Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-10
DAVENPORT

Greeks In Strike.-Sixty OF the
Greeks employed in the Bettendorf
hsops went on strike Friday night. the
walkout following the work OF labor
agitators. The Greeks recently form
ed a union and demanded higher
wages. The men who walked out we're
employed in the casting department
and as sand blast operators. Their
places are being filled and the foun-
dry will soon be running at full ca
pacity as the employment department
OF the Bettendorf company does not
expect difficulty in securing a sufficient
number Of unskilled laborers to take
the place OF the strikers. The Creeks
who walked out are also said TO have
quit work in order 70 observe in ft.
ting style recent victories of the al
lied Balkan powers against the Turks.
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Singers Go Abroad-Paul Berndt Of
Davenport and Joseph Mohr OF Blue
Grass are TO take part in the Euro
pean tour OF a large number OF Amer
lean singers who are 10 make a tour
of Germany this spring and summer,
giving concerts in the larger cities
OF the fatherland. The two represen-
tatives OF the German singing soci-
cites OF Scott county leave Davenport
the last of next month for Chicago,
where they will join the special train
from Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St
Paul
Phone Men Promoted.-George E.
Mcfarland, formerly located with the
Iowa Telephone company here and for
some time past vice president and
general manager of the Bell lines in
the five states of Iowa Nebraska, Min
nesota and the two Dakotas, has re-
signed, and goes 10 San Francisco as
president OF the Pacific States Tele-
phone companies. one OF the largest
Bell companies I'm the United States.
His former headquarters were in
Omaha e. r. Hall. another ex-Dav-
exporter. who was general commercial
superintendent. succeeds Mr. McFar-
land as vice president and general
manager. Guy II. Pratt at ore time
located in Davenport as state mana
ger for the American Telephone &
Telegraph company. succeeds Mr. Hall
as general commercial superintendent.
Buy MISUNDERSTANDING the stock and
leasing the fine acreage Of the famous
"a the Nichols d Lorton nursery. two
new men have come to Davenport to
operate the Davenport nursery. which
h,-
Nichols 4 LOrton for 40 years.
Messrs. Mast and Duppert. the gentle
men who have come here, are Eradu.
ates OF two OF the best forestry courses
In the country.
Obituary Record Following a briet
illness. occurred the death Friday
afternoon az the county hospital OF
Fritz Never. aged SO years Deceased
was born in Germany and came to this
country when a young man He set
tied In Davenport and has resided in
this city ever since lie became ar
Inmate al the county poor farm six
years ago lie was taken IN about
three days ago. and removed 10 the
county hospital. but in spite OF the
efforts made to save the mans life. he
Ruccumbed n general breaking dowr
~ the constitution being responsible
for his death He is said 70 have rela
tiyes In Rock Island
Word has been received IN Daven
port telling OF the death Of Mrs Mabe
Collins. who expired Friday az he
home in Montrose. Iowa, after a pro
longed illness at the age Of - years
Relatives I'm LeClaire have received
word OF the death Of Mrs. RebeccI
Bickel. widow OF the late c. 4 Rickel
who died al Exeter. Neb Mr. Bicke
preceded his widow In death but
few months. he having passed ava,
oct "a last Deceased was about z