Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
DAVENPORT
saIoonkeeper slueeed.-C. H. scheel,

saioonkeeper siugeed.-C. II. Scheel,
proprietor of the saloon at 2132 Eddy
street. was slugged by three unknown
men Tuesday night near the corner
of Christie street and Fulton avenue
while on his way home after closing
his saloon, and is now confined to his
bed at his home on Christie street,
with three gashes in his head and
other bruises and injuries which he
sustained at the hands of his assail-
ants. He had just closed his saloon
and was on his way home walking
west on Fulton avenue on the north
side of the street past the school
house, and he saw the three men
standing on the sidewalk near the
wall and he supposed they were in
conversation and paid no attention to
them. AS he was passing them one
OF the men swung some weapon
which Mr.. Scheel states seemed like
a sand-stuffed club. and dealt him
three blows on the head. The blows
felled him, but he did not lose his
senses and Immediately set up a
series of loud yells for help. These
cries frightened the men and they ran
west on Fulton avenue What their
pupose was cannot be more than
imagined.
Carried Chairs With Them.-TwC
rotund fellows, who were having an
au fr,IIx roll he
rounds of Davenport saloons Tuesday
each carrying chair tucked under
his arm. Were just knocking this
mulct law full of holes" was their
program, and they were having a big
laugh over it. In each saloon they
would back comfortable distance
away from the bar, carefully place
their chairs on the floor, and then sill
down in comfort and enjoy their beer
%
Runaway on Third Street-A pretty
little driving team belonging tC
Charles Frey, the liveryman, ran away
at o'clock yesterday afternoon on
Third street and at Third and Brady
streets the wheels of the buggy skid
ded in the car track and threw the
driver, AL Smith. out on the pave
ment. Smith held to the lines. how.
ever, and was dragged some distance
When picked up he appeared TO be
Freezes tailor shop, where DR.. Lam
bach examined him and found that he
was merely stunned and cut about the
face. The ambulance was called, bu
the man refused to go to the hospita
or to ride in the vehicle to the livery
stable and got up and walked away
The team ran east on Third stree
breaking loose from the buggy il
front of Hageboedk's harness shop
and turned north ON Iowa street
thence west on Fourth street carryin:
nothing but the pole with them Thu
horses were caught in front of Ever
& Richter's express Office.
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School Teacher Sues.-Bessie N
johnson, who during the past year ha
been teaching the primary department
of the Princeton school, in this county
has through Attorney w. NJ. Chamber
lin, started legal proceedings agains
four well known residents of Prince
ton. demanding from each of ther
$4,000, or $4,000 in all, as damage
by reason of alleged SANDER and def;
nation of her character. The partie
from whom Miss Johnson seeks to +,
cover $4,000 each are as follows
Harry Martin, E. l. Slaughter, S.
Porter and P. H. McGinnis. For som
time past it appears there has been
factional fight in the conduct of tn
Princeton schools and Miss Johnso
alleges the charges were made again:
her for the evident purpose of pr