Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
DAVENPORT

Firemen Here This Week. - The
glad hand will be extended the Iowa
firemen this week. 1t is the occasion
of the 32d annual tournament and the
local association has prepared big
time for everybody. Word comes
from the four corners of the common
wealth announcing that the firemen
expect to bring their fellow townsmen
in big delegations. THE leading rep
resentative teams are now on the
grounds. The local directors have not
overlooked any detail essential to sue
cess. Arrangements have been made
to care for large crowd and excellent
train service will be provided by the
Rock Island to and from the Davenport
mile track. Trains are to be run evecy
Is minutes from Davenport and the
last train will run through to Moline.
AT 1890 each afternoon, commencing
Wednesday, the first special train will
start from Moline to Davenport The
big feature will be the grand parade
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock. p.
W. McManus will be the marshall and
his assistants are Z. l.. Boyer, l.. A.
Biller and John Mass There are six
paid teams now in the city and Is vol
unteer departments have been heard
froms All of the latter announce that
they expect to bring delegations OF
from 80 to $50 From Illinois three
cities will send teams, Rock Island,
Moline and Lincoln.
State Eagles to Meet.-The fourth
annual Iowa state convention of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles opens II
Davenport tomorrow and from preSe ut
indications it will be one of the lag
est conventions ever held in this city
Extensive arrangements have been
made for the event and the city will
be gaily decorated in honor of The
thousands of visitors who will lie
brought here by the Eagles convention
and the State Firemen's tournament.
both of which will he held at the same
time. One of the important features
Of the convention will be the bic
Eagle parade tomorrow evening. All
members of the order, both local
and visiting are requested to meet III
Eagle hall on West Second street II
7:30 o'clock sharp. The line of march
will be east On Second to Perry. north
on Perry to Third. west on Third &c
Harrison, north on Harrison to Fourth
west on Fourth to Scott, south on
Scott to Third, west on Third to Myr.
tie. south on Myrtle to Second and
east on Second to the Eagle hall. The
harshals of the parade will be Captain
O. w. Kulp CT Company B. Mayor Nc
Caskrin of Rock Island and Henry
Wichelmann
Threatened to Kill Wife, Charged
with chasing his wife from her home
and threatening to kill her, obliging
her to seek shelter at neighbor's
house, Leo Smith. a resident of Park
Lawn, was arrested shortly after II
O'Clock Saturday night by Detectiv
John Kinney. The police Office
brought loaded revolver to the sta
ton, the property of Smith. being III.
weapon with which he threatened e
annihiliate his better half
Spots the Thief.-The bright eye @
Jennie Yorke proved the undoing q
Charles Healy Saturday evening. !
year ago last April, when Jennie wa
located on Rock Island street, sh'
gave Healy s31 to take to the Western
Union telegraph office and forward D.
telegraph for her Healy failed {,
reach the telegraph Office and blew tn
town. Nothing more was seen or hear,
of him by Jennie until Saturday even
ing. Shortly before O'Clock as sh
was driving along Second street, he
bright eyes spotted Healy standing ii
corner. She went to the nearea