Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-08
DAVENPORT

Painter Has Fall.-Herman Timm,
q painter, residing at 1902 Sturdevant
street. fell a distance Of Is feet yes
terday and suffered a dislocated shout
der and other injuries. He was taken
to his home in the city ambulance and
medical attention given him. The &C
cident was the result OF the scaffold,
on which Timm was working, slipping
from It's place on the fire escape and
throwing him TO the sidewalk below.
At the time. Timm was working on
West Second street near Ripley.
When picked up by fellow workers
and several who saw him fall, he was
still conscious. II is not thought that
he suffered any internal injuries.
Pure Food Show. - Preliminary
plans were made TO hold a pure food
show In Davenport soon after the first
OF the year at the regular monthly
meeting OF the Davenport Retail
Grooers' association. A large attend
ance Of local grocers attended the
nesting which was held at the Com
msrcial club. While President Schae-
fer has not as yet appointed the com
mittees which will work out the de-
tails OF the show. the first steps have
already been taken and II is expected
that within the course Of a week the
committees Will be actively engaged.
II was also decided at the meeting
last night 70 hold smoker and get
together OF the Davenport Retail
Grocers' association on Dec 4 at the
Commercial club. This is for the pur-
pose OF giving welcome to the new
members from the surrounding towns
who have recently Joined the local
association and through II have be-
come members OF the state associa.
ton. Grocers from towns in the ter.
ritory contingencies TO Davenport and
Grand Mound. Dewitt. Buffalo, Prince.
ton, Wilton and other towns in the dis
trict have become affiliated with the
local association. Between so and &c
grocers from these towns have join
ed the Davenport association.
o.
Jennings Is lmprovine.-WilliaH
Jennings, the motorman who was Sc
verely injured in the collision Of two
Locust street cars several weeks ago
and who now is at st. Luke's hospital
10 reported as recovering very nicely
each day showing marked improve
ment In his condition.
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Few Arrests Msde.-Arrests for the
month Of October, totalling l66. indi
cate 4 generally clean city as concerns
crime. During October. according &c
the monthly report OF Chief Schramm
there were 166 arrests made, OF which
number those booked for intoxicatior
lead in numbers. There were 81 book
ed on this charge as compared with q
total Of 20 for disturbance OF th'
peace.
Davenport Wins-The Davenport
Y. NJ. {. A. basketball team won from
the Clinton ''Y' squad on the HON,
floor Wednesday night, taking tire,
straight games from the Bright Spot
tiers. The scores were 21.2, 81-7, ant
2l-le. During the progress Of tn
game the Orphans home band furnish
ed harmony. Director o. 4. johnson
was referee and Jappe and Richardson
linesmen. The Clinton team has cha
lenged the locals 10 a return gam
Nov. u. Davenport has won ever
game played thus far, having take
four contests from Clinton. Moline an
Muscatlne.
Obituary Reeord.-Mr. and Mri
Samuel MacDermott mourn the deaf
OF their infant son. James, who die
Wednesday evening at the home, ~
Fillmore street, at the age Of month
and 20 days. The child was born Aus