Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-03
DAVENPORTDOTS

NhNAA Nc~u5AtCAs ANohotel SicAI o. ~ -
VI. c. Rohlfs. The wedding will take
place Wednesday, Sept. :, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rohlfs will be at home to their
friends, after Oct. 1, at Alta Vista
two and a half miles north of Daven-
port on the Brady street road.
That S. F. Smith and his family and
other relatives will be back in Daven-
port by the 18th of this month, with
the money and the intention of fight
ing the cases against Mr.. Smith, and
saving him from the penitentiary if
possible, is the understanding from
letters which Mr.. Smith and his fam
lily have written to Davenport people.
The party, it is stated. will include
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and daughter.
Mrs. Smiths sister, Mrs. Henry Will
kinson and niece, Miss Anna Ravens
Smith. By some it is understood that
the party will bring along the where
withal to put up a stiff fight on behalf
of Mr.. Smith.
The Sternberg Manufacturing COM
pany, manufacturers of cigar molds
and other articles used in the making
If cigars will in about two weeks re-
move to Milwaukee. The company
which is one of the largest of it's kind
the United States. has been doing
business here for the past - years.
Until about a year ago its plant was
coated in Northwest Davenport. Fire
destroyed the building there and the
company located on West Third stree,
the building formerly occupied by
Schmidt Bros
Mrs. Emma Conwell in a suit for
$1,000 against the Tri-Ciay Railway
company alleges that at II o'clock
IN the evening of Aug. ;. 1903. as she
iismounted from a Bridge line car in
he darkness at the end of the gov
eminent bridge. she met with an &C
;ident which has permanently injured
her. She states that she had a three
year old babe in her arm when she
lismOunted and held the other child
by the hand. In the darkness as she
proceeded towards the curb she step
ped into a hole eight feet wide and
four feet long, severely wrenching a
limb, decorating the flesh and breaking
permanently injured. George w. Scott
IS her attorney and on behalf of his
client he asks judgment in the amount
If $1,000 with attorneys fees and
costs of trial.
Drs. II. c. HOeflc and w. 4. CoOper
have filed a petition in equity against
Drs. p. Crawford. J. II. KuIp A. w. Ell
mcr, Henry Matthey, II. VI. Braunlich
and w. l.. Allen and for cause of action
state that they are properly registered
physicians and surgeons holding certi-
ficates issued by the state of Iowa.
permitting them to practice medicine
and surgery. They also state that the
defendants are regular practitioners
who have, as alleged. arrogated to
themselves the exclusive rights to
practice at Mercy hospital. which is an
institution conducted by the Sister
hood of Mercy on humanitarian
grounds, so that by their combination
they bar homeopathic physicians from
practicing at that institution. The de-
PENDANTS. it is alleged. constitute the
hospital board which directs that in
stitiOn. The plaintiff alleges that the
said alleged combination is a veritable
monopoly and an infractiOn of the anti
trust law of the nation. They state
that under existing circumstances they
have no adequate remedy at law and
are therefore compelled to seek relief
by asking the court to enjoin the de-
PENDANTS from preventing the plain
tiffs to practice in the Mercy hospital
Franz & Innnnr hnc
as attorney for the homeopaths. Ap-
pended to it are a number of inter
rogatories which the defendants are
asked to answer.
]. a. Hanley has been appointed gen.
eral live stock agent for the entire
Rock Island system, with headquarters
in Chicago. He has been traffic man.
ager of the Kansas City Southern and
freight traffic manager for the Santa
Fe. 1t is understood that the Rock
Island will make several changes de-
sired by the live stock interests.
Justice Louis E. Roddewig officiated
at the marriage of Frank E. Morrell
Of Center Point. Iowa. and Miss Mabel
Elizabeth Wallace, of this city The
ceremony was performed at the office
OF the justice opposite the court house
Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock. The
couple will reside at Center Point.
Iowa.
At the Nickels home. 1145 West Fiji
teenth street. at s O'Clock Thursday
evening. Justice S. \. Finger united
in marriage William r. Nickels and
Amanda Einfeldt. Both groom and
bride are of mature years, the former
being 81 years and the latter 80 years
of age. Axel Fredersdorf acted as best
man. During the evening the couple
were serenaded by a charivari party in
old fashioned style. The couple are