Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-01

ticn of the building by Aug. 20 but ar
rangements have been made by the con-
tractors with the Chicago, ROCK Is
land G. Pacific railroad for an exten-
SIGN of time for is completion 10 Oct-
l. The structural iron work is about
completed. Operations are being de-
.ayed at the present time because OF
the non-arriyal of brick. The work OF
wrecking the old building is completed
except for the removal of some OF the
debris remaining from raising the last
shop.
Twins Arrive.-Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Huechstedt, 1886 Leonard street, are
the proud parents of twins, boy and
girl, which now are in possession Of
their home.
Rob Ice 6ox.-An attemp 20 rob the
ice box at the w. NJ. Chamberlain
home in Camp Mcclellan was made
Wednesday evening. The family was
cut automobile riding, and when they
returned home, 1t was discovered that
the screen in the rear door had been
cut bpen and the ice box opened.
Nothing was obtained by the thieves,
however. The police were notified
] and are working on the case.
/ Ectate of Col. Nutting.-Letters of
administration were issued to Grant
H. and Ralph E. Nutting in the estate
| OF the late James r. Nutting, who
died intestate The petition was led
! by Lane & Waterman, attorneys for
/ the estate According to the petition
/ The estate is valued at 100000. Bonds
( in the sum Of $4,000 were furnished
! by the administrators.
! Marriage Licenses-The following
marriage licenses were issued yester-
day by County Clerk Harry j. McFar-
land: Francis d. Barr and Johanna
Msrl,us, Davenport; Willard E. Battey,
Bettendorf and Leone Cain, Cedar
Rapids; Harvey Wander Heyden and
Nellie Rsmick, Davenport; Harry
Weeds and Anna Hobert, Rock Island.
Slight Decrease in Attendance
There are 17,410 persons of school age
between five and 81 years in
Scott county, according TO the school
census made by County Superinten
dent Henry Ronge. This is 40 less
than the census d year ago as far as
the city of Davenport is concerned
and 20 less than was reported in the
rural districts in the census of 1912
In the city Of Davenport there are
$500 males and 6,1S5 females Of
school age.
Fire on Levee-Fire which was
probably the result of spontaneous
combustion, started among the rub
Dish on the levee at the foot Of Har
rison street, Wednesday afternoon a
8 o'clock. The fire department wa!
called and firemen were kept busy try
ing to put it out almost all night long
and in the morning it was still smould
erlng.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Amelia Ball
horn, 60 years old, died at noon yes
terday at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Lena Boyd, 324 West High street
after a brief illness. Death resulted
from a stroke of paralysis suffered
three weeks ago. Deceased was bor1
Aug. 20, 1854, in Rock Island county
She was married in the year 1876 t
Hans BallhOrn, who preceded her il
death in the year 1909. The coupl,
moved to Eldridge, Iowa in 1891. anC
for five years conducted the hote
there. In the year 1895 they moved
to Wheatland, Iowa where for eigh
years they managed the hotel. The!
retired after many years Of hare
work, Mr.. Ballhorn dying in to-
year 1909. Mrs. Ballhorn then cam,
to Davenport and since then has mad,
her home with her aged father, Julius
Gruenwald, who survives to mourn he
Death. She is also survived by three
children, Henry H. and Hugo A. Ball
horn and Mrs. Lena Boyd; two grand
children, three sisters, Mrs. Emm
Kloppenburg, Mrs. Albert LeBuhn an,
Mrs. Meta Meyer, and one brother
August Grucnwald. Funeral service
will be Reid. at 2 O'clock Saturda,
afternoon from the home of The daugh
ter, Mrs. Lena BOYD, 324 Vest Hig1
street, with interment in Pine Hi
cemetery.
After a lingering Illness, the pas
seven months of which she has bee
confined at local hospital, Mrs. Net
tie l.. Gilbert SO years old, died q
1880 O'Clock Wednesday night Mrs
Gilbert, who has lived in this ci:,
over 33 years, was born Sept. II, 1854
in Perry's Corner, Armenia townshi,
y. Y. She was married in Miller