Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-26

VI IiiHcStons MI anu IhTs. JOnA Like, II
of PIainview; Frank Gabbert, of Cedar
Rapids; Miss Crossing Schwab and
John Schwab and Miss Lille Felt, of /
Fulton. Mr.. and Mrs. Metzger will be |
at home after July 10 at the Rebner
flats, no West Third street.
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At 8 o'clock Wednesday evening, at |
10s East Thirteenth street, the home |
Of the brides parents, occurred the |
marriage of Walter j. Fort and Miss |
Daisy Coleman. Rev. j. T. MeIoy, of
the United Presbyterian church per-
formed the ceremony and James
Coleman and Miss Emma Hasselman
were the attendants. The groom is a
motorman in the employ of the Tri-
City Railway company.
Cupid has taken shelter in Justice
Halls office and as result three eou-
Piles were united by the ever obliging
squire. Yesterday morning James
Toher and Bertha Zuber received the
squire's official seal and blessing.
Charles Reichling and Rose Miller, of
Maquoketa, were also united in mar
riage in the Office of Mr.. Hall, as were
George Cook and Lizzie Schumacher.
Prof Otto Lorbeer. leader of the
Davenport Military band, who will
soon leave Davenport, has been pre-
scented by his admirers with a hand
some golden Tyre as a token of APP
probation. The presentation was
made in the Northwest Davenport
Turner hall.
A gentleman in trying to retrieve
ladys' hat which had blown off her
head into the street from a car near
Third and Division streets about 1880
O'Clock Wednesday night, had a bad
fall He tried to leap from the rapid
~ moving car, but struck the pave
ment with several different portions
of his anatomy at once and the same
time. He sustained a wound in the
head which necessitated the service
of DIR. Allen. The injured man re-
sides on Bowditch street in the west
ern end of the city. The hat was
Eventually recovered in much better
condition than its would-be rescuer.
The people of Davenport have
been entertaining noted guest una
wares for several days, and nearly
missed the chance to talk over the
famous Fair will contest while the
| principal party to the contest was
right here to get the benefit of their
views. Nettie Craven Fair, the claim
ant of the estate of Senator Fair,
the California multi-millionaire, spent
several days at Mercy hospital last
week. coming quietly to Davenport
| from Washington, Ia, which is her
old home.
| Harvey Lancaster has escaped from
Mt. Pleasant where he was sent to the
insane asylum. y telegram was re-
ceived from the superintendent of
the asylum yesterday morning stating
that the man had succeeded in GLIDING
the vigilance of the guards and man
aged to make dis way outside of the
town. From there all traces of him
has been lost although a search has
been made for him. Lancaster's home
is i'm LeClaire, and he was sent to the
asylum about two months ago. He
was not violent at the time he was
sent away and the physicians thought
that year or two there would give
him back his mentality.
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Harry j. Peck left last night for
Chicago to witness the Root-Gardner
fight which takes place there soon.
While in the Windy City he will try
to arrange for a match between Hen
| ny Fagin, of Chicago, and Charles
Neary, of Milwaukee, and if he sue
ceeds will bring both of the men to
Davenport with him to train for the
melee which viii take place in river
town near here. Both of the men are
boxers of considerable reputation
and the fight. if it is pulled off, will
attract a large number of 1 local
sports.