Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13

Block signaled the train crew, and the
train stopped. When they reached the
scene of the accident they found the
man still breathing and attempting to
place his head upon the track.
Current Too strons.-Suit for s1S,.
! 900 for the death of Almeda Mar
tin of Princeton, whom it is claimed
was killed by a volt from a live wire
while she was turning on a light in
her home, has been begun by E. F.
Martin, administrator in her estate,
against the Iowa & Illinois Railway
company, the Clinton interurban. Mrs.
Martin met death in a peculiar man
ner March 81, 1914. She went down
into the cellar at her home to turn on
the light. AS she did so she fell to the
floor, having received a shock, which
her husband claims caused her death
Mr. Martin claims that the interur-
ban had contracted to furnish cleo
tricity to the town of Princeton for
the purpose of lighting the streets
and for use in the homes as well. He
AYERS in his petition that the company
was permitted to charge the wires
with no more than 10 volts of cleo
tricity. He declares that a few days
before March 81, this year, the ma
chinery was out of order and the
charge into the wires increased. He
claims that the company was notified
OF this. He claims that when his wife
went into the basement she did not
know of her danger and was about to
turn on the light. w. NJ. Chamberlin
is his attorney and the petition was
filed in district court Saturday.
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Cement Blocks Spring Surprise-A
few days ago it was announced that
the cement blocks now being manufac-
tured by the Cement Products COM
pany of Davenport exceeded the test
required by the new building ordi-
nance by so per cent. This statement
was doubted by some who believed it
impossible to make blocks which
would stand one hundred pounds pres
sure when but forty-eight hours old.
IN order to verify the test the building
inspector has made a second test
marking blocks as they came from the
moulds and testing them at the end of
forty-eight hours steam curing. Four
blocks marked and tested showed an
average of $4,000 pounds pressure.
This shows what can be done with up
to-date equipment.
Obituary Record.-W. c. Suehrk,
who has been a resident of Daven-
M he l.;
home, 1106 Gaines street, Saturday
morning after short illness. His
wife is in Germany at the present
time visiting relatives, and was cabled
Immediately. Mr.. Suehrk is a pioneer
barber and has been employed for
years in Maser's barber shop. He re-
Gently opened a shop of his own in
the basement of the new Putnam |
building. He was born in Germany
Feb. 2. 1854, came to Davenport when |
he was but years old, and married
Miss Fannie Kohl of this city in 1885. |
He was a member OF the Woodmen of |
the World and treasurer of the local |
BARRIERS union. He is survived by his |
wife, Mrs. F. Suehrk, his two sons, |
Otto and William, and his daughter,
Suehrk ate something which brought I
on case of ptomaine poisoning that /
proved fatal.
Henry Weise, a resident OF Scott !
county for the past 49 years, passed /
away at his home, 945 Harrison |
street. aged 70 years. He had lived in |
for the past IL years since I,
retiring from active farming pursuits |
The deceased was born in Holstein,
Germany. OF. Is, 1910. coming to
America and to Rock Island county
when lad of Is years. Jan. {. 1865,
he was united in marriage to Miss
Kathryn Kahler and moved to Scott
county, where they took up their resi-
dence on farm. Twelve years ago
Mr.. Weise retired and with his fam
lily came TO Davenport TO live He Is
survived by his wife. three daughters
and two sons: Miss Louise, at home; i