Rock Island Argus., 1916-06-07

ably .,e larger crowds than ever be-
fore. The park can be easily reached
either by boat, interurban or automo-
bile and is located IA miles north of
Davenport. There is dancing every
Thursday evening with the best of
music and entertainment to be Sc
cured. The dances are noted for their
expert floor management No prefer
ence is given the new dances as both
old and new steps are danced. The
park authorities have promised to re-
peat the Decoration day entertainment
which proved TO be so delightful to
several hundred people. Large crowds
have already been making almost daily
visits to the well known pleasure re-
sort
Company A Survivors to Meet
! Civil war battles as engaged in by a
colony of Scott county boys of 50"
are to be fought all over again at
meeting which they are to hold at the
| Davenport court house Tuesday, June
| IA They are the survivors of Com
pany A of the Fourteenth Regiment
| Iowa Volunteer Infantry. At the last
meeting of these old comrades IL
members answered the roll call 1t is
expected that at least this number
will respond to the roll call a week
from now. The meeting has been
called TO give the veterans an Oppor-
tunity to hold another sociable visit
before the final summons comes. Many
interesting stories Of the stirring days
back in 1862 and 1863 will undoubted-
ly be told.
Endorse Judge TheOphilus - The
Scott County Bar association at their
regular meeting at the conclusion of
the reading of the docket for the June
term passed resolutions endorsing
Judge William Theophilus Of the local
district court for judge of the Iowa
supreme court 1t was also decided
to make an attempt to capture the
1917 convention of the State Bar as
sociation for Davenport. The 1916
meeting will be held on June 29 in Du-
ibuque and d committee composed of
lN. d. Ely, William Theophilus and
James BOllinger was appointed TO Sc
cure the next convention for Daven-
port II has been ten years since a
state bar association meeting has been
held in Davenport and the local attor-
IneyS are anxious TO have another meet
ling here. Some difficulty may be met
in that the meeting this year is on the
eastern side of the state and the 1917
meeting may have to be held in the
western or central regions to satisfy
those people. While no motion was
made to join the State Bar association
for which an invitation had been re-
ceived by the local association was
made, it being the consensus of oDin-
ion that it would be better if the To-
cal attorneys Joined the association as
individuals rather than as the Scott
p County Bar association. All the local
, attorneys, however, were urged to join
d the state organization.
LeYec Rental to Net 81. .4o0-That the
| annual rental of that portion of the
Davenport Ievee which would be Scott
| street and Western avenue if these
) streets were run south of the south
line Of Front street. will net the city
$l.420 annually, was the information
. given by Engineer A. NJ. Compton a
Z the meeting of the levee commission
) The streets will be rented to the rall'
road companies operating in that dis
lrict. The annual rental was based OF
per cent of the total value OF The
e land Ti.e stretch of the leVee which
2 would be Scott street is valued at SIS,
. 600, and the Western avenue extension
E / is worth 1850, according TO Mt
Il Compton. The leyee matter was takel
} up at some length by the commission
1.-The difference ii prices OF natural an(