Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

Body Of Miss Jessie Matthey Incin-
srated.-Mayor Alfred c. Mueller yes
terday received a cablegram from
Leipzig. Germany. stating that the
body OF Miss Jessie Mafthey would be
moderated in that city Tuesday. DIR.
and Mrs. Henry Matthey. parents. and
Carl Aiatthey. their son. expect to sail
from Bremen Jan. % on the sad jour
ney home. The cablegram brought
across the waters further information
that pneumonia. which followed the
operation, vas the immediate cause
OF death. No death OF a Davenport
child has occasioned more universal
sorrow than that OF Jessie Mattkey.
She was admired and beloved by all
who knew her and the grief of :he
parents and surviving brother are
shared in hundreds of homes in Daven-
port.
Cooper Writes AppeaIs.-Charles T.
Cooper fled with Clerk OF Court Har
~ ]. Mcfarland a notice of appeal to
the district court from the decision
OF the Scott county insanity commits
sion declaring him insane after a hear
ing several days ago. The Daven-
port attorney requests that Judge
House or Judge Koran hear his case
and that he be permitted TO produce
witnesses that will prove him to be
sane. He also requests that he be fur
nished with counsel who will stay
bought" Cooper wrote the notice OF
appeal himself and had It sent to the |
clerks Office.
WaIshuIer Block Is Sold.-The Wal |
shuier block, northwest corner Third /
and Brady streets, was sold by Its I
owners. Messrs Charles Shuler and p.
r. Walsh 20 the Scott County Savings
bank No consideration is given but
81 is declared TO represent the largest
amount ever paid for Davenport prop
erty. The property has a frontage of
$50 feet on Brady street and 12S feet
on Third street. II IS considered .he
choicest corner in Davenport ard tho
Scott County Savings bank IS 10 he
Congratulated in securing II. The
property was purchased some two
years ago by Messrs. Walsh and Shu-
Ter. The present tenants have three
years 10 run on their leases and at
the expiration OF this time the bank
expects to erect a fine new building.
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Street Cars In CoIIIsion.-A Mt. Ida
car and a special arsenal car figured
IN a collision on Brady street near
Fifth yesterday. The arsenal car came
down the hill behind the Mt. Ida car
and at the bottom crashed into the car
ahead. Motorman Ed Thompson OF
the Mt Ida car was cut and bruised
abou: the head and David Gainey Of
r. r. 1 had his ankle wrenched.
Commercial Club Elects Officers
At the directors meeting OF the Com
mercial club officers for the new year
were elected as follows. President, i.
p. Crafts: first vice president. F. w.
Mueller: second vice president, Paul
treasurer. W. A
secretary. /. c. Norwood: ex-
scutfve committee. +. w. Mueller.
Walter Schmidt Isaac Pet e
.rsberger; house committee. Fred n
chairman. DR.. George Mid
Ileton, r. ". McCabe. .
ProaressIves Decline Nominations.
William H Gehrmann. vice presi- T,
lent OF the Henry Kohrs Packing a
ompany. announces that on account >,
4 business cares he is unable to &C
ept the nomination rendered him by ="
he progressives as one of their can D
fdates for the position OF alderman u
t-large. hir. Gehrmann was out OF ii
be city Saturday and returned to find h
ut he was named for a political Of OF
ce J. Frank Nebergall, contractor p'
nd builder, also announces that he n
ecIines to serve as a candidate for b'