Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-10
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Trouble

Trouble Over Dianond.-Morgan
Shaw, who returned to the city last
week, after about two years absence.
was arrested by Officer Matt Lamb
upon charge of larceny by embezzle-
ment filed against him shortly after he
left the city. He was tried before
Magistrate ROddewig and bound over
to the grand jury under $500 bond. The
information was signed by Mrs C.
DOckweiler, who says that Shaw appro-
priated to his own use a diamond
worth $100 which she lent to him. l.
seems they met at a dance and she
gave him her fine diamond ring. as 50 .
says. only TO wear. Shaw had the dia-
mond put in a stud and its place H. the
ring filled by a stone worth abo 1t 10
cents. which was later in turn replaced
BY another cheap stone. Thrl in a
short time. Shaw left town and the
information was filed and tIe warrant
sworn out. Mrs. Dockweiier says thai
Shaw was going 10 give Ler another
ring and that she presumed the dia-
mond would be in it. She maintains
that she never gave il TO him absolute
". Shaw maintains that the diamond
was a gift 10 him from the woman and
that she had told him he might keep H.
The evidence was slight but the magis-
trate considered it sufficient TO war
rant grand jury investigation. The
bond. however. was made small.
Bishop Macs Arrives.-Bishop Macs
of CovingtOn. Ky. arrived in Daven-
port yesterday from Rock Island.
where he had been visiting friends. and
opened the annual retreat of the priests
of the Catholic diocese of Davenport
in the evening at 100 O'Clock at St.
Ambrose college. This is a special
season OF prayer and meditation for
the priests and will close with diOces-
an synod Friday of this week. Bishop
Macs will give a series of instructions
during the week 1t is expected that
about 100 priests will be present.
Buqqies in Collision.-A collision of
two buggies occurred a short distance
below PARSER garden on the road lead
ing to the river late Sunday afternoon.
The occupants of both were thrown out
and all were bruised but none OF the
injuries were serious. Three young
ladies We're returning from LinwOod in
q buggy. AS they approached the
corner where Pariser garden is locat
ed. they saw buggy approaching from
the north at a high rate of speed. II
was drawn by team of horses and
the driver seemed to be- racing with a
young man on horseback who was gal
Topping beside the buggy. Suddenly.
aS the team was passing the buggy in
which the girls were. one of the single
trees snapped and the horses reared
and sweryed. The two men who were
riding in II were both thrown ont into
the road. At the same moment the
team threw the buggy against the rig
occupied by the young ladies and they
were thrown out against a barbed wire
fence. The horses wore soon Quilted
but not before bots rigs were smashed.
Obituary Record.-Ciaus r. WUlf q
we'll known farmer residing six miles
from Davenport on the Utica Ridge
road. passed away Sunday morning at
the age of 81 years. He was born in
Brodensdorf. Holstein, Germany. Nov.
/. 1918. and came 10 Davenport and
went direct TO the farm in the year
1855. Nine years later he was united
in marriage with Miss Margaretha Dit
mer. The deceased was a soldier in
Germany during the war of 1919. The
survivors are his wife, three daughters.
Mrs. Katie Bertram, Mrs. Lena vii
liams. Mrs. Mary Blocker and three
sons. Herman Hugo and Otto Wulf.