Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-04


season.
Pays Fine.-The payment Of the
| S62.10 fineiof the Ciausen Ice company |
for giving short weight, assessed by
Justice Phil Daum, has been arranged |
| for by Attorneys Wilson, GrilK & Will |
son with County Attorney Fred Voll- !
mer. The case of the Bettendorf Ice
company, charged with violating the
state weight laws, has hearing be-
fore Magistrate Roddewig today in po-
lice court. This is the last of the ice
! cases that have been brought against
local firms by the authorities after the
food inspector and Deputy Marshal
Matt Lamb had procured evidence
Lagainst the companies.
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Purchases Corner lot.-W. H. Har-
lrison of the Hotel Davenport has pur-
kchased the fine lot on the northwest
kcorner of High and Man streets for a
consideration of $1,000. The property
is rs by 140 feet in dimensions. 1t is
\ Mr.. Harrison's intention to erect a
! dwelling thereon.
! Hospital EIection.-Dr. c. E. Glynn
was elected president of the Davenport
] hospital board at the fourth annual
!. meeting of the directors of the insti-
/ tuition Tuesday. L. J. Dougherty was
knamed vice president and DR.. ]. S.
lIWeber secretary and treasurer.
! Work Delayed. - According to the
presen1 PROSPECTS the new Rock Island
freight house at Fifth and Iowa streets
Twill not be ready for occupancy be-
fore Dec. 1. Under the original con-
tract the, contractors, George B. Swift
G& Co. of Chicago, were required to
finish the new structure by Aug. 1, but
because IL was found impossible to
finish sthe work by that time, the Rock
Island, granted an extension to Oct. 1.
Now it is likely that 60 days more will
be needed to finish the work. The
new trucks are now being put down
and these will probably be ready for
use in. short time. 1t will be impos-
sible TO pave the road along the tracks
by theylime sthe tracks are down, how
ever. The tracks will increase the
team track facilities and will probably
be used as soon as they are put down.
Scarcity Of labor is given as the trim
cipal cause of ithe delay in erecting
the new freight 7house. The structure
is now practically ready for putting
on theroof, but the finishing work will
require considerable time.
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Academy Opens Sept. e.-The I'm
maculate Conception academy will re-
fopen for the school year Tuesday,
Sept. 9. 1t is anticipated there will be
a large enrolment of both boarding
and day puIrils, and visitors are call
ing every day at the 'convent to look
over the school. and consult with the
sister superior about entering their
daughters for the winters work.
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Library' Board ApPolntee. - Mayor
Mueller announced at the meeting OF
the committee of the whole yesterday
afternoon that he would appoint A. F
Dawson tol the library board 10 sue
coed Judge Waterman On the latter's
retirement from the board There is
little doubt but what the appointment
willNbe confirmed by members.
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LeVee Commissioner.-John II. Hass
presiden. of the Scott County Saving!
bank, will be appointed a member o.
4 the Davenport levee Improvement com
mission by Mayor Alfred c. Mueller
at the city council. meeting. Mr.. Has
\ fills the vacancy occurring by the re
moval of the Davenport commissions
1 of public works as ex-offbcio membe
of the commission. The commission
will now be composed of four citizel
3 members and the mayor The act ere
u ating the commission originally desig
a mated the Davenport commissioner O
B public works member of the leve
commission.
n Award Blds.-The Frahm Coal 4
Concrete company. lowest bidder, wa
a awarded the contracts for the cor
8 struction OF bridge 20, Rockingham
9 township, by the Scott county boar
OF SUPERVISORS yesterday. The col
ID tract for bridge IS, Pleasant Vale
s township, over Spencer creek, wa
< awarded to the Federal Bridge con
81 pany OF Des .Moines. The bid wa
Is $3.50. Frahmss bids were s3,520 70
bridge as, and $1,OsO for bridge 20
"a Bids for other bridges and culvert
n were rejected by the board.
81 Some Ca9fish.-Comes now anothe
a fish story TO the effect that four Dal
II exporters, without the assistance Of
hook and line, or net. landed and ca
ried home a 75-pound catfish. Tn
men are NJ. Ackley. Walter Bruhl
Fred Vollmer and w. Glynn. Accort
b ing to the story told by the intrepi
fishermen, they were walking alon
the shore near the mouth of the Wa
sic. They noticed the huge fsh strul
Cling in the shallow water, where
had run aground. The men stake
the monster out and finally succeede
in landing him. He was brought
Davenport on the /. & /. railway.