Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-22

known, although II is whispered tnat
the initials stand for Davenport
Evening Bellies, gave its first dance
at Library hall last evening. There
was a very good attendance and no
end of a good time. Ogden's orches-
ira furnished the music. Other
dances are being planned for the flu
ture.
An attempt is being made to Sc
cure a pardon for Mrs. Christina
Behrens, who is serving a life SEN
tence at Anamosa for numbering her
husband, Claus Behrens. She still
maintains her innocence.
Cards are out announcing the APP
preaching nuptials of DR.. Roy A. Case
and Miss Bertha Luebbe, the date set
Dec. 4.
In the divorce suit of Emma Littig
against p. n. Littig, the petition of
the plaintiff was amended yesterday
and a request made for separate
maintenance and the custody of the
minor children, with an allowance
for her own and their support of $40
month. A. p. McGuirk is the at
torney representing Mrs. Littig in
the matter.
The little 4-year-old daughter of
Leonard King on Scott street broke
her left forearm the other day by
falling from n wagon. Both bones
were snapped, but her age assures
that the break will mend as good as
new.
w. NJ. Cave of 1922 Ripley street,
who dropped a piece of steel on his
foot while at work recently, is in
jured more severely than he thought
and is still under the doctors care.
The wedding of Miss Ida Liechte,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Liechte, of this city, and Clinton
Huggins, of Davenport, was perform
ed al the brides home in the western
portion of the city at 3 o'clock Tues
day afternoon. by Rev. c. +. Tower,
pastor of the Lyons Congregational
church, in the presence of large
number of the relatives and friends
of the contracting parties. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins left
for their future home near Daven-
port. The bride is well known in |
Lyons, and has many friends who
wish her and her husband every hap |
piness.-Clinton Herald.
The Scott county grand jury re-
ported yesterday, returning the fol-
lowing indictments: Herbert, Freese
and Frank Smith, assault with in
tent to rob; William Mcdonald, lar
ceny; W. Ellis and j. Sweeney, lar
ceny from the person; b. II. Maltby, |
murder; J. Parsons, sodomy; II. l..
Pope, bigamy; II. L. Pope, adultery.
No bills were returned in the cases
of Fred Reed and Claude Kimball, o. |
&. Kringle, forgery, William Winters
and c. Zimmerman, larceny. Win
tiers turned states evidence in the
copper-stealing case.
Ordered out of Brooklyn, Iowa, be-
cause her child apparently had the
smallpox. put on n passenger train
for Davenport, and her goods hustled
into a freight car and sent after her,
n Mrs. Wyman struck town yester-
day, and after visiting two or three
doctors offices, was finally rounded
up and given ride in the St. Rob-
ert's ambulance to st. Roberts hos
pital. Mrs. Wyman has lived in Dav-
export, off and on, for years, often
charge. She has been in
Matron Hills care many times, and
the matron tried hard to make ar
for taking her children
and putting them into good homes,
but for want of a temporary county
home for children, was unable to do
so. Had she succeeded the present
trouble, likely to entail large expense
10 the county, would have been
wooded. Mrs. Wyman's two child
rem, Carrie and George, are aged 6
md 3 years. The girl, which is the
,lder, shows the pustules which the ]
doctor declared to be small
box, diagnosis that DIR. Preston
'ays is probably correct.
Judge Bollinger has granted di-
-orce in the case of Alvina VS.. Ferdi-
iand Branch.
T.. L. Potter, general manager of
he Davenport, Rock Island & North
western railway. has resigned to ac-
;ept the general uperintendency of ,
he Wisconsin Central. This will ne
his removal to Milwaukee,
hough for time his family will re-
main in this city. The position is an
important one and is testimonial
o the standing that Mr.. Potter has
n the railway world. Mr.. Potter
'ecame general manager of the D., .
q A. | |
of L. Z. Hughes. having
ome here few months previous to :
'ecome the chief engineer of the
oad- His appointment on the Wis
onsin Central goes into effect when !.
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