Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19
Day i'm Davenport

2o-Year Lease-Harry Blanchard yes
terday closed a 20-year lease with
Messrs. Dick and Reed Lane for the
handsome new theatre being erected
by Tom Walsh al Third and Ripley
streets. The terms Of the lease while
very favorable to Mr.. Blanchard in
volve a fair sized fortune From the
early promotion OF the new theatre,
Manager Blanchard realized the vast
importance of proper bookings, and
knowing the marked success OF Frank
Thielen Of Chicago, who owns more
than 20 vaudeville theatres, made
many propositions to him to become
interested in Davenport. Several
months ago an arrangement was
reached with Mr.. Thielen whereby he
was TO become actively interested in
the Blanchard theatre in this city.
This splendid arrangement relieves
Mr.. Blanchard of the responsibility OF
the shows and assures the public high
class attractions the year round Mr..
NHlCdEO,
will handle the bookings from that
city through the Western Vaudeville
Managers association, a corporation
which is affiliated with the Orpheum
circuit and united booking offices OF
New York City. L. B. o. and Orpheum
acts will appear weekly at the Blanch-
ard.
Straw Piles AbIaze-Fire caught in
the immense piles of straw resulting
from ;hreshing operations on the Nick
Danklau farm. three miles northeast
of Eldridge, Thursday evening, and
with the straw piles a big barn and
other buildings went up in smoke.
The conditions were ideal for a big
blaze, and the neighbors who gathered
20 fight the FIRE were able only TO save
the main buildings on the place.
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Escapes Serious lnjury.-Dr. D. j
Mccarthy is wearing a bad scar or
his nose and thankful OF having es
capped without a more serious injury
when his electric collided with a live
wire on West Sixth street near War
rem. Together with his wife and q
little girl from Muscatine visiting al
his home DR.. Mccarthy was returnine
home from Mercy hospital. A pole
carrying electric light wires had rottec
of at the bottom and had fallen down
the wires falling across the road The
little girl suffered a crushed hand and
DIR. Mccarthy was struck in the face
by the wires before he could bring his
machine to stop.
inexperienced Burelars-That the
score OF robberies IN the tri-citieI
during the past two days is the worl
OF an inexperienced band OF bold burg
lars Is the opinion Of the Davenport
detectives. They point to the fac
that comparatively little Of value wa
secured by the thieves who EVIDENT,
were more bold than experienced
Several clues have developed and tn,
police believe they will have severa
suspects under arrest within a shor
time.
nNST- Improvement, - CONSTITUTION
work along the Davenport harbo
from Renwick pier at the foot OF Fed
eral street, west 10 the government
bridge, was begun in earnest when
force OF workmen were engaged in tn
big river improvement The commits
sion expects to complete PRACTICAL
all of the preliminary filling along TIL
stretch during the year and to re
things in shape to construct the pei
manent sea wall early next spring.
State Pardon Board.-The low
state pardon beard was in DavenpoI
yesterday morning investigating Tn
case OF Charles Owens. the old soldie
recently sentenced to serve eigh
years in the penitentiary for shootin
James Kane about two years ago /
East Davenport. The board listene
TO The various phases of the case froI
the viewpoint Of prominent Davenport
ers and from county officials. Will
none of the board members would con
nit themselves on the case, it is col
sidered likely that the board will az