Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16
Day in Davenport

Big Plants Herge.-A $4,000 900
merger of public utility plants. the
largest consolidation Of electric light
power. gas and coal properties in
Iowa this year. was effected in Day-
enpor5 when the David G. Fisher *
Co. interests consolidated their own
holdings with the Iowa Southern Utili-
lies company with headquarters at
CentervuIe. Iowa. and owning extern
sive interests i'm southern Iowa =, e.
Fisher. head OF the local interests
was IN Chicago yesterday c0nsummat-
ing the final details Of the merger
His c0npauy's counsel rs the big con-
s0lfdation has been Attorney Joe r.
Lane of Lane & Waterman. The Fish
err interests viii he represented on
the board Of directors of the Iowa
Southern Utilities company. The con-
solidation brings properties, the phy-
steal valuation OF which is conserFa-
t5raf- estimated al over 81 coo goo, IN
der the control Of that company. Inc
Fisher properties merged by The con-
s0l5d8tiou are the Leon Electric com
pany, C}earGeld Electric company
Leu0x Electric company. Bloekton
Light & Power company and MI Agr
#4sEGaa az el CONS tftat+-- a.tEH.' r-1'--
paBias have furnished electric light
and power 10 IA towns with popuIa-
zion OF $4,000 iu southern Iowa COW
aring Decatur. RinggOld- Taylor and
Lucas counties The Iowa Southern
IuIities company operates q network
Of electric lines. power and electric
freight. from headquarters at Center
vile, Iowa.
To Erect New StorehouSc.-The con
structi0u OF a modern storehouse, to
cost $4,000. lis announced by the Muei-
Ter Lumber company, 1870 Scott street.
il being stated that material for the
work is being hauled to the grounds
Fl. G. HAYES, contractor, was the sue
cessful bidder. Cement and plaster
viii be stored in the new building
which will be completed in several
weeks There will be two stories
brick and concrete being the material
used Actual construction work ~lll
be started within the next few days
The size Of the storehousc viii be 55
by 90 feet
Get Window Prize--Hau & Martin
have been awarded first prize for the
best window entered in the big con-
fest conducted by the auto show man
3EGTaEuE- ne tDLAE1t 81 or " kfN+h-sAA 'tE
the merchants Of the tri-cftes and 10
entered the competition. First prize
carried q cash award Of S25. Honor
able mention was awarded by the
Judges. 10 Harmed & VonNaur, New
mans. Neustadt's, John A. Feeney and
the Automobile Supply company The
prize winners were announced at the
auto show in the Coliseum
Cox Taken 10 Hospital. j. Allen
Cox. held on a first degree murder
charge in connection with the killing
Of Policeman Emil Speth in January
last. was removed from the Scott cOun-
ty TAIL yesterday to the Mercy hospital
to undergo an operation The gunshot
wound in Cox's right shoulder never
healed and County Physician Fieke
decided on an operation. The trans
fer o. Cox from the county jail 20 the
hospital was ordered by the county
physician with the approval Of County
Attorney Henry Jebens. The wound
in Coz's left hand. inflicted by the po-
Hceman before he died, has healed.
but the wound in the shoulder became
infected
TIE Build $4,000 Home.-Dr. George
e. Decker Of Davenport Is having plans