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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [Newspaper] Davenport Democrat; Scott County, Iowa; 1 Apr 1890
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 17:15:21 -0500


Davenport Democrat
Scott County, Iowa
1 Apr 1890

Items in Brief

Mr. J.E. MYERS, formerly PENTZER Bros. & MYERS, has opened an office at 304
Brady st., General collection agency; makes a specialty of city collection.
See card.

Simon HIRSCH of Moline, has received a letter from his daughters who are
visiting in Louisville, Kentucky, stating that they were closely visited by
the cyclone but they escaped unhurt.

It looks as though the bill proposed by the Davenport Business Men's
association, for the regulation of the tramp nuisance might pass the
legislature before long. It will prove a blessing to the whole state.

Mr. C.B. KNOX of Rock Island, who has been dangerously ill since Dec. 9 is
reported by his physician to be recovering nicely. He is well enought to sit
up occasionally, and hopes to be about again soon.

Now is the time the farmers would appreciate good roads if they had them.
Butter,eggs, and a few other commodities bring good prices, but it is worth
more than they sell for to get them to market.

Capt. George H. WHEELOCK, who has just resigned his position at the head of
Company G of the 2d regiment, as stated in The Democrat, has been appointed
to a place in the internal revenue service, with headquarters in New York,
and has left for that city to enter upon his duties.

Henry KUEHL of Long Grove has been appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff
JONES.

HELMICK- CUTTER
At 7 o'clock last evening occurred the marriage of Daniel HELMICK and Miss
Valona CUTTER at their future home, corner of Sixteenth and Iowa streets,
Rev. T.F. FLEMING officiating. A limited number of friends were present,
whose best wishes follow the newly wedded pair into their new path of life.
After the ceremony the couple took the train for Washington, Ia., where they
will spend about a week, returning to take up their residence in the house
above named.

A GOOD TOWN
Burglars Ply Their Trade Elsewhere but Give Davenport a Wide Berth.

A Davenporter who returned from Camanche Monday reports that on Sunday night
burglars broke through the front door of a general merchandise store there
and blew open the safe. They secured 240 in money and carried off cigars,
groceries and dry goods enough to raise teh estimated loss to 250. The
burglars escaped, and will probably start up in business with their plunder.
Davenport has been fortunate in its exemption from the ravages of burglars
this spring. The towns in this section of Iowa have been catching it pretty
heavily of late. Burlington during the past week had reason to complain of
four or five robberies, and this has been but little worse thant the story
sent in from other Iowa towns. It speaks well for the effiiciency of
Davenport's police force that with the influx of tough characters during the
past few weeks we have not had a single burglary. But the tramps have been
gathered in all the same, and the jail is full to overflowing.

Cathy Joynt Labath
Scott County, Iowa USGenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iascott/scott.htm


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