Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-19
The Day in Davenport

Combination Theatre Plan.-Men
prominently identified with the
business interests of Davenport, it
was learned today, are now consid-
ering the erection of a new theatre
which will be quite a deviation
from all present theatres 1t is
said the proposed project has ad-
vanced to the stage where an Op-
ton has either already been Sc
cured or may be secured, on a
building site. According to the
plans the building will have
frontage OF 100 feet and a depth of
$50 feet. II viii be two stories and
basement. In the basement will be
located a rathskeller with facili-
ties for serving 500 people at one
time. The motion picture theatre
will be located on the ground floor.
On the second floor will be NAM
mosl dance hall, with even greater
floor space than the present Coli
scum. Tentative plans for the
building have already been drawn
Hotel Changes Hands.-The man
agement of the Hotel Blackhawk
changed hands Monday when W. F.
Miller, president of the Miller Ho-
tel company and the manager of
the big hostelry since it was erect
ed here a few years ago, turned
over the reins to G. L. Holden of
Charles City, Iowa Mr. Miller, &C
companied by B. G. Northington,
departed yesterday for Des Moines,
where he will take personal charge
of the new Hotel Fort Des Moines,
erected by the Miller Hotel COM
pany.
Mayor is Mum.-Mayor c. NJ. Lit
tleton has no statement to make at
this time on the letter which Coun-
ty Attorney Henry Jebens made
public Monday, in which the mayor
was called upon to stop the circu-
lation of the Rock Island News in
Davenport. When asked what &C
ton he intended to take, the mayor
said he had not made up his mind,
but intimated that he would have
a public statement in the near flu
ture.
Creditors Take Plant-A credi-
tors committee has taken over the
management of the Zimmerman
Steel company at Bettendorf and
placed J. W. Bettendorf, president
of the BettendoTf company, in
charge of the company as manag-
ing director. The creditors of the
company. numbering several Dav-
export concerns. held a meeting a
few days ago and placed their in
terests in charge of a committee
of which Attorney Walter Balluff
Of Cook & Balluff, is chairman.
Build FireprOOf Garage. - Plans ,
for the erection of a $4,000 garage /
On the property of the Standard |
Oil company took definite form /
Yesterday when a permit for the /
missioner Ralph c Graham The |
building is to be erected at the cor |
ner of Federal street and Charlotte /
avenue. 1t is to be fireproof /
throughout. and will make a hand |
some addition to that section of !
the city. 1t is adjacent to the .
plant of the company.
Plan Bakery Compcny.-Organ-
ization of a second company to /
carry on the work of installing and |
leasing a chain of bakeries in mid /
dle and southwestern territory, the /
state rights of which were pur-
chased recently By a syndicate of
was announced yes /
terday. The new company will be
merged eventually with the Fed
aral system of bakeries of Okla
homa incorporated recently for
5000, 900 with II. a. Faerber as
president and general manager and
]. ]. Ryan as vice president.
Trcils Woman. After he had
trailed Mrs. william Lange, 1888