Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-17
DAVENPORT DOTS.
NC kuhnen to Arizona. Il


James p. Donahue has left with his
cousin. Mic Kuhnen. for Tuscon, Ariz.
Mr. Kuhnen has had charge of the CT
gar department of the Warfield-Pratt
Howell wholesale grocery company OF
Sioux City for the past months but
returned to Davenport several weeks
ago. having been compelled to give up
his position on account of illness. He
has been in st. Luke's hospital where
he has gained sufficient strength to
make the trip.
Youth Good Shot. - Young Kahler,
a 17-yearoid lad from Davenport is
attracting considerable attention at the
annual shooting contest of the Iowa
State Sportsmaus' association at Des
Moines. He has done some good shoot
ing Another shot attracting attention
is Mrs Dr. Haughwaut of Fort Dodge.
She is the only woman worksman at
the meeting.
Talk of Piping Gas. - J. F. Holt of
Coffeyville, Kan, well known natur-
al gas expert of the west, is business
visitor to Davenport. OF late he has
made several trips to this city and has
been closeted with local capitalists
with view of piping natural gas to
Davenport from the gas wells recently
discovered near Muscat:ne 1t is re-
ported that several Davenport parties
familiar with the gas business have
gone over the ground recently at Mus
catfre and conisder the outlook favor
able
Henry Peetz Injured. - Henry
Peetz. the Brady street jeweIer. suffer
ed a painful accident Thursday night.
Near the corner of Fourth and Brady
he slipped and fell upon the sidewalk
and in the fall suffered a fracture of
the right arm above the wrist. Both
bones were ICoken and made the frac-
ture very painful one.
Seeks to Force Bankruptcy. - Attor-
ney Isaac Petersberger. representing
a number of out of town creditors of
the Iowa Plumbing & Heating company
which recently made an assignment,
has filed with Judge Smith Mcpherson.
of the United States circuit court. a
petition asking that the above COM
pany be forced into involuntary bank
ruptcy and the creditors provided for
in the distribution of the assets
through of this channel
Obituary Record. - Thursday even
ingat her home, 1919 Second avenue,
occurred the death of Mrs. Anna
Dougherty Petersen at the age of IS
ID
Germany. july 8, 1881. and came TO the
United States in 1854 In 1855, she
was united in marriage, at Cincinnati
to August Petersen and the same year
came to Davenport, this city having
been the family home ever since. Mrs.
Petersen-s death was fastened by the
tragic death of her daughter Alice, who
was killed last September by being
run over by horse and wagon just
after she had alighted from street
car on her way home from church.
Thursday evening at the family res
idence, 1182 iowa street, occurred the
death of Miss Isabelle Deutsch. The
deceased was born in New Orleans
May is. 1854, and when two years of
age came to Davenport with her par
ents and resided here ever since.
George F. Neibert died yesterday at
his home GIT West Second street, after
a lingering Illness. He was born in
Germany and was II years of age. He |
is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and |
the following children: Mrs. Catherine |
Bahns, Mrs. Henrietta Lehmbech, Mrs. |
Anna McMains, Mrs. Louisa Grass |
mann, John, Gustav and Henry Nei-
bert.