Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-22


W. OIdenburg-Capt. w. }. Ranson Heard
From Again.
Tomorrow is the last day on which
service can be had in cases that are i'm
tended for consideration at the Janu-
ary term of the circuit court. The
consequence is that suits are being
filed at lively rate.
Florence ID. Wilder asks to have her
marriage contract with Norman b.
Wilder annulled on the grounds of
cruelty. She recites various occasions
on which her husband has illtreated
her. The couple were married at
Baltimore. Md. Aug. %, 1898, and
are now residing in Rock Island. Mrs.
Wilder. who is represented by Attor-
ney j. L. Stafford, also applies for. an
in junction restraining her husband
from disposing of his property until
further order of the court, and asks
for the restoration of her maiden
name, Florence ID. Mcclellan.
Lucinda Feeley, of Moline. through
Meese Il Allen, sues for a divorce from
John Feeley, to whom she was mar
ried at Davenport in 1872, and, she
charges, deserted her in 1898.
Annie NJ. Sharp. of this city. is
complainant in a suit for divorce be-
gun in the circuit court. She alleges
that her husband, David Sharp, to
whom she was married June 8, 1897,
has been guilty of extreme and re-
peated cruelty, and has threatened to
Kill her. She also asks permission to
resume her maiden name, Annie NJ.
Helfrich. McEniry N McEniry are
her attorneys.
Frederick W. Oldenburg. of South
Moline, is defendant in n suit for
trespass begun by Swan Carlson and
members of his family. who seek dam
ages of 5000 from Oldenburg for al
legged damaging of trees and fences on
their premises. Carlson was n few
DAYS ago fined 500 in the circuit
court for an assault on Oldenburg,
Carlson having put load from shot
gun into him several months ago.
The provOcation for this act is said
to have been Oldenburg's systematic
of the trees on Carlson
place. j. Is. Oakleaf is attorney for
The Carlsons.
The Story Out at Last.
The second chapter in Capt. w. j.
Ranson's $4,000 damage suit was
enacted today in the filing in the Office
Of the circuit court of the plaintiffs
declaration, this act having been per-
formed by the captains counsellors, |
John Il. kenworthy and Joseph l.. |
Haas. The document is volumin- |
Dus affair. especially where so little is |
said. 1t is devoted largely to legal |
and is in the familiar
of John Il. Kenworthy. |
After the explanation of the where
Uses, whereins, etc, extended refer
,rence is made to as who the captain is
md has been, his political fame and
.haracter. Then in due form comes
he explanation of the grievance
llleged, and the ofTense to which it is
affirmed the captain has taken offense
5 the reference that was made in
The ARGUS to the election day esca-
Dade of Wesley Reddig, in conse-
Iuence of which it is solemnly declared
he plaintiff hath been and is great
V injured in his good name, fame and
:redit, and brought into public scan
lal, infamy and disgrace, with and
rood and worthy citizens of this
Itate;" that ''insomuch that divers of
hose neighbors and citizens to
whom the innocence ana in
egrity of the said plaintiff in
he premises were unknown, have on
Iccount of the committing of the said
grievance by the said defendants, "
tc.. etc, wholly refused and still do
efuse to have any transaction, ac-
Iuaintance or discourse with the
,laintiff, as they were before used
md accustomed to have" ETC., etc.
Wherefore the captain is constrained
o ask damages in the sum of $4,000.
The divulging of the actual nature
# the captains allegation will doubt
ess prove a disappointment to the
public. as the unearthing of some
lark and dangerous plot might have
,een anticipated. Those familiar with
.urrent events at the time of the in
ident of which the captain complains
will readily recall the frankness
With which The ARGUS made
eparation for any statements
t variance with facts. The prompt
less and cheerfulness with which this
vas done a considerable time even be-
ore there was intimation that the
dpl'lu lhouSh III VI SoIhS W law, WAS
avorsbly commented on at the time,
nd THE ARGUS was complimented on
he spirit of justice shown in the per-
ormance of an act not solicited or
ven suggested by anyone.
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