Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
DAVENPORT DOTS.
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Another Attempt TO Poison. - Il ap-
pears that still another dastardly at
tempt has been made to poison the
Noulk children at the Orphans home
n this city These are the children
sho were taken deathly sick recently
after eating some candy which had
been sent to hem from Marion, Iowa.
An analysis of this candy. conducted
by Chemist r. l.. Cole. showed that il
mad been contaminated with strych-
nine. Friday evening Jonathan Foulk
of Marion, the father of the children.
after reaching this city, called upon
County Attorney A w Hamann and
showed him a box of candy which he
had found upon the doorstep of his
home at Marion with Instructions to
forward it 10 his children in this city.
This candy showed signs of being poi
soned and has been turned over to
Chemist Cole by the county attorney for
analysis Mr. Foulk is unable 10 adj
vance reason why somebody should be
so anxious 10 poison his children and
the case is deep mystery to those
who have become interested. The state
DpfAA u VI NoAA Vi 10 sun tbLlAhCtiI-@ al
rigid investigation in the hopes of find
ing some clue which will lead 10 the
detection of The person sending the
candy.
Fell off Plank. - Ed Oil a work
man employed at Mcclellan Heights
slipped on plank Saturday and was
quite seriously injured He was en-
gagged with the force laying cement
sidewalks and. while walking on 4
plank, slipped and fell
Billiard Tournament. The entries
.or the amateur billiard championship
If Davenport closed Saturday night
With 10 entries. The tournament be
inns tonight az the Jevne academy on
West Third street. Forty-five games
Will be played one game taking place
Zach night. The winner of the cham
3ionship medal is subject to challenge
every 10 days. The 10 artists. includ.
ing number of the leading billiard ex
perts OF the city. are as follows: Bert
Smith. f. +. German. William Burke
F. L. Sears. J. S. Morse. Otto Knuth.
". Nj. MattOX L. Strathmann. Jack
seward and John Higgins.
Working Day and Night. - The Dav-
IMPORT Locomotive works is very busy
Al the present time, running a day and
night shift and employing over 225
men. They are turning out locomotives
At the rate of 10 a month, which means
one every two days.
Prepares to Rebuild Bridge. - The
Milwaukee is preparing to take up
again the reconstruction of its East
River street bridge 1t is understood
thar the company has agreed to move
is abutments west a few feet from the
location in which they were started
some time ago. which was so close to
The Tri-City tracks that the Third
street and interurban cars could not
nave been run past the place for sew
eral weeks. or until new curves could
be installed.
Obituary Record. - Saturday after
noon at the family home. 915 West
Sixth street occurred the death of
Mrs. Caroline Heuck. a well known
and highly esteemed resident of Daven-
port. The fatal ailment was heart
trouble of many years duration. al
rhough Mrs. Heuck was seriously sick
Dut a few weeks preceding her demise.
Deceased whose maiden name was
Caroline Bieling. was born in Rends-
burg. Germany. May -. 1910. She was
united in marriage to Chris H. Heuck
on Nov. :. 1867. and together came to
America and to Davenport on May 20.
1884. Mr.. Heuck died during the year
1895
Friday evening at her home. 212
Scott street. after a long illness oc
CURED the death of Mrs. Dora Meyer.