Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
DAVENPORT

State Dentists Meet-Iowa State
Dental association convention opens
here today and lasts three days, clos
ing Thursday night The Kimball
hotel has a fairly good aggregation of
the members Of the dental association
and more are coming In every hour
DIR. George ". Singluff Of Burlington,
state president, states that he antic-
ipates that this win be a booster con-
vention. The doctor is pleased that
the convention is not held in Des
Moines this year, as he will have an
opportunity to view other places be
sides the capital city.
Give Call to Pastor.-ReV. Leonard
A. Parr. nov pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Geneseo, Ill, was
called TO be pastor of the Edward Con-
gregational church of Davenport, Sun
day. Rev. ParT preached at Edwards
church Sunday morning. and the call
was extended at a business meeting
held Immediately following the morn
ing service. Although. a secret ballot
was taken. there was not a dissenting
vote. the members being unanimous in
their choice. He has not accepted the
call, expecting to consider it for a few
days at least
Sues for S25,0oo.-The damage suit
of L. Z. Mauget VS.. the Tri-City Rail-
way company began in the district
court yesterday afternoon before
Judge A. ]. House. A The plaintiff
through Attorneys William Chamber
lin and Ely & Bush, claims the sum or
$4,000 is due him because of injuries
alleged to have been received Aug
20, 1912, while a passenger on one of
the defendants cars. The accident
in which the plaintiff says he was in
jured occurred on the government
bridge when two cars collided. He
claims that the injury received is per
manent in character and has disabled
him for work.
Church Raises S7,7oo.-The sum OF
$7700 was raised by Calvary Baptist
church Sunday, for the repairing, re
modelling and renovating of the church
building. This sum exceeds the mark
set by $1,000. the estimate for the re
pairing OF the church having been
fixed at $500. Quite a number OF
small pledges are still coming in and
II is likely that the fund will be swell
ed still further. At the morning serv
ices $7.605 was raised. and at the
evening services, subscriptions were
turned in by members who had moi
been present at the morning services
bringing the sum to $1,000.
.
Test lunsmotor.-The lungmotor
latest invention in medical life savinl
appliances. was demonstrated las
night before the meeting of the Scot
County Medical society at the Com
mercial club by DIR. James M Boohei
of Chicago. Mayor Mueller. Fire Chic
Denger Chief of Police Schramm ant
other ci-y officials we're present at tn,
demonstration. The lungmotor is sal,
TO be a great Improvement on the pul
motor and to be an invaluable mean
of restoring life in cases of asphyxia
ton and drowning. The chief advar
tage OF the lungmotor is in the fac
that II can pump air after the oxy
gen tank has been exhausted while tn
pulmotor in this case is absolutel
worthless. II is also smaller ms
chine and can be transported muc
more easily.
Retires After % Years Of Service
After having served over 22. years |
the fire department Of the city, Cal
tain James Houghton of hose con
pany No. ?, will retire from servic
June /. Several months ago Will
making a run TO a fire north of Vande
Veer park. Captain Houghton, who wa
tiller on the fire truck. was throw
10 the pavement and sustained sever
injury TO his head. He has been col
fined to HIS home since them and wi
not be able TO continue active wor
probably for several months.
Obituary Reeord.-Many Davenpol
friends will be grieved to learn
4 the death of Thomas Jay Martin, a 70
mer we'll known Davenporter. whic