Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-03
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Shoots son-in-Law.-David Gilbert,


Shoots Son-in-Law.-David Gilbert.
who lives about nine miles northwest
of Wilton, was shot and seriously, prob
ably fatally injured, by Robert Ross,
his father-in-law Medical attendance
has been rushed TO the home of Jack
Lincoln, where Gilbert was taken after
the shooting. The shooting occurred
at the Ross home, about two miles
from GiIbert's farm. The young man
had gone there for some reason or 9TH
er and he and his father-in-law quar-
relied. The two men were in the road
| in front of the Ross home when the
shooting occurred at about o'clock.
The wounded man they carried into
the home Jack Lincoln. Ross made no
attempt to escape and returned to his
home. The shooting is the reSllt of a
family feud which has lasted ever
since Gilbert's marriage to his assail-
ants daughter. The young man, who
is 81 years of age, has lived in the vi
cinity but year. Gilbert's condition
is very serious. The shots struck in
over the injured man Saturday night.
Contractor Dead.-William Kelly,
whose work in behalf of Davenport
can be seen in all parts of the city,
and to whose memory stand many
structures, the product of his own ham
dicraft. has built his last building. He
died Saturday evening at his home,
- West Fourth street. William Kel-
ly was born in Written Park, Durham
county, England, on Dec "a, 1S4S. He
came 10 this country when but child
4 years of age, with his parents, who
first settled in Hancock county, Ill.
Here he spent his childhood and re-
NAMED until, at the age of IS, he en-
listed in the Illinois infantry and left
for the front, serving during the last
year of the war. After the war he
came TO Rock Island to live with his
sister. Mrs. w. ]. Cresswell. He re-
NAMED there a short time and then
came to this city. His sister removed
here, also, and he continued to live
with her. Davenport has been his
home ever since.
Files Sensational Sut.-Attorneys
Cannon & McGuirk have fled sensa-
tional suit in the district court The
suit is for $3.50 and this sum is
claimed as damages for alienation of
affections Jsrgen Klinl1 of New Lib
erty is the plaintiff in the suit and he
charges Herman SchmaBfeldt with
breaking up his home and depriving
him of a wifes love and his children
of a msther's care and attention. He
therefore claims damages from Mr..
Schmallfeldt in the sum of $4,000.
Mr. Klink alleges that he and his wife
lived happily together until Mr..
Shmallfeldt appeared and. according
to the allegations OF the petition, in
duced Mrs Klink TO leave her husbands
house and come to him. Mr.. Klink
even charges that his wife is now liv-
ing with the defendant in the action.
Contra6 for New Church.-The spe-
cifications and plans drawn by Archi-
tect c. r. Sphinx for the new church TO
be fitted out by the Presbyterians were
accepted by them Saturday and the
contract was drawn up and signed.
The United PresbyterianS recently or
ganized by Rev Mr.. Cox in East Dav-
export have had a subscription list out
and the sum of nearly $4,000 has been
for the new building. The
church will be built in East Davenport
on Jersey Ridge road and Fulton av-
enue on the border of Mcclellan
Heights. IL will be constructed of
brick, frame work and plaster. There
will be a bell tower 45 feet in height
and a seating capacity for 800 people.
Enough of Show Life.-The Dbs
Moines Register and Leader tells a
story in which two Davenport girls
are the heroines, as follows: Lured by
for actesses, two pref
ty young Davenport girls ran away
from their homes and came to Des
Moines. joining tent show at the
state fair grounds. The girls were
captured and were brought to the po-
lice station. One OF the girls has al |
ready been sent back to her home and |
the other will leave the city this morn |
ing. kilograms were received yester-
iay from the mothers of the two girls.j
The young women's names were given |
as Josephine Witty and Irena Gold |
stein. When taken to the station the |
girls broke down and cried. 1--WE did
not mean to do wrong said Miss
Ioldstein. I'VE saw an advertisement |
IN a newspaper at home saying that a |
Oes Moines company wanted actress |
es and that experience was not neces-
;ary. We got enough money for our
EAR fare and started at once. am will |
ng to go home now and stay"
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