Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-25
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The Davenport police fred the open
ing gun in the campaign to keep min
ors out of local pool rooms by arrest
ing Nick Metavelis, proprietor of an
establishment in the 400 block, West
Second street. The prisoner was taken
to the station and his case continued
until Monday morning. Arthur Hill
man, aged II. was also taken into
| custody as witness. Officer Speth
entered the pool room and spying the
| Hillman boy, questioned him as to his
| age. Upon obtaining the desired in
| formation the officer informed the pro-
| prietor and the boy that they must &C
company him to headquarters. Several
weeks ago Chief of Police Schramm
announced his intention of keeping
minors out of local pool halls and in
structed all of the plain clothes men to
keep such places under strict surveil-
lance. ct is exceedingly harmful to
permit boys to loaf around pool
rooms said the chief, land 1 am de-
termined to put stop to it. This case
is only a starter
Man Dopes Fruit to Get Revenge
Food Inspector William Kniphals has |
of Jake Kopas, a fruit peddler, and 7
incidentally to cause his arrest and
prosecution for violation of the pure
food laws. Although the perpetrator
of the scheme is at present unknown,
the authorities are working on num-
Der of clews. A large quantity of
rank oil poured over some "a boxes
of strawberries was the intended |
means of bringing about Kopas' down.
fall. From eight to ten boxes of the
berries were sold to various house
wives, but fortunately the presence of
the oil was discovered before the
fruit had been eaten. The liquid was
such that had it been taken into the
stomach it would have caused violent
Six More Men for Uncle Sam-Six
recruits were accepted in Davenport
yesterday for the service of Uncle
Sam. Four of them were taken by the
navy and two by the army. Those who
enlisted in the navy are Ernest e.
who gave his address as
S24 West Fourth street, Davenport;
Robert r. Royce of Sigourney; Fran
els ]. Callahan of Delmar Junction,
Iowa, and Frederick ID. Simpson
Jaworski, both of Dubuque, will go in
70 the army. They were enlisted at
he Dubuque recruiting station. sub
ect to acceptance by the local sta
ion, which is headquarters for the
district.
I. o. o. F. viii Have Speeiai-A
special train, with over $50 Tri-City
Odd Fellows aboard, will leave Daven-
bort bound for Iowa City, where the
18th anniversary of the founding of
he lodge will be celebrated with an
and degree work. The en-
ire eastern Iowa district will assem-
lie at the city for the event,
Obituary Record-Claus Rohwer,
me of the old-time and best known
of Aliens Grove township.
led at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
frank Keppy, Sr, where he had made
lis home since the death of his wife
NO weeks ago. Death terminated a
everal weeks illness. and was hasten
d by the sorrow which resulted from
is wifes demise. Mr.. Rohwer was
orn in Germany Dec. %, 1919. He
anded in New York May 10. 1910. IS
nd came overland to Scott county ar S
living here May 10 of the same year.
Il 1854 Mr.. Rohwer was united in
Marriage to Marguerite Kaehler, who q
led April 10. 1914. Surviving are
lree daughters ard two sons. They
re Mrs. Frank Keppy, Sr.. of Dona-
ne: Mrs. + M. Burmeister of near 81
onahue; Mrs. Jennie Thodt of val
ott. Henry c. Rohwer of near Dona-
Ne and Ernest Rohwer of Eldridge.
Theodore Slender. so years old. died n
Mercy hospital. Death was caused s.
y pneumonia. Mr.. Slender was born 81
Davenport July "a, 1864. and has d
pent his entire life in this en He Il
as member of Carnival camp, q