Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27
DAVENPORT DOTS.

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Out as dependent.-Politics within
the republican ranks in the Fifth ward
is at the boiling point. Ii started warn
at the Caucus last Thursday night anu
has been growing warmer every day
Until nov the mercury is at blood heat.
Ever since his defeat at the caucus.
ex-AldeTman W. w. Lunger has been
more active and now he has officially
announced himself as an Independent
candidate for alderman in his ward.
Assaulted Sweetheart; Fined.-Clar-
ence Loving. the young man charged
with assault and battery upon young
lady n the person of a former sweet
heart who had rejected him. was fined
$50 and costs in Justice Halls court
Not being able to pay the fine. young
Loving. who is but Is years of age,
was sent 20 jail for Is days.
Fer Practicing Without License.-A::
interesting trial is now IN progress in
the district court before Judge ~ p.
Barker Of Clinton. II is that OF DR..
ID. ID. Palmer. indicted by the Septem-
Der grand jury for practicing medicine
without a certificate. This is practi-
cally test case in this vicinity. The
law has been brought out in justice
courts and before coroners' juries and
in several cases persons have been
bound over TO the grand jury for the
off6nSe. However this is the first time
that a case has come TO trial before &
jury under this law.
Second Fire in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
fire broke ont in the alley running
from Nam 10 Harrison between Front
and Second streets yesterday. This is
the same building in which the blaze
originated which. carried across 4 COW
cred passageway over the alley
wrought such destruction in the Klug
building some time ago. The fire de-
partment was called and the fire was
soon under control and eXtinguisheG
in short time Ii is believed to have
been caused by a stove pipe passing
through z wooden partition on the
third floor The damage is estimated
at about $500.
Given Divorce. Judge BollingeI
has granted 4 decree of divorce in the
case of Ida Smith VS.. ]. C. Smith Mrs |
Smith asked this decree on the
grounds of intox;cat:on and cruel and |
inhuman treatment.
To Have New Church. - meeting |
at the home of F. Schutter in Pleas |
ant Valley, of the committee in charge |
of the plans for the construction of |
the new church in Valley City, the |
plans drawn by Architect Hansen, !
and Bergman & Son of Davenport, |
were accepted and the contract I
awarded.
Fight in Cell. - \ cell at the police
station is rather an unusual place for
a fight yet an assault and battery case
sprung from one of them Sunday night
Two of the boarders at the city hotel
in the city hall engaged in little
match of fisticuffs which resulted in
one of them coming before the magis-
trate who would otherwise have been
released. Tom Sweeney was brought
in Sunday in an intoxicated condition
and proceeded TO start row. He was
placed in cell with some ether gen.
tlemen of leisure who were spending
the night in peaceful slumber. He OBJ
jected, however, and, hammering at
the bars. attempted TO secure his lib
erty. Jack Woods was awakened from
pleasant dreams and demonstrated |
with his noisy fellow, telling him TO
lie down and attempting TO explain to
him the rules of the hotel with which
he was more familiar. Then Sweeney
turned upon him and pommeled him
so that his face this morning was sadly
disfgured. Sweeney was sent to jail
for 80 days
Obituary Record. - The death OF !
John Edward Walsh, son >of DR.. and 1
Mrs. ]. L. Walsh, occurred Sunday
night at the home, 1880 Rock Island ,
street I
Sunday night at his home at the /
DOT OF Division street, occurred the (
Iaafb Of port ot no aoyo of .