Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-21
DAVENPORT DOTS.
DAMAGES for Malicious Prosecution.

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DAMAGES for Malicious Prosecution.
The jury in the case of o. n. Nielsen
vs. Peter Jensen decided that Mr..
Nielsen was entitled to 500 because
of the damages he sustained by reason
of the alleged malicious prosecution
by Mr.. Jensen who filed information
charging him with burglary without
probable cause.
Looks Like Sullivan.-Michael f.
Harrison, whose friends sometimes
call him Mike, a member of the KIM
ball house staff, is receiving unsought
notice just now on account OF real
or fancied resemblance TO John l.. Sui
Ivan, which has been Il subject of COM
ment among his friends for years past.
Now that the real John l.. is in town,
Mr.. Harrison finds himself the target
for many eyes as he walks down the
street, and the boys jerk thumb over
their shoulders and remark to their
companions, with due respect and
fairly with awe, That's him."
CikS OiiCT nCJcCiCu.- HS Cluu
house building committee of the new
Commercial club met yesterday and
refused TO agree to the proposition
whereby the Elks were to loan them
$4,000 and take mortgage upon the
building, as also to pay yearly rental
of 81 500, upon condition that two ad-
ditional stories were to be put on the
building, the third and fourth floors
to be occupied by the Elks The Elks
were thereuPon notified of this de-
cision and at the present time the
| whole deal appears to be off.
Inspect Big Sewer-The work of in
spectins the big sewer is now under
way. Street Commissioner Henry Ma
| gle and his assistants started their
work Monday \ man will cover every
foot of the new sewer, going through
it and applying the usual tests. The
| big north end sewer, the largest job
of the kind ever done in Davenport, is
! fast nearing completion. The con-
tractors announce that they expect to
have it finished in short time.
Democrats Fix Dates.-The demo
cratic city central committee met Mon
| day evening and selected the dates
for the holding of - caucuses and the
convention in anticipation of the forth
coming spring election, at which time
full city and aldermanic ticket will
! be placed in the field. The caucuses
will be held in the various wards on
| Thursday evening, March s, and the
7 On fOlI hn
hall on Wednesday evening, March IA.
1 The election will take place on Satur-
day, April T. The name of p. n. ia
cobsen, Jr., the well known cigar man
ufacturer. has been added to the list
of possible mayoralty candidates, and
Mr.. Jacobsen's friends are already
launching boom for him.
Obituary Record.-Word comes from
Brule, S. D., that Mrs. John Arp, for
merly of this city, passed away there
last Saturday Mrs. Arp is a niece of
Mrs. E. II. Ehring. of this city. John
Arp, her husband, was formerly teach
er of German in the Northwest Day.
export school,
After an illness of about three days
duration, Joseph H. Hart passed away
Monday at Mercy hospital. Deceased
was born in Davenport and was 35
years of age. He is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. DR.. E. V. Heaton, of Strea-
tor, Ill, and Miss Ida Hart, of Daven-
port.
The body of Clara Altner, the actress
who died in this city several weeks
ago, was shipped yesterday to Los An
geles, Cal, where interment will take
place.