Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-14
DAVENPORT

Increase Postal carriers.-Resi- /
dcnce district postal carriers in DAY.
enort vii have their work lessened
considerably by the new order OF the
postal department received by Post
master Finger. which provides for
four additional letter carriers in the
local Office. Heretofore there have
been % delivery districts in the city
and OF these, &c have been residential
ana three business b. this order
there VIII be four business districts
with q special carrier for each.
Clairyoyant Deczmps with $780,
Claiming that she had been victimized
Tor the sum Of 800 by a clairvoyant,
Anna VI. Seiyert, 71S West Eleventh
street, has complained TO the police
Search for the missing soothsayer was
instituted Immediately after the wom-
an fled her information with the po-
lice, but nothing could be found Of
him at his usual haunts. The woman
claimed that she had turned over this
money 10 the man on mis- promise 70
use for her and 70 return the entire
amount with considerable additional.
While she was awaiting the return OF
the money, he gathered together his
royal robes and fed She claimed that
the claIrvOyanr had made his head
quarters ar 2O7 East sixth street. but
when the police irvest,g gated, nothing
could be learned Of the man.
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City Has Real Knlght.-Davenpor
nov has the honor OF having a real
knight, Albert l. Baliow, proprietor Of
Lloyd's clothes shop on Brady street,
has received the title Of Knight OF
the Crown from the king Of Siam. He
was given this honor IN recognition of
his services as the representative of
the Siamcse government en- The inter
national silk jury at the worlds fair
IN 81. Louis II is very rarely tEar
this decoration is awarded 10 foreign
ers. ~ TACT e. is an honor that is
highly priced IN STAR i,sels. II entities
the holder 70 many houors and priv
leges Of the social life Of that country.
Mr.. Baliow h,s two diplomas. one In
Slnnese, and one in English. The sub
ject matter OF the original Siamese
diploma is simply translated in the
English document.
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Obituary Reco-d.-Mrs. Y. Peterson.
o prominent member CT the Danish
S'stsrhoOd sgcietg and a resident OF
DovonpOrt since The yesr 1874, died at
1916 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
her home. 1907 West Second street,
- tie result Of a stroke Of apoplexv
suffered Tuesda~. Mrs. Peterson was
born in Holm. Algen. North Schlsswig,
Germany. APRIL %. 1Sfa, her maiden
name being Anna JorEcusen. When
20 years o. age. she came 10 America
and to Davenport. She weS married
the same year go n. Peterson, who sur.
wives with the following children
Mrs. Selma Cu.bc-E. wife Of Oscar
Goldberg: Mrs. N. Christensen. wife OF
Chris Christensen. Miss Alvina Pet
erseu, Walter and SilCs Petersen.
Mrs Elizabeth SctUmanu. one O
the pioneer residents Of Scott county
died Friday az the family hcme, three
miles northwest Of Pleasant Valley
after q prolonged illness al the az,
Of Sc years Deceased was born July
16. 1928. In Cute NeUbaus. Holstein
Germany. She attended the schools II
the old country and lived there unit
% years old. when she reached tina
age Mrs. Schumaun emigrated &
america Coming direct 20 Scot
county she resided hore Until 1865
July 10 OF that year she wes married
20 Hans Schuranu '~ Davenport Sur
vlving are the aged husband. Han
Schum-uu. cue niece Mrs Ellis
Stamp % Po.tawl .jamle county. an
one nephew. Carl Wulf OF Winterset
Iowa.
Julius 'rnm2nu. age= - years
resident OF Scott county for man
years died o. 3 o'clock Saturia
morning 90 Mercy hospital after
brief illness Of few days duration