Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-12
DAVENPORT DOTS

DAVENPORT DOTSI
\. Ransom. arrested on a charge OF
intoNication and brought before JUS
tice Roddewig. claimed yesterday that
some one had stolen S2S from him. He
stated that he had that amount on
his person. and was robbed in some sa-
loon. He could not describe the per-
son who took the money however. so
nothing could he done. He was sent
TO Jail for ten days. and when he gets
out he may have better idea of who
took the coin.
The Rathbone Sisters of Phoenix
Temple. No. p. the knights of Pythi-
as auxiliary. have elected and Install
ed the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: NJ. +. C.. Mrs Dora LaRash:
p. C.. Mrs. ID. c. Carr: T.. =. Mrs. Ida
BueSing: r. j.. Mrs. b. Rohlf: NJ. of T..
Mrs. NJ. Harbeck: VI of Finance. Mrs.
Tillie Witherspoon: VI. of Records and
Seals. Mrs. Abbie Mccall; G. Of O. r.
Mrs. Barber: p. of s, Mrs Strohn.
Judge Bollinger heard the case of
Claus NOgt. an incorrigible lad of Il
years of age. who has grown beyond
the dicipline of his widowed and hard
working mother who resides on West
Fourth street. The court does not de-
sire 10 commit the boy to the reform
school. and therefore an effort will
be made TO secure his enlistment in
the United States navy, where strict
III .iV,lf . l.
formed habit of ShiftlesSness. Judge
Bollinger has succeeded in placing
ether children in the navy and with
good results. Meantime young Nogt
is locked up in the county jail.
Officer SchIueter arrested a fellow
named Jim Bacon Sunday night in the
west end Of the city. The man had
grown boiStrOu~ and threatened to
shoot up the town with a gun as large
"a cannon. He wouldn't go along
with the officer and the come alongs"
had to be used. Yesterday Bacon was
charged with carrying concealed wea-
pon>. He said he WAS ION the hog"
and was sent to jail for ten days. The
"come-along>" were used to take him
to jail.
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Hans ID. Schmidt. an old resident
of the county. died at his residence
81 Eastern avenue. Sunday forenoon
at 10 o'clock The cause of death
was heart disease from which Mr..
Schmidt has been sufferer for $
months.
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West Second street. occurred the
death of Mr.. Marx SchnecNoth. al
native Of krokak. Probstei. in the sd
resident of this city l. years. and isl
survived by her husband. Marx
SchncckIoth AMI three children: Mrs.
Lena Mimllc. Of Davenport: Henry
Schncckloth. of Rcinbcck. la; and
Mrs. Thomas Schrcck. of Minneapu-
liz.
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Mercy hospital. a. the result of an
operation performed for the removal
of gall stones. occurred the death of
Mrs. Rosa Malil. wife of John Malik.
Sr.. in the 9th wear of her age. De
ceased was born i'm bohemia and lived
here for 26 wears. most of the time at
COS Christie street in East Davenport
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Word came to Bishop r. y. Morri-
son and family. and other Davenport
friends SUNDAY. of the death. AT the
Hotel MetropoIe. i'm Chicago. that
morning. of Charles +. EImes. one of
the leading men If the city by the
lake, and well kncwn i'm Davenport "a
son-in-Iaw of Capt. W. l.. Clark. of
Buffalo. and = frequent visitor here
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Raw Elliott and james DcForc,t. the
two lads arrested Saturday nirbt and
who admitted that they ran away
from their homes in Marion. were re