Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-22

Wagon Wrecked; Driver Injured
I Sam Honickman, residing at 1917
Hamilton street, narrowly escaped
death, when Third street car No. 149
crashed into n wagon in which he was
! seated. Honickman was thrown head
first to the pavement and was rendered
unconscious. He was removed to
Mercy hospital and DR.. Ficke dressed
several deep gashes and bruises on
his head. The wagon was reduced to
kindling wood. The accident occurred
at the corner of Third and Myrtle
streets. AS a result of the crash, the
entire front end of the street car was
caved in, and it was necessary to tow
it to the barn, the passengers being
transferred.
Spanish Noble in City BastiIe-Ben
Miller, who is supposed to come of
proud Castilian blood, is languishing
in the city bastile, as the result of an
attempt to emulate the thieving stunts
of his esteemed ancestor, Cortez, Mil
Ter is che of the leading members OF
a gypsy band which struck Daven-
port. AS the wagons were creaking
along the street in the 300 block of
West Second street, Miller spied a
delivery wagon, the property of Tim
merman's grocery. The driver had
abandoned the vehicle and Ben jump
ed down from his own seat and
grabbed a box of Sunday supplies. He
was captured before he could secret
the loot and the police were called.
Earl McGarvey's Body Is Located
\ telegram was received here from |
W. A. McGarvey. stating that the body /
of Earl McGarvey, who was drowned in |
the river near Salt Lake City a week |
ago, had been found. The father of |
the young man had Joined in the
search for the body. Mr. McGarvey
wired that he would bring the body
back here for burial. Arrangements
for the funeral have not as yet been
made During the absence of Mr.. Nc
Garvey neighbors living ON rural
cute No. ploughed his 75-acre tract
If corn. Sixteen teams were placed in
he field.
Sues for DiVorce-Suit for divorce
las been filed in district court by
rosa VI. Beckner against her husband,
Y. 3. Beckner on the grounds of cruel
nd inhuman treatment She asks the
ustody of their three minor children.
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Asks. Permission to Remarry-
'harles z. Gordon has filed n petition '
n district court asking permission of l
he court to remarry. Gordon was
ranted a divorce from Minnie B. Cor /
on by Judge Theophilus on March % :
I this year on the grounds of deser- /
ION. In the decree the court provided c
nat the plaintiff was not to marry Il
-ithin a year. The plaintiff now asks r
lat he be granted permission to
larry inside this period. L
Licensed TO Wed-Arthur Volkman o
Bettendorf and Hilda Malchau of c
avenport; Ray II. Kuelper and Paula ID
Sizzling of Davenport; John A Il
wan of Beardstown. Ill. and Grace s
!. Ashbaugh OF Chicago; Hans Gut S
irdt OF Wisna, Neb., and Emma :
auschiIdt of Davenport; Henry La I
rop and Katherine c. Burns, both of
Ig Rock, Iowa
Near Murder as Result Of Fi9ht.-A
uiuS| was HaiiO"AS dNeIleu at 90
1uth Pine street, when two drink
azed men engaged in a wild battle
which lpiyes and heavy beer bottles -
aged a heavy part. Tony Smith was =
aten over the head with jagged
er bottle. a cash four inches long "
netrating clear TO the skull. Great IN
ctions Of flesh were literally severed fr
I'm the head and his face was beaten 70
a pulp. Both eyes were closed. His y
sailant. John Schinskey, was stabbed I'll
the side and was badly cut and beat pI
about the head and face. From a
lat can be learned by the police,
nth and his wife visited the Schins- "a