Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06

neatlng system anu cauSeU ulluOT udiu-
ages to the basement in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the furnace. Doors
were blown off the furnace and the
hot and cold air stacks were knocked
down.
Load of Soldiers TO DOdge-A train
load of soldiers from the ordnance de-
partment on the island passed through
Davenport on the Rock Island road at
1890 yesterday morning headed for
Des Moines, where it was reported
they would be stationed at Camp
Dodge.
Thaw Pipes: Fire-Flames from a
blow torch used in thawing out frozen
water pipes set fire to the interior of a
house occupied by c. E. French, $40
East Eighth street yesterday and re-
suited in a small loss before extin-
guished
Boy Falls at Library-Sylvester
Buster" Paine, II years old, colored,
received injuries that may prove ia
tai Monday, when he fell over a sec
ond floor railing at the public library
building, alighting on the first floor
on his head.
| Still Short COaEShortage of coal
in Davenport was increased instead of
relieved during the extreme cold of
the last two days. For Sunday and
Monday the total number of cars of
coal to reach city dealers was SO,
whereas the consumption Of fuel for
the two days was so cars or better.
Secretary Putnam of the coal COM
mittee says the outlook is brighter for
receipts of cars today, the indications
at noon being that 80 cars or more
would be set out in the local yards be-
fore night.
Three Cases Scarlet Fever-Feb-
ruary started off with a rush in the
board of health Office yesterday, when
three cases of carlet fever were re-
ported. All the homes have been
placed under quarantine. The suffer.
ers are: John Armstrong, % years
old, 709 Dittman street; Dixon Posey
Is years old, 410 Rusholme street, and
Robert Lehman, five years old, 1895
i LeClaire street.
Old Ambulance SOld.-The old city
ambulance is worth SIPS for SCRAP
iron, it became known when Sam
Shor, local junk dealer. submitted j
bid of that amount to Purchasing
Agent F. W. Friedholdt. Three othel
bids were received, ranging from ST.
to $50.
Gets Letterheads.- Sixty thousand
letterheads and 10000 envelopes fol
the use of soldiers stationed on arse
nal island were received by the Dav
export Y. M. c. A. from the nationa
war work council, Chicago The stool
will be distributed among the tri-cit,
associations until the new "Y" build
ing on the island is erected.
| Sc CARNATIONS in 19l7.-Thirty-si,
cremations took place in the Daven
port crematorium according to re
ports made by retiring officers of tn,
Crematorium society at the annua
meeting. The reports showed tina
the society was in good shape, wit
over $4,000 in the treasury.
Bank Is Sued.-Hugo G. Schaefer
owner of so shares of preferred stoel
in the Merrill Orchard company, ha
filed suit in the Scott county distric
court against the North Harrison
Trust and Savings bank to recoye
$4,000, the original cost of the stock
on the ground that the bank, through
its president and cashier on Feb. q
: 1915, guaranteed the investment t
return per cent.
Real Estate Men to Get M0re.-Dav
exports real estate board, in regula
session at the Commercial club, per
manently adopted a raise in commits
sion rates, namely 5 per cent on tn
first $1,000 and per cent thereafte
on city property. The old rate wa
= 2R per cent straight.
o
Five Socialists Run.-With only on
one ward remaining to be filled, Sec
rotary Harold Metcalf, Of the Daven
port Socialist party, yesterday Ale
: nomination papers for Ave Socialis
candidates for aldermen.
Nomination papers are now bein
circulated for the three Scott count
judges Of the Seventh judicial district
All seek denomination on the Non Par
tisan judiciary ticket at the June pri
maries. They are f. ID. Let's, M. +
!, Donegan and William Theophilus.
: A. l.. Stevenson, 1870 South How
5 ell street, proprietor of the Dixwel
: house, yesterday filed nomination pa
: pers with City Clerk Hugo Moeller 10
= alderman in the First ward.
c Obituary Record Mrs. Margars
!. Sprott, ZOE Mississippi boulevard, Bet
4 tendorf, Iowa. passed away yesterda
4 morning at II o'clock at the Daven
9 port hospital, She had been in 4
health for over month.
Albert William Hinrichs infant SO