Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
'DAVENPoRT DOTS

Davenport just now is the storm
center of a war upon the newspaper
trust that is likely TO attract wide
spread notice \ few days ago a |
suit for $4,000 was commenced by |
Warwick Saunders. former manager
of the Davenport branch of the aleg-
ed trust. against y. E Hutchings and |
the trust, for $4,000 alleged TO be
due him for conducting the campaign |
that enabled the trust to buy out so |
cheaply the Davenport and Omaha in |
dependent ready-print concerns. Yes
terday Attorney ]. y. Hanley filed
another suit for $4,000 damages,
commenced by Saunders against
Hutchings on the ground that the
latter has recently. in the presence OF
others. referred to Saunders as a
dead beat Il man without charac-
ter and a ''blackmailer.
John Corkens. of this city, who
rooms in the Dittoe block, met with
very severe accident yesterday
while at work in the carpenter shop
at Rock Island arsenal. In some man
Rer Mr.. Corkens had his left hand
caught in band saw and the hand
and fingers were very badly cut and
lacerated The injuries were dressed
at the arsenal. and Mr.. Corkens was
| brought to this city. where physi-
clan was summoned and is now at
tending him. The injuries are of a
serious nature. but it i hoped that
the fingers may be saved.
George Elleman. the young man in
dicted by the last grand jury fer per
| jury in swearing falsely upon the
| witness stand in the recent Raldeck
trial, has not yet been arrested, and
| there * no assurance at the present
| time that he will be. This state of
| affairs exists for the very good reason
/ that Elleman has taken his fight from
| the city and by so doing has evaded
the clutches Of the law.
The Cedar Rapids deanery Of the
Il Episcopal church in session at Iowa
Il City voted unanimously to reject the
proposition to transfer the churches
of Davenport and Iowa City to the
H Muscatine deanery. Rev. James b..
Finn. of Cedar Rapids. was elected
secretary of the Cedar Rapids dean
cry.
II After reading his Instructions to the
4 Jury in the Reupke-Stuhr case Judge
/ Bollinger adjourned court yesterday
until o'clock Monday afternoon. He
passed a slcepIess night. suffering
with abdominal pains, and was unable
Ito hold court. He therefore returned
to his home, and announced that he
would not sit until Monday afternoon.
The clerk was instructed to read the
Stuhr verdict when returned.
At the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John l.. LevSen, in FishertOwn.
Thursday. occurred the death of Lud-
wig \. Levsen. the l year and months
old son OF the family. Death occur
red after Il brief illness. The parents,
two brothers. Walter and Cladius. and
one sister. Irene, survive. The funer-
al was held at o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. with interment at Pine Hill
cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wesenberg.
Of 1706 West Seventh street, are
mourning the loss of their l year and
6 months old daughter. Ottilie. The
funeral will he held from the family
residence. 1906 West Seventh street
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
with interment at Paramount GENE
terry.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples Light com
pany was held yesterday in the room:
of the Davenport Business Mems as
sociation. The following director.
were elected: \. w. Wander Neer, E'
&c. Mueller, II. o. Seiffert, y. Burdick
James F. Lardner. Jens Lorenzen anC
II. !. Witt. These directors in turn
met in the afternoon at the Office o
\. w. Wander Neer and reelected TIT
following officers: President, y. w