Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
DAVENPORT DOTS

DAVENPORT DOTS
What TO do with S102. the amount
paid in by the Davenport & Suburban
road for the paving in front of the
postofffce, is 4 question that has
arisen. The amount was handed over
to the government when it was paid
in by the Davenport & Suburban., but
the government sent il back, stating
that the title to the property had
been coded TO the state. Now whether
it goes to the state or whether the
city gets it. or whether it goes back,
is the question that is puzzling the
officials The matter will be brought
up at the next council meeting for
the aldermen 10 pass on.
As an indication that Mayor Becker
was in earnest when he announced
that he had issued instructions for
the observance of strict police regu-
lations in the government of the city,
the mayor yesterday revoked the sa
loon license of r. Vogel at his stand
located at PA East Front street. Al
though the license had been issued in
the name of Mr. VogeI. the place for
party named Dixon. As no sanction
had been given for the transferring
of the license. ii was illegal for the
above party to conduct the business
under his own management.
Mike Witty who was sent to Mt.
Pleasant from here. is now at the
penitentiary at Fort Madison. Witty
was sentenced from here, but ON an
examination the officials thought that
he might have been crazed with habi
tual drinking and he was given two
years at Mt. Pleasant instead of the
penitentiary sentence. He had not
been there long before he escaped,
however aud went to Des Moines. He
was in the capital city only short
time when he was caught again. and
this time he was sent where he will
not escape.
The moral wave took another boost
when the wine rooms of John Bruhn.
on East Second street. were raided
and two girls were secured. The girls
gave the names OF May Brown and
Sadie Ellis and bond of so each
was put up for their appearance.
When the time came around. however,
they failed to show up, and after
waiting an hour the chief declared
their bond forfeited Chief Martens
states that this is to he the policy in
the future and it will have the effect
of cleaning the wine rooms of the
women that have been making them
a loafing place.
Mayor Becker yesterday denied the
license of Otto Pottharst. the jeweler,
who was about to dispose of his stock
at auction sale. The mayor learned
that ieweler had made arrangements
whereby he was to receive a quantity
of goods from Chicago to add to his
present stock. whereupon the. license
was revoked. the transaction being
contrary to the ordinances.
DetIef Brammer, one of the oldest
citizens of Davenport, and one of the
first to enlist from Iowa i'm the war of
the rebellion. died last evening at his
home at 929 Harrison street of a com
pication of stomach and kidney trou-
BILE. Mr. Brammer was Il native of
Germany. He was born in Rends
burg. SchIeswig-HoIstein. Aug. Q. 1887.
and removed to America at the age
of Is years. He came at once to Dav-
export, where he had since lived. At
the breaking out of the civil war he
enlisted in the First Iowa volunteers,
and served with distinction until the
close. when he returned to this city.
In the early days of Davenport he
was proprietor of the st. Louis house,
after which he was the owner of a
hardware store which is now operat-
ed by the Buck Hardware company.
The funeral will be held from the
family residence at O'Clock Sunday,
and the interment will be at Oak
dale