Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-25
DAVENPORT DOTS

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Yesterday occurred the death of
Mrs NJ l.. johnson at the residence
of her daughter. Mrs. +. H. Sanford,
757 Mound street The cause of
death was due TO paralysis and old
age. Mrs. Johnson suffered stroke
of paralysis Dec. - last, and a second
stroke last Monday. She was a ma
tive of Massachusetts and was 70
years of age.
Yesterday at her home. GIL West
Fifteenth street. occurred the death
of Mrs. Mary kelvin. Deceased was
born in Ireland and came to New
York nearly half a century ago. She
was married there to the husband
who preceded her in death in 1891.
Forty years ago she came to Iowa
and settled in Long Grove. and four
years ago removed TO this city, where
she made her home. The survivors
are T. II. and J. j. Kelvin. the former
of Chicago and the latter of Long
Grove. sons, and three daughters,
Mrs. j. W. Brooks. of Chicago, and
Theresa and Gertrude Kelvin, at home.
The death of Miss Sophia Belle
Howell occurred Tuesday night at her
residence. 1867 East Second street.
Deceased was % years of age and had
resided here for the past six years.
The remains will be taken to Law
renee. Kans.. her former home, for
burial
The Edwards Congregational church
is now corporation. The incorpOra
tors are s. F.. Smith. :. Il. Lafferty. s.
NJ. Reynolds. {. ID. Hayward. 5. W.
Pierce, NJ. +. Brown. Frank Nader,
William Steward and y. Tredick. The
papers state that the church officers
shall lie five trustees, Il clerk and a
treasurer. and the following have
been named: Trustees, 5. f. Smith,
:. +. Lafferty. :. NJ. Reynolds. c. ID.
Hayward; clerk. Mabel ii. Camp;
treasurer. y. Tredick.
+. j. Dahms, the young attorney,
and Miss Clara l.. Freidholdt are to
wed. Mr.. Dahms is now located at
Iowa City. where he is attorney foI
is a well-knuwn and popular young
lady in Davenport.
Undertaken Halligan has received a
message from Clinton, stating that
the remains of Frank Powers. for
mer resident of this city. viii he
brought here for burial. He had been
in Clinton for some time and his death
occurred there. in Mercy hospital.
The death of John Anderson oc-
Cured Tuesday morning at the age
of so years. Deceased is survived by
a nephew at Lowdcn. Iowa, who has
been communicated with.
The numerous suits that have
evolved from the war at the Central
Union will be threshed
out in the United States circuit court
at keokuk. The order transferring
the cases there was made yesterday
by the Judge. and this takes them out
of the hands of the local court. The
petition asking for their transfer was
filed some few days ago. and as the
law states that any case for over So
600 in which one of the parties is Il
nonresident Of the state can be trans
ferred, there was no ground for hold
ing them here As long as the proper
bond was filed. hence the transfer.
Because, as she alleges. she was
To sleep on the floor with
her children and left without any
money with which to buy food and
on account of the wrongful
detention of her household goods,
Julia \. Sullivan demands $S59.S5
from ID. Sanders & Co. besides ask
ing that the property be returned to
her. Mrs. Sullivan claims that the
property. consisting of her household
goods. was taken from her wrong
fully by the defendant and that on
this account she and her children |
have been subjected to great hard |
ship.
The street railway employees of the |
tri-cities.- members of the Amalga- |
mated Association of Street q Electri- |
,al Railway Employees association, |
met Tuesday night at Columbia hall. |
The meeting started at midnight and |
lid not terminate until o'clock in |
he morning. The meeting was called |
n order that the men might be adj
dressed by c. O. Pratt. of Cleveland,
Ohio. who is a member of the ma
ional executive board and also the
national organizer.
According TO the schedule of the
ace meetings arranged for the middle
vest at the annual session of the
treat Western Trotting association in
,hicago. the flyers were assigned to