Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-08

lines. The work involves about 10000
cubic yards of excavation to the
mile"
Important Deals Comprehensive
siding near Walcott, Saturday bought
[ from Mrs. Carl Hass the property on
the northeast corner of Eighth and
Vine streets. He will move to Dav,
export and take posse lion of the new
residence about Feb. l. The con-
sideration has been withheld. An.
other important realty deal was con.
summated, ". W. Stedman disposing
of his bungalow at 1927 LIE Claire
street TO Mrs. Myrna CORY, also OF
this city, the consideration being
s.. 900. Mr. Stedman expects to farm
near Dubuque Mrs. Correy's mother,
who resides at Sigourney, will make
the Stedman residence her future
home
Officials optimistie.-Davenpo Off
Gals of the Rock Island Lines scoff
at the hard times-dull business wall
which is going the rounds at the pres
ent time, and by way of backing up
their protest, state that freight bust
ness for the month of November was
way above normal In the three cit
les the amount of freight business on
the ROCK Island for November, 1913,
exceeded that OF the same month of
the preceding year by over $4,000"
said a local official. The increase is
extremely fattering. 1t had been hop
ed that the new freight depot could
be occupied today but from present in
dications, the new plant will not be
cofpleted until the middle OF the week
collector" that attacked and stabbed
one Davenport woman and was unsuc-
Should weather conditions be favor
able. II is likely that the public will
be invited to inspect the depot.
Insane Man Thought Guilty Of AS
sauIt.-That an escaped maniac from
an insane asylum is the mysterious
cessful in two other similar attempts
reported 10 the Davenport police dur
ing the past week. is the opinion of
many OF the officers. II is reported
that an inmate OF the Watertown hos
pital escaped about two weeks ago and
has not been apprehended. His de-
scriptiOn TALES with that furnished
by the women at whose homes the
collector" appeared. The latest at
tempt of the maniac was reported to
the police Saturday. Shortly after ]
o'clock Friday afternoon Mrs. Joseph
500 West Fourteenth street,
was called to the front door. The
man after making inquiries more or
less vague. insisted that he be allow
ed to use the telephone. Mrs. Wagner
slammed the door in his face. The
stranger then attempted to force his
way into the house after which he de-
parted. The police were notified and
made a careful search OF the neigh
borhood but found no trace of the
nan. The description furnished by
Mrs. Wagner of the stranger is exact
" that reported by Mrs. Higgins and
Mrs, Harris. Mrs. Higgins was stab
ped about the hand with a pocket
1nife and badly scratched by the col
ecto-." The man was unsuccessful in
ais attempt to force his way into the
Harris home. Chief Schramm has fur
lished a description OF the man TO
every police officer in Davenport. 1t
IS believed the fellow will be appre-
lended within a short time.
To Europe on Sad Mission.-Mr.
md Mrs. Edward X. Putnam 131 Den
lison avenue. set sail for Europe Sat
lrday in response to a cablegram ap-
1rising them OF the death of Mrs. Put |
1am's father. c. p. Sandberg at Lon !
lon. They embarked from New York |
1n the steamship Minneapolis, Allan |
ic Transport line. Mr.. Sandberg was |
1 prominent civil engineer. He is re-
DuJed TO have been extremely wealthy, |
)wning an immense estate at Bjorkas |
3annum, Sweden, in addition to his |
london home. Deceased was 81 years I
II age. Mr.. Putnam was at Cincinnati /
attending the national housing con-
ress when Mrs. Putnam received the |
,ablegram. She left Davenport imme- /
lately and was joined by her husband /
It Englewood. proceeding thence to
Iew York. The body has been remov-
ID to Mr.. Sandberg's birthplace In |
Sweden, where funeral services will 1
,e held Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Put
lam will at that time be on the At
dutic. as II VIII De lmpOsSlUIS lOE
hem 10 reach port before Dec. Is. II
5 likely that they will remain in
europe for some time.
Three Marriage Licenses.-The fol
owing marriage licenses have been
ssued: James Stanley and Bessie
iordon. Davenport: Edward c. Dough
,rty and Laura r. Faus, Des Moines;
)ldyh Hendricks and Ksroline Troch-
a, Davenport.
To Exclude Howe Operstors?-
Would the proposed ordinance TO per
nit none but licensed operators TO
landle moving picture machines in
davenport exclude this city from the
OF such road companies as
lyman Howes pictures. the Scott
outh pole pictures. and scores Of other
Ither films OF an educational value7
Would churches that from time to