Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-03
DAVENPORT

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Turner's Elect.-The Northwest Dav-
export Turner society held very en-
thusiastic annual meeting Monday eve |
ming at the Northwest Davenport Tu- |
ner, hall at which the election of offic- |
ers occurred and other important bus |
mess was transacted. The election of
officers resulted in the following being
chosen: First speaker. John JebenT'
second speaker, J. \. Welzenbach. re-
Cording secretary. J. Serk; correspond
ing secretary, Charles Week; gesang-
wart Henry Kruse; first turnwart, +
o. KOOs; second turnwart, Walter
Struck; trustee for IS months, Charles
Bchrens.
J. S. WyIie is at Hospital. S. Wy
lie has returned to the city, and gone
into his surgeons hands at Mercy hos
pital, for an operation which it is hoped
will insure his return TO good health,
after a long period of partial invalid
ism.
Police Have Busy Month.-The re
port of Police Chief Tom Atkinson for
the past month of March shows it t.
have been a very lively month in 30.
lice circles. Altogether there were 1G9
arrests. These are classified as - I'M
der state laws and III under city ordi-
nances. Among the miscellaneous DIT
ties attended TO by the police was the
reporting of 1870 lights out during the
month. The patrol wagon made 1906
runs and carried 40 prisoners.
Married While Orunk.-FlorencC +
Gray. crack knight of the road. has
filed in the district court a petition 10
have his marriage with Marietta p.
Gray. also known as Marietta RushSr
and Mabel Parsons. set aside. The
travelling man who represents a Chi
Cago house. was induced to take d bug
gy ride with Mabel Parsons not long
ago, and they went to Rock Island AMI
passed a conviyial evening. Just eI-
actly what happened is not quite clear
to the mind of the drummer for the
whirlwind gait had rather befuddl1d
his brain. However. the next morning
he made the discovery that he was 10
longer a bachelor. and that the fair
and well known Mabel was writing her
name Mrs F. X. Gray AS the alliance
was contracted when he was not in &
state to know just what he was doing,
and as he had no intention of doing
what he did do. Florence Gray wants
the marriage bonds sundered by the
court.
Japs Learning Law.-The three Japs
who for some little time past have
been conducting an art store at 23G
West Second street. are probably nov
better posted as to the American laws
than they were before When they
rented the above store room. they hal
Contractor Hans Peters put up the
shelving and do other work about the
place. Then when Mr.. Peters asked
for his money. he was informed that
the proprietor was out of town. He
waited a week or more and although
there were three Japs about the place
all the time. every one of them claimed
he had no interest in the business. M
Gerdts for collection and the latter
soon discovered that the Japs were
preparing to take a sudden flight from
the city. He thcreupon FASTENED tC
Magistrate ROddewig's court and Sc
cured an attachment against the stoc
of merchandise conducted by the Japs
As soon as this was taken possession
- of by the constable. all three of tho
JapS claimed the stock as theirs. The.
quickly settled the bill, the attachmen
was released and now they have lief
the city.
Obituary Record.-NIiss \. Irelan'
died Monday evening at Mercy hospi
tai. at the age of 81 years Erysipela
was the cause of her death. She va
born in Kentucky. and is survived y,
her sister, Mrs. r. p. Norwood, 52l l.
East Fifteenth street. Davenport.
Charles FOrman, son of Mr. an
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