Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06


by the local chapter of Maccabees for
the grand district rally of the Ladies
OF the Maccabees of the World held
here Tuesday afternoon and evening,
when the members of the organization
from the district embracing several
counties will be in the city. Plans for
the entertainment OF large delegations
from Iowa City, Clinton, Muscatine.
Rock Island and Moline, besides sew
eral smaller cities In the surrounding
territory, have been outlined, and If
present indications are realized the
gathering will be one Of the largest
Of the kind ever held by the Macca-
bees order.
Big Real Estate DeaI.-The Stark
& Ruser jewelry store building at 119
West Second street has been sold to
Silberstein Bros, who have 99-year
lease on the ground on which the
building stands. The building Is un-
erstood to have brought s1,750. On the
site Silberstein Bros, are to erect q
modern 4-story store building to
which place their clothing establish
ment at the corner Of Second and Har-
Tison streets will be transferred.
Martin Silberstein has purchased of
A. Hombrecht five stores on upper
Harrison street, the largest transac-
finT1 ~ he -, r1o hr,ci i've
property. The stores run from 1914
to 1922 Harrison and include the
stores at present occupied by the
Cameron Wall Paper Co, and Boiling
Pool hall, Julius A. Petersen furnish
ing and drygoods store, the Beery
shoe store branch and the P. H. Van
Wick confectionery and cigar store.
TIE transfer was made through the
agency of S. Smiley. The property
is understood to have brought s1S,.
i 600. Mr.. Silberstein makes the pur.
chase as an investment.
Obituary Reeord.-Melvin c. Chase,
40 years old, died at st. Luke's hospital
| Saturday afternoon from injuries re.
| ceived few hours before in a coils
sion between a Rock Island switch
engine and laundry truck af Fifth
and Marquette streets. Case lived
at 400 East Twelfth street. The auto
mobile was a machine of the lows
Steam Laundry company, driven by
Henry Lemberg. The engine was east
bound. The driver of the car failed
to see the danger. Case was riding
on the front running board of the 10
conceive and was caught and
squeezed between the engine and thu
automobile. Lemberg was uninjured
The fatally injured switchman was
taken to st. Luke's hospital in the
city ambulance. There medical at
tention was given him, but he dice
few hours later.
Coroner Rudolph was notified of the
mans death and with the assistance
OF Phil Kahles swore in the jury fo
tho inquest. which will probably b.
held Tuesday or Wednesday. Tn,
jury consists of Henry Hendricksen
Hugo Braun and Walter Brooks. Flu
neral services will be held at 9:3
o'clock Tuesday morning from tn
home, with interment at Oakdale Gem
e:ery. The dead man was borl
May %. 1873, in Michigan, where h
was educated. He is survived by
wife and six children, Roy and Ed
ward, Helen, Thelma, Dorothy an
Anna, all at home.
| Funeral services for Lloyd N
Schroeder, 6-weeks' old son of MI
and Mrs. August Schroeder, who die
at $3.50 O'Clock Saturday morning a
the home in Eldridge was held fror
the late home al 10 O'Clock yesterda
morning. Burial was made in tn
McCausland cemetery. The child wa
born Aug. 81. 1913, in Eldridge and
survived by the parents only.
Frances Claire Reimers, 4-year-ol
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j. Morga
Reimers, died Friday at the home
the Pasadena flats. The funeral wa
he'd from the home Saturday mori
ing with burial in Oakdale cemeter,