Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
DAVENPORT

400 Acres 10 Wheat.-Scott coun-
~ viii Gevote at least 400 acres to
the growing OF spring wheat, &C
cOTding to reports received by
County Agent q. X. Bliss from SIX
farming districts ia the county.
There are 10 districts, but a large
number will not sow wheat TINS
year. The six districts are filling
orders for 500 bushels OF wheat
seed to be sown late this month.
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New Apartment Building-Dav-
export is now assured OF a new
apartment building, the largest in
the city. 1t will be erected at the
northwest corner of Eighth and
Harrison streets and will contain Sc
apaESnents. These will consist of
two and three rooms each with
kitchenette and bath The project
has been fully financed and stock
company is now in progress Of for
nation. 1t will shortly be incor-
porated with a capital stock of
100000. c. A. F'icke, Charles erik
and other local capitalists are in
terested in the enterprise.
Boys Plead Guilty.-FQur boys,
arrested by the police and held to
the grand jury on charge Of steal
ing an auto owned by Charles In
ghTam, 1907 Rockingham road, on
the night of March 7, were arraign-
ed before Judge T. D. Let's in the
Scott county district court on ma
Hcious mischief charges. Pleas of
guilty were entered by Walter Has
kisson, Dominic VesCiO and Joe
Kelly Arnold Cooley, aged Is, I'M
plicated with the three, will be ar
raigned later on a Juvenile court
information.
Start Work on Tracks.-The Tri-
City Railway company started a
force Of men to work yesterday on
Second street relaying the tracks
preparatory to the repaving of the
street. This work was left off close
to Brady street last fall when cold
weather set in. The street car COM
pany will relay the rails as far as
Rock Island street and from Rock
Island street to the bridge will leave
the present rails, which are in good
! condition, and only do the repaying.
Round Up SIackers-The Scott
county exemption board yesterday
started a roundup of delinquent
registrants who failed to return
their QUESTIONABLE to the board.
/ A list containing the names and ad-
! dresses of sc registrants, the bulk
of whom are foreigners residing in
Bettendorf, was turned over to Dep
uty United States Marshal Andrew
! Peterson.
! Mason Commitment
papers were issued yesterday by
/ Emil F. Schroeder, clerk of the dis
/ trict court, in the case of State of
Iowa VS.. Louis Mason, convicted of
| sOdomy and sentenced to the state
reformatory for an indeterminate
term not exceeding 10 years. Ma
son will be transferred from the
Scott county jail to Anamosa.
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Held on Booze Charge Rudolph
Pappenroth. Buffalo, charged with
violating the federal bone dry
law by transporting liquor from
4 Rock Island to Buffalo in December
was held to await the action of the
( federal grand jury in April by
United States Commissioner A. G.
Bush yesterday. Bond was fixed at
$500 and was furnished by the de-
PENDANT O.
Violated ParOle.-Failure to com
. NV Of II
extended by Judge F. D. Let's il
/ the Scott county district court will
probably cost Charles Byers, aged
20, his liberty for the next siz
months. Byers was rearrested yes
terday in Dubuque and will be re.
turned to Davenport today.
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Obituary RecOrd.-Edgar o. Bon
ia, aged "a, passed away Sunday
morning at his home, MeIrose court
Deceased was born in New YorI
state April %, 1858. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Bonita, anC
a sister, Mrs. Helen Osborn of New
York state.
The death of Mrs Sara F. Gras
sett. 1910 Harrison street, occurred
yesterday morning at a local hos
pital after a lingering illness. iSh'
tleaves to mourn her death one sol
Ralph.
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Jacobs in Tells of Law.-Walter
Jacobs, arrested by federal agent
on a charge of soliciting for houst
of iiI-fame located within five mile!
Of Rock Island arsenal, was re
manded to the Scott county Jail yes
terday in default of a $500 appear
ance bond.
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