Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-13
DAVENPORT
Wanted Acid as Mouth Wash.-Dicl

Wanted Acid as Mouth Wash.-Dick
Garrett and Mary Ely, two colored peo-
pie of the city, were arrested Monday
night on East Eleventh street by Off
GERS Nagel and Alger. Both were
charged with disturbing the peace and
in police court were fined 81 and costs
by Magistrate Roddewig Dick and
Mary are lovers. Both got loaded with
booze and of course they had to have
a quarrel. as all true lovers are sup
posed TO do, at some time or another.
Mary rushed into the quarrel at first,
but when Dick cursed and threatened
her. she became hysterical and made n
rush for bottle of carbOlic acid which
she had in the house. She secured the
bottle and was endeavOring to put the
bottle to her mouth, when the gallant
Dick and others came to the rescue
and prevented her from committing
the rash act. In police court Mary de-
MED she wanted 10 swallow the car
bolic acid with suicidal intent. but
stated she wanted to take it as a stom-
ach wash.
Florists at Banquet The annual
banquet of the Tri-City Florists assO
citation was held Monday evening al
the Turner hall, and nearly all of the
members of the association were pres
ent. The table decorations were most
beautiful and an excellent spread was
hy~ tho HnTiGfe rhnnlnrf
Ewaldt of this city was the toastmas
ter of the evening and a program o.
short talks was given.
Woman's Purse Snatched.- Will;
walking up Brady street at 7:30 o'clocl
Monday night. Miss Nora Haugh, 81:
Rock Island street. met a cOlored maj
under the viaduct at Fifth and Brad,
streets. The latter had evidently fol
lowed her to that location. and undeI
cover of the darkness, snarched he
handbag and disappeared. The hand
bag contained So in money. a pair o
gold glasses and some Catholic EN-
bems.
To Enjoin from Paving.-An actor
tending to prevent the proposed pavins
on Marquette street from the sOuti
line of Liberty street to the north line
of Lombard street. was begun yester
day when Deputy Sheriff Jack MarinaI
served on City Clerk Hugo Mueller ;
notice to the effect that on or befOr,
March % Josephine Mccullough would
file a petition for a temporary and pei
manent injunction restraining the cit!
from paving the street,
o.
Obituary Record.-A host of friend
will read with sorrow the announce
ment of the death of Tom Littig, whicl
occurred yesterday at a private hos
pital at Is West Eighty-siXth street
New York City. His death terminate
an illness of six or seven weeks from
grip. Tom Littig was born in Daver
port Feb. 23, 1881, and was therefor
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Littig of %
Kirkwood boulevard. Energetic an
athletic, he is remembered in DaveT
port for his part in school athletics
ending with the captaincy of the hig
school football team in 1898. He graC
uated from Exeter academy in 1901
playing fullback on the team there, an
in 1905 he took his degree at Yale
Since then he had been in New Yor
in the art publishing business, winnin
a success which had shown him pc!
sessed of exceptional business qu1l
ties.
The death of Henry F. Kahl, a lif,
long and well known resident of Da'
export. occurred yesterday at , ocloc
at the family home. 91S West Thir
street. Deceased was born and reare
in this city and mad made his hon
here all his life He was a member
the Davenport Butchers union, of II
Clans Groth glide, and Davenpo
lodge, No. so, Knights of Pythias.
Yesterday at the Scott county hosT
tai occurred the death of William Mu
feldt at the age of 40 years He W;
born in Davenport and had been ailir