Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18

have been discovered by Alderman B
M. Raben, and Mayor John Berwald
at his request, Is investigating in these
places. Alderman Raben believes il
would be no economy to grant a 20
year franchise to J. H. Kelly to haul
away and dispose of the city's garbage
on the per capita cost basis that Mr.
Kelly asks.
Hold Up Mason Sentence = Pro-
nouncement of sentence on Louis Ma
son, found guilty Of sodomy by jury
! in district court last week, was post
poned Saturday until later by agree
| ment between the defendants counsel
and attorneys for the state. Motion
for new trial will probably be filed
with Judge NJ F. Donegan and SEN
tence will not be pronounced until
the motion is disposed of.
Plan Patriotic Meet-A grand pat
riotic meeting will be held in the town
of Buffalo on the evening of Friday.
Feb. %. The event will take place at
the Turner hall of that place, starting
at s p. M. The speakers will be Chris
Marti, George w. Scott and w. M.
Chamberlin. There will be music,
both vocal and instrumental selections
being provided for. -h
Block Not to Run?-A candidate and
not candidate all in one day, is the
experience of Charles 7. Block on Sat
uday. Friday it was announced that
Mr.. Block had consented to make the
race for mayor on the Republican
ticket. Saturday morning he fatty
denied that he had consented to run
and moreover declared that he would
not. He reiterated this statement Sat-
urday noon.
Obituary-Mrs. Zelphia Marksbury,
only sister of Mrs. j. T. Sheehan.
1904 Harrison street, Davenport.
died at her home, 4342 Lloyd avenue,
Rosedale, Kan, Feb. 8.
The death of Mrs. Cecilia Scheel &C.
Cured Saturday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. H. F. Ohde. 21l7
Claussen avenue, city, following lin
gering illness.
AT the family home, 729 Harrison
street, Saturday evening, occurred the
death of Laura Jane Won Koeckritz.
Death followed short illness,
May Cut Off Gas-As a further lever
to persuade residents of Rockingham
to allow 1000 acres of their town to
be annexed by the city of Davenport |
Alderman julius Jehring is working |
on plan to cut off the gas supply of |
the town. He announced SATURDAY.
that he had consulted City Attorney
Waldo Becker with this object in view.
lO4 In Final QuOta-With the COM
oletion Saturday of a tentative list of
iraft subjects available to All the IS !
per cent deferred quota ordered into
lamp Saturday, Feb. %, the Scott
county exemption board late yesterday
nailed official notices to 1O4 selects
including 10 alternates, to report at RI
}. M. Friday preparatory to entrainine
or the cantonment on the following
lay.
l
Pythfans Hare Meet-The annual
Of the 18th district of Iowa
4 the Knights Of Pythias was held at
he Pythian castle, corner OF Second
nd Brady streets. in Davenport, FRI
ay, about Is delegates from surround
ng towns and number OF Davenport
lembers attending. Il
Teachers Need More Pay-An In.
rease In salaries paid school teachers !
nd the drawing Of contracts for the {
chool year Of nine months instead of
Or semester OF three months would I
l the opinion OF school officials meet :
" Saturday at the court house solve
he problem now confronting officials
maintaining adequate teaching /.
-affs in the public schools.
Clothes Thief Caught Willard r e
NTH. wanted in Davenport for the y
left Of three suit cases, a suit of y
louhes and an overcoat from the =
lackhawk hotel on Feb. 8. was =
roaght back here from st. Louis. n
hsrs no was arrested, BY CHIEF OF q