Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-30


carrying goods away from the Wash
bun-Halligan Coffee company's and the
Independent Baking company's estab-
lishments, Mayor Phillips conducted
an investigation which, 1t is announced.
completely exonerated the officers. 1t
appears that they were on friendly
terms with the watchmen at the two
places mentioned and during their Wis
its to the building at night they were
treated TO lunches of peanuts at the
coffee company's place and of cookies
and crackers at the baking companys.
1t is stoutly maintained that they car
ried nothing but lunches away.
O.
Takes Out LENA mechanics lien
has been taken by Attorney Isaac Pet
ersberger on the Pat Walsh building
on Fourth and Ripley street. The lien
was taken to satisfy a claim of 81
191.4S of the Ahrens & OFT Manufac-
turing company of Louisville, Ky. 1t
was for plumbing material furnished
the Iowa Plumbing & Heating COM
pany, which recently made an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors.
Carroll D. Wright Coming.-Carroll
d. Wright, the former commissioner
of labor at Washington, and now pres
ident of Clark college at Worcester,
Mass, will lecture at ST. Johns church
in Davenport. Feb. Z. taking for his
subject rs There Any Solution of the
Labor Problem?'
Used a Razor.-Henry Wilkens and
Frank Wilkens, two brothers, were ar
rested by Officers Atkinson, LAGRANGE
and Schramm and are now lodged in
the county Jail. The charge brought
against them is that of assault with in
tent to do great bodily injury and the
informant is John Hansen, whom it is
alleged they carved with a razor in a
saloon fight.
EIks Solicit Funds.-Committees are
at work representing the local lodge of
Elks, being engaged in securing sub
scriptions towards the proposed new
Elks' club building. 1t is desired to
raise $4,000 in stock subscriptions, the
stock being placed at the popular price
VI PGO pei case ii SuihSiCAI
amount is pledged. plans will be pro-
ceeded with at once toward erecting
the new building.
Obituary Record.-The remains of
j. Ralph Blair. who died at Cucuatla.
Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 20, arrived
last evening, accompanied by the be-
reaved wife and Capt w. A. Blair.
brother of deceased The funeral was
held at o'clock this afternoon from
the home of r. E. Lindsay. 224 Pros
pect Terrace, Rev. Cox officiating. j.
Ralph Blair was born in Galena. H.,
Oct &c 1862, and when a child remov-
ed with his parents to Iowa. Nineteen
years ago he went west, and in 1896
was married at Salt Lake City He was
an electrician and held important posi-
tons with various electrical power and
light companies. For the past 10 years
he has been with Utah light companies,
making his home in Salt Lake. Six
weeks ago he left Utah for Mexico City.
hoping to regain his health. The
change was not beneficial and he grew
rapidly worse, death occurring at Gu
cuatla, $50 miles southwest of the
City of Mexico
Sunday evening at the home of his
daughter and son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Abeln, across from the mile
track in Northwest Davenport, &C.
Cured the death of B. II. Lager. De-
ceased was born in Hanover, Germany,
Sept. II, 1924, and in his early days
come to America and settled in ST.
Louis, later coming to Davenport,
where he enlisted as a soldier in the
civil war. Mr. Lager was a cooper by
trade and for many years was in this
business until about 20 years ago when
he retired He is survived by three
daughters. Mrs. Joseph Abeln. Mrs.
Marie Bieber of Davenport, Christina
Lager and two sons, Henry L., of Chi
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