Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29
The Day in Davenport

installments. Following are those who
will receive benefit: Edgar f. Adams,
Cora Lee Roy fats; Fred H. Barton,
908 Main street; Oscar H. Carr, Le-
Claire; Margaret l.. Dunnion, $40 East
Seventh street; Isabel Graves, 2024
LeClaire street; Paul B. Klausch, 2l6
West Front street; James Moran, Ger
mania house; Anna Passig, 613 Warren
street; Mary Z. Swan, 1921 East
Second street; Mrs. Dolly E. Terry.
322 Brown street.
Three Hotel Stores Leased-Presi-
dent W. F. Miller Of the Miller Hotel
company, announces that the remodel
ing, refurnishing and redecorating OF
the Hotel Davenport will be completed
by May 1. Improvements at the hotel
reach total cost OF $4,000. Five
stores are being built in the hotel with
a Fourth street frontage. This is in
addition to the new grill room. Three
of these five stores have already been
leased.
Road Special in Dayenport-The
good roads special train, being oper-
ated under the auspices of the Greater
Iowa association, was in Davenport
for few minutes yesterday. A Today
tour Of the northwest lines ended at
Clinton last night with very enthusi-
astic meeting headed largely by Gin
ton county farmers.
Runaway Again-Mex and Haskell,
the most spirited team in the Battery
B stables, furnished considerable ex-
citement by running away for the sec
ond time. They staged runaway
few days ago through the downtown
streets.
Issues Five Permits-Five building
permits have been issued from the Of
fee of the commissioner of buildings
in the city hall. ]. c. GUIDE has taken
out a permit to erect a garage at 91S
West Seventh street, the cost not to ex-
coed $3.50. A permit has been issued
to J. c. Bronner to build porch and
sun-parlor on his residence at 1715
Gaines street, the cost will not exceed
SASS. c. A Ficke has taken out per-
nit to remodel his property at All
West Third street, the cost not to be
greater than $500. According to per-
nit secured the Central Office building,
of the H. F. Petersen estate, on Third
street, between Main and Harrison
streets, will be remodeled at a cost
not to exceed $500. DIR. W. A. Stocks
has taken out permit to make repairs
on his residence, at a cost not greater
than $500.
New City Editor Appointed-William
r. Voss of st. Louis, has been appoint
ed city editor Of Der Demokrat and has
arrived here to take up his new duties.
He was formerly with the st. Louis
Times. Mr.. Voss succeeds Adolph H.
Wedemeyer, who has gone to New
York to continue his journalistic work.
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Davenport Girl in Representatives.
Myra Peacock, daughter of Mrs. H. ].
Peacock of 5O2 West Sixteenth street,
and Charles ". Ward Of Clinton, Iowa,
decided to forego all the usual con-
ventionalities in being married, and
so slipped quietly away and were
joined wedlock in Chicago. There was
no parental opposition to the union
and the couple decided not to take
their friends and families into their
confidence in order to avoid the GUS
tomary frills, rice showers, etc. The
bride is a well known and popular
Davenport girl who has been connect
ed with the Remington Typewriter Of
flee for some time past. Mr.. Ward.
who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward
Of 422 Fourth avenue, Clinton, 10
promising young business man Of Chi
cago, being connected with the whole
sale department of the Marshall Field
company. The new home will be in
Chicago.
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Iowa Boys First Summ0ned-Adju-
tant General Guy E. Logan announces
that should the United States require
the services of the national guard
troops in Mexico the Iowa militia
would be among the first summoned.
The three batteries at Davenport, Gin
| ton and Muscatine, will be given stiff
outdoor drill from now on and the Of
fcers of the state troops expect they
will be valuable fighting units by sum-
mer.
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