Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
The Day I'm Davenport

LeCIaire Wants Button Factory
LeClaire, through W. L. Gardner, a
pearl merchant, is attempting to in
duce one of the large Muscatine but
ton factories to locate there. The
former button factory at LeClaire
burned down several years ago and it
is on the site of this old plant that
it is proposed to erect the new one.
A big supply of shells of excellent
quality was taken out of the Mississ-
ippi at LeClaire during the building of
the new government dam and it is
proposed to work up this large supply.
Mayor Teeter and other prominent
LeClaire citizens are said to be in
favor of the plan. A meeting of the
button company officials and LeClaire
citizens will be held soon.
Woman Wins Suit to Support
Child-A verdict of $4,000, together
with six per cent interest from July 3,
1914, was returned by the jury in ia
vor of the plaintiff, Clara Koch, who
brought suit against August and Henry
Brus, for that amount for the sup
port of her illegitimate child, whose
father was Anton Brus. Plaintiff
claimed that Anton Brus had contract
ed with her to pay ner $4,000 for the
ND Of child To IinI
few months before the baby girl
was born, and the suit was brought
to force the two legatees of Anton
Brus, August and Henry Brus, to
complete the contract.
Salesman Fined for Violation
George Miller, a fur salesman, was
fined $50 and costs for selling without
license by Police Magistrate Rodde-
wig Saturday. Mr.. Miller was arrested
at his rooms, 622 Main street on in
formation of w. W. Greer of the firm
of 7. Richter & Co. 1t was charged
that he had violated that transient
merchants ordinance. The defendant
paid his fine of $3.50. Miller stated
he did not know he was in violation
of the law. He had sold fur overcoats
to a number of people here. He had
run advertisements in effect that he
had highly valued furs for sale at a
sacrifice.
Obituary RecOrd-William Imam
passed away Saturday at the Benadom
sanitarium. The deceased came to
the sanitarium Friday morning in
such bad condition that he could tAre-
ly talk above whisper. Coroner J.
D. Cantwell was notified by DR.. Bena-
dom and the remains were taken to
the Runge funeral parlors where the
coroner decided that a post mortem
was necessary. Mr.. Imam was born
in Trenton. Mo-, and was 80 years
of age. He is survived by his wife, his
mother and brother, George. all OF
Trenton, Mo. Two cousins, Mrs. Err
nest Essler and Claude Williams OF
Davenport, also survive.
WI D. III dSC oioHh pdooSd ~ y
Saturday at her home, GIG West Front
street She was born in Chicago on
Feb. 81, 1877, and came to Davenport
in 1903. On Sept. 8, 1907, she was
united in marriage with Samuel B.
Brown who survives with the father,
George Hoffman,, and a brother,
George, in Chicago, and two sisters.
Suicide Attempt Fails-Writing a
note of distress to his father, George
Grove, Bert Grove youth who had
secured lodgings at Gil Brady street,
made an attempt to end his life
Saturday by taking poison. After TAX
ing the poison he went out into the
street and was seen in front of the
Universal Chiropractic school shortly
after 7:30. Police were called and af-
ter some time physician was located
The youth was ordered taken to DAY.
export hospital and DR.. J. A. Rose
succeeded in saving his life. Young
Grove had taken two ounces of Cham
berlain's collie remedy containing four
grains of chloroform, mixed with al
cohol. When the physician arrived he
worked four hours on the patient be-
fore he succeeded in restoring him to
his normal strength. 1t was reported
that the youth had been Tilted by a
girl. He had been working at the ar
senal as machinist and he quit this
place to work at Silvis He left note
to his father before taking the poison
The note failed to explain the reason
for his rash attempt at self destruc.
ton. 1t was as follows MY dear
father: have come to the conclusion
that life is not worth living. am 20.
ing TO take poison and end 1t. / don'l
know what the next world will be, Blu,
il can't be any worse than this one.
am sorry to cause you pain but I an
determined to end it all. Good bye M,