Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-06
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

will live at her fathers home, 528
West Fifth street, and it is to the
parents of the girl that her husband
viii pay stated amount every week.
The arrest of Smith in Cedar Rapids
was the result of a clandistine mar
riage which took place on the after
noon of May "A. Miss Williams and
Mr. Smith, together with the latter's
sister, Pearl Smith, were spending the
afternoon at the Williams home.
Obituary RecOrd-Mrs. P. ]. Nc
Bride. 1888 East LOcurt street, has
received a telegram from North Platte,
Neb., announcing the death of her
grandson, Philip Norton, the Agar
old son Of Mr. and Mrs. James Nor
ton of that city. Mrs. Norton was
formerly Miss Johanna Mcbride of
Davenport The little lad, who was
born in Denver four years ago, leaves
as his survivors besides his parents,
two sisters, Irene and Elizabeth.
To Take Army Exam-Lieutenan r.
S. Truitt, junior first lieutenant in
Battery B will take the examinations
for a commission in the regular army
this summer. He is an experienced
civil engineer, a college graduate and
is one of the bes informed officers in
the Iowa National guard on general
military tactics. The examinations
for admission into the regular army
are exceptionally severe and include d
wide range of general subjects in ad-
dition to military and scientific sub
jects. Lieutenant Truitt is one Of the
strongest officers Of Captain A NJ
Compton and his loss to Battery B by
admission into the regular army
would be a severe blow 10 the local
command. Successful passing OF the
examination makes the applicant elig-
ible to a second lieutenancy in the
regular army.
Claims Man Conducted Beer Parl0r
Claiming that he sold beer at his
establishment, 416 East Second street
John Struneski, an old offender and
we'll known in police circles, was
given fine Of s. and costs on a
charge Of keeping a disorderly house
/ in police court. Struneski was ar
rested by Officers Speth and House
who claimed that when they entered
/ his establishment, two men were seat
ed at tables drinking beer. These
men gave the names of Art Stuehmel
and Ed Smith, and were charged with
! being inmates of the place. In his de
Tense, Struneski claimed that while
there was beer in the place. it did no
belong to him, and that the men haC
not purchased the intoxicant there
/ Stuehmer and Smith, who were dis
charged, affirmed that they entered
| the place in an attempt to get some.
/ thing TO quench their thirst, but tha
/ they had not been waited on when tht
/ officers entered.
C0lOred Pair Try HOld-Up Game
/ Davenport police are searching for
! colOred girl about is years old, and
man evidently some years older, Wn'
tried the hold-Up game with poor re
suits. COonie Raphael was the would
! have been victim in the case. He wen
to the local police station, ana SAT-
that a short time before he had beef
accosted by a colored girl at Sixth AM
/ Harrison streets, who asked him for
dollar. Not having the money, he re
fused 10 give it to the girl. Immediate
/ IL a colored man came from behind
pile of bricks at the side of the wall
and with a leyeled revolver forces
Raphael to throw up his hands. Ate
finding that the man had no money
the man and woman turned and raj