Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-01

will cover a period of six weeks. Lieu
tenant Kulp will leave the city Sunday
afternoon.
Sues for Fall-Three thousand dol
lars is the sum asked by Herbert
Krabbenhoeft from the city Of Daven-
port for a fractured elbow he received
on Jan. 3, when he fell on the side
walk near Trinity cathedral.
Bird Joins Army-C. A. Bird, Mo-
line, has joined the United States
army, enlisting III the coast artillery.
Bird left for Jefferson Barracks, Mo-,
training quarters. Wednesday night.
Marriage Licenses = Ralph Cook,
Davenport, and Olga Kracht, McCaus-
land, Iowa.
Obituary RecOrd-G. T. Ahrens re-
ceived the sad intelligence yesterday
of the death of his brother. J. P. An
rens of Chicago, who passed away yes
terday morning. J. P. Ahrens came to
Davenport with his parents In 1855.
obtained his education in the public
schools of this city, and was a teacher
in the country schools for several
years in his young manhood. Later
he studied law. with the late Colonel
J. B. Leake, and was admitted to the
bar in Illinois. He left Davenport in
the year 1871. and had been resident
of Chicago since.
Mrs. Frederick Remerschied, life
long resident of Davenport, died at
4:50 a. m. yesterday at her home, 31C
Hancock avenue, after long illness
Want Bishop MuldOOn-The local
lodge of Knights of Columbus is max
ing strong endeavor to have BishOI
, Muldoon of Rockford, ILL.,, chairman Of
the Catholic war activities committee
come to this city and deliver a speech
on war and war conditions.
May Operate On B0y-Judge F. d
Let's yesterday refused to commit
George Carlson. aged 10. accused Of
incorrigibility, to the State Industrial
school at Eldora until after he had I'M
| dergone an examination. The court
was inclined to believe that an oper.
alton might aid the boy in overcom.
ing his waywad tendencies. The DO,
will be held at the juvenile home
pending final disposition Of the case.
Victery Crackers Planned-Officer:
of the Independent Baking compan,
and the Crescent Macaroni and Crack
er company yesterday announced tha
commencing Feb. 1, a cut of 80 pei
cent in wheat in the making of crack
ers would be made to comply with thu
wishes of the national food admins
traitor. The rule will remain in eff
feet as long as the government admin
istrator sees At to cut down in the sup
ply of wheat used by the variou.
cracker concerns.
COal $50 q TOn-Coal is $50 a ton il
France, according to word which i!
contained in a letter from Dr. Franz
Cole, pastor of st. Johns Methods
church, Davenport. who is now doin,
Y. NJ C. A. war work in Europe.
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Upsets Stove-While attempting I,
prod a smouldering fire into showing
some earnest desire to reduce tn,
frigid temperature. George Teros, liv
ing at 52l1a Perry street, upset tn,
stove and started fire at 9:l7 a. m
yesterday which threatened to assume
serious proportions. Prompt worl
with a bucket brigade checked tn,
blaze and put it under control by tn
time trucks from the downtown sta
tons arrived. The damage was con
fined to rug and scorehed floor.
Fire records were smashed late Wed
nesday and yesterday when 81.
alarms brought the total number o
fire runs for the month OF January I,
81. The record was formerly 50 run
in the month of December.
Systematic Charity Proposed Sys
tematic distribution OF charity amonI
the poor Of Davenport and Scott coun
ty along constructive lines, will be in
augurated by Miss Nell Abrahams
trained social worker. when she as
sumes charges of the county oversee
Of poor Office.