Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-14
DAVENPORT DOTS

A writ of foreibIe entry and de-
tainer resulted in the eviction. of Mrs.
Fritz Wilhelm and children from her
rented home at 1880 West Second
street at $3.50 O'Clock Friday night.
At the same time her husband was
arrested on the charge of drunken
ness and vagraney. He had beer
spending his earnings for drink, and
the county was forced to provide in
measure for his family. The wo-
man and her children were taken
from the street to the house of de-
tention pending the session of the
poor committee of the board of SUI
pervisors, which met Saturday morn
ing. The husband was sent to jail
for 30 days by Magistrate Finger Sat
urday morning.
Judge Bollinger Saturday heard the
divorce case of Margaretha Hansen
VS.. Harold Hansen, wherein cruel and
inhuman treatment and drunkenness
were alleged The couple lived for
years in Black Hawk, and conducted
saloon. The building in which it was
operated they Jointly owned. The de-
cree of the court divided the property
and gave the custody of the minor
children, Henry, Charles, Harold, Ed
Ma and Harold, to the plaintiff. Jacob
Thode will begin the operation of the
saloon after Oct. 1, he having pur-
chased it.
The Thursday Bowling club has
~. e. hsa
ensuing year: President, Thomas
Scott; vice president, c. \. NOss;
secretary and treasurer, Ludolph
Grabbe.
E. II. Pierce, chief clerk in the Of
flee of the commercial agent of the
Milwaukee road in this city, and for
the past IL years a member of the
Davenport railroad colony, has left
for Perry, Iowa. there to take the po-
sition of agent of the Milwaukee. 1t
is a good little town that he goes to,
and the place means not only very
satisfactory promotion for him, but
very pleasant advance in salary.
At o'clock Saturday morning, at
her home, 736 Howell street. occurred
the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Born
hoeft. at the age of - years. Deceas-
ed was blind for five years and death
came to her as relief after long
illness. Deceased was born in Hesse-
Darnstadt, Germany. in March, 1882,
and came to America. taking up her
residence in Davenport in the early
sos Her husband. one son and two
| 10, IL
Sr.. Henry Bornhoeft, Jr., Mrs. Frank
Zeman and Carrie Bornhoeft The flu
neral will be held from the late resi-
dence at = o'clock tomorrow after
noon. with interment at Paramount
cemetery.
At ) o'clock Friday afternoon, at
her home. 1912 West Fifth street, at
the age of so years, occurred the
death of Mrs. Magdaline Doose, wife
Of c. William DOoSe. Deceased was a
native of Germany and came here
from Hamburg in 1866. Beside her
husband she is survived by a daugh-
ter. Mrs. John Koepke.
Peter BendiXon, of this city, has
been granted a patent on a mechani-
cal movement that does away with
gears entirely, on the washing ma
chimes for which it was especially de-
signed and on anything else to which
it may be easily adapted. Mr. Ben
dixon is the master mechanic for the
axle company at Bettendorf The
movement he has patented consists
iof an oblique disc connected with a
crank which actuates ring yoke,
giving the dasher back and forth
motion for every turn of the crank.
Mr.. Bendixon claims that it can be
made cheaper than most movements
that are in use.
The town of Blue Grass will soon
make an appeal to the district court
for incorporation under our general
charter. The town plat is quite an
important one, consisting of one
group of houses on the Blue Grass
road and another at the B., c. r. & n.
crossing of the north and south road.
The Equitable Investment company,
with capitalization of $4,000, has
been Incorporated. The concern will
deal in bonds, mortgages and notes.
The officers are as follows: President,
Petrue Brodine; vice president, W. T.
Worth; treasurer, Philip Brodine; sec
rotary, Petrus Bardine.
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A disposition of the old b.. c. Il. &
\. depot was the object of a confer
ence between the officials of the Rock
Island and the members of the build
ing and grounds committee of the
city council and the city attorney Sat
urday. General Superintendent H. F.
Goodnow and Fl. j. Slifer, general
manager of the road. were members
of the Rock Island official party, and