Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-26
DAVENPORT

littis Delegate to A. M. Abr. L.
w. Littig Of Davenport and DR.. n. NJ.
Voldeng of Cherokee are Iowa's dele
gates to the annual convention of the
American Medical association to be
heid In Minneapolis. June II to 20.
Many Davenport physicians are plan
ming to attend the meeting. Among
the Iowa doctors who are scheduled
TO deliver addresses are Drs. L. w.
Dean and Henry Albert, Iowa City;
and Drs. Walter L. Bierring, J. A.
Goodrich and j. w. Cokenower of
Des Moines.
Killed In Mine in ldaho.-A tele-
gram was received notifying Daven-
port friends that John R. Jones, hus-
band of I've Peoples Jones, formerly
Of Princeton, was killed In a mine in
tMullan, Idaho, Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Mr.. Jones was in the mining
business. His wife lived in Prince
ton until about 10 years ago. No fur
Their particulars OF the accident were
given.
County Has 1890 for War Service
According TO the official statement
sent by County Auditor Ed Collins to
Adjutant General Guy E. Logan at
Des Moines Saturday, there are $500
men in Scott county liable for mill
tary duty. OF this number 7,017 are
in the city Of Davenport. The list is
compiled from assessors reports. It
shows the number of men in the coun-
ty between the ages of 18 and As.
In 1911 there we're 1858 and in 1912
there were 9.1S9.
Appoint New Rate Clerk. Z. Nc
Mahon Of Waterloo, Iowa, has been
appointed rate clerk in the Offices of
Division Freight Agent z. L. Golf of
the Rock Island lines to succeed Z. B
McCulloch. Mr.. McCulloch becomes
contracting commercial agent succeed.
ing A. II. Loyett, who was recently
made general agent Of the !. & 1. and
the d. & NJ. interurban lines. Mr..
Mcmahon was formerly connected
with the freight Offices of the Rock
Island at Waterloo.
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New Depot Under Way.-Work on
the erection of the new freight house
for the Rock Island TO be erected
at Fifth and LeClaire streets, was
started today. George F. Jenkins,
president OF the George b. Swith com.
pany OF Chicago, and T. V. Clarke OF
Clinton, who will supervise all the
construction, are in the city. The wc14i
viii be rushed 20 completion. Near.
~ all the ground has been cleared and
made ready for the construction work.
Mr.. Clarke was formerly in the con.
.struction business in Davenport ar1
this work will bring him back here
for the greater part of the summer
viii Finley is Sentenced.-Will Fin,
ley, q years old, the man who broke
into the Sanders second hand store or
Perry street, near Third street, re
Gently. vas sentenced to serve three
months in jail and pay a fine OF slOC
by Judge Donegan In the district court
Finley pleaded guilty.
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Incorporates In Sum Of $1,000
Articles of Incorporation OF the Dav
export Candy company have beer
fled with County Recorder Frank
Holm by the Davenport Candy com
pany. The capital stock OF the con
Germ is placed at $4,000 and the term
at 20 years. The place Of business
will be Davenport and the purpose il
the manufacture and sale Of candies
etc. The officers are the following;
President--G. A. Rooster. Jr.
Nice.president-B. +. Shriver.
Secretary-C. c. KurZdorfer.
Treasurer-G. A. Rooster, Jr.
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Obituary Record.-Mrs. Ruth Hamil
ton passed away at the home, 1922
Brady street, Saturday after an Hines
OF about two weeks duration. The de
ceased was born in the state of New