Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

to participate in the exercises.
sorts Will. a lover. The authorities
warned her regarding her conduct, but
she turned E. deaf ear to all remon-
strances. For the first time in years,
the children will now have a real home,
thanks to the fact that the mother has
abandoned them. Should the woman
be arprenerded, she will be prosecuted
20 the extent of the law.
Woman Asks Damages-Mrs. Anna
Sweeney wants the city to pay her
damages on a bruised arm and Shout
der, buS either forgot to Hame an
amount or decided to leave it to the
discretion of the kind hearted city Off
Gals At least no sum is mentioned
in the claim fiIei witt, CitV Clerk
Hugo Moeller Mrs. Sweeney fell on
a sidewalk on the east side of Division
street between Fourth and Fifth
streets on July 2, her arm and Shout
der being badly injured. She claims
the sidewalk was uneven and this de-
feet was responsible for the accident.
HoteImen viii Be Entertained Here
-Hotelmen of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska, en-
route to the annual convention of the
Northwestern Hotel Mems association,
will stop off in Davenport: next Tuesday
morning as guests of W. F. Miller,
manager of the New Kimbai:. The del
egation is coming through here in a
special car over the Rock Island road.
-
morning, the visiting hotelmen will he
taken on a tour of the tri-cities, STOP
ping at the New Harper in Rock Island
and at the Manufacturers in Moline.
They will then be entertained at
luncheon at the New Kimball, leaving
shortly after noon for Milwaukee,
where the annual convention of the
association is to be held.
Enters Suit for Mans Death-The
Walsh Construction company is made
defendant in a suit for $1,000 dam
ages in petition filed in district court
yesterday by Karlo Stilinovic, admins
traitor of the estate Of Antonio StiIGo.
vic. The petition charges that Stiiino-
vic started working for the Walsh eom-
pany Feb. 1, 1913, and that on May Q
of the same year while he was engaged
in dumping cars of construction mater
ial at Brown, Iowa, .hs engine started
suddenly and he was thrown from q
trestle, on which the cars were stand
ing, to the ground, distance Of 40
feet. He was killed almost instantly.
Licensed to Wed-Thomas ]. Hen
Ir;o
Cerrny and Louise Skaredik. all of
Davenport.
Return to ItaIy-With their pockets
filled from ten years toll, three Ital-
ians, Anselmo and Umberto Prospect
and Placido Michel. left Davenport
yesterday bound for the sunny hill
sides of the Apprentices which they
babe adieu decade ago TO make their
fortunes in America. The three have
worked as sculptors and stone masons
here and each has amassed a snug for |
tune.
Change In Ownership-A Brady |
street business change transfers the |
of the Merchants cafe from |
Henry B. Meek to J. b. Mcclure, who |
comes here from New York. Mr.. Nc |
Clure has had a large experience in the
restaurant business. formerly lived /
here, and picks Davenport as a place
of business opportunity. Mr.. Meek !
purchased the Merchants cafe four !
years ago from A. II. Ruebsam and It !
has grown steadily in business and |
popularity under his management. He |
Il not ready to announca hia fntnre
plans.
Sues for Divorce-Action for divorce
has been instituted by Lille Nj. Gort-
lar against her husband, Clarence
iortner. en- the grounds of desertion,
Tho petitioner states they were mar