Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23

building. They ranged from 1897 TO
SLIPS. County Engineer J. NJ. Malloy
was authorized TO hire an additional
assistant for the detail drafting work
in his Office for a period of two months
The board passed a resolution of ne
cessity ordering the construction of
bridge No. 20 on the River road at
the southwest corner of section is,
Rockingham township. In compliance
with the recommendation OF the state
highway commission, the board order
ed the roadway widened from 16 to
is feet.
Y. ". c. A. School.-In keeping with
the progressive spirit of the Y. NJ. c.
A, beginning Oct 1 the regular edu-
cational work of the organization will
be again resumed with the following
staff of teachers: ]. o. Lynch, Eng
lish: J. E. Weir, debating and public
speaking: E. Dose, German; H. P.
Betty, commercial law; S. A. Cohagen,
preparatory branches; C. C. Cessna,
advertising; Harry Van Duzer, sales
manship; W. W. Greer, show card
writing; H H. Hazard, architectural
and mechanical drawing; ]. F. T.eno,
automobiling, and Mott R. Si.wyers,
public speaking.
New Country cIub.-Zum Altendorf
is 10 be transferred into a country
/ club. The name Of the new resort
will be the Davenport Country club,
and large number of changes will be
made in the grounds and inn TO con-
/ form with the change in nature of the
popular resort. Tennis courts will be
installed. a baseball diamond laid out,
regulation bowling alleys sufficient to
accommodate a regular daily patron
age built, and many other improve
ments made about the grounds and
inn. Among the principal changes will
be the closing Of the bar. The Coun-
try club is TO be a high class family
club. catering to the best class of pat
ronage, and this is given as the rea-
son for the elimination of the bar
Richard Altendorf, proprietor of the
present Zum Altendorf, has already
planned out most OF the details of the
change and has secured between 200
and 800 names of subscription mem.
bers in the Country club. About 800
members are desired.
, o
Anniversary celebratIon.-The Ger
, man Kampfgelossen verein of the
Franco-Prussian war Of 1870 has &C
cepted the invitation of the German
Krieger verein to participate in the
anniversary celebration of the latter
next Sunday. A parade will take place
, at o'clock in the afternoon from
Union hall. after which the members
will take the cars to the home of Hans
, Hansen. in Black Hawk, where the
celebration will take place.
Smith viii Filed.-The will of the
late Mary J. Smith was filed for pro
: bate yesterday afternoon by Attorne!
| J. A. Hanley. Among the list of be
/ quests the LeClaire Ladies' Cemeter,
? association is left $500; the Trinity
= Episcopal church, Davenport, $500; st
] Luke's hospital, $500; Old Ladies
e home of Cedar Rapids, 5000: Old La
, dies home Of Davenport, 5000. On,
+ thousand dollars each is bequeatheC
: the sisters of the decedent.
Annual Stag Dinner-Lecturer Der
j Halligan of Loras council. knights O
I Columbus. has arranged for the annua
v stag dinner of the organization, to b
z held at the Hotel Davenport Monda
S evening of next week. A speaker from
e out of town wiz assist the member
S IN the toast program that will follow
Z Covers will be laid for several hur
r dred.
n Licensed to Wed. A marriage |
S cense was issued yesterday in the Of
5 flee Of District Court Clerk H. J. MC
Farland to George Golowsky and Mis-
Margaretha CALI. The bride-elec
I came all the way from Austria at tn
d behest of Dan Cupid.
4 O.
5 Petition In Bankruptcy.-Nick Coli
n former proprietor of the fruit and col
v fectionery store at Fourth and Brad