Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-06
DAY IN DAVENPORT

in Ottumwa and charged with forg-
ing a check for s1s.75 on A. A. West
lund, told a pitiful story OF hard luck |
TO Police Magistrate Roddewig at the |
preliminary hearing yesterday. Perry |
was bound over to the grand jury and |
was remanded to the county jail IN I
default of $500 bonds. The youth, who |
appeared to be three years younger
than he claims. told of a continuous |
run of hard luck. which resulted in
his desperate attempt to get money
Il was hungry and cold. Judge" Perry
said this morning. Il never took a
drink in my life. | had been trying
TO get a Job but there seemed to be
no work In the three cities l became
desperate and forged the check. /
wanted to get enough money to get
to Ottumwa, where | thought l might
get employment" Perry told his story
with tears In his eyes. He claimed
TO have a wife and baby boy in De-
corah, Iowa, where he left few weeks
ago TO get work in Davenport. Local
police are investigating the young
mans record so far as is possible.
Perry was brought back to Davenport
by City Detective Boettcher.
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Friendly Society Gets VIII Request.
Judge Theophilus yesterday made
his ruling on the will of the late Rich
ard Proudfoot and as a result the
$4,000 bequest TO the Peoples Union
Mission will go to the Davenport
Friendly society, its legal successor.
Mr.. Proudfoot provided in his will for
the payment OF $4,000 to the Union
Mission, to provide It with building,
to help pay the debt on one. or to be
added to its funds IL after his death
IL was in a prospecting condition and
not likely soon to go out OF business.
II IL were. then the $4,000 was to be
paid to the Y. NJ. c. A. in lieu Of a
bequest OF $500 to that institution.
Plaintiff Wins Out Of Court.-The
damage suit of Hans II. Heesch Va. the
Bettendorf company. which was to
have been called for trial in the Scott
county district court yesterday, was
settled out of court before 1t came
to trial. The company has granted
the plaintiff $4,000 and all doctor. hos
pitaI and court costs. The original
amount sued for was $4,000. The
the plant of the company Oct. 8 of
last year. through which the defend
ant had his hand crushed in a n.y.
draulic press, necessitating amputa-
ton.
TWO Marriages by Maeistrate.-Two
marriages we're performed Wednesday
Hugo L. Willikens. an auctioneer OF
Davenport, was united in marriage
with Miss Ella Keeling at the office
in the city hall. This was followed by
a trip to Eldridge where the magis-
trate oficiated at the marriage Of Miss
Leona Wiese, Eldridge r. r. No. 1.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wiese,
to Charles c. Krambeck, Davenport
r. R. No. 1.
Police in Search for Lost Family
The Davenport police have been ask
ed for information regarding the fam
lily of Samuel O'Connor. inquiries COM
ing from relatives in Omaha who have
lost all trace OF the missing ones.
When last heard of the family resided
in or near Davenport. and was COM
posed OF the following: Mary. John.
esa and Eli. ranging in age from 80
to so years. Mrs. Mary A. Shelter.
1912 South Seventeenth, Omaha, Neb..
is the inquirer.
Davenport In Latest improvements
The park board has prepared a pre-
liminary sketch of the new levee park
which has been nearly completed on
the river front between Main and
Scott streets by the levee commission.
According to the sketch the new park
will be one OF the most beautiful of
the Davenport park system. The land
must be brought to grade by the levee
commission and then will be turned
over TO the park board for mainte
nance and arrangement. There will
be a 10-foot promenade along the riv-
shade trees and shrubbery will be
planted
Obituary Record.-A Davenporter
whose name will be spoken with as
much sincere regard as anyone who
could be named, passed to his reward
yesterday when g. q. Vincent's long
Illness ended, The final summons
found him. at HIS home OF many years.
1913 Brady street. where he had been
confined for some days. Mr.. Vincent
was born near Delavan, Ill, Aug. 8,
1s42. and was married there Jan. 8.
1873. A couple OF years later he and
Mrs. Vincent removed to Davenport