Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-10

Central Y. NJ c. A of Chicago, was |
the speaker OF the evening, and gave q !
splendid talk on the needs Of physical |
training and the well balanced work |
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. L. J. Yaggy, pres |
ident of the Y. NJ. c. A, acted as toast |
master at the banquet. J. c. Mohl
spoke for the young men Of the asso-
citation, and Carl LeBuhn for the bus
mess mems class. General Secretary
Mott R. Sawyers and L W. McKown,
chairman OF the athletic department
committee, spoke briefly after Mr.. Mar
tin, mentioning some Of the plans for
the year. Rev L. A. Parr gave a short
talk.
Increase Tax.-The tax levy for the
year 1913 made by the Scott county
board Of supervisors, as provided by
law, shows a net increase Of 4.3 mills
over the levy of last year The board
had to take into consideration the fact
that there was a loss OF 300 in mulct
revenue during 1912, owing to the de-
crease in the number of saloons, and
that there will be a like decrease in
1914, as also in 1915 Owing TO acts
of the 35th general assembly relative
to the care Of tuberculosis patients,
the poor fund expenditures are being
largely increased and the mill levy,
limited by law, is not sufficient to care
for the expenditures from the poor
| fund without assistance from the coun-
1 ty fund. Hence it was necessary to
create the court expense fund, which is
! provided by law The levy for this
fund was 2.5 mills, while the law per-
mits mills.
High School Work.-Verne James of
Bloomington, H.: was hired at a sal
airy OF s1,1O0 as teacher in the high
school Mr.. James fills the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Miss An
nette Stayt, but will teach English and
mathematics instead Of Latin. He is
/ a graduate of Indiana university
and has been principal at Bry-
antsville, H.. high school for the past
three years. The designations of Henry
Jebens. supervisor of German. and OF
Miss Grace Allen, grade school teach
er we're accepted. Miss Jessie John
son was granted a one-year leave oil
absence. The following new elemen
tary teachers were hired: Marie
Brandt, Elfrieda Speetzen, Alice Grobe
| Elfrieda Christensen, DeEtte Keith
Frances Martin. Ella Moller, Eco Eek
: hardt, Ruth Beale, Helen Morrow
Maude Knause. This year 374 boys
and 396 girls have entered in the higt
school. according TO the report Of Su
perintendent Smart. read at the regu
lar monthly meeting of the board o.
education. The total of 10 pupils is
the largest that has ever been enroll
ed in the high school, an increase o
more than 80 over last year. Enroll
9 ment in other courses is: Latin, Isl
}. science, 90; domestic science, 50
J. manual training, 76: German, 70; Eng
+ lish, -; normal, 1853; special. 2: grad
e uate. 2. Also worthy of note is tina
larger percentage OF the graduate
e Of the grammar school than ever be
e fore has entered the High school.
: o
5 Bettendorf Club Observation-Disclosures
became metropolitan as we'll as COS
mopolitan yesterday when Demokrt
tos Speretakes, italian provision vet
e der, bought the old stone school bulk
ing on State street and announce
g that he would turn it into club hous
e Speretakes believes that the foreig
d workingmen ought to have some piac
a, where they can meet for social dive
" sion.
g. Licensed in Chicago. A marriag
81 license has been issued in Chicago
lie Charles H. Abel and Emma Vail
ri both Of Davenport.
1 o.
Is Obituary Reeord.-After a lingerir
n illness of several weeks duration Mr.
re Frederick Nicholson, so years oil
re died at 11:15 o'clock yesterday NOR
IN ing at a local hospital. Deceased WI
W born Feb. %. 1868. in Neuburn, Schle
C. wig. Germany. In the year 1890 81
was married to Asmus Nicholson, al
the same year the couple came to Il
n United States. Coming directly to Da
st export. they resided here one year al
ri then made their way to Minnesota N
at and Mrs. Nicholson settled on a far
ne in that state and lived there until o.
a year ago, when they retired and
on turned TO Davenport. Surviving a
W. she husband, Asmus Nicholson; o,
- son. Frederick Nicholson; a sist
IS Mrs. Maria Nicholson, and two brot
de ers, Frederick Wamser of Germany a.
es Peter Wamser Of Maysville. FuneI
III services will be held at 10 o'clock
cd morrow morning from the fam
en- home. S25 West Fourteenth sire
rs, with interment in the Maysville ce
a etery.
in Mrs Augustine Gaspard, 81 yet
If old. a resident OF Davenport for {
past a. years, died at 500 o'clo
yesterday morning at the family hor
OF SIS West Tenth street. after a br
IN illness. Deceased became i'll Frid
as evening. and although everything .
IN sible was done 70 prolong her life, s