Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-24
DAVENPORT DOTS


Word has been received here that
the remains of the late John n Craw-
ford, former Davenport attorney
and more recently prominent journal
list of Chicago, will arrive here to-
morrow morning at o'clock, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter. The
interment which will follow at Oak
dale will be private. Mr.. Crawford
was Davenport attorney for nearly
20 years, and since leaving here had
achieved a high position in Chicago
journalism. He was 6s years old,
having been born in Washington coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, in November. 1884.
He was graduate of Meadville col
lege, and in 1857 he went to Daven-
port, Ia, where he entered the legal
profession. He practictlced law in
Davenport for Is years. In the fall of
1875 he went to Chicago, where he
soon .drifted into journalism, About
three years ago he became Identified
with the Chicago Journal as literary
editor and editorial writer. His edi-
torials were noted for their broad JUS
tice and wisdom and carried with
them great weight and influence. He
leaves a widow and one daughter,
Miss Ellen c. Crawford.
At the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Arzburger, Gas West
Third street. shortly before moon
Wednesday, occurred the death of
Carl Arzberger, a young man in the
Goth year of his age. The deceased
was a pative of Germany, but came to
Davenport eight years ago with his
parents. He learned the harnessmak
er's trade, and had been employed at
the arsenal up to his late illness. He
is survived by his parents and two
brothers, Ernst and Hugo.
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Word came from San Francisco of
the death there. at 3 O'Clock Wednes
day morning, of j. Frank Priest, for
merly of this city, but recently re-
moved to San Francisco. Pneumonia
was the cause of death. y wife and
three children, Alfred j., Emma, and
Bessie, survive the deceased.
The board of health has received
report of the illness of Mrs. Hass of
1851 West Sixth street with smallpox.
The officials were notified at once
and every means has been taken to
stop the spread of the disease.
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The 40 new Krag-Jorgensen rifles
for company b has arrived and the
boys are very proud of them. They
will be used for the first time at this
evenings drill and the boys will take
them on their St. Louis trip.
After July 1 the head recruiting of
flee for the entire state of Iowa and a
large portion of Illinois will be To-
Gated in Davenport. The headquarters
are at present located in Dubuque.
with auxiliary offices in Davenport
and several other cities. Now DaVen-
port is to be made headquarters in
place of Dubuque and the station at
the latter place will hereafter be no
more than an auxiliary office, in case
it is maintained at all.
At his office opposite the court
house Wednesday afternoon, Justice
ROddewig performed the marriage
ceremony of Naldemar Nelson and
Sarah c. Hummelgard, The groom is
cigarmaker,'- and his bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Hummelgard, of 1401 Rockingham
road. The couple will make their
home at 625 Myrtle street.
Sheriff Macarthur left for Kansas
City last evening with Mr.. Kahn, or
Kann, the insane patient, in his Gus
tody. He took the man from Mercy
hospital, where he was confined, to
Kansas City, under orders of the
board of control, which has decided
that the man had no residence here.
Kahn came here from Kansas City,
where he resided on a visit. and was
taken violently insane while here.
Kansas City doesn't want him, but
the sheriff was ordered to convey him
there nevertheless. While down that
days at Trenton, Mo.
The Davenport high school team
will play its first game of baseball at
home at the ST. Ambrose college |
grounds tomorrow afternoon. Both
teams have good regulations for fast
playing, and the game will undoubted- |
Iy be a close one. The high school
team has played but once this season
a 1O-inning game, which was lost to
West Liberty by a score of to ..
The college team has not yet tried its
strength, but St. Ambrose has always
turned out a good team.
The reunion of Scottish Rite Ma
sons and the comforting degrees on
class of candidates is progressing
nicely at the Masonic temple. The
class this time embraces nearly a
score of visiting and local craftsmen,
DESTROYS of penetrating the mysteries
of Masonry and being clothed with