Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21

knee injured and other bruises anu III
juries sustained which will conhne him
70 the house for some time.
TWO In jured.-Raymond Kuehl, of
551 Spring street. son of Otto kuehl.
and his aunt, Mrs. Dodie Mccullough.
were seriously injured in a runaway on
Christie street Saturday. At the tine
of the accident they were moving
some chairs. when one of tho chairs
fell out of the rig and struck the horse.
frightening him. The frightened AMI
nal made dash down Christie street
and all the occupants of the rig were
thrown out. Raymond had his right
ankle fractured and MIS-. Mccullough
) had her arm broken.
That Hotel Again.-The new hotel
proposition, after vanishing in thin air
so many times and disappointing the
| hopes of the people of Davenport, has
| finally advanced 10 stage when that
addition 10 the wealth of the city Is
| finally assured Architects Temple.
Burrows & McLane have been engaged
TO build the structure and have pre-
pared plans for it. Chris Ne.pp, who
| is behind the movement. says that the
hotel is a certainty. He has his com
pany all ready for incorporation and
has permitted the plans for the build
ling To- be published. The site TO which
| the plans drawn have been adapted is
| the southwest corner of Fourth and
| Main streets. This will make that
corner one of the finest in the city. As
| il will have bordering on it the Bust
ness Mems club, the library and the
| new hotel. II is particularly conven-
| iently situated in regard to the Rock Is
| land depot No expense will be spared
in making the new hotel truly magnili
cent. As estimated by the contractors
| the building will cost between 100000
and $685., 600. Everything Will be Of
! the best material that can be secured
| The latest methods of construction
will be pursued. The builders place
particular stress on the fire protection
which the building will afford. It is
said that the structure will be absO-
lutely fireproof with plenty of exits III
case of an unforeseen accident. Tho
building will be of brick with stone
trimmings. II Will have about 200
rooms. The ground space is 15oX10i
| feet. and there Will be six stories
| Hit by BaII.-While playing ball at
Washington, Iowa. Friday, Emil LANCE,
of 800 Esplanade avenue, was struck
| in the head and rendered unconscious.
| lie was at bat when the ball struck
| him. As soon as possible he was put
aboard a train and taken to this city.
DR. T. 5. Bowman, who is attending
him. stated that his skull was not
fractured and that. although he was
somewhat stunned from the blow, he
would recover.
| Kicked by Horse.-"Colley" Cook
| lies at Mercy hospital in danger of
death. The man was injured by being
kicked by horse ut the barn of John
Russell on Fifth and iowa streets. The
animal struck Cook in the stomach and
then upon the head with his hOof. A
piece of the unfortunate mans skull
about an inch square was driven in
wardly so that it came in contact with
his brain. Reports from Mercy hospi-
tai Indicate that the condition of the
be expected and that, although Mr..
Cook is not out OF danger, with time
the wound will heal all right.
Acted Like a Crook.-In custody at
the police station is a man giving his
name as Louis Schmidt and who is
thought 20 be a clever crook who came
TO this city with the evident purpose
of cleaning up some easy money by
sharp methods The man, however
struck the wrong proposition when he
selected w. J. Mccullough and Assist
ant Cashier l.. J. Yaggy of the First
National bank as his first business &C
quaintances in this city. and through
their efforts and that OF Night Captain
Tim Nullane is now safely lodged be
hind the bars Schmidt pretended "a
have large sums on deposit in eastern
banks and made overtures to lease
quarters for an eastern firm. Tele.
grams quickly proved him a fraud and
he was arrested pending an investiga-
ton
Greeks Too Boisterous.-The police
raided the Greek saloon at 81 Perry
street Saturday night about II o'clock,
and caught nine Greeks in the dragnet.
According to stories told ar the station.
the Greeks assemble there and sing
some peculiar song in loud and bois-
ferrous manner. and in this way dis
turb the neighborhood.
Diphtheria Under Control.-AH the
/ GiUht IBERIA patientS at the OrOhauz'
Home are reported as getting along
finely No new cases have appeared,
and the authorities think they have The
disease under control.
o.
Obituary Record. - Louis Henry
/ Schneider passed away at o'clock
/ Saturday afternoon al his home. 420
| East Seventh street. al the age of 20