Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-27
The Day i'm Davenport

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Liquor Houses Bid for Trade.-Rock
Island liquor houses are bidding for
Davenport trade in an unusual man
ner. Hundreds of letters have been
sent out to Davenport people giving
the terms under which wet goods
can be purchased on the opposite side
of the river and urging patrons in the
dry" state to make the trip across
the river and see how nicely they are
treated. One Rock Island liquor
house encloses a ticket in its circular
letter. This ticket is good for a re-
fund of 10 cents in case purchase OF
81 or more is made. The ticket is
therefore equivalent to carfare. The
letter also states that the purchaser
Of reasonable amount of wet goods
will also be presented with bottle
of fine California wine and "other use
full and valuable souvenirs" Whether
their souvenirs" are foaming stems
of the amber fluid is not known. Rock
Island liquor men say the trade from
Davenport is heavy, especially the
night trade, and that it is making a
noticeable increase in their receipts
and profits.
Damage 10 the Walsh Home VII! Be
Close to S5,G00.-The damage by fire
yesterday to the home of Eugene
Walsh on Marquette Terrace has prov
en- greater than was estimated at the
time. The loss is now placed at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, including a
5000 piano. 1t is fully covered by in
surance. All the windows and doors
in the upper part of the house were
tightly sealed during the fumigation
process and it is believed the fire
burned three hours before being dis
covered. 1t originated from a formal
dehyde candle left burning by an en-
ploye of the board of health.
French Heads State Association
Colonel George W. French was elected
president of the Greater Iowa associa-
ton yesterday and the permanency of
the associations headquarters in Day-
export was assured. Colonel French
succeeds W. W. Marsh of Waterloo
His election was unanimous and comes
as result of the active interest he
has taken in the Greater Iowa work
instanced by his general contribution
to the funds of the association and his
serving during the past year as vice
president. The election Of officers oc-
Cured yesterday following the meet
ing outlining the state good roads cam
paign to be waged during 1916. Fol-
lowing the election the executive COM
mittee adjourned to Iowana Farms
where Colonel French was host last
night at a banquet given in honor OF
W. W. Marsh and the retiring officers
The new vice presidents are Farley
Sheldon of Ames, who succeeds Chief
Justice H. L. Deemer of the Iowa
state supreme court, and W. G. Has
kell of Cedar Rapids, who succeeds
Colonel French Woodwork Clun
was reelected secretary and treasurer
at his former salary of $4,000. His
offices are now in Davenport. The
other members of the executive board
beside the officers are c. d. Cass OF
Waterloo, C. II. Member Of Mason City
and Ralph Bolton Of Des Moines. Yes
terday afternoon the state good roads
campaign was begun by Secretary
CIum with a big booster meeting al
Muscatine. Last night Mr.. Clun
spoke at Burlington and from there
he goes to Keokuk, Fl. Madison, Grin
nell and other cities throughout the
state to address highway associations
and work to secure their cooperation
on a unified platform for hard roads
building throughout the state. The
hard roads campaign will last for
week or more on the present tour and
will be pushed with the undivided en-
ergies of the Greater Iowa association
throughout the year.
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Three Issued Marriage IL
ceuses were issued TO the following
Yesterday from the Office OF the CLERK
of district court Henry Moelier, Dav
export. and Lena {. Steffen, Da"en
port; Arch B. Hoover of Moline, an(
Carrie Campbell of Rock Island ant
Rudolph Schneckloth of Davenport ant
Betty Scharff Of Eldridge, Iowa.
No Blame for Fatality coro
ner's jury decided Tuesday evening
that Sam Rovinsky, the young MAJ
who met mis- death at the Crescen
Macaroni & Cracker company Tuesda.
morning at II o'clock was killed acct
dentally, The jury attached no blam
on anybody for the death Of the younl
man.
/ Obituary Record At the advance,
age of IS years, Mrs. Hannah He's
passed away yesterday at the home o
her son-in-law, Henry Ronge at $50
Esat Locust street. The deceased wa
born in ST. Edmonds. Lincolnshire
! England on Nov. 3, 1880. She came I
/ America in 1854 settling in Iowa. Eel