Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
DAVENPORT

Girl Is Held - Virginia Patton,
alias Ruth Hall, was bound over to
the federal grand jury SATURDAY. by
United States Commissioner A. G.
Bush on a charge of violating the
federal vice law Bond was fixed
at $1,000 and was furnished i'm
mediately by Miss Patton.
Taxi Drivers Bound 0yer-WaI-
ter Jacobs; taxi driver, waived pre-
liminary examination on a charge
of violating the federal vice law
and was held to the grand jury un-
der $500 bonds. Harold Kirk, taxi
driver, was released under $1,000
bonds pending a hearing Monday.
Both men were arrested week ago
by federal authorities.
Robbers FIee-TimeIy interven-
ton on the part of Officer Graham
frustrated the plan of thieves to
break into the Eckhardt &. VolZ
+. barber shop, 128 East Third street,
Friday night Patrolman Graham
was walking his beat when he
heard a slight Mise in the rear of
the shop. He entered the alley and
found a window in the barber shop
broken. Although police secured
the entire district, they founo no
trace OF the thieves.
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Gets Two Big Contracts-C G.
HipweIl has been awarded the con-
tract for the slate roofing and sheet
metal work on two state buildings
! These are the new state hospital
! for children at Iowa City and the
new lighting and heating plant
| building at the state insane asylum
/ at Mt. Pleasant.
Threatens Suicide-Mrs. Edward
| Stephenson, Negress, living at so.
| Harrison street, threatened to take
| her own life in Scott county distriCl
court late Friday if her four little
/ children were placed in a state IL
! stitution.
0bituary-Mrs. Catherine Rob
wer passed away at the home of he
! son-in-Iaw, Emil Gosch, two miles
northwest of Donahue, Saturda,
t
Elsdorf, Germany, Sept. 4, 1858, ant
was united in marriage to Clau
| Rohwer in 1877. She came her
in 1881, and settled near Donahue
Her husband preceded her in dealt
in 1909, and she retired from farm
ing in 1912.
The death of Mrs. Stahl, mothe
of Father J. P. Stahl, vice-presi
dent of St. Ambrose college, oc
Cured at Keokuk, Iowa, Frida,
night. Her husband preceded he
in death about year ago. A piou
soul, she had been failing since tn
death of her husband. She wa
about 70 years of age. Father Stab
was at the bedside at tn time O
her death.
At the family home, 2308 Scot
street, Saturday afternoon Occurre
the death of Howard Estes, wei
known salesman in the employ O
the HalIigan Candy company. Deaf
followed a lingering illness.
The death of Mrs. Jacoba G
Housman, 2210 Bowditch street, oc
tLuke's hospital, after an illness c
| several WEEKS. ne DOuy was tclh
en- to the E. A. Horrigan parlor
and later to the home.
I The remains Of Julia A. Rowe
who died at Olean, N. Y, Marc
2S, arrived Saturday afternoon an
were taken to the home of the Sol
Van r. Rowe, 1927 Fair avenue
from where the funeral was he'll
; at 2:30 yesterday. Interment wa
| in OakdaIe cemetery.
The sad death Of little Aleta Lo
= Kinzle occurred at the Davenpol
hospital Friday, as the result of a
accident in which she was badl
5 burned She was the two-year-ol
= daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eal
Kinzle of 3217 Harrison street.
= Herman w. Blunck, former SCI
7 rotary of the Davenport Plate IL
Z csetnpany, and a well-known DaveI
. port resident, died Saturday ever
r ing at his home, 624 West Ffft
! street. He has been sick sever;
: months.
The remains fof the infant SO
T. of Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Johnson {
6O3 East Fourteenth street, wei
buried at Oakdale cemetery yeste
:. day afternoon. The child died Sa
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