Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
FORTY SKINNY
SH0VELS WHILE
REPAIRING ROAD
ROtarians' Elbows, Accustomed to
Decorating Desks, Strain Tn.
der Weight of Gravel

Showing a shovel and pushing a
pick is no mahogany roll-top
cinch.
Forty Rock Island Rotarians
learned this today when they made
good on their promise to repair the
Milan road between the bridges.
Believe it or not, but they were
on the job two score strong. these
men whose elbows are accustomed
to decorating the shiny surface Of
a desk. And to look at 'em while
they scattered gravel along the
highway at the orders of their
gang bosses, you'd a thunk they
were scared OF losing their jobs.
When the boss issued an order
there was scurrying Of picks and
shovels and gravel fairly few into
the proper place.
Take Mayor Schriver for in
stance. He was on the business
end of a shovel, calmly coaxing
smoke through the stem of a corn
cob-when the chief of the crew
wasn't looking. But when the boss
gave him a double stare, the city
executive shimmied away with
the shovel and in short time caught
up for loafing on the job.
The work of regraveling the road
was under the supervision of A. L.
Horst.
The brigade OF road builders are
working with a determination to
finish the job in a hurry, and pep is
in evidence everywhere.
The crew in which Mayor
Schriyer was working, was be-
tween the first and second bridges.
Needless to say. this part of the
road will be repaired thoroughly.
When asked what official position
Me held. the mayor said he was
JSst an ordinary buck private, and
his overaIls, blue shirt and corn
cob pipe seemed to bear out his
words
Gloves Not Used.
Canvas gloves were brought out
by L. r. Mace, but the custodian of
the blister preveuters is doing very
small business. He says everybody
refused to wear them, claiming
they could work better without
being bothered by gloves. The
crew is evidently DESTROYS of max
ing an impression of being hard
boiled.
Not contented with waiting for
gravel. while working near the
bridges, the gangs proceeded to
clean off the bridges during their
spare time.
The IL crews are divided into
four groups, each group having
supervisor. DR.. E. NJ. SaIa is in
charge of groups /, 2, and 4;
Harry Knox, ) and 6; NJ. E. Strict
er. Z, s and 9; and W. A. Rosen-
field, 10 and IL.
Besides the members of the
club, are several contributors. The
Sinclair Oil company is repre-
scented by J. E. Perry, ]. H. Hack
ley, J. J. Spangler and C. A. Gal
lagher. The Moline Plow company
is represented by Howard Ramsey
and provided the use of a tractor,
and the Rock Island arsenal has
furnished a roller.
Various positions are held by DR..
G. A. Virgins, who is in charge of
all the wagons. Henry Kramer is
responsible for checking up all the
men and Hugh W. Crawford who is
custodian of the water bucket. The
latter found, after the sun ap-
peared on the scene, that he had
more Of a job than he had bar
gained for.
Dinner was served in the
basement of the Methodist church
at II o'clock. Working hours are
from S-12, and from 1-5.
Arrangements have been made
by o. j. Stirratt of the Y. NJ. C. A.
to furnish showers this evening
when the day of labor is finished.
Following are the names of the
men who left the Rotary club at
7:45 O'Clock this morning. Henry
Kramer, Hugh W. Crawford, A. E. !
Horst, A. c. Johnston, DR.. f. M. |
Sala, Emil Warnecke, ". J.
Sweeney, Fred Setterdahl, Harry !
T. Knox, Charles Korn, Frank L.
Patterson, Major Walter A. Rosen-
field. NJ. E. Streiter, A L. Bruner, !
Fred R. Pollard, a. c. Beverlin. c. |
A. Schoessel, Ben Horn, William |
KneIl, DR.. A. E Williams, Dr. M. r. |
A J. Steinel, Paul Duffin,
NJ. u. ELLla, Jay CIdrkSOu, W. L. |
Robert Mitchell, W. c.
Elmer Hallgren, W. T. |
Lynn Ewing, Frank Sala,
Mayor Harry NJ Schriver, c. F.
White. J. E. Perry, c. A. Gallagher.
J. H. Hackley, ]. J. Spangler, E. E.
Howard Ramser, F. G. Rit-
tenmeyer, H. H. Underforth, Joe |
william Mclean, Judge |
Floyd E. Thompson, John Beng
ston, George A Stephenson.
MORRIS TURNER