Rock Island Argus., 1904-02-15
DAVENPORT DOTS

DAVENPON1 OOA y
Nick Coin. the Greek confectioner
in the building on Fourth and Brady
street. has recorded a bill of sale
wherein he conveys his stock to
Charles Prinz of Prinz &, Larmore, for
the consideration of $2,iOO.
The death of Patrick Woods occur
red Saturday morning at the county
infirmary. Deceased was the son of
John Woods. and was 10 years of age.
He had been sick with consumption
for three months.
Undertakers Hartwig q Nissen
have received in teIIigence from Will
ton Junction advising them of the
death there OF an old gentleman
named Ohlenburg, whose body Will be
brought here for interment at the city
cemetery. Deceased is survived by Il
wife and is said to be former resi-
dent.
At ) o'clock Friday night. of paraly-
sis. at her home near Wolcutt, occur
red the death of Mrs. Anna Sophia
Blecke. aged "A years. Deceased was
born and reared in this county. and is
survived by her husband. John Blecke.
and two children. Henry and Anna, be-
sides her parents, Anna Sophie and
Henry {. Schomecker. residing out
northwest of the city on the Allen
Grove road.
In Northwest Davenport. Saturday
occurred the death of Mrs. Anna Paus-
tian, an aged lady, whose demise was
the result of old age. Her husband and
three grown children survive. The
funeral viii be held Tuesday after
noon at o'clock with interment at
Fairmount cemetery.
{. G. HipwelI. August Steffen and
AdOlph Priester. of the Davenport d
Suburban company have returned
from Muscatine. where they were
granted a 25-year franchise in the city
of Muscatine by the city council of
that place. Present at the meeting as
Suburban company in addition to the
above named gentlemen were Hon.
John w. Green and j. II. Wilkinson.
both of Chicago. The franchise is in
the nature of iooint one in which
both the Citizens Railway q Light
company of Muscatine and the DaV-
export & Suburban company of this
city are Interested.
William l.. Mueller. of the Mueller
Lumber company, stated that their
saw mills at Cooks Point would be-
gin saving logs for another season
during the firt week in March. The |
company j. now busily engaged in
making preparations for resuming
work They have three weeks supply |
of logs on hand at the mill and thus |
Will be able to start saving before
the ice breaks up. They also have
several RATS stored in the sloughs up
the river and will have plenty of logs |
with which to continue operations |
when once they make a start.
o
Charles ClauSsen and Miss Katie |
VI. Goettsch, both of Davenport were |
day. Both young people are well |
known in Davenport and their many |
friends viii hasten TO extend con-
gratulations.
{. G.. Hipwell has received tele-
gram from TT. Dodge informing him
that the jury at that place has re-
turned Il verdict in his favor in the
sum of $2.2sO in his suit against the
city Of Ft. Dodge and the library
board of that place. Mr.. Hipwell was
present the larger part Of last week in
this city before the verdict was rem
Iered Mr.. Hipwell held the contract
for the slate roofing and metal work
from the Northern Building COM
pany which went to the wall. Failing
to secure his money from the defend
ant company. ne entered suit against
the city and the library board, with
he above result.
The detection of Andy Bowers. out
If Jail only for few days on the eN-
)iration of Il sentence for assault and ,
battery perpetrated against his wife,
Who threatened to bring Il CT ,minal
against him for the in
lictable offense alleged to have been
committed with one May, alias Nellie
swan. led him to take sufficient poi
,on to render him unconscious. and
leceSSitate the services of county phV-