Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-21
DAVENPORT DOTS.

Contracts for Hotel Let.-Bids for
the erection of the new hotel planned
| to be erected by Chris Neipp and his
associates at the southwest corner of
Fourth and Main streets were opened
yesterday afternoon in the office OF
Architects Temple, Burrows & McLane.
There were in the neighborhood of 20
bidders in attendance, these mostly
representing outside contracting firms.
Mr.. Neipp announced that the con-
tracts had been let as follows: Gen
eral contract, V. Jobst & Son, Peoria,
$159,5O0 plumbing, ]. J. Wade & Co,
Chicago, $14,1OS; heating, Thomas &,
Smith, Chicago, $6,144.54. 1t was also
stated that with the additional expense
of electric wiring, light fixtures, eleva-
tors, etc. the total cost would amount
to $215,OOO.
Mccarthy Wins This Time The
bids on the paving of Fillmore street
between Fourth and Sixth streets with
asphalt and the paving of Second and
Main and Second and Harrison streets
with creosote blocks were opened in
the office of the board of public
works at the city hall yesterday after
noon. The Mccarthy Improvement
company bid the lowest upon both jobs.
DR.. Braunlich Heads Board The
regular meeting of the board of educa-
ton held Monday evening was of I'M
usual interest because of the attend
ant reorganization made necessary by
the recent school election. The reor-
ganizaton also was unusually inter
esting in that it involved the election
of a new president to succeed w. G.
Hayward, who has served in that ca
pacity for many years. Dr. Braunlich
was chosen as Mr.. Haywards' success
Sor.
Another Sudden Death Diedrich
Blesse, well known among the Ger
mans of the city, died suddenly at
about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. His
death occurred at the Claus Groth hall,
where he had been conversing with
some friends. Mr.. Blesse had just
stepped into a back room, when, sud
denly, his friends heard him calling for
help. They rushed to his assistance
and carried him into the barroom,
where he was placed in a chair. DR..
Frank Neufeld was called, but arrived
too late to do anything for Mr.. Blesse,
who died before he arrived. A hem
orrhase of the heart is said to have
caused the death. Diedrich Blesse was
born in Germany on March %, 1855
and came to this country with his par
ents in 1868. Here he attended school
for a short time, after which he learn
ed the trade of cigarmaker. In addi-
ton TO this he was musician and a
member of Strasser's band and orcheS
ira.
Obituary Record.-At the age of IS
years, Mrs. Caroline ID. A. Wichelmann
passed away; Monday afternoon at her
residence. 1902 Brown street, after
few days illness. She was born in
Germany Dec. rs, 1917. Mrs. Wichel
mann was married in 1S47 to William
j. c. Wichelmann, and in 1869 came to
America and to Davenport, where she
has made her home ever since. Her
husband died some 10 years ago
At Mercy hospital late Monday af
lSIuOOn OCCURRED the uedJH VI MIS-
Anna Steuhmer, the well known
modiste of this city. The fatal ailment
was embolism, or formation of clots in
the blood vessels. The survivors are
a husband, Albert Steuhmer; a moth
er. Mrs Kate Huber, and four chill
dren, Charles, Herbert, Vera, and Earl
Four sisters, Mrs. George Halligan and
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald of Davenport
Mrs. Churchill of Hampton, ILL.,, and
Mrs. Whiting of Alpha, H., also sur
vive.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Hunt occurred at st. Luke's hospital
yesterday, after an illness of three
weeks duration. Deceased was 20
years of age and was married JAN "a,
1906, to Leon Fl. Hunt, who with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August Ruess,
and three sisters, Olga, Mettie, Elisha,
and two brothers, William and Julius,
survive her