Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-12
DAVENPORT

Licensed to Marry. - Louis NJ LIE
barge and Mary Murphy, Davenport;
Matthias GiebeIstein and Catherine
Schlapkohl. New Liberty.
Fire Causes Damage of s5oo.-F7re,
which was caused by a double chin
ney and cook stove, caused a,loss Of
about $500 to the residence Of George
Wilkens at 1115 East Thirteenth street
The fire department had a difficult
time in extingnishing the blaze, owing
10 the fact that it was confined be-
tween the walls Of the house.
Youths Are Released.-The charges
Of assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury on the person of
Charles Cooper. which were brought
against William Scholzen and Elton
Frazer In the district court, and on
which the jury disagreed after the
case had been tried, were dismissed
by Judge William Theophilus upon mo-
ton of Attorneys Ely and Bush for
the defendants. The young men have
been held under bonds since the April
term Of the district court and had not
been given hearing during the three
subsequent terms Tuesday a motion
asking their release was filed and We'd
nesday the bonds were released and
the young men freed and exonerated
from the charge.
Would Kill Family. - Purchasing a
brand new revolver with the apparent
Intention of shooting wife, her father,
and then himself. Edward Plogmann
faces a trial in the district court on
charge OF threatening to commit
public offense and an effort is being
made by his attorney, A. P. McGuirk,
to secure the requisite $500 bonds
which Magistrate Roddewis placed him
under. The case came TO a conclusion
yesterday in police court.
Hamann Heads Bar. The annual
meeting of the Scott County Bar asso-
citation was held yesterday. Important
In the session was the decision to push
Legislation. to. make Scott county judi
eial district in itself, or advance some
other means 10 get rid of the longest
ed conditions in the Scott county court
house Officers were elected for the
ensuing year, as follows: President.
A. W. Hamann; vice president, Will
liam Hoersch: secretary, A. G. Samp-
son; treasurer, Joe Shorey. President
Hamann appointed a committee to go
to Des Moines In the interests of the
Scott county court, in order that the
above mentioned legislation may be
brought about
Obituary Record-Mrs. Henry Haak,
one of the old settlers of the conmun-
ity, died at her home, 80 Ripley
street, yesterday. She was born in
Jevenstedt. near Rendsburg. Holstein,
Germany, Nov. 26. 1912, and came to
America, directly to Davenport, in
1856. Her maiden name was Dorothea
Echlichting, and she was married to
Henry Haak July IS, 1859 Besides her
husband she is survived by four daugh-
tiers: Mrs. Mary Moore. Rock Falls,
ILL.,: Mrs. Alvina Busch, Muscatine:
Mrs. Amelia Flemming. Davenport.
and Mrs. Dora Highley, Atlantic, Iowa
Mrs. Anna Daley died at the home,
1855 West Third street. yesterday
after a lingering Illness of five weeks,
at the age OF "a years. s months and
IL days. She was born in Lloyd. Hol-
stein. Germany. Besides her husband
she is survived by three children. one
daughter Edna and two sons William
and Elmer.
Henry Nlelandt, aged nearly SO years,
q veteran of the civil war, passed away
In his room IN the old Miller hotel. TAI