Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20

Police Magistrate Ernst Claussen re-
ceived a letter from the woman in
which she stated she would not prose-
cute the case. DR.. E. S. Bowman was
called after the woman had been scald-
ed and he pronounced her injuries
only slight.
Slackers at Large Efforts on the
part of Sheriff Henry A. Kuehl to To-
cate 10 draft registrants, wanted by
the Scott county exemption board for
failure to fill in their missionaries
have failed. The list, composed large
ly of foreigners who formerly resided
in Bettendorf, was turned over to the
sheriff week ago by the county board
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Want Detention Hospital Request
county hospital to erect a detention
hospital on those grounds for the
treatment Of scarlet fever and diph-
iberia cases. the Davenport board of
health, in session yesterday, took the
first definite move in this direction
which has been made in three years.
Farewell to NOrw0Od-At a meeting
Of the Greater Davenport committee
yesterday a committee was appointed
to arrange for farewell dinner to be
rendered l. C. Norwood, retiring secre-
tary of the Davenport Commercial
club. The committee named consists
of President A. j. Faerber of the club;
H. K. Spencer, F. B. Yetter and P. N.
Jacobsen.
Catch Runaway Boys-Albert Filth
Der, IA, and Paul Schabel, 16, who
escaped from the orphanage at Musca-
tine Sunday and were taken into GUS
tody late Monday by Charles Beinke,
mayor of WalcOtt, Iowa, will be re-
turned to the Muscatine institution
yesterday.
Veteran Barber Retires-After over 40
years in the barber business, William
l.. Evans, senior member of the well
known firm OF Evers & Rothermel, 306
Brady street, will retire shortly. On
March the present business will be
taken over by Mr.. Rothermel and the
shop moved to 226 West Third street,
in the quarters formerly occupied by
the Plath jewelry store.
~
Jebens Compromises After a wran-
gle which extended over the better
part Of 80 minutes. County Attorney
Henry H. Jebens and members of the
Scott county board of supervisors
reached an agreement yesterday after
noon in the controversy involving the
nRyment of the attorneys stenography
hire and settlement of bill for 81 400
for back Office rent and stenography
hire.
Call 80 Draft Men-City exemption
boards yesterday notified so regis
trants in Glass 1 to report Friday at
p. m. for induction into the military
cantonment at Camp Dodge, Des
Moines. on Saturday. The lists in
clude altefnates who will be sent to
the camp in the event of sickness or
absence on the part of the regular
SELECTS.
obituary The many friends of
James Stapleton: veteran officer of
fhe Davenport police department, and
popular resident of Davenport. will be
grieyed to learn of his death which
occurred yesterday morning at 4:2O
o'clock at his home, Is Granitoid
apartments, Eighth and Ripley streets.
He had been in falling health since
last May, and the last three months
was confined to bed. Heart trouble
was given as the cause of death. He
was So years OF age. Jim" Stapleton,
as he was Familiarity known by his in
innate friends, was a member Of the
Davenport police department for the
past IL years. He retired Oct. l, last.
receiving pension In return for SPLEEN
did services rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Arp. two miles
west OF Eldridge, Iowa, are mourning
the loss Of their year old daughter,
Annabelle Dorothy Arp, who died
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
child had been ailing for some time.
The death Of William Esly, age S3.
occurred at a local hospital Monday
afternoon at o'clock He was born
March. 20, 1884. Surviving are .