Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-21
DAVENPORT DOTS

Il. Morgan, who took j. c. Meyers
horse and buggy from the corner of
Second and Perry streets Sunday aft
ternoOn and drove it over to Moline,
where he was captured. was arraign-
ed before Magistrate Finger Monday
afternoon and waived examination.
The charge was that of horse stealing
and the man was held to the grand
jury in the penal bond of $500.
Harry ID. Fairall. of Danville, H.,
and Rebecca Sutherland, of Washing
ton, Ill, were married az. the office of
Justice Louis Z. Roddewig Saturday
afternoon. The couple will reside in
this city.
At his home, 11O4 West Fourth
street, at 7:2O O'Clock Monday evening
occurred the death of Frederick Mey-
er, an old settler of Scott county. at
the age of 50 years. Deceased was
born in Schleswig- Holstein Nov. IA,
1884. and came to America in 1854,
and to Scott county. where, in 1861, he
was united in marriage TO Miss Re
becca Schuck. Thereafter they set
tied upon farm in Maysyille, where
they remained 35 years, thence NOV
ing into Davenport. Mr.. Meyer isl
survived by his wife and the follow
ing children: John l.. Meyer, Mrs.
William Dahms. Mrs. Frank Keppy.
Mrs. q. f. Burmeister and Louis c.
Meyer. Six brothers also survive:
Ernst Meyer, August Meyer, Peter
Meyer and Theodore Meyer, of Mays
Vile; Henry Mayer, of Davenport. and
William Meyer, of Chicago. The fu-
neral will be held from the late home,
11O4 West Fourth street, ut o'clock
Thursday morning. with interment in
the Maysville cemetery.
At $50 o'clock Monday evening, at
her home in West Davenport, occur
red the death of Mrs. Meta Sophia
Kistenmacher, daughter of Hans II.
Kistenmacher. at the age of 20 years,
months and Is days.
Jerry Tracey. who works on the |.
& l. road east of the city, was before
Magistrate Finger yesterday to ans
wer to a peace disturbance charge.
He appeared before the regular morn
ing auditors and spectators with two
black eyes. Officer Boetcher, who
made the arrest, stated, after Tracey
pleaded guilty, that he had entered
the Lindsay & Phelps lumber yard in
East Davenport last evening, and
there been bounced upon by some
women to whom he had made himself
obnoxious by his actions. The wo-
men pummeled him with clubs and
that explained his ocular eclipse. The
OcculatiOn was.not commiserated and
Tracey had to go to Jail for 80 days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Cole, who
we're married at the. home of the
bride in Lafayette, Ind, last Thurs
day. arrived in Davenport Monday ey-
ening and will make their home with
Mr.. Coles parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L.
Cole, while their new residence on
Main street near Seventeenth street
is being erected.
Five Davenport boys, Sergt. Jock
Middleton and Privates Hennings,
Richards. Ehlert and II. Cory, are
getting a real taste of the war game
in the military maneuyers at Fort
Riley, Kans. Company Il was offered
the chance to send a detail of 10 men,
and most of the members of the com
pany were anxious TO go, but Lieut..
kulp, who has charge of the arrange
Dent of the party, was disappointed
to find the employers of the rest of
the members very averse to granting
them leave of absence for the trip.
The Apollo club met at the Y. NJ. c.
y. hall Monday evening and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year.. President, E. A. Moore; vice
president, Mr.. Kerr; secretary, Fred
Glueck; treasurer. f. J. Walker; con-
ductor, Prof, Philbrook; librarian,
Alfred Parsons; assistant Librarian, A.
Ewaldt.
Monday the case of assault and bat
terry made by Mrs. Jennie Merrill VS.
Ernest Merrill was not prosecuted by
her and therefore the magistrate div
missed the case. In the afternoon of
the same day Mrs. Merrill filed a suit
for divorce, alleging cruel and inhu
man treatment as the grounds for
her action.
Judge Wolfe yesterday handed down
SAis decision in the case of Brisbin VS..
a. arker, the famous litigation in which
sAe construction of the will of j. Mon
~ Parker, the former wealthy Dav-
kter. was sought by his daughter.
S-=Ss@s& Josephine Talbot Brisbin in or