Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-03

contained in letter which Captain
Ficke wrote his father recently.
Marriage Licenses Earl E. Wright,
Beloit, Wis, and Helen Christianson,
Beloit, Mis-; Thomas H Morrissey,
Appleton, Fis., and Eleanor Kraft,
Wausau, Wis; Edward Howell, Long
Grove, Iowa, and Helena Wiiler, Long
Grove, Iowa; August W. Kieth, La
Sale, ILL.,. and Emma Neps, LaSalle.
Ill.
Has Cold Bafh-Un1ess pneumonia
develops, Jesse stutler. So, laborer.
will recover from the effects of a cold
bath he took In the Mississippi river
at the foot of Perry street He is at
the Davenport hospital. County Ply
stefan Burk is attending him. Stutler
fell from the retaining wall. En-
ployes on a sand boat anchored near
by heard the splash and went to the
rescue. Stutelr was unconscious when
the workmen found him and took him
to shore.
is IN the AaTY-Joe u. Salato. VINO
enlisted the fore part of October, 1917,
at the Davenport navy recruiting sta
ton in the navy, has been spending a
weeks furlough in Davenport. He
left Saturday evening for Camp Perry,
Great Lakes, Ill. He is still a young
lad Of Is years Of age, and enjoys the
life of marine. He is enlisted in Co.
Z % oh
Prior to enlisting he was employed at
the Rock Island arsenal
To Hold Both J0bs-By a decision
handed down by the civil service COM
mission in Washington Saturday, AL
derman W. II. Gosch was given per
| mission to hold both the municipal
Office and his position at Rock Island
arsenal, providing he is not eandi-
date for reelection Since he has
stated on several occasions that he
would not run for Office again, there
is no further question as to whether
or not the alderman can hold bott
jobs.
Hurt In Accident--When the buggy
! in which she was riding was strucl
by an automobile truck on Third
street, just east Of the Rock Islan(
street intersection, at $3.50 Saturda!
| afternoon, Mrs. Mabel Sheehan, 40
residing On Schick's farm near Nahant
was terribly Injured. She was thrown
from the buggy and the vehicle il
overturning, fell on her. When by
ISLANDERS rescued her, she was suffer
ing with 8 badly broken right wrist
severe spinal injuries, and terrible
cuts about her face and body.
o.
| Selden Gets Observation-Disclosures un
| dergoing q gruelling cross-examina
ton at the hands OF Assistant Count,
Attorney Reaiff Ottesen. Howard
Selden, So, on trial In district court o.
a charge OF sodomy, became hysterica
and is under the care of a physician
The trial was halted by Judge William
Theophilns pending the defendant;
recovery.
May lisa Women Cops-The posi-
bility Of women donning police uni
forms and acting as traffic cops In tn
! loop district was one Of the matter
discussed by the traffic commission
Commissioner Of Traffic Louis G, De
Armand told the commission that Ii III
: war lasted five years, as the govern
ment was preparing for. women cop
would not only be possibility, but
reality,
Enlists In Army-LeRoy N. Static
bach. form reaccountant at the iocs
Office of the Tri-City Railway & Ligl
company. has enlisted in the quarter
masters department of the Unite
States army and will shortly leave fe
Jacksonville, Fla, to enter the arm
: school there. MIR. Staffelbach is j
l the city from Chicago visiting his pa,
: ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Staffelhach
To Bug Auto The Salvation Arm
Saturday succeeded in raising /
, means Of tag day sale, s125 of Ii
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