Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-17
The Day i'm Davenport

o'clock the body was sent over the
c., NJ & st. P railway to Cordova,
where burial took place in the family
lot in the cemetery.
Wife Gtyen Decree.-Ida Kruse was
issued a decree of divorce from John
Kruse by Judge Theophiius yesterday.
Plaintiff was given the custody of the
two minor children, Raymond and
Johnnie Kruse, and the sum Of $25
per month alimony Andrew L. Che
zem represented the plaintiff and Ruy-
mann & Ruymann the defendant
O.
Real Estate Transfers.-H B. Jones
and wife to Paul A. Russell lot Is,
block /, WesthoEmes third addition.
Consideration, 1925
Three Hotels Under 0ne Manage
ment.-M Manager w. T. Miller of the
Miller Hotel company yesterday walk
ed into the Davenport hotel. hung up
his hat aud stepped behind the counter.
t 1t meant that the Miller Hotel com
pany had purchased the lease on the
/ hotel, The price is understood to be
approximately $4,000 With the pur-
] chase Of the Davenport Hotel lease
the Miller Hotel company now con-
trolls the Blackhawk the Davenport
L hall
( Miller, president Of the company. is
( TO be general manager Of all three
! obstetrics but is to have an assistant
at the Davenport. There will be no
immediate changes in the personnel
of The Davenport staff. w H. HART
son and J. F. German, the retiring
/ leaseh0ldefs and managers Of the
Davenport hotel, have been in charge
( of the establishment for the past eight
] wears. Sanction TO the transfer OF the
/ lease from German G Harrison TO the
/ Miller Hotel company was given yes
/ terday by Chris. Neipp of Burlington,
majority stakeholder in the Daven-
/ port hotel Dick r. Lane Of the Mil
company in the transfer said yester-
I day that extensive changes would be
made in The Davenport and that the
/ building will not only go through an
/ extensive redecorating and refurnish
/ ing but that the structure will be re-
modelled as we'll Stores will be built
i in on the Fourth street side and prob
ably one on the corner Of Fourth and
( Main streets. The new cafe will prob
ably be located where the bar and
pool room are now situated. The
rates of the three hotels will remain
is at present.
/ Henry f. Petersen Buried.-A large
| o0ncourse of friends and business as
! sociates yesterday afternoon paid trih-
ute 10 the memory of the late Henry
! F. Petersen at the funeral services
held al 2 o'clock at the family home
Marquette Heights. The floral offer
/ ings were profuse and beautiful.
Rev. J. A. Kyle pastor of the Unita-
rian church, conducted the services
and paid beautiful tribute to the
a., life of the deceased. Mrs. Henry Mat
they and Mrs. Amalia Schmldt-Gobble
sang Lead, Kindly Light" and Mrs.
/ Matthev rendered "Stille Nacht." a
favorite song with MIR Petersen in
/ life. The honorary pallbearers were
business associates Of Mr. Petersen
and the active paIlbearers were Sc
lected from the employees of the ]. r. c.
Petersen's Sons. They were:
! Honorary-P. T. Walsh j. H Hass,
Gus steuben, J. sindt, H. O. seiffert,
F. G. ciausen Sam LoIton and DR.. J.
W Watzek.
Actiye-Charles Wiese, E. c. Rod
dewig. Ed Hartz, E. E. Westmeyer, l..
A. Crampon. A. C. Eckmann, H, f..
Manuel and ]. d. Duncan.
The remains were placed temporar-
lily III the Sehrieker vault in 0akdale
cemetery. Here they will repsse until
the family erect their own mausolenm
in the same cemetery.