Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-19

hand in the fray. The idea is to organ
ize a city league and have six or eight
lodges in it, OF course the base ball
season for 1905 is practically over. but
steps toward an organization of this
kind will be taken this winter with a
view of having games next summer.
Case OF Bigamy.-Mrs. Anna Schultz
was arrested yesterday by the Moline
police and it is understood that she ad
mits that she is the wife of Andrew
Stolberg, who lives at 1910 Railroad av-
enue, as well as the wife of w j. +.
Schultz. proprietor of the Schultz hotel
at 612 Third avenue. Saturday night
Mrs. Schultz left Schultz and went to
where Stolberg was boarding to visit
him Mr.. Schultz had warrant sworn
out charging her with adultery and
she was arrested. II is alleged that she
and Stolberg were married in Racine.
Wis. between three and four years
ago. where they lived together and had
one child, which died They then
moved here and separated and Mrs.
Schultz again took up her abode with
Mr.. Schultz. Yesterday afternoon the
sensation was sprung when Schultz
himself got on the stand. He said:
We were married in Davenport May
II. 1901" However, he was asked to
produce the marriage license, which
he did. and which read. august, 1889"
This date was changed" he continued,
TO protect the birth of four of our
children, who were born before Nav
IL. 1901. We lived together ~ years
before we were married. We have had
six children. all told, two of them being
born since we were legally married. "
Andrew Stolberg was put on the stand
and he stated that they were married
April -, 1901. which shows that he had
first claim on her and thereby not gull
ty of any misconduct at all and conse-
queTtly was discharged. Mrs. Schultz
viii probably be prosecuted on
charge of bigamy. Schultz was bound
over in bonds OF $500 on charge of
fornication and the woman on q charge
of adultery; the bonds being the same
Will Talk to Bankers.-Frank G.. AL
len of this city, president of the Moline
National bank. is 10 make the response
to the address of welcome at the an
nual meeting of the Bankers associa-
ton of the state of Illinois at Blooming
ton Tuesday and Wednesday. Sept. 20
and q. The address of welcome will
be delivered by Hon. James S. Melville,
mayor of Bloomington.
Will Be Annual Event.-The first an
nual flower show under the auspices of
the civic improvement department of
the Moline Woman's club proved to be
such a success that it will Re made an
annual event Several points for next
year have been brought up by those
interested. Better seeds will be given
next spring to children and ward com
mitteemen will be appointed 10 assist
the children in planting flowers. The
Womans club will have chargs of the
event in place of teachers and pam
phIets, instructing the children, will
probably be issued.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Webke So
phia Moeller, wife OF John Moeller
passed away at her home, 1920 Seventh
avenue yesterday. death being the re
suit of a long suffering with cancer.
Mrs. Moeller is one OF the old German
residents of this city and had resided
in this state for 81 years She was
born in Holstein, Germany, and was 81
years old. -Four children and her hus-
band survive.
Mrs. George b. Sherwood died at 10
a. m yesterday al the home of her sis
ter. Mrs. H. A. Soverhill. 1908 Sixth
avenue. after an illness of a year and
a half. She was born June -. 1870. in
Rockford and removed with her par
eRts to Beloit when a child She was
married there and made that city her