Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-29
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pital in Rock Island, and pleaded
guilty to being disorderly. This girl,
and companion, also from Rock ISL
and, named Agnes Rothert, was con-
victed of frequenting Jockey Manwar-
ing's dance hall wherein only shady
characters gather at night to trip the
light fantastic toe. Grace had been
arrested before and her fine had been
paid by friend. The judge told the
girls to go home and remain there,
hanging a sentence of 80 days over
their heads, in case they, or either of
them, be found in theNcity at night
time again.
The marriage of Miss Marilla Wertz
of Eldridge, and Henry Clay, of Dav-
export township occurred Wednes-
day afternoon at the parsonage of st.
Paill's Lutheran. church, Rev. w. III.
Blancke officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
will reside on the farm of the groom
three miles north of the city, after
returning from their wedding trip.
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Claude b. Drake, of Kewanee, ILL.,,
and Miss Leila Hurlbert, of Newton,
Ia, were married at 4 O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon by Rev. S. II. Secombe,
of Bethlehem Congregational church,
of this city, at his home, $50 Warren
street. They will make their home in
Kewanee.
Charles o. Michael and Miss Ger
true Hoffman were married Thurs
day evening at the home of the bride.
1929 Gaines street. Justice Altman
performed the ceremony in the pres
ence of large gathering of friends of
the couple.
Late reports from Chicago are to
the effect that Otto, the baron Won
Schazier. is bound to have divorce
from his wife, and that she is bent ON
getting one from him. The peace that
they made in court there few weeks
ago was a delusion and a snare, and
they never got the Ratchet buried so
far that the handle did not stick out
conveniently.
An alarm of fire at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning summoned the de-
partment to the Economy Rug COM
pany on Harrison street below
Eighth street, where Il fire in the in
cipient stage was eXtinguished with
only a nominal loss. The alarm came
from box Al ON Eighth and Harrison
street, and Hose 1, ?, and the Hill
truck responded.
W. Williamson, a sailor man, who
stole a coat from the pegs at the Al
len Bowling alley Thanksgiving, was
tried yesterday on the charge of lar
ceny and sentenced to ten days in
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scent of the thief like bloodhound
until he captured him at O'Clock yes
terday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boaz and Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis p. Brady arrived
from New York in time to spend
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. w. Brady. on East River
street, where a sort of family re-
union was held.
Fred Gruenwald, whose home is at
2O7 Warren street, but who has been
an inmate of the Mt. Pleasant asylum,
escaped from that institution for the
third time Wednesday,, and was ar
rested on Thanksgiving day and re-
turned to it.
Connie O'Brien, an engineer who
has long been in the employ of the
Rock Island road, had the misfortune
to fall from the top of the viaduct
at Fifth and Ripley streets yesterday
afternoon shortly before 2 o'clock
and to sustain injuries which neces-
STATED his removal in the city ambu-
lance to his home on West Sixth
street. Mr.. O'Brien fell distance of
Ia feet and struck the brick pave
ment of Ripley street, but ibid not
sustain any broken bones. But he
was unconscious when picked up and
remained so for some time following.
He says he does not remember just
how the accident befell him. He was
trying to catch a train to take him
to Rock. Island, where he was due in
a short time to take No. westbound
on its regular trip. He is believed to
have stumbled while crossing the
bridge.
Mayor Becker was notified yester-
day morning by letter from Washing
ton that F. Miller, of this city, had
been declared a deserter from the u.
s. s. Detroit and from the United
States navy, in which he was an en-
listed man. The mayor was not able
to learn who the young man is, on
account of there being SO many fam
lilies of the name in the city. 1t is a
rule of the navy department that the
mayors of cities where deserters be-
long shall be notified when sailor
OF marine deserts.
Word has come from Galesburg,
ILL.,, that the horse and buggy stolen