Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Girl Is Released Under Bonds-Mrs.
May Francis indicted by the Novem-
Der grand jury on charge OF bigamy,
was released Monday on $500 bonds
to appear for trial when her case is
set in district court II is reported
that her defense will be that she was
ignorant of the status OF her divorce
case and believed that she had been
freed from the bonds Of matrimony
when she paid a retainer to a local at
torney.
Committees In Report-The final re-
ports of St Joseph's bazaar and sup
per OF last week were submitted at a
meeting of the various committees
held Monday night, in the school hall.
The total amount received Will be be-
tween $1,000 and 81 400. Some money
is yet TO come in and there are a
number of bills still to be met. The
bazaar was the most successful ever
held by the parish, and the result is
most gratifying.
Two Marriage Licenses-TWo mar
sriase licenses we're issued yesterday:
Harry finland. Moline, and Edna
Professionalism. Walcott; Gordon l.
Dorrance and Christa NJ. Gleason,
Davenport
Clergyman In Visit TO Local Mus
eum-Rev Chas- W. Douglas OF New
York city. who has been visiting St
Katharine's school, is hot only clergy
man and a specialist in early Christ
ian music. but is an Archaeological as
well. Monday he visited the museum
of the academy OF sciences in order
to see the mound builder and Indian
collections. He was especially inter
sested in the Mississippi Valley pot
stery of which the local museum has a
collected by Capt Winifred p. Hall,
cases. Part OF the material comes
from the upper Mississippi valley. in
Guiding two or three pots from the
Albany group OF mounds. This north
ern pottery Is comparatively rare.
however, and not as fine workmanship
as the pottery from the lower Mis-
sissippi valley. OF the latter. the
academy has hundreds of specimens
collected bq Capt Winifred 2. Hall,
the 'old man in the skin" as he is
known. In this lower river pottery,
Mr.. Douglas found many resembIances
in shape and augmentation in the pot.
terry OF New Mexico and Arizona, with
which he is most familiar He made
a careful examination of the Nasca
and other Peruvian pottery. presented
To the academy by Hon. c. A Ficke.
He was much impressed by the won
derful skill shown by those primitive
South American people, before the
days OF the Iucas Mr. Douglas like
almost all visitors OF the museum
from other cities. ext ressed much
surprise that Davenport should have
such a large and extensive museum.
Milwaukee Must Remove Tracks
Before July I. 1916. the Chicago. Mil
waukee d st. Paul railroad must re-
move all its tracks. with the exception
OF two main lines an done industry
track. now located along the Daven-
port river front between Harrison and
Brady street. This was the notice
served on the railroad some time ago
by the Davenport Levee Improvement
commission. copy OF the notice hay- I
ing been filed with County Recorder I
Frank Holm and a copy sent TO the /
Iowa State Railroad commission. /
Switching across Harrison. Main and |
Brady streets. which the commission ]
terms has been a source OF great dan !
ger TO lift and limb" will also be sub I
stantially diminished by the removal I
OF the various sidetracks. More than !
a year ago the Levce commission and 4
the officials OF the Milwaukee railroad 4
held series of conferences over the .
proposed leyee improvement scheme .
with reference to the location OF the I
coUpany's tracks. AZ the last ,onfe = !
ence the railroad was stubborn I'm Is |
refusal 10 accede 20 the demands OF
the commission regarding track loca-
ton Since that time negotiations
have not been reopened and the rail
road has made no attempt 10 settle in
an amicable manner the differences.
In order 20 forestaIl any attempt on
the part OF the railroad 10 agree that il
had not received ample notice 20 re-