Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01

car and his foot or leg caught on :;
spike or projection and turned him
under the wheels of the car His right
leg was crushed from the foot to the
knee, and amputatiOn was necessary
twice before it healed. Mumford sued
the company for $4,000. The road
answered that when obtaining employ
ment he had signed an agreement to
give the railroad company notice with
in 80 days after the injury occurred,
should he be injured and desire to
make any claim on the company. The
suit was not filed within 80 days. and
the company wanted the suit dismiss
ed on that account. Ely & Bush dug
up a piece of the Iowa statute provid
ing that no contract which restricts a
company's liability for injuries shall
be binding. 1t stuck through both the
district court and the supreme court
A verdict of $1,000 was rendered in
favor of Mumford. Not being able to
obtain payment of the judgment, Ely
& Bush levied ON the depot at Fifth
and Main streets. But on a plea that
a constitutional point was involved, the
case was carried into the supreme
court of the United States and the ex-
ecution stayed. In the supreme court
the case has been since early last
spring. and there seemed no indication
of anything being done for some time.
However, the agreement to settle has
been signed and the money will be
paid over in day or two.
Had Load of Junk.-Officers Benin
and LAGRANGE made a good arrest
Thursday night when they brought
Charles Riser and Jim Slocum to the
police station. The men were caught
with a load of brass couplings which
they had stolen at the glucose works.
The brass was being hauled away in
wagon belonging to Slocum. In po-
lice court the next morning Slocum
was bound over to the grand jury and
held under $500 bonds. The trial of
Riser was continued until Tuesday
morning.
Widow Weds Youth Mrs. Alice
Gordon, aged 30 years, a widow, and
Roy Van Dyke, aged 10 years, have
been united in marriage by Justice Dit
zen. The same justice also united in
marriage Ira Kennicutt and Margaret
Robertson. both of Davenport, and Ru-
dolph Moeller and Amanda Hinze, both
of Eldridge.
Year in Prison for Youth.-Ed Hall,
a youthful lawbreaker, who was indict-
ed by the last grand jury on a charge
of breaking and entering. pleaded
guilty and was sentenced yesterday to
a term of one year in the penitentiary
at Anamosa at hard labor.
Home Again Entered.-Sneakt thieves
again entered the home of DR.. Watzek.
on Brady street, near Fifteenth. Thurs
day night and carried away several ar
ticles of small value. The family are
absent in Europe. and therefore have
left no valuables in the house. Some
time ago thieves entered the same
place and among other things stole 4
quantity of old coins.
Obituary Record.-Charles NJ. La
irenZ, a well known resident of Daven-
port, answered the final call when he
quietly passed away at the family
home, 921 West Fourth street. yester
lay. Senility was the cause of death.
Mr.. Lafrenz having passed his 18th
anniversary. He was born in
TokendOrf by Dobersdorf, Holstein,
Germany, Jan. %, 1928. and came to
America and direct TO Davenport in
1856. Four years later he was united
in marriage to Miss Margaretha Rain.
Mr.. Lafrenz went into the grocery bus
mess ON Fourth and Warren streets,
and Is years ago retired. Deceased
was a veteran of the German war. n
of the Kampfgenossen of 1915
40, and also a veteran fireman