Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-18


Deming, and the entire battery is con-
fined to the camp. Several other MEM
bers of the outfit are laid up" in the
hospitals at the southern camp with
injuries received in football games.
None Of these. injuries is serious,
however. The message which reached
Davenport stated that the batteryEaan
who has meningitis is not expected to
live Thus far no other cases have
been reported in the battery. Dayen-
port parents who have sons in the unit
may not receive Christmas presents
from their boys. You folks will have
to wait until next year. I guess" wrote
one member of the unit to his par
ents. We are not allowed to leave
camp because one the fellows has
spinal meningitis
| Henley Promoted Information Of
the promotion in rank Of Jesse Y. Hen
ley Of Davenport, from lieutenant to
Captain adjutant to Colonel Hegeman,
chief officer III the automobile trans
portation division OF the United States
army c. NJ D. has been received here.
The division is now stationed at Wash
| ington awaiting orders to go over
seas Mrs. Henley, who has been with
her husband at the national capital for
/ the last three months. expects to leave
there soon for Fit Madison. to be with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, n G. Rob-
erts The home In Davenport was
| given up when Mr. Henley enlisted.
Mother Secures Child-After being
/ pasted for two years, Mrs. George Nc
/ CURE, Davenport. and her s-year-old
daughter, Minnie Josephine MCGUIRE
/ were reunited yesterday in the office
of Byron Rumsey. probation officer
Tears c0ursed down the cheeks Of the
| mother as she clasped her little girl
/ to her bosom. Two years ago the child
was placed in the custody Of a Mrs
Thompson, who later removed to Da.
. kota, taking the child with her. A week
ago Mrs. Thompson, while on a visit
with relatives in Aledo, died very sud
denly. Mrs Thompson had never takef
out adoption papers for the child ant
through orders of the Scott county dis
trict court the child was returned tt
the custody OF the probation officer
Mrs, Mcclure. who had never giyef
] up hope OF regaining her baby, was
given temporary custody of the chile
by Judge William Theophilus unit
such time as the court can hear fur
Their arguments in the case and un
ravei the tangled affairs involved il
the adoption matter.
! Obituary Record Mrs. sophi;
Fetske passed away yesterday morn
i ing at 7;15 o'clock at the home Of he
son, Hugo F. Felskle 1911 Rocking
ham road after an Illness of over
year, She was Sd years of age at timl
Of death.
/ Mrs. Sarah Hender. age rs years
died Sunday morning at $50 O'Clock
at the home of her nephew. DR.. A. B
Hender, A14 Iowa street. Mrs. Hen
der was born in Suffix county. Eng
land, Sept. q, 1914. AT the age of min,
years she came to this country. com
/. ing through the gulf Of Mexico, land
ing al New Orleans and came IN tn
Mississippi river to Quincy, i'll. In til
year 1853 she came to Davenport
/ where she married Mathew Hende,
/ Civil war veteran in the year 1856. H
died Il years later at Davenport.
Milton A. Rouser, the first pai
driver on the Davenport fire depart
ment, and member OF the sFir
King" company. passed away Satur
, day evening al 1916 O'Clock at hi
J home. South Paramount street. Rock
lngham township. He had been aiIin
for ever a year Death came at III
t age Of rs.
Goes to Prison -Vern Mick. ape >.
+ was sentenced to five years imprison
/ ment in the state reformatorv at Ana
mosa for seduction today by Judg
{ William Theophiias in the Scott COM
| ty district court. The court refuee
i to heed pleas OF defendants cennsf
i for leniency and imposed tie maximum
: punishment.
Nay Entertain Sammies-The WA
RI service committee OF the pavenpo,
: Rotary club will shortly pass upon til
= matter OF entertaining at the club
/ Christmas festivities. those soldiers :
Rock Island arsenal who are too n