Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-30

through the Town, laying a double
track most of the way, with turn outs
down to the big car shops. When the
new tracks are in a Commute service
will be inaugurated. new sewer
| system in the west end of the town.
| for the Jones and Ficks additions and
\ other properties in the district, is liza
BILE to be put in this summer. 1t will
| insure the western part of the town
building up with fine homes and mod
ern Improvements. Several fine home
sites have already been disposed of in
Riverside" as H B. Jones has named
his latest tract. Ed Roberts is plan
ming to build a fine home on one of
the handsome knobs and Cable Won
Maur on another H. c. Horribly, Will
liam Heesch, C. NJ. SEVERN and others
are purchasers of fine lots there. A
contract for grading the addition has
been let TO Kahl Bros, who begin this
week. Mississippi boulevard, the fine
driveway along the foot of the Bet
tendorf bluffs, is being opened across
all the Jones plats, and now runs most
of the way through the town.
Head Of A. A. A. in Visit Here.-Pres- |
ident John A. Wilson of the American !
association and first cou-
sin to President Woodrow Wilson, ar
rived Unexpectedly in the city and was
taken on a tour of the tri-cities and en-
tertained at banquet at the. Hotel
kimball by President Reed Lane of
the Davenport Auto club, Gus Bur
meister of the Tri-City Auto Trades
and L. G. DeArmand, sec
'etary OF the local club While here
secretary and. Treasurer A. E. Nissen
Of. the Iowa Automobile association
leld conference with the A A. A.
lead, who is now on a tour of every
state in the union to inspect the local
,lubs He is now on his way to the
'acific coast. From Davenport Mr.
wilson goes to Omaha. The work of ::
ne Davenport club in planning the i'm.
rovement of the Black Hawk Trail, in
excessively keeping up its large men,
ership and in being the third city in
be United States to take I'D the
safety first movement brought out 4
he enthusiastic praise of the head of '
he American Automobile association.
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'''SI NSSSSSd " <NfSOH-fTOIuDI &C.
on on the part of the Davenport DO. ~
ce department averted what promised A
be serious confiagration at a room. .,
lg house at 523 West Second street. 4
d Donnegan is charged with having :,
lturated with gasoline a room of the =,
'use. The man was arrested by City =,
elective Frank Brady shortly after =,
70 hre department had extinguished
q blaze. Donnegan stoutly denies :,
wing soaked the carpet of the room -,
which he slept for three weeks, :.
ith gasoline. He admits that The %,
ured a quantity of gasoline in a re- =
ptaoie IN the room. One of the -
omers. after Donnegan had left. !"
INT to the latter's room and lighted
match. The room was filled with ="
mes OF gas and was quickly In flames. &c
10 nre department was on hand a 7
ry few minutes afterward and the
lze was extinguished. City Detec- =
e Brady was assigned to the case. -
nnegan had prepared to leave the N
y. He returned to the rooming
use. 1t is said. to bid a sweetheart
'd.bye. He was arrested. I'LL
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>oiiee on Lookout for C onvIcts-lu
Venport police have been notified to
ID sharp lookout for two escaped
lvicts from the Iowa reformatory at
amosa The men. Conyer and Drew
name. were TRUSTEES and took
'ench leave" some days ago. Their
appearance was not discovered until
convicts had had two hours start
Ihd larceny was the charge on which
y We're convicted.
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aster Offering for Poor chiIdren.-U
Easter Offering of the children of
city for the children's department "