Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
DAY IN DA VENPORI

tenant governor as a running mate to /
Mr.. Hammond. One extraordinary
of the new secretary is |
his linguistic ability.
Fred Aitendorf Is Hotel Chef.-Fred |
Altendorf, who has been proprietor
of the inn at Schuetzen park in this
city. has accepted the position of cher
at the Hotel Davenport and took
charge of this department at the no.
tel Yesterday. MIR. Altendorf was for
merlv at the Outing club. He Will
retain his connection with SchuetZen
park.
Packey PheIan Home at Last-Detec'
tive Packey Phelan who has witnessed
an important legal battle in Los An
eeles. Cal. for several weeks past, ar
rived home early yesterday. He was
unable to take the northern route
through the Rockies. because the line
was snowbound, and upon taking the
southern route was held up for several
days by washouts. Mr.. Phelan left
Davenport on the 21st day of Novem-
her to bring back Ernest Reed, arrest
ed in Los Angeles on charge of de-
frauding a LeClaire man out of several
hundred dollars on crooked land
deal. Reeds attorney put UP stubborn
fight against extraditior, the case be
| ing heard in two district courts and
federal court in Los Angeles. The case
was then carried to the court OF APP
peals in San Francisco, and will be
heard early in February.
O.
/ Falls In Aereement-Frank Hyde.
| $40 Gaines street, was arrested by
Detective Bishop on charge or lar
ceny by embezzlement and arralgned
in police court, his case being con-
tfnued until Jan. 5. Hyde has been
selling neckties for K. NJ. Roberts, &C
cording TO the police, and is alleged 10
have held out SIS from his collections.
dating from Nov. 25 to Dec. %. The
defendant claims there was an agree
ment by which he was not compelled
| to settle until Jan. 5.
| Woman In Urgent Need-Chiei
| Schramm received telegram from
Mrs. Arthur Gehhardt of Jacksonville
Fla, enlisting the aid of the police In
an attempt to locate her husband, Dr.
Arthur Gebhardt, student at the Uni
versal Chiropractic college. The tele
gram conveyed the information that a
child had died and the mother was
| without funds to care for the burial
Several kilograms sent to the doctor
have ELECTED no response. The authori
ties learned that the doctor was in the
east. Messages to Pittsburgh, his sup
posed destination, have failed to reach
him.
Licensed to Wed-Franz E. Luet
and Margaret Speth, both of Eldridge
William E. Rohr OF Welisville, N. Y.
and Goldie o. Joy of Alta Vista, Kan.
Four Births-The following birth!
were registered at the city hall: Mr.
and Mrs Peter Canter. S3211 West Sec
ond street, boy; Mr.. and Mrs. G. Vol
Maur, 331 Mississippi avenue, boy
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hasson. TBS Yves
Third street, boy; Mr.. and Mrs. Loui
Pomperin. 2S16 fremont avenue. girl
New Court Clerk Names Assistant
- Miss Clara Lueschen, daughter of Joha
R. Lueschen, 1922 Washington street
. will succeed Miss Lura Parker a
!. stenographer and assistant to the clerl
of court.
II Obituary Reeord-Mrs. Mathild
Griesing, a resident here since tn
year 1891, died at the family home
. 1871 West Third street. after lingel
. ing illness, at the age of IS years. d.
: ceased was born Aug. z. 1929. in Dit
) marschen. Schleswig Holstein. Ge
: many. In the year 1891 she came t
the United States and to Davenpor
She has resided here since that tim
!. 4 The survivors are two sons. Afbel
!. and 5Ernest Griesing, both OF this cit,
4fbe4iAes several nephews and niecess
= Hcal Hnapttzl Wednesday nigh
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