Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Ask Big Damages in Patent Case
Damages of $1,000 are asked against
the Bettendorf Axle company by the
Pressed Steel Car company of Ale
company of New York in case for
infringement of patent being tried be-
fore Judge Smith Mcpherson in fed
eral court. The plaintiff charges that
the Bettendorf company has infringed
on its patent in the manufacture of
underframes. alleging that the patent
was issued to John Hansen of Allie
gheny and assigned by him TO the
plaintiff The defendant company de
MES all of the allegations. The plain
tiff is represented by Alfred w. Kid
die. j. NJ. Bentley, both of New York,
and Charles erik, and the defendant
by James r. Sheffield and Edward
Hoguet of New York and Joe r. Lane
of Davenport.
Public Library News of Interest,"
The library has received one of the
new Rand McNally maps of Mexico.
showing the whole coast line and the
position of the American and Mexican
fleets and their relative strength. The
map is displayed on the large bulletin
board in the circulating department.
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Fine Team Of Horses Drowned
William o. Bagley, proprietor of the
lie Claire livery barn at lie Claire,
Iowa, is minus a fine team of horses,
which was drowned in the Mississippi
river at that point Wednesday after
noon. For many years past Mr.. Bag
ley had been accustomed to watering
his horses at a certain point in the
river near the famous big elm tree, a
landmark in the town. He drove his
finest team TO this point. But instead
Of finding a shallow bottom. as he SUD-
posed, one of the horses struck
pitch-off and began fioundering in the
water. The other animal, hitched with
i, was also drawn under stream. Mr..
Bagley and his companion, b. ]. San
lord, were thrown from the buggy into
The water and scrambled ashore. The
two horses were carried out into the
stream and drowned. They were val
ued at $3.50.
Recruits for Army.-Six men were
received by the army recruiting sta
lion and will be sent to Jefferson bar
racks at ST. Louis. They are Frank
l.. Baker and Harvey E. Baker of Mar
ion. Iown; Clarence Boyer and Frank
Blumenstein of Dubuque; John c.
W orthman OF Cranston, Iowa, and
James S. Uley of Montrose. Iowa.
Work on Bridge Contracts Bequn-
Work was started on the $4,000
bridge contract for structures through
cut the county by the Marsh Engin-
eering company of Des Moines. The
company crew has already arrived and
work of putting in buttresses was
started. The Marsh company and the
clinton Bridge works are the only two
companies working on the project.
Love Pirate Sought by Local Po-
OF his infatuation for n
married woman, an Austrian. whose
name has been withheld by the police
mas pursued the object of his affec.
lons across the ocean, traced her Tn
davenport, and is now attempting tn
steal her away from her husband. V
Johann, residing 1926 1-2 Harrison
street according TO statements made
by the latter
Mrs. Johann told the police that her
husbands jealousy had driven him To
attempt to starve her 10 death. He
VIII not give me any money and get
scarcely anything to eat except when
the neighbors help me"
Neighbors claim that Johann has
beaten his wife almost every pipbt
while in a Jealous rage. There was
another fight and the husband was ar
rested Il am so hungry" Mrs Jo-
hann told the policeman. IAN | have
had TO eat this whole day Is a little
bit Of fish and one cup of coffee" Jo-