Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-29
DAVENPORT DOTS

Company b with nearly a fun COM
plement of men left yesterday after
noon TO form part of the escort to
President Roosevelt at Keokuk, and
to then take part in the dedicatory
ceremonies at the ST. Louis Worlds
fair.
A special train took several hun
dred of the local Odd Fellows yester-
day to Iowa City, where they attend
ed district meeting of the order.
At st. Luke's hospital at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon John Selectman
died. He was a eolored man, about
30 years of age, and for some time
in the employ of the Diamond 10 line.
He is the unfortunate man who was
sent here as a witness for the Dia-
mond 10 line company in the recent
trial of the Leonidas case. and who
was so i'll when he came that he was
unfit to go on the stand, and who,
while testifying, became so nervous
and shaken that he was of necessity
taken from the. court room to the
hospital. which he did not live long
enough to leave. Agent James Os
born, of the Diamond 10 line has adj
vised the company of Selectman's
death, and his remains will probably
be forwarded to St.>Louis.
At Mercy hospital Monday after
noon, where she has been an inmate
for some time. occurred the death of
Mrs John Maven, one of the old time
residents of the city. The deceased
was native of Ireland, and for near
ly half century lived in this city at
S11 East River street. The survi-
vors are the husband, John Maven.
and the following sons and daughters:
Mrs. Edward DAILY, Mrs George Kib-
ley; John j. Maven, Mary Maven. Ger
trude Maven and EdwardJ Maven.
James Foley. brother, and Mrs. Xiv
lin also survive.
Yesterday at the home of his son.
Hans Schramm, the police officer, 22O
Myrtle street. occurred the death of
John Schramm. native of Germany,
in the ~ year of his life. The survi-
vors are his wife. Maria. two sons,
Hans j :, and j. Henry. and four daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Margaret Knuth, Mrs.
Annie Lohse. Mrs. Kate Handle and
Mrs. Emma Peters.
At 10 o'clock Monday night, at the
home of it's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Hierloet, j9O5% West Third
street, occurred the death of 1-year
old Leroy c. L. Zierke the youngest
child of the family. Besides the par
ents there survive brother Carl, and
his grandfather, Charles Meyer.
The case of w. p. McManus. admin
of the estate of Christopher
Leonidas vs. the Diamond 10 line, has
been settled so far as the jury is con-
cerned. 1t has, however, been made Il
matter for the court To decide wheth
er or not there shall be a retrial upon
the presentations made by +. y.
Cooper and Let's q McGee. in their
motion for an new trial filed with the
clerk. The motion alleges misconduct
on the part of Judge Lehman and W.
NJ. Chamberlain for the defense. and
Judge House. for his absence from the
court room during the arguments, as
also IdlSe SINtiI ny NJ VI
and Dan Breen. together with
an alleged expression of an opinion on
the part of one of the jurors.
At II o'clock Sunday night Harry
BurgschmiCt, a young man who lives
near Fifth and Vine streets. mounted
the rear end of a caboose at the C..
II. ! &, p. depot to ride to his home
In some manner he slipped on the step
of the caboose when the train was in
and fell to the ground. He
was not much injured save for ii hurt
in his right forearm which panied him
considerably during the night. and
during Monday forenoon. He sought
a physician Monday. The doctor pro-
nounced the bone in his forearm
fractured.
Two important real estate trans
actions were closed yesterday involv-
ing together an even $4,000 in price.
One of them is the transfer of the
at the corner of Fourth and
Ripley streets, 150X12S, by the Il. W.
company to Fred Wernen-
tin. Mr. Wernentin bought the pro-
perry to- improve IT, and pays Sl2,OOO-
He stated that he had not determined
the nature of the building he would
put on it. The other transfer men
toned was that of the old Greer farm
in Sheridan township. sold by John
\. Greer, of Minneapolis, to Henry
Speth. The price is $4,000 for 1913
acres.
Monday afternoon the Davenport
aioh school hasehaH tenn met defeat |