Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
DAVENPORT Do.Ts

IDANENPoRT DOTS
aBen Cain, coIored, IA, years of age,
elevator conductor at the Drake fur
niture store, fell down the elevator
shaft from the second floor to the
basement, a distance of % feet. yes
terday afternoon. sustaining injuries
that caused his death last night. His
skull was fractured and his right leg
broken in the fall.
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The annual business meeting of the
Eend-a Hand club, held at the club
rooms Monday evening, closed one of
the best years the club has had. That
it was attended by % ladies, in spite
Of the bad weather, speaks well for
the interest that is felt in what the
club is doing. The. club kept DIR. Jen-
ME AfcGowen at the head of the or
gat1ization, where she has been for so
many years past. and constituted its
official roster as follows: President,
DIR. Jennie McCowen; recording sec
rotary. Miss Ida Middleton; treasur-
eE, Miss Emma Heden; custodian of
loan fund, Miss Clara Craine; vice.
presidents, Mrs. c. j. Brown, Mrs. b.
NJ. Cfoak, Mrs. j. Z. Calzins, Mrs. II.
w. Gilbert, Mrs. G. w. Banning.
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Yesterday, the town of Bettendorf
vowed in favor of the proposition to
gite a franchise there for the con-
struction of the John L. May inter
urban through the limits of that cor
poration. As far as known no effort
was made in opposition, though it
would not have been a hard matter,
If anyone had cared to do it, to de-
feat the effort. Monday the town of
lie CIaire voted on the Iowa d Illinois
franchise proposition. The franchise
carried there by 124 to 10. The vote
was so near to being unanimous that
the few opposing ballots did not
count. By this lie Claire election the
l. & !. company gets an absolutely
open and clear right of way from this
city to Clinton, including terminals,
and it is left in condition to push its
work of construction as it pleases.
The Iowa Daughters of the Revolu-
ton are looking forward to a fine
meeting in Davenport some time next
month, the date being indefinite be-
cause of the uncertainty as to when
Mrs. Charles K. Fairbanks, of Wash
ington, d. C.. wife of Senator Fair
banks and general regent of the So
ciety, can be here. Mrs. Fairbanks
has promised to attend the Iowa
meeting and was expecting to be here
Oct. and 4, but wires Mrs. w. F.
Peck, the state regent, that she will
be unable to be here on that date.
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At her home. ST. Marquette street,
Sunday occurred the death of Mrs.
Catherine Lamprecht, wife of j. Hen
ry Lamprecht, after long illness, in
the 63rd year of her age. Deceased |
was native of Germany. She is sur |
vived by her husband, and daughter
residing in Illinois, The funeral was
held from the undertaking rooms of
Runge & Petersen Monday afternoon.
with interment at Pine Hill cemetery. /
At st. Anthony's church, at o'clock |
yesterday morning, Rev. ID. J. Elan
merry officiating, occurred the mar
rage of Gustav Henry Grabbe and
Miss Louise Mary Frances Houar, a |
well-known and popular young lady |
of this city The maid of honor was
Mrs. William Armour, of Cherokee,
Iowa. and the best man was Herman /
Slender, of the Winecke company. |
The flower girls were Misses Airline
and Beulah Traynor, Ethel Stuehmer
and Monica Houar. nieces of the |
bride, who were attired in white ba-
tiste and strewed rose petals in the
path of the bride on her entrance and
her exit from the church. The BRIDES
gown was of white chiffon cloth over
white taffeta, with applique trim
mings. she wore a veil and her only |
ornament was a Battenburg butterfly
worn in her hair. She carried brides
roses. Harry Traynor and Frank
KeTrigan acted as the ushers at the
church. The brides breakfast follow
ed at 9 O'Clock at the Linden flats. AT
IL: Is. o'clock the couple left for an
extended eastern tour amid a shower
of rice. The couple will be at home
at the Linden flats after Oct. 1.
George Loeff1err has the distinction
of being the first man in Scott coun-
ty to become citizen of the United
States under the new naturalization
laws Mrs Loeffierr appeared before
the Judge to take out the secondil
papers accompanied by Louis Block,
the attorney He swore to his intent
tions of becoming a peaceable citi-
zen, declaring against anarchy, ETC.,
and paid so cents more for the privi-
lege of citizenship under the law than
was the fee before. Mr.. Eoefflerr took
out his first papers before the su-
preme court in st. Paul He will re-
side in Davenport.
The police have in custody Jack
Murphy, f. King and F. Smith, charg-
ed with the. theft of harness from
the barn in the rear of Feeney's gro
gerry ON East Third street The har