Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-15
DAVENPORT.

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Hurt for a Purpose.-FranK Thur
man of Pennington, Iowa, in alighting
from a street car Friday. fell and dis
located his hip Some hours previous
10 the accident Mr.. Thurman went 10.
the Office of one of the local doctors
and asked him if he would assist HIM
III a little scheme to effect recon
citation with his wife who had left
him and came 10 seek refuge with rel
atives here. He wanted the doctor to
bandage him all up as though ne was
half dead. and then send for mis- wife.
The doctor told him he was not in that
kind of business. But if | do get
hurt you will fix me up, won't you?
he asked. The doctor assured him
that he would be taken care of, and
he went off TO get hurt. The accident
happened as related: in alightng from
a car he slipped and hurt his hip. He
was taken to the hospital and put I'M
der the care of the city physician. DR..
Stocks. who. in spite of the evidence
of extreme pain which the man eXhib-
tied. failed to find any serious hurt.
The man insisted on having his wife
telephoned for. which was done. She.
however. had left the city and gone 10
Walcott Mr.. Thurman recovered raH-
idly on learning this news, and soon
after the doctor had gone away, SoI
up and left the hospital himself. The
latest advices failed to state whether
the ingenious benedict finally manag ID
to patch up truce with his ofend2d
better half or not
Seems a Bad One.-Fred Westphai
aged 81 years. appears to be a young
man who is criminally inclined. He
was only released from Jail Friday
morning after serving a six months
sentence for the larceny of a watch
and during the same day broke into
the room of James KOrris. near Ninth
and Harrison streets and stole an UNI
brella. some clothing and other ari
cles. Saturday Westphal was arreste,
for causing a disturbance in Geor1t
Henzen's barber shop at 1902 We7'
Second street. and it was after his
arrest that he was connected with the
robbery. and the stolen goods were .
covered.
New Construction Company.-Arti
Giles of the Walsh-Kahl Constructor
company have been filed with County
Recorder Frank Holm by Attorney:
Salinger, Scott & Theophilus. The
company is capitalized at $4,000 anC
is authorized by its articles to do gen
eral construction, engineering an,
contracting work. The officers are
President. p. T. Walsh: vice president
H. c. Kahl; secretary and treasure
NJ. f. Fitzgerald These gentlemen
also constitute the board of directors
Was Nearly Drowned.-Albert Gert2
an employee of the Rock Island arsenal
met with a serious mishap while =
turning home from his work Frida,
evening. He was crossing the rive
on his way TO East Davenport in hi
row boat The waves were rOllin;
high at the time on account of a strOn
west wind. and the boat shipped Wa
ter and was swamped Mr.. Gertz wit
great presence of mind, held to one @
the oars which he used to paddle hin
self to shore. His precariOus cOnd
lion was noticed by many people o
the shore. and an effort was mad
by several men to so to his assistanc
but they were unable to secure a pal
of oars with which TO propel boa
which was on the shore near by. b.
fore other assistance could be renders
the man. Mr.. Gertz succeeded in LAM
ing himself in the rear of the Knos
man & Petersen companys furnitui
factory.
Obituary Record. - Frank Wilk
aged SIS years. died Saturday at til
home of his son, James Wilke. 231
Locust street. He was born in Ge
many, July 6. 1919, was married Their
and later came to America. For Ii
past seven years he has made h
home with his son. Two sons surviI