Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-25
DAVENPORT DOTS

Last night at st. Johns Methodist
church on the corner of Fourteenth
and Brady streets the commencement
exercises of the Davenport high
school class of June 'O4 were held.
| The class is the best and one of the
largest that has graduated from the
school for some time. At last even
| ing's exercises over 80 young men and
women were presented diplomas and
Maturin L. Fisher and Fred d. Soper
were each given a gold pin for their
work in athletics.
The Christian church Sunday school
4 is holding a picnic today at the Black
| Hawk Watch Tower. A special train
to accommodate those who attended
left at $40 o'clock in the morning
| The return will be made at in the
evening.
There is interesting news for Dav-
export in the announcement that the
American Bonding company. of Balti
more, has abandoned Des Moines as
tits general Office, and appointed Will
liam r. Weir of this city general agent
| for eastern and southeastern Iowa.
| The company named is one of the old
est of all surety companies.
| \ lad named Hoffman,, who resides
| in Fishertown was hurt, though not
seriously in a runaway accident which
occurred on the Rockingham road yes
terday and which narrowly escaped
being a fatality. The lad was driving
wagon load of garden truck to mar
ket when his horse became frighten-
ed and started TO run at a white heat
| bringing up against post at the Fred
Lemm corner on Howell street and
| the Rockingham road where the We
hcle was overturned and the lad
thrown beneath it. Fortunately he es-
capped with only minor injuries. The
vehicle. however, was somewhat the
worse for the experience.
The board of supervisors has agreed
to eXpend 1900 upon the fitting up
of the east court room, now occupied
by the Grant Law library, for the use
of the federal court, which will hold
its first session there in October, with
Judge Smith Mcpherson presiding. At
a special meeting the board decided
to furnish the room and at once called
for the necessary bids.
Wives of Davenport travelling men
met Thursday afternoon at the Y. NJ.
c. A. rooms and organized a Ladies'
Auxiliary to Post ID, of the Travellers
Protective association. They will be
81.
potent force in helping entertain the
travelling men of Iowa when they
come here for their state convention
next year. Mrs. DeWeis, president of
the Burlington auxiliary. is in the city,
and at the meeting told the Davenport
ladies what the auXiliaries are doing
and how they do it. Later the Daven-
pora auxiliary organized with the fol-
lowing officers: President-Mrs. NJ.
F. Like; vice president-Mrs. &. F.
Maslin; corresponding secretary-Mrs.
II. j. Zuech; recording secretary-Mrs.
l.. w. McKown; assistant recording
|secretary-Mrs. George NJ. Bechtel;
treasurer-Mrs. Gus Eckhardt.
The gambling rooms opened up
several weeks ago over the Orpheon
theater have been closed by order of
Mayor Phillips and the manipulators
in charge, Gully" Flanagan and Pete
Maher ordered TO leave the city. Sew
eraI days ago complaint reached May
Tor Phillips that crooked work was
being resorted to at the above place.
Accordingly he and Night Captain of
Police Tim Mullane began an investi-
CATION. They found the charges that
crooked gambling devices were being
used TO be true and the mayor at
once decided to close the place.
At the home of her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolf Haus-
chiIdt of 1929 Agnes Lane in North
west Davenport Thursday afternoon
occurred the death of Mrs. Catherine
Bruegge, aged 80 years, seven months,
and % days. Old age was the cause
of death. Deceased was born in Dram
sau, Schleswig-H on Nov. 1,