Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03
The Day I'm Davenport

T Clash over River Fund.-aGayor Ber-
valid FLASHED with the aldermen over
q resolution to appropriate $500 to-
ward the work Of the associations that
are helping secure a sjx-foot channel
F in the Mississippi river and promoting
+ the restoration Of real river commerce.
The resolution failed week before
fUT last of a unanimous vote. Alder
man Goseh entered objection. city
i Attorney Becker. also ruled that there
/ was lack Of legal authority for the APP
preparation The resolution was re-
introduced. only a majority vote be
! ing necessary to adopt st. Jt again
commanded all the votes but Alder
imam Goseh's bHl Mayor BerwaId an
u0uDced that he would veto IL. Asked
+ by Alderman Lfudholm If he was We
toing il at once. and informed that he
+ had 10 DAYS Ieeway. the MAYOR an
Boupeed that he would take the 10
days.
! Must Submit Ia Test-EFery caudi-
date for jobs as GremeD or policemen
+ in the city Of Davenport must submit
+ to the Wazsermau test for blood poi
son hereafter. This resolution was
passed bE the city council upon rec
ommeudaUon made by the police and
+ fire commission. The recommended
ton is one that has been discussed for
some time at the various meetings of
the city heads The test viii benefit
the men physically and win be an aid
10 the city in keeping the men on the
job.
Marriage Licenses-E W. Hawkins
and II. L. schramm. PeRin, ILL., Har-
f0ld w Lowell and huIdah B Eisten-
macher. Rock Island
: To Move Sfatioa.-The city council
lat the regular council meeting ordered
1.-The officials Of Davenport Nuscatine
/ & Clinton railway to move the station
+ located ON Brady street and CONNER
f cial alley at once The company was
! instructed TO use the station al Front
and Brady streets until q suitable
! building could be secured. The decis-
#5on came after the council had receiv-
/ ed recommendations from the traffic
+ commission. Tt was explained that
when the cars arrived IN Davenport
! the traffic is held up on Brady street
( sometimes for 10 minutes 1t is un-
derstood that officials OF the company
have agreed to do everything in their
power 10 relieve the congestion of
traffic and they will try 30 arrange to
remove the station by the first Of Sep
|tember
+ Residence is Baided. Forty-efght
bottles OF beer, quart bottle partly
+ filled with whisky and another OF wine
were seized Yesterday by Sheriff Hen
! ry A.ekuehl in a raid upon the resi-
tdenCe of EDTEa Woodward at Fifth
and Perry streets. The raid was made
/ on orders of County Attorney Henry
/ II. Jebeas- Ne arrests were made
/ Application Tor a temporary and per
/ manent injunction probably viii be
filed against the tenant and owner of
/ the property.
/ Obituary Record.-The death Of Ed
ward J Smith, aged BE-. prominent
/ farmer living near Waupeton Iowa.
occurred ar Davenport hospital yes
terday following an illness OF several
weeks. Smith came here a few weeks
ago for treatments. The deceased was
/ bern and educated in Dubuque Iowa.
and had resided there his entire life
+ re was prominent member Of the
/ Loyal Order Of Moose, No 355 Of Du-
/ buque. Surviving are his wife and
several brothers and sisters
j Adolph Doerscher, aged 81. passed
away at his home, COS West Second
street, Wednesday afternoon at ?
! O'Clock He was born in Davenport.
/ January. 1888. and had resided here
+ ever since. Those to mourn his death
are his wife, Mrs. Hazel Doerscher:
/ his parents, Mr.. and Mrs John Deer
scher; one brother Henry and one sis
! ter, Mrs. Laura BIedsoe.