Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
DAvENPoR RI DOTS

liza VkNPON1 Dol -
w. c. Trautwein, formed Daven-
port lawyer, has secured his release
from the insane asylum at Mt. Pleas.
ant. He has beer confined in the
hospital for the last two years. and
Sheriff Macarthur has secured his re-
lease from commissioners at Des
Moines. He will reside with a sister
in the western part of the state. Sher-
if Macarthur received a letter from
Trautwein yesterday.
The work of building the new Or
pheon will be commenced in few
weeks, as ten bids on wrecking the
old 0rpheon and building the new are
now in the hands of Architect
ID. j. Harfst. The bids have
not been opened but the contractors
think 1000 will be the lowest esti-
mate on the building. Furnishings
and fixtures will make an additional
expense of $4,000. And the new struc-
ture when completed will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
The two lodges formerly known as
the Davenport and Eden lodges of
the Bankers Union of the World, met
in DIR. c. T. Lindley's Office Monday
night and formed a new organization
to be called the Davenport lodge of
the Bankers of the World. The officers
are: President, f. +. Steffins; vice
president, II. y. Skelly; secretary,
William Mise; treasurer, Il. Techen-
tin; chaplain, Mrs. Murray; past
president, DIR C. I. Lindley.
Mayor Waldo Becker, accompanied
by his wife, reached home yesterday
from Chicago, where he has spent
several days upon a combined bust
ness and pleasure trip.
\ most pathetic case came to the
county officials yesterday when F..
Frankesld applied to the county clerk
for naturaliza tion papers. stating that
he could not go to work unless he
secured them. and that he had no
money to live unless he found en-
ployment. As the district court is
not in session at the present time,
the papers could not be issued. and as
the man heard the words that barred
him from employment the great tears
rolled from his eyes and he cried
like a child. Frankeski came here
from ST. Louis and was to go to work
on the island as n harnessmaker. He
stated that he had never done any
thing else in his life. and that he did
not know how to do anything else.
just because she wouldn't please
him. John Buchmeier. who lives out
west of the city, threw his wife out of
doors and refused to let her return.
That is her version. but Buchmeier
claims that he cid not threaten to
shoot her if she came back, but on
the contrary assured her that he
would take no such strenuous action.
The turmoil occurred in the old
Schlicting home that was the scene of
such a brutal assault few months
ago and for which one of the robbers
is serving a term in the penitentiary
Herman Hoyt. an employee of the
VOss Manufacturing company, was
seriously injured in an accident at the
factory yesterday. Mr.. Hoyt was en-
ployed at one of the machines IN the
factory when in some way he got his
hand caught and before he could
extricate it, the two first fingers on
his right hand were crushed to a
pulp. The ambulance was called and
the injured man was taken to Mercy
hospital where an operation was per
formed and the fingers removed.
Mrs. Ottilie Meisner. of GA West
Seventh street passed away yesterday.
Deceased was 6s years old. Mrs. Meis-
ner was born in 1888 in Germany. near
Hamburg. She came to the United
States in the early COS and was mar
ried to Mr.. Meisiner on her arrival
coming to Davenport where she has
lived since. Her husband died in 1886.
and was one of the prominent men of
the city. Mrs. Meisner was well
known and was beloved by all with
whom she came i'm contact She was