Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
DAY IN DA NEWPORT

> A gang of hoboes broke into the Harri-
son school, Fourth and Ripley streets
Wednesday night, and sought shelter
for the night in the boiler room. The
heat was not as plentiful as might be
expected, and one of the dodgers
: turned on what he believed to be a
steam faucet A huge stream of hot
water gushed forth, and not caring to
scald themselves, the hoboes depart
ed without attempting to check the
: flow. When the janitor arrived he
found the boiler room under several
feet of water, which created consider
able damage.
Chief Pursues Fleet Fugitive
Chief of Police Hans Schramm dis
tinguished himself yesterday after
noon when he captured prisoner
after an exciting and lengthy foot
race through the down town streets.
At headquarters it was discovered
that the victim was an ex-convict who
was only released from the Fort
Madison penitentiary last Saturday.
He gave his name as William Yearick.
The chiefs attention was attracted
when he saw Yearick going from
store to store and observed that
various pedestrians were stopped. 1t
developed that the man was attempt
ing to dispose of various novelties
manufa ctured in the penitentiary.
Yearick had four bottles of whisky
on his person and was semi-intoXicat-
ed, according to the police.
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Hoffman Denied Another Trial-Ed-
ward Hoffman was yesterday afternoon
denied a new trial by Judge L. ]. Ho-
ran in district court. TIE decision
was made after Attorney C. II. Muir
ply for the defendant had argued on
his written motion for new trial. Mr..
Murphy argued that the jurors had
not considered the second degree
phases which enter into a case of this
character in rendering the verdict of
first degree. He said that there might
be sufficient evidence to show passion
and not generalization.
ST. Katharine's Closes Today-St.
! Katharine's school closed today for
the Christmas holidays. The teachers
plan to spend the holidays with par
ents or friends out of the city. the sis
ter superior and assistant sisters to
remain at the school. The kinder
garten of the school, with its 16 little
tots, and the primary department.
which has about a dozen enrolled, will
have its Christmas tree and
entertainment in the kinder
garten room, when there will be a tree
and gifts for the children. The first
| Sunday, Jan. 10, after the reopening Of
school-the girls returning on Jan. 6
will have a special program of
! Christmas carols at the vesper service
at o'clock in st. Mary's chapel.
Eagles Vote S25 to Christmas Tree
! At meeting of the Davenport lodge
] of Eagles. a fine endorsement was
given the Municipal Christmas tree
project. By unanimous vote, the lodge
members decided to contribute SIS to
/ the enterprise. This sum will be turn
ed over to the Lend-a-Hand club and
made to apply to the general fund. The
expenses of the Municipal Christmas
tree project are considerable more
than at first anticipated. The gener-
Gus spirit of the Eagles is therefore
greatly appreciated. 1t is believed
more fraternal orders in the city will
become good fellows" and assist the
movement. The Eagles also voted $40
20 Ned Lee for the West Side Settle
ment.
Obituary Record-News was re-
ceived here by Ignatius Schmidt,
deputy Scott county recorder, of the
death of his mother, Mrs. Maria Agatha |
Schmidt. which occurred in Kempten,
Bavaria, Germany, Nov. IS. Owing |
to the strict censorship and the abb
sence of the German cable the news |
was communicated to relatives IN this |
country by letter and il was a month |
in arriving here Mrs. Schmidt was |
for many years a resident of Daven-
port. Born in Bavaria, Aug. 10, 1884, /
she came to Davenport in January of
1867. Her husband Joined the United
States army in 1870 and was in cam
paigns in Wyoming, Montana and the
south for 10 years. Returning to Dav-
export in 1880 they resided here for
almost a quarter of a century when
they returned to their native land.
They settled in kempten, Bavaria, in
1902. Mr.. Schmidt. Sr.. is still living.
Rev. Francis /. Moffatt OF Arlington
avenue passed away suddenly yester-
day at his home. Deceased was born
in Newcastle. Pa. Sept. s. 1885. His
first pastorate was in his native state.
the exact location of which is not
known. He then came TO Illinois,
where he settled as pastor of church
at Atkinson, for over IL years. II was
while there that he met Miss Eliza
beth A Orr to whom he was married
Dec. II. 1878. To this union was born
seven children, six of whom survivei