Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-27
Asks $4,000 for Blood Polse,ins.-

Suit for $4,000 has been instituted
by William H. Claussen, administrator
of the estate of Charles K. Miller
against the Kobrs Packing company
/ for alleged negligence on the part of
the company which the plaintiff claims
/ resulted in the death of the workman.
According to the petition Miller was
employed at the Kohrs Packing COM
/ pany's plant and his duties consisted
of moving barrels of brine and other
substances. He sustained a slight
abrasion of the skin during the course
of his duties on June rs, 1914. and
blood poisoning followed, death result
ing.
Suit for $4,000 damages from the
Rock Island road was filed by Louis
I Cartin on behalf of his son, Menelos
| Cartin, a minor. On Sept. 2, 1914, it
is alleged that the child fell off an
abuttment fronting the tracks of the
railroad at Third and Division streets.
1t is charged that the boy was serious
ly injured about the head and body.
Grotto Starts Benefit Fund.-A bene-
fetal association for the purpose of
giving immediate help to family, up
on the death of a member, is now I'M
der the process of organization, the
board of trustees having already been
selected. Members of the trustee
board are Realff Ctteson, c. H. Muir
ply. E. H. Sanford. A d. FIeu, Bruno
Zoeckler and Gus Steuben.s
o
In, ~ bril-
Cholera has broken out again near
Gambril. attacking the Henry Witt
herd of so head, a large number of the
hogs already being affected. The ami
mails will be treated with commercial
serum. No state serum has been
used here for some time and from the
trouble which has been experienced in
ordering It there will be no attempt
on the part of the Farm league to Sc
cure any at the present time.
Boards Train TO Serve Papers
After evading legal notice for six |
months Gus E. Brown was accosted as ,
he was passing through Davenport on |
the Burlington road by Deputy Sher- |
If Marinan and served notice of an
action for $500 breach of contract. /
William F. Snider was the plaintiff in
the action and the petition was filed
on June Is. Brown lives in Illinois
and when he came to the tri-cities he
transacted all his business in Rock
Island, never coming to Davenport.
Last night he started north on the
Burlington train and as the train came
into Davenport the deputy sheriff
boarded 1t and served the papers.
The suit concerned the formation of a +
stock company for the manufacture OF
storage batteries.
New Official Given WeIcome.-Divi-
sion and commercial freight agents of
seven railroads represented in the
tri-cities met at the Commercial club
at noon yesterday in a welcome lunch
con TO A. A. Wilson, the new division
freight agent OF the Milwaukee road. ,
General Freight Agent ]. T. Conley 1
of the Milwaukee road, with head
quarters at Chicago. was in attendance :
At the meeting. Railroads represent {
ed were the Milwaukee, Rock Island, ;
D., r. /. & n. w, B. & o.,
Star Union and New York Central
The meeting was entirely a social one
% welcome the new railroad official
here. Mr.. Wilson comes from Mil {
xaukee. where he was commercial I
agent The division office was Great I
ID here at the time Of his appointment. !
Inquest Time Not Yet Set-As vet I
he time for inquiries into the death >
II Dan J. Buckley. killed in a 4O-foot '
irop at Mercy hospital and of Earl Q
FULLER, who met death at the arsenal .
hops in a similar manner. has not :
ret been set, but both Will probably '
axe place within the next SO hours
[ has been decided to ship the body
4 Fuller 10 Commerce, Texas. Com A