Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-15
DAVENPORT DOINGS

by family gathering in which p. j.
Hagerty, father of Mrs. McGuirl1, and
family participated. Dinner was
served and the evening very pleasant
~ spent. The - years of welded
life have been ~ years of Joy and
happiness for Mr.. and Mrs. McGuirk
An Associated Press dispatch
which will be of great interest to the
people of this city was received last
night and bears date at MARSHALL
town, Iowa. 1t states that an order
from the Chicago headquarters of the
Glucose Sugar Refining company, the
plant of that concern at Marshall
town, is to be shut down and 300 men
thrown out of work. The cause as
signed is that corn is so scarce. and
the quantity obtainabIe is insuffic-
lent to keep the company's five
plants, one of which is in Davenport
in operation.
George Cascanet, n well known
character about town, is in the tolls
again, and this time it seems certain
it will go hard with him. He is the
young man wanted for the theft of
tools and other articles from the
Silver Moon restaurant on East Sec
ond street several months ago and
his arrest has not taken place sooner
by reason of the fact he has been
over at Milan. He returned to the
city yesterday, however, and was ar
rested by Officer Mullane last night.
About an hour after the prisoner had
been locked up Bert Patch came TO
the station and filed complaint
against Cascanet charging him with
having stolen n new suit of clothes
and new pair of shoes. The police
investigated and the articles were
found at Sanders secondhand store.
where they had been hypothecated
earlier in the day by Cascanet for a
small loan. Accordingly the prisoner
will face two charges. He had not
been back in the city for many hours
before he was up To his old tricks
again.
The committee in charge of the
winter entertainment of the Daven-
port Turner's is making preparations
for the grand Thanksgiving ball to
occur on the night of Nov. 81. The
entertainment Will be in the nature
of a concert as we'll as a dance and
among the soloists so far secured for
the musical part of the program is
Mrs. Grace Foster. a Chicago so
prano, who Will appear at the singing
festival at Peoria next summer.
There was n large tri-city attend
ance last evening at the union prayer
meeting held by tri-city and Milan
Presbyterians at the Second Presby-
terrain church in this city. The meet
ings have been source of great
profit and benefit to the people and
the church. \ greater interest has
been awakened in church work and
especially in the mid-week prayer
meeting.
1t is expected that in two weeks
more General Agent :. r. Boyd of the
Rock Island road will be transacting
business at the new city offices of
the Chicago. Rock Island d Pacific
railway at 3O7 Brady street. The Of
flee is now being fitted up in excel
lent shape and will soon be ready to
entertain the passengers and com
tri-city force.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to Claude La Grange, of Pleas
ar| Della Nav Warner.
of Marseilles, ILL.,, and to Peter An
derson and Mamie Carlson, of Mo-
line.
Yesterdays clearing house figures
were S221.111. For the corresponds
ing day of last year they were $172,-
o69.
Mrs. sherman. the woman who con-
duets an establishment for the en-
larging and framing of pictures, at
40 Brady street, was arrested on
charge of disturbing the peace yes
terday. Mrs. John Fordham, of Rock
Island, filed the complaint. Accord
ing TO the story told by Mrs. Ford
ham. a solicitor for Mrs. Sherman
called at the residence and secured
an order to enlarge a portrait, the
enlarged picture to cost one dollar.
Nothing was said about a frame, but
when the complaining witness came
to this side of the river and proceed
ed to the Sherman shop she was in
formed she could take the picture
with the frame which had been
placed upon it and pay several dol
lars for the whole or she could leave
without anything at all. Mrs. Ford
ham says she protested. strongly and
that Mrs. Sherman then became abus-
i've and went so far in the direction
of i'll manners as to project saliva in
the customers face. When this last
thing had been done the Rock Island
woman hurried to the police station
and filed an information against Mrs.
sherman who was brought INTO the
police court and given continuance