Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-04

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petition is in circulation over the city
and is being generally signed, asking
| for the remittance of the fine imposed
upon DR.. ID. d. Palmer and seeking his
release from custody. The petition is
addressed to Governor Cummins and
already has several hundred names
on it.
Trouble at Button Factory. ALI
| swering a report on the street that a
strike had occurred at the Boepplc
button factory, Mr.. Boepple stated that
there had been a little labor trouble.
but it was not strike. He stated shat
he had discharged foreman and sew.
eral men for cause, and the discharg-
ed employees had persuaded others to
quit. Those who quit are coming back
and the factory is being operated,
though it has been shorthanded fo3
several days.
Canoe Club Elects. The annual
meeting and supper of the Irrawadi
Canoe club, was held at the Outing
club, the event being attended by the
members and their ladies. The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows:
Commodore, c. J. Won Maur; vice com
modore, Charles Long; secretary, S. B.
Lafferty T. l.. Wilkinson of Denver
was a guest of honor present at the
meeting.
Women Had Fight. - Eva Blair and
Bessie Williams, arrested by Officers
Quinn and Sanford Monday night, ap-
peared before Magistrate Finger yes
terday charged with disturbing the
peace They had engaged in a fight in
which Eva Blair. according to her own
testimony, was the assailant. She JUS
titled her actions by saying that Besse
Williams had come between herself
and her husband but the other woman
denied this and was willing to prove ii.
Eva Blair was fined $10.S5, which she
paid, while Bessie Williams was re-
leased
Obituary Record. - Almost without
warning, Mrs. L. II. Davis. 1858 Far
nam street, died yesterday morning.
For several years Mrs. Davis has been
afflicted with heart trouble. Yester-
day morning she awoke at O'Clock
and after few gasps for breath, eXpir
ed. Deceased was born at Oswego, N
Y. Nov. 1, 1852, and death came at the
age of SO years. She was married or
May 4, 1875, to Lou Davis, who sur
wives her in addition to one son, Wal
ter Another son, Louis, died at the
age of two years
Mr.. and Mrs. Cay Wulf, of 1445
Leonard street are bereaved by the
loss of their son. Albert H., who died
at O'Clock Monday evening. He was
born in Rock Island and about years
ago came TO Davenport with his par
ents. He was 10 years of age and suf-
fered for the past three weeks with
Shortly before the noon hour yester-
day occurred the death of James Fran
els Phelps. at his home, 1928 Third av
enue. Death was due to pneumonia, |
with which he had been i'll for about
one week Mr. Phelps was born Oct. |
26. 1921. at Schrook, n. Y, and re-
NAMED on the farm until about so |
years of age when he moved to West |
Troy and engaged in the lumber bus |
mess. In 1876 Mr. Phelps, on account |
Of poor health. moved to Middlebury, |
VT, and located on farm. In 1885 |
ne moved to Davenport and this city |
has been his home ever since.
Mrs. Ida d. Kruse, longtime resi- |
lent of Scott county, passed away |
shortly after midnight Monday, at the |
family home. 1871 Brown street. The
deceased had been suffering from can
,er for several years, for which she
had an operation performed few
years ago, and until recently was
bought to be recovering. She was
,orn in Germany, Nov. 30. 1916. After
coming to America. the family moved
IN n farm on Hickory road Here they
'esided until years ago, when the
retired and moved To DaNnnnnrt |