Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
DAVENPORT

!, Harrah Hearing Continued. = The
preliminary hearing of Miss Mary Har-
rah, charged by Mrs. Florence Evans
with securing a loan in the sum OF
5000 on false representations. was
not held in Justice Daums court yes
terday On request of A. P. McGuirk,
attorney for Miss Harrah, and with
the consent of County Attorney Fred
Vollmer for the state and Louis Block,
attorney for Mrs. Evans, the hearing
was continued to next Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Run Over by Wagon; Leg Broken
". ]. Bryant, while walking down
Main street had the misfortune TO
slip at the corner Of Sixth and Main
streets and fall underneath a heavy
coal wagon which was passing the
crossing at that time and the heavy
wheels broke his left limb. The acct
dent occurred in full view of several
persons and Mr.. Bryant was picked
up as soon as possible and the ambu
lance summoned.
Refuse to Care for Demented Man.
Whether or not Scott county is to pro
vide for Samuel Boomer, who has
been adjudged insane at Clarinda,
Iowa, or whether some other county
shall bear the expense Of his mainte-
nance, is the question which is agi-
tating the board of supervisors. Bloom
er was adjudged insane by the insanity
commissioners of Pottawattamie coun-
ty after a hearing and stated that his
residence was formerly Scott county.
When the commissioners of the coun-
ty learned that he claimed this county
as his home. the clerk of the district
court of that county Immediately wrote
here stating the circumstances. CoYn-
ty Auditor Collins has written back
stating that If Bloomer is a resident !
of Scott county he would have to show
his credentials before the matter would !
be taken up by the supervisors for IA /
vorable action.
Cannon Trial Feb. 14.-The hearing |
in the case of the state of Iowa VS.. NJ /
V. Cannon, which was set for yester-
day in Justice Roddewigs court, was
again deferred. and this time has been /
set for Monday morning, Feb II, at 10 |
o'clock in the same court. The con- /
tinuance was agreed upon by both the !
attorney for the state, County Attor-
ney Fred Vollmer, and William Cham /
berlin for the defense. The grounds !
on which the continuance was asked |
and granted is incompleteness of the
evidence which is to be submitted at
the preliminary. Mayor Scott, who is
at work upon the books for the Quinn !
estate, has not yet reached a point in
the review where he is able to submit |
report of the condition of the estate |
and until this is ready there will prob !
ably be no hearing.
Close Call for Mrs. Hsrrison.-Mrs. !
w H. Harrison, wife of the proprietor /
Of the Hotel Davenport, had a narrow /
escape from death early Sunday morn
ing when the New Waverly hotel in /
Hot Springs, at which she was guest, /
burned to the ground. Mrs. Harrison
luckily escaped uninjured but did not .
receive the warning in time to save
any of her effects, and she lost almost
everything she had with her. Miss
Jennie Farrell of Galesburg who was
with her, also escaped injury, but also
lost her belongings. w. H. Harrison,
her husband, has received several tel
egrams from his wife assuring him of
her safety E. S. Johnson and mis- wife
of this city have also wired that they
were taking care of Mrs Harrison at
present and that she was their guest
at the Arlington hotel. The loss which (
Mrs Harrison sustained in the de-