Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17

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signatures have been affixed, the shop
train will be put into service. The
Rock Island road is understood to
have made this agreement.
Girl Wants Job-Girl elevator oper-
ator in the Scott county court house?
Well why not? The question goes up
to the county board when the appii-
cation of Kate Hartner, 1884 Fulton
avenue, is acted upon. Miss Hartper
is applying for the position made va
can't by the resignation of Oliver J.
Hanley, who EXPECTS to depart Jan. l
for California to make his home.
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WHATS Her Object! Just what OBJ
iect woman who calls herself Mrs.
Dean" has il calling mothers. of va
rious hatterymen over the telephone
and informing them that their sons
are either dying or dead, is Il problem
federal agents may attempt to solve.
On last Thursday afternoon between
/ and , O'Clock, a woman giving this
name called Mrs. S. D. La Grange,
, 727 West Seventeenth street. She
gave Mrs La GRANGE q severe fright
by informing her that she had Just
received a letter from her brother.
Private Rydor," in Battery D, in
which 'Ryder" stated that Joe La
Grange was dying at Camp Cody. The
/ letter. she said, came in a black bor-
dered envelope III you want to see
Joe while he is alive you had better
go TO Deming at once" Mrs. Dean
said. And then she hung up the
+ phone. Mrs LAGRANGE got in touch
with her husband. who is patrol
man. That evening he dispatched q
telegram to Captain Warner, com.
handing Battery d, asking him fol
the truth of The matter. The cap.
/ Iains reply, received very shortly
was concise and to the point. Joe
LaGrange is well. Never has beer
i sick
Police Make RaidS-The police a
an early hour yesterday mroning raid
ed two alleged gambling places. A
/ los Ia East Second street, Franz
/ Johnson, proprietor. and seven. in
mates were arrested. At 80 Eas
j Second street p. L. Paris, proprietor
and five inmates were arrested.
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Hogs Have Cholera first quar-
antine for hog cholera established il
Scott county this year was placed il
force Saturday at the George NJ. Bech
tel farm IN Rockingham township b.
Or. John Pooley of Cedar Rapids. Dr.
Pooley is in the employ OF the fedora
/ government.
win Sue City-Claiming that tn
finance committee. of the city oouncI
failed TO consider their bid on the re
cent storm drain bond issue of sac
+ 900. III order TO award the bonds TO
Davenport concern. the firm of Far
son Sons < Co, New York bankers
Saturday served notice on Citv. C,Ierf
Hugo M6eiler of their intention +
: bring suit in the district court 70
$4,000 damages, alleging failure t
comply with an agreement GOVERN
: the sale of the bonds.
Academy Has Birthday.-In a oue
way, without any formal celebratior
the Davenport Academy of Science
has this week finished its first hai
century. On Dec IA, 1867. the locs
. scientific society vas organized Wit
a handful Of members and = biel
sounding name The founders he
! lie7ed in building for its future !
!. on Feb. A. 1868. the association wa
! formally Incorporated. the incornors
tors being D. S. Sheldon, c. C. PER-,
: William H Barris. William Rene ne
! vid S. True, G. Stewart ELS.
Tiffany, A. L. Barrier, ". II. Pratt a,
: Luther T Eads.
: House Is Burned. Fire originafin
: IN the attic OF a double house locate
: at l1l4-ll16 Perry street and owne
: by William Ley caused damages i
the roof and upper story estimated ,
Sl,5G0 early Saturday. The fire We
: discovered at $50 by ]. If. Gabashl
/ Ter, tenant. When truck from HE hi
: stations arrived the flames had bur
: through the roof and were eontrolls
e with difficulty
o srecHmhs to Injuries. Serions i,
iuries which he sustained in an aec
Z dent al Rapids City, S. b., while dri
ling wagon about six weeks az