Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-21
MOLINE

Sreo SOHSt at tn EHSioiNa VNOA
Peterson, Moline contractor, has been
awarded a contract TO furnish kella-
stone. product that is manufactured
in this city, for a temporary addition
to Westminster abbey. London, for the
coronation exercises in June. Mr.. Pc
terson has been in London since Sep
TENDER of last year, introducing kella-
stone in the British isles, Another i'm
portant contract has been received in
which kellastone will be used In the
floors and roof of an immense building
in Liverpool which will boast OF roof
garden. Mr. Peterson also writes that
he has submitted q bid to furnish the
Moline material for the roof of tower,
and that If he receives the contract il
means the making" of kellastone in
England He does not know when he
viii return home
Donahoo Wins Farm Suit. The
forceful entry and retainer suit of
James A Donahoo VS. Oliver Eckstrom,
which involves a 195-acre farm at JOS
lin valued at 1000, came to close
in justice court yesterday when F. ..
Entrikin, sitting as justice of the
peace, ruled in favor OF the plaintiff.
MIR. Donahoo fought for righa OF pos
session of the farm land above men
toned, the matter having been carried
into the courts when Mr.. Eckstrom,
who holds a three-year lease, refused
TO yacate when Donahoo sold the prop
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the sum of $4,000. In court Mr.. Don
ahoo produced lease showing that Mr..
Eckstrom pledged himself to vacate if,
at any time during three years, the
property should change hands. G. j,
Searle and G. o. Dfetz, appearing as
attorneys for EckStrom, argued that
Kessler, the new owner, and not DOna-
hoo, should have brought the suit.
The court overruled this argument,
pointing out that Mr.. Donahoo has been
unable TO give Mr.. Kessler possession
because Eckstrom refuses to vacate.
The deed, transferring the property
from Donahoo to KessIer, is in a strong
box in the Farmers & Merchants bank
of EIiIlsdale, and cannot be made a
matter of public record till Mr. Kessier
obtains possession of the property.
The court had no sooner entered judg-
ment for possession of the property de
scribed in the complaint of j. A. Don
ahOo, than G. J. Saarle announced
Eckstrom will carry the fight to the
circuit court. Eckstrom is preparing
to give bond in the sum of $4,000,
which sum will be laid 10 Mr.. Dona-
hoo by the bondsmen in case the ten
ant fails TO appear at the circuit court
hearing Bckstrom held a thTee-year
lease, which is now in possession of
Justice of the Peace Entrikin. Two
years of the lease have expired. Eek
strom's desire is to remain another
year. The lease is at $500 per year
g. A. Shallberg appeared for Donahoo
Obituary Record.-Adam Fries, more
than a half century a resident OF this
city. passed away at his home, 1856
Twenty-eighth avenue, having been in
declining health two years. Hardening
of the arteries around the heart. com
bined with inf1rmities of age, caused
death. He was born in Center county,
Pennsylvania, Dec. 10. 1880. At the
age of % he came west and settled
near Colona. Two years later he mar
ried Margaret Baughman and they
came Immediately TO Moline Mr..
Fries was a carpenter by trade and he
worked in the Moline Plow company
plant for 10 years. He was working
there at the outbreak OF the civil war.
He enlisted in Company II, 132nd Hi
nois volunteers, Dir. and Mrs. Fries
were the parents Of five children.
Those who survive are Frank Fries of
this city. Mrs. Clara Anderson Of Van
or1n, ILL.,; Mrs. Daisy Bentley of Atkin-
SON. He also leaves his aged widow.
p grand children and three great-grand-
children. He was a Christian and a
member Of r. H. Graham post The
funeral sericves were held at 2 this
afternoon from the house and at 2:30