Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

LOT the ensuing year were tIeCteu dS
follows: President. Mrs. w. ID. Mid
dletOn; vice president, Miss Amelia
Huber, of Rock Island; secretary.
Mrs. s. b. Lafferty: librarian, Miss
Jessie Middleton. Besides the regu-
lar meeting an impromptu program
was given. Mrs. Whitaker playing
LIN Arcadia and when the World
was Young" by Nevin, and Mrs. Aug
ust Schmidt giving polka from
Giazmow.
Three cases of scarlet fever and
one of diphtheria were reported to
the board of health yesterday.
Gustav Uhlich. "a popular member
of the German theater company last
year. has returned from Chicago,
where he spent the summer. He will
take a prominent part i'm the Turner
hall theatricals which will be held
this winter.
The Bettendorf Axle company has
orders for more steel oil tank cars
than it can conveniently handle. AZ
ter Nov. l. however. when ii gets into
its new plant at Bettendorf. it will
be able to look after these contracts
with more expedition.
Miss Paula Hartz. of roo West
Eighth street, has reported To the po-
lice the loss of a solid gold. 15-jewel,
ladies' WaItham movement. hunting
case watch. valued at $40. The watch
was lost somewhere on Friday night
between Second and Main streets and
Eighth and Gains streets. \ liberal
reward will he paid for its recovery.
! Apropos of the startling attempt
made by some burglars to enter the
). NJ. Reynolds and II. S. d r. Rascher
powder magazine in the west end of
the city. il might be said that a no.
tice to remove the vault outside the
city limits was served on the con-
Germs maintaining il some time ago.
Both companies are selling off the
goods. and will abandon the maya
zine as soon as it is empty. No clue
to the burglars has been discovered.
julius fischer has been selected to
preside at the big republican rally
which will be held next Saturday
evening at the Turner Grand opera
house. Hon. James Sherman and
Hon. Edward Il. Vreeland. New York
congressman: and Dow
ell. clerk of the United States; house
of representatives, will be the speak
ers.
At her home, SIS West Front street.
at 1O:45 o'clock Sunday night. occur
red the death of Mrs. Louisa Aye.
wife of John Aye. in the 10th year of
her age. The deceased was born and
reared in this city, and is survived by
her husband and one son, Ralph Aye.
4 sister, Mrs. Anna Martens, and n
brother, Gustav Lage, of this city also
survive. The funeral was held at
. o'clock this afternoon from the late
residence. SIS West Front street, with
interment at Paramount cemetery.
As Constable Ramsey and his wife
were walking down Iowa street late
Sunday night they noticed crowd of
men in the alley in the rear of the
L. w. McClelland excavation north of
Third street. who were apparently in
an alteration. Several shots were
fired. Constable Ramsey inquired in
to the matter, but the crowd rapidly
disappeared. Whether it was target
practice or a fight could not be learn
ed. Detective Mullane is looking into
the case.
Charles Chalky, a negro, spent Sat
urday night in the police station. n
Telephone message from Eldridge adj
vised Desk Sergeant Dobler of the
presence of something black with
bow legs" on the fore front-of blind
baggage en- route for this city at IL
o'clock Saturday night and Officer
Goettsch hurried to the waterworks
in the chiefs rig where the man was
found and arrested. He wasn't the
man wanted for the larceny of some
shoes, and therefore he was let go
Sunday. Chalky is the black Adonis
who attempted to make love to some
of the pretty salesladies near Second