Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-22

terday in police court the wife asked
the authorities to place her husband
where he couldn't annoy her any more,
and a 30-day sentence was fixed by
/ the court. MY husband comes home
drunk and beats me. 1 can't stand it
any longer" said Mrs. Eskridge. Fri
day he attacked me and I had to run
to the neighbors for protection. My
life is in danger. l told him to choose
between me and whiskey. He made
his choice by getting drunk Saturday
night, meeting me on the street and
trying to choke me. He also threat
ened to break my arm Mrs. Esk
ridge told the court she was support
ing her two babies by working out by
the day and said her husband had not
worked for the past two months. The
charge against Eskridge was one of
assault and battery.
Pay Graders-The regular pay day
of the Davenport Employment COM
pany occurred today and amount
ed to about $3.50. A special pay day
for men employed this week exclus-
lively.
Seek $1,000 in TroIIy Mishap-Suit
for $4,000 for injuries sustained when
he attempted to board a moving car in
Bettendorf several months ago has
been filed by Michael Flaherty against
Tri-C Raiiu-av cOnnnanv The
plaintiff claims that he sustained sew
eraI broken ribs and that his flesh
was torn and bruised as a result of
the mishap. Flaherty in his petition, |
which covers several closely typewrit- |
ten pages, states that on Sept. he |
was standing at one of the street !
crossings in Bettendorf waiting for |
the car The trolley approached, he |
says, but did not stop or slacken its |
rate of speed. He attempted TO board !
Il but was thrown to the ground. He
states that he has been made liable
for $500 medical bills and that he has
lost the same amount because of his
inability to return to his work since
that period.
Licensed to Wed-Leo Callahan and
Louise Payson, both of Clinton; Eric
Carl Wit.ke of Davenport and Helen
Anna Hoffe of Chicago.
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Obituary Recor6.-AIrs. Marie Peter
sen, mother of Adolph and Gerhardt
Petersen, publishers of the Iowa Re-
form, and of Albert Petersen, the we'll
known musical director of this city,
died at G: 80 o'clock Sunday evening at
the home of her niece, Mrs. Clara
Iruenau, 1902 Liberty street. She had
attained the age of so years and over.
Death is attributed TO ailments of age.
Mrs Petersen was born in Wohlde,
Schleswig Holstein, Germany, April
IA, 1894, where she was married and
where she resided until the year 1872.
Her husband died a short time before
hat year and she enigrated TO the
United States. With her five children
The came to Davenport and settled in
his city. One son died about seven
ears ago. The other four still sur :
i've They RE Mrs. Margaretha Z
Ieede of Whiting, Ind, and Adolph.
ierhardt and Albert Petersen. all of
davenport Fifteen grandchildren also
urvivc
Albert l.. Mossman, "A years old,
led Sunday at the home. 1126 Grand
venue, after an illness of but a few
'eeks' duration. He was born in Mer-
er county, Pennsylvania, Aug 3, 1910.
n 1850 he came TO Davenport and had
esided here ever since. He is sur +
ived by his widow; two sons. viii of s
rkansas and Roy at home and a
aughter. Mrs. w w. Sherman of Chi
age.
Mrs. Margaretha Juhler, 20 years b
Id, died yesterday at a local hospital q
fter a prolonged illness. She was
crn Sept. II, 1874, IN Germany, and
sided there for many years. She
ime 10 this, country when a young -
oman. Her husband died several u
ears ago. There survive a son, Chris