Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-18

, regard TO raffle boards and various
games OF chance being operated in the
outlying -i~s- and drug stores, Mayor
/ Nue.. s-nS-a Chief of Police Hans
Schrs.l,,. SAX. an order abolishing
. all such games in all drug. cigar and
other stores OF the city.
Licensed to Wed-Ralph Hofrikle.
Kewanee. and Olive Bloss. Kewanee;
Stanley Southall, Davenport, and FL
sic Ristau, Davenport; Hugo W. Schall,
Eldridge. and Roma A. Schneckloth,
Davenport.
Alleged to Have Stolen TooIs-I
Charged with breaking and entering
and alleged to have stolen $50 worth of
tools from a barn of the Interstate
Material company. Frank Smith, 81
years old. who claims to reside in Cali
fornia. was placed under arrest by City
Detectives John Kinney and Frank
Brady. In police court Smith stated
that he was not ready for trial and
asked a postponement OF his prelimi-
nary hearing until Thursday morning.
The charge isn't true he declared.
II want time to get an attorney" The
stolen tools were found by the officers
at Barnes Second Hand store. where
they had been disposed of by Smith.
the police charge.
Seek Missing Father--A search for
father who has not been heard from in
40 years caused a letter to be sent to
the Davenport police by Mrs. MzTy
Blatt-Keatley of 223O Benton street, St. !
Louis. Mo. The lost parent has not !
been seen by the daughter since their
home was broken up two score years
ago. She has continually kept up her
search. and finally located her father,
or. rather, got trace of him, at Fit. /
Madison. Before letter reached him |
the man was gone. He is believed to |
have come to Davenport. Blatt, or
Blot, is 20 years old, the letter states, |
wore a mustache and chin whiskers |
and is a custom shoemaker by trade. 1
He is of French descent and speaks /
German.
Chiefs Horse Tries Suicide.-Be-
cause ne was sentenced to serve the
greater part of his remaining days in
the yard OF the city Jail, Franzie, the
driving horse OF Chief Schramm at
tempted suicide in his stable by cut
ting his throat. Franzie was found
yesterday lying on his bed OF hay in a
pool Of blood. A veterinarian was hur-
rfedly summoned and succeeded in
saving the animals life. Franzie has
been kept in the barn all winter" de-
clared the chief He decided that
his lot was a hard one and tried to
kill himself by cutting mis- throa. on a
wire stretched across the manger. IL
he gets well / shall see that he gets
out q little more during the clement
weather.
OaIryman Figures In Runaway
Herman Schroeder. dairyman, who
lives on TIE slough road. had a mar
row escape yesterday when his team I
became frightened while hauling I
sled loaded with milk to the city. and ,
ran away. Mr.. Schroeder Ieaped to ,
he ground when he was unable to
manage the frightened steeds. The
milk cans and milk were strewn in ,
every direction when the sled was ,
The team became fright
aned near Sharon street and Tele-
graph road and ran east as far as
Fourth and Cedar streets before the :
animals were stopped. Hundreds of 4
gallons ofmilk were lost when the bob n
vas overturned Just before the horses
we're caught.
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Obituary Reoord.-Word has been
received here by George A. Wahlis {
cling OF the death OF his father, p
Tohn wahlig. n. liis home in Portland.
IRE. after a brief illness. He was so D
ears old. Mr.. Wahlig came to Dav-
IMPORT from the old country In 1857 II
nd lived here until 1901. when he
eft for Portland. He is survived by
he following children: Mrs. Calvin
anderson of Portland. John Wahlfg,
r.. OF Milwaukee and George A.
Vaflig OF Davenport; four grandsons.
ohm Anderson OF Portland, Raymond
yahlig Of Davenport, and Andrew and =,
ohm wahlig OF Milwaukee. and a :.
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