Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
DAVENPORT. DOTS.

I'VE the jury find that the deceased
William Cox, came TO his death by
drinking carbolic acid while temper
arily insane" This is the verdict re-
turned in the case of the young man
who suicided Monday evening pre-
sumably over having lost his job at
the Rock Island Brewing company
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Monday at her home in LeClaire
township, occurred the death of Mrs.
Anna Elizabeth Bohe, from heart
trouble. Deceased was born in Dith-
marschen, Schleswig II olstein and was
married there to John Bohe. In 1856
they came to America, settled in LIE
Claire township, where they purchased
a farm, on which they have dwelt ever
since.
Mr. and Mrs. Franz Johnnsen are
mourning the death of their 4-year-old
daughter. Marie NJ. Johnnsen, which
occurred Monday at the family home,
1903 West Third street. In addition
to the bereaved parents, five brothers
and two sisters mourn. The funeral
was held at ? o'clock today from the
home of the parents, with interment
at Paramount cemetery.
Monday afternoon, at the family
home. 40 East Fifth street, occurred
the death of Will Smith, former en-
plOye of the Rock Island road. The
fatal ailment was consumption. De-
ceased leaves wife.
Rev. DR.. George Giglinger states
that he has practically decided to drop
the injunction proceedings instituted
by him against three of the saloon
keepers, but that he would push the
other four eases and make test cases
of them.
Members of the Christian chapel
have secured the services of IA pastor
to look after the work of the church
in the future. His name is Rev. a.
Martin. and he comes from Indiana,
and has been in the city for the past
month. Rev. Martin is an evangelist
who has spent four years in England
and has travelled extensively over this
country.
The board of supervisors have or
dered that night Waterman be APP
pointed for the county jail. The APP
pointment was made as result of an
application of the sheriff. Scott
county is the only one in the state per-
haps, where a night Waterman is not
used.
The Davenport city council met in
committee of the whole yesterday to
consider the request that the city va
cate small strip of land some SlA in
ches in width, on which they have
overlapped in erecting the new car
barn for the Tri-City Railway COM
pany. The walls of the new barn
had been erected ON the city line
but the abutments projected over by
mistake something like SR inches.
To tear down the walls and remove
the foundation, would entail loss of
$4,000 to the contractors The alder
men appeared to favor vacating the
small strip and giving a title of it to
the street car company.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
the pastor, Rev. George Giglinger, It
Bettendorf, celebrated mass for the
first time. Miss Kathryn Mccormick
presided at the organ, and a number
of Davenport singers formed the
choir. Quite a number of Davenport
ers also went up to Bettendorf to at
tend the opening ceremony in the
new church.
Mr.. Arthur \. Miller and Miss
Blanche E. POmeroy. both of Moline, |
were married last night at s: 80 o'clock |
at the st. Johns parsonage by Rev. |
Fayette Thompson. They will take !
up their residence at 1923 Second ave
nue., Moline. The groom is an en-
ploye of the Babcock Boiler works, |
in Moline.
Fred Nolquardsen, 20 years of age, |
is missing from this city, and all
search in an endeavor to locate him
has been unavailing. His cousin.
Christian Nolquardsen, with whom
the young man had made his home
since coming from Germany year
ago, has been searching for him since
last June, the time of his disappear
ance, with no success. The matter
has been placed in the hands of the
police, who will continue the work of |
trying to find him.