Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-18
DAVENPORT DOTS

E0<1 AANA \AN 49, 49,
At 3 o'clock Wednesday morning
at the home of the bride, 1928 West
Fourth street. Rev. w. f. BIaneke of
floating, occurred the marriage OF
William III. Wood, clerk at the Hub
clothing store, and Miss Agnes b
Lucht, of this city. The couple left
for honeymoon trip to Omaha, after
the wedding banquet served at the
home of the brides parents, and will
be at home, upon their return, at 1924
West Third street.
At s o'clock Wednesday night, at
the parsonage of the Bethlehem Con
EDUCATIONAL church, Rex. w. s.. Sec
combe united in marriage William II.
Maines,. law partner of Fred Yollmer,
and Miss Louise \. Koch. The cere-
mony was a quiet one,, and surprise
to the friends of the couple. none of
whom had an inkling of its early oc-
cLrrence.-
One of Wednesday evenings happy
events, was the marriage of Patrick
B. Powers and Miss Mary Ellen
Thompson, at Sacred Heart parson-
age, Rev. Harry Hogan performing
the ceremony. 1t was followed by a
wedding supper at which the guests
were relatives of the young couple.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Thompson, of 524 Federal
street, and Mr.. Powers is the well
known attache of the Crook Brothers
laundry. They will be at home after
Sept. % at 912 Iowa street, in a coy
home prepared by the groom.
City Assessor Bierring has just fin
ished his quarterly count of the sa-
looms in Davenport, and finds 1s5
which are liable for the payment of
the mulct tax. That Davenport is
growing is probably indicated by the
fact that the saloons are steadily
growing in number, and as each one
has to contribute 500 per year for
the mulct tax and city license, they
must be doing business.
James \. Sanford, brother of Of
fieer +. \. Sanford, has gone%to At
lanta, Ga. where he will join the 10th
United States infantry which will
leave this country, Nov. %, for the
Privtte Sanford has been in the SER
vice 10 years, and reenIisted after a
brief vacation spent here. He was
with the 4th infantry before Santiago.
The funeral of Bonnie b. Cain, the
sturdy little colored lad who fell to
his death down the elevator shaft of
the Drake furniture store Tuesday af-
E,1I -4SY.s l.,r-
noon from his parents home, 1874
Main street. 1t was attended by many
friends of the family.
The Masonic bodies of this city,
which include the blue lodges, the
chapter of Royal Arch MasOns and
Indies of the Order of the Eastern
Star, the Communicates of knights
Templar. Kaaba Temple of the Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine and the Scottish
Rite bodies. have appropriated $1,100
towards the endowment of a room in
St. tLuke's hospital. 1t would require
$1,000 to fully endow a room, but as
this sum is not at present available.
they have decided to make partial
endowment, by which the room will
be open, free of cost for one-fifth of
the year, to persons who have not the
cash with which to pay for a room,
whether they be Mason or not. One
hundred dollars is to be used in fur
nishing the room.
This evening there will be a bowling
contest at Grand Isle between the OPP
posing clubs-Claus Groths. captained
by William Ehlers, and the Stark &
Leppers. The contesting teams will
meet at Cooks point at 1880 O'Clock
this evening and be transported to the
island, where the game will be play
ed. The party will return at II
O'Clock.
1t is announced that William r.
Benkert, the united christian party
leader, will speak at the Davenport
Union Mission this evening the
subject, SUNDAY Closing: What Should
the Churches Do to Encourage Bar
bers and Merchants to Close on Sun
day, and What Gospel Should the Min
listers Preach that Would Fill the
Churches and Empty the Saloons on
Sunday" \ special invitation has been
extended Rev. Giglinger, Mayor Beck
er and the tri-city clergy to attend.