Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-16

sentenced to three years for conspir-
acy to break Jail, and William Cohen,
given 10 years for forgery, will be
taken to the state penitentiary at Fort
Madison on Wednesday or Thursday.
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Annual Ball Planned-The annual
ball Of moving picture operators here
will be given at the Coliseum the
evening Of Jan. "a. Plans are under
way to decorate the interior in a spe-
cial manner. Excellent music will be
provided. The national organization
has sent, and is sending, money to
those operators at Halifax, disabled in
the disaster or who lost their posi-
tons when picture houses in the Nova
Scotia town were burned The local
body has and will contribute to the
fund. Some Of the money taken in at
the annual dance probably will be
used for this purpose.
Obituary Record-Death which oc-
CURED at Davenport hospital term
mated the beautiful life of Mrs.
George Sparks, resident of Dubuque,
Iowa. She was SO years of age when
summoned. Mrs. Sparks was the
wife Of George Sparks, who conducts
a wholesale grocery business at Du-
buQue.
Pinch "Likker" Party-Never flowed
the amber fluid so freely from the gay
ly labeled bottles. The contents of a
two-gallon jug of whisky were fast
ebbing away. Everyone had COM
pletely forgotten the accident" in
which Pete Healey had been the un-
fortunate victim of beer bottle in the
hands Of another of the guests. Some
one arose and proposed a "likker'
toast to the bride. Emma Brown, for
merry Woodward, formerly Webb, So
years old, who had on Monday be-
come the bride of James Brown, q
There came scraping- back of chairs
as the guests rose unsteadily to re-
spond to the toast. And then-Crash
! The front door went off its hinges
Bang! The back door few inward
! And the openings revealed Detectives
William Bishop on the one side and
Officer James Graham on the other
! Ten minutes later the wagon had
drawn up at the Browns new home
Fifth and Perry streets, and the bride
and groom and wedding guests had
been bundled inside. After that came
the search of the prisoners IT the sta.
ton and the cell doors changed behind
them. "Ah," sighed EN-" as she
sank restfully down on bunk at the
house of detention, home at last
And she heaved a contented sigh ant
went to sleep. In police court Police
Magistrate Claussen fined Mrs. Brown
$30.S5 for being the keeper of disor
derby house; fined James Brown, tn.
bridegroom, $10.S5; fined H. Aueroch!
and V. Hendle $10.S5 apiece for being
| inmates Of disorderly house; fined A
/ Brown, brother of the bridegroom
$685.; discharged H. Masterson ant
Pete Healey and declared the bonds
of c. Blair forfeited because he failet
to appear.
To Confer Degrees-The decoration
Of Chivalry will be conferred by Majo
General A. o. Peterson of Esterville
Iowa, at the big meeting and program
to be given at the Palmer school audi
forum the evening of Feb. s, by Cd,
Fellows and Rebekahs. The candi
dates will be from eastern Iowa ant
western Illinois. Cantons No. 60, Mo
z, line; No. Y. East Moline; No. 5, Rocl
Island; and Clinton, No. "a, will as
sist in the floor work
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/ Cited Fer Contempt OF C0urt-Th
case of State of Iowa VS.. Ed Loving
cited for contempt Of court on tn
ground he violated liquor injunction
issued by the Scott county distric
court, has been set for trial on Jan
%, at IN. Hearing on an applica
ton for a permanent liquor injunc
ton against P,nry Hass was set 70
jan % before Judge Let's.
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Watxek Leaves Lieutenant Johl
w. Watzek. Jr., l407 Brady street, ha
departed from Davenport for Frank
fort arsenal. Philadelphia. He is tn
son of Mr.. andMrs. j. ". Watzek an
is graduate Of Yale, 1913 class.
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Alien Ruling Receiyed-An allie
stepson of naturalized, American
citizen through marriage, according (
! Emil F. Schroeder. clerk of the Scot
county district court. The question