Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18
DAVENPORT

Ned Lee to Retire.-A surprise was
sprung at the annual meeting of the
Peoples Union mission when Super
intendent Ned Lee announced that
on July ], he would sever his con-
nection with the mission. Mr.. Lee
advanced no reason for his announce
ment. When seen yesterday by a
newspaper representative, Mr.. Lee
had nothing to say on the matter.
"I will take my vacation next July
and August and by that time ! will
have my plans for the future COM
pleted and ready to announce" he
said.
Young Man Held for Check DEAL
Ellis Carney is detained at the police
station by the officers and a charge
OF uttering forged instruments will
probably be lodged against him by
at least three firms in the city on
whom, IL is alleged, he passed bogus
checks for small amounts. He was
brought to the station from Rock
Island by Captain Phelan and De-
tective Bishop following Information
which had been given the police. II
IS alleged that he secured about So
worth of cigars at Hickey Bros
store at Third and Brady streets a
few nights ago under the supposi-
ton that they were for his father
and II is claimed that he had checks
on Stanley and BOYD and Won Ores
ky's bar. The matter will be thor
oughly aired before he is given a
hearing.
$4,000 for Life Asked.-Suit for the
sum of $25. 900 for the death Of Fred
Evers, a switchman in the employ of
the Davenport, Rock Island & North
western railroad. has begun in the
district court before Judge Theophi-
lus. The plaintiff IL Mrs Minnie
Evers. administrative of the estate
of Fred Bvers, and the amount is
sought because of the sudden death
of Mr. Evers. who was killed in Bet
tendorf when a switch engine in
which he was riding was overturned
The accident happened on Dec. 30,
1909. and in the oYerturning of the
engine several other employees of the
road were injured. Evers was the
only one killed outright, having been
caught, beneath the engine and his
head crushed. He was riding in the
cab of the engine at the time Neg
ligence on the part of the railroad
in maintaining an uneven track and
on the part of its employees in run
ming the engine at an unsafe speed,
are alleged in the suit.
Girl Quits Home for City Life.-A de
sire to live in the city and. as il is
alleged by the police. to live with
married man, Walter Granular, q
cigarmaker, with whom she had fall
en- desperately in love, caused youth
full and comely Sarah G.. Dodds of
Galena, Ill. TO desert her family fire
side and come to Davenport in the
hopes of being able TO make her
home here with the man she loved.
But the cruel arm OF the law reached !
out after her from Galena and soon
after she arrived here she was pick
ed up by the police and turned over
10 the maternal care OF Police Mat
ron Hill Yesterday she was return
ed to her home in the care of her
father and her brother. both Of whom
had come here after her when they
we're informed of her detention i'll
Davenport. The story which the girl
tolG at the house of detention was
q pitifuI one She is barely able to
understand the seriousness of the
plight in which she has been placed +,
by her foolish action. On the other |
hand, the police have Granahlu IN |
der surveillance and IT is probable !
that he may be placed under arrest |