Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-05

sorrow because of her death. The
funeral has been arranged for ,
O'Clock Friday afternoon, and will be
held from the home.
At o'clock Tuesday evening, at
Mercy hospital. whereto she was tax
en- from her home in the neighbor-
hood Of Dixon. in the 39th year of
her age, occurred the death of Mrs.
Anna Petersen, nee Thomson. The
deceased is survived by her husband,
Charles Petersen, and two children,
Clara and Eddie.
Victor 10y, Orange Nav and Dan
Ackley, three Davenport boys of from
IA to Is years of age, the first named
high school boy and the others at
PENDANTS on school No. 4, concluded
that they would like to see more of
the world, and lit out for the west
Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately,
before they had seen enough of it,
probably, to cure them from a desire
to see more, they were detained at
Des MOines, from where word comes
from Chief Bracket of the police
force, that he has them nicely cor
rallied, and that their parents can
have them if they want them. They
will be back in their places here in
Il day or two.
The police have been advised of
the forgery of some minor sums to
bank checks signed with the name
of well known and wealthy west
end retired timer. who happens to be
the father-in-law of the guilty party,
but who desires the matter suppress
ed from publication, having condoned
it. 1t was reported about town that
the man had forged $500 worth of
these notes, but an investigation this
morning proved this to be untrue.
Neither has he left town as rumor
had it.
The St. Joseph's Benevolent society
held its annual meeting at the school
hall on Marquette street near Sixth
Sunday and elected the following off
GERS: President, Albert Huber; vice
president, Joseph Schebler; CORES
ponding secretary, Chris Muenchrath;
financial secretary, Joseph ThelkCn;
treasurer, John Moss; financial com
mitteeman for three years, Ignatz
Hid; sick committee. Franz Meier.
George WOlters, Lambert Tevoet and
John Brutha; marshall. Fred Helm;
assistant marshall. Gerhard Meier
otto; flagbearers. Nicholas Mohr and
II. H. PDhlmann; collectors. Joseph
Traeger, Jr., and Henry Laker.
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The Tuesday club held it's annual
meeting yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. Hammatt. the literary program
being dispensed with for the occasion
according to custom. Officers were
chosen for the coming year beginning
| in October, as follows: President.
Mrs. Edward $. Hammatt; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. John w. Watzek; secretary
treasurer, Miss Louise Swazey;
chairman executive committee. Mrs
| c. \. Ficke; members of the executive
committee, Mrs George w. Boynton
These five ladies Will soon undertake
the preparation of program for the
next years work, and at the meeting
the field of inviting subjects were con
sidered. The club has been dealing
with the arts and crafts for the past
year. Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Hammatt.
Adele Writ. who recently sued for
a divorce from her husband. Louis
Wirtz. has filed an amendment To heI
original petition in which she alleges
that her husband has returned from
states prison since she filed her or
iginal petition. having been released
therefrom. and made his way to heI
domicile where he cruelty abused her
\. u. McGuirk is her attorney. Tues
day morning the defendant was ar
rested for wife beating. and given I
hearing on the charge before Justice
Hall, being committed for 80 days
therefor. This justice court case viii
probably figure among the res gestaC
of the divorce action.
In one of the stormiest sessions tina
have marked the tempestuous history
of the present city council the oTdi
nance granting a franchise for an in
terurban railway to John L. May
trustee, was defeated last evening b,
a vote of four to three, Aid. LungeI
passing his vote; and the paving o
Marquette and Fifteenth streets was
defeated by combination voting. Thu
discussion preceding the voting OF
the John L. May ordinance and i'm
mediately following it developed int
one of the most purely personal mat
ters that has been heard in the coun
ell chambers for many meeting. II
addition to defeating the measures
mentioned above the council passed ;
fire escape and protection ordinance
ordered a number of streets paved
heard an amendment to the Daven
port q Suburban ordinance on TIT
first reading. and defeated for thu
time being the ratification of the l. &