Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05

engineers. Regular army-Frank
Kline, Fort Madison, Iowa, aviation
section signal corps; Jacob H. lies,
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, coast artillery
corps; Elijah Arnold, Mediapolis,
Iowa, aviation sections signal corps;
Courtney N. Kimler, Burlington, Iowa,
engineers; Everett n. Bishop, New
London, Iowa, field artillery.
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Campaign Opened luncheon Of
noon yesterday at the Commercial
club was the first meeting in the open
ing of the campaign of the Y. W C. A.
to raise the locals $4,000 apportion-
ment Of the 100000 national war
fund Of the Y. w. C. a for hostess
houses to be erected near every SOL
der encampment in the county. The
luncheon brought together some 40 or
more representative men and women
Of the city, officers and workers in
prominent organizations and clubs.
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Obituary Rec0rd-The death of
Claus Jacob Bruhn, occurred yester-
day morning at z o'clock at his home,
1887 West Sixth street, after an ex-
tended Illness. He was 50 years OF
age at time of death. He was born at
Beinsbuttel, North Ditmarschen, Ger
many, Aug. IL, 1865. and came to this
! country with his parents in the year
Of 1881 direct to Scott county. He
was united in marriage to Miss
! Dorothea Pohlmann at Davenport in
1888 and has resided here ever since
For number Of years he followed
the trade Of carpenter. retiring about
six years ago. He was member OF
the Harugari lodge, Hermann Sons
and the Loyal Order of Moose. The
survivors are his wife, Mrs. Dorothes
! Bruhn, two daughters, Miss Sadie
Bruhn and Mrs. Anna Schreiner, both
Of Davenport, three brothers, Herman
Bruhn of Davenport and Henry and
Peter in Germany. a sister, Mrs
Maria Jasper of Moline. and one grand
son.
Special Election M0nday-The spe
cial school election is next Monday, tht
purpose of which is to vote on the is
suance of 100000 additional bonds fol
the completion of the three new in
termediate high school buildings. The
sum of S450,000, less $50, 900 expended
for sites, is now available for this pur
pose.
Won't Leave Because Franz
Adams, a human dereIct, is non
resident Of Scott county, the poo
committee of the board Monday mott
| fed him to leave the county under th,
threat that he would be refused char
ity if he remained Adams refused t.
comply with the boards orders anC
insists that the board shall extenC
aid to him.
Grey Ghost ArriVes-The new cit,
ambulance christened the Gre,
Ghost" arrived in Davenport yester
day afternoon, being driven from RocI
Falls, ILL.,, to Davenport under its owl
power. The trip from Sterling, Ill
to Moline, distance of 20 miles, wa
made in one hour and so minutes. Tn
stretch of road from Sterling to Mo
line is smooth, enabling the driver t,
! test the speed of the machine.
O.
Marriage Licenses. r Mckee
! Muscatine, and Lulu Crossley, Musca
, tine
Four Join Navy-The United State
:, navy has enlisted four young men TO
overseas duty, the men taking the frs
examinations at the Davenport sub
station. They were sent to Des Nome
| for final exams and disposition. Train
} ing will be given at the Great Lake
: navy station, where recruits becom
l thoroughly efficient in the work the
g choose before being assigned to Sc
< services. Their names: Arthur Pfof
e Moline, fireman, third class; Georg
:. H. McCaw, Aledo, fireman, third class
4 George Brown, Aledo, fireman, thir
e class: R. NJ. Burke, Harvey, H., .eleC
Y trician, first class. Owing to the fax
that the reserve force OF the navy /
4 closed, Burke was assigned to genera
0 service.
Get % Cars Daily-Coak is now CON
!, ing into Davenport at the rate of abor
Q % cars a day, which is slightly aboy
0 the actual consumption. Reports
the railroads and dealers to the Da,