Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02


some pretty tough practice, constant
ly keeping his eye on them in order
to pick the best men. Monday even
ing's practice was especial rough.
with the result stated above. 1t is
likely, however. that McManus. the
young man in question, will be about
inside of a week.
The Scott County Sunday School
association, before adjournment. de-
cided upon lie Claire as its next place
of meeting. The convention will in
all probability meet in the United
Brethren church, in that town, in June
next year. The executive committee
will meet shortly and make all definite
arrangements for the holding of the
next convention.
0. f. Soulle and \. J. BardwelI. the
men who were arrested here for beat
ing hotel bill ut Dubuque, were TAX
en- back and will have to face their
crime in the Dubuque courts. The
sheriff of Dubuque county came after
the men and they were handcuffed to-
gether and marched to the depot,
where they took the train for Du-
buque. The officer stated that he did
not know the amount of the bill, but
that he understood that it was a large
amount. He stated that the hotel
men there were going to institute
vigorous prosecution as a lesson for
those kind of people.
The John BerwaId agency has re-
ceived word of the safe arrival at
New York of the steamer Patricia,
having upon board a number of Dav-
exporters homeward bound from their
European travels. Those aboard from
this city were as follows: Otto Self
fert, Mrs. Caroline Heuck and daugh-
ter Margaret. Mrs. Augusta BendiXen,
Mrs. Augusta Woehlk and son Charles.
Mary Kruger, the girl who has
been missing since Monday and whose
folks had been nearly distracted over
her loss, has been discovered, and now
it develops that she was not carried
off by any bold, bad man, but that
she took it upon herself to skip from
the parental roof and launch out in
the wide, wide world for herself Her
from the daughter. in which she stat
ed that they need not worry, as she
had gone to Burlington and was well
able to take care of herself. The po-
lice officers investigated the matter
and they found that the girl purchas-
ed a ticket for Cedar Rapids instead
OF Burlington, so they have conclud-
ed that she intended to lose herself
so that she could not be found if her
folks decided to take stern measures
and bring her back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wohl, of 1929
West Fourth street, are mourning the
loss of their 3-year-old daughter.
Katherine, who died at the family
home at 1870 o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon of scarlet fever.
Friends have received from Omaha
the unwelcome intelligence of the
death there of Mrs. II. II. Benson,
wife of Judge Benson, formerly of
this city. The Benson home has been
in Grainfield, Kans., of late, but Mrs.
Benson, suffering from cancer, had
gone to Omaha for treatment She
HdO Il daughter, MIS-. II. ii. hnOUeS,
residing there, at whose home she
died. Her funeral occurred Monday
The husband, formerly well-known
resident of Davenport, survives.
O.
The incorporation of the Davenport
Flour, Feed & Commission company,
and the letting of contract by the
company to Ohm & Hass for the cree
ton of a $4,000 building which will
be the center for a growing milling
and sales business, are events that
are indicative both of prosperity and
business enterprise. Articles of i'm
corporation were filed with the coun-
ty recorder yesterday which create
the Davenport Flour, Feed & Commits
sion company. with the following of
ficers: President. II. NeaIand; vice
president. H. Wulff; secretary. Charles
H. Lain; treasurer, \. +. Schoening.
Ray Smith. who with CIV Brown and
the girl named Anna Monks. indicted
for robbing Pete Parson. was taken
before the judge yesterday and chang
ed his plea from that of mot guilty"
to one of guilty" Smith was not