Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-06
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Girder Weighs $4,000 Pounds.-The
Tri-City Transfer and Fuel company
hauled a mammoth steel girder to the
new hotel at Fourth and Main streets
The girder is so feet long, IL feet high
and weighs $4,000 pounds. 1t is the
largest girder ever handled in this
city.
Jobbers Come to city.-The inbound
jobbers' excursion rates which went
into effect this week, are bringing
many outside business men to town at
present. They are registering with
Secretary Steele of the Commercial
club and get the benefit OF a OHe-tifth
fare for their return home, through the
reduced rates secured for September
to 10. This afternoon the visitors in
town are being entertained on a free
steamboat excursion arranged by the
Davenport Commercial club, the Helen
Blair having been engaged for a trip
down the river, starting at o'clock.
Inquest Next Monday. - The coro-
ner's inquest, called to investigate into
the cause of death of Marie Hallfgan,
who was run over by Central park
car last Saturday night and died from
the effects of the injuries, was not
held yesterday as previously planned.
w. p. Halligan, father OF the dead
child, requested postponement of the
inquest until the members of the fam
lily had more fully recovered from the
effects of the shock. The inquest was
therefore set for o'clock next Mon
day morning at the office OF Coroner
Lambach. The jurors are William
Wilson, S. A. Murray and Tom Isher-
wood.
Confer on Health in Schools.-A dis
cussion of diphtheria at the meeting OF
the board of health Tuesday afternoon
led to the appointment of committee
of three to confer with the board of
education with regard to the sanitary
conditions in the public schools. This
committee is composed of City Physi-
clan Stocks, Health officer Fleu, and
Plumbing inspector Hall. The discus
sion arose out of the report of City
Physician Stocks. This report showed
eleven cases of diphtheria in the city
during the month of August. This was
deemed a large number, but the man
ner in which they were distributed
throughout the city, two in each ward
except the fourth, where there was
but one, proved that they were spor-
adic and not epidemic.
Street Car Men to Dance.-The street
car men of Davenport are planning to
give a dance on next Saturday evening
are being made to entertain a large
crowd.
CoIored Baptists Meet.-Believing
that if the negroes of Iowa are to be
lifted up it must be through the efforts
of the negroes themselves, the colored
Baptists have thoroughly organized for
the purpose of reaching the unreached
members of their race and making
them Christian, honest and reliable
citizens. The three organizations
having in charge this work are in SEES
sion here in the Third Baptist church,
DR.. d. A. Holmes is pastor.
Lawyers Take No Part.-Ths cQm-
mittee on grievances of the Scott
County Bar association met at the of
fee OF E. E. Cook to consider the dis
barment proceedings against W. W.
Lunger. The three members of the
committee, E. E. Cook, E. NJ. Sharon,
and C. NJ. Waterman, were present
The committee decided that, since ii
was, the committee on grievances OF
the association had nothing whatever
to do with the matter and could not
properly take it up. The members
were of the opinion that, since Mr.
Sharon brought the proceedings in the
form of petition to the district court
the matter was now entirely in the
hands of the committee.