Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-19

To Build Nurses HOme-At meet
ing Of the board Of trustees Of St.
Luke's hospital. it was decided to uti-
lie the beauest of $4,000 left the in
srtution by the late j. J. Richardson,
/ for the erection OF a separate building
on the new hospital grounds 10 be used
as q home for the nurses. Before his
death Mir. Richardson subscribed &l5,-
600 TO the new hospital building. This
amount viii be placed in the general
building fund and as noted above the
$3.50 viii be placed lin separate
building.
Realizes S46.sO0 PROFIT profit Of
SIS, 500 is realized by Henry Sindt. q
retired farmer, 1874 West Third street
on land investment ne made Il years
ago. Mr.. Siudt purchased $50 acres of
land in 1876 for s1.25 an acre or $500
+ Recently Louis Mueller purchased the
I60-acre farm for SAT 600. The land is
located six miles northeast of the city
For many years the farm has been pro-
ducing bouutiful fo0dstuHs. Mt Siudt
who IS in the best of health q SO years
of age, said that the contemplated
boost in the prices of cigars would not
worry him. He is very fond Of an
after-dinner smoke
Sets Drugs From Miss0uri-One wee
corner of the black curtain that hides
She forbidden traffic in drugs from the
eyes of the uuiniriated was raised for
q minute by Jake Wallov.iUz. one of the
dope fends held here on a charge Of
breaking and entering. the other day
Tn an idle moment Jake dropped the
name of physician Of Ferguson. Mo.
He said that he had received dope
every week from the Missouri doctor,
and that at the present time he was
getting 98 grains Of cocaine q week
You see he starts us at 120 grains
week said Wallowilz. Then he de
creases the amount two grains every
week until we're cured. I've got down
to IS grains a week. / can get along
on that amount, but that's all. ! don't
think I could live with any less"
o.
Transfuse Bl00d-THe life of N. J.
Sherm OF Reinbeck. Iowa, was un-
doubtedIy saved by Officer Carl House
of the local police force, who her0ical-
lv agreed 10 give some of his blood for
TRANSMISSION into Shermts body Some
time ago Sherm came to Davenport
with an ailmeut known as weakening
disease OF the blood. He consulted
several local physicians and it, was
found that d TRANSMISSION of blood was
necessary 70 save his life. Sperm was
an absolute stranger in town and r.
was difficult to find q person who was
willing TO even sell his blood When
officer House heard of the mans con
dltion he agreed 10 give a quart OF his
blood in an effort to save the life OF his
fellow man. The operation was per
formed at Mercy hospital and was
decided success. Already the man has
shown wonderful Improvement and
physicians are OF the opinion that he
viii be in perfect health within three
weeks. This is the first operation of
this nature TO be performed in this city
Find suit in River suit Of dark
clothing, sIashed in many places with
q knife. was picked up in q small
gorge IN the levee wharf at the foot OF
Main street By fa2meu and the police.
10 whom the clothes were handed
scent a mystery. 1t is understood that
3 man known TO the police picked up q
suit case containing the clothes earlier
in The day lie Tjfed the clothes Of
whatever was in them ana then threw
them away, keeping the suit case. The
suit vas plan gray. Of heavy mater