Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
DAVENPORT DOTS

At st. Mary's church at o'clock
yesterday morning, Rev. j. Z. RYAN
officiating at ndptial mass, occur
red the marriage of William Tuch-
farber and Miss Agnes O'Brien
The ceremony was witnessed by the
friends and relatives of the high
contracting couple. After the aus
picious words had been pronounced
Il wedding breakfast was served at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cornelius O'Brien of Sixth
and Hennepin streets. The groom is
a popular young man and a son of
Drover and Buyer Tuchfarber of the
Kohrs Packing company. The bride
was in the employ of the j. III. {.
Petersen's Sons department store as
cashier. The couple will make their
future home in this city.
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Deputy Marshal Mat Lamb has re-
ceived Il telegram from his cousin,
Mrs. Mary Driscoll of. Normal Park,
Chicago, apprizing him of the death
of his wife's cousin, John Cunning
ham, formerly of Davenport. who sus-
sum IiuIlCS ldSi
at Normal Park as to result in his
death Tuesday morning. John Cum
ningham was born at Iowa City AZ
years ago, and is survived by wife,
two sons, William of Washington
and George of Iowa City, and one
daughter, Miss Marguerite of Chicago.
Mrs. Lizzie b. Smith of Normal Park,
and Mrs. jerome King of Omaha. and
Mrs. Mary Driscoll of the same
place, and Mrs. Jerome King of Chi
cago, are sisters of the deceased. His
mother died one year ago.
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y wedding of considerable interest
to the residents of this city was that
of Miss Sarah NJ. Peck. for some time
the nurse in charge of the work of
the Davenport VISITING Nurses assoc
citation, to w. f. Werner, one of the
superintendent in the employ of the
Flick d Johnson. Construction COM
pany. The happy even occurred yes
terdy afternoon at the Grace cathe-
dral and was followed by "A dinner at
the home of DIR. and Mrs. Z. E.. SUIT
phin, on Perry street.
Hn
Chief Martens has received a mes
sage from Frances O'Neill, superin-
tendent of the Chicago police depart
ment advising him to look for the
whereabouts of James Baker, 50
years of age, ) feet ~ inches in
stature, wearing n brown sack coat
and carrying n fine black dress suit
case, who left Buffalo, Ia, this coun-
~, Saturday afternoon last and had
not yet reached his destination at
Chicago. Anxious relatives at Chi
cago are inquiring for his where
abouts, and think that he stopped off
here in Davenport en- route.
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The contracts for the work at the
Bettendorf factory which is being
built at Bettendorf are being carried
out under difficulties. The wet wealth
er has hindered the building very
much. and so the work is not nearly
so far along as it ought To be. The
company expected to have the whole
factory built by this time, but now
the power house is the only building
which is done, although considerable
labor has been expended on the grad
ing preparatory to building dwellings
on the plats.
Edward j. Grobe, cashier of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
freight office of this city, and Miss
Bertha c. Edinger were married at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
the Central Methodist parsonage by
Rev. +. J.. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grobe will go west for a two-weeks'
trip. after which they will be at home
at 1921 Brown street.
Hq
Hose No. took a run to No. 1929
Second avenue in East Davenport
Tuesday evening where Il gasoline
stove grew unruly and threatened
agration. The damage done
amounted to about $25 to a summer
kitchen which is the porperty of
bicycle repairer.
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At ST. Philomena's cathedral in
Omaha at 9 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, occurred the nuptials of Ben
Finefield, pressman of the Omaha