Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-16
The Day I'm Davenport

School Janitor is Reinstated-Jani-
tor Olaf Swenson of Pierce school,
who was recently discharged by the
board of education because he did not
report a case of contagious disease in
his family to the health authorities
and continued to perform his duties at
school while the child was sick and
not quarantined, has been reinstated.
Contract is Let on Fire Escapes
The Wisconsin Iron & Wire works
has been awarded the contract for the
erection of fire escapes on Davenport
school buildings at the bid of $4,000.
There are 40 of the escapes to be in
stalled. State Inspector of Safety APP
planes Bye went over the local
schools and decided that More Ere es-
capes must be put up. The board
says that the pupils would be safer
if locked in the rooms in the fireproof
buildings than to be sent down the
stair escapes but the law is obliga-
tory and the work was therefore I'M
dertaken 1t was at first believed that
the cost would run $4,000 and the
board then believed that the voters
would be asked for a special appro-
priation. The bids proved lower than
had been expected, however, and the
board decided it could pay the cost
out of current funds.
Incorporates for Sum of 100000.
Articles of incorporation, capitalize
ing the w. D. Petersen Investment
company at 100000, were filed yes
terday by Attorney ]. c. Hall. The
purpose of the company is to buy,
sell, improve and develop real estate,
and the 5000 shares of par value of
500 each, are to be owned by four
people, who are directors. The direct
ors are as follows: W. D. Petersen
Sarah J. Petersen, Edwin D. Peter
sen and Wilma H. Petersen. Officers
shall be as follows: President, W. D.
Petersen; vice president and secre
tary, Edwin D. Petersen; second vice
president, Sarah ]. Petersen; assist
ant secretary, Wilma Fl. Petersen.
Children to Drop German-Permis-
sion to drop the study Of German was
asked and granted parents Of eight
children by the board of education
Monday night. Various reasons were
given These requests have been COM
ing in steadily at recent board meet
ings. AS the requests were read DR..
Vollmer said, at looks as if the al
lies were having their innings today"
The next request to drop German to
be read was signed by a thoroughly
Germanic patronymic and the laugh
was on DR.. Vollmer.
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Negro Jailed for Cutting Another
Frank Huff, a negro. appeared at po-
lice headquarters Monday night and
made complaint that Howard Greene,
another negro, had slashed him with
razor. Huff bore evidence of the
cruel stroke with deep cash on the
cheek, about four inches in length.
After Greene had been arrested Huff
changed his mind about his complaint
and asked that the man be dismissed.
This. however, was denied. Hearing
on the complaint of Huff was post
poned.
John Purcell Is Found Dead-The
body of John Purcell was found cold
in death in his room in the Germania
hotel yesterday. Roomers in the hotel
had become suspicious of the con-
tinued stiffness in Purcell's room and
told the night clerk about their fears.
He went with the roomers ana unlock
ed the door and found Pudcell lying in
bed, dead. The police and Coroner
Cantwell were called and the remains
taken to the Nissen & Hartwig funeral
parlors where the coroner made an
autopsy on the body. He found death
to be due to an internal hemorrhage
of the stomach Little could be found
by the coroner that would lead TO any
relatives. From appearances the de-