Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-09
DAY IN DA NEWPORT

, Presbyterian church here. now OF
I Hoopestown, Ill. will Oficiate.
Licensed to Wed.-Roscoe E. SAWS
towsky and Frieda L. Schoonig, both
of Davenport; August A. Brus of Mays
Vile and Mary J. Gasseling OF Walcott;
Frank Siegfried and Minnie NJ. POLITE,
both of Davenport; Thomas F. Gillon
and Martha Raap. both of Davenport;
Harry r. Feeney and Lillian G. Wiese.
Davenport, and Earl X. Mathieson of
Winfield, Iowa, and Dorothy Watkins of
Fort Worth, Texas.
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Ticket Seller Had Suspicious of
Man.-Because a ticket seller had susi-
picions of him when he had a consider
able amount OF money in the depot, Roy
Ketcham. who claimed he had been
cultured and refined by a complete
course az the University of Illinois,
was arrested last night and a Today
sentence suspended over him. Ketch-
am denied ne was looking for the mon
ey. saying he was waiting for a friend.
He was told 10 leave town immediate
Iy.
Sturm, With Remade Leg. Returns
HOme.-Lew Sturm who was operated
upon by Dr.. Bendixen several weeks
ago. when eight inches of the left leg
bone was transferred 10 the right leg
to iii a gap caused by a break. was
taken home from St. LUke's hospital
yesterday afternoon. His condition is
excellent. although he viii not be able
TO rest his weight on the reconstruct I
ed leg bone for several weeks. Sturm 4
lives At 1926 West Sixth street.
Blackhawk Hotel Buys More Prop I
erty.-The Miller Hotel company, les
sees Of the New Blackhawk. has pur- I
chased Of the Koch estate the prop
erty adjoining the hotel on the east
known as 2I2 East Third street. 1t
viii be remembered by many Daven-
porters as being the famous old Ozark.
conducted for some years by Sam
stuckey. The property has frontage
1f 2S feet on Third street and a depth
lf $50 feet. II contains a three story
brick building. Already the ground
has been leased TO the Purcell Print
ug company. whose plant on Main
street was recently destroyed by fire
Residence apartments are located on
he second and third floors. In their
lew location the Purcell Printing
company viii have a thoroughly mod
srn and up-to-date printing establish
nent. New machinery and presses Of
he latest design have been purchased
md VIII be Installed Immediately upon
heir arrival. While the Miller Hotel
.ompany has not announced the price
'aid for the property. it is understood
o be in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
Explains MiN-Up in Fire Alarm
'ity Electrician Downing yesterday ex-
'lained how the fire department was
Sunday afternoon 10 Grand
curt and fremont avenue while the
re in reality was at 2512 Boies street
IT. Downing states an excited woman
allied up central and said there was a !
re at her place. Central told her TO
all 377 which is the Gamewell switch ,
GARD number at the city hall The ,
oman, however. failed 10 do so. where =.
pom central referred her to the chief ,
perator and the latter in turn con- !
ected her with the Gameweu switch /
oard. The operator there. so he I
tates. by reason of the woman being ;
xcited, could not understand her .
iearly. He thought she said fremont =
venue and Court street and spelled
ut both names over the wire. To each s
anne. so the operator claims. the wom- ,
n answered yes" He therefore call r
1 the department 20 the wrong loca- I
on =