Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-05
DAVENPORT

III LIZA 0xN4 YIN II
Busy at Mile Track. B. Chandler,
the veteran forseman, has Is of his
own fine Steppers at the mile track at
present, and about twenty other ami
mails are also in training there. After
Mr.. Chandler leased the track, some
time ago, he built a covered and en-
closed training track $50 feet long and
connecting with the stables, SO that
his horses can be speeded there all
winter. 1t is declared by horsemen to
be the finest winter training track in
the country. There is a probability
that a racing meeting will be given at
the track next fall, Mr.. Chambers
move here having stimulated the de-
mand among the horsemen for a chance
to speed their pets over the unsur-
passed Davenport mile track. Street
car facilities would make the mile
track races a popular thing, and the
movement for securing a track out to
the mile track may be revived.
Humane Officer After Air Rifles
Target rifles and air guns made many
a Davenport boy glad on Christmas
morning, but judging from the number
of complaints that have been coming
in, these gift guns have made life mis-
cradle for pet cats, and birds. Humane
Officer Ellmann has received so many
complaints that he has issued a warn
ing that any boy caught using a gun
in the city limits, aginst any dumb an
imal, will be arrested and prosecuted
to the full extent of the law There is
no pleasanter sport than that furnish
ed by a target rifle when trained on n
target. But in Davenport it must not
be used to kill birds or worry cats and
dogs.
Shakes Up Police Force.-With a
view of increasing the efficiency of the
present police force and getting the
best possible results from the work of
the various patrolmen, Chief Tom At
kinson has made a general shaking up
on the force in the way of changing
beats and assigning different territory
to the patrolmen.
Contest Cost $4Oo.-Now that the
election contests are over and the los
ers, who in this case are the contest
ants, are called upon TO pay the ex-
penses, the general trend of talk
among those who have watched the
contests, is as to how much it will cost
the losing side. The expense accounts
have not yet been filed with the county
auditor, but it is figured that the eX-
penseS. exclusive of the various attor-
rey fees. will amount to about $500
Daisy Berry Dead.-Daisy Berry. also
known as Allie Stevenson and whose
right name is said to be Lottie Tyre,
a well known resident of the east side,
died Thursday night at her place of
abode. 800 East Front street. Deceas-
ed had been i'll for several weeks. The
have been taken TO the Boies |
parlors, and relatives at
Usage county, Missouri, notified of her
DEATH
Buys Auto Factory.-It is stated that |
w. F. Gray has bought the building |
and two acres of ground at Bettendorf,
occupied by the Meteor Automobile |
MdA OCHS has OWHSu Tie
building for some time. The purchase
price is stated at $4,000.
Cummins Chief Speaker.-Governor
Cummins is expected to be the chief
speaker at the annual banquet of the
Davenport Commercial club, TO be held
1t the club house on Monday evening.
Ian. IA. The committee in charge of
he preparations for the affair held n
Meeting Thursday afternoon, and de-
,ided on its plans. Wilson Mcclellan,
PRESIDENT of the club, and Joe R. Lane,
president of the Club House Building
company, will be the toastmasters.
There will be charged $3.50 a cover.
other arrangements shadow forth this
coming banquet as one of the most bril-
liant and important social events of
he season.