Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22

Lit COunt.
system. 1t costs S6S.OO5.s2 to run
Scott county during the quarterly
period ending Sept. 20. according to
the report of County Auditor Edward
Collins presented to the board yes
terday. This includes claims paid by
the county to state institutions for 10
cal patients.
Suit for Non-DeIivery of Telegram
Original notice of suit for s112.5O dam
ages for the alleged non-delivery OF
telegram was filed in district court by
George Feiner against the Western
Union Telegraph company The mes
sage IN question was sent to Exmore,
We. according to the notice. F. A.
Cooper is attorney for the plaintiff.
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| Livery 10 Be Soid.-The entire stock
/ Of the Mass & Atkinson Livery COM
pany. the oldest firm of its kind in
| Davenport and one of the Oldest in the
middle west, representing value of
approximately $4,000, will be sold at
auction Nov. 3.
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Petition for DIvoree.-Suit for d.
vorce was filed in district court by
William E. Stephens against Alvina
Stephens. The allegation is statutory
grounds. The Stephens were married
/ Aug. "a, 1904, at Anamosa. Iowa, and
lived together, according to the pett
| ton, until Sept. is, 1913.
! Bring Family to Davenport.-Joseph
Buttafarico and family, consisting or
wife and four small children, wers
brought back to Davenport from Chi
cago yesterday morning by City De
| tective Charles Boetteher. The man
is charged with larceny and is said to
have sold furniture, the property of an
other Armenian family in Bettendorf.
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Yetter Returns from East. - Frank
B. Yetter cashier of the Iowa Nation
al bank, returned heme yesterday af-
ternoon from a three weeks trip
through the east, following the ma
tional convention OF the American
Bankers association in Boston. He
witnessed thu deciding game in the
worlds series at New York and from
there returned home via Washington.
D. c.. and Chicago. Mrs. Yetter &C
companied him on the trip.
Case is misunderstanding Comu-
cheris. charged with threatening 10
commit a public offense or to kill Jim
Lewis and several witnesses told a
hearing before Justice w. r. Names.
Lewis ands evral witnesses told a
stirring tale of a heavy iron pipe hid
behind the door handy for the ending
of Lewis existence Comucheris and
his witnesses proved that he had never
even seen a piece of pipe and that the
weapon was nothing but diminutive
and innocent poker with which Comu,
cheris was wont to coax forth a cheer
ful blaze.
Licensed to Wed.-A marriage Ii
cense was issued TO George Robert
Russell and Hazel Stowe. Davenport.
Obituary Record.-As the result OF
] o fall two weeks ago, when he fractur
ed his hip bone, Hans Henzen. &c years
cid, a pioneer of the county. died al
$50 o'clock Tuesday morning at the
home. Ala Brown street. Two weeks
ago Mr.. Henzen arose from his bed In
the morning AS he stepped out on
the floor he fell. His nip bone was
fractured. He never recovered from the
accident. He was born in Breckendorf
Schleswig, Holstein, Germany. Sept. 6
1887. When young man he emigra
ted to America, directly to Davenport
He was married here few years after
his arrival to Miss Margaretha La
grant, who preceded him in death
about year ago. He had made his
home in this city since the early days
Surviving are four daughters. Mrs,
Henry Haegge of Walnut, Iowa; Mrs
Julius Dreyer of Dixon, Mrs. Adolph
Lebeck of Walnut. Iowa, and Mrs. AL
bert Neumann of Davenport. and foui
sons, Henry. August George and vii
lien Henzen, all of Davenport. The
funeral will be held at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon from the home, with in
terment in the City cemetery.
After an illness of over a years du
ration, William T. Burke, a we'll known
Davenport young man. passed away al
$3.50 Monday night at the family resi-
dence. 541 Mississippi avenue. De
ceased was 81 years of age. Mr.
Burke was born in Davenport Sept. Z
1882. He resided in this city all o
his life and was very we'll known her'
among the young people. He was ;
machinist by trade and had been work
ing at his chosen vocation for severa
years. Deceased was largely acquaint
ed in East Davenport and was wei
liked. He leaves many friends besides
his immediate family who will mourn
his death. Surviving are the father
William, two brothers, Edward NJ. ant
Matthew r. Burke, all of Davenport
and one sister. Mrs Bruce Williams o
Watertcwn. S. D. The funeral will b.
held a. $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning
from the family home, with service
! at 9 O'Clock at the Sacred Heart ca
|, thedral Burial will be made in 81
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