Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-10

Northern Building company, of Dav-
export. The contract calls for the
remodeling and raising of seven cot
tages, and the figure for the work is
given as $4,000.
The preliminary examination of
Harry Manwaring on the charge of
assault with intent to commit muir
der, which was called for o'clock
yesterday morning, has been con-
tinued until next Wednesday, July
16.
j. f. Boepple, the father of the
button making industry on the Mis-
sissippi, has returned from his Euro
pean trip and will establish new
button factory in this city. Tues
day he closed a deal with Bischoff
d. Kuehl, agents for Mrs. Elizabeth
Guenther, whereby he becomes the
possessor of three building lots To-
Gated in the western portion of the
city on West Second street, south of
the Independent Mailing company's
plant, situated in Porker's I'd addi-
ton. The price paid for the proper
" Is gwen at 9lsUUU. MT. bOeDple
will begin the construction of new
button factory upon the site at once.
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After listening for three days to
the testimony in the divorce case of
Elizabeth Schmidt VS.. Christ.
Schmidt, Judge Bollinger yesterday
affixed his signature to the decree
of divorce which he caused to issue
in favor of the plaintiff. The Judge
has granted to the plaintiff a decree
of absolute divorce, and gives her
the custody of her minor children,
George f. and Mary E., for whose
support and education until they at
tain their majorities the father must
pay the sum of $50. or so for each,
every month. Permanent alimony in
the sum of $4,000, $500 of which was
to be paid yesterday, and the re-
mainder in three separate INSTALL
rhents payable on the LIST of August
for three successive years, was also
ordered.
\ special meeting of the city coun-
ell was held last night in the office
of the mayor and action was taken
authorizing the attorneys for the
city in the matter of the appeal of
the lighting case to enter into the
proposed stipulation with regard to
the relations of the parties to the
litigation pending the decision of the
supreme court. According to the
stipulation, as il was approved by the
council by unanimous vote when the
ha sit * m
a year for. lights on the moonlight
schedule and SIS for the lights run
all night, during the past year and
during the time the appeal is pend
ing in the court. \ resolution was
adopted ordering that the city at
once pay the company the sum of
$27, O17.25, as the amount due under
this arrangement for the time since
the close of the first five year period,
June 1, last year,
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Chairman Joe II. Lane, of the Sec
ond district congressional committee,
has issued n call for the republican
convention of the district to be held
at Clinton Wednesday, August 20.
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ELhi buiehuIiSt, uSSeIleT lTohn
the army, was arrested last evening
by Chief Martens. Captain Connolly
and Detective Phelan, who made the
capture on Front street between
Western avenue and Gaines street.
whose home is in the city,
will be turned over to the military
and will likely be SEN
fenced to a term in prison for his
desertion. He was enlisted here by
Sergeant Vetter last fall and was sent
to the Preside at San Francisco, Cal,
where he was quartered at the time
he deserted.