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

! Govern will have territory compris
ing the following counties: Scott
Jackson. Muscatine. Washington. Keo
kuk. Clinton, Johnson, Iowa and
Cedar.
An Exhibit Of Japanese Prints.-Ar
exhibit of Japanese prints in the Ii
brary gallery will be open to the public
Friday, Jan. 2. The prints are a
part of the collection of J. d. Metzgar
of Moline, who has had them framed
and arranged especially for this ex
hibit. They will give a. fine idea OF
the old japanese arts of engraving and
color printing. There will be a cata
log of the exhibit and it will be free
to all during the hours the library is
open. The Sunday hours are from
2 to p. m.
Brakeman Victim of Peculiar Acct
de nt.-Elmer Huston, a brakeman, was
painfully injured in an odd manner at
Delmar. Huston was member of
the crew that handles a train between
Davenport and MaQuoketa- At Delmar
he sought to change a switch and in
doing SO a signal lamp fell and struck
him on the head, inflicting a cash an
inch deep. The wound was dressed
by physician at Delmar and later
Huston was brought to this city. He
was able, however, to resume his run
yesterday morning.
In District Court.-An appeal from
Justice Names court was filed by the
defendants yesterday by Attorney
Waldo Becker in TIE case of Thinner
man and Geidner against Pearl and
Joseph Calvin. Judgment was entered
in the justice court in favor of the
plaintiff against c. L. Calvin for $60.S3
for goods, wares and merchandise"
alleged to have been furnished by the
plaintiffs.
Original notice of suit for divorce
was filed in district court by Elsie
Rhodes. Cruel and inhuman treat
ment is the allegation.
Obituary Record.-Following = brief
illness contracted at the funeral of
Jake Bussey, at which he was a pail
bearer, Lindsay Pitts, a political lead
er among the colored population of
Davenport, and we'll known throughout
the city, died Tuesday night at his
home, 624 East Tenth street. Mr..
Pitts was perhaps the best known
negro in Davenport. For over 30 years
he hes made this city his home, and
during the last 80 years has been a
leader in colored political circles. For
many years Mr.. Pitts was the pro-
prietor of several saloons in the city,
as well as a billiard and pool room.
OF late, however, he had withdrawn
from the liquor business and had de-
voted himself to his billiard room and
barber shop on Harrison street near
street. Lindsay Pitts was
born in Missouri ~ years ago, in the
bonds of slavery. For u years he
worked as a slave on the Missouri
When he reached that age
he escaped from his owners through
the underground railway. At the open
ing of the Civil war he enlisted in the
union army and fought through the
entire struggle. In the year 1878 Mr..
Pitts made his first entry into Daven-
port. He worked here for several
years and among the colored people of
the city acquired quite a political pres
tige. He purchased a saloon after a
few years and conducted this business
for some time He is survived by two
brothers, Henry and Richard Pitts of
Davenport and one sister, Mrs. Aggie
Briggs of Missouri. He leaves besides
his kin many friends. The funeral will
be held at o'clock Friday afternoon
from the Bowling & Hourigan parlors
with services at the A. NJ. z. church.
Burial viii be made in Oakdale GENE
terry.
An apoplectic stroke was the cause
of the death of Peter Hoots, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. S. A. San
ders, No. 10 Argyle flats. Decedent
was ~ years old. Deceased was born
July 20, 1S41, in Knoxville, Tenn. For
over 80 years he was a farmer in
Brussels, ILL.,, from which business he
retired several years ago. He has
made his home with his daughter In
this city for the past two years. Two
daughters survive, Mrs. S. A. Sanders
and Mrs. Edward Skinner of Fielding,
III. Two sons, Charles Hoots of Maui
700, H., and George Hoots of Keokuk,
Ia, also survive, besides three broth
ers and two sisters. The body was
sent this morning to Mont
rose, Ia, and transferred by boat
from there to Nauvoo, ILL.,, where fu-
neral services were held at $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon.
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