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

7:15 o'clock. Deceased is the father
Of Louis E. Roddewig, former Daven-
port police magistrate, who is now
engaged in the law business. For the
last two years he had been in fail
ing health. He was born Feb. %, 1840,
in Biehlefeldt, Germany, and was n
years, 10 months and days of age
at time of death.
Service Flag Dedicated - At st.
Johns Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday morning a beautiful silk ser
vice flag with 63 stars in it was ded-.
iCated, families of the soldiers or those
soldiers who attended the services,
being presented with small service
flags in commemoration of the sacri-
fee the men are making in defense Of
their country. The large service flag
hangs aloft in the rear of the pulpit.
Seeking An Increase Appointive
officials in the Scott county court
house will petition the board Of super
visors for increases in salaries rang
ing from S. to $40 month. Advance
ing cost Of living will be given as the
reason for asking an increase in ma
jority Of cases.
Would Cut Night Servfce-A revis-
ion in church schedules in the inter-
est of fuel and light economy may
be undertaken il the scheme proposed
by the Mt. Ida Presbyterian church
is tried out and proves successful. The
plan provides that the hour of even
ing services shall be changed from
1880 p. m. to p. m. to bring it closer
to the hour of the morning worship.
The Christian Endeavor will be held
Immediately following the p. m.
church service instead of z p. m. This
arrangement would eliminate the nee
essity Of heating the building for the
evening and would result in some
saving on the hight bill.
Arsenal Man Hurt-Richard Sulli-
van, a workman employed by Stone
&, Webster On Rock Island arsenal
construction work, was seriously in
jured while at work Sunday He was
taken to Mercy hospital in the police
ambulance, where DR.. P. A. Bendixen
attended his injuries. He is suffering
with a broken right leg and bad
bruises and cuts on his head and body
Marriage William Ellis
worth, Moline. and Caroline Huntley
Moline; Cleaves Chadwick, East Mo-
line, and Hattie Washington, East Mo-
| line; Charles Werkens, Moline, and
Mary Bogard, Moline: julius J.
Freund, Davenport, and Lillian E
Kerns. Davenport; George Briles
Muscatine, and Estella Mills. Daven-
port.
Trapped BY Fire-Trapped in her
room on the second floor by a, fire
which swept the length Of the hall
way, Mrs. Julia Dillon, rooming al
1161a West Third street, suffered
! painful, but not serious burns about
the head, face and Hands Sunday, be-
fore firemen succeeded in rescuing
her with ladders. She was removed
from the building by Fireman James
Quinn of Truck Co. /.
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Many Prisoners Entertained Elev,
en- thousand prisoners and dodgers
were housed in the Scott county jai
! in 1917. according to Sheriff Henry
kuehl. This number includes city ant
county prisoners and does not take
into account the number of fedora
prisoners held in the Jail. Therer,
were So of the latter during the year
More than thirty-two thousand meal.
were required TO feed this hungry
army during the II months.
Hit BY Piece OF Ir0n-Struck by I
falling piece of iron, ]. X. Tabor, /;
workman employed at the Rock Is
land arsenal. suffered a badly crushed
back and other serious injuries Will.
at work. He was rushed TO Nero,
hospital in the police ambulance, ant
DIR. p. A. Bendixen attended him. H,
is expected to recover. barring com
plicatins.
.
Entertain t;rocer 0ilicIai-John X
Ryan. secfetary OF the National Retail
Crocers' association. was in the cit,
yesterday III conference with John II
Schafer, president OF the organization
af.frl LIT.