Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-08
DAVENPORT DOTS


gone to their winter home in Pensa-
cola, Fla. They win stop at Nash
vile, Tenn, to visit their daughter,
who is attending school at that place
The Germania Saengerchor has an
nounced Thanksgiving ball to take
place at Lahrmann's hall on Thanks
giving night, Nov. &c. Invitations are
being issued by the committee
Lulu Swan, a Galva, ILL.,, girl. II
years of age who was taken to the
house of detention by the police. has
accompanied her father, Joseph Swan.
to their home in the Illinois town.
The Tri-City Construction company
has bought of +. H. A. Sitz for So. 100
the property where the ice house was
located near the east part of the city.
thursday telephone message re
| ceived at the police station from Prof
j. f. Nhitson. the magnetic healer,
with offices at 3OS Brady street,
| brought the information that he was
prisoner in his own apartments and
that he could not find his clothing.
officer Sanford was sent to look into
the matter. On Il porch in the rear
OF the rooms occupied by the profess
sor, the officer found the healer'S
shirt, vest and trousers. and n bunch
of keys lying on top of the last
| named garment. The officer opened
| the hall door on the suite with one
of the keys and handed the imprison-
| ed doctor his clothes. Prof. WhitSon
proceeded to look through the gar
ments for valuables which had been
| in the pockets of his trousers and
| vest and in the front and cuffs of the
shirt. Everything had been taken
except a pocket knife. The list of the
| missing articles as furnished the po-
| lice by their owner and as described
| on the postal cards sent to the po
| lice departments in all the western
cities, is as follows: One diamond
stub, 3% karat, valued at 1878; l dia-
mond ring. rs karat. valued at 500;
l garnet ring, valued at $125; l gold
| watch and chain, linked chain, with
three separate lockets. or charms.
viz: l gold heart locket. l round gold
| locket with three diamonds, 1 square
| locket bearing the initials u. +. W."
| in monogram on one side. all valued
| at S125; 1 gold collar button, valued
at $3.50; small purse, dark brown in
| color and containing $1.10.
An important party of the C.. NJ. &;
St. p. officials was in the city briefly
this yesterday. The party composed
| \. j. Earring, president; ii. II. Will
liams, general manager; w. j. Under
| wood. assistant general manager; j.
y. Barr.general superintendent; III. Il.
Earring, division superintendent. and
l. f. Loweth. consulting engineer.
and superintendent of bridges and
buildings. Mr.. Loweth is the man
who planned the Crescent bridge. and
later who staid here for number of
months as superintendent of its con-
struction. The party spent most of
| its time in the vicinity of the Crescent
bridge and the slough bridges in the
| neighborhood and western end of the
city. 1t is surmised that the Milwau-
| kee has not yet clearly and finally
determined the manner in which it
will divide the traffic of its Chicago
| Kansas City line between the two
sides of the river in this vicinity. This
| carries with it the supposition that the
exact manner of handling the trains
| through here has not been arranged.
Some DEATHS may yet need to be
| worked out. The Milwaukee's big di-
vision yards west of the city, on the
site of the old town of Rockingham.
have nearly been completed. Work on
the roundhouse is about to be begun.
and soon will be finished. The yards
will be in condition for use very soon.
and long before the line that passes
| them is ready to utilize them.
Contractor Sieve Doyle has the
contract to remove 600 yards
of earth for the extensive foundation
and cellar of the new Huber flats,
which the manager of the Rock ISL
and Fuel company is erecting near
the corner of Sixth street and Ire
mont avenue. The flats will front on
Sixth street and be three stories in
| height.
The Davenport park commissioners
annual chrysanthemum show opened
Thursday evening at the Central park
greenhouse. 1t is not eXaggerating to
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