Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-13
DAVENPORT

State Bar EIects.-The Iowa State
Bar association closed it's annual meet
ing last night The following officers
were elected: President. d. d. Mur.
ply, Elkader; vice president, ]. ".
Bollinger, Davenport; secretary, C. w.
butcher. Iowa City; treasurer, Charles
s. Wilcox, Des Moines. The next meet,
ing will be at Waterloo in 1908.
Colored Preacher Swore.-"Rev. ].
Rodgers, Clinton, Iowa; that's my name
and address, your honor" declared 4
prisoner when brought before Police |
Magistrate Roddewig yesterday morn
ing on the charge of disturbing the |
peace. Continuing, Rev. Rodgers said, |
II am a minister of the gospel and |
never swore in my life Hes the big. |
gest liar on EARTH declared NJ Stone, !
the we'll known fruit man at Second
and Main streets, after hearing the
above remarks of the alleged colored
pastor of Clinton. He then told how
the colored man had abused him.
fine of 81 was imposed.
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Heart Fails. - Robert Parker, for
years well known vegetable peddler
in Davenport, was found dead at his
boarding place, 720 West Front street,
yesterday. He was discovered by w. j.
Callahan, engineer for the Mccarthy
Improvement company. 1t was at first
thought that he was asleep, but upon
closer investigation it was found that
he had apparently come out on the
porch for air and sat down in the chair,
where he expired soon after. He was
a man of immense size, weighing $50
pounds. and had suffered from heart
trouble. which is believed to have caus-
ed his death.
Engineers Elect Vice President-A
regular meeting of the Stationary En-
gineers, local No Z. was held Thursday
evening at Turner hall The principal
business of the evening was the cleo
ton of vice president to fill the vacan-
cy left by William Wohrley, who re-
signed. Mr.. WOhrley has accepted n
position as night engineer for the Tri-
City Plate Ice company, and for this
reason was unable to serve. n. w.
Swingle of Bettendorf was elected to
this office.
Plumbers Arrested.-Louis Poltz and
Lee Kahler two young men in the en-
ploy of c. E. Reed, the well known mas
ter plumber, were arrested yesterday
on information filed with Magistrate
Roddewig by the joumeymen plumbers
now out on a strike, charging them
with being engaged in plumbing work
without having the proper certificates
The two defendants are what are known
as apprentices and are charged with
doing work beyond the jurisdiction al
lowed them by the city ordinances.
Sells Buffet The we'll known sa-
loon and restaurant of John Hill G. Son.
122-124 Main street has been sold to
Tom Murdoch. The papers have been
signed and Mr.. Murdoch will take pos
session next month.
Wire Saved Horses.-A bolt of light
ming struck the barn of Arth Freund
on the road above Devils Glen, in
Pleasant Valley township, about 9
O'Clock Wednesday evening, and lit
tie steel wire seems to have saved the
barn from destruction by fire and the
horses in the barn from death from
shock or in the flames. The lightning
struck the east end of the barn, tear
ing off shingles, splitting the rafters
and the corner post half way down to
the ground. Then it glanced off the
building onto a wire that braces the
windmill, and the horses which were al
most beneath the point where the barn
was struck, escaped uninjured.
Arrested Second Time.-Fred Black
teamster, was again arrested yester
day on the charge of an assault with
intent to commit rape on a 1G-year-old
girl named Peterson Black was ar
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