Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-18
DAVENPORT DOINGS

DAVENPORT DOINGS
II. l.. Pope. who pleaded guilty 10
bigamy, was sentenced TO the peni.
Tertiary by Judge Bollinger.
Talk of the celebration of Jackson
day is getting more definite and n
committee of the local democrats
will probably meet within n day or
two to outline the affair and set the
arrangements on Foot.
The creditors of George Lindgroen.
the West Fourteenth street grocer,
are getting things in shape for sale
of the $500 or $500 of groceries that
he left in stock here, to realize on
the assets for the payment of the alb
sent merchants debts. Lindgroen is
rumored to he stopping with rela-
tives in Moline.
Ed. Evans. the Jail breaker. is back
in jail. \ few months ago he was
arrested here with stolen silk waists
under his coat, and the check from
one of the several satchels that had
disappeared from the local depots
was found in his pockets. While
serving a 3O-day sentence for the
theft Of the waists he knocked the
paddock off the Jail door and escaped.
Monday of this week he entered the
| jewelry store at Walcott and was
making off with Il lot of watches and
rings when he was seen leaving the
store and was caught after chase
of more than mile
| y. ID. Corbin has been authorized
| by the executive committee of the
| Negro business league TO commence
n canvass of the state for funds for
the erection of the building the
league proposes To erect on the lot
on Harrison street near Eighth that
IL contracted sometime ago to pur-
chase from c. q. Hipwell. The plans
call for Il three-story brick building.
stores on the ground floor. flats on
the second. and halls and committee
rooms on the third floor. to be used
by the colored lodges. Mason. Odd
Fellows, etc. 1t would be a central
building for the negroes much as the
Turner building is for the German
financing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. BANNER and W. W.
Hunter left today for New Orleans
and from there go TO different points
in California. They will return about
the last of April.
EX-Supervisor Thomas McCauslanl
left last evening for Denver. In that
city he will be joined by his daughter
and they Will together make the trip
TO Vera Cruz, Mexico, where the win
ter Will he spent.
j. w. Skinner. former member of |
the North Dakota legisla -ure rs well |
as former Davenporter, is visiting |
at his old home here. He is WI re- |
membered as Davenport lumber
man of earlier days. resident ca |
Brady street where the G.. w. Cable |
home is now located.
L. b. Dawes is preparing to leave |
Davenport for the Bahama stands
again in January. He spend las win
ter there, experimenting pine
apple packery, and his new cNdtract
includes an extensive remodeling of |
the plant and will keep him On the
ground for several months ana pos
sibly year.
Anna MOhr, a young woman en-
ployed at the tin can factory, had Il
narrow escape from death at the
southwest crossing at Fourth AID Di.
vision streets yesterday. On her way
to work she was delayed at the c.'t:.s-
ing there, while passenger II ain
went by, and in hurryi.ig across the
tracks as soon as il passed, wDs
struck by the gravel train, which has
been discharging maTeriai f.: the
track elevation work up town. For
tunately she did not get clearly "ntn
the track and was knocked 20 one
side, the fiagman running TO her and
pulling her out of harms wGs. The
an; bulance was called and shr WIS
taken to her home at 1902 West Sixth
street.
Sam Teel got abroad Rock Island
passenger train at Muscatinc, very