Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-21

Improving Gas Serviee-At an esti-
mated cost of $1,000 or over. the
+ Peoples Light Co. has begun work Of
( street. by utilizing gas mains on both
the north and south sides of the
/ street The object Of the move is TO
make certain that it viii not be nee
essary 10 tear up the new paving
which viii be laid this summer and
fall,
/ Rev. Kyle is Drawn-Rev. Joseph A.
KYLE. until recently pastor Of the
/ First Unitarian church OF Davenport
was among the first men drawn for
/ the new army. Rev kEEe's sermons
criticizing the governments policies,
+ caused such an outburst Of lndigna-
|uon in his congregation that he
/ handed in his resignation. he is now
I located in New York state, where ne
/ has q pastorata.
Red Gross Needs Uoney-The Dav-
export Red Cross viii shortly begin
! campaign to raise approximately
F 81 SOC a month for the support Of the
E
/ In the treasury Is only sufficient to
finance the activities Of the local
chapter until the beginning of Sep
/ raubar Expenses OF the local chap
ter are between $1,000 and $500
month Practically all of this money
is used 10 purchase material which
the voluntary workers OF The chapter
turn into surgical dressings and gar
menrs. Last month the actual eX-
pendtture for this purpose was SLIPS.
Obituary Record-Mrs Mary Eliza
beth .Luetfe. nee SchraDberg passed
away Thursday night at 80 O'Clock
at Mercy hospital after q lingering III
ness of seven weeks she was porn
In THaIo. Germany. Feb 2T. 1850. and
came to this country with neT par
ents al the age of FIVE years. coming
direct TO Davenport. Mrs Luetje was
an old settler Of Scott county. On nov,
IA. Is47, she was united in marriage
10 John Luetie. who preceded her IN
death in 1900 The following children
survive. John LIetje at home, Mrs.
George l.. Nickers0u Of Philadelphia
Pa. and Louis Luetie of Winona,
Mimi and the following sisters and
brothers. Mrs. Emeha Stueben.
Charles and Louis Scharuberg, all Of
=
held from the home Sunday after
noon at . O'Clock Burial VIII be
made in Paramount cemetery.
The death OF Mrs Angelina Marion
occurred ar the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. a. " B0wlby. 8125a East
River street. Thursday Deceased was
so wears of age. She was born in
Lafayette. Ind. Nov is, 1885, and was
united in marriage to General FRAMES
"a
preceded her in leath seven years ago. /
Those TO survive are four children:
Mrs. n. W B0wlby, John Marion,
both Of Davenport, and Mrs II. Hen i
derFscOtt of MusCatine. and Joseph
Marion Of Big Lake, Wash The re-
mains were sent to ke0kuk, Iowa, the
former home Of the deceased, where /
burial viii take place.
Medical Examiner Coming Lieuten- /
ant c. A. Aborn, L. S. a. medical
corps, comes TO Davenport July %
for the purpose Of giving Battery B /
and supply company men the second /
typhoid incubation Major A. NJ
Compton. second battalion. Iowa Ma
ttonal Guard field artillery, announced
yesterday Lieutenant Aborn wiz +
come 10 the city July 29th 10 admin /
lister the third incubation. Drill is /
taking up the greater portion Of the
time Of members of both units.
Excellent Material for Camps-"Ap- +
plicants for the second officers train /
ing camp show a high percentage of +
excellent material. The applicants are
Of much higher grade on an aver
age than for the first camp, 5udE- /
ing from the men who have come up
for examination IN Davenport. said /
Lieutenant W. G. LangwiI, II. s. A. t
examining officer IN charge Of the
work here. The men who are picked +
will be notified Aug, 10 AS Iowa's /
quota Is but 355 ard 2,095 have made /
applications it is evident that but +
small per cent can be chosen. Out
Of the 2,995, there have been 1865
cited TO appear for personal exam +
nation. It is from these that the 355
will be chosen" Lieutenant Lang
vii and Captain Brayslnger. the I
examining physician, are running
through a list Of so applicants daily. +
They will conduct examinations here
until Monday evening. then 20 60
waterloo, Des Mo!nss aud Sioux City.