Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02

offered by the park. and were served
to a substantial dinner at the noon
hour, which was not the least OF the
attractions.
Master Inyention.-An odd sight at
tracted the attention of East Daven-
port residents Monday when they OBJ
served a group of boys in swimming
in the river near the waterworks and
each boy in the water had an UNI
brella to protect him from the suns
rays. Persons in the water are much
more susceptible to sunburn than
those on land and in order to over
come this obstacle the boys resorted
to the umbrellas for sunshades.
Condemn Houses.-At the meeting
of the board of health yesterday after
noon, half a dozen ramshackle houses
were condemned. Health Officer Null
lens report showed that during the
past month there had been % cases
of contagious diseases in the city.
! Thirteen Of the cases we're smallpox,
eight scarlet fever and one patient
was afflicted with diphtheria-
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Will Make Canoe Trip.-Claude
Duley and Leo Cullen, two intrepid
Davenport boys, following in the foot
steps of Marquette and LaSalle, will
make an exploring trip between here
and Burlington by canoe. The boy:
will leave here Thursday evening, and
expect to arrive in Burlington the fol
lowing Saturday. No effort will bt
made to shatter the speed record be
tween the two river cities.
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Building Permits.-Four building
ing permits were issued by Clerl
Fred Friedholdt, as follows:
Contractor H. Outzen, two-stor!
frame dwelling for Charles Brasch
Fifteenth street between Brady ant
Perry; $4,000.
Contractor H. Outzen, two-stor.
frame dwelling for W. Latin, McClel
Ian park; $4,000.
Contractor NJ. V. Powers, two-stor.
brick dwelling for NJ c. Hensch, Thir
teenth and Arlington avenue; $500
Obituary Reeord.-Word has bee
received here telling of the death O
Heinrich Warnke, a former Daver
port resident, who passed away re
Gently at his home in Savoy, Texas
Mr.. Warnke was 81 years of age an
had been i'll five weeks. He was ns
tive of Germany, and had resided i
Davenport over 80 years before leaN
ing for Texas. Surviving are the wife
Mrs. Margaretha Warnke and tw
daughters, the Misses Marie an
Freda, and one son, Freddie Warnkt
Following q brief illness, Lorenz {
Lorenzen, 56 years old, died at
o'clock yesterday morning at a loca
hospital. He had been a patient q
, the hospital for three weeks. Dec
dent was born in Germany, July
] 1856, where he lived unto the yea
1882. In the spring of that year h
| came to America and west to Jone
county, Iowa. There he resided fc
, 2S years, conducting a farm. The SUI
yivorg are two brothers, Ed P. Lorel
: zen of Olin, Iowa, and Jens C. Lore
/ zen of Davenport, and one sister, Mr.
Bolina Danielsen of Germany. TIL
body will be sent to Olin, Iowa, wheI
| burial will take place in the famil
: lot.
Helen Monthe, eight months oil
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
: Monthe, died at 1:45 o'clock yeste
< day afternoon at the family HON
5 302 IL West Front street, after tw
: weeks illness. In addition 10 IL
] parents, the child is survived by OF
brother, Leroy, and one sister, A
leen. The baby was born in this cit
5 Mrs. Matilda Nokes, a resident
: Bloomfield, Ia, died early yesterds
. morning at a local hospital, after
! long illness. She was ~ years oil
t Two months ago Mrs. Nokes on a
< count of the serious condition OF h,
D health came to Davenport and to Il
;. hospital. Four days ago she suffere
9 paralytic stroke and died yesterds
s morning. Surviving are one daught,