Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

the Davenport Patriotic society at an
organization meeting held at the Dav-
export Commercial club. A campaign
for funds TO provide relief for the de-
pendent families of the enlisted men
of Battery which left for Camp
Dodge last night, will be commenced
at once. A sum of $1,000 per month
will be necessary to support these peo-
pie, although many citizens and hrmS
of Davenport have offered their help.
The first meeting of the executive COM
mittee was held at a luncheon in the
Commercial club today. A relief fund
was opened for subscription at once.
A fee will also be charged for mem
bership in the Patriotic society. The
other office elected besides President
Nathaniel French are as follows: Vice
presidents, John Berwald, G. A. Ficke,
n. D. Ely, Charles erik, E. B. Hay
ward, treasurer, Charles Shuler, and
secretary, E. p. Adler. The executive
committee is composed of \. d. Ely,
Charles erik, Max d. Ochs, J. Reed
Lane and j.. H. Ruhl The finance
committee will be composed of E. P.
Adler, A f. Dawson and George White.
Northingten Will Attend Greeters'
Meet.-Carl Northington, clerk at the
Blackhawk hotel, left Davenport to
attend the national convention of the
GFeeters' association at Salt Lake City,
! Utah, as a representative of the trl-
city hotel clerks. He will be gone a
Mrc cytop accom- ma nj pd
her husband.
Abandoned Baby Looking for Kind
Foster Parents.-At the Davenport
/ juvenile home is a winSOme little baby
| girl, Just 3 weeks old. 1t knows no
parents and has been designated as an
abandoned child. Fortunately the lit
tie one is too young to realize its sad
| plight and with its big blue eyes greets
| all corners with a smile which should
win it a home. 1t has brown hair and
according to the officials at the home is
perfectly healthy child. Any re-
! sponsible party who so desires, may
adopt the little one.
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Young Burglar Sent to Eldora.-
| Floyd Schmidt the l2-year-eld lad who
was arrested Thursday night by De-
| tectiVe Bishop OF the Davenport police
department, and later confessed to the
robbery of the A. j. Petersen home
| 2l43 West Fourth street, will probably
spend the next six years Of his life
in the reform school al EldOra. The
! lad, after his arrest, was turned over
I to Probation Officer Bfowder He has
served three years in Eld0ra, and was
recently paroled for good behavior. II
seems that the lad has mania for
stealing, and the police plan to keep
cured of the habit.
Obituary Record. After a linger.
ing illness George Lnrtan died al
a local hospital. He was borI
in Green county, Illinois, in 1872
He is survived by widow, Mrs, Louise
Lorton, of Chicago, and the following
children: Mrs. DR.. Anderson, Daven
p0rs; Mrs. DR.. Martin of Chicago, Viii
4 liam LortOn of Chicago; also by two
brothers, Samuel LortOn of this city
and Steve LOriOn of California. Mrs
]. Miller and Miss c. LortOn of Day
export, are nieces.
, John Sullivan OF Ottumwa died at ;
local hospital after lingering illness
He was born Jan. 4, 1878, in Ottumwa
! He had been patient here for severa
weeks. His two surviving brothers
= J. H. Sullivan OF Waterloo and Ed
I mund Sullivan OF OttumWa, were d
his bedside when the end came.
At Mercy hospital Sunday occurred
the death of Mrs Nettie Mcneil, follow
ing lingering illness. Deceased wa
born in 1871 and is survived by
daughter May Mcneil a son, Theodor
Mcneil, and the following brothers: i
\. and Ed Richardson of Davenport
and n. l.. Richardson OF Canton, 5. i
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