Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03

DdNEupOIt ponce IOTCts IellTeQ Ol pel- 4
sion Nov. /. For the last 10 years he 1
has been driving the patrol, and has |
been on the wagon" up to the time /
OF his retirement. For the remainder !
of his life he will receive half pay. be-
ing the first officer TO be retired under
the civil service pension law. When
the officers gathered for roll call Fri
day evening, when he reported for the
last time, Officer Ramm passed the
cigars among his old associates.
To Take Charge Of Hotel.-William
F. Finefield, for the past six years.
ever since its opening, chief clerk at
the Hotel Davenport. has resigned his
position to assume the management
Of the st. James hotel at the north
west corner of Front and Main streets.
Mr.. Finefeld will take up his new du-
ties at the ST. James On Nov. 10.
No Trace Of crook-Ben Siegel, the
clerk employed in w. E. VonKorf S
jewelry store, who was held by the
police pending the investigation of
the disappearance of two diamond
rings from the store, Friday. has been
released. Mr.. VonKorff believes alb
solutely in Siegels innocence, but the
young man was taken to the station by
the officers until further developments
should follow. His statement finally
gained credence, however The crook
who entered the store and managed
( TO slip two fake diamonds in the dis
play case in place Of the two good
rings valued at $500 while these were
being shown TO him, has not been
caught.
Falls Down Elevator Shaft.-While
walking across the floor at III East
! Second street about $3.50 o'clock Fri
day night, Diedrich Reginitter, senior
member of the tobacco firm of D.
Reginitter & Sons, walked into an
open elevator shaft and fell IL feet.
/ He was severely bruised. Mr.. Reginit-
/ ter was on the way to get some tools
which had been left there when the
| firm moved to the new location. 1t
was dark in the room and he did not
notice the yawning hole in the floor.
| The fall was heard by the night watch
man and he assisted the fallen man.
| No bones were broken. He was taken
TO his home, 1922 Gaines street, and is
reported to De resting easily.
.
Licensed to Wed.-Four couples were
licensed: Clair NJ Eldredge of Rock
Island and Pearl Purdy, Jerome, Iowa;
Herman Koepke, McCausland and
Julia Nagel, Davenport; Rupert Neal
| Oyster, Springfield, Mass, and Lucilva
Cecilia Karwath, Davenport; Arthur
Undertake, Muscatine, and Lena Pip
pert, Muscatine- George Fawcett Of
this city and Miss Mary Moran of Chi
cago were issued a license TO marry in
Chicago according to adyices from thai
city.
Tries to Locate Son in Davenport
l.. r. Thomas of Putnam, ILL.,. was in
Davenport Friday and Saturday try
ing to locate his son, II. Raymond
Thomas. who left Putnam with a num-
Der of other boys last Wednesday noon
on a freight train. The other boys re-
turned home Thursday morning, but
Raymond stayed in the tri-cities. His
father believes that the lad may try
to secure a job in one of the garages
here He is 10 years old, 5 feet
inches tall and weighs about las.
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Two Divorce Suits-Two divorce
suits marked the last day of service
in the district court Friday, Bertha
McMullen asking a divorce from her
husband, John McMullen on grounds of
desertion. She also asks the custody
OF two minor children. The couple
were married at Gladstone, June /,
1897, J. A. Hsnley is her attorney
Lucinda Smith through the same at,
torney asks a divorce from John d.
Smith on grounds of cruelty. The two
we're married July Z. 1905.
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DisIocates Arm In Y. NJ. c. A. Gym.
While taking part in the Halloween
stunts in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium
Friday evening. Charles Bell, a mem
Der OF the mems class, dislocated his
left arm at the elbow. He was taking
part in the apparatus work Of the ad.
vanced mems class. when the accident
occurred. DIR. ]. ID. Cantwell was
called to set the joint. Bell is EN-.
ployed at the Davenport Locomotive
works as machinist
Hagermarn VIII Make Good.-Thai
he will make good on all the build
ing work which he has started in Dav'
export, IL he is allowed TO do so, Is
the claim OF Harry L. Hagermann
the contractor, who arrived Saturday
from St Louis, with Lieutenant Lew OF
the Davenport police and Police Mag
istrate Louis Roddewig, who had gone
TO that city 20 get him. Hagermsnn Is
now in the city jail awaiting further