Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-07

man on thf c.. NJ. & st. Paul road for
20 years. He belonged to the Fire
men Engineers union Of Freeport,
ILL.,. No. lis, and was a member of The
Woodmen of the World of Hampton,
HI. No. 30. The widow, Mrs. Laura
Osborn, and sister in Canada, Mrs.
Elizabeth Reid, survive.
Hold Up Pool PIans.-Instead OF a
swimming pool and Fairgrounds on
the levee just west Of the Davenport
Boat club at the foot Of Scott street,
the ievee commission has decided that
q harbor for motor boats shall be
built, it was announced in the meet
ing yesterday.
Two Get Commissions.--Guy Bacon.
Iowa National Guard field artillery,
and John A. Feeney, Jg.. regimental
supply company. have been commits
stoned second lieutenants, according
TO advices Lieutenant Feeney WAS
quartermaster sergeant i'll the regi-
mental supply company and Lieuten-
ant Bacon was sergeant in Battery D.
.
Deck Plans Up.-captain Henderson
of the Rock Island-Dayenpor Ferry
company appeared before the levee
commission yesterday morning with
plans along his own ideas for the new
ferry dock demanded by the commits
sion for next year The commission
! recently outlined a plan 10 Captain
/ Henderson Of a desirable style OF dock
one that would be in keeping with the
improved levee, but the Captain
thought it called for too large a fnan-
cial outlay The commission took the
captains plan under consideration.
Long Moves to Davenport Coinci
! dent with the announcement Of thu
reorganization Of the Iowa Publish
ing company into the North American
! Publishing company, is the interesting
information that Joe L. Long. prom
inent politician and good roads adyo
cate, win be vice president and gen
eral manager Of the new incorpora
ton.
To Have Big Class.-At the regula
meeting of the Davenport Knights 0
/ Columbus Monday evening it was ar
ranged with the Rock Island and Mo
! line councils to have a tri-city initia
tion in Rock Island Jan. 20. The plal
is to initiate the candidates of tn
three cities together instead of tn
separate limitations that were held i
former years. Committees from tn
Rock Island and Moline councils at
tended the meeting in Davenport an
plans for the initiation were outlined
One Of the largest classes in the his
| tory Of the order is looked for al hi
/ meeting. 1t is the intention OF tn
: knights to make it the biggest even
in the history of tri-city K. OF c.
| Licensed to ed.-Frank NJ. Schwa
and Ruth c. King, Davenport: John
Huxtable and Harriet S. Noakes, Da,
, export; Everett s. Coleman, Dayer
port, and Helen R Fisher, West Lii
erty.
Lawyers Adopt Scale.-The SEQ
, County Bar association. meeting
! | NSS~AN& oSoaioh SIStCtNdNs dUUDttu
minimum fee bill prepared by th
committee headed by Judge en-. WI
terman. There was hut one dissen
!. ing vote. Judge J. ". Bollinger r.
: quested the secretary TO enter hi
: vote as opposed to the fee bill
B00ze Raid staged.-Six and qua
tier barrels of bottled beer, 10 gallon
: of whisky, and enough wine of va
!ious kinds and mixed drinks to mai
the total worth at least $500 wei
seized by Detective John Estes al
I Officers Rogers, Schwinden and Sal
a ford In a raid on the home of Emm
:. Woodward, 20S East Fifth stres
7 shortly before noon yesterday. TT
{ woman was placed under arrest an
: brought to the station. Later she W;
u released. County Attorney Hen
Jebens will ask that a permanent i
J junction from selling booze be issu.
Z against her. The place was raid,
!. once before by state agents. but
: liquor was found Recently the D
/ lice were notified that big shipme
e. of booze had heen delivered TO he
and the raid proved that the inform
ton was c0rrppf a ra;oj,har .1,.r,,,.