Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-31

Call Extended for Labor Meet
Mayor Alfred C. Mueller announced
the personnel of the citizens commit
tee, members OF which have been in
vited to attend a meeting to be held
|, in the council chamber of the city
hall Monday night to discuss the pro-
posed bond issue and the problem OF
Davenport's unemployed. In the Sc
lection of the committee the mayors
y aim has been 20 invite various citi-
zens from every walk of life. The
meeting will be called at S p. m. and
will not be public. Those invited TO at
tend are: p. T. walsh, J. w. Fuller.
Matthew German, Judge Nathaniel
French. Will G. Moth, Irving Norwood.
| Charles Grilk. William II. Korn, Will
/ liam Gehrmann, Ralph Cram, Fred
/ fischer. E. p. Adler. Adolph Petersen,
! Thomas Glyln, Charles Shuler, c. a.
Ficke. p. y. Jacobsen, Jr., r. A Ev-
ans. II. c. Blackwell, William Heuer.
r. b. Harmed, W. =. Petersen, Mike
Wenzel. Z. l.. Goff and Chris Kuehl. |
The above citizens will meet with the
mayor. and representatives OF the city /
council, levee commission and park |
board. The matter Of free employ
ment bureau. contemplated by the city. |
the proposed bond issue for improve !
meat work and other important ques-
tons will be up for discussion, the |
idea being to provide work for DSven-
ports unemployed during the fall and !
winter.
Workman Falls of Derrick. - Law
renee Garland, 422 1-3 West Second
street, an empioye OF the Morton Salt
company, received minor injuries on
the river front at the foot of Farnam
street, when he lost his balance and
fell from the top of a derrick. The
mans left ankle was fractured and
he was bruised considerably about
the body. He was conveyed to Mercy
hospital in the police ambulance.
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Have Annual Plcnic.-The annual
picnic given by Browns Business col
lege was held at DEVILS Glen. Abou;
200 attended. A football game was
played in which the stereotype and
shorthand students defeated the book
keeping students, 6 to .. Games and
races followed and several bonfires
were built where wienies and coffee
were served.
Orphans Home Choir to Sing.-The
Orphans Home choir of 80 members,
under the direction of Mrs. Ida r. Cul-
berson. will sing at st. Johns NJ. E.
Sunday school next Sunday morning :
at $3.50. Master Walter Judd, men,
Der OF the choir. will sing a tenor solo.
Next Sunday will be observed as tenn
perance Sunday and the first half
hour will be given over 10 song ser
vice.
Paul Mcmeans a Cattle Expert
Miss Ida Burrows has been pleased to
hear OF the success OF Paul McMeans,
a former student at the Ida institute.
Paul has answered the call of back
10 the farm" and is herdsman of the
big Shamrock herd OF Aberdeen Angus
cattle, which is making It's owner,
Judge l.. II. Small. famous down in
the Panhandle country. where IL cap
tured most OF the honors at The big
cattle shows. A Texas exchange men,
tons Paul as "an expert in his line"
and says his pockets were bullying
with ribbons when the herd captured
one grand champion premium. four
champion and II first premiums at
he Panhandle fair. In fact. he is dip
ping into the business himself and
some OF his own cattle were among
he prize winners.
Suits for Divoree.-Suit for divorce
las been filed in district court by
George Rogers against Bertha Rog- {
rs. on statutory grounds. The peti- q
ion states they were married May 81. n
913. I
Suit for divorce has been filed by y
Dorothy Stoddard against II. Albert c
;toddard on the ground OF cruel and c
nhuman treatment. They were mar =
led In Vinton, Iowa, July II. 1905.
Suit for divorce has been filed by G
adie Vrooman against her husband,
;eorge l. Vrooman. They were mar q
led IN Davenport July ~. 1907. and b
eparated in 1913. The ground is =
rueI and inhuman treatment 81
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Suit on Note-Olive Sabine has In 81
tituted action for recovery Of 81 900
LEGGED to be due on a note from Sam. II
Ell and Endora Gleadall- The note b
'as assigned TO the plaintiff by the e
rig.naI holder. II was drawn June Y,
4. 1910. aud payable June IA, 1912. '.
nd was due with interest Oct. rs. 1914. q,
he plaintiff asks for Sl,262.60 due on