Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-10
DAVENPORT DOTS


Yesterday afternoon Charles Ma
her, the real estate agent, negotiated
deal whereby he becomes the own
er of the splendid H. HI. Hills property
ON Brady street near Ninth, for which
he paid the sum of $4,000. Mr.. Maher
has decided to make his residence
| there. The property is situated adj
jacent to the w. d. Petersen proper
| ty on Hill Crest, and is desirable in
every way.
"Reddy'' Moore, of Dewitt, catcher,
reported to Capt. Hines. yesterday
morning. making II ball players here
now. Davy Crockett is coaching the
ball team of Horner Military school
at Raleigh, y. c., and can't get away
until April II. He is playing right
along, however, he will be in trim for
the game as soon as he gets here.
Kennelley, the other candidate
| for first base, who, now here,
| is built like Richardson, of
the Terre Hautes. He looks like a
good one. In fact, it would not be
surprising if Davenport proved to be
well fixed for most of the positions
on the nine this year,
The street committee and board of
public works held another meeting
Wednesday afternoon for the purpose
of locating the additional track which
the Tri-City Railway company propos-
es to lay on East River street BY
vote of three to two it was decided
| to direct the company. to locate the
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shall be in the center of the street
The company was notified of the de
olson and. tracklaying will be under
way there soon. A heavy 6O-foot rail
will be put in to carry the l. G. 1. in
terurban cars of the Tri-City com
pany.
The IFriwadi Canoe club held its an
nual meeting Monday night, the mem
bers gathering at Becker's cafe for
supper in the private dining room,
and following the spread with their
annual election and the planning of a
celebration of their goth anniversary,
which comes around on the 27th inst.
| Several out of town members are to
be here for the event. The Decora-
ton day cruise Will also be held this
year as usual. The officers for the
year are: Commodore, \. +. Cutter:
vice commodore, DIR. J. w. Watzek;
secretary and treasurer, S. b. Laf-
ferty.
| a very interesting wedding was
that of William Augustine LeDuc and
Miss Esther Baker, daughter of Henry
Baker. the groom of Manistique,
Mich. the bride of this city. 1t was
performed at the home of Rev. j. b.
Donaldson, in the quietest of ways,
| "Wednesday evening, and the happy
couple left in the evening for a tour
to OOmaha and other western points,
enroute to their home in Manistique.
| At the parsonage of st. Pauls Eng
lish Lutheran church. at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. w. H.
Blancke officiating. occurred the mar
riage of Levi Il. Concannon. an engi-
neer, and Miss Junietta Allen, both of
this city. Mr.. and Mrs F. w Boettz
cher attended the couple. The cere-
mOny was quietly performed and the
young people will be at home after
April Is at 2119 Eddy street, East
| Davenport.
News that will be received with
pleasure here comes to DIR. and Mrs.
\. Richter, from London. to the effect
that their daughter, Mrs. Anna r..
Hamilton. was married there Wednes-
day to Gustav Johan Victor Lang,
who for many years has been the
chief engineer for the JOhnson-Lun-
dell Electric Traction codmpany of
that city. The wedding may be cele-
brated by a trip to Paris. although
the business of the groom takes him
frequently to the French and German
capital and other cities of the CONT
nent, and the life of the newly mar
ried couple will not always be spent
in London, although that city will be
their home.
At her home, 92S Grand avenue, at
/ o'clock yesterday morning, occurred
the death of Mrs. Hanora O'Conner in
the 10th year of her age. Pneumonia
was the cause of death. The deceased
was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland,
Dec. -, 1888, but for AZ years was a
resident of this city. She is survived
|
w. O'Conner. both of this city The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. within absolution
services at the Winter chapel of the
Sacred Heart cathedral and with in
terment at ST. Marguerites GENE
terry.
At 0 O'Clock yesterday morning the
city ambulance was called to the
Rothschild elevator, in West Daven-
port, where c. H. Rotley, lately of
Grand Mound, got his leg caught in
grain conveyor, and had mis- heel pain
fully cut and torn and his leg broken.
He has taken to Morbonia hospital
His injuries are not understood to be
serious.
At the Mt Pleasant hosnitaI We'd