Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
DAVENPORT

ROnge Reelected.-Henry e.
Ronge, superintendent of Scott
county schools for the last nine
years, was reelected yesterday for
three-year term by the county
school convention, at al increase
OF $500 per year in salary. The
term dates from Sept. l.
Enlist Five in Navy.-pavenpo
navy recruiting station report yes
terday that they sent out five men
Monday night to Des MONIES from
May, n. ]. The men are William
Edwin Cooke. Matherville, ILL.,;
Lawrence Lindeshield. Moline. Ill !:
Kenneth William Craig. Davenport,
Iowa: Adolph Ellstrom. Moline,
Ill, and a. G. Thompson, Prophets
town, III.
Arraign Car Thieyes.-Jack Jar
Wis and Carl Thompson, accused
of rObbing freight cars in inter
state shipment at Wilton Junction,
were arraigned yesterday before
United States Commissioner A. G.
Bush. Henry Jurgenson will be
given preliminary examination
/ later in the day on a charge of
violating the federal bone dry law
by transporting liquor into Iowa.
O.
May Buy War Text BOOks.-PuI
chase of a new war text book on
food 1r-rs civ \
and eighth grade work in the rural
schools was discussed Monday by
the Scott county board of super
yisors and referred to County Su-
perintendent OF Schools Henry
ROnge for investigation.
New Coal Yard.-Site for a new
coal yard on the levee front about
the foot of Rock Island street was
leased to the BlackhaWk Coal q
Dock company by the Davenport
/ levee commission in session yes
terday. The lots are numbered Il
and % They are just east of the
lots occupied by the Builders Sand
& Gravel company.
Buy S719 War Stamps.-Pupils
in Scott county rural schools have
invested $719 in war saving and
thrift stamps, according to a par
tials report made to County Super
intendent Henry E. Ronge yester-
day by a number OF teachers. The
total is expected to exceed the ST.
600 mark.
o.
In
o'clock luncheon yesterday noon at
the Commercial club brought to-
gether the independence day com
mittee of the Davenport Woman S
club with its advisory council OF
prominent business men to discuss
plans for the proper observance OF
July A. The elaborate parade OF
floats, which was at first talked OF
has been given up because of the
expense involved. There will be a
parade and pageant, but along the
lines of past celebrations with mu-
sic as a special feature of interest.
Transfers Meet MOnday.-A con-
ference between representative Of
the transfers union and the trans
fer lines, called for Monday even
ing at the Davenport Y. NJ. c. A.
to undertake arbitration of the
wage controversy and avert, if pos
sible, a general strike of teamsters
in the tri-cities, was postponed for
one week. The union men will re-
main at work under the old wage
schedule until after the meeting
next week. A strike at this time
would affect between $50 and 200
transfers employed by the big
transfer lines.
Ohituary-Francis Xavior Huot,
a long time resident of Davenport,
died yesterday morning at his
home, 422 East Ninth street, of
the infrmities of advanced age.
Mr.. Huot had been a resident
of Davenport since 1865, and
during his residence here had been
an employee of the government ar
senal. where he followed the trade
of pattern maker.
Mrs. Margretha Fischer an old
and respected resident of Daven-
port. died yesterday at the home,
626 West Third street. Mrs. Fisca-
er had been ill for some time
Death was due to a complication
of ailments superinduced by old
age.
After a lingering illness the
death of Lee w. Brown occurred
at his home, 705 West Fourth
street, yesterday morning at the
age of 60 He leaves to mourn his
death besides his wife Helena, one
! son, Harry NJ, two sisters of Muc-
catine and two sisters of Chicago
he also leaves three grandchildren