Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12

has offered his services to the United
States by enlistinug in one of the
grave registration service units which
have been recently organized.
Marriage Licenses. - Frederic A.
Giersch. Davenport, and Hulda NJ
Heinrich, Moline; Arthur r. Gray,
and Hilda Schroeder, Davenport; Guy
4. Bean, Davenport. and Anna Belle
Church, Davenport.
Moth Gets Commission Former
City Treasurer William G. Moth was
on Saturday notified that he had been
commissioned a captain in the Off
GERS reserve branch of the United
States army. He took the examina-
ton several weeks ago at the Rock
Island arsenal Mr.. Moth has dis
posed of his interest in the Moth
Kuehl Candy company and expects
to be assigned 10 duty shortly.
Hurt in Accident.-Frank Feldhahn
Of Durant. Iowa, lies at Mercy hospi-
tai in a precarious condition, the re-
suit Of an automobile accident which
occurred at o'clock Saturday eten-
ing a mile and half this side OF
Walcott. The patients chances fol
recovery were stated to be about even
The accident was caused by the car
| in which Mr. Feldhahn and two com.
panions were riding, being ditched
| Claus Raise, driver of the car, ant
Mr.. Feldhahn occupied the front seat
When the driver endeavored to rur
| the car up onto the road again, tht
sudden jar threw Mr.. Feldhahn for
ward and he crashed through tie
| windshield.
Killed by Auto.-A severe afflictioI
has hefallen Mrs. c. H. Hagarty, No
T. Colorado fats, Davenport. Mrs
Hagarty returned home Saturday from
Marion. Iowa, where she attended tn
funeral of sister, Mrs W. A Gates
She had scarcely reached home whei
she received a telegram advising he
of the death by accident of anothe
7 sister. Mrs. Martha Peterson Of Full
ton, H. She was run down by a,
automobile in Cedar Rapids. Bot
sisters had been in attendance al tn
funeral OF Mrs. Gates Mrs. Hagart
returned to Davenport and Mrs. Pc
terson stopped over in Cedar Rapid
to visit relatives. On her return t
Fulton she had expected to stop
few days with Mrs Hagarty here.
Obituary Reeord.-Charles I. Craig,
2205 Rockingham road, died Satul
day morning. He was born Jan.
1884 at Lafayette, Ind, and was 6
years of age at the time Of his dealt
At the age of ! years he came 10 Blu
Grass, Ia, with his father. In add
ton to the beTeaved widow. Mrs. Kat
, Craigg, the following survive: w
, children, Amanda in Iowa City, low
, and Walter Craigg in India; a sii
, ter and brother, Mrs. Anna Wick
, Denver, Colo, and Richard Craigg
Elliott. Ill. Two grandchildren ais
, survive.
/ Word has reached Davenport OF Il
death in San Diego, Cal, of Mr.
Francis r. Bennett. Mrs. Bennett
husband, now Y years OF age. was
! son of the first mayor of DavenpoI
= his father having settled here in IS3
D In the early '4O's Mr.. Bennett Wi
!. connected with the old Davenport G
s zette. He later edited the Rock |
= land Advertiser and in 1887 went
] San Diego, where he startes a pape
He has been retired for a humber
years, His son, Ira Bennett, is edit
f Of the Washington Post. Mrs. Be
nett. whose death is recorded aboy
|. was, before her marriage, Mariet
4 Peck OF Clinton. She was an aunt
Mrs. Edgar Fluke of Davenport.
q Box Office Touched.-In a darj
!? daylight robbery of the box office
d the American theatre shortly ait
4 noon Saturday, burglars forced t
cash drawer and escaped with $40
change and So in stamps. Manag
t Edward kraus left the theatre abe
;e noon. The money was in the ca
h, drawer when he departed. When
;e returned the drawer had been fore
Of and the money was missing. The
1t lice were notified. Sometime cal
a Saturday morning window in
t. front show case of klein's ready
ir wear store, 1l9 West Second sire
i, was smashed with brick and a clio