Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
DAVENPORT

Fox is Heard.-John A. Fox, special |
director of the National Rivers and
sembly of business men in the Com
mercial club yesterday afternoon. He
stated that active support both moral
and financial, was needed i'll order 10
compass the ends he had been describ-
ing He spoke of the sum of money
which ii was hoped 10 raise among the
Mississippi river cities and towns, and
suggested that $500 would be about
right for Davenport, TO help pay the eX-
penses of the convention in Washington
next December. 1t was moved to refer
the matter to the waterways committee
of the Commercial club. Mr.. Fox ans
wered some questions relative to the
Hennepin canal, and stated that he
would be i'll the city for several days.
From Hospital to the Jai.-Roy Lee,
the COlOred prisoner who some time
ago escaped from the county Jail and
was struck by the Orders as he was
endeavoring TO board an outgoing
freight train, has been removed from
ST. Luke's hospital to the county Jail.
He was sufficiently recovered so as to
be taken care of at the jail
Buy More Property.-The former NJ.
Bunker property at 2l9 East Third
street, with the Paul Berndt saloon
more recently occupying the Third
street frontage, has been purchased by
Crook Bros. 1t has been owned recent
ly by c. d. Martin and Charles Schick.
The property is GlXl50 feet and the
purchase price was $1,000. Lack OF
room in their present building AT l25
East Third street COmpcls the purchas-
erS to move 1t is their fourth move
for the same reason since they started
their laundry business II years ago.
Members of the firm announced that
they would Immediately connect the
front and rear buildings of the property,
using the front exclusively for offices
and the rear building for the laundry.
Abandon Picnc.-The annual picnic
of the Southeastern Iowa Picnic assO-
citation of the Modern WOOdmen has
been declared off. This action will
cause regret to WOOdmen and their
families, who always look forward with
delight to this yearly outing and log
rolling event For 10 or Il years the
neighbors belonging TO the numerous
WOodmen camps in this part of the
state have enjoyed an annual reunion
and picnic. At the last meeting the
Washington camp asked that Washing
ton be chosen as the place of meeting
for 1907. and the request was granted.
The neighbOrs made an earnest, honest
effort to raise enough funds to meet
the necessary expenses Of the picnic,
but they did not succeed. The result
was that the association declared the
picnic off for this year, as the time left
was too short for any other camp to
undertake the raising of funds needed.
Next August, however, there will he a
picnic and Iowa City will be the place
of meeting.
Obituary Record.-The death of Mrs
Lena Horn occurred Tuesday afternoon
at her home, 1OOl12 West Third street
Mrs Horn was born 50 years ago III
Schleswig-H olstcin, Germany. In 1857
she was married to Henry Hass in Ger
many, and the couple came to this city
where Mr. Hass died shortly afterward
She then married Frederick Horn, who
also died. His death occurred SO years
ago. Mrs. Horn had been resident Of
Davenport for so years. She is sur
vived by four children, Henry Hass, 10
hanne BebcnseG, Charles Hass, anC
Frederick Horn: also one sister, Mrs
Katherine Speth.
Russell Howard Johnson, the )
monthsold son of Mr. and Mrs. Knu
Johnson, died yesterday at the home