Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
DAVENPORT

Movies" at Friendly House.-Mo- /
ton pictures carefully selected to in 1
terest children are to be one OF the
regular forms of entertainment Of the 1
Friendly house and to show the pub /
lie just what the nature OF these pic |
lures is Superintendent Harry Down |
er has arranged for an exhibition Fri
day, Jan. g. at 8 o'clock in the evening
and Saturday evening following The
auditorium is equipped for amateur
dramatics and the balcony for the
audience at athletic meets. In max
ing Friendly house an influence for
education in this community the trus-
tees hope TO utilize motion pictures.
The present plan is to present high
grade pictures uniformly and nothing
else Friday and Saturday evenings at
the customary price OF admission.
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Charge Thoskilhakis, a
Greek, charged with having taken $500
o. the proceeds OF a bakery at 1907
Harrison street operated by ]. Ko-
koras and Thoskilhakis as partners,
was arraigned before Justice Phil Daum
Saturday afternoon charged with lar
cCny By embezzlement. Testimony al
the hearing was so conflicting that the
case was continued and the defendant
held under 500 bonds.
O.
May Not Rebuild Button Factory
Stockholders of the LeClaae Pearl
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burned to the ground Thursday night,
have not yet decided whether the
plant will be rebuilt or not The loss
IN the stockholders was heavy as the
insurance on the plant did not amount
10 more than $500.
School eequeathed S1,ooo.-St.
Katharine's school. Davenport, will re-
ceive $1,000 from the estate of the
late Susanna Weare. whose death oc-
Cured at Sioux City recently. BE
quests OF public nature made by Miss
Weare as shown in her will which was
flied for record total $4,000.
O.
Sues for Loss Of Vinegsr.-The Dav-
export Vinegar & Picking works has
entered suit against the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St Paul railroad company
for the sum OF $1,7sS alleged to be
due as damages for the loss of a car
load OF vinegar The plaintiff COM
pany, through Attorneys Sharon &
Higgins. asserts that the carload OF
vinegar was billed by the American
Products company from New York
and was sidetracked and finally deliv-
cred to another factory. Loss of prof
its and damage to business are claims
OF the local company
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Railway Company Sued for $1,000
The 1ri-City Railway company u de-
PENDANT in a damage suit for $4,000
filed in the Davenport district court
by Joseph r. Rhomberg, who claims
he suffered serious injury when forci-
b!y elected from a street car by the
conductor. Rhomberg contends that
he presented a ticket, purchased from
the company. for payment of his fare
on Nov. 2, 1912. and that the conductor
refused to accept It as fare. When
Rhomberg refused TO pay after the
ticket was rejected. he was let on the
car. It is declared.
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Purse Snatcher HeId.-Scott Shell
youth OF Is years was placed under
arrest Saturday night on a charge OF
purse grabbing and within an hour OF
HIS arrest, had confessed. Two women
were victims of the thefts perpetrateC
b. She'll One woman was attacked
at the corner OF Thirteenth and Gaines
streets and another at Locust and
Gaines streets. In one case 81 IL
cash was obtained and only a few
cents in the second instance.
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PrIestsr Leaves Auto Company
Walter Priester. secretary and treas
urer Of the Iowa Auto & Tire com
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