Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-08

ceased was born in Clinton county.
Iowa, Aug. u, 1875, and was AZ years
old. He had made his residence in
Davenport for many years. He was a
member of the F. o. e. lodge No. 235.
Martin Schwegler, a resident of
Scott county for over so years, died
at his home, two miles west Of Long
Grove. He was 78 years Of age at
time Of death.
Marriage Licenses Charles w.
Yetts, Davenport, and Anna Cook. DAY.
export.
Two Horses Cremated-Fire of un-
known origin at 4:4S a. M, yesterday
partially destroyed a two-story barn
and cremated two horses owned by E.
A. Liebal, 1916 West Seventh street.
causing a loss estimated at 5000.
There was some insurance on the
building. The blaze was discovered
by neighbors and had gained consid-
cradle Roadway before firemen ar
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Big Wad Is Missing-Floyd Scherer
Rock Island arsenal employee, left Mrs
BOwie's rOOming house, 1881 fremont
avenue, where he lives, leaving $275
in bills in coat pocket in his room
When he came back from work at g.: 80
in the evening, the money and one OF
the roomers had disappeared.
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Get War Order-The Photographic
department of the Victor Animate
! graph company<have received an or
der from the war work council of the
Y. M. c. A. for several thousand stere-
opticon slides to be shipped to France
Are Sent To Camp-Two Davenport
college and university students re-
ported at Camp Dodge yesterday for
the Third officers training camp. They
are: Paul Sleeper Helmick, LeClaire
road, appointed from the State uni
versity, Iowa City. and Henry George
Goldschmidt, 2G10 Main street, ap-
pointed from Iowa State college
Ames. Mr.. Helmick would have
received his Phi. D. degree in physics
at the university in June. Mr.. Gold
schmidt, Jr., is in his sophomore year
at Ames, taking mechanical engineer
ing. He was selected from class
of 81.
Sugar Ban Still On-There will be
no increase at the present time in the
amount Of sugar allotted to the candy
manufacturers of the country, accord.
ing to the text of circular letter
from Iowa's Food Administrator, ]. F
Deems, which has reached Daven.
port.
Lang Bound Over-Lee W. Lang
manager of the Muscatine county So.
cialist newspaper and long sought by
the United States federal authorities
was bound over to the federal grand
jury in $1,000 bonds yesterday, after
the preliminary hearing had taker
place before United States Commits
! sioner A. G. Bush. . E. c. Willis ant
Charles P. Harley. the latter of Nus.
catine, were Lang's legal representa-
tives. The Socialist paper manager II
charged with selling intoxicating
liquor without paying the government
tax and also with transporting intoxi
cants from wet state into a dry one
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| Stacker Is Held-Ten days is ver-
mild sentence for a man who ha.
failed to register for the selectiv,
army draft. But when that sentence /!
pronounced only when the man il
charged with vagrancy, and when it i!
an unquestioned fact that government
agents will be waiting for him wher
he steps out of the doors of the coun
ty jail. 1t becomes a different matter
The man In question is Edwards Ri
vOr. Mexican. He says he is 2:
years old, and is unable to explain
the absence of card showing that h,
was registered for the draft. He wa,
arrested Saturday afternoon by OF
!: ficer Weise Of the police department
On charge Of vagrancy he was givel
10 days in the county Jail by Polio,
Magistrate Ernst Claussen. His Gas,
has ben turned over to United State,
Deputy Marshal Andrew Petersen.
u Soldier hoy Marrles - Edwars
Stamm is popular Davenport DO,
now serving Uncle Sans army. beinl
stationed at Camp Dodge ut tho pres