Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
DAVENPORT

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Loses Eye In Aec;dem.-Glenn Pad
dock. who was struck in the face by
a piece OF flying steel at the Betten-
dorf company plant last Tuesday, has
lost the sight Of his right eye as the
result of the accident. The injured
man has returned home from Mercy
hospital where he has been following
the accident. He resides with his sis
ter. Mrs. ". D. Witwer, 1410 Perry
street.
Reduces Prison sentence.-Judge
Smith MCPHERSON. as one Of the last
acts OF the federal session in Daven-
port for the April term, reduced the
two-year sentence imposed upon Mrs.
Pearl Embre 20 one year and one day
This was done by the court on a show
ing that the woman was not in the
best physical condition She, with ner
husband, pleaded guilty 10 charges OF
white slavery. the accusing witness
being 21-year-old Nora Stevenson. who
was taken from Rock Island 10 Gin
ton.
Given Book for SerViee.-Harry z.
Van Duzer. instructor OF the Y. NJ. c.
A. class in salesmanship. was present
ed with a token of the appreciation OF
Of No "a
nual banquet held in the association
rooms, Friday evening. The gift was
in the nature of a personal letter from
each member of the class expressing
his opinion Of the work of Mr.. Van
Duzer as teacher OF the class. These
were bound in book form with a leath-
er cover The letters carried the per
sonal signature of each pupil
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7S6 Autos In city.-The popularity
of the automobile as we'll as the pros
perity of Scott county is convincingiy
shown in statistics recently compiled
by Waterman G. Thuenan of this city
showing that there are 7S6 automo-
biles in Davenport and 2S5 in Scott
county outside OF the city of Daven-
port. According 10 the statistics there
ana 10000 automobiles in the entire
state and figures for Davenport show
that a large percentage OF these ma
chimes are owned in this vicinity. The
figures represent the number of Ii
censes issued so far this year.
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Obituary Record.-Heart trouble. fol-
lowed by an illness of two months
duration, the last week of which was
spent confined TO her bed was the
cause of the death OF Miss Beryl Pal
mer, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Palmer. 1443 West
Fourth street, which occurred at l
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. The girl
was born Oct. 81, 1895, in Davenport
and had resided in this city ever since
Surviving are the parents. one broth
er. Charles. and three sisters, Helen
Wilma and Gladys.
w. Sherman Hoehn. the we'll known
sign painter, who retired only a short
time ago after being in business in the
city for over % years, and 4 very vel
known business man here, died Fri
day evening at his home, II Roosevelt
fats. Mr.. Hoehn was As years OF age
at the time OF death and had been il
since his retirement a year ago. Borl
Feb. u. 1865. in Alton. ILL.,. Mr.. HoehI
spent his bOyhood DAYS at his birth
place. on graduating from schoo
there. docedent went TO Chicago. wher
he apprenticed TO a sign painter. II
learned this profession thoroughly, ant
In 1890 came 10 Davenport, where h.
opened UP his shop on his first bus
ness venture He was married her
in the year 1892 TO Miss Ada Meyer
who survives 10 mourn his death. Il
addition 70 his wife, deceased is SUI
vived by one son, s. Fremont Hoehn
four brothers. Charles Of Clinton, Mo.
Edward OF Fresno. Cal; Louis G. c
Chicago. and Benjamin F. Of Marion
Iowa. and Two sisters, Mrs. Fanni
Homan and Miss Julia Hoehn Of A
ton, III.
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