Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

forming the operation which nearly
killed the victim.
Short Change Men Abroad. - Two
short change men. whose game is that
of working proprietors and bartenders
of the city are getting in their work
about the city and in each instance
they have made a good getaway with
anywhere from So to SIS. The first
place in which they worked the short
change idea was in the saloon of H
H. France at Second and Warren
streets in which place they secured
$40 through their graft. Other places
in the near vicinity were worked and
these names are being kept secret.
The police have been notified of the
working of these men and are seek
ing to run them down. 1t is thought,
however. because of the cleverness
with which they have worked, that
they are not local men but are tran
sients who are adopts at the game.
Franchise Is Approved. The city
council at an adjourned meeting this
evening will adopt the 25-year fran
chise of the Davenport Water Power
company. A plant is 10 be developed
by the company, by the Harvesting of
the water power of the Rock Island
rapids. at an expenditure of So. 900, 900
to 100000, the power station to be
located on the Mississippi river a few
hundred feet east of the Iowa end Of
the Rock Island bridge. In the ordi-
nance the right is given to use the
city thoroughfares and by-ways for>the
installation of such poles and wires as
may be needed for the transmittance
of electric power, this grant to be re-
newed or extended at the expiration
of this time if the council deems it
advisable and eXpedient for the wei
| fare of the city. The wires for the
| transmitting of the electric power are
| to be placed underground within that
! territory which is known as the fire
! limits of the city. bounded on the south
| by the Mississippi river, on the east
| by the right of way of the Chicago,
| Rock Island & Pacific railroad, on the
north by Sixth street and on the west
( by Warren street. All poles which are
/ to be erected are to be of reinforced
concrete construction and of steel. In
/ the event of the noncompliance with
the terms of this ordinance. the fran
chise shall become then and there null
and void
Obituary Record. - Mrs Emma II.
! Whitney died yesterday at her resi-
(dence. 2G2S Sheridan street. after a
short illness. She was born Oct. 10,
1854, and was 50 years of age. She
had been a resident of this city for
many years and a host of friends will
mourn her death. She is survived by
her husband A z. Whitney. The fu-
neral services were held from the late
/ residence this afternoon at o'clock.
! The body will be shipped to Chicago
tomorrow Burial will take place in
that city.
Mrs. Sophia Smith died yesterday
at Mercy hospital after having been
confined there for the past two weeks.
She was born in Holstein, Germany,
Feb. %, 1868, and was 4G years of
age In the year 1882 she was mar
ried to Henry Petersen, who died in
1895. IN 1898 she was married 70
George w. Smith of Big Rock, who
survives her Besides her husband,
two sons. William Petersen of this
city. Harold Smith of Big Rock; three
daughters. Mrs. Alma Long of Daven-
port and Mrs. Clara Carrier and Della