Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-30

Testimony failed To agree and the
state could not sustain its case. The
second charge, that obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses, was dropped
by the prosecution and Cleveland goes
free of the charges.
All the claims for attorney fees,
printing. circulation of petitions and
other incidental expenses incurred by
the action of the Davenport retail
merchants in having the 50 yearly
business license repealed, have been
settled and the money paid over for
all such services. After pro rating
the fund subscribed by the various
merchants who had agreed to be re-
sponsible for ahe costs in amount not
to exceed s.. the committee finds that
il is necessary to assess each mer-
chant but - cents.
The house committee on appropria-
tions at Des Moines has reported in
favor of granting $4,000 for the es-
Establishment of state memorial
park at Camp Mcclellan. The rec
concentration was to the effect thai
| the amount named ($25 .000) he used
to purchase 122 acres. instead of PIG.
| the committee believing the sum
mentioned would secure the land COW
ering all points of historic interest.
IT is generally conceded the report
will be passed by both branches of
the general assembly.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. y. Hooper will at
tend the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church which
will open in Los Angeles, Cal, during
the first week in May.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alger. who were
recently married, and who live at 919
Rock Island street, had the misfor-
tune on their return from a pleasure
trip to find their new home almost
flooded by water from a defective
pipe. The damages were considera-
BILE. the water having affected most
everything in the house.
At o'clock last evening, at the
parsonage of st. Johns NJ. +. church,
occurred the marriage of William c.
Wood. of Toledo. Ill. and Miss Fran
ces +. Valentine, of Monticello. III.
Rev. Fayette /. Thompson performed
the ceremony. The couple will make
their new home at Salem, Ore.
The case of Josephine Talbot Park
er Brisbin vs.. the trustees under the
viii of James Monroe Parker, de-
ceased, Frank Fraissinet, now known
and called Francis Tadnier Parker, ct
al, has been carried into the supreme
court of Iowa for future adjudica-
ton. This was the case in which an
alleged son of ". Fred Parker laid
claim to his fathers interest in the
million-dollar trust fund left by J.
Monroe Parker, one of Davenport's
former wealthy citizens. Judge House
on the trial of the case here decided
that the common law marriage alleg-
ed to have existed between W. Fred
| Parker and his French housekeeper,
the mistress at his palatiaI country
home at Florence, Neb. was not
proven. but that W. Fred Parker's
specific recognition of the boy as his
son, in deed conveying property to
him. would. under the laws of Ne
braska, make the boy his fathers
heir and entitle him to share in the
trust fund which descended through
the father.
Mrs. Anna Ryan died Saturday at
her home at Kinroff, Keolluk county.
at the age of - years, Q months and
, days. She is survived by two daugh-
tiers and one son, Mrs. F. j. Cum
mings. of Davenport. and Mrs. {. ID.
Lemon. of Pleasant Valley, and Amos
Ryan. of Kinroff. The remains ar
rived here yesterday for burial.
| John Baumgartner, the well-known
night engineer at the plant of the
| Davenport Water company in East
Davenport, met with quite a painful
accident while at work Monday night
and had narrow escape from losing
his entire left hand. While adjus ting
some of the mechanism of the mann
moth Holly pump installed there, Mr..
Baumgartner had his left hand caught
in the machinery. With great pres
ence of mind he loosened his hand
from its perilous position and escap-
ed with two badly crushed fingers
and another injured one, which had
the bones dislocated.