Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-05
DAVENPORT DOINGs

UHVENfUKI UUlNdS
{. W. Borchers has sold TO Franz
Hopp of Rock Island an sO-acre farm
in the northern part of Davenport
township. for $500.
Il. Il. Maltby. charged with the
murder of George Mc11osky. waived
his preliminary hearing before Po-
lice Magistrate = Finger. lie was
bound over To the grand jury without
bond.
Ihis will be steamer W. J. Youngs
last week in the river trade between
mere and Burlington. The steamer
left yesterday afternoon for that
place and Will he back ON Wednesday
ana on Friday TO make other trips.
l'ut when she returns Sunday morn
ing from the Friday trip she will dis
charge her cargo and then steam to
i'eClaire To go ON the ways for the
winter.
William Johnson. the efficient fore
man of tie beveling department of
the Pit6sburg Plate Glass company
had che misfortune at the noon hour
ta TALL and receive compound frac-
I ture of the fore finger of the left
hand He was attended by DIR. f.. :.
Bowman. who reduced the fracture
and prOmounces his patient as doing
well
George Black. an employee of the
Bettendorf Axle company. whose
home il i'm indianapolis. Ind, while
ut work early yesterday morning had
the misfortune To meet with an ac-
cident in which he received deep
cash in the right leg. II required
six stitches at the attending sur
geOn's hands.
Henry Gambler. of Davenport. who /
served in the war with Spain as a vol |
unteer. has been granted a pension /
of So per month.
Harry Y. Pillsburv. the chess play /
er of international renown. is in Iowa
and will probably pay Davenport
visit this week This il the last tour
that the champion expects to make.
lie was at Des Moines last evening.
The trial of one of the suits grow
ing out of disputes among the heirs
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Me
Kinney. the victims of the Princeton
murder and suicide tragedy early
last month. began in Justice j. {. /.
Halls court yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Amelia Smith appeared as the
defendant i'm a criminal prosecution
brought by the state on information
filed by Seymour Simpson. her broth
er-in-law. The charge against Mrs.
Smith. as il was read by Justice Hall
AT the beginning Of the proceeding.
alleged that the Princeton woman
was guilty of the crime of breaking
and entering the residence of the
ate Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinney on Oct.
10. few days after the death of the
aged couple. Mrs. Smith was repre-
sented at the trial by Lawyer j. y. g.!
Hanley and County Attorney fischer
appeared for the prosecution. Law
yer \. T.. Carroll was present ON be-
lalf of Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson. Only {
4 few of the witnesses for the state
we're examined during the afternoon {
md ON .zsotion of Mr.. fischer an adj I
was made until Wednes- {
lay afternoon at = o'clock.
Governor Sam II. Van SAINT of Min I
rosetta arrived in the city last even i
ny and will be here during the day, q
leparting this evening for the state
# which he is the popular chief mag q
strate. Private business in connec-
ion with the close of the lumber and
afting season il the occasion of the e
governors present visit to his old j.
ZONE He has been i'm Clinton and Il
'cott counties for the past two or /
hree days. L
J.. +. Richardson. who began the
eason as left fielder of the Daven-
ort baseball club. has been spending Il
few days in the city ON business n
lie has given up baseball for the du- q
les of deputy sheriff of Iowa county. ?
1r. Richardson's father. who was Il
heriff of Iowa county, passed away s.
ecently and the appointee to the
lace Immediately offered the place p
o the young man. He accepted and n
doing efficient work. q
\ very pretty home wedding took "