Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-27
DAY IN DAVENPORT
One More Husband Should

ruse of the west end of the park. The
school board will be asked for por-
ton of its playground apparatus and
the hackers of the movement hope to
have the playground running by the
time the public schools close. 1t is
estimated that the cost of supervision
will be approximately $500 this sum-
mer.
| In District Court-A motion of suing
out commission and to take deposit
ton in the case of leila Griswold YER
sus ]. d. Griswold was filed by the
plaintiffs attorney.
Allowing the plaintiff s15 per month
alimony, a decree of divorce has been
granted by Judge Donegan to Anna
Jordan from Frank C. Jordan. The
plaintiff was given the custody of the
children, Oliver c. and George NJ. Jor-
dan.
Alleging desertion, Sarah Cahill has
! filed suit for divorce from Alex Cahill.
The couple was married April II. 1909,
in Hill City, Kan, and it is alleged
that Cahill deserted the plaintiff Oct.
IS, 1911.
ministrator of the estate of John Nc
Peck has been filed and approved and
the administrator discharged upon
the order of Judge Donegan.
A decree of divorce has been grant
ed Bertha Cheney from William
Cheney. The wife is given the Gus
tody of the minor child, Lucy Mary
Cheney and SIS per month alimony.
1f @1ll
by the plaintiff, Judge Donegan denied
a decree of divorce to Sarah LaPlant
from her husband, and stated that the
court would make a complete investi-
cation of the affair.
Runaway Team Ends Dash in Gene |
tery.-A team beloning to F. Garlock, |
who resides on Bluegrass road, in
dulged in runaway dash, winding up |
at Paramount cemetery, where the |
wagon was overturned and wrecked. |
The animals were stopped by EN-.
ployes of the Tri-City Railway COM
pany. The driver escaped injury.
Girl BrutaIIy Assaulted BY Couple
in Auto.-Held prisoner in the back
seat of a speeding touring car, Ruth
Hustedt, was brutally assaulted by
two men companions, being beaten to
The machine was speed
ing east on Third street, when Officers
Dahlquist and Blickham heard screams
OF Help, help. they are killing me-"
The car turned north on Rock Island
street. and stopped at the Kimball ho-
tel. When the police arrived the wom-
ans face was a bruised and bleeding
mass. Her right eye was entirely ,
closed from the rain of blows upon ;
her. The woman was taken to the !
police station where q physician was !
called and she was given the neces- !,
sary medical attention. Ed Slavin ,
and another man who gave the name !
Al Simpson, were taken into custody,
charged with assaulting the girl The
Austedt woman was taken In a raid Z
IN a resort at SIS Perry street earlier
N the evening, and her bond, together
With that OF two other girls was put
-p by Slayin at the station. The party
hen left In Slavin's automobile. Ac-
;ording to the story told by the wom-
IN, the party rode over to Rock Island
Slavin had been drinking heavily, and
without warning, turned up
IN her and began to hit her in the
ace and about the head. When
earched at the station, both Siayin
md Simpson had blackjacks on
heir persons.
Employers Liable for injuries
hat employers must pay for the
juries of their employees and that
he present law is so worded that
here is almost no possibility of the
mployer getting the best of the argu-
nent IL he takes the matter to the
ourts was the theme of the address :