Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-17

Burke Held to Grand Jury.-Earl
Burke, the negro who is charged with
shooting and seriously woundiug Es-
Their Lee Johnson, negro woman, at
225 East Fourth street, was bound
over to the grand jury with bonds
fixed at $4,000 by Phil Daum, acting
magistrate, in police court yesterday
afternoon Burke was brought before
the magistrate for preliminary hear
ing on the charge Of assault with in
tent TO commit murder.
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Street Tar Men Elect Officers, At
the annual election Of officers Of local
division No. 3l2 Of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of America, the
following were chosen:
President-Oscar Carstens.
Vice president-A. f. BaIdridge
Recording secretary F. Bovker.
Financial secretary-Chris Chris
Jensen.
Executive commrtee-A. Z. Bald
ridge, Chris Christensen, James n.
Coleman. c. F. HALL J. NJ. Peck, Fl,
B. Lane. David F. Eggert F. a,
Pasch, Ed F. Essler
An entertainment committee was
appointed by the president consisting
of George E. Huntley. William
Harms. c. r. Hall, r. W Murray and
George Thoeming.
Five Licenses Issued couples
were issued marriage licenses yes
terday from the office of the clerk Of
district court. Emil F. Schroeder.
They were Victor Creno and Maud
Baxter of Granville, Ill; Julius N.
Kriege and Inez Bollinger, both Of
Davenport; William Grace Of Dixon,
Iowa, and Mile Thede, also Of Dixon;
H. W. Lendt of Walcott and Lulu
Gross of Davenport. and Arthur E.
Guy Of Davenport and Adeiia \. Dam
mann OF Eldridge, Iowa.
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Obituary Record Andrew ]. Dali,
rs wears old, q native OF Germany,
died Yesterday at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs L. Ruge, l4l0 West
Pleasant street, after a lingering ill
ness. Deceased was born in Sehles-
wig-Holstein. Germany, Oct 20, 1887.
He was married in the old country TO
Miss Anna Helms on Nov. Il. 1865.
Twenty-Five years ago the couple came
to Davenport. He is survived by his
wife and seven children. The children
are Nicholas and Andrew Dali and
Mrs. Charles Mason of Moline Peter
Dali of Sunbury, Iowa, John Dali Of
Durant, Iowa, Mrs, Hennlng Stahi and
Mrs. l.. Ruge, the latter two of DAY.
export. Funeral services will be held
at o'clock Sunday afternoon from
the home Of his daughter. 1410 West
Pleasant street, under the auspices of
the Danish Brotherhood lodge, with
interment in Paramount cemetery. Mr..
Dali had been a member Of the Dan
ish brotherhood for over "A years.
Leroy A. PAIL, 20 years old, died
Yesterday at Mercy hospital after a
lingering Illness. He resided in Blue
Grass. The funeral will take place at
1880 o'clock Sunday afternoon from
the Blue Grass church with interment
in Blue Grass cemetery.
William Titus, a well known restau-
rant man of this city, died yesterday
at his home. 3071a Harrison street
following a brief Illness. He had been
seriously i'll for but few weeks, al
though during the past few years mis-
health had been deteriorating. For
over II years he was engaged In bust
ness in this city. coming here from
Cordova. Ill There are surviving
three children. Mrs. Verna Swanson
OF Moline. Miss Bessie Titus of Rock
Island and James Titus of Davenport
besides four sisters. one brother and
three grandchildren. Funeral sery-
ices were held al 1.Se this afternoon
al the Hill funeral chapel. and at