Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-05
DAVENPORT DOTS.
colored saptsts Meet-The Minis

colored Baptsts Meet.-The Minis
ters' and Deacons' Union of the Iowa
Baptist association convened yester
day at the Third Baptist church on
West Thirteenth street. with about 10
delegates present and half a dozen
more expected. At yesterdays session
of the Ministers and Deacons' union,
the retiring president, Rev. F. G. Bow
ling Of Ottumwa, delivered his annual
address Reports were postponed be-
cause of the nonArrival of the treas
urer, and election of officers was held.
resulting as follows: President, Rev.
R. P. Palmer of Mt. Pleasant; Vice
President, Rev. James Bolles of Mar
shalltown; Treasurer, Rev. F. c. Bow
ling of Ottumwa; Secretary, Rev. NJ. J.
Burton OF Sioux City; Executive Board,
Rev. G. w. Jackson, Cricket; Rev. D.
T. Coles of Buxton; Rev. J. Z. Smith
of CenterEille.
Goes to SouSaWest.-Atwill o. NJ.
Mueller, for several years principal of
the Davenport Institute, or German
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superintendent of German instruction
in the Davenport public schools, left
last night for San Antonio, Tex, to
make has future home. Consideration
for his health compelled him TO seek
a milder winter climate, and he there
fore resigned his position here, some
months ago, and made arrangements
to locate in San Antonio.
High School Opens.-The fall SEM
ester opened yesterday at the high
school with the usual classificatiorts
and assignments. The method of clas-
sification has been changed consider
sblE. Eight new teachers took up
their work. Principal Frank Smart,
graduate of Harvard and formerly
principal of Dubuque high school is in
E. A Cast of the university
of Indiana, will succeed Mr. Lille. Mr..
Green will teach chemistry in place of
DR.. Radenhausen. Mr.. Green is also
a graduate of Harvard. Miss Racquet
Of this city Will teach algebra and Eng
Iish. Miss Mitchell will be succeeded
by Miss Carroll. who taught at Month
lebNd MI JnbOhS wan SNP
tend the German in the city schools
and will also have two classes in the
high school. Miss Bissell, who is a
graduate of Cornell college at Mount
Vernon, Iowa, and also of the Univer-
sity of Chicago. will succeed Miss
Cleaves. Miss Ruser. who is a gradu-
ate of Cornell university, will teach
German The present enrolment OF
pupils at the high school is about $50
and quite a few will be added TO this
before the week is over.
Murderer and Suicide 8uried.-The
funeral of the late Henry Drenter was
leld yesterday afternoon from the
mothers home. SIS East Fifteenth
street. Services were conducted by
Rev. Moffatt and interment took place
It Summit The body of Grace Reed,
he victim of Drenter's gun before he
urned the weapon on himself, has
,een sent to her former home at To
edo, Iowa, for burial Coroner lam |
zach held an inquest over the two bo- !
lies and found the facts in the case
as related.
REGIMENT in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is |
the survivors of the goth |
owa regiment for their annual reun- |
on. The reunion opened today in the |
Id library hall at Sixth and Brady |
treets. This afternoon the veterans |
vent over to see Uncle Sans big |
hops. Tomorrow afternoon they will |
% to the Soldiers Orphans home,
where the children will give an enter
for them in the chapel. But
he big event of the meeting will be
he campfire this evening at Library
all.