Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
ORDER SlLENCES
OFFICERS OF CITY
j. M. Beman and Larmore &
Co. Granted Injunction by
Master in Chancery.
TO BE NO MORE REPORTS
However, Attorney for Health Board
Declares Prosecutions Will Con-
tinue Under Ordinance.

q Master in Chancery Joseph L. Haas
granted an injunction last night fol
lowing the application of two ice cream
dealers whose products were condemn
ed in report of the Rock Island city
board of health. The bill enjoins the
health commissioner, the members of
the board of health and the city
authorities from further reports SINH
lar to those printed and from interfer-
ing with the business of the two firms,
j. NJ Beman of Rock Island and Lar
more & Co, of Davenport All day
yesterday was spent by attorneys rep
resenting both sides in arguing on the
application. The compliments will
have to file bond of $1,000 before the
injunction will issue but it is expected
that this will be arranged before the
day is over.
Order of Master.
The order of the master in granting
the application was as follows:
1t appearing to the undersigned
master in chancery of Rock Island
county that there is no judge authoriz-
ed TO grant writ of injunction present
in said county, it is therefore ordered
that writ of injunction be issued by
the clerk of the circuit court in the above
entitled cause, restraining the de-
PENDANTS, A n. Mueller, w. H Lude-
wig, NJ. J. O'Hern, F. H. First. J. R.
Hollowbush, George w. McCaskrin. and
the city of Rock Island and each of
them
First; from making or publishing
any report to the effect that the ice
cream manufactured by the complain
ants, J. NJ. Beman, G. T. Larmore and
A. H. Biddle is not legal under the
laws of the state of Illinois, or the
city ordinance of the city of Rock
Island, entitled: AN ordinance for the
protection of the public health, and
to prevent fraud and deception in the
manufacture, sale, Offering for sale, ex.
posing for sale and having in posses.
sion with intent to sell, of adulterated
or deleterious ice cream. fixing a stan
dard of butter fat for ice cream pro
viding penalties for violation thereof
and providing for the enforcement
thereof
Can't Warn Dealers.
SECOND, from nOjINfES or warning
any dealers in ice cream or any citi
zens of the city of Davenport, Iowa
or Rock Island. ILL.,; or Moline, Ill.
or of any other cities or places that
the ice cream manufactured by said
compliments is not legal ice cream OF
not good ice cream.
Third. from in any manner inter
fering with the business of said com
plainants in ice cream or in any man
ner directly or indirectly attempting tc
intimidate the customers of said com
plainants or any citizens of said cities
or other cities or places into discon
tinuing or refusing to purchase or use
the ice cream manufactured by sait
compliments.
Upon compliments furnishing {
bond in the sum of $1,000 signed by
said J. NJ. Beman. G. T. Larmore, A
H Biddle and the Massachusetts Bond
ing and Insurance company to be ap
proved by the master in cnancery Of
this court, said injunction will issue
No Ruling on Ordinance.
Efforts were made by the counse
for the petitioners TO nave the present
city ordinance setting the standard fol
ice cream declared invalid, but this
was refused by the master. Mr.. Haas