Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-07
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Reckless shootlng-The reckless dis |
charge Of firearms by careless youths |
Sunday night did serious damage and |
several persons had narrow escapes
from being struck By the bullets. The
scene OF the promiscuous shooting |
was in the vicinity of the residence |
Of William Stradt, in Black Hawk |
Several bullets struck the roof OF the
Stradt residence and one OF the shots
crashed through a rear window Of the
home. Luckily no member Of the fam
fly was near the window ct the time.
The affair was reported to the Daven-
port police and officers are invest
eating.
Rummage Sale In November-The
Ladies Industrial Relief society has
decided to hold this years rummage
sale on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 6
and Z. II will take place at the old
Sickles, Preston & Nutting building on
West Third street. This is now owned
by the Scott County Savings bank and
its use has been rendered to the So
ciety on the above dates. A central
committee TO have charge OF the forth
coming rummage sale has been an
nounced as follows: Mrs c. A. F1cke,
Mrs. j. j. Richardson, Mrs. W. p. Bet
tendorf, Mrs. w. II. Kimball. Mrs
Jessie Woodmansie. Mrs. J. L. Thatch-
err Mrs. r. z. Lindsay, Mrs. c. ]. Won
w. Watzek, Mrs. H. F. Petersen, Mrs.
N. y. Richardson, Mrs. Jane Craw-
ford.
High School Student Honored.-The
Davenport high school students will
be pleased TO know that another Of its
graduates has been honored by the
state university. Paul s. Helmick,
who has returned to Iowa City, and is
now junior in the university, has &C
cepted the position Of undergraduate
assistant In physics" His duties re-
quire him 10 have charge OF a labora-
tory section OF college physics. He
takes this work in addition 10 his jun
ior class work.
In District court.-Letters were is
sued to William W. Wahle as guardian
OF Harold Schumann in district court
yesterday. The petition was filed by
Attorneys Cook & Balluff. The Penn
OIL & Supply company, through its at
torney, Isaac Petersberger, has filed a
petition against J. II. Rump, claiming
the sum Of Sl1O said TO be due on mer-
chandise furnished the defendant.
o
Mechanics Lien Flled.-Suit TO fore
close mechanics lien for S6.11S
against the Western Implement d Mo
tor company was filed yesterday by
the Davenport Locomotive works,
through Attorneys Ely & Bush. The
petition states that the amount is due
the plaintiff for the rental Of a Ger,
tain building leased to the defendant
ant
Horse Falls Into Excavation. - Re
burning from picnic about $3.50 O'Clock
Sunday night. horse driven by NJ. p.
Morton fell into an excavation in the
pavement III the 1900 block on Rock
ingham road and broke its neck. II
was valued at 800 For the past two
months the street has been open al
the point where the accident happened
II is said that there was no light plac
ed as warning near the hole In the
pavement. The animal was the prop
erty of Koltzau & Meyer.
Licensed TO Wed.-Marriage license,
were issued to the following yesterday
William Scharnberg and Dora ]. Lag,
OF Davenport, Robert l.. Figley ant
Marie Ward. Davenport.
Davenport Man In Aeeident.-Jacl
Haas OF Davenport had an arm broker
and body badly bruised and Lev
Christensen OF Des Moines suffered
conclusion OF brain yesterday when I
30-foot tower on which they wer,
working was blown down by wind
The men were working for the Nc
CGrthy Improvement company on tn,