Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
DAVENPORT

Erect New HoStelry. - Work was |
started yesterday on the erection Of !
the new Hotel Dempsey on the prop |
erty owned by George S. Dempsey. ad-
Joining and TO the north of the Com
mercial club on Main street. The
building will consist Of four stories
and basement II will be Of brick and
concrete construction, thoroughly mod
ern and upto-date in every particular.
A pressed brick front, with marble
trimmings and large plate glass win
dows, will give II an attractive out
ward appearance.
To Rebuild Masonic TempIe.-If pres
ent plans are carried to a successful
issue, and there is every reason TO be-
lieve that they will be, the Masonic
temple building at the northeast cor
ner OF Third and Main street is 70 be
rebuilt and converted into one OF the
finest buildings in the downtown sec
ton of the city. The estimated cost
Is 1925, 900. The outside walls will be
torn down entirely and the building re-
built from the ground up In addition
20 the present height, two more stories
will be added, making IL a seven-story
structure. The first two stories will
be Of cut stone. The third, fourth and
fifth stories will be Of pressed brick
and stone trimming. and the sixth and
seventh stories will be of terra Gotta.
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Three Fingers Blown OH.-While
playing with some dynamite caps
which he had found near the ball park.
Carl Leckman, IT'S West Second
street, was seriously injured Thurs
day afternoon, one Of the caps explod-
ing and tearing of three fingers OF his
left hand. Three boxes OF the caps,
which are supposed to have been
brought here at the time of the dyna-
hitting of the locomotive works two
years ago and 10 have remained undis-
covered since that time in the place
where they were then hidden. Togeth-
er with the caps were found three
boxes Of revolver bullets. The boys
carried the caps home and were at
tempting to pick them open with a pin
when the explosion occurred.
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Loan Sharks PLY Trade.-That the
loan sharks are plying their trade in
Davenport according TO the same re-
morseless methods that have caused
crisades against them in other cities,
IS instanced by case which came up
I'm one Of the justice courts Saturday,
when garnishment proceedings result
ed in verdict OF S2OG5 against a ne
gro laborer. The negro, about month
Sgo. had borrowed $40 from a Daven-
port loan shark For this loan he was
90 pay g. a month interest, or 24O per
cent per annum. The colored man
worked for a construction company
and was drawing wages slightly over
$40 a week. He Is married and lives
in Rock Island. The loan shark be
came inslstent for his money. and
when told that pay day did not come
for week. suggested that the colored
man quit his Job in order 10 be paid
Immediately When the latter refus
ed TO do this, legal proceedings were
brought. resulting In a verdict for the
loan shark. lie brought in a bill for
W. "AiNhs WIN 'oelA NuS - ItatuCu
s20G5. The victims pay envelope held
S2l. This left the borrower IS cents.
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Obituary ReeOrd.--Mr. and Mrs. IVES
ley Perry are mourning the death Of
their infant daughter. Anna Evelyn
Perry, who passed away at 1910
o'clock yes erday morning at the homo
~ the prandDarpnts 900 East Ninth
street, after a brief illness. The baby
was born Oct. IL, 1911, IN this city. and