Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-25


began to neglect her household du-
ties. The couple have three minor
children, William, aged 4; Gillian,
aged ?, and Mabel, aged s, the custo-
dy of whom the father asks for.
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Mamie Westphal has sued her lord
and husband, Charles Westphal, for
a divorce, alleging abandonment and
non-support She is the mother of
minor son, Francis Westphal, by him,
the custody of whom she asks, to-
gether with a decree of absolute di-
vorce. The couple were united in
this city April 20, 1898.
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y farmer residing near Argo in
Scott county, out in lie Claire town
ship, reported to the police Saturday
morning that someone had stolen
from him 80 fieeces of wool and ask
ed them TO look up the thief, who
would be likely to dispose of it for
sale at the Davenport Wooden mills
Inquiry was made, and sure enough
the wooden mills people had purchas-
ed 50 fieeces of wool Friday from
party who had them for sale. \ de-
scription of the man was obtained
from the wooden mills people and the
police are looking him up. The sher-
itf has also been notified and is at
work upon the case.
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Ed Kinney, the hobo, who secured
DR.. Schmidt's autograph on a paper
setting forth that he was in an adj
vanced stage of a dangerous dis
ease and collected money in charity
| thereupon, and who also wheedled
Mayor Becker out of 81 on the plea
that he was on his way to Hot
Springs, was arrested at Moline. The
charge was vagrancy and intoXica-
ton. He was let go upon his promise
to leave town. Ed Kinney, or McKin-
ney, as he is variously known, is only
% years of age, but a hopeless wreck.
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! II. Il. Bradley, machinist at the glu-
cose plant. got his right thumb into
some of the machinery at noon Sat
urday and suffered a painful injury
to that member, which was badly
lacerated. DR.. Rudolf was called.
| Mr.. Bradley is master mechanic at
the works, succeeding the late Mr..
Schoendelin. and resides at the KIM
ball house.
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| In Dewitt, Clinton county, Thurs
day of last week occurred the death
of Mrs. Johann Boyert in the Goth
year of her age. \ husband, two chill
dren and two sisters. residing here,
survive her. The sisters are Mrs. Jo-
ham Spetzen and Mrs. Fred Wendell.
The body arrived in the city from De-
| Witt Saturday and the funeral was
held that afternoon at ) o'clock with
services at the home of the sister of
the deceased. Mrs. Johann Spetzen,
| 1908 fancy street, and intcrment at
the city cemetery.
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! John AIDE and wife. of Kentland.
Ind. parents of the well known short
story writer and satirist, George AIDE.
are in the city. They were called
here by the death of Mr.. AIDES broth
er, the late Joseph AIDE, whose death
occurred on a c. &5 NV train near
Cedar Rapids Wednesday last, as re-
ported. and whose funeral was held
Saturday.
| Two of the new cars which are be-
ing constructed in the Tri-City Street
Railway car shops in this city are
nearly completed, and one of them is
expected to be ready for use this
week These cars are twice the
length of those now in use.
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Yesterday was Turner day in Dav-
export on account of the celebration
of the 5Oth anniversary of the Dav-
export society. The mornings par
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the city and included Turner and
singing societies from Clinton, Key
stone, Durant, Cedar Rapids, Rock
Island and Moline, ILL.,, and delega-
tions from Chicago and Des Moines,
with dozens of other commandment
can societies of Davenport and vicin-
| ity. The event of the day was the
grand picnic and athletic exhibition
at Schuetzen park. which assembled
$4,000 people. Jubilee exercises were
held there, eN-Mayor c. a. Ficke de-
| livering the address. The seats of
honor on the platform. in advance of
those accorded to Turner's of over %
years standing, were occupied by
Louis Hansen, ST., of Davenport. and
Matthias STACK, of Winona. Mimi,
the two survivors of the society or
gained here in 1852. \ chorus of $50
singers from Peoria took part in the
exercises. y Bockstoever, of Chica-
go, presented the society laurel
wreath ON behalf of Carl Richter, of
Chicago, and the officers of the
Northwestern Saengerbund. The eel
ebration will conclude with grand
concert this evening. Yesterdays
athletic contest was won, by John
Maxheim. of the Clinton Turner So
cietv. The different events were won
as follows: Hand-over-hand rope
climb. Otto Niemand, Davenport. 6
seconds: high jump, Otto Reiche.
N ..nnr,,.t ! feet . inches: hon. stem