Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-05
DAVENPORT

Youngsters OF for Texas, Intercept
ed.-Wfth two horses which they had
secured from the Frey livery barn on
West Fourth street and a meager
equipment for their long prospective
tourney, Emil Blomquist and Elmer
Ecaberg, youthful knights OF adven-
lure hafling from Moline, were halted
near Durant by the people In what
they had Intended should be cross
country jaunt to Texas. The IN
solicited interference Of the police did
not create any superiority OF enthusi-
asm IN the breasts of the young men
Regarding the activity of the officials
in experimenting them and they did
not want to be brought back Neither
lad Is over 13 years of age. Both
came over here from Moline Friday
and secured two good horses from the
Livery barr, stating they wantedothem
for a short ride into the country.
From that time they did not show UP
land as they had engaged them for
only q short time the police were en-
listed IN the search with the result
that they were caught near Durant
They had stayed over night at Litt1es
Grove. It is probable no prosecution
will be entered against them.
Traffic In Babies Here2-From Des
Moines comes q report that there is
in existence an organization whose
sole purpose is traffic in babies and
that many little ones have been taken
out of Davenport. The Des Moines
report is as follows: Des Molnes,
iowa, April 4-Oficers of the Iowa
Humane society believe they have I'M
covered an organization which Is buy
ing and selling babies in Iowa, and
are hot on the trail of woman who
arrived in Des Moines recently with
a child and who is reported to have
been bringing children into the city
at various times. 1t is alleged that
she. while in conversation with a Des
Moines man on the train, told him
that she gets $25 to $50 apiece for
taking babies out OF the various coun-
ties. Her identity is as yet unknown. |
Mrs. Baird, secretary Of the humane |
society, has been trailing baby traffick- |
ers. but has kept her findings secret |
"A man has been meeting Des Moines |
trains at the union station with a suit |
ease containing live baby, which he |
handed to a woman, who at once |
boarded an outgoing train. All efforts |
to trace these cases and capture the |
woman or man have failed. The hui |
name society has recently had reports |
from Davenport of a woman claiming
70 f,,- 4
who took many children out of town, |
presumably to bring them to Des |
Moines. The city detectives and po- |
lice have been notified to find the mys- |
FERROUS woman and her capture is GER |
tain within a few hours.
Obituary Record. - Henry J. Witt |
died Saturday at his home, GOA Gaines |
street, after a prolonged illness. He |
was born in Dittmarchen, Germany, |
June u, 1916. He is survived by his
wife and five children: Bertha, John, |
Otto, leila and Hertha The funeral |
was held this afternoon, with inter
ment in Paramount.
Sunday morning at the family home, |
2509 West Fifth street, occurred the
death of Fritz Sass. He was born in
Davenport Oct. 8, 1870. Besides his
wife, five children, Harold, Norma,
Lillian, Fritz and Edward, and two
brothers, Charles sass in California
and George Sass in Davenport, survive
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock from the late
residence. Burial will be in Paramount
cemetery.
Alice Rebecca, wife of John Need
ham, died at the home, 2027 Rock ISL
and street, after a prolonged illness.
She was born Nov. 81, 1882, in New
Boston, III. The funeral services were