Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-29
DAVENPORT DOINGs

DHtENfUhI UUINdS
The death of Samuel ID. Moore of
Argo occurred Thursday evening at
st. Luke's hispitaI in this city The
deceased had been there about IL
week, a sufferer from heart trouble.
He was born in Philadelphia, but had
lived in this state 80 years. The
funeral will occur Sunday at IL
o'clock, with services in the Summit
church and burial in the Summit
cemetery.
Further developments as TO the
disappearance of Mrs. George Mean
inch, show that Mrs. McAninch and
one of her children left the city by
train, having purchased railroad
ticket for somewhere. or had it fur
nished them by the man whom her
relatives blame for the enlargement
of Mrs. McAninch from her home
This man had not yet left the city.
yesterday morning, and his intention
of joining the departed woman coul
only be conjectured. Mrs. McAninCh
is a daughter of Mrs. Mary French of
go Rock Island street, whose younger
daughter Nellie also figured in the
papers a year or so ago as having
disappeared. but who proved later
To have only sought employment in
Il distant part of the city on account
of a disagreement with her mother
as To which of two young men she
should marry. She has since been
happily married. closing the story of
her mysterious disappearance. but the
final chapter in regard 10 the drop
ping out of sight of Mrs. McAninch
Is evidently yet to be written.
The city council and the Davenport
Il Suburban railway company had
| love feast Thursday evening. They
met for their steenth conference at
the city hall. and the city got all it
wanted. About thirty property own
er>. nearly all prominent business
men. were present to enforce their
protests against the line being run
on Farnam street. if any other route
across the bluff could be found for it.
Their street was paved only 80 feet
wide. and most of them had laid
granitoidi walks. those south of Lo-
Gust street being next the curb. and
To widen the street would he prac-
tically to ruin it, unless the improve
ments were all replaced at great in
convenience To the residents along
the street and large expense to who
ever paid the bills. During the after
noon these property owners had had
a session with the street committee.
and had called its attention to n
protest filed some time ago. bearing
the name of every interested proper
" owner on Farnam street from
Thirteenth To High. with but three
exceptions. So when the meeting
opened Aid. Slender reported favor
ably on this protest. and recommend
ed that the route he changed to Iowa
street between Eleventh and High
streets. On motion of AID. Phillips
the report was adopted
Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt yesterday
began suit for divorce against Chris
Schmidt, alleging extreme cruelty.
She charges that he has beaten and
kicked her and threatened to take
her life with "a Ratchet.
The Des MoineS authorities have
discovered that somebody has been
impersOnating Justice j. 5. Altman.
of this city. in the filling out and
signing of marriage certificate. Ac-
cording to the certificate in the pos
session of W. VI. Mclaughlin, of Des
Moines. well-known attorney there.
William Beuch and Miss Anna McNIil-
Ian were married at Davenport by
Justice Altman on the 18th of last
month. 1t happens, however. that
Justice Altman has not officiated at
the union of the couple named either
on the day stated or at any other
time.
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