Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-26
DAVENPORT DOTS

Engineer AluTEdy IHuTSudN- L ne OD-
iect of the discussion was the open
/ ing of river road westward from
Fishertown to meet the road west of
the Zimmerman pasture. The stretch
of highway will extend from the
mainland opposite Heinz's island,
Towhead No. l, to the main road half
mile or so westward. No action
will be taken until the August meet
| ing.
| Walter Palmer. nephew of Mrs. j.
5. Altman, and son-in-law of the late
! w. X. White, met with a serious ac-
cident while driving Dot Cole in the
1924 trot at Ottawa, ILL.,, Tuesday.
While driving the horse the equine
stumbled and fell throwing Palmer
20 feet into the air and allowing him
to fall upon his head and shoulders.
His right leg was broken and he sus-
tanned internal injuries which may
result fatally.
Justice j. = Altman officiated
Thursday morning at the marriage of
j Ohm Toland and Blanche Ross. both
of this city. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Justices office yester-
day.
At Cos o'clock yesterday morning
at the home of her parents, 517 West
| Fourth street. occurred the death of
Charmion Warns, the 7-months-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Warns
Death was due to an inflammation of
| the intestineS. The funeral was held
at Pella. Iowa. this afternoon, whittier
the body was taken at $3.50 o'clock
| yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by the parents.
The Thalia society has postponed
its annual outing, which was to have
! taken place tomorrow, until Il later
date which has not yet been an
nounced
The Valley Construction company
of 3OS Brady street has advertised for
sealed proposals for the material.
heating. and plumbing of a 2-story
telephone exchange building for the
Independent Telephone company 10
be located on Sixth and Harrison
streets in this city. according to
plans draughted by Architect Sphinx.
lie contract Will ne lci HcAl -hpli-
day and calls for the completion of
the building by Nov. 1. The Valley
Construction company will put up the
building. but desires bids upon mater
ial, etc.
Tecumseh Tribe No. 30, of the I'm
proved Order of Red Men, installed
the following officers at recent
meeting held in the Wigwam 90 the
tribe: Sachem, DIR. o. c. Rogers;
senior sycamore, Robert Strelow;
junior sycamore, DIR. II. {. McClurg;
prophet, j. c. Cornwall; chief of re-
cords, w. Il. Names; keeper of wam-
pun. L. L. Nebergall; collector of
wampum. \. y. Rust; trustee, II. w.
Schroeder.
Tony Bruha has resigned his posi-
ton as assistant in the city clerks
Office and John Underdonk has been
temporarily employed pending action
of the council.
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James Il. Eaton yesterday. filed an
application for divorce in the dis
trict court. naming his wife M"riba
Eaton as the defendant. Accord
ing to the statement of the plaintiff
they were married at Covington,
KY. April 90. 1881. and the desertion
is alleged to have taken place Sept. |
20, 1851
The bazaar. which was contemplat-
ed by the ladies of st. Mary's parish.
will be held in the new st. Mary's
school hall beginning Tuesday, Aug.
5. and concluding Saturday, Aug. o.
The officers in charge of the bazaar
have been selected as follows: Presi- !
dent, John Martinelli; vice president,
Mrs. J. Flanagan; treasurer, a. Il.
Premier; committee on arrangements
and decoration, John Trainor. w.
Finefeld, William Bath, NJ. McGrath,
John Mahan, \. Il. Premier, Charles
Coen, J. Ryan and William Kelley;
committee on music, Miss Charlotte |
Hommes, choir directress, and Miss
Belle Turner, organist.
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The committee in charge of the |
golden jubilee celebration, which
will be held in this city in August.
met Thursday night in the small hall
follows: Chairman, Henry Korn; |
vice president or chairman, John
Berwald; corresponding secretary, |
Gustav Donald; secretary, Ernst |
Wilckens; treasurer, Carl Mochow.
1t was decided that the golden jubi- |
lees exercises should be held on Aug. |
"a and 25, but the place for the hold
ing of the fest was not determined. |