Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
DAVENPORT DOTS.

DAVENPORT DOTSl
John Berwald, the first speaker %
the Davenport Turngemeinde, has
named the committees which will look
after the details of the usual winter
entertainment to be given by the
Davenport Turner society. This com
mittee is Differed as follows: Fritz
Duser, chairman; j. J. Brandt, Gus ii.
Grabbe. g. A. Hansen, Fred Herd, f.
Kunkel, William a. Mueller, j. Roch-
au, Herman Slender and Gus Stueben.
Mr.. Berwald has also strengthened
the membership of the agitations
committee, which has in charge the
augmentation of the Turner member
ship, by the addition of Ed Soukop,
August Westphal and John Brock
mann.
The resignation of Jens Lorenzen
of the position of treasurer of the
Independent school district Of Daven-
port, which became effective a few
days ago, was an incident that was
not greatly noted at the time, but it
is none the less noteworthy. 1t ter
minated d period of 30 years of the
best service that the city or district
could have.
\ few of the intimate friends of j.
j. Humphrey have received invita-
lions to reception that Mr.. Humph-
rey will give at his home, at Eigh-
IL Co
day afternoon, on the occasion of his
92nd birthday anniversary. 1t isn't
often that such invitations circulate,
and in the case of the honOred resi-
dent of Davenport who sends them
out, it is pretty certain that they will
be unanimously responded to, with
many wishes for more anniversaries
TO come.
The marriage of Frederick Cole and
Miss Laura Blackstock. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Blackstocll, of
Lafayette, Ind, is to be performed at
the home of the bride in that city
today. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. Cole and
Miss Alice Cole, of this city, parents
and sister of the groom, left for La
fayette yesterday morning, via Peo-
ria, where they will be joined by Mrs
Coles sister, Mrs. c. Z. Roberts.
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The marriage of Gilmore Clark Pat
terson and Miss Harriet Emma Wales
was performed at the First Baptist
church, Minneapolis, at S o'clock last
evening. At $3.50 a reception was
given the friends of the couple at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Han
nah L. Wales, at 1900 Third avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson left for their
home at Western Springs, Ill.
At $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon,
at the parsonage of the Edwards
Congregational church. occurred the
marriage of Jesse Leroy Shere and
Miss Gertrude George, the former of
Yorktown. ILL.,. and the latter of An
nawan, Ill. Rev. c. \. Moore officia-
ted.
Yesterday W. F. Fidlar. George /.
Osborn and +. L. Bills left for Wash
ington. where they will represent the
coordinate bodies of the valley of Dav-
enpcrt of the Scottish Rite of Mason
the United States, in the biennial
meeting of that fraternity. Mr.. Fid-
lar will extend his tour to New York
and the manufacturing district of
New England.
The l. w. club has held its annual
meeting at the home of Miss Ethel
Sparr and elected officers for the en-
suing year. The following is the Off
cial staff: President, Miss Ethel Spar;
vice president, Yeta Reynolds; secre-
tary, Margaret Murray; treasurer.
Margaret Mitchell; marshal, Loretta
Slattery; pianist, Miss Alice Lynch.
After examining dozen witnesses
for the prosecution Tuesday and half
dozen for the defense. in the case
of the state vs.. Officer Michael Bret
denbach, charged with assault and
battery upon the person of Henry
Guldenzopf, Justice Roddewig found
for the defendant and discharged him
as guiltless. Breidenbach was shown
not to have used undue force in his
repelling of the old shoemaker. and
no witness could say that the officer
struck him. Mrs. Cox, a neighbor,
testified that she saw the officer push
him away and that he fell. No wit
ness could testify to blow being
struck. 1t was shown that Gulden-
zopf was an aged, eccentric and med
dlesome man, who had made himself
a nuisance to the officer, who pushed
him away at the time. The verdict
of Justice ROddewig's court may call
a halt also to any investigation which
Mayor Becker had intended to make.
While GuldenzOpf was quite badly
shaken up as the result of his fall to
the pavement. Mr.. Breidenbach was in
no way responsible for it. There was