Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-22
DAVENPORT DOTS

! The feature of the Leonidas case
on trial in the district court yester-
day, was the testimony of widow No.
IL, who was placed on the stand as a
coupe by the defense during the af-
ternoon. The woman was clad in
black, and looked to be about so years
of age. She gave her name as Mrs.
Angelina Taggert, and testified to the
fact that she was married to the ell
der Leonidas, who welded her under
the name of Charles Taggert, at Den
yer, Colo, in 1891 She produced the
marriage certificate in evidence. Her
present residence is given as Griggs-
vile, ILL., She further testified that
she had never been divorced from the
deceased Christopher Leonidas, alias
Charles Taggert, and stated that she
had a minor son by him. The testi-
mony was the sensation of the trial.
There was no cross examination of
the witness.
Ray Case, a former employee of the
transfer firm of Ewert & Richter,
caused the arrest of Herman Ewert,
senior member of the firm, upon a
warrant sworn out before Justice
Han. charging cruelty to animals and
alleging one of the mules driven by
the company had ii sore on its side
which was chafed and irritated to the
bleeding point. Constable Ramsey
served the warrant. The case will be
heard before Justice Hall Friday
morning. Fred Vollmer will prosecute
the case as attorney for the Humane
society.
Emil Einfeldt. of the Bettendorf
Wheel works. states that the plant is
now being run with $50 horse power
capacity. He tells of the ordering
a week ago last Saturday. of a Heine
safety boiler of 500 horse power capa-
city, which will be used presently to
operate the plant. The new boiler
will be installed next August during
the regular shut down of the plant
for the heated term. and for repairs.
When the equipment is all complete
there will be $50 horsepower capacity
at the plant, the 500 horsepower boil
er being used to furnish the power
while the $50 horsepower now at the
plant will be used in emergencies, or
hitched tandem so to speak.
At $3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon
at his office opposite the court house
Justice Louis f. Roddewig united in
marriage Jesse c. Wylie and Miss Ada
Webster. both of Buffalo. la. The
young couple will reside in that town.
The Prairie Gum club is the name
of a new organization, which will
shoot during future seasons at Lit
ties Grove each month. and will con-
troll a mangatrap. and 10 acres of
ground at Emil Speth's place in Blue
Grass township. At the organization
meeting the following officers were
elected: President. II. Goering; sec
rotary. \. Otto; treasurer, Emil y.
Speth; clerk. j. II. Murphy; score
keeper. i. Goering: directors. {. Otto,
and Il. Korthaus. The charter mem
bership is fixed at p. and % of these
have already affiliated with the or
ganization. The first shoot of the
season will be held at the grounds
May 10, at which both targets and live
birds will be the program features.
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Chief John c. Pienine, of the local
fire department is in receipt of let
ter from Chief George VI. Kellogg, of
the Sioux City fire department. where
i'm that officer invites the chief here
to send at least one team across the
state to participate in the events of
the state tournament which will be
held there July IS, %. 30 and 81.
Davenport entertained Sioux City last
year, on the occasion of the state
tournament. and this year Sioux City
wants to take care of Davenport.
The city council here will be asked,
at the coming meeting, to make an
AUTHORIZATION for the expenses of
sending one of our teams to the tour
nament. 1T is also suggested that Il
purse Tor the payment of expenses
other than those of mere railroad
fare be raised among the citizens
here.
j. X. Ickes, the loan agent and
pawn broker. at 81 Perry street re-
ported to the police that his north
rock sometime Sunday night, two
large-size Colt revolvers were alb
stracted from the same. although
other displays, such as opera glasses
and jewels were left untouched. The
two guns are worth SIC. There is no
clue to the thieves.