Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-22
DAVENPORT

Say Soft Asphalt is Best.-By reason
of the unusual protest of property own
eTs on Gaines street against the ac
ceptance of the asphalt paving recently
laid on that thoroughfare, on the
ground that it was soft and showed the
marks of passing vehicles, as well as
i. the imprints of horses hoofs. Alder
men DeArmand and Lindholm of the
paving committee made a trip to Mo-
line Saturday and investigated the as
phalt paving in that city. The object
of their trip was to ascertain if posi-
bic the practicability of asphalt paving
and observe its condition after years
. OF use In their investigation they
were aided by Mayor Olson of Moline.
who showed them all the asphalt paw
ing in that city and informed them
when it was laid The result of the
trip, according to the statement of the
two aldermen, was but to bear out their
former opinion to the effect that soft
asphalt paving was the pest and that
it is not injured by being marked or
indented by reason of the traffic which
passes over it. Hard asphalt paving
invariably cracks.
An Old Man Rolled-Andy Gormar,
an elderly man who halls from AledO,
Ill, fell into the hands of thieves Sat
urday night at Uncle Johns saloon on
East Second street and was robbed of
$3.50. German was brought to the
police station during. the day Saturday
in an intoxicated condition. At night
at his request, he was released. as he
said he wanted to visit relatives at
Milan. His money was returned to
him and he was cautioned to go straight
to Milan and not to wander over the
city. He failed, however. to heed the
warning given him by Night Captain
Pacliy Phclan, and wandered down
into the red light district and finally
reached the saloon in question. Here
he lost every cent of his money Nine
persons in the place We're arrested on
suspicion.
New Home for School,. c. Duncan
of the Davenport business college has
purchased of J. S. Wylie the lot at the
top of the Brady street hill between
the old Dawson homestead and the
residence of the late John Hoyt, now
occupied by \. c. Tobias. Some time
ago Mr.. Duncan purchased of Joe
Fleishman the old Dawson home,
known as 934 Brady street. This Mr.
Duncan will occupy as residence and
on the adjoining vacant lot will erect
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school, known as the Davenport Bust
ness college.
Wants Nurse for SchooIs.-The Dav-
export Visiting Nurses association is
discussing with interest the good work
that it believes could be done in the
Davenport schools by a visiting nurse
under medical inspection and super
vision. The subject was considered
again at a meeting with the president.
Mrs. w II. Kimball, at her home on
Mississippi avenue, and Dr. G. +. Hank
ness was present by invitation to ad-
dress the association on the subject.
The matter was left in the hands of L
committee, with the sentiment of The
association in favor of furnishing an
additional nurse for the enlarged field
for good work here, if the school board
desires its cooperation in such plan.
Obituary Record. - Leona the Z
months-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar.
ence Parr, died Saturday at the home
$50 Scott street
Friday afternoon, at 2O91a Brady
street, after a long illness occurred
the death of Miss Flossie Humes De.
ceased was born in Colchester, H.
March S, 1856. She graduated from
the grammar schools at Galesburg in
1900 and came to Davenport in 1901
and had made her home with her I'm,