Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-01
DAVENPORT
"Sappy" Rink is Discharged.

"Sappy" Rink is Dischareed.-"Sap
py'' Rink, proprietor of an East End
saloon, is again free man. So is his
colored piano player, Herman Buck
Iner. Both were arrested and charged
with touching Joe Weber for $40
while the latter was in an intoxicated
condition. The hearing was held be-
fore Police Magistrate Roddewig, and
inasmuch as the guilt of the two men
could not be proven, they were dis
Icharged.
| Make Time EasIy.-The new SEIZED
ule on the |. & /. interurban has now
been in operation three days and is an
immense success. On nearly every
| "trip the cars come in 10 or IL minutes
ahead of the hour, which indicates that
the faster time can be maintained very
easily. Manager Crafts is of the opin-
ion that under ordinary circumstances
the new time can be beaten if neces-
sary. The cars now leave Davenport
every hour. on the even hour, and reach
| Clinton in only one hour and twenty
minutes. A fine roadbed, splendid equip
sible to decrease the time occupied by
the run between the terminal cities. 1t
| is the aim of the management to make
the l. & l. the most up-to-date interur-
ban in the west, and the road is in
| fair way to realize that aim.
Good Time Digging in Mounds
Members of the Davenport Academy of
Sciences who have engaged in the re-
cent and former mound eXcavating eX-
petitions will concur in the sentiments
which are credited below to Captain
C. w. Riggs. who is now in Macon
county, Missouri. investigating some
burial mounds along the Charlton bot
toms. AS one of the party that made
the find at Albany expressed it, The
scientific books have been silent on
the most important feature of mound
ldigging-the good time that everybody
has" A quiet game. this search for
treasures of the dead and gone" said
Captain Riggs, but one that has
constantly growing fascination for the
student After a man has found
basketful of old Indian skulls and some
stone tomahawks, he becomes a hope
less crank. He'll dig for hours under
blistering sun to get trace of
skeleton or a few arrow heads, and eX-
cavate more dirt than you could hire
him to remove on railroad grave for
$500"
Benefit for McNamara.-Thef friends
of Tommy Mcnamara have planned an
other benefit in his behalf. This will
be in the form of a masquerade and
will take place at Lahrmann's hall on
Saturday night. Nov. 10. Recently
boxing exhibition was given in his be-
half. at which $50 was realized. This,
however, although of considerable as
sistance. will be far from enough to
meet his hospital and doctor bills and
take care of him until he is able to get
on his feet again. Tommy is still con-
fined at St Luke's hospital and is in
bad shape. The best news however, is
that his eyes are better and the at
tending physician now expects to save
the eyesight in both optics.
Obituary Record.-Word has been re-
ceived here that the body of a man
named Stiles will arrive in Davenport
tomorrow noon over the Rock Island
road from Muscatine, for immediate
burial in Oakdale cemetery.
Mrs. Caroline Rier, wife of William
Rier. died Tuesday evening at the fam
lily home one and a half miles north
west of Eldridge. Mrs. Riers' maiden
name was Burmeister. She was born
in Germany in 1S43 and in the year
1862 was united in marriage to William
Rier in Germany. The family came to
America and direct to Scott county "a
years ago and carried on farming. De
ceased is survived by her husband and
six children. Mrs. Louise Hamann. Will
liam, Henry, Ferdinand, Julia, and Mrs.
Mary Schnekloth.
Word has been received by Mrs. H.
]. Adams of 615 Jersey Ridge road of
the death of her mother, Mrs. Charles
]. Swan. at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Perry, in Rome, n. Y. Mrs. Swan
visited her daughter in Davenport
three years ago. A son, c. ]. Swan,
also lives in Davenport.