Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-08
DAVENPORT DOTS

| ANY part of the estate that I have
shall not go to my husband. in case he
survives me- is the substance Of
unique clause that was contained in
the last viii and testament of the late
| Nilhelmina Fehlenberg. which was
filed for probate Saturday. She states
that by mutual agreement between
her and her husband neither was to
receive any interest in the estate of
the one that might chance to die first.
The entire state is left to the woman's
grandson, Charles Refining.
| Fred Goats. who resides i'm East
| Davenport, Saturday suffered the
breaking of both bones in his leg while
wrestling with friend in the Sara
toga saloon. The city ambulance was
called and the injured man taken to
st. Luke's hospital. DIR. j. Porter at
tended and stated that the mans in
jury was painful but was not exceed
| ingly serious The wrestling bout which
caused the mishap was merely play
full one.
\ petition was filed Saturday with
he city clerk by Schmidt & Volmer,
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asking damages of the city in the sum
of $500 for injuries alleged to have
been received by reason of fall OH
an icy sidewalk at Ninth and Warren
streets.
Another infringement has occurred
in the host of Iitigations directed
against the newspaper trust" this
time taking the form of an Injunction
which is asked against the present
quarters Of the Central Newspaper
union at 127 East Second street by
Miss Cele>tine Ferjevary through her
agent and attorney. {. II. Hubbell The
court is asked to cnioin \. T.. Hutch
ings. the alleged local servant of the
gigantic trust from removing the
headquarters of the union prior to the
payment of 5000 which represents
amount of rental for Is months lease
held on the plant. The petition for
he injunction is supported by an af-
tidavit signed by Warwick Saunders
i'm which he states that the trust in
tends removing the plant in the i'm
mediate future. The matter was pre-
scented TO Judge Bollinger at his home
Saturday afternoon. but he declined
to take action on il at that time.
Saturday as Frank Sage. a farmer
residing seven miles northeast of the
city. was coming to town on horse
back. his animal slipped and fell upon
the pavement i'm front of the Knost-
man-Petersen furniture factory on
East River street. Mr.. Sage was
thrown heavily to the pavement and
was badly bruised in addition to suf- |
fering bad break of the left arm
close To the shoulder. Mr.. Sage was |
brought down town and taken to the |
Office of DIR. W. \. Cooper. on Harri- |
son street, where the fracture was |
reduced.
County Clerk Moth Saturday receiy-
ed letter from Superintendent APP
plegate. If Mt Pleasant. i'm which he |
states that Joseph Rosgen is no bet
Ter and that il will be a long time be- |
fore he RECEIVERS his reason, if indeed, |
he ever does. Rosgen Is the man who
was picked up on the streets and who
said that he was studying immor-
tally.
The bad cavern of the sewer at
Sixth street and fremont avenue has
been repaired after much labor. The |
break proved much worse than il was
at first expected, and the workmen
were kept busy several days before
il was repaired Ii took % loads of
dirt 10 fill the cavity made by the
break and there was much difficulty
in getting it in shape again.
With the choice of going back home
TO the wife and family he had desert
ed or going to the Jail with a charge
of wife abandonment preferred
against him. John Weller chose the
former, and husband and wife depart
ed for their home in LaSaIle, H., Sat