Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
DAVENPORT

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Gave Her 81 and costs.-A neigh
borhood quarrel, in which Martha c.
Slater was alleged to have said un-
kind things of Sophia Benson and
which resulted in a $4,000 libel suit,
was quickly disposed of in the district
court Thursday afternoon. The jury
had been secured and the attorneys
started the opening remarks to that
body, when much amusement was af-
forded the spectators by the actions
of the defendant, Mrs. Benson. Dur
ing the time that her attorney, George
w. Scott, was addressing the jury,
she became so enthusiastic over his
eloquence and wit that she frequently
interrupted him by the vociferous clap
ping of her hands. She was repeated
ly warned by the court to desist in
thus disregarding the decorum of the
court, and to Judge Bollinger's admon-
ishment replied, Cant l applaud May
or Scott when | want tor Being I'M
able to maintain the dignity of the
court, Judge Bollinger called a recess
and suggested that he end the case by
giving Miss Slater a verdict of 81 and
costs. After a consultation between
the attorneys on both sides, this sug-
gestion was agreed to, and thereupon
Judge Bollinger instructed the jury to
return such verdict, which was done.
Family in Squalor.-Mrs. Mary An
dries, who has degenerated to a Ia
mentable degree since the death of
her husband little over year ago,
was arrested yesterday at her home,
1907 Harrison street. where she was
living in filthy surroundings with her
four children, the eldest of whom is Q
years old and the youngest Is months.
The children have just recovered from
measles, and their condition was sick.
ening even to the sight of the officers
who visited the home. When Police
man Sanford and George Gilman, the
humane officer, arrived at the house
the woman was absent. The children
were alone, and were taken to the
house of detention The woman was
later arrested, with jain Kokorus, with
with whom she has been associating
for some months
Falls Down Shaft.-Henry Reinke
an employee, walked into the elevator
shaft on the second floor of the
Brammer Manufacturing company, or
Rockingham road yesterday morning
and fell into the basement, a distancc
of about Is feet. breaking his left arm
and fracturing two ribs in the left side
He was removed in the city ambulance
to his home, S26 Warren street, where
he was given medical attention.
In Debating League.-The announce
ment that Davenport high school has
been admitted to the Iowa State Higl
School Declamatory association viii
come as a great surprise to both stu
dent body and public who were mo-
aware that negotiations have beer
pending for some time past with thi:
end in view The credit for the ad
mittance is given to the AthenaeI
Literary society of the high school,
Turner's in Financial Straits.-On
of the most important meetings tina
the Davenport Turner society ha
held in years was, that of Thursda,
evening, at which the society decide,
to actively take up the work of re
facilitating its finances, a crisis hay
ing been reached which makes it es
sential that the situation resolutely
faced. Not only the members of tn
society, but all those who would r.
greet to see it cease to be one of Da1
exports important and characteristic
features, will have to rally to it's SUI