Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-09
MOLINE


has been started on the excavation for
threestory 40-foot brick addition to
the south half of the Lockhart build
fng on Sixteenth street between Fourth
and Filth avenues. Contract for the
building job, which involves the ex-
penditure of about $1,000, has been
awarded to Brissman & Co. When
the addition is completed late in July
or early in August, Lane Bros res
! taurant and cafe. which now occupies
the north half of the building, will be
moved into the new quarters, and Of
| fees of the Lockhart Plumbing COM
pany will be shifted to the room va
Gated by the restaurant
Eggs and Beverages Cause Trouble.
"A can of sardines, 3S eggs, and nu-
merous glasses of intoxicating bever-
ages were the cause of Ferdinand
Jacques, a Belgian rooming at 332
Fourth street, being fined $50 be.
fore Magistrate Frank Gustafson We'd
nesday afternoon. Evidence offered ar
the hearing kept the few spectators in
continuous roar of laughter AS told
at the trial, Jacques and a friend, Ca
mile Seys, roomed with Alidere Mad
elm at the above address Sunday the
pair went to Rock Island and returned
late at night, somewhat intoxicated
and very hungry. A forage in the
pantry resulted in the discovery and
subsequent consumption of a can of
sardines and some eggs. According
to Jacques, there were only seven eggs,
but if Madelin is to be believed there
were So. AS a result of this wholesale
consumption of eggs, jacques and
Seys were ordered to leave, but were
told that they might spend Monday
might at the place. Instead, jacques
again became intoxicated and at
o'clock Sunday morning decided to
move, disturbing his landlords slum-
Der in the process. When Madelin OBJ
ljected, it. is alleged that the intoxicat-
ed roomer threatened him with knife
Madelin, frightened, drew revolver
land fired in the air twice, causing
jacques and his roommate, Seys, to
fee precipitately. Jacques sped to
the police station for help, but Seys
in springing over fence, was caught
on a picket by the seat OF his trous-
lers. where he hung, struggling. until
arrival of the officers, who released
him. -.
Swedish EpWorth League Convenes
About forty out of town delegates
and about sixty Moline members OF
the Swedish Methodist church attend
. ed the banquet of the Epworth league
Galesburg district, given wednesday
L. evening. The real work Of the con
vention started yesterday morning
After the religious meeting a nomina
ting committee was appointed. This
committee will choose nominees to be
| voted upon fer district Offices. The re
ports of the officers were then heard
In the absence of the president, Dis
trict Superintendent John W. Swensor
read the presidents report, showing
what the league had accomplished dur
ing the past year. The treasurer's re
port showed that the league finances
were on sound footing. more none!
being in the treasury than ever before
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Equip an Airdome.-Moline is t
have a second airdome amusemen
center, beginning Wednesday evenin;
I G next week. E l. Hammer and F
q Ackerson are constructing what is II
be known as the Starlight airdome oil
4 the north side of Sixth avenue, jus
/ west of Fifteenth street, and are ex
pectiag to have accommodations TO
j Geo patrons. Some difficulty was ex
4 perienced at first to get r front tina
4 would conform with the city building
4 ordinance, but the Objectionable part
have been removed. The moving pic
ture machine is being secured in Chi
4 cago, and will be installed today il
a frepToof booth such as the ordinance
requires. The usual three reels Q
pictures will be used
o.
Stops State Sewer Work.-The vi
lage Of Watertown, through its of
4 Gals, has stopped work on the stat
sewer at WATERFOWL and the legs
q phases OF the contest will be threshe
q out before Justice Niles at Watertow
today. The matter has grown out c
a difference betssen the village an
the institution with reference to cor
Meeting with the sewer. The yillag
wants TO get the privilege OF connec
ing the sewer pipes of the new schoc
house to be erected at Watertown an
q on being refused this request tn
s. work of putting new sewer pipes i
tho old drain mos CT pon,