Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05

the night in question Osborn was leav-
ing the livery barn owned by the de-
I PENDANT and that he was assaulted by
reason of which he suffered sp rained
hip and later was confined in the hos
pital where he had to submit to an
operation as a result of which he Is
now d pcrmapent cripple. The amount
sued tpr MAS $1O,G00, half of which WAS
asned by the father by reason of his
| having lost the services which Wee
due him from bis son and for surgical
expenditures
Goes for Old Sweetheart After 25
Years.-"Love on through all ills. AMI
| love on till they die" once sang the
| poet Moore. But James T. Weldon,
tie well known Davenport boniface,
has gone the poet one better by put
| ting the above words into fact.
| Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. Weldon left
Boston and came to Davenport. Be
| hind him he left a sweetheart, one
whom he loved and adored. After
| their separation they correspondent for
several years and then in the natural
run of events this correspondence
ceased. For 20 long years the two has.
not seen or heard from each other,
lbut the spark of love in their hearts
had never bean extinguished. Several
weeks ago Mr.. Weldon decided to re-
| turn to Boston to visit the scenes Of
his boyhood. While there he met the
old sweetheart he left 25 years aga.
| Like him, she had remained true to her
| first love and had never married.
Yesterday a sister of Mr. Weldon n
| Davenport received a letter from him.
stating ne and his sweetheart of many
years were happily married and that
| he would return to Davenport with his
bride this week.
| New Concrete Company.-The Tri-
City Concrete company, with a capital
stock of $4,000. is the latest concern
| TO enter the ranks of Davenport bust
ness enterprises. The company will
be incorporated and will erect its con
struction plant on City island in the
western part OF the city. 1t will manu-
facture hollow wall concrete blocks
and all kinds OF ornamental cast stone.
The uptown office is now located IN
room II Masonic temple. The officers
are: President. William Kahl; vice
president, o. w. Kulp; secretary and
treasurer. j. G. Birtness.
Obituary Record. - Herman John
Willers. the 7-months-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. John Willers, 104O West
Third street, died yesterday at the
home of his parents. The child WAS
born Feb. 90. 1909. and had Eeen ailinS
since its birth. The funeral will b :
held Wednesday afternoon at =
O'Clock from the residence
Henry Goellnitz died yesterday after
In weeks illness at Mercy hospital.
The deceased was 80 years of age,
having been born in Moscow. Iowa.
He is survived by four sisters. Ms.
August Kraft, Mrs. John Lange and
Miss Bertha Solberg. all of Davenport.
and Mrs George Finley of Kansas
City. Mo. The funeral was held this
afternoon at o'clock
Mrs Adolph Otto died at the home
of her son, Carl. who lives on a farm
| two miles east of Durant. after a short
illness. The deceased was born Jan.
II. 1882, at POmmern. Prussia. being
"a years of age at the time of her
death. The survivors are five chill
dren. Miss Matilda Otto. Carl Otto.
Mrs. Albertine Ruwe. Mrs. Wilhelmina
Roehlk and August Otto. all of Scott
county. The remains were taken to
the home of her son, August. who Is
living on the farm two miles east of
WalCott The funeral was held from
| there today