Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-12
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Helmer, who for the past 10 years has
been running between Davenport and
Kansas City as railway mail clerk On
the Rock Island road, has been given
d well merited promotion, and leaves
tonight for New Orleans to begin his
duties at once. He will be p0stof1ice
Inspector for the New Orleans diyi-
sion, and will make New Orleans his
headquarters.
Flooded Building.-An accident met
by the firemen while they were putting
out the fire on the third floor of John
Hills building on Main street between
Front and Second, proved more costly
than the blaze itself A pipe flew off
and the water poured forth from the
hose and flooded the entire building.
Child Kicked by Horse.-Little Mari
street, not quite three years of age,
fell under the feet of a horse yester-
day and was kicked and bruised, but
the extent of her injuries cannot be
ascertained for day or two. The at
tending physician fears that she is
hurt internally, but this cannot be as
sertained until a certain length OF
time has elapsed since the accident.
The little girl was riding in the Fort
grocery wagon with her father, Edgar
Stiles, who works for the Fort gro
Gerry The father stopped in front of
a home on Carey avenue near Locust
ha hnrcn HOGAN RI
grass on the boulevard. Mr.. Stiles
went to the horses head to raise it
from the grass, when suddenly the
horse gave a jump backward and the
child was thrown from the wagon seat
under the horses heels. Her father
got her out as quickly as possible, but
not before she had been kicked several
times in the body. The child was TAX
en- to her home on High street
Takes Up Disbarment.-The disbar-
ment proceedings instituted in the dis
trict coust against Attorney w. w.
Lunger by Attorney E. NJ Sharon, aris-
ing out OF the trial OF the recent slot
machine cases, was called to the at
tention of Judge Barker during the
opening session of court yesterday
morning. E. Z. Cook, chairman of the
grievance comndttee of the bar asso-
citation, brought the matter besore
Judge Barker. The latter stated he
would look over the papers in the
case and decide later what course to
pursue in the matter.
Court Opened.-Judge A. p. Barker
of Clinton opened the district court
house yesterday A large list of cases
were set for trial and busy term is
assured.
Collins Bros. Get contraot.-En the
office OF Architects Temple. Burrows
& McLane yesterday afternoon was let
he contract for the new warehouse
for the Washburn-Hd1lis<an Coffee COM
Dany TO be built on East Fourth street
to Collins Brothers of Rock Island.
The new building which will be built
'or the Wash5urn-Halligan company
md will be 60 feet in width and 127
'eet deep with an l. on the north side
which will be some 40 feet square. 1t
VIII be nNe stories ana basement III
height, to be entirely of a FIRE proof |
OF reinforced concrete |
With reinforced columns and girders. |
The exterior of the warehouse will be |
If hard brick and cut stone eernice. |
n all the total cost of the building |
viii be about 100000 and when 1t is
completed it will be the first complete |
ire proof structure in the city. The |
treat strength of the building will be |
insured by a requirement that the |
loors shall stand a test of $50 pounds
o the square foot
o.
Obituary Record.-Many Davenport
RS will recall William F. Mates, for
even years merchandise broker and
lay commissioner here in Davenport
nd they will regret to know that his
ife ended at the Mt. Pleasant hospital
sunday, without the recovery of hist
mental faculties that was hoped for
ghen he was sent there some five
ears ago. His death was due to pare
is, the case not proving amenable to
he treatment at the hospital. Mr..
Oates was A years of age, and was
orn in Camanche. Iowa He came to