Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-08
DAVENPORT DOINGS

afternoon shortly after o'clock on
! Edward, william and Alfred Mueller,
of the firm of Chris Mueller & Sons.
The papers were served by Constable
Rumsey, who notified the young men
they would be expected to appear in
Justice Halls court at o'clock Mon
day morning to answer to the state
charge of having threatened to COM
NIT u public Offense of assault and
battery for the purpose of manning
and disfiguring August Steffen, the
wealthy wholesale dry goods mer-
chant, who laid the information
against the Muellers. The sworn
statement of Mr.. Steffen as filed in
justice Halls court is that the de-
PENDANTS did. individually and col
lectively, on the 3Oth day of October,
\. ID. 1901, in the city of Davenport,
county of Scott and state of Iowa,
threaten they would, on some other
time, assault, beat, strike, MAIN and
disfigure one August l.. Steffen, with
felonious intent to do great bodily
injury, and contrary to the form of
the statutes in such cases made and
provided and against the peace and
| dignity of the state of Iowa" The
details of the offense charged by Mr..
Steffen against the three young men
named above could not be learned on
reliable authority yesterday, but the
| trouble is said to have arisen out of
the opposition Mr.. Steffen has made
to the proposed plan of the Mueller
firm To build mill on the site of the
one recently destroyed by fire.
Capt. Hi Beadle, Jr., returned
from Alaska Monday morning to his
| nome in Bellevue. lie has been in
the employ of large transportation
company running feet of boats up
the Yukon. Navigation has closed
| for the winter, but he will again
leave for that country in March next.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Shaser
occurred last night at 10 o'clock at
/ the Cook home in the west end of
the city. She was 90 years. months
and I3 days of age and was a native
of Ohio. moving at an early age.
! however. to Burlington, Iowa, where
she made her home until 1883, when
she was admitted to the Cook home.
At this admirable institution she
spent the declining years of her long
| life. She leaves several children and
number of grandchildren living in
Iowa.
Mrs. james Grant and Miss Bessie
! Cassell left yesterday noon for Chi
cago, where they will visit with
friends.
Judge Waterman and son, Fred,
left last evening for New Mexico for
/ the benefit of the latter's health.
Al Primrose. the minstrel, is regis
tered at the Hotel Downs. The COM
pany will appear here Nov. II.
Mike Birmingham, Davenport's
first basemau, has been called to his
home at GAINESVILLE, Wis, on account
of his sisters serious illness.
The bank clearings for yesterday
amounted to 1855, 161. as against
1896. Poi for the corresponding day of
last year.
Meyer and Plambeck, the two
young men under sentence for at
tempted rape were paroled by the
governor yesterday, in accordance
with the plan suggested by the dis
trict judge as being the most fitting
in the case of these two young men.
\ definite stage in the work on the
new c., Il. l. d p. depot was reached
Yesterday when Contractor John
Volll began erecting the steel posts
for the support of the second floor.
\ few more days will see the massive
work looming up. in great style. The
water table is in place and the brick
WORK is under way. From now on
the depot will rise more rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Reuter-, of the
German Dramatic company, now per-
forming at the Claus Groth hall, are
the proud parents of a baby daugh-
! ter.
| Rev Fred I. Webb, d. D., of Mime
apolis. and daughter, Ada, who came
here to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Webb. will visit with relatives here
for week or two.
Word comes from the vicinity of
the Wapsie that stock stealing still
continues though just at present
poultry seems to be more attractive
for TIE thieves. Several of the farm
ers have stated their intention to use
shot guns on thieves and unless the
depredations stop it is probable that
the coroner will have a job or two.
meeting of the executive board
of the coIored Odd Fellows of Iowa
will be held in Davenport one week
from tomorrow. There arc 80 col
ored Odd Fellows lodges IN the state
and delegates from most of them
are expected as well as the members
of the executive board. The visitors