Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
The Day i'm Davenport

Marriage Licenses - William h.
Lorenzen. Davenport, and Alma
Nieman, Davenport.
To Buy Bonds to in
vest the proceeds of property left in
trust to Emil Gremmels and
amounting to $3.50 in the third Lib
erty loan bonds was granted Hugo
! kuhl, guardian, by Judge F. d.
Let's in the probate court.
Obituary Record - Frederick W.
StoteTau, a prominent citizen of
Durant, Iowa, died suddenly Sun
day night at $50 o'clock at the
home of his daughter and son-in-
law. Mr. and Mrs. John Diedrich,
/ 2I22 Telegraph road, Davenport.
Frank Henne, an employee Of the
Rock Island arsenal for the past
ten years, passed away Sunday
evening. at II o'clock at his home.
1924 Dubuque street. Death was
due TO a stroke of apoplexy. He
was 56 years old.
The death of Mrs. Nettie Skiing
er, a resident of Davenport the past
( % years, occurred yesterday morn
/ ing at Abs o'clock at her home,
15271a Harrison street, following a
short illness of pneumonia. She
was "a years of age.
Henry William Untiedt passed
away at his home. 1920 Bowditch
street, suddenly Sunday morning at
o'clock. Heart failure was the
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Germany, in 1870, and came to this
| country with his parents when but
! IS years old. He was a member of
| the Zion Lutheran church Mr.
Unitiedt was employed at the Rock
Island arsenal. He was 48 years
I old
Mrs. Adelia Coon, aged 81 years,
was summoned Sunday afternoon
at $50 o'clock at a local hospital.
/ She was born in New York.
Societies Aided-A number Of
Davenport societies and one New
/ York organization yesterday re-
/ ceived substantial amounts as their
annual interest from the trust fund
/ established by the late NJ. D. Pet
( eTsen. The societies benefited and
amounted received are:
I Ladies' Industrial Relief
/ society ...........s $3.50
Lend-a-Hand club ...... $50.
! Davenport Friendly House 989.6O
c. c. Cook Home for
Ffiendless ........... $50. 60
Davenport Levee Improve
meDt commission 800. 1.979.1S
Iowa Lodge of Masons -. 1.979.1s
| American Institute for Sci
entifc research, \. Y. 1,s7s.1s
MeteaIf In Close Call - Harold
Metcalf, Davenport attorney and
prominent member of the Socialist
party, narrowly escaped death at
the hands of Owen Golden. 209
West Thirty-flrst street, while act
ing as mediator in a family quarrel
at the Golden home. according to
the story told in police court this
morning.
Fridie Trial In May = Charles II.
Fridie, auto driver indicated for
manslaughter in connection with
the death Of William T. Spier, aged
21b years on Easter Sunday, will go
on trial in criminal court early in
May.
Trades Leg for Hun Wedding
Ring He traded his left limb for
a German wedding ring. With two
bullet scars In his abdomen, three
minus his left limb, Alexander
Smith of Muscatine, enjoys the dis
tinction Of being one of the Is sur
yiyOrs of the famous One Hundred
and Second British Columbian
regiment which went "over the top
in the battle of the Somme Private
Smith arrived in Davenport yester-
day. He was honoFably discharged
three weeks ago at Toronto, Can,
incapacitated for fighting, through
the loss of his limb, and wishing he
could get 'Just one more Hun"
VIII Fill Dead Sea - Plans for
dumping nearly 1000 yards of fill
into the Dead Sea this week were
made by the city council yesterday
afternoon with the Ievee commits
sion.
Contempt Case Next-The case Of
the State Of Iowa VS.. DR.. Henry
Schmucker of Walcott. accused OF
contempt Of court, viii be fought
out in district court this week If
the efforts of the prosecuting attor-
ney TO have definite date fixed are
successful. DR.. Schumacher went