Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-02
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The sudden death of Capt. o. X.
Raft at Muscatine, removes an old
resident of Davenport. Capt, Raft
came here after the close of the ciyi!
war, and resided in Davenport from
1865 to 1871, when he removed to Mus
catine. He was a member here of the
firm of Raft, Cock & CO., whose bust
ness was succeeded by the Eagle Man
ufacturing company. At Muscatine
he engaged in the implement business,
and was a prominent business man
during his active years, and was city
recorder at the time of his death.
Capt Raft was married here to Miss
Ella Sanders. daughter of Alfred San
ders, a well-remembered old resident
of Davenport. He was also a particu-
lar chum of Ben Burrows during his
residence here. Mrs. Monroe Ebi of
this city is his sister, and his wife and
son and daughter survive. Capt.
Raft served for four years in the 10th
Ohio, in the civil war, with Monroe
IEbi, and his death leaves Mr.. Ebi the
sole survivor in Iowa of that regiment.
Mrs. Robert Marler, Of Upton. Ia,
died at Mercy hospital, Davenport, at
$3.50 Saturday afternoon. Death was
due to the ABSORPTION of bile result
ing from an operation performed a
week ago for the removal of gall
stones. Deceased was sc years old
and an old settler of Scott county.
She is survived by daughter, .irs.
Blackman, of Upton. The body was
shipped there for burial.
O.
The police force have been called
many times in the case where bru-
tai husband has slugged his helpless
wife, butt he officers state that the
most cruel one that has come TO their
notice occurred Saturday night when
George ROthermel was arrested by
Officer Sanford. The officer was call
ed to the Rothermel home in the Ry-
an block by a summons which stated
| that the man was pounding his wife
in terrible manner. Officer Sanford
hurried to the scene and states that
when he arrived great spots of blood
were spattered on the floor and the
bed was also covered with the same
dark fluid, flowing from the wounds
that the man had inflicted on the hap
less woman. Rothermel was immedi-
ately placed under arrest and taken
to the police station and kind friends
helped Mrs. Rothermel to bed where
she is suffering from the blows of the
man who promised to protect her.
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\ suit has been filed by the National
Fire Insurance company against the
| Peoples Light company, in which it
/ is stated that the house on Fourteenth
and Brady street was damaged by the
negligence of one of the agents of the
company and that it should therefore
reimburse the fire insurance. com
pany for the amount that it was com
PEELED to pay out as insurance.
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! {. f. Wright, the colored man who
was injured on Main street just oppo-
site the new library building, has
brought suit against the city for $10,-
600 damages. Wright it will be re-
membered was driving along the
street about o'clock and the horse
| fell into a ditch which it is claimed
was left open without any light be-
| ing posted. The horse managed to get
out Of the ditch, but the man was
thrown to the pavement and suffered
a fractured leg and was otherwise
bruised. He claims that he has been
permanently injured and that the city
was negligent in leaving the ditch
without light being posted and asks
the amount stated above.
Articles of incorporation of the Nc
CIelIand Land company were Saturday
afternoon filed for record in the Office
of County Recorder Alex Carroll. ne
business of the company is given as
acquiring, improving, selling and deal
ing in all kinds of property, with the
right to erect buildings manage and
and operate railroad or railroads to,
through or into any of its property.
The authorized capital stock of the
new company is 100000. The direc-
tors until the first annual election are
are Charles S. Reed. John L. May and
John b. Meyer. The officers are:
President, Charles S. Reed; vice presi-
dent, John L. May; secretary, Walter
F. McEntire; treasurer, John L.
Meyer.
The high school class of next
February has decided that they
will have diversion from the
usual graduating exercises. Instead
of a speaker from abroad, they will
furnish a music and literary program
Miss Nora Buck was elected as the
valedictorian of the class. 1t has been
usual for the past several graduations
that one of the boy graduates deliver
the valedictOry. but this time the hon
or went to one of the young lady
graduates. The honor is well deserv-
ed by Miss Buck. who is one of the
most studious and popular young
ladies in the school. Miss Marguerite