Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
DAVENPORT

Car in One Day serViee.-Under
the revised schedule Of merchandise
freight cars on the Rock Island lines.
the car from Davenport to Des
Moines, which was formerly sent by
way Of SiIVis. where II was p,.t into
a train, VIII now be handled direct
from Davenport without first goicg
TO SlTis, thus practically saving half
a day. Heretofore the car was taken
late In the afternoon with the Sirls
drag TO the transfer yards, and vss
taken out by a fast freight early in
the morning. II did not reach Des
Moines until II o'clock in the morn
ing OF the second day after leaving
Davenport According to the chang.
ed schedule, the car Will be picked up
by train in the evening, and Will
reach Dies Moines the next day.
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Fire Loss $36,465.-Fire loss in
Davenport last year was 1884 caus-
ed by 30 fires, according to the an
nua1 report Of FIRE Chief Peter Den
ger which has just been fled with
Mayor Mueller and the city council.
This IN q per capita loss Of 80 cents,
the best report made by any city In
Iowa Total insurance loss Is $34,361,
leaving the uninsured Ioes of $2,103.
OF the total fire loss $32,776 was on
buildings and S13,e8S on contents. The
largest number Of fires was caused
by sparks from chimeys, numbering
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l. o. o. ?. Lodges to Meet.-Dele-
cations from all Odd FeHow lodges
and the RebekAh lodge in Davenport
Will 90 TO MuScatine April 25 to a..
tend the convention of the Eastern
Iowa Association OF Odd Fellows. II
is estimated here that over 100 mem.
bers OF the Rebekah lodge will at
tend, and about $50 members OF the
mems lodges are expected TO be at
the Pearl City, at the opening Of the
meeting.
Files Protest Against Tariff BILL
G. M. Rich, president OF the Purity
Oats company Of Davenport, and
number OF other independent oatmeal
manufacturers, have filed with Presi-
dent Wilson a protest against the
free provision In the democratic tariff
bill which puts oats products on the
free list and maintains a high duty
on the raw material.
Automatic Phone Frauehise.-The
city council at an adjourned meeting
Friday evening adopted an ordinance
granting a franchise 10 the new Auto
matte Telephone company. The fran
chise followed the lines of the Ordi.
nance voted on and approved by the
people last year, and contained a
number of new provisions further
protecting the city's interests. New
provisions OF the ordinance require
that the company have 10000 phones
contracted for and in operation in the
three cities before 1t can collect any
revenue, and that at least $500 of the
phones must be in Davenport; and
the company is required 70 post a bond
OF $4,000 that IL will commence
work on It's plan within IL months
and complete II within IS months
thereafter.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Anna Prizes.
So years old. died at 10 o'clock Fri
day night at the home OF Mark Koehl-
er, 722 Division street, after a brief
Illness Mrs. Price was born April
13, 1881. in Scbleswig. Germany, and is
survived by one sister only. Mrs
Frederick Eban.
There will be genuine sorrow among
all the friends of the family, at the
announcement of the death of Rich
ard Dorney Mccullough. youngest
son OF Mr. and Mrs. William J. Nc
Cullough, Of l24 West Twelfth street
Richard was a fine young lad near.