Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-23
DAVENPORT DOTS

DAVENPORT DOTS
At his residence at 7 O'Clock We'd
nesday evening, Justice Finger
united in marriage Otto Kiesbuy
and Miss Lima Schoendelen. The
couple will reside at 124 Mound street.
where the groom is employed
Carl Deters and Miss Helen Paus-
tin were married by Justice Rodde-
wig, at the home of George Meyers,
on the Rockingham road and Division
street. at o'clock Wednesday even
ing. The ceremony was followed by
a dance. The groom is a glucose en-
ploye. The couple will reside at T02
Rockingham road.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
at the home of the groom's parents,
1905 West Second street, occurred the
marriage of August Schroeder, a
butcher by trade, and Miss Annie
Rohlf. Magistrate Finger performed
the ceremony.
IlOuNlCNlS- at o - CibCh W Nh-
nesday evening, married John Ii.
Page, an employee of the Rock Island
car shops. to Elsie NJ. Wiggers. The
ceremony was performed at the home
of the brides parents. 910 Ripley
street.
The Davenport Workmen's Industri-
al Home association at the last meet
ing discussed several matters. Some of
the members wanted a Labor Day eel
ebration every year instead of every
three years, as is at present. An in
dustrial fair was one of the PROPOSE
tons under consideration and a com
mittee was chosen to decide upon the
fair and arrangements. II. j. Shelly,
Typographical No. 1O7, Ed c. Winck-
Ter, Carpenters and Joiners, William
Ellenmeyer. Leatherworkers, the
Misses Gertie Davis and Nelma Reed.
Buttonworllers. \ home is one of the
hopes of the association in the near
future, and the association already
has over $1,000 towards the fund.
The shop of the Coopers' union. To-
Gated al DeSoto and Fifth streets was
burned to the ground yesterday. The
loss will be about $500. and is mostly
ON the tools of the workmen which
were in the building. There is about
500 insurance covering the entire loss
and the destruction of their tools is
a hardship to many of the men.
Thomas J. Wilcox, the popular gen
eral manager of the l. d /. Interurban
line which is being built from Daven-
port to Clinton, spent yesterday here
having come down from Clinton
where he now has his family comfort
ably located. Mr. Wilcox states that
the Walsh Construction company has
started work on the John Shaft farm
the other side Of the Wapsie. with 20
teams and a large force of men.
The trouble that has arisen over Po-
liceman Mike Breidenbach is to be
investigated by Mayor Becker and the
entire matter thoroughly ventilated.
Yesterday morning at the family
home $50 West Fifth street, occurred
the death of John Ruch, one of the
well known and highly respected
residents of Davenport. The fatal all
ment was a stroke of apopleXy. De
ceased was born in Pittsburg in 1926
and removed to Cincinnati in 1915. In
1852 he went to California and re-
moved to Davenport in 1855. having
resided here ever since. Mr.. Ruch was
a man of sterling character and re-
spected alike by all classes of citi-
zens. There are left to mourn his
death his wife, two daughters, Mrs. c.
f. McEIroy, of jamestown, Dakota;
Mrs. Emma Yocum, and one son,
Louis, of Davenport; one brother, b.
Ruch, of this city. and one sister in
the east. The funeral will be held
from the home with services there.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial
private at Oakdale.
a resolution requiring the Rock
Island road to put in gates and an
iron fence so that none but the pas
sengers could get onto the platform
at the depot, has passed the city coun-
Gil. and the city marshal is directed
to inform the Rock Island of the ac-
ton taken.
Word has been received that F. L.
Bills has been given the honorary 33rd
degree in the Scottish Rite Order of
Freemasonry at Washington. ID. C..
Louis Block, of Davenport; and STAN
ley Lawrence, of Muscatine were also
electedi knight commanders of the
Court of Honor, the next grade above
the 32nd degree. George Parker was
also elected member of the supreme
council and crowned an active mem
Der of the 33rd degree besides being
appointed grand Inspector of the state
of Iowa. In attendance at the con-
vention also are w. \. F'idlar and