Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

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force in Davenport will be enlarged !
Monday morning from an approximate
us men to 100 The extra help will
| be placed at work in order to cope
with the rush Of business during the
/ Christmas holidays Men will be put
to work in all departments mailing,
carriers division, collection depart
ment, etc.
To AlIow Rebates a result OF the
meeting of the light committee Of the
city council with c. N Chubb, manager
of the Peoples Light company, in the
city hall Thursday afternoon, it was
practically decided that the city would
be allowed rebates on its lighting
contract price If the new lighting sys-
tenn proposed is carried out.
More Pay Wanted. Declaring that
they are being underpaid and that the
wages they are now receiving will not
meet the advanced prices in living
costs. the police and fire departments
. of the city put into circulation num-
: Der of new petitions to the city coun-
ell asking a general increase in sal
aries of $50 per month.
Damages Sought. The Martin
Woods company. through its attorney,
Isaac Petersberger. has filed claim
: for 81 365S7 damages against John r.
Woods and William H. Wilson, execu-
tors OF the estate Of O. {. Woods, de-
ceased for loss of vegetables and fixt
: ures sustained on Oct %, 1915, when
portion Of the building occupied by
the claimant at lf3-1l5 Perry street,
collapsed The claim was filed in dis
trict court late Thursday.
Father Is Dead.-Julius NJ Sherier,
meteorologist for the local signal ser
= vice bureau, left at midnight Thurs
day for Washington, d. c., where he
n was called by the sudden death OF his
father, John c. Sherier Word Of his
g fathers sudden death came to Mr..
Sherier late THURSDAY. Mr.. Sherier
T leaves to mourn him five sons, Ju-
Illus NJ. of Davenport: Harvey, Charles
d and Harry Sherier OF Washington, D.
c.. and Arthur Sherier of Virginia
d and a daughter, Mrs. Ulysses Grant
Chapman. wife of Lieutenant Chapman
IN. S. n, of California. His wife passed
d away II years ago Mr. Sherier was
barn rs years ago on the old Virginia
" plantation which has been the home
of the Sherier family for many years
p. past. He had lived all his life on the
IS old homestead where he passed away
d He was a well known retired planter
Of Alexandria county. The interment
will be in the family lot in the Gem
N etery near Washington.
May Entertain Sol,siers.-The posi-
bilities of serving a fine dinner ans
providing entertainment al Christina
~ time for Catholic soldiers stationed a
I'd Rock Island arsenal doomed up strong
he with the announcement that a knights
ID of Columbus meeting probably Woul(
10 be held Monday night TO decide th'
is matter There are many soldiers a
h the arsenal who are too far away from
ne home to journey there for the holi
IS days. Local members of the lodge
.e. regardless of whether the soldier |
as a X of c. or not, would invite him t
III the dinner and entertainment. Severa
lp local men would be called upon to de
VS. liver speeches.
he O.
or School Contracts Let, - Contract
er aggregating s703,s147o for the ereC
ed ton and equipment OF three informed
nd late high schools were awarded yes
terday by the Davenport board of ed
ucation Work will start early in tn
vs spring and must be completed TiI
or later than Dec. 81, 1915
an
er To decrease Rent. With NOR
Ir than 100 members in the army an
III navy antailine loss in receints est
mated at $1,000, the Davenport T. J
C A prepared yesterday to inereas
TO the rental for dormitory rooms in a
DIS effort to Offset this loss and keep pae
ng with the increase in operating e,
AT penses due 10 the war
ey.
Ito Marriage LiceHses.-Roy w. Pau
sen, PBmpey's Pillar, Mont, and Glady
Mary Brown, Davenport; Harold Il
las Rasche. Davenport, and Helen
lst Gray, Davenport
e's Maximum Prices AlloMed.-On a
ne count of advances on the price OF co;
Big at the mine authorized by the federi
he fuel administration in Washingto
ON the local fuel committee has fixed
new Maximum price on Fulton count
and Mercer county coal, the form,
lty being advanced b cents and the latt,
20 cents ton. The new prices NAL
!. Fulton county lump and other prepa