Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-11

Escapes Wntie OrIcerS WdtI- Etu
Miller. aged q. escaped after being
hauled out of his bed while two Off
GERS were waiting for him. officers
Estes and Brown went TO Miller's
home on East Fourteenth street to ar
rest Miller. He was called out of his
bed and while the policemen were
waiting for him 10 put on his shoes
Miller made a dash for liberty. Two
shots were fired at him by the officers
I but he succeeded In GLIDING them and
he has not as yet been captured. Mil
Ter was wanted on complaint OF a
companion who charged him with
shaking him down" II IS claimed by
the companion that while he and Mil
Ter were engaged in wrestling the lat
ter took S11O out OF his pocket. II
/ is asserted that 81 was given back,
but that Miller kept the dime.
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Gets Wireless News-The Lincoln
/ Telephone News. q neat booklet pub
lished in Nebraska. comes to Daven-
port with an illustrated article by T.
e. Rice. traffic engineer OF the Lincoln
I Telephone company, describing
wireless receiving station which Mr..
Rice has Installed in his own yard and
house. Mr. Rice Is n son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva Rice OF 1906 Fulton avenue.
He graduated from the Davenport
high school the year before II was re-
moved to the present building. TAX
ing a course In electricity by cores
pondence he later worked for a time
for the Peoples Power company here [
and then went to Lincoln, where he /
secured work with the telephone com I
pany and rose from the bottom OF the 4
ladder To his present responsible posi- I
ton as traffic engineer. Mr.. Rice sets I
his watch every day by catching the 4
signal sent out at p. m. from the gov
eminent station at Arlington. Va. He |
can also catch the bulletins OF German
war news sent out by the high power
station at Sayville. L. /.
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Father Toner In Des Moines-Rev.
George Toher. who was born and
reared in Davenport. has been appoint
ed pastor of a new parish in Des
Moines by Bishop Bowling. the head
OF the Catholic diocese of Des Moines
The Capitol extension Improvement in
that city involved the destruction of
the Church OF the Visitation of which
Father Nugent. the distinguished ora
tor. is the pastor. Bishop Bowling
then decided to divide the Visitation
parish into two parishes. Father MI
gent to be pastor at one and Father
Tcher pastor of the other. New
churches will be built in each parish.
Father Toher has been pastor OF the
parish at Shenandoah. Iowa, for over
eight years. having been appointed to
the passionate by Bishop Davis before
the Davenport diocese was divided.
Father Toher is the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Toher. After fin
lshing his grammar school work at ST
Mary's parochial school. he went to
St Ambrose college. completing his
at St Paul seminary In
St Paul. where he was also ordained.
The promotion is a splendid recogni-
ion OF his capabilities. Father Toher
IS visiting for few days with his
brother, II j. Toher. in this city.
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Institute OF Sunday Schoois-An 8
Sunday schools OF the city and vicinity ]
Ire invited to attend the school insti- c
ute. which this year Is to be held in I
he Edwards Congregational church. I
Tenth and Perry streets, Feb. Is and
q The institute will open with a ban a
Iuet Saturday evening. Feb I3. pro-
ram for which VIII appear later. In s
edition to interesting local speakers. c
Y. d. Stem. the state secretary for s
owa. Will be present and deliver an Z
ddress. All Sunday school workers o
an attend the banquet by securing a
lckets and notifying Miss Elsie Paw 1 a
en- or Miss corneiia Anderson. D
Man Injured In Fall OF Wsson-Ed
iced. driver. sustained bruises on e
he head when he fell from a wagon a; a
econd and LeCIaire streets. Joe n
nyder. an arsenal employee, also sus- a