 4-day-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Drum died Tuesday in the
city hospital. The grief stricken par
ents reside in East Moline.
August Van Vooren, aged 40, of 537
First avenue, East Moline, died at St.
Anthony's hospital at noon yesterday.
He had been i'll only few days and
was taken to the hospital Monday
last He was an employe of the R
& V. Engineering company, and leaves
a widow.
Philip NJ. Metzger, resident OF this
city for half century, was called tc
rest at $50 yesterday morning from
the home, Is IS Fifteenth street Death
was due to dropsy of the heart. PHILIP
Martin MetZger was born in Byron
Oxenford, Germany, Aug. 26, 1888, ant
came to the United States at the age
Of II, settling first in Chicago. In 1856;
he came to this city and had since
lived here. In point of service he haC
the distinction of having worked as ;
teamster for Deere & Co. for As years
Only two years ago he was retired OF
a pension by the concern. Three son!
and four daughters, all Of this city, ar
left to mourn. They are John, VII
liam, Alfred, Mrs. Andrew Smith, Mrs
Anton Peterson, Mrs. Huga Jasper ant
Mrs. Charles WelnitZ. He also leave
10 grandchildren. Mrs. Metzger dieC
| in this city in 1899.