Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-29
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

, morning, to Sheffield where the funeral
services will be held.
|. L. Stout, whose funeral was held
here and who died at his home in Fort
Madison, was known to a number of
Davenport people. He was born in
Stark county, Ohio, Nov. %, 1857, and
is survived by a widow, a daughter,
Mrs. Violet Kennedy of Oakland, Cal,
and one sister, Mrs Porter, of Canton,
Ohio. He was a member of the Anci-
ent Order of Foresters and of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Miss Hilda Hensch passed away at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Emma
Hensch, PAL South Lincoln avenue. The
deceased was born in Davenport on
April IS, 1887, and received her educa-
ton here. She has lived all her life
in Davenport and has been ailing for
some time. Besides her mother she
is survived by a brother, Walter
Hensch and a number of relatives.
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Barber Shops Close Earlier-New
regulations in regard TO closing hours,
adopted by the local BARRIERS union,
will go into effect next Saturday. The
shops will close a half hour earlier
/ at $50 D. m. instead of 10 o'clock. The
| BARRIERS will not work at all on all
/ holidays of the year. However, on the
night before holiday the shops will
remain open until 8: 80 as on Saturday
nights. The new regulations will af-
! feet the shops on the outskirts of the
city but not in the same way. Instead
of closing at II o'clock as they have
! been doing work will be stopped at
1890 Saturday nights. The new reg
ulations were voted upon at three
meetings of the union but the innova-
| ton was kept secret until finally
adopted at a recent meeting of the
union. 1t is not expected that the
bosses will fight the changes. The pro
posal to increase the price of hair
cut from % cents to so cents was
turned down.
Marriage Licenses - Dan Warren
and Edna Kelley, Davenport; Bert J
Duve. Davenport, and Linda M
Schwarting, Walcott; William Heuel
and Bertha Denker, Davenport: Fred
J. Bentley and Clara L. Voss, Daven,
port; William H. Collins and Lulu NJ
Walker, Buffalo; William Oldfield anC
Bessie Latimer, Moline.
Street Cars TO Have Far Side Stop
The street cars of Davenport will once
more stop on the far side of the street
that is where the near side is not avail
able for stopping. This may alleviate
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people being left on the far corners il
certain down town streets where thu
cars have not stopped since the edic
of the police to arrest all motormer
who stopped contrary to the cit
statutes. No corners have been set By
the committee of the whole where thu
stops are to be made but these will b.
announced soon.
To Hold Marathon Permission
was granted by the committee of thu
whole to the Newark Shoe company a
300 West Second street. to hold two
mile marathon on July 4. This vii
start and end on the street in front o
the shoe store.
Resume Service Over Dam-Stree
car service over suburban dam will b.
resumed again tonight. Work wa
started putting the tracks in plac
Monday and 1t has progressed rapid,
for three days. General Manage
Huntoon OF the Tri-City street ca
company announced that the 1o'
would be finished late today. 1t vii
be remembered that these tracks wer
washed off the dam three weeks ag'
by the high waters of the Mississippi
Since then the car service there ha
been tied up. $780,