Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

Rev. Sawyer May Besign-Rev. Mott
/ r. Sawyer. former general secretary of
the Davenport y. NJ. c. A.. accompa-
MED by his wife and daughter. Ruth
I LaRue Sawyer, has arrived in Dayen-
( port from Cincinnati where Mr.. Saw
yer is pastor of the exclusive Avon
dale Presbyterian church. He has an
nouuCed that there is probability Of
. his rendering his resignation unless
. certain policies which he has formu-
lated are complied with. The mem
. hers are divided on the question, and
. the matter will be renewed next Jan
uary, when action viii he taken. At
. present Mr.. Sawyer and his family are
( in the city as the guests of J. /. Tay-
/ lor, SIS East Fourteenth street.
Firemen Cuts Wrist Artery-His
( foot slipping on the curbing, Charles
I z. Kessler, fireman at the Central sta
ton fell against the fire hydrant and
the artery in his left wrist was brOk-
en- The accident occurred as kessIer
was on the way to supper. He walked
/ to a doctors office and the gap in the
artery closed. He is on the job today
Edens Breaks an Arm i'm Cranking-
Street Commissioner Herman Edeus
Of the city Of Davenport fractured his
right arm at the wrist when cranHng
the car Of J. W. Crowley Of the board
Of public works on the river front Sat
urday. Or. G. M. Middleton, city ply
stefan, was summoned, and he set the
fractured bones.
CoIored Man Is Seriously Hurt by
Whites Cnt-Eugene Green, a colored
moving contractor. is lying at his
home, 316 West Fifth street. as q re-
suit Of stab in the chest from D. F.
DrOz, a white man. The knife, used by
the white man. penetrated the chest of
the negro and the extent OF his in
iuries has not as yet been determined.
Droz and Green met on the corner of
Fourth and Ripley streets last night.
Green asked Droz for money, which he
claimed the white man owed him for
moving his household furniture some
time ago, Here's money" said Droz,
according to the drayman, as he fash
ed a small roll or currency, but I
won't give it to you" With this state
ment Green grasped for the money. In
doing so Droz slashed his hand with
knife He then chased the driver, who
had turned TO run, and stabbed him
with the knife. The coIored man was
taken TO his home at once and he
gave police the name and a descrip-
ton Of his assailant- Detectives Brady
and Bishop later came upon the white
man and arrested him. He is now In
custody pending the outcome of the
negroes injuries.
Obituary Record-The funeral OF
Claus stoltenberg, pioneer, aged 81,
was held today. The body was Gre
mated. Mr.. Stoltenberg was born in
W1sch, Prostei, Holstein, Germany,
April /. 1881. and came here with his
father. Hans Stoltenberg. and his
brothers and sisters, when Is years of
age. His mother had died shortly be-
fore. The family landed at New Or
leans in 1S47. and came up the Mis-
sissippi TO Scott county. and settled in
Davenport township, five miles north
west Of the city. in the vicinity still
called Probstef He leaves to mourn
HIS loss, his wife, Mrs. Anna StoIten-
berg, and sister. Mrs. Doris Klindt
of Wyoming, besides a number of
nephews, nieees and other relatives.
All the brothers and sisters who help
ed GO e1esS Scott county Land Of it's