Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-29
The Day i'm Davenport

Cannot Attend Funeral OF slother,-
Blinded in both eyes by flying chunks
Of steel and confined 10 a bed in st.
Luke's hospital Henry Kramer, retir-
cd farmer. Of Lost Nation, Iowa, yes
terday was told the sad news that his
mother had just died Hammer plead
cd pitifully with his physician and
the hospital attendants begging that
he he allowed to attend his mothers
funeral. which will be held at Lost Ma
ton. Tis request was necessarily re
fused as his condition is still precar-
ious and he will be confined TO his bed
i for several weeks vet. Several years
ago Hammer was working over a pipe
and was struck in the optic by piece
Of steel, losing his sight in. one eye
A few days ago he suffered d second
accident exactly similar to the first.
/ Mrs. Daniel Hammer. the mother, died
of la grippe at O'clock yesterday
morning, She was 81 years Of age.
Real Estate Transfers Following
i are warranty deeds fled at the court
house.
II. 2. Jones aad wife to H. c, Dit
mann, lots and 8, block 8 Westbolme
third addition. Consideration, $500.
Wilhelmina Heuer To Nicklaus
/ Heuer, southeast quarter OF the north
west quarter OF section II, Davenport
township,
+ William H. Bargmann and wife 10
! Charles Endorf, west 50 feet OF lot i.
block 8. FaFnam street first addition.
I Consideration. s5.S00.
Abraham Ro(bschid ct al. to Will
liam H. Harrison, west 4G12 feet Of
/ lot 0 block 9. Aliens second addition,
/ ". II. Harrison and wife to Abra-
uam Rothschiid, ct al, part OF let /
anG lot ., block s, Noels addition
Leaves Estate to Nine Children
/ Special requests Of $4,000 each are
made to the four unmarried daugh-
/ ters Of the Iate Mrs, Agnes I.orenzen,
! by the terms Of her will fled for pro-
bate yesterday by Attorney Alfred c.
, Mueller. These daughters are Marie,
! Laura, Herla aud Hilda Lorenzen.
I They also inherit the homestead and
/ furnishings After the above special
! requests have been provided for, the
remainder OF the estate is to be di
vided in equal shares among the seven
children, Marie, Laura, Herla and
/ Hilda Loreuzeu, Martha Brandt, Elsie
| Dueser and Paul Lorenzen and the tw0
stepchildren. Mrs. Elise Berger and
Theodore Lorenzeu. The testament
which is dated April %, 1919, appoints
the German Trust company as exeeu-
tor.
tlnm In Davenport IL Live Here.
after. Wooiworth Clunl. secretary o1
the Greater Iowa association, has come
:. back. He is going 10 live in Dayen-
port. The Greater lows association
! requires that his headquarters shall
!, be in Clinton, but Mr.. Cium has dis
. covered he can still hold his Job II hs
lives iii AtEFGIpI t. &fAI EH itE AHs
moved hts family into his old HON,
|, IN Camp Mcclellan and will so hac1
/. and forth TO work on the l. & l. inter
, urban Mr., Clum viii be remembered
. here as the former secretary Bf tn
Greater Davenport committee.
Coaderys Divorced. a decree an
inulling the marriage Of Walter n
, CoWdeFy and Agnes Cowdery has beer
: issued by Judge Theophilus. Raalf
0ttesen was the attorney for the plain
. tiff. Mrs. cowdery.
d
Leaves Vile as Ynietiie TeGen,
Leaving his wife as a Christmas pres
. ent Grover Williams. aH autonobii
salesman. is still absent and SO ia
bis Whereabouts are unknown to il