Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-17
DAVENPORT DOINGs

Chief Martens has a letter clearing
up most of the mystery surrounding
the death of Harry Lenox. at Den
yer. The chief of police of that city
ANSWERS his inquiries by saying that
he learns by investigation that Harry
died at the county hospital there
Jan. 20, 1902. from meningeal hemor-
rhage. and that his remains were
turned over to Undertakes Valley &
Rollins. who held them for 10 days,
while trying to locate the young
mans friends and relatives. Failing
To do so. he was buried Jan. 80. He
adds that the undertakers might he
addressed for further information. if
desired.
At midnight Saturday. at the home
of \. Carstens. 517 Vine street. oc-
CURED the death of Jacob Schehr, in
the 65th year of his age.
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Miss Anna Mcfarland, one of the
graduates of the immaculate Concep-
ton academy, has won the knights
of Columbus, Loras Council medal,
for the best essay upon the great
discoverer. Her theme was The Dis
coveries of Columbus Prior TO Sail
ing from Palos in 1922 Miss Me
Farland * Il sister of IL. j. McFar-
land, of this city.
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y. W. IL. Lenders, superintendent of
the local Glucose plant, has been
named as superintendent of the Chi
cago plant of the Glucose trust or
Corn Produce company. lie left
Sunday night 10 assume his new du-
ties here yesterday. Mr.. Lenders
will he succeeded here by j. II. King.
formerly of the Marshalltown plant.
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Judge Bolliuger has issued Il decree
of divorce to Emily Friedholdt from
her husband, William Friedholdt.
The mother was given the custody of
the minor son, George.
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The preliminary hearing of Mar
shall Moulder. of Buffalo. who swore
that Mary +. Dush and Thomas
Vance. of Buffalo. were over Is years
and 81 years of age. respectively. and
capable of entering into the marriage
contract, has been postponed to
June %.
DR.. j. II. Porter has reported n case
of smallpox in the Sylvester Traynor
home at AS West Third street. The
patient is Arthur Traynor. The chill
dren of the family. of which there
are half a dozen. have been sent to
st. Roberts hospital. where they will
be isolated until all further danger
of infection has disappeared. The
Traynor residence. in which dress
making shop is operated. has been
thoroughly fumigated by Mr.. Ramm
of the health department. DIR. +. T..
Rudolph also reports a case of small
PoN i'm the home of Officer Adam Stat
fenbiel of the police department.
The patient is Edward StafTenbieI.
and he is quarantined at the family
home. POOL Bowditch street. DR.. Ben
Schmidt also reports still another
case at 1O5 Pine street The patient
is an infant daughter of party nam
ed Hoffman. Quarantine has been es-
tablished.
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Eldridge. have received small bot
tie of ashes from Mount Pelee in the
island of Martinique. The ashes were
sent by n friend. Mr.. st. Ceran, Of
New Orleans, who * United States in
spector of customs there. The ashes
fell upon the deck of the British ship
Louisiana when 20 miles distant from
the volcano.
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Eric Nicholson, who cut his throat
at his bachelor apartments. at 22O
Iowa street. at about l o'clock Sun
day morning, has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to he discharged from the
hospital. He will have sore neck
for some time in consequence. Mich
olson inflicted the wound with dull
and badly nicked razor. While he
lost considerable blood. he was not
seriously wounded. Nicholson is the
man who discovered the dead body of
Nels Benson, the street railway
switch oiler who died of heart dis
ease in the room in which Nicholson
attempted suicide several weeks ago.
He * an employee of the Tri-City