Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-04
DAY IN DAVENPORT

extend the Woman's club. The large
dining room of the third floor of the
club will be open for the general meet
ings each month while the parlor will
be used for the different department
meetings and programs.
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Fate Turns Trick in Larceny Case
Caught in a novel way, an employee,
who had defrauded him, and who had
stolen a large number of valuable arti-
Giles from him, Arthur Bergande was
brought to the county jail here
by E NJ. Burmeister and follow
ing trial before Justice Phil
Daum was given a 3G-day Jail sentence
following conviction on a larceny
charge. Burmeister. a farmer liv-
ing near Eldridge, and the employer
of Bergande, was riding into Daven-
the window he saw Bergande walking
which Burmeister Immediately recos-
ni;;ed as his own. He got off the train
at the next station, Oakton, and walk
ed back along the tracks, met Ber-
gande. took him back to Oakton,
brought him to Davenport on the next
train, and swore out charge of lar
ceny against him. Bergande was tried
and found guilty. In addition to steal
ing the suit case and filling it with
valuable articles stolen
from Burmeister's home, he had also |
purchased a new suit, shoes, shirts |
and ties and meerschaum pipe at the !
Frank Keppy store at Donahue and |
had charged them to Burmeister's ac- |
count.
Three Divorces Granted - Judge |
Donegan granted divorce DEGREES to |
the following: Eva May Holt VS.. John |
Holt, cruel and inhuman treatment !
and desertion. Mabel Kohlmeier VS.. |
Frank Kohlmeier. desertion. John A |
VS.. Mrs. John A. Hasel- |
bauer.
Grant Injunction Against Walker
Judge Donegan granted a perman-
ent injunction against Josie Walker,
who conducted a Joint at 10 East
Fifth street, and the ilace will be
boarded up Immediately. The injunc-
ion is the result of a fight of several
weeks between the authorities and the
Walker woman.
Licensed to Wed--Ed. W. Sample,
Davenport, Eliza Brent, Davenport;
Paul Geo. Meier. Lowden. Ia, Hazel
elsie Jasper. Davenport; Ed. McNeal,
Davenport, Carrie L. Dinismore, Rock
sland.
Two Movies Close Doors More
movies than even the movie loving
itizens of Davenport can support is
he cause for the closing of two pic
ure houses, the Best on Fourth and
Brady and the Life theater in the 300
lock on West Second, the manage
nent of both houses making announce
nent that the shows would be shut
own. In the last five years moving
icture houses have sprung up all over .
he city, over score now running.
has waxed SO keen that
many have not been paying expenses
ately for great as the popularity of
he movie is, the number of picture
ouses appears TO be still greater. Ow-
ng TO this condition of affairs the
Management of the Best and Life the 4
tiers has decided to close down the .
wo houses, both of which have been
INNING over two years.
seed Campaign is Proving Popular
Yesterday meetings were held at
.ong Grove, Gambel and at Eldridge.
he campaign closed today with meet.
lgs at Cleona township, Walcott and =
lue Grass.
Indicted by Grand Jury Indict- :
tents charging robbery were returned .
'day by the grand Jury against
harles DeWeis, James McKeeby and
gorge Vitale, the three auto bandits :
no held up the OLSON grocery last :
onth; assault with intent to com
NJ murder against William Alday,
no pulled loaded shotgun on a no =
&c onicer; breaking and entering \