Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-26

gineer J. NJ. Malloy. The total num-
Der of bridges erected by contract
when the seasons activities are COM
pleted will be II. representing an ex-
penditure of $4,000. Many culverts
have been and are now being put in.
The amount appropriated for construc-
ton of bridges and culverts in 1914
was $4,000. The making of repairs
to bridges is included in this sum.
C.
Suit to Sustain Contract-Claiming
that the defendant took a plastering
and stuccoing job away from him af
ter a written contract had been en-
tered into. John August has filed a
suit in the Scott county district court
against E. c. Boniger. Both are of
Davenport. August asks a judgment
for $500 which he claims is due him
for the loss of time and what he would
have made on the work. The contract,
according to the petition, was drawn
July %. The job was given to an
other contractor on Aug. 9, it is al
legged.
Is Released. Frank Cummins has
been released from the Scott county
Jail by Judge William Theophilus after
serving Sc days for wife desertion. He
was sentenced TO serve a term Of six
months. but on his promise to support
his three little children properly was
shown clemency. B. T. O'Neill was
attorney for Cummins.
In District court.-Letters testament
tary were issued to William Lucht,
recently appointed executor of the es-
tate of Jacob Lucht.
An Inventory, list of heirs and de-
scription of real estate were filed in
the matter Of the Hattie Levy estate
The following are given as heirs:
Mayer Levy, Davenport: Minnie Gold
berg and Abe Levy of New York The
real estate consists of the south half
of lots and 10. in block 6. McIntosh's
second addition. Isaac Petersberger
is the attorney
The will of the late Napoleon DeFol
of Davenport was filed with District
Court Clerk II. J. Mcfarland for pro-
bate. a note for $1,000 and a mort
gage against Margaret T. Miller of
4,
and a note and mortgage against Ed
ward F. DeFol. son, are also declar-
ed null and void. The latter is to pay |
to the son, Charles n. DeFol, the sum
Of 5000. Emily, a daughter, is to re-
ceive $500 in cash and the balance of |
the deceased's bank account is be- |
queathed to another daughter, Lille |
M. Watts of Davenport. The instru- |
ment is dated Sept 4, 1909. F. d. |
Let's is the attorney.
Ryan Auto Thief is Under Arrest
The Davenport authorities yesterday |
received a telegram from J. l.. Client, |
chief of detectives at Kansas City, APP
Drising them of the capture of Richard
NJ. Browning for the theft of Jerry
Ryan's Overland touring car on the
night of June 6. The matter has been
'eferred to Reed Lane of the Daven-
port Auto club, and it is likely that the
hief will be brought back to this city
md prosecuted. When the Kansas
City authorities nabbed Browning they
to Davenport a photograph
If the prisoner, which in turn was iden-
ified by Jerry Ryan. Mr.. Ryan re-
ans having seen Browning loafing
about on the sidewalk in front of his
plumbing establishment a day or so
before the car was stolen.
Licensed to Wed. A marriage II
,ense was issued to Alvin p. Helm OF
Hayes. s. D., and Miss Katherine Pol
ock of Long Grove, Iowa; Robert Nc
Zee of Rock Island and Miss Maud
rreloar OF the same city obtained a
license from the Scott coun-
y district court.
Obituary Record. - Lawrence A.
lynch, ~ years old. dial yesterday in
he police ambulance as he was being
ushed to a hospital for an operation
Death was caused by the bursting of
N infiamed appendix. Mr.. Lynch had
'een I'll only since Saturday. il is said.
lie complained of having pain at
hat time. Shortly after he came 10
work. in the morning the pain became
% great that he was examined by a
physician. He was placed IN the am
ulance Immediately after the exam
nation and the race fos the life of
lynch began. He grew rapidly weak
r and expired while still several
locks from the hospital. His body
vas then taken to the home at l725
Vest Fifth street. The funeral will be
eld from there at $3.50 O'Clock tomor-
ow morning, with services at St