Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-14
DAVENPORTDOTS

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The cattle poisoning case has burst
| like bubble. Ed Fischer sued Claus
| Hagge for damages because. as he al
legged Hagge put kerosene in his well
so that the cattle wouldn't drink, or
| if they drank, would be poisoned.
Hagge denied it, and filed a counter
clam for $50 damages against Fischer
for damage to his crops by reason OF
his cattle breaking through. The case
was tried before Justice Louis Z.
Roddewig. who decided it by assessing
the costs to the plaintiff. and dismiss
| ing both Fischer's claim and Hagge's
counterclaim for lack of equity.
The annual meeting of the Lend-a
Hand club was held Monday evening
at the club rooms on West Second
street and proved to be very interest
| ing session. Officers for the forth
coming year were elected as follows:
| President, DR.. Jennie McCowen; first
| vice president. Mrs. J. c. Brown; sec
| ond vice president, Mrs. B. Cook; third
| vice president, Mrs. J. E. Calkins;
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bert; fifth vice president. Mrs. G. w.
Banning; sixth vice president, Miss
Kate V. Hooper; recording secretary,
Miss Ida Middleton; treasurer, Miss
| Emma Heden; auditor. Miss Mary
Stutz; trustees of S. and E. funds. Miss
| Clara l. Craine; legal adviser W. H.
| Wilson.
The inquest to ascertain the cause
of the death of Herman Reinhold. who
| expired suddenly on Harrison street
| Monday afternoon, was held in the of
| fee of Coroner Lambach yesterday
afternoon. The verdict of the jury,
consisting of E. J. Hilton, George Ker-
ker and E. S. Glaspell. was that death
| was caused by paralysis of the heart.
Monday at Mercy hospital. aged So
years. occurred the death of Michael
Noonan. The infirmaties of age caused
his death. Deceased was born in Ire
| land Sept. y. 1919. and for 80 years
resided in Davenport. For the past 3
years he was an inmate of Mercy hos
pital.
The old Central NJ. E. church prop
erty at the top of the Brady street
| hill has been purchased from the new
St. Johns NJ. E. church congregation
| by Frank d. McCaffery. for a consider
alton of $4,000. The property adjOins
! the McCaffery fiat building on the
south and it is understood that the new
purchaser will tear down the old
church edifice and utilize the ground
for another fiat building. No definite
plans to this effect have been annOunc-
ed as yet. and when interviewed a
member of the McCafferty family re-
piled that they were not ready yet TO
property.
An attempt TO break and enter into
house on Thirteenth street. between
Ripley and Scott streets was frus-
trated Monday night. The intruder
was getting into a window when the
barking of a house dog frightened him
away. His going was Witnessed by
many folks who didn't have their guns
with them.
Hugo Kehoe the teamster who was
kicked in the chin Monday afternoon
by a broncho. is getting along nicely
and will be out in few days. He is a
resident of Dubuque. and Monday was
his first day at work in this city.
! The fourth quarterly conference of
| the congregation of the St. Johns NJ.
f. church was held Monday evening in
the church parlOrs. with Presiding
Elder Gould, of Clinton. present. BY
a unanimous vote a call was extended
to Rev. Fayett l.. Thompson to occupy
the pulpit of the church for another
year. y vote of appreciation was also
extended to Rev. Gould, the presiding
elder.
The members of the German Thea
ter Stock company, Fritz Singer. bust
mes manager of the troupe and Her