Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05
DAVENPORT DOTS

The ambulance, was called Thurs |
day evening to the Turner hall where |
viii IL. Mast had fallen on the steps !
on his way down from the upper dim
ing room, where he had eaten supper
with his wife. Mr. Mast was injured
ABOUT the head. and was taken TO his
home at 1914 Perry street, where he !
received medical attention.
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\ still alarm of fire brought the fire
departments to Third and Brady
streets at 1890 o'clock yesterday
forenoon. instead of TO Third and Da-
vie streets. The telephone message
was misunderstood. and the depart
lnents. in consequence. were late in
arriving at the site of the contiagra-
ton. The house owned by a party
named Marinan, just across the
Southwestern tracks on Third street,
was ablaze. The damage done was
not inconsiderable, taps out coming
about twenty minutes later. The
damage To the house IS $50 and the
furniture about $500.
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The state case of Lymer, the Argo
farmer, against William McComb for
stealing 80 feeces some time ago,
was heard before Jus tioe J. ;. Altman
Wednesday. The defendant was ar
rested at Grinnell and brought here
by Detective --elan Sunday. The JUS
tice heard Il portion of the evidence
and sent the man to Jail in default of
$500 bail. upon which he held him to
the grand jury, which will meet next
week.
Justice J. s Altman ofIiciateG yes
terday afternoon at the marriage of
Robert J. Dick. of Peoria, to Miss
Minnie A. Gates, OF Chicago. They
vii. make their home in Chicago.
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Police Magistrate Finger officiated
yesterday morning at the marriage of
Miss Lima Rosche, of this county, to
William BurnGm, of Davenport.
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John Murray was arrested last
night on suspicion of being a room
thief He was found on the third
floor of the Downs hotel trying the
doors of rooms He said he was
drunk and was in doubt which Of the
, rooms was his. However, he was not
q guest at the mouse.
pu
Harry, the 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Hoehn, died last night
at the family home, 1915 Ripley
street.
Yesterday afternoon an autopsy
was held on tae remains of f. w. Ba-
ker al the Boies undertaking rooms
and his skull found to he fractured
| above ore of the ears. The eXamina-
f tion showed also another cut of a
nature to make the theory plausible
that the old gentleman had been
| struck with some instrument. Ac-
Cordingly an inquest was held at 4
: O'Clock last night and witnesses eN=
= amincd. man from West Liberty
testified To seeing Mr.. Baker fall, and
said ;he aged veteran fireman was
1 alone at the time and seemed to
= pitch forward from the sidewalk to-
ward the gutter, striking his head on
the iron apron ut the southeast cor
4 ncr of Second and Perry streets. \
| verdict was returned finding that the
| deceased came to his death through
IAN accident.
\ larger paid attendance and much
more exciting racing characterized
the second day of the Iowa State
Firemen'S tournament ut the Daven-
port Mile track yesterday afternoon.
The great feature of the racing was
the free-for-alI race Of paid fire de-
/, lpartments. The summary follows:
l Pad fire department race. one-half
mile. open to the world: Sioux City
first, time 1:16 Is; Davenport Hose
company No. /, second, time l:22 1-5;
: Iowa City, fourth, time 1:26 Is; Gin
ton and Davenport No. 3 failed to
make coupling Sioux City wins S4OO
and Davenport Hose company No t
$500. LaPorte won the coupling con-
test; Iowa City and West Liberty
tied for first i'm the amateur hose
race, Marion won the hook and lad
der race, Iowa City and West Liberty
carried off the honors in the hub and
hub contest. The ID. Il. Kinley team
won at ladder climbing, and the ID. f.
Mentzer Hose company, of Marion,
carried off first prize i'm the drilling