Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-16
BIG SUIT BEGUN.
One for $50 900 Involving Augastans
Book Concern,

One for $50 900 Involving Augustans
Book Concern.
A libel suit of $4,000 has Just
been instituted by Rev. A. H. Kan
dahl. of Highland Grove, Mimi,
against the Lutheran Augustana
Book concern of this city. The suit
is brought against the branch Office
of this concern located at St. Paul,
which, of course, is equivalent to q
suit against the synod's printing and
publishing concern in this city. The
charge made is defamatory libel.
based upon the ground that the pub
fishing house in printing the minutes
of a conference meeting held by the
Minnesota conference at Vasa, MIMI,
last May, published certain charges
of fraud. improper conduct and gen.
eral scrookedness in business pre-
ferred by an investigation commit
tee against the above named pastor
at the meeting of said conference.
The plaintiff also includes the syn
DDS official organ, the Augustana.
published in this city. charging the
said paper with libel for having pub
lished a report of the action taken
hy the synod at its meeting in St.
Ieter. Mimi, last June, to which
body the case had been appealed.
The action taken by the conference
was suspension of pastoral privileges
until the pastor should make suita-
BILE confessions. This the pastor had
failed to do, and instead has brought
his cause as an appeal before the
synod. This body sustained the
conference in its action, and expelled
the pastor, who now, not only per-
sists in exercising the prerogatives
of Lutheran pastor, but absolutely
refuses to resign his present charge.
just what claim the pastor can
maintain against a printing estab-
lishment which has been engaged to
print the minutes of q certain con-
ference, the writer fails to under
stand. The case certainly promises
a number of interesting sensations
which is indicated by the half dozen
serious charges that are made against
the pastor.
College Notes.
During the past week Manager
Jesperson has been confined to his
bed with a severe cold.
Last Thursday evening the ladies
of the Zion church gave a delightful
entertainment. An address was de-
livered on this occasion by Rev. Prof.
f. A. Zetterstrand, of the college.
The Students union will next Fri
day evening give an entertainment,
celebrating the birth of George
Washington. A petition has been
laid before the general faculty to
suspend all school work during the
day. Inasmuch as the day is legal
holiday, the petition is likely to be
viewed with favor, and the whole day
set aside to the commemoration of
the birth of the father of this coun-
try.
The society of Economics, of the
business college. gave an excellent
program last evening, celebrating the
birth of Abraham Lincoln. The pro-
gram, which, by the way, was the
best ever rendered by the society,
consisted of music and song, select
readings, among which was also the
reading of the societv's official organ.
the Business Argus. The principal
feature OF the exercises was a most
able and eloquent address on the life
of Abraham Lincoln. by the institu-
TONS vice president, Prof. c. w.
Foss. The large commercial hall
was literally packed with most APP
preciative audience. many of whom
had come from the twin cities. For
an hour and fifteen minutes the
speaker held his audience spell
bound. during which time he graph
ically pictured the causes which led
to the greatest war in the world, the
late rebellion. At the conclusion OF
the exercises, Prof. j. E. Gustus, on
behalf of the society. presented to
the professor a handsome floral trib.
ute. as a slight token of the esteem in
which he is held by the members Of
the society.
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