Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28

origin Is not known. II k1ckers sign
their names to complaints, he says,
the names will be kept strictly con-
fidential and 1t will aid him in trac-
ing down the cause of the complaints.
Negro Admits Thefts-"IN was hun
cry and broke. That's a bad combina-
ton. So I broke into a couple of gro
Gerry stores and stole everything I
could carry" was the simple state
ment of William Taylor, colored, 546
East Eleventh street, after his arrest
Tuesday night by Detectives Kinney
and Bishop. He Is being held in the
county Jail pending trial. Taylor has
confessed to robbing the Ryan gro
Gerry and the Mt. Ida grocery within
foodstuffs from each place. he said.
To Sell Monumental, the meeting
Of officers of the Deutscher Kampfge-
nossen Verein held last evening it was
decided to call for bids on the monu-
ment which stands in Washington
square commemorative the Prussian
victories Of 1901. The monument
will be taken down sometime this
week, if possible. This action will be
taken as the result Of numerous evil
dences of ill-feeling on the part of
residents of Davenport.
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Elks' Ladies in Red Cross Work
Ladies of the Elks have opened up a
Red Cross work room at the Elks club
and are making garments and band
ages for the fighting men of Uncle
Sam. The articles are turned over
to the local chapter of the Red Cross,
the officers Of the association stating
the needs Of the soldiers from time to
time.
Hold School Caueuses- Caucuses to
select delegates to the city school con-
vention were held in all wards Of the
city Tuesday evening. In two wards,
Harry WcPhillips was favored for di-
rector of the school board to fill one
of the, three vacancies. He was en-
dorsed in the First and Second wards.
The Second ward went on record as
favoring either Mr.. Phillips or John
Schnack.
Obituary Record-The remains of
l.. A. Ferguson, resident of Clinton,
Iowa, who was accidentally killed
Tuesday morning, when he was struck
by falling door frame while at work
in q building at ia Brady street,
Davenport, which was being razed by
the A. A. Arnou1d Construction Co,
were shipped yesterday afternoon at
1870 vie the I. & I. railroad to Clinton,
where services and burial were held.
The wife. Mrs. Nellie Ferguson. ac-
companied the remains.
Mrs. Julia Ellen Hines, widow of
the late Charles W. Hines, passed
away yesterday morning at her home
1925 East Locust street. She had
been in falling health for a long time
and seriously Ill the last three weeks
Death was caused by q paralytic
stroke. She was 70 years Of age.
John @. Lerum. Dalton sales agent
OF this city, has been called to Wau-
sau. Wis. by the death Of his mother
Mrs. John Lerum. Death occurred al
the age OF IS years, the fatal ailmeat
being pneumonia.
Miller Gets 20 DaysClaude (Doc)
Miller. Arrested Monday on charge
OF larceny, was given a Jail sentence
Of 30 days by Police Magistrate Ernst
Claussen yesterday. Miller pleaded
guilty to the theft OF several pieces OF
meat from the Schick Express com.
pany.
To Revive Tank HpertS-An attempt
to revive a waning interest In aquatic
sports will be undertaken by the ply
steal department Of the Davenport
Y. M. G, A, under the direction Of
Wayne Richardson. physical director
A meeting Of men interested in the
organization Of a swimming team will
be held at the gym Saturday at 7.l5
p. m.
Harmon Doand Over-Claud Har-
mon was bound over to the grand jury
by Police Magistrate Ernst Claussen
yesterday on q charge Of rape. The
prosecuting witness in the case il
Letha Parrish, 10, the prisoners sis.
ter-in-law. Harmon entered plea oil
not guilty and waived preliminary