Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-04
DAVENPORT

Broke Thigh.-Frank Sigfriedt, son
of John Sigfriedt of 1911 West Sixth
street, is laid up at Mercy hospital
| from the results of serious accident
| he met with Sunday afternoon At
that time he jumped onto a freight
train in West Davenport to ride out
| into the country. BY the time the
train was in the neighborhood of Duck
creek it was going pretty fast, and
when he attempted to jump off the
caboose. he landed in such manner
as TO break his thigh. DR.. Lambach
was telephoned for and secured the
Mercy hospital ambulance for his re-
moval to that institution, where the
broken bone was set
Each Convert Cost $4.2o.-The Evan
gelistic Federation of Davenport act
yesterday at st. Johns NJ. e. church.
and heard the report read by Rev.
Mott r. Sawyers on the evangelistic
meetings held in the summer of this
year in this city. under the leadership
of Rev. William Biederwolf 1t was
shown that coo cards were signed
during the revival services. The ex-
pense of carrying on the meetings
amounted to $1,3SS.SS. After paying
all bills. there remains a surplus of
S2G.45. The total freewill offering To
the evangelists was $1.1G7.61. This
shows an expenditure of $500 for eacn
decision card reported signed.
New Benefit Association.-A first
meeting of the newly organized Work
ing mems Sick and Death Benefit asso
citation. Davenport branch No. 22S. was
held Sunday afternoon at Claus Groth
hall The order starts out with men,
bership of 10. Officers were elected
and installed with the assistance of *
Koch of the Peoria branch.
Falls Off Roof-John Engler, en-
ployed on the new building at the Red
Jacket Pump company in West Daven-
port. met with very painful accident
Yesterday While at work he fell from
the roof of the building and struck the
ground a distance of 10 feet below,
with great force The ambulance was
summoned and the injured man re
moved to his home at 2l30 Mckinley
street. His back was severely injured
and numerous bruises exist about the
head and body.
Cleaning Up the City.-According to
the statement of Chief of Police Tom
Atkinson, the reign of the tin horn
gambler the CRATER. the bum prize
fighter, the vag and last but not least, |
the habituaI crook is limited in Daven |
port. a crusade was started against
them Sunday and according to Chief
Atkinson, will be continued until all
members of this undesirable element |
of the city. as fast as they can be 10 |
Gated. will be either jailed or driven |
out of the city. Their residence in |
Davenport will no longer be tolerated |
Sunday afternoon and night. members |
of the local police force, acting under |
the orders of their chief, got busy and |
drove in the neighbOrhOod of % peO-
pie of questionable character and oc-
cupation, out of the city.
Obituary Record.-G. A. Rooster Sr |
has received the sad news that his |
sister. Mrs. Mary Worth, had died at |
Houston. Tex The news came as a |
great shock to Mr.. Rooster, who sup |
posed his sister to be in the best of |
health. Only several days ago he re-
ceived letter from her. in which she |
stated she was enjoying excellent |
health. Deceased was an old time res
ident of Davenport. the family home |
for years being on West Fourth street |
opposite the court house.
Mrs. julius A. Schmidt died Sunday
at the family home. at Fifth and Pine
streets. in Muscatine.
Miss Minnie Arp died Sunday at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Arp of 1902 Mitchell street
Miss Arp had been i'll for the past
three weeks from typhoid fever but I
her friends did not think that death
was so near. She was 30 years of age.
After So years of life, and over half
4 century in this city. Mrs. J. w.
H. Baker. widow of the recently de
the dean of our medical faculty at the
line of his death passed away yester
lay Mrs Baker was born in Chester
field n. H., Sept 1G. 1921, her maiden
name being Julia A. Richardson. She
was married Jan I 1S45, to DR. Ba-
ser. and they lived for some time in
Neriden and came to Davenport Nov.
10. 1855 Both lived to observe the
iGth anniversary of their marriage.
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