Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

amount Of work is falling off and many
horseshoers have gone out of business,
those who have remained working at
the profession are carrying on thirty
ing trade.
Road Campaign Organized Organ
ization of the good roads campaign in
the Second Iowa congressional district
was effected at meeting of the Great
er Iowa association late yesterday aft
ernoon in the commercial club. Prom
inent merchants, bankers and farmers
from all over the Second district were
in attendance and reiterated the senti-
ment expressed by Secretary Wood
worth Clum of the Greater Iowa asso-
citation, when he declared: Every
body admits that We must have better
roads in Iowa. The lack of adequate
transportation facilities is a serious
menace to the building up of the agri-
cultural industry in the state. Bad
roads are costing the farmers of Iowa
millions every year. 1t is just ques-
ton of how this good roads campaign
can be put through. 1t seems to be the
with the representatives from the vari-
Gus Iowa congressional districts" The
men in attendance at the meeting were
Earl S. Browning, Iowa City; Robert
S. McNutt, Muscatine; Frank c. Car
son, Iowa City; William G. Raymond,
Iowa City; William Hines, Dewitt; A.
J. Wood, Muscatine; Albert Durant,
Preston; W. F. Bishop, Muscatine; G..
NJ. Titus, Muscatine; ]. H. Van Camp,
Muscatine; Sam T. White, Davenport;
! o. T. Roberts, Clinton; Henry Negus,
Iowa City; A. NJ. Price, Dewitt; W. F.
Coan, Clinton; George E. He'll, Dur
ant; Frank Cook, Marengo; W. T.
CITES, Marengo; Louis Trede, Durant;
G. Decker French and |. C. Norwood.
Arrested for Wife DesertiOn-J. w.
Norman, against whom a warrant has
been picked up and is being held at the
county Jail. Norman is accused of
wife desertion Probabilities are that
he will be tried the first of next week.
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Obituary Record - The remains of
James Leonard Sharp were shipped
yesterday from the Bowling & Horri-
gan funeral parlors to Columbus, Ohio,
his former home. Mr.. Sharp was born
in Columbus, Ohio, 1S4S, and had lived
near there all his life until five months
ago when he came to Davenport for
treatment. He had been an invalid
for 20 years as result of fall. He was
united in marriage with Miss Emily
Hudson in 1857. She with five children
survive to mourn his death. DR.. ]. L.
Shard is the only child residing in Dav-
export.
Scarlet Fever Casa case of scar
let fever in the public schools, one OF
the dozen that have been reported to
the board of public works since the
first of the year, was discovered yes
terday in Clara Anderson, 1861
Leonard street. She is pupil at Jack
son school.
Building Permits Issued Building
permits were issued yesterday by the
board of public works to William
Strive & Son to construct $3.50
residence for Betty & Betty at 24l4
Iowa street, and to Steckel & Son t
construct two $4,000 residences fol-
William ]. Moth. at 442-444 South Lin
coin avenue.
Warranty Deeds-Samuel r. CARRIER
and wife to A. J. Wright. lot l6, blocl
10, town of McCausland, consideration
$13750.
Mary A. Murphy to Margaret f
Murphy, ct al, west half of lot IT
block 5, Green's second addition.
Joseph NJ. Mccullough to Catherin,
], Kessler, lot ., block 6. Rosedale ad
EDITION.