Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-26
DAVENPORT DOTS.

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A barn at 2O36 Ripley street belong
ing to William Gallagher was burned
to the ground yesterday morning The
building was entirely destroyed, and
the loss of. the structure will be about
500 besides the hay and grain which
it contained. The call was sent in and
hose wagons 3, and 6, and truck ,,
quickly responded The flames had
secured a big Roadway before the
alarm was turned in. however, and
when the wagons arrived the building
was one seething mass Of fire. While
the flames were at their height the
entire neighborhood was lighted up
and soon "A large crowd gathered at
tracted by the bright light. There
was nothing that could be done to
save the building and in few mo-
ments it was burned TO the ground.
Just how the flames started is a mys-
terry. \ teamster rents the barn from
Mr.. Gallagher and he left for the coal
banks about 10 o'clock at night.
Aside from him no one is known to-
have been in the barn.
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Supt T. n. Hooper, of the Daven-
port Water company states that the
water has been turned into the new
mains recently constructed in West
Davenport. These mains start at
Fifth and Cedar streets. from which
point they extend north to Sixth
street, thence west 400 feet on Sixth
street to Oak street and south on Oak
street 400 feet to Fifth street, thus
completing loop. The new mains are
1000 feet in length and will furnish
the water supply for the new school
building at Sixth and Oak street, as
well as a large number of residences
i'm that locality. which heretofore have
been without city water. Two addi-
tional fire hydrants have also been in
stalled asa result of the above extern
sion. These are located at the north
west corner of Sixth and Cedar
streets.
FL. Peto. of the firm of Peto-Stef-
fen company, announces. that he Will
retire from the business on account of
i'll health, and that the business will
be continued by H. Steffen, under the
firm name of II. Steffen Leather com
pany. The firm has been in business
in the city of Davenport for the past
10 years. Mr.. Steffen has closed out
the saddlery BUSINESS and will contin-
he to handle leather and shoe sup
ply.
The Iris club, a social organization
composed of number of well known
| hal1 r.
annual meeting Wednesday evening,
at which time the following officers
were elected: President. Joseph Nigg;
vice president, Al Woeber; secretary,
Louis Koenigsacker; treasurer, John
Eberly. The club viii give party
next month at Hibernian hall which
will be in the nature of hard times
party.
Edgar Baker, the writer of the pop
ular Uncle Bill stories, has secured a
position with the Mcclure syndicate
and left yesterday for New York, the
head offices of the syndicate. Mr..
| Baker is popular newspaper and
literary man of the city. He has writ
ten number of original sketches and
poems, all of them showing a marked
ability. He is very versatile in diff
ferent brogues, being able to exactly
produce the brogue of almost any
country with which America comes in
contact. He has been connected with
the Republican and Central News
paper Union as solicitor for several
years and his new position comes as
a well deserved promotion.
| Tom Owens was found by the police
last night on East Third street near
the gas works lying in pool of blood
with a deep cash in the back of his
head. He was taken to the station in
the patrol and DR.. Starbuck was sum
moned and found it necessary to take
several stitches in the wound. How
Owens obtained the wound is mys-
terry and foul play is suggested, as
| otherwise no reason can be suggested
| for his being found where he was. He
was not near enough to the railroad
tracks to have been hurt by falling
from a train, and the wound looked
like someone had hit him from be-
hind with a club or other heavy wea-
pom. Owens when taken to the sta
ton seemed to be slightly bewildered
and was unable to tell the police any
thing about the accident.
Last evening closed the three days
meeting of the Ancient and Accepted
Rite of Freemasonry, southern iuris-
diction Of the United States, at the
autumn reunion of the four coordi-
nate bodies sitting in the valley of
Davenport, orient of Iowa, at the Ma
sonic temple.