Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-11
DAVENPORT DOINGs

incorporation of the Schicl< Express
Transfer & Storage company has
been filed. The same was adopted
at meeting held May 20, 1902. at
which were present John Schick,
president; August Z. Steffen, vice
j. b. Meyer, treasurer, and +. j.
Dougherty. c. S. Reed and George
Schick. The company is capitalized
at 100000, and by virtue of the
amended articles its outstanding
stock has been decreased to the
amount of $4,000.
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Fritz Kuelper and wife have con-
veyed to Scott county their property
on West Fourth street, near Harris,
which the county in turn has sold to
Schroeder & Brandt, the grocers, for
1000. In consideration of the pro-
perty being turned over the super
visors have contracted to care for
the aged couple as long as they live.
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Judge Bollinger yesterday forenoon
declined to issue a writ of habeaS
corpus for the person of Frank Ham
ilton, who was sent to jail in default
of $500 bail on the charge of larceny
from the person. Hamilton is the
man whom Officer Ed Brehmer en-
countered down near Fifth and Mar
quette streets early one evening dur
ing the carnival. He placed him I'M
der arrest as Il vagrant and was on
his way to the station with him when
the negro worsted him in fight and
secured his gun, making Off with it.
On trial in police court Hamilton was
held to the grand jury on the charge
of larceny from the person and his
bonds fixed at $500. A week ago At
torney Mott, the colored lawyer, in
terested himself in Hamilton's case,
and secured the services of George
| w. Scott, to sue out a writ of man.
damus, which, after one postpone
ment, was heard by the judge in
chambers yesterday. The writ of
habeas corpus was denied, and Ham
ilton remanded to Jail, where he will
remain until the September grand
jury can investigate his case.
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The local recruiting station has
succeeded in getting Il couple more
recruits, this time both of them
going TO the hospital corps, which is
becoming short on men, owing to the
er alton of enlistments. The men
are Arthur l.. Peterson of Rock Is
land and Arthur G.. Lorl<eyr of Ma
quoketa, both of whom report to
Fort Mcdowell, Cal.
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| Grover Stieger, the 14-year-old son
of Henry Stieger, employee of Louis
IWiese, the liveryman, residing at
1915 Ash street, severely gashed his
right forearm, severing an artery, by
diving into the river at the foot of
Gaines street. In the leap his fore
arm came into contact with piece
of broken pottery. The accident
happened at 1 o'clock Monday after
noon. DR.. Sala was summoned and
the lad was removed to his home in
| the ambulance
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At the picnic which will be given
at Offermann's island on July 20, and
which will open that resort to the
public, Mayor Waldo Becker and
George w. Scott Will make addresses.
The Norwaerts singing society will
render chorus music on the occasion.
There will be baseball, prize bowling,
races, games and dancing. During
the day ballots will be cast to name
the resort, upon which selection n
prize of $50 is hung up. The picnic
will be given under the auspices of
the Independent Workmen of Amer
lea.
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Judge Bollinger Wednesday named
William l.. Robeson as administrator
of the estate of the late Mrs. Rhoda
Robeson, whose tragic death recently
occurred in Pennsylvania as the re-
ault of burns.
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The information in the case of
Harry Manwaring, the East side sa-
loonlkeeper, who on June % shot
Iohn Stapleton in the calf of the leg,
has been changed by the consent of
the county attorney to assault with
intent to infiict great bodily injury
instead of assault with intent to COM
init murder. He will plead on the
preliminary hearing next Wednes-
day TO that charge. His bail has
also been reduced from $500 to $500.
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The death of uJnlins Osnabrugge
took place yesterday afternoon at
1870 O'Clock at his home, 154 West
Eighth street. He was 90 years old,
a native of Germany, and had been
in America for eight years. He
worked at the glucose plant. He
leaves wife and four children. The
funeral will be held from the resi-