Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-29
DAY IN DA NEWPORT

Police Find Runaway.-Edward Kill
1925 Harrison street, who has been
missing since April 10, has been To-
Gated at Adel, Iowa, and will soon
have been restored to his mother. The
Davenport police received telephone
message from the Abel marshal, stat
ing that the missing lad had been
placed under arrest. Edward ran away
from his Davenport home April 10. and
was captured a few days afterward at
Boone, Iowa. The Boone authorities
bought the boy a ticket and put him
on board a train bound for his home.
The runaway had not seen enough Of
the world, however, and leaving the
train at the next station, made his get
away. The local authorities received
a report that the boy was headed for
California. Immediately cards were
issued by Chief Schramm. bearing
description OF the missing boy, and Of
fering q 500 reward for his discovery.
The Adel marshal recognized the boy
from the cards sent out and nabbed
him.
Shanty Boat in Road.-Municipa
improvements in the ancient city OF
Rockingham, once a contender for the
county seat of Scott county, are at
standstill, and all because an old fish
erman, Tom Eaton, cannot see the
light of the city beautiful idea. Tom
erected for himself what he consid-
cred a comfortable residence five or
six years ago. The residents of Rock
ingham term IL IAN old shanty boat"
and say II is an eyesore and should
be either eliminated or eradicated, or
both. Mayor Fritz Meinburg OF Rock
ingham has taken up the matter in
behalf of the Jealous citizenship. Yes
terday His Honor came to Davenport
and swore out a warrant for Eaton's
arrest before Justice Phil Daum.
charging that Eaton was maintaining
a nuisance, obstructing the public
highways by putting a building there
on without the consent of the author
tiles" Constable Phil Kahles served
the warrant and the obstruction of
municipal improvements in the an
cient city of Rockingham is to be
fought out. The shanty boat extends
out into the river road. the main thor
oughfore into Rockingham. This road
is to be graded and re-surfaced.
Peacemaker Given Earthquakes
ed are the peacemakers," but Earl z.
Brown disagrees. Several days ago
John Golden gave his wife $50 to de-
posit in the savings bank. Later he
discovered that the coin had not been
SO disposed OF. according to the police, |
but had been spent in divers and mys-
terious ways. The couple was having
a wordy argument, and fearing that
the woman in distress was about TO be |
injured, Brown INTERVIEWED. Imme- |
diately Golden turned upon the peace |
maker and administered fearful beat |
ing. The irate man was arrested on |
an assault and battery charge, and in !
police court paid a fine of $1o.35.
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Gets Into Wrong Pew.-In an excit. |
ing race with the stork, DR.. T. d. Star
buck. 40s West Fifteenth street, |
dashed into the wrong front yard and |
was stopped in his precipitate flight |
by the attack OF savage bull dog. The |
dog. the mother of four big young |
puppies. resented the rude intrusion |
into the privacy OF her family and |
fastened her teeth in the doctors left |
leg, bit out a good sized piece of
flesh. The wound proved exceedingly |
painful. and the dogs owner, J.. Smith. |
636 East Tenth street, was placed un-
der arrest, charged with harboring a |
Vicious dog. However, DR.. Starbuck |
was not inclined TO prosecute Mr.. |
Smith, and the case was continued in.
definitely. Although slightly battered. |