Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
Day in Davenport

Cry Attorney criticized.-severa
SiilicisIA for City Attorney Henry
roiiHier was voiced at the meeting of
tHe BOARD Of health yesterday bv
health Officer Mullen following the
city attorneys failure to issue a war.
- ane Ior the vacation of premises at
tozO West Third street, where there
nave been so many cases OF diph-
lherla That the health authorities have
round 1t necessary to take drastic
measures. Health Officer Mullen re-
ported that he had made repeated re-
quests of the city attorney to draw
up a legal notice demanding the va
cation OF the premises owing to the
lack OF sanitation but that his re-
quests had not been needed and CON
dluons were still continuing to exist
as they have been all spring. Since
April there have been several cases
OF olphtheria at this same location
and the health authorities finally de-
cided that the only way to prevent
lts continuance would be to have the
premises vacated.
Change Charee.--After much ora
tory by counsel for the prosecution
and the defendant, Magistrate Rodde-
wig changed a charge OF assault with
intent 70 tnflict great bodily injury
TO one Of assault and battery against
Frank Melicher and fined him $40 and
court costs for forcibly ejecting Vic
tor Patrick from the sausage room
at the Kohrs Packing company sew
erah days ago. Patrick was in the hos
pital for several days with a broken
rib which he attributed to an attack
by Melicher. That the man was
neither kicked nor beaten and that
he was injured in falling to the floor
was the contention of the defense and
evidence was introduced showing that
Patrick had no bruises about his face
or body.
New MISUNDERSTANDING p. Brugge
OF Burlington, newly appointed as.
sistant TO Deputy Collector George
w. Bird in the local revenue office
has arrived in the city and has taken
up his new duties here as successor
ly. He will be the chief assistant OF
Deputy Collector George w. Bird
Mr.. Brugge comes from Burlington
being given the local appointment by
Collector X. o. Weaver of Burlington
Delay in the making of federal ap
pointments, among which will be Che
filling OF Collector Viewers place
caused him TO fill the local vacancy
before his successor is appointed.
o
Licenses TO Wed.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by
County Clerk Harry J. Mcfarland
yesterday: Cable G. Won Maur anC
Jeanette ID. Lane. Davenport; Nile c
Wamsley. Columbus Junction, ant
Lois Williams, Chicago
Widow Allowed S1o,ooo.-Mrs. Mar
gRret Il. Lindsay. widow of the Lat
Ralph +. Lindsay, upon her applica
ton, filed by Attorneys Wilson Grill
and Wilson. was allowed $4,000 from
the estate of her deceased HUSBAND
pending the administration Of tn
estate. The decedent died intestat
July s, 1913. The order was issue
by Judge Donegan in district court
.
Visits DaVenport.-R. f. Evans,
former Davenporter, who left here l
years ago for the west and is now
successful attorney al Tacoma. Wash
Is in the city visiting old-time friend,
He is on his return home from tn
grand lodge Of Elks held at Rochestei
n. Y. Mr.. Evans studied law a
Aledo, H., with the late Judge Scot
and was admitted TO the bar at Gut
RE, Okla. He also completed a con
mercial course Ut the old Dunca
Business college in this city and fo
considerable time was employe
here. Dir. Evans Is enthusiastic in hi
praise Of Tacoma and the northwes
To Enlarge City Limits4-The Be
tendorf town council had a busy Sc
sion Monday evening and outlined