Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-27

injury was caused by the explosion of
| the gun, which had been overloaded.
| The young mans left arm was torn
open from wrist to elbow but was
not shattered beyond saving.
No new cases of smallpox were re-
ported Saturday, Delbert Warner.
the latest patient discovered. has
been removed from his home, 1927 East
Fourteenth street, to st. Roberts.
There are now nine patients at the
hospital. while two, thoroughly clean
ed up and fumigated, have just been
dismissed.
| Marriage licenses were issued Sat
urday by Clerk Cheek to Herman Tn
tiedt of Probstei and Lena NageI of
Probstei; Henry Fecker of Davenport
and Maggie La Grand of Valley CITY:
Edward Kieckbusch of Davenport
and Emillie Dittmann of Pleasant Val
ley.
The death of Joseph Lamb occurred
Saturday afternoon at the family
home, RS Fillmore street, after an
illness commencing prior to last
May, when the deceased underwent
an operation which it is hoped
would save his life. He was % years
of age. The surviving family con-
sists of his mother, Mrs. Catherine
Lamb. five brothers, Michael, Mat
thew, William, Myth and James, and
five sisters. Mrs. Thomas Shields.
Mrs. Charles Stubbe, Mrs. Ezra Bar
gholz, Mrs. j. +. Evert of Omaha and
Elizabeth.
Mrs. Lena NJ. Ockels, an old set
tier of this county, died Saturday at
her home near Walcott. She was
over 40 years old. and had lived in
Scott county nearly half a century.
The grand jury made only partial
report Saturday. 1t is understood
that the only thing deferring final
report is the drafting of the Dudley
indictment. for which sufficient time
is to be taken to leave no loophole for
the prisoners escape on a technical
ity. The indictments returned were:
Edward Evans, larceny; Leo Langh-
ran, rape; Ed Barofsky, assault with
intent TO commit great bodily injury;
Frank Martens, larceny; George Cas-
canett, burglary.
| Judge Bollinger signed a decree of
divorce in the case of Viola Keller vs..
Charles \. Keller. No contest was
made. and an allowance of 5000 ali
mony was paid as soon as the decree
was signed.
| hna ii ifaIi mil
were Incorporated here Saturday af-
ternoon. the Mueller Lumber com
pany and the Christ Mueller Land and
Lumber company. The Mueller Lum-
Der company with a capital of $685.
900, will conduct the sawmill and lum-
Der business that was formerly IN
the name of Christ Mueller & Sons.
Its incorporators are Ed. {. Mueller.
F. W. Mueller, William L. Mueller, Al
fred c. Mueller, Mrs. Hilda Matthey,
and it's officers have been chosen as
follows: President, F. w. Mueller;
vice president, W. l.. Mueller; secre
tary. Alfred c. Mueller; treasurer,
Ed. c. Mueller. The Christ Mueller
Land and Lumber company has the
same incoporators, ana is capitalized
at S132. 900. 1t will take over the Ore
gon pine and other standing timber
fn which the old firm had made in
vestments, and will he managed by
the following board of officers:
President, Ed. c. Mueller: vice presi-
dent. William l.. Mueller; secretary
and treasurer, f. w. Mueller; assis-
tant secretary and treasurer. Alfred
| c. Mueller. The organization of
these companies is a gratifying as
surance. on top of many already in
evidence. of the continuance of the
business of the Mueller Lumber COM
pany here for some years to come.
1t will he saving lumber in its new
mill in the western part of the city
early in the spring.
There was but one opinion among
the people of Davenport that saw
Friday nights wrestling match be-
tween the Turk and J. J. Rooney. and
that is that the two have decidedly
muddied their regulations, and the
only thing they can do to clear them
up is to arrange a match with Farm