Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22

ened at 1880 and closed at6:30; cigar
store hours from a. m. to 8 p. m,
and bowling alley hours from 8 a. m.
to II p. m. Banks closed one hour
carrier than. ordinarily, their closing
time being o'clock. These hours will
be In effect till March rs.
Is Against Raise Insisting that
Alderman Charles Lindholm broke
faith with the finance committee in
the matter Alderman Christ Kuehl has
refused to sign the resolution granting
an increase in salary Of $25 a month
to the chiefs of the police and fire de-
partments.
VIII Ask Ruling - City Assessor
John Gundaker will ask Attorney Cen
erai M. H. Havner to rule upon the
question of property belonging to a
soldier or sailor which should be ex-
empted from taxation during the per-
iod of the war.
Obituary After lingering five
months suffering from a broken spine
sustained in a fall down hay LOT,
ladder, Alvin Hammers, aged SO, died
at Mercy hospital.
Thomas Thompson, Davenport pio-
neer merchant, who for many years
conducted book and stationery store
on Brady street, the present site OF
the Chocolate Shop, died yesterday al
the family home, PIT East Fourteenth
street, Death followed lingering i'll
ness Of bronchitis.
Friends will be grieved to learn oil
the death of Mrs. Magdalena Zornig
nee Mixers, who died at her home
2704 Telegraph road, after a lingep
ing illness. Sch was 67 years of age
at the time Of death.
The death of Emil Petersen, vel,
known Davenport business man, &C.
CURED Sunday morning at o'clock a.
| Mercy hospital following an illness o.
nine weeks duration.
! The sad intelligence has reached the
city Of the death,at Z o'clock yesterda,
morning Of Mrs. Anna Lund, which
occurred at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Arthur Olson, in Bishop Hill, III
The family home in Davenport is a
SAB East Sixth street. Death resulted
from stroke of paralysis sustained
last Thursday evening. She never re
gained consciousness. Mrs. Lund wa
born in Sweden, April IL, 1S49, ant
was 6S years old at the time of death
She was married in Sweden to Pete
A. Lund and came to America in 1880
settling at first in Rock Island. II
1888 the family removed to Daven
port and this city has since been thei
home. Mr.. Lund died Oct. Is, 1909
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Appeal Dismissed-After she ha'
filed an appeal bond of 500 to the dis
trict court from the sentence of 3
days she was given by Police Magis
trate Ernst Claussen on charge o
being the keeper of disorderly house
Mrs. Charles Brown, nee Emma Wood
ward, has been released from custod
and the appeal suit dismissed.
Held for Tire Theft-Charged wit
the theft of an automobile tire an
rim valued at $50 from Burton Carhar
better known as Bert DuPrez, Fran
Moravek was bound over to the gran
Jury by Police Magistrate Ernst Claus
: sen yesterday morning and commit
ted to the county jail in default of $40
bond. Moravek is a chauffeur. He ha
confessed to stealing the tire and riI
off an automobile parked in CONNER
cial alley. The loot was found in hi
home.
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Forger Is Returned-An agent frol
the Iowa board Of parole yesterda
. morning left Daveport with Ere
, Thrasher. confessed felon and forge
j for Anarnosa reformatory, where tn
! youth will serve out the three year
and nine months left of the sentene
, from which he was paroled,
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Getting q Jury The work of en-
paneling jury in the case of Gran
Island Park company VS.. George Bal
er ct al, an action appealing from I'll
report Of sherifi's commission al
: pointed to appraise Suburban islam,
condemned for city park purpose
was started yesterday afternoon
Judge NJ +. Donegan's division of I'll
Scott county district court The eli
OF Davenport is virtually defendant
the suit which involves approximate
$4,000. the appraised value OF Il