Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29


fred Mueller has granted permission
to the Lend-a-Hand club to launch
Davenport's first Rubber and Paper
Day" The date has been set for Sat
urday, April 8. On this date barrels
will be placed all over the city within
such easy access of every home, that
every one will want to deposit his
contribution of old rubber or paper.
Norris to Talk to Auto Club.--D. W.
Norris, Jr., of Marshalltown, will de-
liver the principal address at the an
nual banquet and business meeting
of the Davenport Auto club which will
be held at the Commercial club April
at $50 o'clock in the evening. Nor
ris is one of the best known good
roads boosters in Iowa. 1t is expected
that at least 200 of the members OF
the club will be present. Invitations
have been sent out by Assistant Sec
rotary Louis G. DeArmand. President
J. Reed Lane Of the club will be toast
master.
Agree to Take Serum.-F ifty-nine
members of Battery B agreed to take
! the serum treatment as a preyenta-
tive for typhoid fever at the regular
weekly drill of Battery B. Captain
Compton accordingly will send in a
requisition for enough anti-typhoid Sc
rum to treat this number Of men.
| Three Are Indicted.-But four true
bills were returned by the grand jury
who reported after one of the shortest
sessions in several years. Nine cases
were investigated and against six OF
the accused no bill was returned. Fol
lowing is the result George Brandt
wife desertion; true bill. John Cor
man, wife desertion true bill Charles
Cosgrove, larceny from building and
breaking and entering; two bills.
Farmers Team in Dash.-Fright-
ened at windblown piece of paper
team of farm horses, started a dash
between Third and Fourth on Brady
streets, that ended with the heavy
farm wagon overturning at Second and
Harrison streets when the wheels
struck the curb. No one was injured
The Infatuated animals, owned and
driven by Louis Jorgenson, Davenport
r. R. No. 2, turned west on Third
street on Brady, throwing the driver
to the pavement.
Obituary Rec0rd.-Jerome King, g
Civil war veteran of Davenport, passed
away at the home of his daughter
Mrs. H. Ruth, 913 Iowa street. Mr.
King had been spending the winter
at the Iowa Soldiers home in Mar.
shalltown, but had been brought home
by his son, E. B. King of the King
Cigar company, as he had been il
failing health for some time. The en(
came yesterday morning following 2;
years OF suffering as result of rail
road smashup. He was a baggage
agent on the Rock Island road run
ming between Chicago, Davenport anC
Omaha. On Dec. %, 1892, he was
permanently injured in seriou:
wreck and had been suffering eyel
since, being crippled in the accident
Mr.. King was one of the many boy.
who joined the United States arm,
when call was issued for volunteers
He was but little over Is years o
age and served all through the war
He was member of company F, Sixth
Iowa cavalry. The deceased was bori
in Baden, Germany, Aug. q, 1847
When a lad of years he came to thi
country with his parents, settling il
Iowa City. April rs, 1869, he wa,
united in marriage with Miss Mar!
Cunningham in Iowa City. The sam
year they removed to Davenport. Fo
the past 10 years Mr.. King has spen
the winters at the Soldiers home il
Marshalltown. Surviving Mr.. King ar,
his wife and five children: Mrs. E
Betz, Mrs. H. Ruth, E. B. and W. j
King Of Davenport and Harry F. Kin
of Chicago.
Word was received in Davenport o
the death of Conrad Wicke, until
. year ago resident of Davenport, a
the home of his sister, Mrs. Henri
Mark, of Muscatine. He is survive
by sister, Mrs. Charles Loppe, an
a niece, Mrs. Walter Vetter, in Dav
export.
Warranty Deeds.-George F. Ock
, serhausen and wife to Il. H. Kocl
| Lot II, block 3, Wise's Grand avenu
: addition. Consideration $4,000.
| John G. Weilein and wife to Hug
= Winckler. Lot q, block 2, Camp No
t Clellan annex.
James j. Boyle to James M. Ouin,