Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-07


cilities for carrying on the various
departments of the work Nearly
half. of the 5000 needed TO paw for
the property and give it a good build
ing has been pledged, and when the
rest is secured Davenport will have
done as much, and no more, than all
progressive cities are doing for the
association.
The trial of Mrs. Amelia Smith
came to a close ut 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon in Justice Halls court
and resulted in the acquittal of the
defendant. Inc defense did not in
troduce any evidence, but as soon as
the state rested, Lawyer j. y. Hanley
spoke on behalf of Mrs. Smith and,
after a careful survey of the situa-
ton. moved that the case against his
client be dismissed On the showing
made by the state. The point of Mr..
Hanley's motion was the failure OF
the prosecution to establish its
charge that Mrs. Smith was at any
time in the residence of her deceased
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
Kinney, the victims of the Princeton
murder and suicide tragedy of Il
short time ago.
Justice ]. G. Hall officiated last
evening at the wedding of Frank F..
Hamann to Miss Janette Burris,
daughter of Albert Burris, 1902 War
rem street. Both parties to this I'M
ion are young people born and
brought up in this county. The
groom is the proprietor of the Re
gent shoe store, 416 West Second
street, and is bright, successful
business man. The bride is Il young
lady with many graces and accom-
plishments.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to w. W. Daily and Miss Cal
ista Enoch. both OF this city, and to
Benjamin Druppel, of Davenport, and
Miss Rose Ahlen, of Fort Madison.
The Firemen's Benevolent associa-
ton has received n check for 800
from Christ Mueller Sons for their
good work rendered at the saw mill
nre.
The contract for the erection OF
the residence of Frank q. Flick, depu-
" county auditor, was let to f. Jen-
sen at the office ~f Architect Hans
sen yesterday.
Steven N. Ryan, an arsenal work
man, living on Fifteenth street near
Main, had the misfortune to fall
while descending Il stair in the
Franklin building yesterday morn
ing. He was found lying in the hall
way with a cash in his head, from
which blood was squirting in Il
steady stream. lie was taken to the
station and then removed to his
home.
BY reason of the fact that an in
junction suit is penuIng III the dis
trIct court, brought by the Daven-
port Gas K Elecurlc company to re-
STRAIN the city from connrmlng its
resolution for the annulment OF the
CITY contract with the company
named, ana for the further reason
mat the adoption of tho minutes of
we last mecuug would be III the ma
.ure OF such II confirmation, the al
.vrmen decided at the session last
nlgnt to put off the order of bust
hess relating to the adoption of the
minutes and hold an adjourned meet
ing of the regular session next Tues
uay evening and adopt the minutes
OF the last October meeting then, if
the court does not restrain them in
the mcantimc. Between how and
then it is expected the court Will dis
81, n.,I
sensation or the session last evening
was the appearance of two or more
proposed telephone ordinances, one
being that of the Union Electric Tel
ephone Il Telegraph company, which
is the Bills & Workman concern, and
the Interstate Telephone company,
represented locally by w. NJ. Cham
berlin, the attorney. The proposed
ordinances are very much like the
one of the Illinois Independent Tele-
phone company presented at the last
meeting of the council. This makes
Inrec independent companies i'll the
neld anu the aldermen are beginning |
10 have lurking suspicion that |
there Is coloISd gentleman in the |
wood pile somewhere. HIS identity |
and his exact location they have not |
as yet, but they hope to
40 so soon. All the ordinances were |
to a meeting of the COM
mttee OF the whole.
Last evening at the home of the |
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. q.
lJaIy, 122 West Fourteenth street, oc
Cured the marriage of Calista Nir-
rlnIa Enoch and Wallace W. DAILY.
II was pretty home wedding, the
guest being the relatives of the