Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-03
DAVENPORT DoTs

DAVENPORT DOTS
Nothing more has been heard from
the bond company which is under OBJ
legation to finish the contract of the
Northern Building company for the
erection of the Davenport library
building, After receiving the bids
that We're taken by the board of IL
brary trustees the company asked for
more time to get a lower one. 1t is
apparently having some difficulty in
getting a good one. at the price it
wants. From local point of view,
it is thought that the company's ex-
perience with rone company that
couldn't carry out its contract ought
TO be about enough. and that the
proper course under the present cir
cumstances would be to authorize
some responsible bidder to go ahead
and complete the building.
Word from Des Moines is to the eff
feet that Gov. Cummins has appoint
ed Hon. Joe r. Lane, of this city re-
gent of the state university, vice
George w. Cable. Sr., ofethis city, re-
signed Mr.. Cable recently rendered
his resignation on account of i'll
health. which has prevented his at
tending the monthly meetings of the
regent for the past three or four
months, and made it apparent him
that he could not give the active at
tention to the affairs of the university
that it had been his pleasure to give
in the past. He therefore sent his
resignation to Gov. Cummins some
time ago. In the appointment of Mr..
Lane as his successor. --r. Cables
wishes have been gratified. and the
Second district gets representation
on the board of regents that entitle
1t and the university to congratula-
tions. Mr.. Lane always takes great
interest in the affairs of the univer-
sity. He is out of the city at pres
ent, and his own attitude toward the
appointment cannot be learned, but
it is to be hoped that he will accept
the honor which has come to him en-
tirely unsolicited.
Tuesday, at the family residence
two miles northeast of Buffalo, Oc-
CURED the death of Catherine Rich
len, in the s0th year of her age. The
deceased was native of AlsaGe, Ger
many. She had been a resident of
Buffalo township since 1854. Four
children survive: Isadofe, Anthony
and Frank Richlen, of Buffalo, and
Mrs. Martin Sherer.
At LeClaire Tuesday, occurred the
death of Fred Thomas. member of
the LeClair lodge, A. f. and A. NJ,
and of the VI. W. of &. He is survived
by a daughter.
The following is the new town
board of Buffalo, Ia. as elected last
Monday: Mayor, Hugo HoffbauF;
recorder. Christian Zogg; treasurer,
F. Joseph Frank; councilmen, L. Stem
nett and Charles Dorman; assessor,
Christian Zogg; sexton, Louis Ochs-
ner.
At St. Paul's English Lutheran
church. Rev. W. H. Blancke officiat-
ing. at s o'clock Wednesday evening.
occurred the marriage of Frederick
L. Rust and Miss Nellie y. Fisher
y
city. They will make their home in
the Petersen fats.
Yesterday morning at s:45 O'CLOCK
occurred the aeath of Mrs. Victoria
Buchmeier, living on farm on Tele
graph road, four and one-half miles
south of the city. Death was the enc
of long and severe Illness. Deceas-
ed was born in Nurtemburg. Ger
many. Oct. Z, 1882, and in 1857 came
TO this country and directly to Dax
EXPORT. Here. Aug. 10, 1858. she was
welded to Fidel B. Buchmeier. anC
they settled on a farm. where they
lived up to the time of the husbands
death, two years ago. Mrs. Buch
meier had lived there ever since
There were born to the union sever
children, of whom five still survive
The funeral services will be held from
the late residence Saturday morning
at O'Clock, with services at st. Jos.
ephss church at $3.50 o'clock and in
terment in the Holy Family cemetery
Yesterday morning Ben jamin Schra
der, who conducts a shoe store at 81
W.T. 10 NHc- pOliCS
department that he was shy severa
pairs of shoes and likewise a shoe
salesman by the name of Fred Never
he thought the man had gone tt
Rock Island. Yesterday Afternoon
the Rock Island police, who had beer
notified. telephoned over that the,
had Meyer. Detective Phelan wen'
across the. river and brought hin
back and Schrader readily identified
him as the right man. He was heIc
for hearing on the charge of petit
larceny. Mr.. Schrader says thai
Meyer has, he thinks. relieved him OF
numerous pairs of shoes. The firs1
direct evidence he secured was wfier
yesterday morning, after Meyer hae
departed presumably for the fore
noon. "a man came to the store and