Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-23
DAVENPORT DOTS.

Fined the Limit. - Richard Iben,
charged with having beaten his wife
until her face was discolored and her
limbs were black and blue, was fined
500 and costs by Justice Ditzen.
Horse Ran Against Car Charles
Frederick and Charles Marcus passed
through runaway experience Monday
evening from which, fortunately, they
escaped uninJured, although the horse
they were driving was killed. The ac-
cident happened at about 3 o'clock.
The two men were driving downward
on Perry street in one of the Great At
lantic & Pacific Tea companys wag
ons. At Eleventh street the horse SHE'D,
and, taking the bit in his teeth, rushed
down the street. Before it reached
Tenth street both men had been thrown
out of the wagon. They both fell to
the pavement, but fortunately, neither
was injured to any extent. The horse
did not stop, however, but continued
on its way, rushing madly down the
hill and through the business portion
of the city 1t crossed Fourth, Third
and Second streets in safety and kept
on its way toward the river. The horse
was stopped on the river front by a
slowly moving freight train. Without
Il check the crazed beast rushed against
the cars 1t fell and one of its fore
legs was cut Off This made it neces-
sary to kill the horse.
Opens Boarding Camp.-Preparation
are in evidence at Bettendorf for the
inauguration of a boarding camp to-
hold together the large number of eX-
ira hands that the company is putting
on this summer to meet the rush oc-
casioned by the large orders that the
company is filling. The Moline Rail
way Boarding Car company has To-
Gated its boarding car equipment near
the factory, and extensive shelters are
to be put up near the plant for lodging
the extra hands and boarding them ON
the spot.
Speed Not Excessive DR.. \. l..
HaSeboeck, accused by Police Officer
Walter Homeyer of violating the city
automobile speed ordinance. was ac-
quilted before Mayor Waldo Becker.
The doctor proved that he had sped
ometer on his machine and that he was
travelling at a much less rate than 10
miles an hour when he turned the cor
ner at Peter Jacobsen's on Locust and |
Division streets, where the witnesses
allege to have seen him violate the
law.
|. & !. In New Quarters.-The pas
senger and baggage depot of the L. d !. |
has been moved from III Brady street, |
where it has been located since the !
company began business, TO the north
east corner of Commercial alley and
Brady street, just a block north of the
old stand. The new waiting room is
neat and commodious and well adapted
TO the purpose. The cars will still back
down upon the spur below Second
street to wait for time, but will draw
up and make a stop in front of the new
depot on schedule. The rooms at III
Brady street will be retained by the
as a freight depot The par
tition will be torn out and all rooms
thrown into one to give better quar-
for the handling of freight.
Suit Over EndoWment.-A petition
was filed in court yesterday afternoon
by Attorneys Lane & Waterman on be-
half of the Iowa Christian Home and
against \. l.. Hageboeck trustee The
petition states that on Dec. 10, 1897,
II. w. Techentine created Il trust fund
Of 5000 for the establishment of a
free bed at st. Luke's hospital the
fund being placed in the hands of Jul
lius fischer and \. l.. Hageboeck as
trustees. This bed was to be known as
he Techentine Memorial bed The pc
Lition states that one of the trustees,
Julius Usher is dead, and that DR..
Hageboeck is the sole custodian of the
fund. 1t also claims that though the
money has been invested and bringing
$500 interest annually, none of the in
terest has been turned over to the
plaintiff for the past two years, al
though repeated demands have been
made for the same.
To Reopen Recruiting Office.-P. B
Golden, chief master-at-arms, United
States navy, has arrived in the city in
advance of naval recruiting party NO.