Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-27
DAVENPORT

Wanted at Quincy.-JOhn Cava-
Eaugh. an accomplished violin player,
who has been in Davenport for a, week
or more. was arc ted Monday night
by Night Captain Pac5y Phelan and
Detective John Quinn. upon receipt of
word from the Quincy H.. police. Ca
yanaugh is charged with the larceny Of
q valuable diamond shirt stud in that
city, but when arrested here. the dia-
mund could not he touni Word IF
the mans arrest i'll this city was telo-
pnoned 10 the Quincy police and word
came back that an officer would arrive
here tomorrow with reQuisitiou for
The prisoner. He will then be taken to
Quincy for trla!
To Pay Outing Clubs Debt.--Presi-
dent Joe r. Lane Of the Davenport
Outing club has appointed Herman J.
Zeuch, T. f. Halligan. Frank ". Muel-
Ter, J. Clark Hall. Dr. r. T. Peck. DR..
Karl NOllmer and John l.. Mason as 4
committee to consider and report Il
plan for paying of the debt of The Day
export Outing clu1 and insuriug an an
nual balance on the right side of the
ledger. The committee was named a.
the result OF authority conferred upon
President Lane at Monday evening :
meeting and after consultation OF the
membership list had Convinced him
that the seven gentlemen named were
able 10 solve the problem, if it can be
solved. Their report will be awaited
with much interest
Seven Gases of Contagor.-Tw,
cases of diphtueria ana five of scarlet
fever were rcpCrcd 10 -he board CI
tcaltn Yesterday The diphtheria pa
ticnts are Adelaide Schroeder. 1I2r
Scott street. AMI Merle Little. Room
90. North Pum1m block. The scarle'
fever patients ere as follows: Heuri
Scharpeuberg. 1880 Sturdevaut street,
Master Wulf, I2Iiz West Third stree.
Lawrence Evans. Oh KirkwOod bou
!evard; Ivan Robinson, l07 West Sey
enth street. and Helen BuEn. 49,
Sturdevant street
Elks Consider New Building-Dav
export lodge. No. 29S. of EIks. held al
important meeting Monday night. d
which the movement for a new clu'
building was discussed. The lodg,
now has $4,000 in cash in its build
ing fund and $1,000 in outstandin.
subscriptions. As soon as 100000 Il
cash is secured. Il site will be sclery
ed and work started upon the propose,
clGb buiIGiDa,
Obituary Reccrd.-M. T. Baker.
brother Of Hiram Baker of this city
died in Sumner, Bremen county. Tue.
Gay. Tie deceased was among III
first settlers i'll this county and resll
ed here Until seven years ago.
Ms. William BoGen died Tuesday q
her home on the heights after an il
ness of two weeks of the grip. Tn
deceased was 4 daughter of James an
Elizabeth GeddCs. born in Noble cou
ty, Ohio, March 2J. 1921. She was ma
ried in the spring Of 1912 to WilHal
Boden and they came TO Iowa in 1S5
and located at Charlottesville. B
sides three children, Mrs. Mary
hN''i''t'll vi A1lJ -ii'.l. lbN a. VI -. Mali
+. Bailey of this city. and John BOda
OF Edgar. Neb.. brother George &c
deS of HaskiEfyille, Ohio. and Mr.
w. W. Wiley, Of Louisa county. low
survive.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Afr;
J. Powell Of 1853 Fulton avenue. W;
bcrcavel Monday evening by the deat
AT 1l:i5 o'clock. of Margaret May. Il
1.yearotd daughter Of the family. II
little girl suffered from heart troub
and pneumonia, and had been sick {,
siX weeks.
Mrs. jeanette Parks died Tuesd.
after an illness of two weeks. Born
the borough Of Horsham Montgome
county, Pa. April. 1924 She was m,
ricd to Jeremiah Parks in 1913 al
they came to Iowa in 1919
Frank Darcy, q well known reside
here for a number Of years and for
orly employed at The Rock Island ;
senaI, died Monday evening al Mer
hospital. He was 80 years and