Rock Island Argus., 1902-04-15
DAVENPORT DOINGs


Prof. Starr has donated TO the
Davenport Academy of Natural
Sciences through w. c. Putnam a
number of masks used by the AIeXi-
can Indians in their war dances and
other tribal and ceremonial celebra-
tions. Prof. Starr has recently head
ed an expedition through old Mexico,
visiting at Uxmal and Palenque,
wherein are still extant the relics of
the historic civilization of the abor-
gines.
The conclusion of the hearing of
Fred Reed, who was brought before
the board of insanity Saturday suffer
ing from "a dementia superinduced
by the excessive use of morphine,
was the feature in the clerks office
yesterday. Drs. French and Dear
mand were present. From the testi-
mony il was decided that the pa
tient needed treatment at the hos
pital and he was therefore commit
ted 70 Mt. Pleasant as a private pa
tient where he will be assisted in the
task of throwing off the tyranny of
the drug which has taken grip upon
his manhood. and is slowly but sure
ly degenerating it.
Rev. and Mrs. w. II. Blancke left
yesterday for Ursa To attend the
funeral services of Mrs. l.. NJ. Stein
beck. the mother of Mrs. Blancke,
who died Saturday morning at the
age of So years and nearly months.
The Davenport x Suburban Street
Railway company will open offices
this week i'm the $. b. q $. building
on Second and Harrison streets. These
will occupy the second story of the
building which belongs to August +.
Steffen. treasurer of the organiza-
ton. according to the officers OF
the company the survey of the line
between this city and Muscatine will
begin at once, and it will not be long
before the power house of the com
pany will be located somewhere in the
vicinity of Buffalo.
DIR. p. NJ. Bracelin reports the .
year-old daughter of the Sievert
family at 119 Warren street suffer
ing from blood poisoning. Last
Thursday the child tried to make
friends with Il strange feline which
resnted the fondling. The cat bit the
child sinking its teeth deeply into
its tender flesh. BY the time DIR.
Bracelin was called blood poisoning
had set in and the Inflammation eN-
tended rapidly over the entire arm.
The little one is in Il serious con-
dition.
The condition of DIR. Braunlich.
who is suffering from blood poison
ing. is reported about the same as ii
has been for the past several days.
He is taking and retaining nourish-
ment, and responding favorably to
the douche treatment. His friends
have hopes for his recovery. al
though he is not yet out of danger
The meeting of the Nord Ameri-
kanischer Turner Bund will be held
in this city on the week following
July 4. Elaborate preparations will
soon be made for the entertainment
of the delegates to be in attendance.
The Lindsay & Phelps saw mill be-
gan its operation for the season yes
terday \ raft was towed down to
its boom Sunday by the Eclipse and
is being sawed up.
Edward O'Brien. machine operator
in the harness department at the
Rock Island arsenal. sustained
badly lacerated index finger on the
right hand while at work the other
day. In some manner the digit was
cut near the knuckle joint, and
stiffening of the finger is feared
Mr.. O'Brien is taking an enforced
vacation.
Joe Gardner. who has been at Nor