Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-29
DAVENPORT
Warrants for Molders.-Warrant

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Warrants for Molders.-Warrantsh have
been Issued in Justice Roddewigs court
for the arrest of John Groves and Carr
Lundin, two of the striking molders at
the Red Jacket Pump company. The
two defendants are charged with loiter-
ing about the place and interfering
with the workmen employed there. The
specific charge upon which the war
rant was issued, however, is assault
and battery on Carl Brock, one of the
workmen who is standing by the COM
pany in the present dispute with its
employees.
Truck Hit Car.-The aerial truck of
the fire department and Fourth street
car collided yesterday at the corner
of Fourth and Ripley streets. The
truck had just pulled out of Central
station in response TO an alarm of fire
sent in from $50 West Fifth street. AS
the truck pulled out of the station, Il
street car came along at fair rate of
speed. The motorman put on the
brakes, but was unable TO stop the car
before it crushed into the truck. The
truck and team sustained slight dam
ages.
Killed in Runaway-A girl by the
name Of Smith. aged about 16 years,
who has been employed as a servant
girl at the home of Frank WinSert at
Upton. was found dead Sunday fore
noon by the roadside, east of Upton.
The girl had been in poor health for
some time and Sunday morning went
TO F. X. Graag's drug store, where she
procured some medicine. afterwards re-
turning to the Wingert home, where
she was given horse and buggy, when
she departed for the home of her par
ents, east of town, afterwards to be
found with her head between the bug
gy spOkes and her neck broken.
New Directories Ready-H. \. Stone,
the directory publisher, is promised
books by the binders the first of the
week, and the Davenport subscribers
for books will be supplied as fast as
books are turned out.
Wanted at Des Moines.-The Daven-
port police have received word from
Des Moines notifying them that Frank
lie LaPort of Davenport. better known
here as Mrs. Larson of BIG East Front
street. was wanted in Des Moines for
obtaining goods under false pretenses
and that there was warrant there for
her arrest The local police soon To-
Gated Mrs. Larson in this city and nov
have her in custody pending the arriv
81 of the Des MoineS chief of police,
who will take the woman back to Des
MOineS for trial
Obituary Record.-Mrs Anna Terne
eek of 1910 Ripley street has received
the sad news of the death from diph-
iberia of her little grandson. Edward
T. Mclean, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Mclean of Peoria, III. The child
was born Oct. 80, 1901, in Rock Island.
Besides the parents, there survive 4 !
brother, John. and sister, Helen Nc
Lean.
Lawrence Perry Fetterer, the little |
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Commodore Fet- |
terer, died yesterday from spinal men
nights, at the age of 10 months and
Is days.
Mrs. l.. c. Dessaint wife of one Of
the former prominent business men
of Davenport, died in Dallas, Texas.
Saturday, at the age of 81. Her hus-
band survives her at the age of 81, and
at last reports was well and hearty and
well preserved. OF the sew
eral children, l.. A. Dessaint of this
city is the only son. Mrs. Dessaint was
the wife of L. c. Dessaint, formerly
head of the hardware firm of l.. c. Des-
saint & Son of Davenport, one of the
best known of DavenpOrt's early bust
ness houses. Her husband built the
handsome home at the head of Brady
street hill, later owned by Fred Han
cock and now by w. ID. Petersen. 1t
was after his daughter, Mrs. Adella IT.
vine, was married and moved to Dallas
that Mr.. Dessant decided to make his
home there, and that he and Mrs. Des-
saint removed there.
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