Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24


Judge House signed two DEGREES of
divorce yesterday. One was in the
case of MathiIda ROthermcl VS.. Isaiah
ROthermel and the other was dccla
ration separating II. w. Guy from hia
wife Erma Guy. The plaintiff in the
former case is the well-knOwn prOprie-
tress of a saloon on East Second street
In the Guy case the defendant de
faulted and the decree was awarded
to the plaintiff. a. p. McGuick filed
another action for divorce on be
half of Katherine F. Deters, who wants
to be divorced from her husband. TheO-
dore Deters, whom she married Dec. 1G,
1897. The allegations are that the hus-
band has become drunkard and is
also guilty of such cruel and inhuman
conduct as to render living with him
impossible. The couple have no chill
dren.
Attorneys Wilson & erik have APP
piled to the district court for an order
to take the deposition of S. f. Smith
on Sept. % relative to the August
Rolf note and mortgage, To foreclosure
which Hiram p Dillon has brought
suit After Mr.. Smiths assignment it
developed that this mort gage, for So,
500 was in the hands OF Hon. John p.
Dillon, of New York, as security for a
loan of $500. Mr.. Rolf claimed that
il had been paid years before and
should have been cancelled by Mr..
Smith. Accepting this version of the
affair Judge Dillon while in Davcn-
port save the mortgage to his son.
The latter. through l.. NJ. Fisher. his
attorney. IS putting up a hard fight
10 make the mortgage hold, Emma
Rolf. as CXccutriX of her brothers
estate, being the defendant. On her
behalf. the order to take Mr.. Smiths
deposition is asked
The case of Ludwig Sebel vs.. vii
liam Rusch did not reach the jury.
The panel had been selected and the
evidence in the case had begun to be
presented when the failure of some wit
ness to appear caused a delay in the
proceedings. during which time the
attorneys and the Iitigants got tOgeth-
or and settled their differences. This
led the plaintiff TO dismiss the action,
and the jury was therefore discharged
for the day. Ludwig Siebel sued for
damages alleged TO have been caused
by the arrest and dentcntiOn in Jail
last November on the charge of ar
son, in connection with the burning
of the Busch barn. The litigants re
side near Valley City.
The Davenport high school football
Il. l,.,ll ri
i'm the west end for the remainder OF
the season and has converted it into
a football GridirOn. At 3 O'Clock this
afternoon is being played the first
game of the season. This contest is
between a team composed of the cream
of the present football players at the
high school and a team representing
the alumni of the school.
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A. II. StOrtenbeCkcr, the Buffalo
resident who was arrested on the
charge of having attempted TO poison
his family. has entered a suit against
Dan WethcrIy for 10000 for dcfama-
ton of character and false arrest. In
his petition Mr.. Stortenbecker alleges
that he was in the employ of the Lin
crly is manager and superintendent.
SturtCnbockCr alleges further that
WethcrIy influenced his wife to file
the information against him charging
him with an attempt to poison his
family his wife and two daughters,
Louisa and Charlotte. At the trial of
the case StOrtenbecker was acquitted.
The plaintiff alleges that the charge
was maliciOusly brought against him.
and he asks the court to give him
judgment against Wetherly in the sum
Of 10000 The illness Of the women
of the Stortcnbecker family and the
resulting arrest and trial. the next
day. of the husband and father were
the sensation of the hour at Buffalo
month or so ago. StOrtenbcCker Is
former Davcnporter. and the incident
was also noted with much interest on
the part of his friends here.
Miss Theresa Hass. S29 West Third
street, is now a guest of Mrs. Hill AT
the house of detention. where she is in
safe hands until a final disposition is
made of her case. Theresa is the IL
yearold girl reported last Monday
missing from her home in this city
In company with a male companion
the young girl departed the same night
for st. Louis. After taking in the
sights at the exposition at that city.
her companion placed her on board
train and sent her back to Davenport.
where she arrived yesterday. She was
Immediately taken 10 the house of de
tention. where she is now staying. 4
startling fact in connection with her
trip to ST. Louis is that her male com
panion is stated TO be married man
residing AT Iowa City and we'll known
10 the business community OF that
place. Under the circumstances il is
hardly probable that he will keep his
promise 10 rejoin her here. In case