Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03

the best lady's and best mans fancy
costume. and a prize of $3.50 will be
given for the best lady's and mans
comic costume. The Gremmel eight
piece orchestra will furnish music.
Police and Fire Commission Meet
The regular semi-annual meeting of
the police and fire commission will be
held at the city hall Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock, according to an an
nouncement made by Clerk Hugo Noel
Ter Besides taking up routine bust
ness, applicants for positions on the
fire department. will be examined. 1t
has always been the custom of the COM
missioners to meet the first Monday
in October and April.
Walter Smith to Preside.-Federal
Judge Smith Mcpherson will be I'M
able to preside at the October session
of the United States district court of
Iowa, opening Tuesday. Oct. 6. accord
ing 20 information received by local
authorities. Judge Mcpherson is de-
tanned at his home in Red Oak by a
serious illness. In his stead, Judge
Walter l. Smith of the United States
circuit court of appeals at Council
Bluffs will occupy the bench. The
criminal docket only will be called.
E. G. Moon of Ottumwa, recently ap-
pointed assistant to United States Dis
trict Attorney Claude R. Porter to sue
coed Fred Holstein of Burlington, will
make his initial appearance here in
an official capacity next Tuesday. The
jurors are to report on the opening
day.
Expires From Heart Failure.-Ted
Mcclure, a man about 81 years old,
came home about 9 o'clock Thursday
night. He climbed the stairs at 1902
Harrison street. AS he entered the
room his heart stopped acting and he
fell upon his face across the thresh-
hold. Bill Maui, fellow roomer. dis
covered the body yesterday. So far
as can be learned, Mcclure had never
before been the victim of a heart at
tack The stroke must have seized |
him Immediately after he pushed open |
his door. When the PROSTATE body !
was found by Maui it was fully dress |
ed. He had been dead at least nine |
hours. Coroner Rudolf was called, and |
after he viewed the body pronounced |
il a case of heart failure. 1t is prob
able that there will be no inquest. Nc
Guire had been living at the rooming
house for about three years. The man
has two sisters residing here, Mrs.
of West Davenport and Mrs.
viii Houton of Fifteenth and Airing
ton
Hurts Arm in Motorcycle Crash
Herman Mengel. Fourth and Western
avenue, was painfully injured when
MS motorcycle overturned at Ninth
and Gaines streets and threw him to
he pavement. The ligaments of his
eft arm were badly torn. The dam
lge to the machine will amount to
about SO.
Obituary Record.-Louis A. Rudy,
'eteran of the civil war, member of
he G. A r., and many fraternal or
and one of the well known
,ioneers of the western part of the
,ity, died at the family home, 1910
3owditch street, after a years Illness.
Ir. Rudy was born in Germany May
z, 1915 AZ the age of 9 years he
anne TO the United States with his
arents. The family came west i'm
nediately, and since then Mr.. Rudy
ad made Davenport his home. At the
outbreak of the civil war Mr.. Rudy )
nlisted in the union army with the
He Tough. through the en- !.
ire struggle and At the close was mus ,
cred out at Washington He return
d home and had been a constant resi- !
ent Of this city ever since. He was
larried shortly after the war, and his
life survives TO mourn his death. He
also survived by two sons, Henry
nd Louis Rudy, both of Davenport.
/ addition to being a we'll known
lember of the Grand Army of the
epublic. Mr.. Rudy held a membership
the knights of Pythias, the Modern
Toodmen of America and in the Har-
gari. Funeral services will be held
t O'Clock Sunday afternoon from
lie la:e home, with interment in Fair
ount cemetery.
Henry Thode, GO years old, died yes
srday morning at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
Id his body arrived in Davenport
st night II was taken to the Runge
neral parlcrs at S24 West Third
rect. Funeral services were held
ON there at 3 O'Clock this afternoon,
It'll interment in Paramount cemetery.
.ev. Oscar H. Horn. who was in
large of the body. following its ar
val in Davenport. conducted the ser
ces at the parlors and at the grave.
7. Thode was former resident of