Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-23
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Bullets Were smaII.--Moved by


jealousy, Della Garrette fired a revolv-
er point blank at Avetta Stapleton
with the bullet The bullet struck a
glancing blow, however, and did not
penetrate the skull. A second shot
struck Miss StapIeton on the little fing-
err and cut cash in it. The fight be-
tween these two colored women, ac-
cording to the story told by witnesses,
occurred in the alley running from
Perry to Rock Island between Front
and Second streets, Friday night. The
whole trouble was caused by jealousy,
both women feeling a proprietary in
terest in Kid Delaney, the colored box
er. According to Avetta Stapleton,
no words were passed between her and
Della Garrette Without warning, Miss
Garrette pulled out 22-caliber revolv-
er and fired at her rival
Struck in Head With BaII.-George
Weatherly lies in a critical condition at
Eagle Grove as the result of being
struck in the head by a swift ball dur
ing a game at that place last Wednes-
day. After being struck with the ball,
Mr.. Weatherly was rendered uncon-
SciOuS and remained in a comatoSe
state until Saturday, when he regained
consciousness. He is still in critical
condition.
Held for Assaut.-Peter Symens, ar
rested by Officers Mundt and Benin
Friday night, is being held on a serious
charge. The information against Sy-
mems was signed by his mother-in-law,
the victim of the alleged assault hay
ing been her daughter and the prison
ers sister-in-law. She is a school girl
but Is years of age.
Ely as Hero.-Attorney n. D. Ely of
Davenport is the hero of Lake Oko-
boji at present. With his wife he was
on the beach watching the bathers, the
majority of whom were women. There
was one man among them and it was
suddenly noticed that he was strug
Cling. He had gotten beyond his
depth and was either unable to swim
or was taken with cramps. Those on
the beach watched him helplessly, ev-
cry man on the shore evidently Won
dering why the other fellow didn't go
after him. Mr.. Ely at first did not
realize that the man was drowning,
but as soon as the fact became appar-
ent, he threw off his coat and plunged
into the lake. He caught the drowning
man just as he was going down the
l. f<~4,
Obituary Record.-Daniel Churchill
one of the earliest settlers in Scott
died at Mercy hospital Friday
evening after having reached the age
of 90. In 1S4S Daniel Churchill first
came to Scott county Having entered
land for himself and his cousin, he re-
turned to New York to be married to
Mary Elvina Hull, and then came back |
in 1851 to make his home permanently |
in this vicinity. He lived on n farm |
near Bettendorf until his residence was
burned, when he removed to 1888 Char |
lotte street, where he lived until his |
home was again destroyed by the big |
iIe of 1900. Although in his 92nd year
he had scarcely known sickness until |
the dissolution of old age came upon
him. |
Saturday at the family home, 426 |
West Sixth street, occurred the death |
Of Mrs. Otilla Don. She had been i'll |
but few days. Deceased was born in |
Altoona by Hamburg, Germany, on April /
%, 1859, and came to America with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. n. p. Crack |
n 1872, and in November of 1886 was
united in marriage to Robert Don. Mrs |
Don was the last surviving member of
he CRACK family. Her father former
y was in the photograph business on