Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-18
DAVENPORT DOTS

At his home in Walcott at 3: 80
o'clock Saturday morning occurred
the death of G.. Moeller, for so years
a resident of this county, in the 10th
year of his age. The deceased was a
native of Germany. Besides his wife.
there survive him three sons, Charles
H., Ernst T., and Herman ID. Moeller,
and one daughter, Mrs. Anna Werner
Two brothers, Ernst of Walcott, and
Louis, of this city, also survive, to-
gether with thirty grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
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Saturday afternoon at the Parson-
age of the Central Methodist church,
Victor Berglund of Madrid was we'd
ded to Miss Alice ID. Winroot of Bish-
OPP Hill, Illinois, by Rev. Fayette L..
Thompson.
y vocal and instrumental concert
for the benefit of the Davenport
Academy of Sciences will be given at
the Burtis opera house in the earlier
part of September. The following
persons will appear on the program:
Miss Poodle Ross, Mrs. Lily Stibolt-
Hansen. Mrs. Wade, (harp), Mrs.
Alice ID. Atwell (piano), Apollo
Quartette (vocaD, Beethoven Quin-
tet Club (instrumentaD
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Dr. Bawden telephoned to the po-
lice Saturday that Il sl>itf was found
on Petersen's island stranded on the
shore down there. The skiff contain
ed lunch box and black dog, and
the theory of the police is that
E. F.,y-
a days outing. had drowned. DIR.
Bawden states that he was called in
to the country west of the city last
Friday night and while passing
Petersen's island this side of Buffalo
noticed u skitf with black dog as its
occupant. On his return trip in the
morning the dog and skiff were still
there, which seems to indicate that
the occupant had drowned. The po-
lice have found no clues leading to
the identity Of the owner of the skiff
or dog.
Mrs. Helen Sears has sold the pro-
perty on the northeast corner of
Sixth and fremont avenue, known
as the old Bryson place, to Christ
Brubaker for the consideration OF 81
700
Charles Beck. young man en-
ployed by c. Goettig, the baker at
11O1 West Third street, was stricken
suddenly with illness while al work
Saturday. He left the bakery with a
delivery wagon, for the Ehlers' Bros.
grocery about three blocks distant,
and when he arrived there was una
BILE ~ speak or rise to his feet. His
failure to come into the store after
driving up led to Investigation, and
discovery of his helpless condition,
and then the ambulance was called
and he was taken to his home adj
Joining the bakery.
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Mrs. Wellington Martin, assisted by
Miss Mary Martin, delightfully."- en-
tertained some 40 young people in
honor of Miss Grace BirdsaIl of Los
Angeles, Cal.
y case of smallpox was reported
Saturday by DIR. Strohbehn. The pa
tient isNlrs. Wiley, who resides at 161s
West Seventh street. She has been
removed to ST. Roberts hospital
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George W. Scott will petition the
state board of control for Il pardon
for John Sievers, the Davenport boy,
who was implicated in the robbery of
a house in Davenport township. The
boy has been at Eldora for some time
in the reformatory there. e is now
is years of age, and his attorney is
confident that he can secure his free
dom The boy was never tried and
convicted of the crime, and Mr.. Scott
contends that his commitment to
the reformatoTy was unconstitu-
tiOnal.
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Manager Pratt is authority for the
statement that the American tele-
graph and telephone company is now
engaged in removing its exchange
from a private residence in Rock Isl
and to the Iowa Telephone com
pany's exchange building ON Sixth