Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-02

Artificial Ice Plant at Nahant.-The
Davenport Ice & Cold Storage COM
pany expects to erect a $4,000 ar;i-
fetal ice plant IT Nahant as soon as
the plans can be approved and the
contract bet. This was announced
yesterday by George ". Albrecht.
manager of the company. who has jus;
returned from Chicago where he has
been investigating the proposition.
The new plant will be modern in every
respect and the latest and most ap-
proved models OF machinery to be in
stalled. Only distilled water will be
used in the process. The structure
will be built in connection with the ice
houses now located at Nahant.
Agent Promoted.-N. i. Cook. chief
clerk OF Local Freight Agent Charles
c. Hobbs OF the Rock Island lines.
received official notice OF his promo
ton TO the position OF agent at Bur
lington. He will in all probability
take I'D his new duties Feb. 9. Mr..
Cook has been identified with the
Davenport freight Office of the Rock
Island for the past four years. coming
here from Indianapolis. where he was
afiliated with the National Cash Reg
lister company.
Association Incorporates.-Article
OF incorporation OF the Hibernian asso-
citation were filed in the office OF the
county recorder by Attorneys Sharon
& Higgins. The association is incor-
porated for 90 years and the purpose
is to hold and lease property. 1t Is
CAPITALIZED at $4,000. The associa-
ton is formed by ". V. Powers. T. J.
Glynn. c. ID. Martin. A. f. Walsh,
william ]. Gordon. Fred b. Sharon
and T. F. Halligan.
Divorce Petirion-Through her at |
torneys. Scott & Scott. Sarah La Plant
has filed original notice against Jo-
seph La Plant asking for divorce and
charging him with cruel and inhuman !
treatment and adultery.
Alleged adultery and cruel and in
human treatment Nina c. Purdy Satur-
day filed. through her tttorney. w. VI. /
Chamberlain. original notice against 4
Harry c. Purdy, asking divorce.
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manwaring in Chicago Jail-"Jock'
Manwaring. one of the leading char
acters OF Davenpcrt's former tender
olin, former proprietor of the famous
dance hall on Second street, and later
proprietor OF the notorious Camp Joy
on the Illinois side, is in Jail in Cook
county. serving a six months term in
the Bridewell. Jock" was given the
long sentence IN municipal court after
he had beaten his wife and sold a
horse belonging to another man. He
f. widely known in the tri-cities and
more recently for the tesu-
mony given by him before the Rock
Island grand jury in the case against
Sheriff o. L. Bruner. Jock" was
brought to Rock Island in January,
1913, and used as a witness by the
sheriffs political enemies who were
seeking then to have him indicted.
swore that the sheriff had
aiken his diamond ring for his release
from fail. An Indictment was drawn
,n the strength of his story but IT was
one of the first to be quashed when
arguments were heard in circuit court.
Local FIFTH 10 20 rNdNC'
The Hawkeye Advertising company. a
local concern, has been awarded the
contract for all advertising space on
the cars OF the Tri-City Railway COM
oany and all OF the three interurbans
out OF the tri-cities. as we'll
ss for the street cars in Muscatine.
This advertising being now IN the
hands OF local people. will undoubted-
v prove more satisfactory than here
c.ore. The officers OF the company
ire T. w. Griggs. president and II. w.
IeIberg, general manager.
Obituary Record-Following an Ii
less OF several years duration, Mrs.
Margaret Ruhr. 70 years old. died at
he home OF her daughter, Mrs. Carl
,ichter. 1920 Perry street. Deceased
vas born June 20, 1888 in Hausbach'
ei Luves, Germany. and came to
Lmerica, directly 10 Covington'
". when 16 years old. There she
,as married in the year 1859 to Ber-
ard Kuhr, who died &c years ago. In
ne year 1891 she came to Davenport
nd has since made her home here.
urviying are three daughters, Mrs.
oufs Gerwe, Mrs. Theresa Hermann
nd Mrs. Carl Richter, all OF Daven- =,
ort and two sons, Bernard Kuhr of -
ansas City. Mo, and Francis Kuhr g