Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01
DAVENPORT DOTS

The articles of incorporation of the
Home Guards of the World have been
filed with the county recorder. This is
the new fraternal order which Jerry
Green has been promoting for the past
few months. The incorporators are
J. S. Green, ]. A Work, David NJ. Row
land, Will Gardner, H. H. Cerishaw
and Grant Johnson, NJ. D. The organ
ization has no capital stock. Its SUI
preme officers and headquarters will
be at Davenport It's jurisdiction ex-
tends all over the union, except the
larger southern states such as Florida,
Louisiana, Georgia, North and South
Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama.
Nellie A Austin, who says she was
married to her husband, George II.
Austin, in Minneapolis. has entered
suit for divorce on the ground of
cruel and inhuman treatment. The
plaintiff asks for a decree giving her
the divorce asked for, as also the Gus
tody of the two children. Wilson &
erik are her attorneys.
At the Scott county infirmary Tues
Hiram Lease at the age of IS years.
Deceased was a well-known resident
of this locality and leaves a sister,
Mrs. Henrietta Thompson, residing at
Manila, Crawford county, this state.
At LeMars, Iowa, Wednesday of last
week occurred the death of Christian
Bauerly, former Davenport resident,
and a veteran of the Mexican war, as
also of the civil war, at the advanced
age of 50 years.
At o'clock yesterday morning at
her home, 2109 West Third street,
where she lived alone, at the age of 81
years, months and days, occurred
the death of Mrs. Marjen Kloppen-
burg, nee Janss, widow of the late
John Kloppenburg. Death resulted
from heart stroke. Deceased was born
in Osterluengen, near st. Margarethen,
in HOlstein, Germany, and was mar
ried there in 1854, in which same year
she came to this country and to DAY.
export, where she had since resided.
There are no children surviving. The
funeral will be held from the late res
idence, 2109 West Third street, at .
O'Clock Friday afternoon, with inter
ment in the City cemetery.
The Knights Templar, who will at
| tend the triennial conclave of the or
der at San Francisco, Cal, left at 7:10
O'Clock Tuesday morning over the
Rock Island and will reach San Fran
cisco next Sunday. The Davenport
party consisted of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Carter. Mr. and Mrs Aug
uSt T.. Othmeer, Mr.. and Mrs. John +.
Reading, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tallman,
Mr.. and Mrs. a. f. Alton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Kimball. w. j. Orchard
will join the party at Denver, Colo.
The case of the state VS. Russell
Johnson, the young man who robbed
the safe in the office of c. p Brown
in Grand Army building. has been
taken before Justice J. c. Hall upon q
change of venue. and will be tried
there Friday, Sept. 9, at 9 o'clock. The
charge against the young man has
= been made that of grand larceny, the
value of the articles and money taken
being fixed at $25. He has retained
George w. Scott for the defense.
Rudolph Kniphals. who recently
sued his wife Lena Kniphals for di
vOrce, forgot an important item OF
accusuatiOn in his original petition
filed and yesterday he caused his at
torney, A. p. McGuirk to correct the
error. The amendment filed TO correct
! the petition includes the mfaithfulness
of the wife among the other grounds
of action. No correspondent is named
in the amendment which is brief to the
extent of four typewriter lines.
Theodore Meyer, of West Liberty
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