Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-12
DAVENPORT

The football players of the Daven-
port high school will follow up the
kickoff by a charge on the opposing
line in brilliant red stockings. The
| stockings and shoes, which were or
dered a short time ago through Berg
Brothers, have arrived and have been
distributed to the respective members
of the hard working squad. This week
the hard working squad. This week
the samples of headgears which were
ordered will put in their appearance
and the team will have the choice of
several STYLES of helmets. 1t is eX-
pected that outside of the high school
there will be several other strong anna
teum teams in Davenport this fall.
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The first civil suit to be brought
the Davenport division of the federal
court was filed with Clerk Henry J.
MacFarland Saturday. The suit is en-
titled James Edwin Patterson. adj
mniStratOr of the estate of Robert Nj.
Patterson, against the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railway and comes
to Davenport from Louisa county.
The Davenport Rifle club left yes
terday morning for a shooting match
at San SOuSci park. at Lands, Ia. Con
tests are frequently held at this place
and the club met some of the best
shooting talent in this section of the
state.
Benjamin Drills died at 4 p. m. Sat
lrrr1aU of of his homo T1H WnSt
Seventh street. aged 81 years. months
old. He was born in Harrison county
Indiana, Jan %, 1913 Eighteen months
ago he removed from Burlington to
Davenport. He lived for a long time
at Burlington, and was a member of
the post of G.. \. r. there. His remains
were shipped last evening at $50 via
the Burlington road to Burlington. The
BrileS, of this city, and one son, Ar
thur, also of Davenport, one sister,
Mrs. A. Simpson, of KalOna, Ia. and
four brothers, John, of Keithsburg.
ILL.,; Ephraim, of Nebraska; George, of
Ottumwa, and Nelson, of Kalona, Ia.
Mrs. FreelOve Long died Saturday
at the home of her son, f. F.. Long
Mrs. Long was in her S1th year. The
funeral will be held tomorrow at II
O'Clock with service at the late home
The burial will take place in the city
cemetery at Gcneseo, Ill.
The following ticket was nominated
by the republicans of Scott county at
Saturdays convention: For attorney.
Albert w. Hamann; for clerk of the
district court, William Gruenwald; for
auditor. Col. Park w. McManus; for
recorder, Charles Like; for supervisors,
John Soller and S. A. Wilson. Follow
ing is the township ticket: For JUS
tees of the peace. J. Clark Hall and
Henry E. c. Ditzen; for constables. NJ.
II. Holiday and Byron Rumsey: for
trustee, Franz Strohkarck: for asses
sOr. Jeppe Bierring: for clerk, H. J.
Adams.
Harry Alter. of the Tri-City Iron &
Metal company, was responsible for
the arrest Saturday afternoon of Zip
Hammerly, whom he charged with as
sault and battery. Alter states that
Hammerly and another man came into
the Office at 522 West Second street
Friday afternoon and started to make
trouble in regard to certain wagons
standing in the street. They struck
him and he retaliated in like manner
Presently Hammerly's companion fled.
leaving Hammerly to fight his own
battle. Alter then had little difficulty
in vanquishing his opponent and in
holding him until police aid arrived.