Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-10
DAY IN DAVENPORT

EIkader Man Mlsslng.-In the belief |
that he may have come TO Davenport, |
after leaving a note saying he would
never again be seen alive, relatives of
George c. Wolf of Elkader, Iowa,
missing since Aug. %, have written
the chief Of police TO aid in the search. |
Wolf left home with $50 in money and
some jewelry. The latter he returned
by mail from Davis Junction, Iowa, In
a letter saying he was gone forever.
He then purchased ticket for Daven-
port. The man is described as being
5 feet inches tall, weighs $50 pounds,
light brown, curly hair, very large
head and face, and is 80 years Of age.
Financial troubles is ascribed as the
cause OF his disappearance. An &C
quaintance of Wolf reported 10 the
mans relatives that he had seen him
In Davenport short time ago. Fear
ing that the body of one of the river
victims was that of Wolf. relatives
are anxious to have the local police
trace the clew
After Horse Thief.-Sheriff OF eight
Iowa counties and score Of victims
OF the clever barn robberies OF Thorn
as Dickinson, the notorious horsRthief,
locked in a cell OF the Boone county
Jail. were in Davenport yesterday in
conference with Sheriff Louis Eek
hardt In their efforts TO unravel the
entangling details Of the working Of
the gang headed by Dickinson, whose
operations resulted in the loss OF sc
horses in half a dozen Iowa counties,
the sherifis are comparing notes. That
other members OF the Dickinson gang
are in this section of the state and that
arrests will follow seems probable.
Dickinson is known to have had barn
in Davenport, located in the 1900 block
on Bowditch street. He rented the
stable last fall, saying that he was in
the employ of a telephone company and
that he bought stock for his employers.
During the winter months the man
made trips TO this city at infrequent
intervals, always bringing a horse or
two with him. These he kept in the
DavenEort barn for a few days and
later took them away
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Nurses Tag Dsy.-At a meeting OF
the Davenport Visiting Nurses asso-
citation held yesterday in the library
building, II was decided to hold tag
day this year on Saturday. Oct 4. II
was decided TO circulate subscription
lists in advance of tag day and in this
manner give the citizens who so de
sire chance 10 subscribe TO the good
work OF the society. The scope OF
work OF the Davenport Visiting Nurses
association has practically doubled
and It is now greatly hsmpered by the
lack of funds. II is hoped to set G
high mark for this years receipts OF
tag day.
Find Books o. K.-The books OF tn,
secretary OF G. n. Thomas tent No
1868, knights OF the Modern Macca
bees, we're found 10 be in good condi
tion by the special auditor sent her,
from headquarters, according TO hi
report at the regular meeting. Georg,
Matheney was elected to take the plac
OF d. V. Patterson. who is now secre
tary OF the local chapter. Addresse
we're made by Fred Nabstedt and A
c. Gould
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Makes Statement.-None was NOR
surprised than Mrs Maria Purd
Peck when she read Monday eyenin
the dispatch from Philadelphia to tn
effect that she had been aske
10 lead a fight for the reconsideration
by the Daughters of the American Re-
olution. OF the resolution by which tn
Daughters, at their last meeting, urI
ed the restoration Of the army po!
canteen. Mrs Peck states that sh
has not been asked TO take any pa
whatever In any such campaign.
was present when the resolution we
passed" she stated yesterday NOR
ing. and my memory is that thel
was but one dissenting vote. Thel
seemed to be nothing about the actic
that was not entirely regular. kno
OF no campaign to reconsider the a
ton, nor do see the need Of one"
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Suffrage Speaker.-Miss Flora Du
lap and other speakers in the intere
OF equal suffrage will be in Davenpo
tonight and will address a meeting
the library building at O'Clock. tt
party is approaching the close Of
fortnights tour. which commenced I
Labor day at Abel. the home Of Go
ernor Clarke. They are conducting
purely educational campaign. Mi
Flora Dunlap. head Of the Roadsi
Settlement and member OF the ID
Moines school board. has been wi
the party all the way, and the go
feeling toward the movement has be,
evidenced by other good speaker
men as well as women, helping for
day or several days at a time. A pla
and interesting statement OF the s.
frage argumen. is assured here.
Athletics Y. NJ. c. A.-The work
the athletic department of the Dave
port Y NJ. c, a. for the season W
opened Monday evening with a bg