Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16

works, is said to be seeking reap
pointment. There have been no other
formal applications for the berth
There are three or. four applications
for clerk of the board of public works,
of which it is said F. w. Friedholdt's
is one. A. r. Boudinot is said to be
seeking re-appointment as city engi-
neer. There is one other applicant
for the position. The city engineer
will make recommendations to the
council as to his assistants.
Burglar Scare at Steffen Home-A
telephone call received at police head
quarters shortly after 10 o'clock Sat
urday night conveyed the information
that burglars had broken into the
home of August E. Steffen, 410 West
Sixth. A son, about IA years of age,
had remained in the house alone with
some boy companions, while his par
ents had gone out for a few hours, and
it was during the absence of the lat
ter that the burglars were heard
Night Captain Schluetter and several
detectives made hurry-up run in the
auto patrol and searched the premises
from cellar to garnet but failed to find
any trace of the criminals. A screen
had been taken from a cellar window
and the sash pushed up. 1t is possible
an entrance may have been effected
in that way, according to the police.
Nothing of value was missed, and the
authorities are inclined to believe the
burglar scare was the result of over
wrought nerves.
Licensed to Wed-Licenses to mar
ry were issued Saturday: Ray l.
Townsend and Margaret Montross,
Davenport; Richard F. Bevins of Pet
ersville, Ia, and Mary c. A. McDon-
ough of Davenport; John L. Pulls of
New Liberty and Fireda Finck of
Durant; Emil H. Flindt and Leah Per-
kins, of Clinton; Otto A Arnold and
Loretta NJ. Purcell, Davenport.
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Fracture of Hip Result of FALL
Ray NJ. Jacobs is suffering with a COM
pound fracture of the hip, as a result
of his fall on the sidewalk at Second
street and Western avenue Jacobs
fell last Monday, but it was not at
first believed that his injury was seri-
Gus.
Eight Register for Work.-Eight
new registrations were received at
the city hall employment bureau Sat
urday. Two ladies are now inyesti-
eating the worthiness of various ap-
plicants, and according to Mayor
Mueller. others will assist in this work
haUinnin0
mittee of % will meet at the CITY hall
to discuss further action contem-
plated.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Anna Hartz,
an old resident of Pleasant Valley,
died at the home of her daughter.
Anna Hartz, after an illness of about
two years, death being due to neuritis.
She was 81 years of age, and had been
a resident of this section almost halt
a century. Deceased was born in
Hanover, Germany, Sept IS. 1S47, and
came to America when a young girl. |
The family came to Pleasant Valley
a few years after arriving in this coun- !
try, and she had lived at that place
ever since. Her husband, Henry |
Hartz, died a number of years ago. |
She is survived by four sons, Frank
Henry, William and George. all of |
Pleasant Valley, and three daughters, !
Anna at home, and Mrs. Carl johann !
sen and Mrs. John Stube, both of ]
Pleasant Valley
Fred w. Hinselmann. one of the pi- |
oneer residents of Davenport, died Fri |
day night at the home of his son, Fred |
Jr.. 1924 Marquette
street He had been in poor health
for the past Is years. For 10 years
he had been afflicted with blindness.
Deceased was born in June. 1888, in
Kiel. Holstein, Germany, where he
lived until he reached the age OF 20
years. In 1858 he came to the United
States, settling in Muscatine. There
his first wife passed away. He came
10 Davenport in 1870. He served in
the volunteer fire department for
many years. He is survived by the
second wife. Mrs. Mary Hinselmann,
and the following children: Mrs.
Mary Heesch and John and Henry
Mrs. Rosa Doell and
Frederick HinSelmlnn