Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-23
DAVENPORT DOTS

The democrats of the city met last
night in delegate convention to nom
mate a ticket for the approaching
municipal election. The following
ticket was nominated: Mayor, Waldo
Becker; clerk. Charles Keller; treas
urer, {. \. Mast: police magistrate. j.
y. LeClaire; assessor. John c. Steet-
zen; alderman-at-large. W. IL. Claus
sen and o. G.. Murray.
The girls of Company C. auxiliary
of Muscatine won a decisive victory
from the girls of the Davenport alum
mi of the high school in basket ball
game at the Armory last night by the
overwhelming score of Il to l.
Little Otto Baker. the 9-ycar-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baker of Front
street. between Brown and Warren.
quietly passed away at the st. Lulle's
hospital at Gas o'clock last evening
from The effects of the terrible iniur-
les that he received in being run over
by the bridge line car No. 2O3. on Sec
oud street. little west Of Harrison.
yesterday morning.
According to dispatches received
from HolYCkc, Mass, a bitter fight is
to be waged in the courts over the
estate of the former Davenporter,
George y. Tyner. who died recently
and was supposed to be worth $1,000
OOg. having accumulated the fortune
i'm the envelope business. He beuueath-
ed a large portion Of his estate to rela-
tives. leaving to each enc outside of
his immediate family. all the way from
=. 900 to $4,000. His widow has been
confined in an asylum for eight years
She is the daughter OF the wealthy
Ohio Steinbackers. and it is not likely
that she Will ever leave the asylum.
Tyuer was Il brother of eN-Atturney
James :. TNner of postoilice scandal
fame. Both belonged to one of the
best Iowa families and it was I'm Dav-
export they were reared and entered
upon their business careers.
\ happy event that will call for
June roses viii bc the marriage of
Miss Nina HanSSeH and +. Palm
both of this city until Mr.. PAINS re-
moval To Des Noines last week with
the officials of the Iowa Telephone
company. cf which he was auditor,
Miss Hanssen is the charming Gaugh-
ter Of Louis Hansen. Sr.. and one of
the favoritc Vocalists of the city. while
Mr.. Palm won a host of friends dur
ing his residence here, who viii join
in hearty congratulations
An occasion that viii call forth the
hearty congratulations of the numer-
Gus friends of the well known young
people. j. the Forthcoming marriage OF
Miss Fannie Harrison, daughter of j.
II. Harrison. 171I Grand avenue. to
Bert Powell. the popular attache of
the L. Y. Roberts company. The hap
Ply event will occur April 6, at the
home of the bride.
\ crowd of people were standing OF:
the river front yesterday waiting for
the ice To move. One of them was q
travelling man. registered at a hotel
near by. He had been to an Uncle
Toms Cabin show. sometime, and had
seen Eliza merrily skipping across the
ice, seven lengths ahead of the blood |
hounds and he declared that a good
self could easily cross the river on the
floating cakes of ice. The crowd was
incredulous. To prove it the man hop |
ped down the bank and stepped boldly |
onto the nearest cake. 1t moved around |
a little, but he bIithely stepped TO an |
other. He stepped of of that one
onto the bottom of the river. and the
water was about up TO his collar Then
he Topped about until couple Of boys |
pulled him out. and he sought his ho-
tel. Sadder and soberer man.
Miss Hertha Ranzow was elected |
Of the June graduating /
class Of the Davenport high school
yesterday, and Realff Ottesen was also
elected one OF the speakers.
II tire home Of his mother. Mrs.
Julia Lyon. yesterday afternoon oc-
CURED the death of JOHN j. Lyon,
aged 30 years. Death was the result
1f complication of lung trouble and a
severe attack OF the grip. Deceased