Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-28
DAVENPORT DOTS

BY change which went into effect
on the Republican yesterday Malcolm
McKinnon, who for a number of
years has been identified with that
paper as political reporter, assumed
the desk of city editor and City Edi-
torWilf DAILY leaves the paper to take
an editorial position with the Central
Newspaper Union of this city. The
many friends of both men will be
glad to learn of the double promo
ton which has been bestowed upon
them and know that they are well
deserving of the honors. In retiring
from street work Mr.. DAILY goes on a
desk at the Central Union where he
will have supervision over the editing
of all matter used in the plate and
ready print service of that paper.
Judge Bollinger Wednesday granted
a decree in the divorce case of Will
liam Dreuhl VS. Mary Dreuhl, so end
ing a long litigation which has re-
vealed to the court a sad case of
family suffering through the intern
perance of the mother and wife. BY
the terms of decree the plaintiff is
given absolute divorce from his wife,
Mary, and the custody of the two
children, William and Lille. The
evidence heard in the case by Judge
Bollinger developed the fact that
Mrs Dreuhl was woman of most in
temperate character, and through her
convivial habits she neglected her
children in utmost degree. \ sad
feature of the case was the death
during the course of the trial of the
daughter, Mary, who succumbed to
scarlet fever. Mr.. Dreuhl is employ
ed on the island and is looked upon
as the abused party in the case.
At 8 o'clock Wednesday morning
at the office of Justice J.. S. Altman,
occurred the marriage of Arthur Dix
on and Miss Maggie Mcfarland. The
couple will make their home in this
city.
At o'clock Tuesday evening, at the
parsonage of st. Anthony's church,
Rev. ID. i. Flannery united in mar
riage William +. Pillion and Julia y.
Chipping, both young people of this
city They will reside on Main street,
near Tenth, after Dec. 1.
Hon. William o. Schmidt has gone
to Omaha on a business trip.
Mrs. W. II. Snider. of fremont ave-
nue., is entertaining Miss Dorothy
Frink, of jackson, Mich.
ArS II Earran1
Mr. Hanna. of Chicago, and Miss We're
Simpson, of Punxsutawney. Pa, spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. f. c. Farrand
of S33 East Fourteenth street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Turner ar
rived horne Wednesday night from ST.
Louis, from their wedding tour which
took them to Chicago and other
points as well.
~ L. Dawley, cashier of the Dia-
mond 10 line, arrived here from St.
Louis Wednesday morning, stopping
for a chat with Agent Osborn, and
then went on to lie Claire to spend
Thanksgiving with his mother.
ker administration was commission
err of the board of public works, is in
the city. Mr.. Boynton is employed in
railroad construction and engineering
work between Fayetteville, Ark, and
Muscogee, Indian Territory.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the home of the brides mother,
Third and Telegraph road, occurred
the wedding of Miss Ada Pearl Frahm
and William George Swing. Rev. DR..
Donaldson, pastor of the Kirkwood
Boulevard Presbyterian church, per-
formed the ceremony in the presence
of relatives of the contracting par
ties.
Wednesday morning at IL O'Clock
the wedding of one of Davenport's
favorite daughters was quietly cele-
brated at Trinity church. which had
been tastefully decorated in carna-
tions, chrysanthemums and foliage.
The occasion was the marriage of