Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-16
DAY IN DAVENPORT

chickens h had gathered up IN
raid ON. a dozen farms three miles
northwest of Davenport THURSDAY
night, Amos Phares OF Princeton was
arrsstsd by Deputy Sheriff Marnin ana
brought to- Davenport and locked In tne
county fan. Phares admitted that he
had carried on a wholesale business
IN stolen poultry, vtctimizing farmers
all over Scott county. He had stolen
cbicloens nv the wagon load and sold
them to the commission houses al
Davenport, TO whom he passed MIN
self OF as a Princeton commission
man. Capture OF the wholesale pour
try thief occurred IN q peculiar man
ner- A party OF Davenport young men
was driving home at an early hour IN
the morning following card party at
one Of the farms northwest OF the
city Passing by the Brandt farm.
three miles out OF the city. the party
saw a team and wagon standing by the
roadside. AS they passed IL, a mufhed
Observation-Disclosures. came from inside
the wagon box. Thinking that there
was something strange about the
cocks crolY from the wagon box. the
marty of young men halted and inves-
tiaated. discovering a couple OF sacks
filled with chickens IN the wagon.
Suspecting that they had been stolen
from the Brandt chicken house, the
party got Mr.. Brandt ont OF bed. He
inspected his hen roosts and found
that nearly two dozen fowl were miss
ing Suspecting that the chicken thief
had raided other hen houses IN the
neiellborhood. the authorities searched
around the Louis Puck. William Stol-
terbere and Herman Dahrn farms and
found eight sacks filed with chickens
cached along the roadside. Phares
said he drove to Davenport from
Princeton Thursday morning and sold
4 load OF produce. He left Davenport
late Thursday afternoon and drove Ia
the place where his wagon was dis
covered.
Claim Big Damages, Result Of EJec-
t'on.-Claiming that their stock was
damaged and reputation injured to the
extent OF s3.343 as the result OF ejec-
ton from the building IN which their
store was located, Frank O'Connor and
Stanley Terry have brought suit for
that amount against Mrs. Henry
Niels. through Lane & Waterman.
Damage to reputation is listed at 81
500. to stock and fixtures as SOS, TO
reasonable value OF RENTING equity
in Ieasehold 500, and to profit for 127
days at the rate OF S. per day, $685..
Wealthy Farmer In TumbIe-Telling
a sensational story Of being dragged
into q negro dive. locked IN a room
and robbed OF 1921, Jacob Daut, a
wealthy Iowa farmer. enlisted the aid
OF the authorities In an attempt to re-
cover his lost roll. After obtaining
description OF the place, a squad OF
plain clothes men made a descent upon
the notorious Josie Walker joint. locat-
ed at 10 East Fifth street Josie and
three colored men-Harry Howard,
Jasper Moss and Nose" Myer-were
placed under arrest and are now be-
hind the bars of the city jail. The
Walker woman was released from the
county jail Friday afternoon, after
City Physician Stocks had examined
her and found she was a victim OF tu-
berculosis. Wednesday night she was
taken IN a police raid and given a 30
day sentence for conducting a disor- |
Derby house. Daut. who has a claim in
Canada. has for some time past been
employed at Rochester. Iowa. He |
came to Davenport Friday afternoon. |
and with a good sized roll on his per
son began to hit the high places.
Licensed 20 Wed.-Marriage licenses
were issued Saturday TO d. Kirk Can
non OF Bowen. Ill. and Ella Dorothea |
Nabstedt OF Davenport, and TO Wilbur /
Louis Estes and Anna Nickel OF DAY.
export.
Gaelic Sermon Feature Of St. Pat
rIeHs Day-A unique feature of the
observance OF ST. Patrick's day in
this year will be q sermon
In Gaelic Tuesday morning at
o'clock at st. Anthony's church by
Father Moriarity. assistant pastor.
High mass viii be celebrated by the
pastor. Rev. ID. J. Flannery. The dis
course will be the first ever. delivered
In Davenport in Gaelic. Father Nor
Iarity Will give q translation OF the
sermon In English Immediately after
is close. Catholic church. societies
and schools will observe the feastday
of st. Patrick, the patron saint OF Ire
and. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Ryan of st. Mary's
church has always set aside st. Pat
rick's day as a religious festival and
4 day OF special rejoicing. This year
high mass will be celebrated at 8
o'clock. the Rt- Rev. Monsignor off,
cieting and the sermon on the life and
mission of st. Patrick will be preached
Dy Rev. F. 8. Lawler. assistant at st.
Mary's. A special musical program
will be rendered.