Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-04
DAVENPORT DOTS.

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tor of the Davenport Times, and Miss
Nettie Eldora Halling, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. p A. Halling, 754 East
Sixth street, were married at high |
noon today at the home of the bride,
Rev. X. c. Bryant, pastor of the FIRST
Baptist church, Moline, officiating. /
Only the immediate families were
present. The Lohengrin wedding |
was played by Miss Julia Hall
ing, sister of the bride. There were
no attendants. \ wedding breakfast |
was served, and Mr.. Hardman and his |
bride left on an afternoon train for
the east on a two-weeks' honeymoon |
trip. After March 20 they will be at |
home in the Leisner building, S23 West |
Third street. Mr.. Hartman is one of |
the able and popular young newspa-
per men of Davenport, and has won |
for his bride a most charming and ac-
complished lady.
The engagement of Ray Chase and |
Miss Cora Skinner is announced, and |
the marriage will take place next
week.
At s O'Clock Monday evening JUS
tice Louis f. Roddewig officiated at
the marriage of William Cogan, an
arsenal employee, and Miss Julia T.
Diedrieh, daughter of Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Diedrich. of 322 Gaines street.
The couple will make their home for
the present at the home of the brides
mother.
Fist, where she lived for the past
year. on Sunday night occurred the
death of Mrs. Wiebke Juergens, aged
81 years. The deceased was a native
of Germany, and came here from Ar
cadia, Ia. The body was taken back
there Monday night for interment.
At the home at his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Adelina Best, 226 Howell street,
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, oc-
Cured the the death of Fritz Best, a
native of Germany. in the S4th year
of his age.
At o'clock yesterday morning. at
her home, 410 East Eleventh street,
occurred the death .of Mary f., wife
of Christopher O'Brien, in the 62nd
year of her age. The deceased was a
native of Ireland, and resided in this
city for so years. She was devoted
member of the Sacred Heart cathe
dral parish. from which church the
funeral will be held at o'clock
Thursday morning with requiem ser
vices, and with interment at St. Mar
guerite's cemetery. The only survi-
Il n l.
eX-eXpressman, and one son, Thomas
O'Brien.
The death of Mrs. L. Belden occur
red yesterday morning at her home,
1919 West Third street. Mrs. Belden
has been a resident of Davenport for
the past five years and of Iowa all
her life. She was a native of Clinton
county, born there in 1875. Her hus-
band. mother, a brother and sister,
survive her.
Davenport is to have new church
this year. The Christian Scientists
were contemplating the erection of
one. but have embraced an opportuni-
| ty of purchasing the fine property
er home of John f. Henry and later
of L. S. Carl, now belonging to Mrs.
Rosa Oberholtzer. \ contract of sale
has been executed in the office of Viii
son d erik. and a payment made up
ON it, which leaves little or more
necessary to complete the transfer of
title from Mrs. Oberholtzer to the
First Church of Christ (Scientists).
The purchase price will be $1,000.
The remodeling of the brick residence
into a house of worship for the Scien-
lists is expected to be a move of the
early summer.
! The Mueller Lumber company began
its work for the season yesterday at
noon. In the harbor east of Cooks
Point there are stored logs for ten
days saving, and this represents the
space of time which the Muellers be-
| lieve will be consumed and the break
ing up of the ice and the clearance
of the channel. Alfred Mueller stated
that there was no need to saw the
| logs out of the ice in the harbor. The
warm exhaust from the glucose pre-
vented ice from forming where the
logs were stored. About 100 men
went to work yesterday, and more
will be put on as the mill, shut down
since November, imbers up its stiff
Iened joints.
Mary Smith and ID. c. Smith, old
residents of Princeton township. are
to have an opportunity of telling their
troubles in the district court. They
were married at Princeton May 80,
1899, and Mrs. Smith left her husband,
through fear of her life, she says, in
January of this year. She says he
had struck her, threatened to Kill her.
and to turn her and the baby out of
Il doors, and had not only neglected to
provide a doctor for her when she
was i'll, but had told the doctor that
if he came to the house he would not
pay the bill.