Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29

PENDANT company's plant, S340 having
been expended for this. New tenders
were to have been placed on the Car
by the defendant concern, but the ac-
cident prevented this. Isaac Peters
berger is the attorney for the plain
tiff.
Jitney Bus Hits Rockingham Car
Passengers of a jitney bus operated
by Earl S. Gave of Rock Island re-
ceived scare when Gave piloted the
jitney into the rear end of a Rocking
ham car at the north end Of the gov
eminent bridge, while he turned
around to talk to man in his ma
chine. Neither the car nor the jitney
we're damaged and the passengers
were uninjured.
To Enlarge Stable-The Keller Liv-
cry Co, of which Charles A. Keller is
the head, has secured a 10-year lease
from the Allen estate on the building
at Third and Rock Island streets,
which will be remodeled as ali add
ton the present Keller livery stable.
Sales Pavilion at BettendOrf-The
new sales pavilion which the Scott
County Pure Bred Livestock assOCla-
ton intends to build this summer will
probably be built near BettendOrf, ac-
COrding to officers of the association.
This much was decided at a meeting
of the executive committee in the Of
fee of G. r. Bliss. The question Of the
location of the structure was not detin-
sicily decided upon but this one was the
only site considered suitable for the
work Of the organization. The ques-
ton OF locating the pavilion on the
Mile Track came up but all the COM
mittee decided against this. The pres
ent buildings were not considered ade-
uuate nor suitable for the work and
the railroad connections were not OF
the best
Obituary Record-At the home, 1888
ILeClaire street, Mrs. Harriet Walton,
widow of the late John Walton, passed
away and at the time Of her death was
81 years. 0 months and 26 days of age
| At an early age she came to America
| with her parents and was married in
Toronto, Can, Jan. IA, 1S47. Mr.. and
/ Mrs, Walton celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary 10 years ago. Six
children, John and Charles of Patton
Iowa, George of Upton, Mrs. Frances
Brunlett of Urbana, H., Mrs. Eliza
, beth Nutting of Grimes, Iowa, and Mrs
Blanche Meyer at home, survive her
| death.
Henry Mohr. GA Alma avenue, was
called by death after a lingering ill
mess at his home He was born in this
city Sept 7, 1859, and has lived here
practically all his life. Jan. ., 1884
| he was united in marriage to Miss
Mary Severin The deceased was d
member of the Herman Lodge, Order
of Harugari, of the Woodmen OF the
World and the Arsenal Aid associa-
ton. He is survived by his wife and
seven children, Mrs. Frank Widigen
Miss Anna D. Mohr, Mrs. Louis Noel
Ter, John H, Albert G., Alma and Sci
ma Mohr. Three sisters, one brother
and three grandchildren also survive
Charles klindt, a native of Dayen-
! port, died at his home at McCauslanC
after an illness of 10 days, Dropsy was
! the cause of death Mr.. klindt was
horn in Davenport Dec. 10, 1856, anc
was so years old. In 1871, he moved
to a farm three lies southwest of Me
/ Causland, and lived there until /:
years ago, when he moved TO McCaus
land, where he had since made hi:
home. Surviving him are two broth
crs and two sisters. They are VII
liam klindt of Long Grove; Mrs. LEM
Roth of Riverside; and Herman anC
Emma, with whom he made his homo