Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-17
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Auto and Hose Truck CoiIide.-The
driver. blinded with flying snow, a
huge limousine crashed head-on with
hose truck No at the intersection Of
Third and Scott streets. breaking the
tongue OF the truck. gashing the horses
With flying splinters and badly damag-
ing the motor car. Two were hurt.
The fire truck. running south on Scott
street on the way 20 a blaze At the
Amazon Picking works. was unable
TO stop on account Of the icy streets
The limousine, moving, IL is said. at
an estimated rate OF 20 miles per hour
along Third street, met the truck IN
the car tracks. The driver Of the au-
tomobile. seeing the impending col
lision- leaped for safety. The FIRE truck
struck the flying auto amldships. The
escape Of the men from serious injury
was almost miraculous. The horses
we're bleeding from wounds IN the
side. caused by the splinters from the
broken wagon tongue. The driver OF
the hose wagon. Richard Kelly, al
though slightly bruised. is not serious
" hurt. The chauffeur is cut about
the head and shoulders. J. J. Reimers
of Mcclellan Heights is the owner OF
the car. The wagon was returned to
the station. The blaze at the picking
works caused a damage OF approx
mateIy s35. Il was extinguished by
the men on the chiefs car, who were
about 100 feet in advance OF the hose
truck at the time OF the accident.
A lighted cigaret butt. thrown care
Iessly into a pile OF sweepings at the
Turner hall club rooms. caused blaze
Of about so damage. Pyrene was used
IN smotherfng the flames.
Burning shingles from chimney
sparks at 4OS East Second street caus-
ed little damage. Chemicals were used
in extinguishing the blaze. Five dol
lars will easily cover the loss I
Damage to the extent OF So was sus-
tanned in a roof fire which broke out /
at the Hainey residence at 613 Farnam
street yesterday. The blaze was ex-
tinguished with chemicals from the
chiefs car. the only apparatus that re-
sponded to the alarm.
Start Civic Beauty Contest. - Plans
are now under way by the Davenport \
Rotary club for this years civic beauty
contest As is well known. last years
contest. notwithstanding the unfavor-
able dry season. was the most success
full enterprise OF the kind ever inaugur-
ated IN the tri-cities. The prize list
for this years contest IS now being
made up and will be larger than last
year. II IS also expected TO have many
more entries. At yesterdays meeting
and luncheon at the New Kimball. in
the neighborhood OF 100 were present.
Hon. A. =. Dawson gave an excellent
talk on the income tax and a rice show
er was rendered Dr. c. l.. Leigh. one OF
the club members who recently for
SOCK the -anks Of the bachelors. Be
fore being congratulated by the or
ganization. all kinds OF grave charges
were preferred against DR.. Leigh
These were later Withdrawn and he
was presented with \ wedding cake
the presentation ching made by A. II.
Lovett. Il
Hogs Disclose Observation-Disclosures
of tuberculosis among the hogs OF
Scott and neighboring counties is 1
shown in a recent case at local pack |
ing company plant where So OF a ship (
Tnent OF zoo were found TO give evil I
dence of tuberculosis and were held up /,
BY United States Federal Inspector Z.
g. Bishop. ParN Of the hogs we're from
Scott and part from Muscatine county {
The company had bought them as
sound and healthy animals and tuber- !
cuIosis was only discovered whcn the 4
hogs had been butchered. This one {
case is but an indication OF general {
condition that is threatening to cost (
local stock raiseTs as heavily as chol- &
era, the most costly plague that has at !