Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29

ward went to Memphis, Tenn, and
still later became connected with the
Kellog Advertising Agency in Chica.
go. Interment will take place in Ro-
! chester Saturday.
Fears for Life; Asks Police Aid
a voluntary prisoner who had been
drinking, and believing that his mind
was temporarily unbalanced, asked
the police to place him in a cell where
he remained all night. Yesterday
morning he was released from custody
and the case placed in the hands of
DR.. E. o. Ficke. The police state the
mans name is Fred Namann. He is
staying at the st. Louis house, Second
and Gaines streets. William Rooster,
an attache of the hotel called at head
quarters and took charge of Hamann
The police state that Hamann has for
some time past been laboring under
the delusion that certain foes were
attempting to take his life. DR.. Ficke
stated that in his opinion the man
was temporarily Unbalanced from the
use of liquor, but information received
by Chief Schramm was to the effect
that Hamann had been accustomed to
drinking only two or three glasses of
beer a day.
Says Blasting Killed Trace.-Claim-
ing that he was compelled to discon-
tinue business because of the entrance
to his cabinet shop being blocked, and
on account of blasting operations max
ing access to his place dangerous, AL
fro Cr-sv,
damages in district court against the
Mccarthy improvement company. The
plaintiff claims that for three years
prior to July Is, 1914, he operated the
Globe Cabinet shop, just east of the
new Black Hawk hotel on the south
side of the alley between Perry and
Rock Island streets. From the first
of the year the defendant company by
blasting made it unsafe for persons to
come to his shop, and building mater
ial was piled in front of his establish
ment.
Grange to Hold Annual Plcnio.-The
West View grange will hold its annual
basket picnic Wednesday, Sept. 2, at
Mulligan's Heights in Clinton county,
just opposite McCausland. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend
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File Criminal Report.-Seventy-one
criminal cases were disposed of in the
Scott county district court during the
past year at an expense to the county
OF S24,S35.4S, according to a report
forwarded to the state board of con-
troll by Court Clerk H. J. Mcfarland.
seachey to Fly at Local Tracx.-l
Lincoln Beachey and Barney Oldfield
VIII race at the Davenport mile track. |
The aviator and auto speed king will |
be here Sunday, Sept. 6. The race vii. |
be feature of the program. Beachey |
appeared in Rock Island at Exposition |
PARK a week ago. At that time he did |
a number of new aviation stunts. in
Guiding the fiip-fiop and loop-the-loop.
o.
Local Concern Files Articles.-Arti-
cles of incorporation for the Betten-
f-OXyGen-Hydrogen company were
MED with County Recorder Frank
Holm through Attorneys Lane & Wat
erman. The amount OF the capital
stock is given as $4,000. The purpose
Of the concern is to manufacture and
sell hydrogen and oxygen.
Asks Injunction Against Greeks
Asking for temporary and perma-
nent injunction against the defend
Ints restraining them from selling in
oxicants in Bettendorf. and also seek.
ng to have an order entered forbid
ling the alleged offenders from dis
'ensing liquor in the Seventh judicial
district for five years, Constable c. S.
Swinsle has filed suit against Nick
1oin. Harry Coin. Gust Stamos and
'eorge Trolinous IN the Scott county
district court through Attorneys Betty
: Berry The nIainfiff In his nntitinr, |