Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-02

Rotary Club to Give S4oo.-Daven-
port will have another yard contest
this year and the enterprising Rotary
club will again father the movement.
Despite the unfavorable weather of
last year, due largely to the drouth,
the event was a great success. En-
couraged by this success, the Rotari-
ans have decided to install more GIN
ger and enthusiasm into this years
event and with this idea in view have
increased the total of the cash prizes
from $500 to $500. Photos will be
taken during the summer of all the
yards entered and the pictures of the
winners will be flashed on a screen at
the Burtis at the time the prizes are
awarded will be some time time late
in summer or early i'll, tie fall. The
Rotary club is trying to do something
for the city. II has no object other
than a desire to make Davenport
cleaner healthier and happier city.
The appearance of every home in Dav-
export can be improved.
100 Bunches of Bananas Condemned.
During the month of March City
OOu iHSptClOE w III hLlpndlo COu-
demned 100 punches of bananas. ac-
cording to his report to the board of
health. The officer made 229 inspec-
tons. Following are the other details
of the report: Wholesale groceries
inspected. 4; retail groceries, 81;
wholesale fruit and commission
houses, 4; retail fruit houses, a; ped
dlers' wagons inspected, 8; arrests
made, 2; convictions. 2.
Librarian Receives Promotion
Miss Lydia NJ. Barrette, reference IL
brarian a: the Davenport Public IL
brary for the past three and half
years, has been appointed head Ii
brarian of the public library at Jack
sonville, Ill. Before coming here Miss
Barrette was for two years in charge
of the children's department of the
library. Miss Barrette
goes to her new duties with high rec
from her work here
where she has won the reputation of
being one of the most competent ref !
erence librarians ever connected with |
the Davenport Public Library. She |
takes charge at Jacksonville within a !
few days.
Permits Issued for S132,5oo in Build |
ing-March was a record-breaking |
month in the number of building per-
mits issued. The report of Clerk Fred
Friedholdt of the board of public
works lists 81 permits for S132,500
worth of building In Davenport. The
largest item for the month was the
permit for the boiler house for the
Standard Oil company. The building
will cost $4,000 when completed. The
other permits were mostly for good
dwellings.
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New Assistant County Engineer
J. C. Brandt has been appointed by
he county board of supervisors as
'istant engineer to succeed r. S. Tru-
TT. who resigned some time ago. Mr..
Brandt has been a member OF the Unit
ed States Engineering corps with
headquarters at Rock Island. Mr.. Tru-
Ut, who made for himself an enviable
'ecord while in the employ of the
county has opened up an office IL
Davenport.
Postoffice Prosperous in March
During the month of March the DAY.
IMPORT post office did the greatest bus
ness in its history. the volume exceed
ng even that OF last December whea
he holiday rrsh was at it's height. The
eceipts for the past month we're
30,06S.31. gain of s5,s16.6s over
iarch OF the preceding year. The
'ostmaster's year came to a close yes
erday. the total receipts amounting to
266.9S2.ss. according TO a statement
iven out by Postmaster Fred Sharon
his is "a gain OF $l7.I37.5S over last
ear. Upon the receipts of the post
iaster's yea- defend tho salaries OF