Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-05


little fellow is getting along nicely.
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Mrs. Charles Haskins received
word, day or two ago. of the death
i'm st. Louis of her uncle, j. r. Robe
son, brother of her father, w. q.
Robeson, former well known resi-
dent of this city The deceased
leaves a wife and three sons. His
death was caused by cancer. He was
a visitor in this city couple of years
ago and left friends and acquaint-
ances here.
The settlement of an old case was
effected Thursday. The case was
notable. in being the first bankruptcy
case that has come before the su-
preme court of Iowa. The case was
carried up by j. F. Hamann. credi-
tor i'm the IL. Carstens & Son ease.
which arose i'm November, 1899
When the Carstens were declared
bankrupt, Mr.. Hamann. who owned
$3.50 of the total debts of $4,000.
wanted to get his share entire, and
for that reason secured Il chatteI
mortgage ON real estate belonging to
the Carstens. The question was car
ried into the district court by Ii. :.
Boudinot, trustee for the estate, and
there Judge Bollinger decided for the
plaintiff. Then MIR. Hamann appealed
the case To the supreme court. and
before that body il was decided that
Mr.. Hamann'S course was illegal.
Together with interest and costs Mr..
IIamann's liability now amounts 10
some - 900. which he * expected to
pay to Clerk Cheek. and yesterday
he filed papers with the bankruptcy
court asking that the assets of Car
stems be divided. and that he he
awarded his pro rata share in lieu
of the assets he had held.
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Charles Bollow and John WilkenS.
two of our three years regulars i'm
the Philippines. are at home again.
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Georgia Edwards. a lad who resides
with his parents at 1911 Rockingham
road. met with the usual 18th of July
accident Wednesday afternoon. He
was playing with 4 revolver loaded
with blank cartridges and i'm some
way exploded it. The wadding enter
ed his hand. necessitating the sum
moning of a physician. 1t is hoped
there will be no i'll results. The lads
father is employed at the W. w.
Whitehead plant.
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Thursday at Mercy hospital occur
red the death of Peter Thornton. a
well known character of this city.
who for the past decade of years Was
"a livery stable attache here.
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The party. which last May sailed
for Europe. consisting of Patrick
Lauon and his two cousins. Mrs.
John Paustian and Mrs. John Bencke.
has safely reached Davenport after Il
very enjoyable trip to Ireland.
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y neat folder announces the legal
partnership of Judge c. NJ. Water
man with Hon. Joe II. Lane, which
took its inception July /. The new
legal firm is one of the strongest in
the west, and the Scott county bar
applauds it.
Between lightning flashes and
thunder crashes the jewelry store of
{. BOdenthin was robbed at 1:2O
o'clock Thursday morning. This is
the old Koch. and later Otto Pott-
harst stands. and is located imme-
diateIy west of the St. Louis house.
at 400 Second street, west, at 1:2O
o'clock "A householder living across
the street over the Naeckcl paint
store saw Il man of less than medium
height wearing light coat without
waistcoat and soft hat deliberately
east paving brick through the large
plate glass window directly west of
the entrance door. The crash was
drowned in the rafting artillery fire
of the heavens. As soon as he had
broken the window the man hurried
east and turned north at the corner
near the st. Louis house. However.
according TO the testimony of the eye
witness. who. for some ineNplicable
reason, failed to give the alarm. the
man returned and helped himself to
the display which Jeweler Bodenthin
had left over night in his window.
Property valued at SIS was taken.