Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-23
DAVENPORT DOTS

marriage of George j. Clancy, an en-
ploye of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
company, and Miss Jennie G.. Staple
ton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
IStapleton, of 216 East Fifth street.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Fannie Z. Stapleton, while
Bert Costello acted as best man. \
wedding breakfast followed at the
home of the brides parents, and a
reception was held in the evening.
The couple will go to housekeeping
in pretty furnished home on West
Fourth street.
Tuesday evening at the home of
the brides brother. Gustav Boeck-
elmann, Jr., 756 Lincoln avenue, Chi
cago, occurred the marriage of Clara
Boecklemann. of this city, daughter
of Gustav Boeckelmann, the timer on
Sixteenth and Harrison streets, and
Rollin Clement, of Chicago.
At S o'clock yesterday morning at
Sacred Heart cathedral, Very Rev
James Davis, V. e., officiating at a
nuptial mass, occurred the marriage
of James Dougherty, we'll known
arsenal employe, and Miss Jennie y.
Smith, daunghter of Mr.. and Mrs
James Smith, of 324 East Ninth
street.
Three cases of smallpox are report
ed in the other half of the double
house occupied blythe Houston fam
lily on Third and Green streets. The
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quarantine a few days ago, and now
the other family is isolated with the
disease. The family is named Col
Inns, and Richard Collins. aged 81 is
the member most infected. Another
case is reported from Seventh and
Division street.
c. ii. Murphy. member of Damon
lodge No. 10 X. of p. received a tele-
graphic message Tuesday afternoon
from San Diego, Cal. announcing to
him, and TO the X. of p. fraternity, the
fact of the death of l.. A. Worth,
which occurred in that place the same
morning. The deceased formerly re-
sided in this city, and was one of the
charter members of Damon lodge, X.
of T., organized in 1871. His death
leaves only two or three of the char
ter members surviving at the present
day. No details of the death of the
deceased have been received.
w. c. Putnam owns a skyscraper,
or at least one of those of this city.
This is the South Putnam building,
now occupied by the St Onge depart
ST. Onge people desire more room.
and Mr.. Putnam is giving it to them
by making the excavation of another
subterranean story, or section of the
building.
Regimental Sergt. Maj. J. p. Leo
nard, has received from Adjt. Gen. By
ers the travelling orders of the saith
regiment of the Iowa National guard,
for its approaching trip to St. Louis.
to take part in the dedication of the
exposition grounds there. The orders
confirm the understanding that Com
pany b of Davenport is to be one of
six companies to stop at Keokuk. on
the morning of the Goth. to act as cs-
cort to President Roosevelt during his
visit there.
The Davenport members of the So
ciety of Sons of the Revolution had
the pleasure Tuesday evening of en-
PERTAINING visiting members of the so
ciety, who were here for their anuu-
al meeting, and few invited friends,
at a reception and banquet at Unity
hall
Yesterday Mayor Becker signed the
ordinance by which the Tri-City Rail
way company is enfranchised to make
extension of the Rockingham road
line in accordance with the petitions
of the people of that end of the city.
During the morning Il. f. Cook. presi-
dent of the Tri-City Railway com
pany. filed with the city clerk the
acceptance of that ordin-
ance, and thus the bargain is com
pleted. The next thing in order is the
building of the road. There is to be
as little delay in this as there has
been in the company's acceptance of
the ordinance. The material is in
hand, and the company is even now al
work getting construction operations
started.
The case of Ray Hass. or Chase,
against Herman Ewart. the transfer
man. for cruelty to animals, has been
dismissed by Fred Nollmer of the
Scott County Humane society.
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Word has been received in the city
of an accident which has befallen
Maj. f. b. Hayward, of Davenport, in
the Lone Star State of Texas. Maj.
Hayward, in company with his wife
and other relatives, have been spend
ing some time in Arkansas, and only
a few days ago left that place for
Texas to look after some of his ex-
tensive lumber interests in that
state. At the time of the accident
he was riding upon a log train to one
of the lumber camps, when the car in