Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-21
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Mob Spirit Rampant.-The revival
meeting Of L. G. Hayes, Thirteenth
ana iowa street, was almost broken
up Tuesday night when a crowd Of
men and boys nearly 100 strong bon-
Darded the assemblage with all man.
ner OF missiles and otherwise inter
ierlng with the services By hootins
derisively. Mr.. Hayes notified the
ponce OF the affair yesterday morn
ing and requested Chief Schramm for
protection. The chief has promised
70 sec that the affair does not occur
again and has instructed the police
70 protect Mr.. Hayes and his sect from
the intolerant abuses of the mob.
.
Rob ConfectioneD.-Kea con.
1ecuonery stand, Lombard ami Mar
quette streets, was entered by thieves
Tuesday night and hall q dozen boxes
OF cigars and several boxes OF chewing
loeacco taken. The thieves -ajsei Il
window through which they entered
the place. The robbery was reported
TO the Davenport police yesterday
morning. There Is no clew to the
identity Of the perpetrators.
o
FHe Damage Suit.-The American
Insurance company, assignee, filed
yesterday BY its attorney, II. II. Jeb-
ems, suit for $500 against the D., r.
]. & ~ w. Ry. Co., alleging damages
sustained when sparks from a rai,-
road engine set fire TO the barn of
John Ingram in Bettendorf somu time
. ago.
Exhibits Coming.-The state con-
veEtion Of Ad Men hers In October
will bring many important exhibits,
among these to be one from the In.
ternational Art service OF Berlin, Ger.
many; one from Golfers magazin , !;
the Posters Advertising agency; Signs
OF the Times and Advertising and
Selling, the latter both advertising
magazines. Immense posters calling
attention TO the local con7;1,'7n viii
be posted all over the state.
Teachers In Sesslcn.-The Scott
County Teachers Institute Is in ses-
sion at the Davenport high school au.
ditorium this week with Suycrlnten
dent Henry Ronge in charge. There
is a good attendance at tho daily seq
sions and many topics OF interest to
the county teachers are being dis
cussed.
Suit on Corn DeIay.-A suit for
S1,166.76, alleged damages when IL
cars OF corn were delayed in transit
from Johnson county to Chicago, was
filed today in the johnson county dis
trict court for Thomas Fay, plaintiff
Fay claims that the corn was to have
been shipped TO Chicago immediately
after it was shelled in Davenport and
that ii was delayed in transit Th,
market dropped and the plaintiff
claims damages against the railroad.
%
Testing serum.-Over so farmers
interested In hog cholera, attended tx
first of the cholera Campaign meet
ings held at Eldridge Tuesday, wne,
an exhaustive analysis Of the cholcr
situation in Scot. county, the natur
OF the disease and methods of CON
batting IT, were given by G. r. Bliss
county agricuituralist. Last night tn
second meeting was held in Cast
hall at Walcott. John Hansen Pre-
sided at the meeting which went o.
record unanimously as indorsing ~
county crop league. Recent result
In the serum treatment as means I
stopping cholera are seen on tn
Grant farm near Long Grove, wher
rs animals were treated and but seve
lost. The animals were very sick q
the time they were given The Serum
On the Fritz Meinerr farm near f
bridge 90 were given serum and bu
one died. All but four have now con
pletely recovered.
Postoifice AvtomobIle.-If the autt
mobile service at the local pus,oific
is made permanent. il Is proba5l, IL;
the automobiles for use IL the sCrviC
will be purchased by tho United state
government, instead OF awarding II
contract for the collection and deli
---------------------