Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-14
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Violates Sanitary Law. - Charging
violation Of the state sanitary Law, IN
formation was fled against R. Tene-
bonn. grocer, 1401 Harrison street, yes
terday afternoon before Justice Phil
Daum by NJ. T. Flynn, assistant state
pure food commissioner. The law IN
question provides that food products
shall not be displayed on the streets
unprotected from flies, dogs aud other
nuisances and shall be kept two feet
above the ground in protected cases or
equivalent.
Smoky Automobiles. 3. Swanson
was the first person TO be convicted
under the new ordinance making It
misdemeanor for automobile drivers
to permit an undue amount Of smoke
to trail from their cars. Swanson was
passing the police station, according
70 Detective Boettcher, and great vol
umes Of smoke were floating from his
machiae. Walter CUP arrested for
violating the automobile mufier ordin-
ance, was released to appear in po-
lice court for 4 hearing.
.
Special Election.-A special election
was held in Bettendorf today. Two
questions were submitted to the yot-
eTs-the approval Of a franchise TO be
granted the Tri-City Railway COM
pany, and the annexation Of consider
able outlying territory. Under the new
street car franchise the town Is assur-
ed much better service than at pres
ent. and the cars will get off the I. & I.
tracks onto new tracks TO be laid on
State street, the principal thorough
fare through the town, with several
spurs running down to the shops and
foundry.
Photographic at Library.-Nearly a
hundred beautiful photographs Of
Gcenery in the larger national parks Of
the United States are on display at the
public library. the exhibit being open
TO visitors during library hours The
Purpose Of the collection is 10 give
people who have not had an opportun-
ity 10 view the natural beauties Of the
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wonders Of forest, stream, mountain,
lake and geyser with which the ma
tional parks have been gifted.
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Get Good Land. H. c. Blackwell,
vice president and general superin-
tendent OF the Peoples Light com
pany. and George Kuhn. purchasing
agent, are the fortunate owners Of GOO
acres Of fno grain land nine miles
Z west Of Lewistown, Mont. Yesterday
they received from this farm some Of
the finest samples Of growing oats and
wheat seen in Davenport this year.
Receives Decision.-Tramc Commits
sioner F. J.'Dalner OF the Davenport
Commercial club yesterday received
the decision of the interstate commerce
commission IN the famous express rate
case. The decision Is contained in a
mammoth book containing 1893 pages.
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Pythlcns HcHor porter.-Emil
Silberstein Of Davenport was elected
grand outer guard Of the Iowa grand
lodge OF the knights OF Pythias now
IN session in Des Moines. The cleo
ton Of officers was held yesterday
morning.
Southern Receipts Growing. - The
grcSs receipts Of the Rock Island
Southern railway system fer the month
Of Jrly show an increase Of about So
0cO over the receipts during July. 1912.
Last month they amounted to S3C,70e.
Of which about half was passenger aud
hall freight receipts.
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To New charge.-Rey. o. c. GeisIer,
son Of Mrs. Lydia Goisler, West Sixth
street has been appointed 10 the pas
torate OF the German Lutheran church
az Lane, S D., and left yesterday. To-
gether with his vile. TO assume his
new duties. Rev. Geisler was gradua-
ted this summer from Concordia col.
lcge at Springfield, H., and goes 10
South Dakota to III his first pastorate.
lie was married n Davenport 4 few
weeks ago.
. Pioneers Plcni:. - The dancing Of
many cid German folk dances was one
OF tIc ll.llc.pel paSCmeS az the picnic
Of the Germaa-Auor!can Pioneers as
sociauon. TuoEday afternoon and cy-
cring. Age did not deter any Of the
old settlers from dancing. Even II. +.
Schroeder, the eldest man present,
oged Sc years and 8 monthe, was out
On the dancing floor. In one instance
grandmother ard granddaughter dane
cd vfsffh ~ ~ ,1s Z,
prize dance IN which the following old