Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-03

Ill for any great length OF tune. lie
was Il native of Pennsylvania and
came to Iowa in his youth. He taught
school and later became deputy coun-
lty recorder under Mr.. Suffer. He
ceiyed legal education and was in
the employ of several prominent Of
fees, and also in partnership with
\. p. McGuirk and w. y. McGarvey.
Judge p. b. Wolfe in the district
court yesterday denied the habeas
corpus proceedings brought by Mrs.
Title RothermeI and directed
against Sheriff Macarthur and Supt.
Gass of the Orphans Home, whereby
she sought TO have the two Slater
children, Edith and Hazel. released
from the home, where they were
committed recently by Judge Bollin-
ger. Judge Wolfe held that the pro-
ceedings appointing Sheriff Macarthur
guardian of the children could not
be attacked collateraIly and further
THAT habeas corpus proceedings is a
collateral attack.
Hamilton Gronen, son of Otto Gro
nen, the civil engineer i'm the employ
of the United States government sta
toned at Rock Island arsenal. arriv-
ed home yesterday from the Philip
pines. He is in poor health and came
home upon the order of the attending
surgeon. who made the significant
statement that unless he went at that
time he might have to be shipped
later in IA box. Mr.. Gronen stood the
trip remarkably well considering the
! !, -. in i. hn haIinf
that he will. after short rest. soon
regain his former rugged health.
The regular meeting of the board
of health was held Tuesday after
noon and was a short session. DR.. c.
II. Preston. the city physician. read
his monthly report for the month of
March showing the cases of conta-
gious diseases that were reported
during the month. These were classi-
fed as follows: Smallpox. b; scarlet
fever. IS; typhoid. Z; diphtheria, 6:
chickenpoX, I; whooping cough, ,;
measles. 20. 1t was also decided nj
the meeting To request DR.. Souders.
the milk Inspector for the Tri-CitN
! Bottled Milk and Butter company. to
report upon his inspections of the
products of the above company.
The death of Mrs. Mary Leahy.
mother of Mrs. Thomas j. Feeney,
occurred AT $3.50 yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Leahy was 81 years of age.
The council last evening accepted
the resignation of Chief of Police
Frank Kessler to take effect April Il.
Last evening Justice Altman per-
formed the ceremony at his office
which made Jacob Boiling and Alvina
Wohlers man and wife. Both are res
idehts of this city.
Miss Ida Stark. daughter of Mr.. |
and Mrs. George Stark, of S23 West |
Eighth street. leaves today for New
York on her way to Europe. where |
she will take up the study of music |
at the Conservatory of Liepsic.
Davenport lodge No. POS of the Il. |
p. O. i. has Installed the following |
newly elected officers: Exalted ruler,
Henry Nollmer: esteemed leading |
knight, !. Il. Meyer; esteemed loyal
knight. Charles =. Cameron; esteem
ed lecturing knight. Charles Maher;
treasurer. ~ Henigbaum; secretary,
Louis NUNS; trustee for three years.
Charles j. Hagemann; tyler. J. =.
Minehan.
The marriage of Emil Schmidt and
Miss Viola NJ. Foster took place last
evening at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T.. j. Foster.
72S East Sixth street. The ceremony h
was performed i'm the presence of the
families by Rev. ID. w.
Wylie. formerly pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church in this city, who
came from Iowa City for the purpose.
Il. +. TiIlinghast. the esteemed ed
itor of the Davenport Democrat, has
been appointed by the state depart
ment at Washington a delegate to ,
the international conference of the
Red Cross at st. Petersburg. Russia.
May to 20. He has accepted. Others ,
named as delegates from this coun-
try are Rear Admiral W. X. Vanrey- !
pen and DIR. Nicholas Sem. of Chica- 7
90. and Mrs Helen J. Foster and Miss
Clara Barton. Mr.. TilIinghast has al
ways Deen prominent III PHldh'hi pFiS n
and served as chairman y
IF the Iowa committee that sent the :
ship Tynehead with 100000 pounds
IF -four and corn for the relief of !,
Russian famine sufferers in 1891. ;.
The Great Dismal Swamp In
IF Virginia is a breeding ground of Il
germs. So is low, wet or Il
narshy ground everywhere. These :,