Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-27

The good old combination of a
man lying in bed and smoking nearly
caused the guests of the Miller house,
located at 712-714 West Second street,
to seek other places for Christmas
dinners. At 1905 o'clock bed To-
Gated in the third story of the house
was discovered to be enveloped in
flames. An alarm of fire was speedily
turned in and the Central fire house
department. answered. The blaze was
eNtinguished with the use of chemi-
Gals and the only damage done was to
the bed, which was completely ruin
ed. and the nearby walls which were
badly scorched. Only the prompt
action of the fire department saved
the Log Cabin salooon, located on
West Second street, from destruc
tion by fire at an early hour Thurs
day morning. The flames found their
origin in defective flue and spread
readily to the bark with which the in
terror of the bar room is lined.
still alarm shortly after 3 O'Clock
summoned the detail from the Central
fire house and the fire was speedily
extinguished. The loss is nominal
and fully covered by insurance.
At $3.50 Wednesday afternoon JUS
tice j. :. Altman officiated at the
marriage of Lem Eastland. of Rock
ford H.. and Miss Louise Ehlers. of
this city. The ceremony was per-
formed at the office of the Justice OPP
posite the court house. The couple
left for Rockford. ILL.,. immediately
after the ceremony, where they will
make their home.
At o'clock Wednesday evening
Justice Altman united in marriage
Herman FaIkner, son of eN-Capt.
Charles Falkner. and Mrs. Josephine
Sibke.
On Christmas afternoon Justice Alt
man united i'm marriage Howard w.
Baker, of Valley City, and Miss .Jen-
ME Daniels. of Pleasant Prairie. Mus
catine county. The ceremony was
performed at the Office of Justice Alt
man.
On Christmas eve Justice Altman
united in marriage Herman Grammes
and Miss Tillie Moroose. both of Coal
Valley. Ill. The ceremony was per-
formed at the office of the justice.
The Carpenters and Joiners' union
met at the Grand Army hall ON East
Third street and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. Joseph Fischer; vice president,
j. w. Haggaret; recording secretary.
W. T. Gallagher: financial secretary.
W. II. Hitchcock; treasurer, W. j.
Schmoling: warden. II. +. Lands;
conductor, y. 5. Benson; trustee, o.
p. Forbes; auditors, {. y. Crull and
VI. Brown: delegate to the district
council. o. Il. Forbes.
Painters and Decorators union. No.
100, met at Union hall Tuesday night
and elected the following officers for
the epsuing year: President. II. s.
Coleman; vice president. Charles Pat
tersOn; recording secretary, +. NJ.
Rennick; financial secretary. Neil
Hanssen; treasurer. II. +. Paasch;
delegates to the central labor body.
Max Hagemann. II. :. Coleman. Il. NJ.
Rennicll and August Freese. The or
ganization decided to entertain at a
smoker in its hall on the second Tues
day in January.
Judge Bollinger Wednesday after
noon granted decree of divorce to
the plaintiff in the case of Dan Nogel
VS.. Margaret Vogel. He had taken the
case under advisement some time ago. |
w. q. Mott was the attorney for the |
plaintiff.
The Boston store, after the first of
the year. will close at $50 daily eX-
cept Saturday, during the winter
months. This is neat concession in |
favor of the clerks.
The bowling record for the three |
cities was broken last night at the |
Outing club alleys by George IL. Vim |
cent, whose score was 276. Some |
bowlers assert this is not the tri-city |
record, though they admit il may be |
the Davenport record.
How to Prevent Group,
1t will be good news to the mothers |