Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
DAVENPORT DOINGS


The Unitarian church will hold its
annual fair Tuesday and Wednesday
lof next week. The ladies of the
church are making elaborate pre-
parations for the event.
The death of Valentine Herbert
occurred at his home in Buffalo Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock. The de-
ceased was "a years and months
old. He is survived by a widow and
several children.
The members of Central Methodist
church will tender a reception to the
new pastor of the church. Rev. Fay
cite L. Thompson, Tuesday evening,
Dec. 10. The event will undoubtedly
prove an enjoyable one for all in at
tendance. The members of the
church have been anXiously awaiting
the time when they could formally
show their esteem and welcome for
Rev. Thompson. 1t was first planned
to tender the new pastors reception
soon after his arrival in this city. but
at Rev. ThOmpson's request il was de
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new home.
The first subscription toward the
erection of new Methodist church
has been made. The Epworth league
cabinet of the Central church at its
last meeting recommended the set
ting aside of $50 as a beginning to-
ward the erection of new church.
1t is known that Rev. F. L. Thomp-
son, the pastor of the church, is
greatly in favor of new edifice and
| it is expected that he will soon take
the necessary steps to bring the mat
ter before the church congregation.
There have been many guesses as to
the location of the proposed new
Methodist church. While. of course,
no action has yet been taken by the
board of trustees, yet il is known
that a large number of the congrega-
ton would be we'll content with the
southeast corner of Brady and Four
teenth streets, which property is now
owned by the Methodist church.
Mrs. Minnie jerks. wife of +. 5.
jerks, the former Davenport con-
tractor who recently returned to this
city after several months vacation
spent at some point unknown to the
sheriff, has filed another paper in the
suit in which she seeks to get back
the property she surrendered shortly
after her husbands disappearance.
In her latest contribution to the lit
eratUre of the case. filed by her at
torneys, Neal & Neal, Mrs. jerks
makes some interesting charges
against the Davenport attorneys and
business men. creditors of jerks and
their counsel, who invaded the jerks
home and sold off everything down
to the sewing machine. in order to
scare up. assets to offset her hus- |
bands debt. Mrs. jerks says that |
everything that was sold for her was |
exempt under the law. and whether |
exempt or not was not SeiZable for /
her husbands debts. She SAYS she /
was misinformed as To the law and |
by her own attorney, and |
that she is entitled to relief in the !
shape of the annulment of the mort |
cages and bill of sale she signed un- I
der the stress of excitement. threats /
and bad advice. The suit has brought |
out some ugly charges that will |
doubtless be strongly resented by +. |
:. Warner. Claus Ruymann. 5. l.. Ely, |
j. a. HanIey and others who for bus |
mess reasons have become connected /
with the case. jerks was arraigned |
yesterday and returned to Jail. not |
having yet arranged for bond.
Mrs NJ l.. ID. Putnam entertained |
the Hannah Caldwell chapter of the
ID. y. II. at her home. 2O13 Brady |
street. yesterday afternoon.