Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

DerS OF the Davenport Al Mems club
a. a meeting Thursday night in the
Commercial club pledged a total of
$500 as the beginning of the fund to
finance the state AID Mems convention
here in ctober. This fund will be in
creased as much as possible until
Sept. Is, when subscriptions will be
called in. All of the members Of the
club will be active in the canvass.
Details for the securing Of additional
funds were referred to the finance COM
mittee. The means of financing the
convention were suggested to the
meeting in the report of c. T. Kindt,
chairman Of the convention commit.
tee.
slueged by strangers-That John
/ Hass. Third and Warren street, was
slugged b. two unknown men when he
fell from a street car Monday night,
sustaining a fractured limb, was
brought to light b. a police investiga-
ton into the report yesterday. Hass
was returning home from the circus
and was knocked from the street car
! by the two strangers. who slugged
him with brass knuckles. The man
was picked Up in an unconscious con-
dition and was taken to his home.
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Police News.-Ten days in Jail on
vagrancy charge was the sentence
| imposed by Magistrate Roddewig on
~ ZION o 3.
: in police court today. Coates, accord
/ ing to the police, was lettering about
/ the city with no visible means Of sup
port
Roscoe Moore, a stranger, was sent
/ 70 jail for 10 days in police court yes
;erday for defrauding a hotel keeper.
/ Moore Is said to have been negligent
I in "ccming across" with that metallic
substance so necessary In the upkeep
OF a hosiery and to have played with
much success the roe Of s.ar boarder
for these many days.
Sues for Injurics.-The Bettendorf
company was made defendant in two
personal injury suits filed yesterday
afternoon, damages Of $4,000 being
asked by Joso Magdic for the loss OF
thumb and hand AID $1,000 asked by
Tony Nikos for smashing of hand and
fingers. Betty & Betty are attorneys
for the plaintiffs. Both OF the plain
tiffs are Greek laborers. Nikos states
that while working for the company
las. spring a heavy railroad iron Tell
on his hand and fingers crushing
them. Magdic alleges that on July 81
he was fastening a chain On some cast
4 ings when crane was started before
he had completed his work ana a
thumb sliced off and his hand injured
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Postoffice Chanee.-Fred B. Sharon
appointed as the Davenport postmas
ter, will take charge of his office next
Monday. s. A. Finger, the present
postmaster, will leave today and Mr.
Sharon will be in fun charge Monday
No business Is transacted at the office
on Sunday. The papers commission
ing Mr.. Sharon as postmaster we're re
ceiyed by him several weeks ago, bu'
II was deemed advisable not to make
the transfer OF the office until the
beginning Of the month as change a.
. any other time would lead TO consid
cradle confusion.
Seek Speed Fiend.-Tho DaVenpor
police are looking for the owner of Al
automobile, supposed to be a residen
of this city who is reported TO ha0
run down a man and two small chill
/ dren in Moline Thursday night, severe
! iy bruising the little tots, and to hay'
, turned on full speed and escaped be
+ fore the authorities could investigate
+ A broken lamp and wind shield, tn
= effects ef the accident, were the clew
furnished the local police.
CLERK Arrives.-Glenn D. Chapman
has come to Davenport from Ceda
Rapids and is filling the vacancy a
clerk of the Hotel Davenport, cause
by the resignation of George f. Maj
tin, who has gone to the new Colonia
hotel in Rock Island. The three clerk
at the Davenport now are William
Finefield, Harry Mangan and Nj
Chapman, who was formerly clerk a
the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids.
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Licensed 70 Wcd.-A marriage /
cense was issued yesterday by Cler
of District Court Harry j. McFarlan
TO John F. Doonan and Miss Aim
Warigen of Davenport.
Orphans Band to PIay.-The o.
phans' Home band will be present t
take part in the services Sunday nigh
at the Mt. Ida Presbyterian church
Mrs. Shirley Walker will sing. Tn
sermon Will be especially devoted [
trade unions. The laboring men an
women will be present in large nun
bers.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Christin
Mielke, 81 years old. died az 10 o'cloc
yesterday morning at the family hOmC
1885 West Fourteenth street, after
lingering illness of over three month!
duration. Mrs. Meilke was born Sep
9, 1861, in Neufeldt, Bel Marne, Ho
ste.u, Germany. the daughter Of Nj
and Mrs. F. Junge. She lived in tn