Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-18

Liquor Case Up to Court. - Facts
agreed upon between opposing counsel
in the LIQUOR case were submitted to
Judge Donegan yesterday. Following
the filing Of the agreed statement OF
fact the court took the case under ad
visement. 1t is probable that de-
cision will be returned within week
or 10 days, as attorneys for both sides
are making an effort to have the case
set for trial before the supreme court
of the state during the May term.
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To Open New StOre.-Another store
will be opened by Hickey Bros. with
N few weeks. The new retail es
tablishment, which is No. in the
Hickey Bros. chain, will be located at
Sixteenth street and Fifth avenue in
Moline. The store will occupy the
northwest corner, formerly occupied
by the Swanson & Kramer Clothing
company. Hickey Bros. have closed
a long-term lease On the property,
owned by Mrs. kneeberg, and are now
carrying out extensive remodeling and
redecorating work preparatory to the
formal opening of the new retail es-
Enlistment, which is expected to oc-
cur in three or four weeks time.
Arrange Program. - The entertain
ment program for the delegates to the
annual convention of the Iowa State
Medical association was decided on a,
a meeting Of the local arrangements
committee held in the Commercial
club. A boat ride on the Mississippi
river the evening of May 10 will be the
big entertainment feature Refresh
ments will be served on the boat. The
afternoon of May II there will be re-
ceptions at the homes of several Day.
export physicians. An organ recital
at the Garden theatre the morning of
May IL and tea at the Blackhawk
hotel the afternoon of May 10 for the
women will complete the social pro-
gram.
Labor Picking up. H. Strict,
president of the Iowa State Fedora
ton of Labor, stopped over in Daven-
port for few hours yesterday on his
way to Cedar Rapids. In conversation
with a newspaper reporter Mr.. Strict
declared labor conditions to be in good
shape throughout Iowa. Work is
now picking up at a rapid rate in all
sections of the state and this is going
to be an excellent year for Iowa." he
declared.
To File Another Sufficiently At
torney Henry Jebens is. contemplating
another suit under the Cosson red light
law against Robert Foster, the pro-
prietor Of rooming house at Fourth
and Rock Island streets, which was
raided Sunday night by the Davenport
police. According to the county at
torney, the place has long had a bad
reputation and has been used for i'm
moral purposes for several years. The
filing of this suit will be the third one
under the Cosson act within year.
The first suit was filed against G. A.
Rooster, Jr., owner Of the Riverview
hotel. Before the time Of the trial the
defense conceded the demands of the
state and the matter was never
brought to trial. A similar action was
brought several days ago against Mr..
and Mrs John Mcfarland, 116 East
Sixth street, the hearing being set for
tomorrow morning in the Scott county
district court before Judge Donegan
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Truck Breaks Boys Ribs. - Louis
Lufeck, Il years old, was struck by
an automobile truck yesterday at
Fourth and Davie streets and sustain
ed four broken ribs as result of the
accident. The boy was taken to the
Monroe school nearby, and later re-
moved to his home at 1912 West Third
street.
Silberstein Heads MO0se.-At very
largely attended meeting of Davenport
lodge No 2S, Loyal Order of Moose, in
it's club rooms in the Kimball hotel,
Louis Silberstein was elected to be
dictator of the lodge for the next year.
The other officers elected were: Vice
dictator, August Freese: prelate, Will
liam A. Davenport; secretary for three
years, Edward L. Meyer: treasurer,
Chester L. Schaefer; trustee for three
years, Neil Bremen: inside guardian,
B. Z. Warren; outside guardian, Mar
tin Jurcel; delegate to supreme con-
vention, Dr. B. M. Raben; alternate,
Edward L. Meyer.
Citizens Hold Caucus.-At a caucus
at the town hall in LeClaire the fol-
| lowing nominations for city officers
were made: Mayor, c. B. Hitchcock;
treasurer, II d. Gault; assessor, J. V.
Pollock; council, +. +. Knapp. James
P. Suffer, j. L. Meyer, j. L. Brown and
| H Lambach.
Inspection for Local Battery.-Bat-
terry B will have its full strength on
the floor tonight when Lieutenant
| Dougherty of the United States army
will conduct the annual inspection Of
the command. 1t will be the first in
spection of the battery has ever pass
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