Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-01
DAY IN DAV NEWPORT

Church Receives Dillon Request -
. The beauest % 81 900 made by the late
Judge uIlou 90 tho First Christian
church 10 memory % bis mother has
been received 81 the Davenport saw
iurs bank ds this city and viii BE- turn
81 over Co the general church fund
i The moacy was not Left 90 the church
Tor auy stated purpose. and lts use
| viii b. decided later. 90 being mean
while tffl in che general church funds
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I Furniture Strewn By Runaway Team
Furniture was rfrrvr iu tfr street.
. between Flf,h and Seventh on Gaines
Yesterday aaFa O. team owned nE J-
". Carstrrs aad driven by T. ~. Raw
ercrafr Fan away. The wagon was
heavily laden wlth furniture. The
team ran into the gates 40 Fifth street
and one horse was somewhat injured
The driver vas uot hurt
Released From Trrnrhss Gilbert
Lancaster. o. Davenport boy Hho enc
listed with the allies at the outbreak
% che war. has been granted his re-
lease on request 90 the United states
srserrmeuf ou sE1w.uE that De vas
auErr 60 yssrs % aEg. The boy Joined
Csc E-eiisE array against ths wiEles
o. g. ls m1rErT and the relatives have
r1f heard frCm bi@ sluce be vent
siF-st-
Obiiua-y Record Paul 2. srhipp-
tlaan. nF~t 81 years. passed away az
che bone e bis niece. 3irt- Nlehkc
Ehi~rs. &C go Gaines street. after "a
lingering uinrsa. Use was born CO.
H1ist~in. Germany. oct. -. ltfT. and
cane 90 this eogntry iu isf5. and direct
90 scott county. Whrrr Be has since
made bic home For many y~arH he
vas g wriEhuastar Tor tire Haiiisan
Coal coa.pzuy. and several vvars ago
retired iir tE survived ~ one broth
e.. wilhelm. % Hoisteiu. Iowa. and
two sisters. Johanna seaippmauu. in
Germany. and Hfrs. KATRINA Eracht %
westsi9e. Iowa
Third Class P0stonicr-Thc Grtten-
dorf possoacr has bern advanced %
che Classification os q third-ciass oiiicc.
and FrsaE C.. sisb~nEzFtner has been
appointed postmaster undcr the new
y
stsbenEartnsF aunouucrs his iuten-
ti8a O. giving urst~adurf che best pos
s.b5r service. nad asks the cooperation
.os tae people OF th~ toau 20 that end
%
Trips On Curbs Leg j. broken.
J0hn Eliroy. sst0 Faruam street.
tFipped on che curoiuE 10 front % his
bose early Sunday moruiuE and ia his I
piusEs forward. snapped his right les
Just beioW che knee. Both bones EcTe
bFokeu- The leg was twisted undeT /
5tr. Eiiruy's body. when he vas picked I
- The accident occurred about $3.50 /
o'clock. TIE man vas on his way from /
church sE the tine. Aa be tried % ]
step up tkr curb. his toe caught and 1
30 vas thruWu forward lie called Tor i
help aad ueiEhbors conveyed the in-
Jared man 90 the house and a doctor I
VAS called. Tho les vas placed Ia 4
east lie viii BE- couhrcd 20 his home 4
ssout Elk weeks Mr. kllroy vas
over s. years old.
Isst In Negro's Houss-The police
WcTc nosiaed that the home OF J. :.
EFouse had besa robbed. Within a
few minutss Detective Kinney and
OEesF Schroeder Wcnt down 20 the
place. EaTogts 90 the place the on
GERS came upon a negro standing a.
fIfth Gnd Warren streets. lie carried
: grip. ana as his presence was no;
b. vas taken into custody.
iis vas IN the station within an hour
sfteF the deed had been committed
Williams. captured Wtfh the goods on
slaa. admitted the robbery. lie said
ss bad come 90 tosn and S~ut down 60
ne Erauss hoaae. a. $40 West Seventh
street tie had a. Grss tried 90 get 10
hFogEh tire basement bat falling "a
BIS be bad eiiusbsd on the roof % the
sosse sdfo!nluE {; aaG so; IN through
.a Upstairs vtndoW. The family was
sog ~ katsse at the tine. and Williams
sa4 absolute poss~ssion % the house.
Ne Uens through Il and picked up
'srtoas articles % fsWciFy and cloth
aE. The hasi iaeigded = black travel
20 bzx. two pearl brooches. tSo
airs % Shoes. two salts % ciofkinE.
10 Bracelets. = 1e-caiibrs revolver
nd ether sgus. Williams SAYS be r.
aasnsd IN the hogse half an hour 60
tks.sob. upoa leaving Il he
Tsst 20 aa alley nearby ard TOOK OF
is ON eiosh~s azd pct on one %
hns~ szksn- lie seat down to the
lgrliastCe yards and inquired for =