Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-12

and as a result the home Of John Far
rell at 7O4 Thirteenth street, has
been quarantined. Farrell, who is a
bartender at the Henry Huyvaert sa-
loon at 527 Fourteenth street, con-
tracted the disease from an afflicted
East Moiiner who fingered long in
the saloon. Every precaution is be-
ing taken by the health department
TO check spread of the contagion. One
Of the patients at the pest house in
Riverside park will be released this
week.
Plant Soon Ready for Operation
H. W Campbell, who is 10 engage
in the manufacture Of ice cream in
this city, arrived Monday evening from
/ Clinton to take up work preparatory
10 opening his plant. n. W. Craig has
the contract to erect a one-story brick
, factory. ground dimensions 25x65, and
work will be started at once and rush
! ed to completion. Mr.. Campbell hopes
TO have his plant, which will be locat-
ed on Sixteenth avenue between Four
/ teenth and Fifteenth streets, in op-
/ Grafton within six weeks.
o
Petitions for School Bonds.-Twen-
/ ty-five petitions were placed in circu-
/ lation Yesterday to the end that an
! election may be called at which voters
Of Moline may again express them
/ selves on a neCessity-the issuance of
bonds in the sum of 100000 for a new
! high school building. Plans for new
school building were defeated at an
election last year, when a bond issue
of $4,000 was sought More than
100 signed the petition to call the 1912
election and less than 800 votes were
cast in favor of the issue.
East Moline Really soars.-Prices
are soaring in the wild scramble for
business realty in East Moline. A,
H. Denhardt Monday refused an offer
of $40. O00 for a corner lot having
frontage of so feet on Third avenue
and a depth of 12O feet on Seventh
street. G. l.. Walker. who seven days
ago bought an SO-foot lot at Eighth
!
$500 fer it. sold Monday to H. H
Seibke and J. l.. Greer at an advance
of 500 Two weeks ago c. r. WOOD
and H H. Seibke bought a bushes!
lot. paying S2,10O for it. Gus Seibke
r brother of H. H. Seibke, Monday pm
, chased Mr.. Woods half interest in tht
a realty for $500 Nels MOnson is al
other who figured in the days realt,
. deals, purchasing property on Fir.
= avenue between Fifth and SiXti
t streets for 81 400 from j. L. Greer.
2 /. NJ. G. Quarters Entareed-In ar
e ticipation Of the full recruiting of CON
?. pany F, Sixth l. n. G.. and to advanc
g the social interests of those who ar
a members at the present time, a suit
of four additional rooms in Skinne
- Annex has been leased by the o.
ganizatiOn and this morning workmer
uEEer the direction Of r. E. Willis
lieutenant in command of the militia
! began to make improvements in tn
: quarters. In all $1,000 will be spen
: The quarters will be frightened. ftte
for housing equipment with readin
e and recreation rooms. Sixty stet
Z lockers are to arrive from Auror
D within a short time, and they will r.
l. place the 80 wooden lockers whic
I now are in use. Two rooms will
r reserved for the Quartermaster an
: for storing supplies and equipment.
Secretaries of Local VA shortag
Of men to meet the demands OF tn
Y. NJ. c. A. in fields of South AmeriC
and Mexico is occasion for the Wis
here Of two secretaries Of the Y.
c. A international committee. Tn
demand for trained "Y" men in thos
countries is much greater than II
6 supply available and the work is sal
to offer inducements in various way
V. P. Bowe comes from South Amer
ca. his headquarters being in r
O. Janeiro, the Brazilian capital A.
I Turner is the other man, with a sir
n liar position in Mexico City.
V. obituary.-Word was received he
i'd Monday Of the death Of \. p Halgre
s. a former resident OF this city, whiC
it occurred in Los Angeles Sunday. +
had been failing in health for Il
= last four years and with his wife hs
IN spent the winter in the west in Il
% hope OF being benefited Beside
OF daughter, Mrs. Emil Johnson of NJ
IN line, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Magn
ne Nystrom Of 719 Fourteenth street, al
IS a brother, Charles Anderson Of Da
y. export. Seven sons. beside the vi
Is ow and the one daughter, are imme
re late relatives of the family in mour
p ing because Of his passing Mr.. HI
= gren was born in Sweden, Sept. 3. l8;
g and at the age of IS came to t
10 United States, settling first in Chicas
His marriage took place there a
:. shortly thereafter ne came TO MoliI
- He lived here two years, and spe
:. several years al Big Rock and Be
~. nett. Iowa, before going 10 Vinton.