Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

resided eight years, moving to New
Liberty in 1886
Henry Gregerson, about So years of
age, succumbed to two weeks illness
CT pneumonia at his room, Second and
Warren streets, Sunday noon. He was
single
Mismanagement Charged Charging
illegal and improper diyeTtihg of
funds belonging to the Peter Rodde-
wig estate by Minnie Roddewig, eX-
ecutrix and trustee, Lena Roddewig,
heir at law, petitionad the Scott coun-
ty district court for an order COM
polling the executriX 10 submit to an
oral examination in court under oath
as to The management of the trust
fund
Joins the FIyers.-Gardner Smith.
until recently proprietor Of the Pc
maiife Storage Battery exchange OF
this city, has returned from Chicago,
where he has been accepted as a mem
Der Of the aviation department, United
States regulars, as q member OF the
flying corps
Sentence il Suspended Rotch-
! ford, central figure IN z series of petty
robberies in the Milwaukee freight
yards at Nahant last spring, pleaded
guilty to conspiracy and receiving
stolen property when arraigned before
Judge f. D. Let's in the Scott county
/ district court A three-year sentence
in the state penitentiary. imposed in
! the conspiracy case, was suspended
and Rockford was placed in the Gus
tody of his attorney, Louis E. Rodde.
wig A fine Of $500 and one day in the
county Jail was imposed in the seconC
case.
Mick Pleads GuiIty.-Vern Mick
held in the Scott county Jail under al
indictment charging rape, waived ;
trial before jury and entered a pie;
of guilty before Judge William The
ophilus in district court to charg
OF seduction. Sentence will be pro
nounced Monday, Dec. T. The maxi
mum punishment is five years in tn
state reformatory.
Get Many Reeruits.-One hundre
two men enlisted in the differen
branches of the regular and nationa
armies and FIVE enlisted in the IA
tional guard over Saturday and Sun
day, according to a report given GU
by the officers of the Davenport re
cruiting station. Many of these Ell
listments were made at the station
in the towns which are included in th
Davenport recruiting district Anon
the recruits were Charles Dansmor
and Francis P. Powers, Rock IslanC
in the field artillery; Arthur H OHM
Milan, signal corps; Joseph P Brer
,, nan, Rock Island, coast artillery, al
, Walter Grenard, Moline, engineer
! national army
Ready for Drive AS a means Of a
: tanning complete success in the hi
Red Cross membership drive TO 1
conducted next week in Iowa and tn
+, entire country, the state has been d
, yidsd into Is districts Davenport
! and Scott county are9inciuded in wh;
is to be known as the Davenport d.
! triet, which includes also jackson
! Clinton, Cedar and Muscatine countie
/ in these counties are seven chapter
: The total present membership Of II
6 Davenport district is 1888, and Il
: members wanted under the new al
a porttonment is 35,s7S The D8venpo
: chapter, including the various SEQ
j county branches, has $3.50 member
/ and must secure $4,000 under the ne
] superintendent
Community Sing Successful
n exports community sing of Sund;
+ afternoon IN ST. Johns church aud
: forum attracted many in spite of Il
/ intense cold. the lower floor being a
g most filled with a good overflow In Il
g central seats of the gallery. If Il
: weather had been suspicious it
thought the church would have be.
packed The program opened wi
Il the salute to the flag followed BY Il
Y invocation by DR. Charles NJ. She
Il hard, acting pastor OF st Johns.
+ Hundred Members Secured.-A tot
e of 81 new members were reported
e the noon meeting yesterday at L
V Commercial club OF the teams workil
e in the membership campaign. Ore
1.-TWO teams did not hand in reports, b