Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22

Junk Dealers Lose IN Flre.-f Ire,
supposed to have started from spon-
taneous combustion among rags dam
aged to the extent of $500 frame
structure at 425 East Third street,
owned by n. Alter and occupied by
the Davenport Iron and Metal COM
pany, junk dealers. Had it not been
for persistent work of the fire depart
ment, the residence owned by Lee
Beauchaine, adjoining the Alter build
ing, would have been destroyed. There
was no insurance On the building
burned. Several times the Beauchaine
house caught fire, ind the firemen were
Obliged to spend much time in saving
this building. The burning of quanti-
ties of rags and of feather beds stored
in the Alter building created an in
tensely suffocating and offensive
smoke in which the firemen worked
with difficulty.
New Directors for Y. Nj. c. Alive |
additional members have been added |
to the board of directors of the Y. M. |
C. A. The new directors are J. C. |
Mohl, F. T. Parmele, E. H. Hall, Will |
liam Hoersch and l.. B. Craig.
Licensed to Wed.-John P. Peterson
of Sheffild, H., and Title Cable, Ke
vance, H.; Ernest A. Bauer and Ro-
sauna Golden, both OF Davenport. John
P. Peterson of Sheffield, Ill, and Title
Col Of rriad hy |
Justice W. r. Names.
44th Anniversary Davenport Tenn
for celebrating the 44th an
niversary of the battle of Gravelotte
we're made at the meeting Of the Ger
man Kempfgenossen of 1901. The
will be held Aug. 16. Ru-
lolph Hebbeln. John Kruse and Gustav
Noble were appointed committee tC
arrange for the event. DR.. August .
;. Richter was selected as financial
secretary. {
Gunman is Held to Grand Jury !
George eating, charged with as S
ault with intent to commit murder, !
vas arraigned before Police Magis- S
d6 IlOuuC"lS DOuAu ONSl " Tie
rand jury under $1,000 bonds. which
e was unable to furnish. He was re- d
handed TO the county Jail. h
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Water Company Lives Up to Agree L
,ent-ln compliance with the Daven- n
ort Water company's new franchise 1
nd the resolutions passed by the city G
ouncil Dec. 8, 1913, the water COM n
any has laid 7,240 lineal feet of 12- C
lch pipe as part of first installment V
S directed by the city council and o
nown as Black Hawk extension. r
Case Set for September Court-The -
Use of Leon Estes versus the Betten-
orf company for $4,000 damages,
lied before Judge House yesterday
orning. was assigned for trial as the -
st case of the September term of
'urt. Plaintiff alleges that he was
jured April %, 1913, while working
the Bettendorf shops.
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National Skat Delegates Chosen
aus Kuehl. II. +. Volquardsen and
srman OetZmann were chosen dele
ties to the National Skat tournament
be held in Milwaukee, juno 13. IA.
at meeting of the Davenport Skat
10 at Inter den Linden. pc
Permits issued-Building No
rmits were issued as follows: To ha
'nry Hoist for one story frame I'll,
cling. s2,soo. Eighteenth between co,
airie and Brady. for Mrs. Murray: wa
Henry Hoist for $500 remodeling ha,
at Sheridan and Hayes for e. A ne,
irner; to John Wagner for $500 one " a
ry frame dwelling at Paramount Do
niue between Rockingham road and the
y Lane; to Christ Steen for $500, res
story frame dwelling. Hancock dit
nue.. between Pine and Lincoln, for !
INK A. Remersheid. cen
% fal,
'iVorce Granted by Judge Donegan Sta
decree of divorce was granted +