Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-05
DAVENPORT
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DAVENIONl
Two Years for Forser.-FOr utterine
two forged instruments Dave Larson
will serve two years at hard labor in
the state penitentiary at AnamOsa
Larson. who pleaded not guilty at the |
time of his arraignment. notified the |
county attorney that he was ready ~ |
change his plea to guilty, and was tax !
en- before Judge Bollinger to receive |
his sentence. Larson acknowledged |
that he had signed two checks. pass
ing one at the kuehl grocery on West
Third street. and the other al Paul
Berndt's saloon The first was for
$5.35 and the second for $1.65.
Bought Land While Drunk.-An III
teresting land case with a novel de
tense went on trial in the district
court yesterday afternoon when the
case OF the BOttineau Land & Loan
company against Henry HintZ was cali
ed. The land company is suing for
payment of notes agsregating $2,00e,
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ment for land in North Dakota, near
Bottineau. Mr.. Hintz refused payment
on the ground that he did not realize
what he was doing when he signed TIL
notes. that the representative of the
land company got him in state of
beastly intoNication. and then caused
him To sign the papers.
New Light Company Organized
Articles of incorporation of the indie
| pendent Light * Power comp, ny,
which is seeking admission TO Daven
port. were filed with County Recorder
| Frank Holm yesterday by Attorneys
| Chamberlin & Petersen. The com
pany is capitalized at 100000. and is
authorized to begin its 20 years of
corporate existence when Sl00,000 has
| been paid in. The object of the com
pany is to build a gas and electric
| light and power and steam heating
Plant in the city Of Davenport. with an
underground conduit system. and TO
manufacture and sell the products of
such a plant. The officers of the com
pany named in the articles are: Pres
| ident. c. j. Won Maur: vice president
Wilson McClelland: secretary. George
NJ. Bechtel; treasurer. Julius c. Has
Ter. The board OF directors consists of
the above and August +. Steffen. l. l..
Sears. F. G. Heningbaun, Z. S. Ryan.
G. F. Burmeister. Frank Balluff. and
| Carl Richter
Head of Shriners Coming.-Kaabd
temple of Mystic Shriners is making
extensive arrangements for the recep-
tion to be given Hon. \. F. CLAYTON OF
| Missouri. imperial rotentate of the or
der, upon the occasion of his visit to
Davenport on Tuesday. Feb. II The
reunion of Kaaba temple will be held
on that date. at which visiting mobiles
Will be present from various parts of
the state. A banquet will be given in
the evening
G. A. r. to Move to Court House
The board of supervisors yesterday
granted permission 10 August. Went
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Memorial hall in the court house. in
accordance with the resolution of Jan.
uary. 1900
Slept Out All Night.-Over-indu}
2ence in alcoholic stimulants was the
undOing of Fred Gross Sunday night.
With the mercury lowering way below
zero, the man wandered into a shed in
the rear of the West ST. Paul house
ION West Second street and fell asleep
He was discovered at 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning still sleeping in hi
cold quarters. He was aroused. and
it was then discovered that the mans
feet were badly frozen
Rev. A. M. Judy Resigns-A thu
Sunday morning services at the Jnita'.
ian church Rev. a. NJ. Judy read his
resignation as pastor. His reason 60
taking this action is found in the state
of his health. which he hopes to i'm
prove by an extended stay at hi.
country home in the vicinity of Mon;
pelier The news of his resignatio,
: will be received by the people of tn,
city with the same regret as by hi,
congregation. The close of the 25tl
: year of Rev. Judy's ministry in thi,
city was only recently celebrated.