Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-03

they were fairly flooded all day.
while the offices here from which
large loan business is done report
that probably S75O.OOO in loans were
made that will date from March l.
| The Salt club will soon send out in
vitations to party to- he given on
| April !, just after the close of the
Lenten season.
The .AdeIphian Literary society of
the Davenport high school met for
the election of officers with the fol-
lowing result: President, Kuno
Struck; vice president, III. Ballard;
treasurer. George Spirll; ianitors,
Hertha Emeis. Emil Laventure. y
social gathering will be held by the
club at the Outing club next Thurs
day evening. when Miss Gronen will
lentertain.
George Twiggs. colored. died Satur-
day AT his home at 80 West Tenth
street. He was so years old, and had
been suffering from consumption for
some eight months. Twiggs was one
of the three or four cofored men who
was sent To the penitentiary from
Rock Island. for criminal assault
about wear ago. lie was pardoned
eight or ten days ago on account Of
i'll health.
| City Physician Preston got 4 hint.
saturday. that he might find case
of smallpox at 1892 Rockingham road.
and .on going there found that Louis
Burmeister. a young man - years
old, shows all the signs of having had
Il regular case of smallpox, being
spotted with the peculiar stains left
| by the eruption. Louis said he broke
out about Jan. 80, with an eruption
that ne has every year. and that he
STAYED at home anG l. over il. The
city physician is willing to wager
that he won't have ii again for a
good many years. lie thinks Bur
mei~ter ought TO he put where he
couldn't break out" for several
years, but the young man and HIS
family insist that they never thought
of its being smallpox. y brother OF
the young man has been attending
school no. ). Charles X Miller. of
lis Division street. was removed to
having turned him over to the city
physician. y young man who slept
with Miller the night the eruption APP
pCared has been Vaccinated. and will
go to the hospital to take care of
Miller.
Word has been received ny W. j.
Crcswell of the death of Mrs. Ellen
w. CreswelI. of .Iohnstown. Pa. who
made many friends in Davenport dur
her visit with relatives here in 1895.
The death of Mrs. Thomas Cannon
occurred Saturday at her home. 4O7
West Eighth street, rIter an illness
of several months. The deceased was |
20 years of age and had lived in this |
city of IS years. Sine * survived by |
her husband and four children. |
Thomas. Joseph. Mary ard Margucr- |
lite. and by Il sister, Mrs. Miles
Sweeney of this city.
The death of Theodore Hampton
occurred ri his home. PIG Iowa street.
Saturday afternoon. at the age of 66
years. He was born i'm Pittsburg.
sided in this city for II years. Two
sons. three daughters and wife sur
vive him.
Davenport bowlers won Il decisive
victory in match with Rock Island
bowlcrs Saturday evening, and enter
tanned their guests so well that the
visitors inclined TO favor coming over
here again for a return match, if
ouch it could be called. Three games
were bowled, each side presenting two
teams of five men. the three games
being won by Davenport. 1.477. 1,477
and 1881, against 1874. .246 and l.
249. After the match refresh
ncnts were served AT the Outing club
house. and then l.. q. Susemihl made
an address for the local bowlers and
Mr.. Eckerman for the visitors voiced
their hearty good viii toward their
and hosts. The teams
were Davenport-W. Clifford, l.. r.
Campbell. j.. G.. Susemihl. +. II. Gift
ford. and DIR. \. Il. Hender: and Il. n
Beattie. Hugo Krohn. DR.. w. H.
Decker. Will Day and +. \. Hinrichs
Rock Island-Kammerer. Thoms,
Liedtke, and Moeller; Eek
nrman. II. Schoede. l.. Moeller. Beck
Pr. and Spaulding. Robert G.. Allison
was the referee.
The policemen's ball Saturday night
lt Turner hall was the biggest and
.varmest affair of its kind ever held ,
in the city. 1t was for the benefit of
Charles Stutz. a former member of
the force. who is now an invalid. One
hnnSnuH 1nI1at-s. xk-crp .laar-aI
Two interesting games of basket
ball were played at fine Armory hall