Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
The Day I'm Davenport
Smokes Pipe in Bed: Damage s15-

Smokes Pipe in Bed: Damage SD
A roomer at the rooming house of Mrs.
Caroline Hartwig, 42S West Second
street was smoking his favorite corn
cob pipe while lying on his bed Sun
day night The damage to the bed and
room will amount to about SIS. Sparks
from the pipebowl fell to the sheets
and the bed was in flames within few
minutes. The alarm was turned in at
$40 o'clock. The blaze was eXtin-
guished with chemicals from the
chiefs car.
Police Chief Resigns Schramm
Sunday rendered his resignation to
Mayor Alfred C. Mueller as head of
the Davenport police department. Mr..
Schramm did so after months of i'll
ness which has kept him away from
active duty. In rendering his resigna
ton, Mr.. Schramm will go on the pen
sion roll, maintained for retired mem
bers of the department. He will re-
ceive half his stipend, or about SIS per
month. Mr.. Schramm has served in the
Davenport paolice department for Y
years. first as patrolman, later as plain
clothes man and for the past six years
as chief of the department. Mr..
/ Schramm has been confined to his
home for several months and although
he has made attempts on several occa-
sions to resume his duties he has been
unable to do so.
Wife Gets DiV0rce-Suit for divorce
has been filed against Henry Stieger
by Mary Stieger, habitual drunken
ness being the allegation. The couple
was married in 1910 and lived together
until May 1915. Louis E. Roddewig
! represents the plaintiff.
Obituary RecOrd-Mrs Amelia Hof-
/ er died Sunday evening at Mercy hos
/ pital after lingering illness. The de-
ceased was born in Furst, Germany
J in 1886. She is survived by four chill
dren, Mrs Sophia Hofer of Muscatine,
/ Conrad of Germany and Mrs E. Zost
and George Hofer of Davenport
/ Frank J. Bishop died Sunday after
a lingering illness at the home of his
! sister, Mrs. ]. Vasen, 322 East Eighth
street. The deceased was born in Dav-
export on June 20, 1868.
Mrs. Catherine Mccarthy died yes
terday at her home, 1927 West Fifth
street. The deceased had been suffer-
ing for several months. The de-
ceased was born in County Donegal,
Ireland. When young girl she came
to America, residing in Pennsylvania
for some time In 1894 she came to
Davenport with her husband and has
resided here ever since. Mr.. Mccarthy
passed away in 1902. Six children sur
vive.
| Juergen II. Sass of Paramount street
and Rockingham road passed away
Sunday afternoon after a short i'll
ness. The deceased was born in Neck
lenbergSchwerin, on Aug. 7, 1888.
|. Moses E. Moorhead, a we'll known
farmer of Scott county, died at his
home, one mile east OF Blue Grass
. Sunday forenoon at II o'clock. He
was over Sc years of age and had been
a resident of the county all his life
He had been suffering for the past
year.
Mrs. Mary Ann Groves passed away
Sunday at Davenport hospital. The de.
ceased had been i'll for several years
She was born in Albany n. Y, on Dec
%, 1854. She came to Davenport with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Michae
Bell. when but three years OF age.
, Word has been received in Daven
port of the death of Mrs. Christine
Bluedorn. former resident of Daven
port, at her home in East St. Louis
III. The deceased was born in Schles
, wig Holstein, May I. 1S47. She CAM
, TO this country when four years o
, age, settling in Davenport. In 1869. shr
, was united in marriage with Henry c
) Bluedorn. In 1890, Mr. and Mrs. Blue
dorm moved to East st. Louis, wher
they have resided since.