Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Overcome With Heat-A cry Of
mad dog" coupled with a series of
bloodcurdling yelps and a mighty
shutting Of many feet threw hundreds
of spectators into a paroxysm of fear
in the Crystal theatre, Davenport,
Saturday night when a small poodle
dog attached to a chain was over
come by the heat and with much diff
! Guilty was elected from the playhouse
Oficer Elmer Randolph, attracted to
the scene Of disorder, attaches of the
theatre, and half a dozen men prevent
ed wild stampede and were success
full in assuring the patrons of the rlay
house that there was no danger. The
dog was brought into the theatre by
two small children. Shortly afterward
the canine showed plainly that it was
out Of its sphere at movie" show
and emitted half a dozen growls of
disgust and gave an excellent imita-
ton OF an up-to-date "conniption fit"
With the boy and girl Juggling at the
chain the poodle was literally dragged
into the open air and taken to the po-
lice station across the street Several
buckets of water drenched the canine
and the dog soon began to act normal.
After it was discovered that the ami
NAL had no trace OF rabies the officers
permitted its youthful master to take
Fido home.
Struck by AUto.-Chris Johansen, an
employee of the ]. ]. Smith Lumber
company, was struck and knocked to
the pavement by an automobile Satur-
day afternoon near Third and Iowa
streets The driver of the car, accord
ing TO Johansen's version Of the affair
TO the police, failed to hesitate in his
mad dash down Third street after the
accident. The man gave the police
the number Of the machine and the
officers are looking for the driver. Jo-
hansen was not badly injured.
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Motor Craft Burns.-Fire thought to
have been caused by an explosion Sat
urday night shortly after midnight de-
stroyed a motor boat owned by DR.. E.
A. Chattstrom near the Davenport
boat club house How the fire started
is unknown. People living in the vi
cinity Of the fire declare they heard
an explosion, followed by the fire. It
is thought that gasoline was the cause
of the explosion. The department was
called and the fire /extinguished. The
damage was about 800. The firemen
were called Saturday evening about s
o'clock TO extinguish a grass fire in
the Park View addition. There was no
damage.
Fine lmprovement.-The proposed
paving of the Brady street road, north
from the city limits, will extend prac.
tically as far as Duck creek. as it is
planned to improve about a third of a
mile Of the highway. Unlike the Riv.
er road east from Bettendorf, brick
will not be used in this paving, but the
standard asphalt macadam binder is
20 be the material used for the pur
pose. The work is to be done under
the supervision of the county engi
neer John MalIoy, and the board OF
supervisors. but the county will not
bear the expense. The proposition is
backed by the Davenport Automobile
club. Large property holders on the
North Brady street road are enthusi
Rstic over the matter and have offered
their cooperation. II the work is done
this year II will be executed at the
same time that the brick road is bull
east from Bettendorf, which is nov
assured.
Delegates acknowledgement mem
bers of the Iowa State Manufacturers
association who attended the 18th an
nual convention of the association il
Keokuk, Wednesday, Thursday ant
Friday OF last week. returned to Day
export Saturday night. They were I
+. Halligan. r. w. McCabe. Sam Rose
Carl Schmidt. j. Kastlin. II. BoettgeI
Sam White, Irving c. Norwood. TIL
most interesting feature of the cor
vention to the Davenport member
was the unqualified endorsement o
the Davenport plan by Secretary G.
-Wrightman OF the state association
At the request of President Gum an
Mr.. Wrightman. Secretary Norwood O
the Greater Davenport committee aC
dressed the convention Wednesday i
explanation of the operation of tn