Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-17
Day in Davenport

Federal Prisoner Captured Here
i Lew Redman, a federal prisoner who
vas being held in the Ottumwa Jail
! pending a hearing in the federal court
here, escaped and got out Of town. He
was picked up in Davenport by Officers
i Graham and Lehman and taken back
/ 10 Ottumwa by Sheriff Cramer Of that
place, Redman was sent to OtEumWa
/ from MarshalItown-
Yields Gun In Fight-Jim Anthem,
I proprietor of a pool room on East
! Third street, is being held on a charge
/ of drawing and pointing a revolver.
and Earl Wiley was arrested on a
charge of disturbing the peace. as the
result of q fight in Anthon's establish
meut. A warrant has been issued for
! the arrest Of "Curlsy' Gillup, also I'M
+ plicated in the battle, and his arrest
+ is expected momentarily. Witnesses
said that Giliup and Wiley started a
/ fight. and that Anthem drew a gun and
ordered them both out Of the place.
/ To Have Another Battery-With but
eight married men in Battery B whose
applications for discharge have not as
yet been sent in and the local unit now
standing at war stronghold men
I
being launched in the near future to-
ward organizing another battery in
/ Davenport The war department has
announced that under existing law
states have the right to form new
guard units. Iowa has already applied
70. permission to do SO. Many local
men highly favor the forming of an
other unit here. 1t was announced
that Is applications for discharge of
. married men have been sent in. leav-
ing but eight married soldiers in the
battery. The 100 men, which bring
the unit to war strength, are exclusive
Of the % applications for discharge.
o
Continue Murder Case-The case of
state Of Iowa VS.. John Allen Cox,
charged with first degree murder in
connection with the death OF Police
man Emil Speth in January last, was
definitely postponed by County Attor-
ney Henry Il. Jebens until the Septem-
Der term of court. Cox is confined in
Mercy hospital recovering from bullet
wounds inflicted by the dying officer.
and will be unable to leave there for
at least six or seven weeks, the county
attorney said.
Boys Make 0nfession-HaroId Cen
day night on the governm ent bridge
on their way to Rock Island with a car
stolen from o. c. Hill, made a state
ment to the police In which they ad-
mitted stealing another car about a
week ago. The machine, according TO
the boys. was taken from Fifth and
Brady streets. They drove about the
city for a time and then abandoned the
car, returning home on foot. Charges
will be lled against the lads.
.
Marriage Lfcenses-Kalman SpeI-
letich. Davenport. Iowa, and HiIda
Won Korff, Davenport, Iowa: Willie
Klindt Reimers, Long GroveshrdIhrrdI
Klindt, Long Grove, Iowa; and Rose
Margaret Reimers, Long Grove, Iowa.
Building Permits Issued-Efght
building permits were issued by Build
ing Commissioner Ralph c. Graham.
They are as follows: R Swindeu. re-
shinf ling, 1910 Bowditch street, s75:
G. Sass, cne-story frame, 1440 West
Seventh street. $1,000: J. B. Bradford
remodeiing, 629 East Eighth street.
800 j. Hipner. reshingling. 1917
Wes Seventh street. s110: George
Brp gmann. ons-story frame, 202s West
Second street. 5000; Hugo Betters.