Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-27

other ways. He used to be often in
this city. In the early days of the
Rock Island line in here he often APP
peared on our streets, being then a
conductor on that roads passenger
trains between Chicago and this
city. Later he went into the employ
of the express company. The en-
ployes unite in sorrow that he is
dead.
At 1870 o'clock Saturday afternoon
William Schmidt. son of III. G..
Schmidt, the west end quarryman.
had runaway experience which will
lay him up for some time. In cross
ing the Rockingham bridge his team
grew fractions and ran away. causing
the wagon to collide with a tree and
throwing him out upon the road. Mr..
Schmidt had to he carried to his
home, and if there be no internal in
iuries, will be able to be about in a
week.
AS result of the activity of Capt.
Connolly and Officers MuiIane and
Phelan, Davenport after dark is rapid
~ becoming a more respectable and
cleaner town. and if the present inn
petus towards municipal righteous
ness continues the city will soon he
such that the most eXacting can find
no fault with it. Saturday and Sun
day nights under the personal direc-
ton of Capt. Connolly the entire
"lurid" patch of the city was
carefully gone over. tough and dis
orderly places were raided and the
inmates arrested. Wherever stray
women with rooms could be located
they were brought in. until now the
social evil has practically been limited
to few regular places well under the
eyes of the police and the slightest
sign of disorder in any of these will
result in their suffering the
fate of the others. The notorious
saloons of Pete Stevens were raided
and it is said that the proprietor has
become so disgusted with the town
that he has sold out. The Williams
saloon Jared likewise and all charac-
ters at Ransom's on East Second who
could not explain their presence i'm a
satisfactory manner were jailed.
In the place Of the regular Sunday
evening services at the First Presbv-
terrain church Sunday evening. Hon.
W. III. Wilson delivered an eloquent
Grafton upon the life and achieve
ments of Robert Burns" the i'm
mortal Scotch poet. There was "a large
and appreciative audience present and
Mr.. Wilson proved To be Il very en-
pertaining speaker and handled his
subject i'll most maSterful manner.
o.
The present anti-vice crusade i'm
this city was Sunday discussed for
the first time in Il number of the Pro-
teStant churches and the situation
| reviewed in the Catholic churches.
having been agitated by them in all
its detail upon the previous Sunday.
The announcement that the reform
movement would be discussed from
the pulpit was the occasion for large
attendances at the various churches.
which demonstrated the fact that
residents of Davenport are deeply in
terested in the movement.
|
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Evers. of Fort Ben
son. Mont. are the guests of their I'M
Gle. Reimer Neiburg, 1922 Wash
ington street. Mr.. Evcrs and his seven
!
tana. 1t has been 30 years since Mr..
Evers left this city and he was great
~ surprised ut its growth during that
period.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Lynds and Miss
| Lynds, of Cloquet, Mimi: George
Shaw, of st. Paul; Louis Grag. of Chi
cago. who have been guests of Mrs.
Hattie De Lescaille. of Prospect Ter
race. left today for Mediterranean
and Europe. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shaw.
of Chicago. who are visiting with Mrs.
De Lescaille. will remain for several
weeks.
i L. Il. McLarren has resigned as ed
itor of the Davenport Republican to
go with the Waterloo Courier, from
which he received IA flattering offer.
Mr.. McLarren will be missed from the