Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
DAVENPORT DOTS

Use Royal Areanun, one of the fra
ternal societies which number in
their membership some. of the best
people of the state, opened its an
nual state convention in Davenport
yesterday. The meetings are closed
to the public, but the members and
friends of the order were welcomed
to the reception given at Columbia
hall and parlors last evening. in hon
or of the grand council of Iowa.
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At his home 1414 West Eighth
street, yesterday. occurred the death
of John Mollenbeck, in the nth year.
The deceased was a native of Ger
many and came to this country in
1S47 locating in St. Louis. He remain
ed in the Mound City for four years
and in 1851 removed to Iowa settling
ON a farm in the vicinity of Walcott
where he continued to reside until
nine years ago when he returned to
take up his residence in this city.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Anna Maria. and three sons and
six daughters, Theodore, John and
Anthony Mollenbeek. who live near
Wolcott, and Mrs. Johanna Brus, of
this city; Mrs William Kupper. of
Waleott, Mrs. Charles Graf, of Har-
Ian, Ia; Mrs. Joseph Bujewsl<i, of
this city. and Mrs. Joseph Schebler
and Mrs. Stephen Ruefer. also of Dav-
export. The funeral will be held Fri
day morning from the late residence.
l414 West Eighth street, with requiem
mass as st. Ioseph's church. Rev. A.
Niermann officiating. and with inter
ment at Holy Family cemetery.
At Mercy hospital. where she had
been an inmate for nearly two weeks,
lat o'clock Monday afternoon. oc-
CURED the death of Mrs. Anna Henry
Long, in the 18TH year of her age.
The deceased was the widow of James
Long. and is survived by no family
save Il sister. Mrs. Baird, now i'll at
st. Luke's hospital, and brother,
John Henry, at Hancock, Ia.
Otto \. Noble, n young man. 10
| years of age, in the employ of the II.
| G. Dunn company, died yesterday
morning at his home. 73I East Sixth
street. He was born in Sioux City
but has lived here seven years. He
was a son of \. A. Noble. and his
parents and five brothers and sisters
survive him.
The teachers of the Davenport pu-
/ lie schools have at last come TO n re-
alization of the fact that they cannot
comfortably live on the small Salar-
| les being paid them Accordingly at
/ the meeting of the school board Mon
day evening petition.Nvas presented.
/ signed by nearly all of the instruc-
| tors. respectfully asking for an in
| crease in salary. The petition is i'm
/ dorsed by the principals of the city
/ schools. and il is hoped that the. com
mittee, consisting of C..H. Preston
and II. L. Braunlich, to which the
petition was referred. will report ia
vorably at the next meeting of the
board.
John IL. Bencke, who. lives at 800
East Twelfth street, suffered an acct
dent Monday afternoon that viii con
fine him to his bed for several
months. Mr.. Bencke had been hand
| ling stone during the day and was
unloading a wagon on Bridge ave-
Inue He had started to lift one of the
large boulders from the wagon, when
| his foot slipped and he let the stone
fall to the ground, pitching over on
to it himself. The cap of his knee
struck squarely on the rock and it
was shattered into several pieces.