Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-09
DAVENPORT

Plant Changes Hands.-The Sieg
Iron company has taken over the
stock Of the Peter Lamp Iron COM
pany, 213 West Third street, the stock
TO be moved to the plant OF the pur-
chasing company on Fifth, between
Rock Island and Iowa streets and
new building will be erected on that
cite to house the increased stock Both
OF the concerns are pioneer Davenport
enterprises, the Sieg Iron company
having been founded in 1869 and the
Peter Lamp Iron company several
years previous to that time Two
and a half years ago the Sieg Iron
and Sickles and Preston companies
we're consolidated. The proprietors
OF the Peter Lamp company during
the last few years have been J. Lage
and +. Lage, who will retire from
business with the sale of their stock.
The Sieg Iron and Sickles & Preston
companies have expanded rapidly dur
ing recent years.
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Elks to ConventIon.-The Davenport
Elks will journey to the state con-
vention at Burlington on a special
train over the Milwaukee road. This
train will leave Davenport at $3.50
o'clock next Thursday morning and
will make a short stop in Muscatine.
From the Pearl Button city It will
continue its journey to Burlington
over the Muscatine North e. South
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gage car and all, from Davenport TO
Burlington. Petersen's band OF 80
pieces will accompany the local dele
CATION. The return trip will be made
Friday evening.
Davenport at Head.-Three hundred
replies from cities In the United States
were received by Mayor Alfred C..
Mueller and Secretary Norwood OF the
Commercial club In response to quer-
les as TO how the street and alley
cleaning problems we're solved. Judg-
ing from the 300 communications the
city OF Davenport is far ahead Of the
average American city in the manner
OF handling its street and alley clean.
ing. In many cities the sprinkling
of the streets is charged to the prop
erty owners on the thoroughfares
flushed. In some cities local organi-
sations aside from the administration
pay for the sweeping and sprinkling.
Davenport is ahead Of most cities
in It's alley cleaning Few municipal.
tiles in America, according TO the re-
plies received, have an annual clean.
up of alleys On the whole the In.
formation thus obtained ia highly graf.
flying and shows that Davenport Is
one OF the cleanest cities in America.
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Banks Close Friday, p. NAT a
meeting OF the Davenport Clearing
House association Saturday morning,
it was decided 10 close all local banks
at o'clock next Friday afternoon in
order TO allow all the attaches TO at
tend the river excursion of the tri-city
bankers. A gala time Is in prospect
for the inanclers.
Divorce Miil.-Mrs Walter Petersen
wife Of a local attorney, won her suit
for separate maintenance SATURDAY.
morning in district court. The decree
was issued by Judge Theophilus anC
provides that the defendant must pay
his wife 800 a month for her sup
port Permission is also granted the
plaintiff to at any time have the de
cree changed to absolute divorce. A
decree OF divorce was granted By
Judge Donegan 10 Anna Miller agains
Brent Miller on the grounds OF crue
treatment The couple was married
May s. 1902. On the grounds Of de
sertion a decree of divorce was grant
ed by Judge Maurice Donegan in dis
trict court to Nora Bingham agains
George Bingham. The couple wa
married July 10. 1909
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Mercy Hospital Graduates-Ther
are nine in the class OF the Mere
hospital training school for nurse,
which will graduate next Tuesday. Tn
Exercises will be held at 3 O'Clock Il
the afternoon at the Davenport Gu
ing club. The members OF the elias
are as follows: Mary II. Freeze
Elizabeth ID. Grossman. Mildred S
Grant, Mary 7. Heger. Naomi {
Hoges. Agnes F. Joynt, Rose VI. Laugh
lin, Theresa b. Roach and Dorothy I
Shurtleff.
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Will Tour Europe.-Miss There's
Hanauer left here Saturday for Ne
York City. After spending nearly
month in the metropolis she will en-
bark on the steamer Bremen, whic
leaves for Bremen, Germany, Aug.