Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17
DAY IN DAVENPORT

DAY In IL
Nissen Ap7ointed Field Secretary
A. z. Nissen has been appointed field
secretary of the Iowa State Automo-
bile association and from now on will
devote all OF his time 10 organizing
new associations and to securing new
members for the state association He
was offered the position by President
Decker French OF the state associa-
ton last week and today gave notice
OF his acceptance Mr. Nissen VIII
devote all Of his time TO injecting life
into the Iowa Automobile association
and will travel into every corner OF
the state u carry on the organization
work Mr.. Nissen Is well known in
Davenport where he worked for sew
eral months in the interests Of good
-roads. He was the organizer OF the
Tri-City branch of the Ocean-to-Ocean
Oficial Highway association and has
done more then any other one man to
keep good roads interest alive in the
Tri-Cities- Mr.. Nissen moved TO Iowa
City a few months ago and has since
that time been connected with a Des
Moines publishing house. The Office
OF state organizer is a newly created
one. Headquarters Of the state asso-
citation are now in Davenport
.
Check and Gun Man Held to Grand
JUry-After he had purchased a IS
calibre revolver with money he had
secured by passing a forged check.
admitting in police court that he had
cashed worthless paper on three &C
casions within the past three days.
Nick Petersen. - years old. was held
10 the grand jury by Magistrate Rod
dewig this morning The man was
placed under arrest yesterday on a
charge OF carrying concealed weap-
Ons. He was badly under the infu-
ence Of liquor al the time. loaded
revolver is alleged 10 have been found
in his possession a. the time OF his
arrest The man had a check in his
pocket with the forged signature of J.
Nelson. The check was for $1,000.
Did you write that yourself?" he
was asked by the magistrate Yes.
sir" replied the man. Peterson said
that he had cashed two other bogus
checks. one az a barber shop in the
500 block on West Fourth street" and
another al Apps saloon. Il intended
10 return the money when I got home.
Ny folks live I'm Milwaukee aud ! was
on my way there when ] did this"
was Petersen's explanation.
Deny Members Leave Convent
There was a wild rumor current on
the down town streets yesterday that
three nuns. firing OF their life OF Sc
clusion at Mount Carmel, corner of
Fifteenth and Brady street. had
made their escape Monday night II
was rumored that ncighbors in that
vicinity had observed the place
brightly lighted late Monday night,
and II was alleged that there vas an
air OF excitement about the place
An investigation yesterday morning
disclosed the fact that the rumor was
an absolute falsehOod and without the
slightest foundation The Mother
superior, when asked in regard to the
report. made tie following statement:
The story is an invention pure and
simple. cannot understand how any
one could originate sIch a falsehood.
No one here would have any reason
for escaping. Any person is privi- /
legged TO leave Il any time she sees
Mt We come here OF our own free
viii and can leave the same wav.
Some came on probation. and do not
remain the full time. but there were I
no probaticners leaving Monday. We
are all here ard are one OF the hap
piest communities in the United !:
states The rumOr is absolutely .
false The place is always lighted I
late at night because we pray until .
II O'Clock"
Local Democrats Are Organized
The Scott County Democracy as an /
organization was formally launched at
meeting held in the Mccullough /
building NJ. J. Malloy. the Napoleon .
OF them all when IL comes 20 party
leaders. was elected president. Per
manent headquarters will be maintain
ed on the fourth Coor OF the Nc
Cullough building II was announced
that Sam Alschuler OF Chicago. former
candidate for governor OF Illinois and
a splendid ora-Or. has been secured
for the principal speaker at the Jack
son day banquet to be- held at the Day-
enport hotel on Jan. : Ex-Congress.
man NJ. J. Wade is also expected to
be present and also Congressman Pep
Per. in case he RECEIVERS sufficiently
from his present illness. The toas-
master viii be announced later. II IS
intended 20 make the banquet a Sec
ond congressional district affair and
no; TO have 81 include the entire state.
as IL first proposed. officers OF the