Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-31


i F. ~, Garrison, who resigned the
general secretaryship of the Daven-
port Y. NJ. c. \. some time ago, but
had been prevailed upon to remain
during the tendency of the new build
ing movement, has left for a short
visit at Fort Dodge, his old home
and from there will go tn Michigan,
where he will engage in the state Y.
VI. c. \. work
The funeral of the late Mrs. p. y.
Littig was held from the late resi-
dence on Fifteenth street Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. Services were
held at Grace cathedral. Rev. y. ).
Stevens officiating. lnterment was
made at Pine Hill. The palIbearcrs
were Mcssrs T.. j. Hilton, Bruce +.
Seaman. Fred II. Bartemeyer, y. f.
Schooling, f. ID. Barr and ii. W.
Kerker.
The ladies of the Colonial Danes
of Iowa met with Mrs. ). +. Smith
yesterday and dined at the Outing
club. They attended the exercises at
the soldiers monument, and furnish
ed a large wreath of geraniums for
its decoration, the crimson flowers
lending bright and not InapproPri-
ate effect To the color scheme worked
out by the decorator.
The ladder truck No. =, quartcred
at Hose No. 3 on Harrison street.
with its crew under direction of AS
sistant and Acting Chief Mike Heency
and Capt. Houghton, and with II. j.
Brewbaker reinforcing it, placed the
garlands upon the soldiers monument
ut o'clock yesterday morning. This
was preparatory to the exercises
which were held later in the fore
lnoon.. Ii has always been the GUS
tom of the fire department boys to
decorate the monument. The shaft
can only be scaled with ladders, and
these are so tall that only experts
can scale them. lost Commander
Henry Karwath superintendent the
placing of the decorations.
The order of Eagles has flown into
Davenport and an Aerie of the order
was instituted here Thursday even
| ing at Red Mems hall. Grand District
Organizer W. 5. Hall and Grand
Worthy Secretary and Conductor w.
\. Shoemaker. of Aerie 100, of Des
Moines, coming here to put the
wings on" about 50 members. while
30 more members are to be initiated
next Sunday evening. Officers were
elected by the Davenport lodge as
follows: Past Worthy President,
John G.. Emendorfsr: worthy presi-
dent, Phil O'Bricn; vice president, Au-
gust Stengel. of Rock Island; secrc-
tary, +. j. Childs; treasurer, Max +.
Ochs; physician, DR.. o. {. Rogers; in
side guard, Otto Binder; outside
guard. Walter Ycrian: trustees. Mich
ael Harrison. Henry Welsh and Albert
Petersberger.
Ralph Kirkwood is about to inaugu-
rate a novel scheme for gathering in
nickels and supplying the residents
of the hill district with hot roasted
peanuts and popcorn. Mr.. KIrNwood
/ is manager of the Da- Port Peanut
and Popcorn company. y vehicle
provided with a gasoline operating
engine and automatic revolving cyl
indcr roasters, propelled by ponies.
started ont at = o'clock this
afternoon for a tour of the hill dis
trict. Two burros are expected to
replace the ponies in about two
weeks.
! The annual commencement eNer-
cises of ST. Ambrose college will he
| held at the hall of that institution on
June II, in the evening. The regular
graduation exercises and elocution-
ary contest will be held on the same
evening.
Justice j. :. Altman at 1 o'clock
Thursday afternoon united in mar
riage at his office j. w. Carney. of
Nicholas. Ia. and Elizabeth Lautz. of
this city The couple have gone to
housekeeping at or Harrison street.
Frank Traeger. of Giibertown, has
entered Il petition for the appoint
ment of Il guardian to manage the
property of Abraham Hemsworth.
The petition recites and alleges that
the defendant is so years of age and
had always been hard drinker. and
was n man of dissolute, brutal and
bpstiaI habits. He owns property
valued at $4,000. and is alleged to he
incompetent to take care of it. There
fore the court is asked to name Il
suitable guardian.
Years of Suffering.
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