Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

at the public library, with Is members
present The report of the nurses
showed 90 cases with 443 visits made
The nurse reported that through an
Oversight IL was omitted from the an
nual report that j. +. Benson OF the
Maplewood dairy had donated four
! quarts OF milk daily through June.
July and part of August. A committee
was appointed TO consult with the
nurses twice during each month, Mrs.
A D. Ficke. Mrs. r. II. Harmed, Mrs.
A. W. McCandless being the commit
tee.
/ 1906 Club to Give SIMPLICITY
| The 1906 club which has been asked
! to take part in presenting one OF the
pictures at abe living picture festival
which is being arranged for early in
February for the benefit of the public
schools, will give simplicity" by Sir
Joshua Reynolds. Plans were made
for the presentation OF the picture at
the meeting OF the club which was
held Thursday with Miss Eleanore
Collins OF South street Mrs. L. b.
Morrow had charge of the program
which was on The House We Live In"
by Helen Keller. There was social
hour and refreshments were served.
the next meeting being announced for
Jan. %. with Mrs. L. b. Morrow of Far
nam street.
Democrats Agree to Harmonic
Thirty-three delegates from Scott
county to the democratic second dis
trict congressional convention at Iowa
CITY. Jan. 20. were instructed TO vote
for the nomination OF Henry Voll7ner
for congress. Police Magistrate Louis
F. Roddewig yesterday withdrew from
the race, leaving the field. as far as
Scot county IS concerned. clear for
Mr.. Vojlmer County Attorney Fred
VoIImer withdrew from the race when
the city attorney announced his candi-
dacy after the jackson day banquet
Thus Scott county Will go into the
congressional convention with a
united delegation for the city attor-
ney and with assurances of the sup
port OF Clinton and other county dele
cations il seems TO be a foregone
conclusion that Henry Vollmer will
be the nominee after the first for
NAL ballot is taken. There are ia
delegates in the congressional con-
vention. half of these o. 81, are from
Scott and Clinton counties. A major
ity OF the delegates is sufficient to
nominate Thus to secure the nomina-
ton OF Mr.. VoIlmer but one additional
delegate will be needed This and
more is already promised from other
counties and it is predicted that two
thirds of the delegates at the congress
sion:1 convention will vote for the
Davenport city attorney.
Government Officers In .investiga- |
government special Off /
GERS. investigating white slave cases /
in the middle west, were at the Dav-
export police station yesterday enlist
ing the aid of local det. ctives in run
ming down certain clev- 49, lead the
officers to Davenport Two men are
under suspicion here. il iS said, upon
furnished government in
yestigators by a local woman whose
name is withheld by the authorities. 1t
has been rumored that in the arrest of
J. Katceiu and Emma Moffatt, who
we're fined IS and costs each for lead
ing immoral lives. the suspects had
been taken An investigation. how
ever. showed that neither of the two
we're under suspicion and that the eff
Iorts of the government officials were
directed to other cities. 4 short time
lgo wo girls left Springfield, Ill, IN
company with a man who is said to
rave promised them employment in
Neither OF the girls has
,een heard from since and IL is be-
ieved that they were lured TO another
.ity. The trio was traced to Rock Is
and and from there is believed to have
,ome to Davenport This is one of the
.ases. according to repo,tE, that the
officers are Investigating
While in Davenport. II is believed er-
ests will be made within "a hours that !
nay prove sensational The local po-
ice claim to know little of the case
side from the fact that COVER nent ,
ulcers were at the station getting in
ormation.
In the Courts-Elizabeth Shier-
meyer was granted a deere OF divorce
gainst Albert Schiermeyer by Judge
-heophlus. Desertion was the charge.
they were married Jan. 19. 1909. The
defendant did not contest TIE suit.
A divorce was granted Elsie Rhodes
gainst Harry J. Rhodes. The plain
IN was given her maiden name. ElEie
)evIin. Her husband did not contest
he action
On the grounds of desertion Rose
}. Crosby was given a divorce against
ames ID. Crosby by Judge Theophilus.
)esertion was the charge. The Cros-
y marriage Aug. 5. 1907.
Obituary Reeord.-After an illness
I two months duration from rheuma-
ism OF the heart. Sarah Elizabeth
lender. the daughter OF Robert Ben