Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Marriage Licenses. ". Mack
Ell, Davenport. and Elsie T. Ahrens,
Davenport; Charles Treimer. New Lib
erty, Iowa, and Dora Mohr. New Lib
erty, Iowa: Charles G. Witt, Daven-
I port, and Bertha c. Teuful, Dayen-
/ port: F. R. Bristol. Emory, Mont, and
Jessie E. Smith. Onslow, Iowa; Harl
! very J. Hannemann, Walcott, Iowa,
and Elsie Buttenob, Waleott, Iowa.
! George M. Twigg, McCausland Iowa,
and Agnes Massen, McCausland, Iowa;
Joseph l.. Barker, Wilton Junction,
Iowa, and Nellore Lee, Columbus juno
ton, Iowa.
Burns Prove Fatal.-Ars Sarah L.
! Van Dalsem, age rs years, passed
away yesterday morning at L so
O'Clock at Mercy hospital. the result
of severe burns about the body which
she received Tuesday morning at
I0:30 o'clock when an oil stove was
upset and her clothing caught fire.
The cause Of the accident is not clear.
The unfortunate lady was upstairs in
d room where she had an oil heater
burning II IS the belief that she
either upset the heater or else it ex-
ploded.
Obituary Record Edwin f. Balch
of the Reynolds & Balch Hardware
! company. has received word OF the
sudden death Of his father, in New
York City, when the latter was on
his way here for a vjsit, after living
for some years in the Bermuda is
lands. where he was in the hotel bus
mess. Mr.. Balch will be remembered
2 by old residents Of Davenport as a
/ member Of the Balch-F'razier Coal
company, with an office and yards at
Fifth and Brady streets over forty
years ago. where q coal Office of one
: of their successors after another has
2 always been, down to the present day.
j Mrs. Isabella Munro, widow of the
} late Robert Munro, passed away yes
terday morning at Is o'clock at her
home. 241t Arlington avenue, after (;
S II days Illness OF pneumonia. She
t was 81 years Of age al time Of death
=. She was born in Glasgow. Scotland
/ Jan. 10, 1888, and came to America
= in 1854. residing at Peoria, ILL.,, unit
y her marriage in 1855, when she came
g to Davenport, where she had since
s resided.
Andorothy Marie Kerrigan, eldest
daughter of Or. and Mrs. J. A. Kerri-
It gan, passed away at the family home
k at 10 o'clock yesterday morning after
= an Illness of four weeks duration
It Andorothy Kerrigan was born Nov. 8
j. 1907.
e The many friends Of George J
e Barker viii be grieved to learn OF his
It death, which occurred yesterday aft
II ern0on at 100 at the family home
e 31S East Tenth street Mr.. Barker
l. had been in failing health for the pas
d several years but had only been con
fined to his room for the last few
weeks. He was born Sept 10, 1859, a
a Lawrence, Kan, coming to DaYenpor
e with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Ingl,
d Barker, i'll 1860 This city had beef
IS his home ever since. and he was iden
k tilted with the business interests o
e the city until falling health neeessi
1t tated retirement from active work.
r o.
- Formally Launch Campaign Witt
y luncheon yesterday at the Hote
e Blackhawk attended by fully 80 work
lie er5, the war fund drive of the Y. W
Is G. A. was formally launched. Daven
,e ports quota OF the S4,o00000 nationa
+ fund is $4,000.
Two More Eniist.-David Waimsley
A. son Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Waimsley
'p residing near Davenport, and ETarr
~ George Yocum, formerly of Blu
If Grass, enlisted yesterday in the ord
r nance corps at the Rock Island arse
nal for overseas service. The forme
is a machinist and was employed
&c prior to his enlittment, at the whee
"a works.
IN Mai Carriers Want increase.-Ott
ly Behnke, Davenport mail carrier, wa
IN again elected president Of the car
riers' organization at the annual cleo
ton of officers held at Danish BROTH
~ erhood hall Tuesday night. The othe
OF Officers elected were vice presiden
De Fred Feuchter: secretary. Georg
Bassman, reelected; treasurer. job
Nolkens, reelected A communicate
re was read from the Rock Island an
ed Moline Carriers organizations, Stain
an these bodies would heartily co-operat
no with the Davenport union in arrans
ing for big mass meeting at whic
the wage increase demand will be di.
ed cussel.
of o
lis Seeks His iiherty-Failur to pa
IS alimony is no crime in the eyes
le Charles Miller, who applied to til
Scott county district court yesterda
'r- Tor writ OF haheas corpus for h
OF release from the county Jail vhel
as he is held for Wisconsin authorize
Judge +. D. Let's will hear argumen