Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-17
DAVENPORT

Car Damaged by Fire.-A touring
car was practically destroyed and the
private garage in which It was housed
was damaged by fire at o'clock
Thursday afternoon Both the ma
chine and the building are the property
OF Raymond z. Hosler, SIS East High
street The cause Of the fire is not
definitely known. but Il is thought to
have originated from an oil stove
which was in the garage al the rear of
the Hosler home. The car was pulled
from the building by the firemen, but
the damage had been done before the
machine was rescued. The top and
body Of the car were burned TO a char
and the engine was damaged by the
heat The car had been run into the
building about half an hour before the
fire was discovered. The exterior OF
the garage was not damaged by the
flames. The loss is covered by in
Burance
Citizenship School Grows. - The
school of citizenship at the Friendly
house grows This week 26 names
have been added to the roll. The at
tendance books now bear sc names of
men and women representing seven ma
tionalities. Four young men. two days
on the ship, came in Monday evening
fine fellows. eager 10 conquer the
language OF their adopted country.
The number of those Of German birth
attending this year is already in eX-
cess of last years enrolment Only
nine'men and women Of last years en-
rollment of 230 have joined the school
this year. showing the shifting pro
pensity Of the new Americans Last
evening the older scholars were talk
ing OF the handsome young Cretan.
Konstantine Vavouris. who was one Of
the most promising Of the classes of
1912. He was 9di1ed last week before
Janina. lighting for his beloved Greece
Vote on Waterworks Ownership
Monday. March 10. is the date set by
the city council as the time when the
special proposition of the city acquir-
ing and maintaining the city water
works. will be voted upon. The prop
osition 20 Be voted upon by the citi-
zens is whether or not the city shall
acquire and maintain the waterworks
system as a part Of the municipal gov
eminent
Much Paving Ordered.-Nine new
paving jobs were ordered by the city
council Wednesday night All the jobs
with the exception OF two will be. of
brick material, the remainder asphalt.
The new paving Is the following: Lee
Claire street. between Eleyenth and
Thirteenth. brick: Sixth street, be-
tween Fillmore and Marquette streets
asphalt; Eighth street. Fillmore to
Marquette street. asphalt. Warren
street. between Front and Second
brick. Brown street between Front
and Second. brick; Winthrop avenue
between High and Rushoime streets
brick Eighth street. between Mar
quette and Vine streets. brick: Myrtle
street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets. brick. Alley. between Brady
and Main, Fifth TO Sixth, brick.
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Thieves Get $50 for Trouble
Robbers secured the amount OF 1910
from the cash register at the Tri-City
Fruit & Commission company. PIC
East Front street, TO which they had
gained an entrance through a rear
window during the night The robbers
climbed a telegraph pole in the alley
and entered one OF The second stor,
windows. Going down stairs. they
went into the Office and knocked tht
bottom out OF the till. which they rob