Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-29
DAVENPORT

Contractor njured.-William Meyer,
of the contracting firm Of koltZau &
Meyer, who have the contract for the
erection of the new porch at the home
of Fred fischer at Fourteenth and Bra
dy streets. fell from a scafold at that
place Saturday afternoon and was
thrown to the ground, distance of II
feet. Both of his ankles were badly
sprained.
Two Forgers Arrested.-A compare
tive stranger in the city, giving the
name of John b. Thomas, was arrested
by Night Captain Packy Phelan and
Officers Quinn and Schramm, charged
with passing a bogus check written on
a blank of the Iowa National bank, on
Proprietor Emil SChaeffer of the |. x |.
saloon on lower Brady street. The
check was in the sum Of IS. Thomas
was taken before Justice Main SatuT
day and was bound over to the grand
jury. f. A. BOardman, arrested several
years ago for passing a forged check in
this city, was again arrested Saturday
for the same Offense. Saturday he pass
ed a worthless check at a saloon on
East Fourth street. The check was on
a Union Savings bank blank and was
in the sum of $6.45.
Drake Creditors Meet May REF
cree in Bankruptcy Ralph c. William
son is sending out notices Of the first
meeting of creditors of the Drake Fur
niture company under the bankruptcy
proceedings. which will be held May
at his office in the Lane building. The
public will be pleased at the announce,
ment that the big furniture sale now
in progress at the Drake Furniture &
Carpet company store on Brady street
will continue until the stock has been
sold out. The sale OF the stock under
the trusteeship of the Davenport Fur
niture & Carpet company will stand
under the bankruptcy proceedings, as
by this sale the creditors will get their
money quicker than any other way
The sale at the store will therefore be
continued under the direction of the
Davenport Furniture & Carpet com
pany. owners of the stock.
Car Barn Made a HoteI-The mer-
ger company is charging its laboring
force in the tri-cities by bringing in
gangs of men whenever the short labo"
market gives it chance. Saturday 10
to leo Roumanians arrived, and the old
n
are being transformed into a hotel for
them. They will be used on the track
work which the company has laid out
in its extensive program of this years
improvements.
To Dissolve Library Association
The annual meeting of the Davenport
Library association was held Saturday
afternoon in Library hall. Here action
was taken looking to the dissOlving OF
the organization and the surrender OF
the Clarissa Cook property to the resid
uary legatees.
Bandmaster Joins Navy-OttO I.or
beer, the well known director of the
Davenport Military band. has enlisted
in the marine service. and left today
for Norfolk, Va. where he will have
the position of handmaster. Mr.. LOr
beer has been in Davenport since 1900
Sells Enjoined SaIoon.-Osborne Rey
nolds has given a bill of sale to Her
man Rhode for ali interest in the stock
fixtures, furniture and cigars in tn,
premises known as the Saratoga hote
barroom. The consideration in the bill
of sale is STOOL. The place was unde
injunction on information sworn out b,
S. Flick. AS soon as the transfer wa
made to Mr.. Rhode. new action wa
sworn out by Mr. Flick against the ney
owner and filed in the district court b.
Attorney George Hubbell.
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New Electric SWitch.-A new eleC
trical switching device has been il
stalled by the Tri-City Railway con
pany on Second and Brady. and if
continues to give satisfaction. simila
devices will be put in at all of the in