Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-21
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Pure Food Crusade Here.-The pure

| Pure Food Crusade Here.-The pure
/ food crusade has reached Davenport.
and the board of health, at its meet
ing took the matter up. The result
was that the city physician, DR.. w. A.
Stocks, and the food inspector, DR..
John Wright, were authorized to take
the matter up with City Attorney
George w. Scott with a view to ascer-
taing whether or not it would be posi-
BILE to regulate meat slaughtered in
the country and brought into the city
already dressed.
| Broke Ankle While Wrestling.-John
Hoffman, employed at the Davenport
Mailing company's plant, while engag
ed in wrestling bout with one of his
fellow workmen, shortly after noon
yesterday, broke his right leg just
above the ankle. The ambulance was
called and he was conveyed to his
| home, 1908 West Fifth street, where
| the broken limb was set. and it is
| hoped by his friends that he will be
able TO be about in couple of weeks.
Guard Flag All Nieht.-All night
long there was large crowd of under
graduates around the high school max
ing attempts to get possession of the
senior flag. Several attempts were
made to shoot the flag down, but the
best they could do was to put a few
holes in it. About o'clock in the
morning the seniors who were suppos-
ed to guard the flag went to sleep and
five members of the lower classes
climbed up the fire escape and went
over the roof and cut the flag down off
the tower, but each time the flag caught
and the awakened seniors climbed into
the tower just in time to save it.
Young Pastor to Wed.-Cards just
received in Davenport announce the
approaching marriage of Rev. Robert
Sample Donaldson of Davenport and
Miss Lenore Catherine Okey of Corn
ing, Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Frank
lin Okey of Corning. parents of the
bride, issued the invitations for We'd
nesday, June 81. at 5 o'clock. After
Aug Is Rev. and Mrs. Donaldson will
be at home in Milwaukee. where the
groom has accepted call to the pas
torate of Perseverance church. Rev.
Donaldson formerly taught for two
years in the academy at Corning. He
is also a schOolmate at Princeton uni
versity of a brother of the bride-to-be.
The ceremony will be performed by
DR.. ]. B. Donaldson of Davenport, faith
er of the groom. Mrs. Donaldson will
probably go to Corning a few days in
advance of the ceremony.
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Son of Bishop Marries.-At o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at st. Stephens
church in Newton, Iowa, occurred the
marriage of Rev. Cameron Swazey
Morrison and Miss Helen Randolph,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Fitz
Randolph of Newton. The groom is a
son of Bishop and Mrs. T. N Morrison
of this city, and Bishop and Mrs. Nor
rison and other relatives went to New
ton TO participate in the happy event.
The groom was ordained to the minis
try some months ago and was appoint
ed to the charge of st. Stephens par
ish at Newton. He and his bride will
make their home there.
Male Chorus Organized.-At a meet
ing held at the Northwest Davenport
Turner hall. new male chorus was
organized. 1t will be known as the
Davenport Male chorus and promises |
to become big musical organization. |
The following officers were elected: |
President, H. Knuth; secretary, J. |
Ernst; treasurer, Louis Claussen. The
directors have not yet been selected, |
but will be decided upon at the next |
to be held in a short time.
There are already numbered in the
chorus So members. There are regular
active members who will participate in
the singing. In addition to these, Is