Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-02

years OF aye she was brought 10 TINS
city by her parents, upon their remoy-
al here for residence. and she has lived
here ever since. She was a young wo-
man of most lilleable quality, and she
was very widely known, and not less
generally beloved. She has been en-
ployed in the curtain department of
the Petersen store for several years,
and she will be sadly missed from her
place there. She is survived by u
number of relatives, her mother, of
this city, the nearest of kin. The flu
neral arrangements contemplate the
holding of the service at the home of
Miss Emma Schricker, on Clay street,
but the hour is not vet known. owing
to the distance at which some of the
relatives live.
Frederick Kruse died at 2 O'Clock
yesterday morning at his home, us
West Firth street, at the age of 81
years. and after being confined to his
bed with sickness for the last 10
weeks. Mr.. Kruse was a well known
business man. a member of the part
nership of Kruse & Petersen, which
conducted dry goods store on West
Second street from 1871. when the
firm was formed, until a few months
ago. when Mr.. Kruse sold his interest
in the large business to Mr.. Bugis-
lauS. and the name of the firm was
changed to Bugislaus x Petersen.
Mrs. Lizzie Dubois. aged 40 years,
passed away at her home. two and a
half miles south of Blue Grass, in
Buffalo township, Sunday afternoon
ut O'Clock. She is survived by her
husband and seven children.
O.
James O'Hare, Il boarder at Miller's
hotel on West Second street. fell over
the railing and down Il flight of stairs
at that house last evening about
o'clock and sustained Injuries which
made necessary his removal to ST.
Lulle's hospital. He was unconscious
for some time after he fell.
Proceedings have begun in an adul-
terry case which. if ii ever comes to
trial, will be one of the most sensa-
tional in certain respects ever known
in the history of the county. \ man
over so years of age is the complain
ant. and he accuses his wife, who is
also an octogenarian, of wrong con-
duct with Il young man not over 80,
who boards at the house of the aged
couple. All the parties to the pros
pective court scandal reside in the
country. Proceedings are contem-
plated by the husband and likely to
be begun in a local court in the shape
NJ nraI Of
young man charged with undue init
macy with a woman over so years of
age. The husband makes the allega-
ton that his wife has become enam-
ored of their youthful and good
looking boarder.
At meeting of the Davenport Mu-
tual Plate Glass Insurance aSsocia-
ton, held at the office of W. {. Put
nam, the following officers were elect
ed to serve during the ensuing year:
President. w. c. Putnam; vice presi-
dent, Walter Chambers: secretary
and treasurer, Lee Grabbe; executive
committee, John c. Brauch, John
Hall and Capt. August ReimerS.
Tommy Dixon. the crack pugilist,
who is to meet Hayes Muhs in the
ring for boxing contest in the near
future, according to Il telegram re
ceived in the city yesterday will ar
rive tomorrow and will go into train
ing at the rooms of the Moline Ath-
letic club. The mill is to be pulled
off week from this evening at Claus
Groth hall.