Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-19
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Snake in Banana Buneh-Wben Mrs.
Schultz tried TO cut bunch Of bananas
from a stalk in ths Schultz grocery
store at go Fillmore street she placed
her hand on what she thought was an
extra large one laying close TO the
stalk II was a snake two and half
feet long and about an inch and half
in diameter at the thickest part OF its
body. The snake, which was in half
torpor, wriggled slowly along the floor
toward the door. The woman sieZed
n jar and after considerable strategic
naneuye-s. succeeded in entrapping
the reptile within the jars confines
The snake on close examination was
OF a notified brown color. It was a
water moccasin- The theory OF its
transfer from tropic clines 20 winter
weather vi bunch OF bananas IS that
the snake had entered the bunch after
birds eggs, which were in a nest also
beneath the fruit, and that the bunch
had been cut and put in a refrigerator
car before the reptile could get out
The temperature Of the car is thought
to have made the snake sink into
torpor which lasted until thawed by
the warmth OF the store The bunch
had been in the store since Friday
morning.
Goes 20 Oklahoma OsHy-C. W
Boggs. former business manager Of the
Democrat. has purchased an interest
In the Daily OkIaEoman Of Oklahoma
City and will serve as business man
ager OF the publication He assumes
the duties of his new position on Dec.
}. The same company also issues the
Weekly Farm eT-Stcckman. The Daily
Dkiahoman is the leading newspaper Z
OF the state and is the owner OF fine
building and modern newspaper plant /
DaVenporter Dies at Medford. Ore
Byron RUmsey received word yester- 4
day from Medford. Ore. OF the death I
Of his oldest brother. John \. Rumsey, /
formerly Of Davenport Deceased was I
u years old He was q Civil war vet .
sran. having served in the Fifth Iowa .
regiment during the rebellion. For
many years the deceased made his I.
home in Upton. Ia. going to that I
place from Davenport
o.
sursiarize Store Burglars raised a
rear window and entered the paint
Ehop OF +. J. Moeller. lI21z East Third ,
street, Monday night. secured goods
valued at $25 and escaped. The rob
berry was reported TO the Davenport
police department Among the miss
Ing articles was a speedometer, two
Has lamps and two wrenches. /
Captain Quinn and the patrol wagon
made a run TO the residence of w. c. !,
Bolte. AZ East Fourteenth street,
about 1880 O'Clock when a telephone
usH was received that a man was in
the cellar a thorough search of the
residence and premises failed to re-
veal any trace OF the intruder.
.
TWO Marriage Licenses-Tvo mar
Rage Licenses we're issued yesterday: |
Edward W Baker and Tnlie Hartung
Davenport; Everett LaRue. Upton.
and yeima knabel. Bettendorf
.
Rev. Garrett Loses Brother-Jack-
son Kemper Garrett. q brother OF Rev
David Claybourne Garrett. for seven
years rector OF Trinity church in DaV-
export. was instantly killed In BurlinK-
ton Monday by q fall from a third
EtOry window o. a Burlington hospital.
Shere he had been patient While
tEe nurse was temporarily absent Mr.
Garrett Wa sei.sed with a suffocaC1nE
sFeH and attempted 10 raise the win
do lie tainted and fen out and was
dead vhel found few minutes later
M Garrett was police judge for sew
orcl years under the commission plan
Of government Re leaves a widow.
Hold Election Of OfIcers-The regu-
ie- semj-yearly meeting and election OF
oflcc-s Of The comrades % the German
EzI1pfEC IlossCn Eerein OF 1901 was
h@id Sunday afternoon al Union hail
a. The same of.cgrs reelected for the
epmirE ysar. They a-c a. follows:
PTeside1t-E,rnst Ttech-
Vice President-Detlef Koopmann-
SccretarI-EdSErd Won Bergen
Financial SecTetzrS-Wm- Benin.
Tre1suTer-John Kruse.
Caplain-at- ArmS-Heinrfch V. D.
Cc-sL
Colo- Bezrcrs-Joha Redder and
Retmer Boiling.