Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-12

merchants Organization EiecNs Of
fieers.-At the annual election OF Of
ficers OF the 300 block merchants or
ganization. II. r. Plath OF Plath
Bros. jewellers, was elected to head
She organization for the ensuing year.
Following Is the general result OF the
meeting: President. H. r. Plath;
vice president. T. J. Kistenmacher.
secretary. VI. Hirsh; treasurer. Dick
Waters. The work OF the past year
was reviewed and the secretary's re-
port was TO the effect that one of the
most successful years in the history
OF the booster organization had just
closed.
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800 Harvesting Ice at lie Claire
Work OF harvesting the ice at Lee
Claire was begun. according TO W. a.
Shirk. president OF the LeCIaire Saw
ings bank. who was a Davenport Wis
itor yesterday. and over 300 men are
employed. Indications point to the
best yield in years. The ice is 10
inches thick and OF exceptionally fine
quality" said Mr.. Shirk. In fact the
finest ice in this part OF the country
may be found at LsClaire. Orders are
pouring in already. and one dealer has
contracted to supply a Davenport con-
Germ with go carloads"
Local Company to Build Hotel at
Dubuque.-The Central Engineering
company OF Davenport was awarded
the contract for building the New I
Julian" hotel al Dubuque. an eight .
story hosiery 10 cost S35O.O0O. Deck I
er French. president OF the Central .
Engineering company. announces that .
work will begin a. once and that con-
struction OF the big hotel will be
rushed in order that Il may be COM
pleted the first OF next year. The
structure will be OF reinforced con
crete construction and VIII be modern
IN every particular. II VIII be built
on the site OF the former Julian hotel.
destroyed several months ago by fire
The new structure IS fireprOOf through
out. over so men viii be employed
On the Job beginning with next
month.
Licensed 70 Wed.-Leonard c. Ha-
mann, Stockton and Meta Rroeger.
Frank Hansen. Dixon and
Anna Margaret BOhnsen. Buena Vista;
John Paustian. Stockton and Martha
Juergens. Stockton; Charles z. Woo
inert, Davenport and Hazel Schutter,
Pleasant Valley.
Big Orchestra fer Turner Mask Ball. /
An orchestra Of 16 pieces has been
secured for the annual mask bal OF
the Davenport Turngemeinde which
will take place at the Grand the even
ng OF Washington's birthday, Feb. %.
The decorations committee has been
hard at work and has arranged for
such elaborate decorations that the
hall bids fair TO be turned into
Ferftable fairyland. One of the fea-
lures OF the mask ball will be the pro-
gram in the opera house for which
Ieveral entertainers from the vaude-
lille stage have been secured. Sub
Icription so far Indicate that over
200 people will attend the event.
OF seats viii open next
Monday.
, Short Course Veterinarians Con-
that they are IN
Justly treated BY the laws OF Iowa re-
dIul1H the treatment OF lOB GuOleIdf |
yer 100 veterinarians OF the state.
Tho are converting at the Kimball
oteI here. went on record by passing
ssolutions cOndemning the laws,
hitch allow iayment take up short
purse in an agricultural school and
zen TO treat cholera infected hogs on
n even basis with the veterinarian
mo has spent four years or more
.arning the business. The veterinar-
ms calm that II takes just as long to
,arn their profession as any other
rofession and that they should be tn
the same as a physician, pc
enlist or lawyer by the state laws. in
Contrary TO protection" said one of dc
he speakers, the laws work against to