Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-10
DAVENPORT
Raymond OFT Struck by Auto.-Ray

Raymond OFT Struck by Auto.-Ray-
mond OFT, the 15-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis OFT, 1850 West Third
street. was struck by the auto of Err
nest Zoller about 6 o'clock Saturday
evening and quite painfully bruised,
but fortunately escaped any serious in
juries. The accident happened at
Third and Division streets, almost di-
rectly in front of the OFT home 1t
was dark at the time and as Mr.. Zol-
Ter turned the corner in his auto, the
boy was crossing the street TO go to a
grocery store and did not observe the
approaching auto until struck by it
and thrown violently to the pavement.
He was painfully bruised about the
head and legs.
Crooks Ordered Out.-All the touts
and cappers and loungers and loafers
who have been hanging around the
Davenport gambling houses, have re-
ceived notice from Mayor Becker
through Chief Atkinson, to get out of
town at once. If they are found here
again. in defiance of this order. or if
they return to town, Mayor Becker
states that they will be jailed for va
srancy. He expresses his surprise
that conditions had become as bad
here as he found them on investiga-
ton. and he says the present cleaning
up is TO be permanent. Davenporters
will hope that il is to be so. and that
the small army of crooks that has been
camped here is gone for good. From
the experience of the past, the reform
may last only for a short period; but
something more permanent is prom
ised, and the people of the city are
united in hoping that a better order of
things will prevail in the future.
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Farmer Buys Real Estate.-A deal
in Harrison street real estate has been
closed whereby William F. Hahn, a
retired farmer, becomes the owner of
the one-story buildings located at 1913,
325. and 327 Harrison street. The
former owner was Max ID. Petersen.
The three stores bring in a rental of
about so per month, and are purchas-
ed by Mr. Hahn as an investment The
buildings are occupied by the City
Smoke House. the New England res
taurant and the Davenport Electric
company.
Gets Larger Verdct-For falling
upon an icy sidewalk and breaking her
hip. Mrs Bertha Doellinger was award
ed $1,000 by a jury in the district
court. This was the second trial of
the case and the verdict is larger than
upon the first occasion. Mrs. Doelling-
er was injured in January, 1905, by
falling upon an icy sidewalk in front
of the livery barn on Scott street be
tween Second and Third. The fall was
so violent that her hip was fractured.
and she still walks with great difficulty
the evidence being that she is perma-
nently MANNED as the result of the fall
Mother of Nine Gets Divorce.-On
the wife's petition that she be grant
ed a divorce from the husband by
whom she had borne nine children, and
that she be given custody of the seven
of those now living, Judge Bollinger
on Saturday decreed that Mrs. Caro-
line Dietz be legally separated from
Charles Dietz. The question of who
should have the children, for Mr.. Dietz
also asked their custody. was not fin
ally determined For the present they
will remain with the mother The
father is ordered to pay s25 per month
for the support of the children. and to
pay the attorneys fees and give $500
in cash to Mrs. Dietz.