Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-11


4 Central park ears will probably then
be extended around loop to Scott
street.
Charles Cross, of 1924 Farnam street
was seriously injured yesterday morn
ing while employed at the Christ
Mueller Lumber company. Mr.. Cross
was working at one of the gang saws
when one of the long levers used to
manipulate the saw became loose and
nylng from its fastening caught the
unfortunate man on the limb. 4 long
cash was cut in one leg just above
the knee, the wound tearing the flesh
away clear to the bone. The ambu-
lance was called and the unfortunate
man taken to his home where DR..
Allen was called to dress the wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Clark, 422 West
ern avenue, are celebrating the ami
versary of the 5Oth year of married
lie today. The couple came to Dav-
export 20 years ago and with the eX-
ception of a couple of years spent in
Genoa, Neb., with Il daughter, the
couple have continuously lived in
Davenport. Ten children have come
TO them, of whom five survive These
are Frank Clark, railway man of
Rock Island; Mrs. j. b. Phillips. of
1908 East Fourteenth street. wife of
the Crystal Ice company's manager:
Charles Clark. of Colorado; Mrs. Lau-
ra f. Bratt. of Genoa, Neb.. and Mrs.
Maud Mcconnell, of this city.
For weeks there has been rumors
of an alligator in the Mississippi in
the vicinity of Turkey island, below
| Clinton. 1t has been reported as seen
| there on numerous occasions. The
stories have come from many persons
of veracity, and have been accepted
as the truth. but still il did not seem
possible that an alligator could be in
habiting the upper waters of the Mis-
sissippi, however much at home one
might be on the lower stretches of
that river. Now the story comes
| from the small island town of Miles
that il was an alligator, and that
Charles Laing, of Miles, has killed the
creature, taken off its hide. and is
having il stuffed and mounted Dur
ing the recent high water he went in
n launch to Turkey island to look
after his cottage. He had a smoke
less powder Marlin rifle with him. \
queer looking log was sighted. 1t Law
on bank not far away. Something
about it made the voyagers give it
good look. \ bump on it winlled like
an eye. just for luck Mr. Laing threw
an expansive bullet into that bump.
1t was an eye, sure enough. There
was a lively splashing around for
little while, and then dead alligator.
length feet and 4 inches.
Word has reached this city of the
death at Watervliet. Mich, at the
home of her son. VI. W. Parker, OF
Mrs. Susan Maria Port, July IS. at
the age of IS years. Deceased was
born at Syracuse. y. ". Dec. u, 1925.
and was married in Ohio to DR. !. c.
Parker in 1874. Her husband died in
1863. leaving her with four children
In 1885 she remarked with j. {. Port.
of Davenport. On the decease of her
second husband two years ago she
removed to Watervliet where she al
ternately resided with her son and
daughter. NJ. w. Parker and Mrs. w
l.. Garrett, who, with Jared c. Park
err, of New Whatcom. Wash. and Mrs.
Ella G. Moore, of Marion, Iowa, other
children. survive her Deceased was
member of the Baptist church here
The interment was made at Water
vliet.
At his home, three miles southeast
of Eldridge. Saturday occurred the
death of Henry WelIendorf after an
illness of two weeks, in the 73rd year
of his age. Deceased was native of
Germany. He came to Scott county
in 1852. coming first to Davenport,
where he remained five years. Here
he married Miss Adele Schneckloth,
in 1858 He is survived by her, to-
gcther with four children. Geraf. Ju-
Illus and Ferdinand Wellendorf and
Mrs. Emma Wiese. Deceased had
served as supervisor of Scott county.
"Cockeye" Smith. the man who
stabbed James Bayliss. the automo-
bile dealer, while in fit of rage and
who was sent to Mercy hospital to be
taken care of, as he is thought to be
mentally unbalanced, escaped last
night and is now at large somewhere
in the city. Smith is known to be a
bad man, aRd after his attempt on
the life of Bayliss he was arrested
and taken to the hospital. where it
was agreed that he should be watch
ed for month for symptoms of in
sanity. Last night in some manner
he succeeded in eluding the watchful- |
ness of his nurses and escaped. His |
capture is inevitable, however, as the
police are keeping a sharp watch all
over the city.