Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-25

Narrow Escape fer Ffty.-Fifty
passengers. the chauffeur and motor
man n1iraculous1y escaped serious in
FURY when a southbound bridge line
street car and a Franc Furniture COM
pany motor truck collided headon just
east OF the government bridge on the
island. The front end OF the car and
fender were demolished and the truck
Was put out OF commission. No one
was hurt. however. The car had just
rounded the curve after leaving the
main bridge when the truck appeared
coming north in the middle OF the
southbound track The driver at
tempted TO turn but was too late. The
car and truck collided. The latter had
70 be towed 10 a garage for repairs.
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$4,000 Damage Suit is FiIed.-Suit
for $4,000 personal damages was I'll
ed against the Bettendorf company in
district court by Emma Kobs. guardian
OF the estate and property OF Julius
Menes. recently declared insane by the
Scott county insanity commission.
Nenes was injured while employed by
the defendant company May !, 1903,
according to the plaintiffs petition
fled by Attorneys Fred Nollmer and
Chezem & Kelly. From the injuries
received IL Is alleged Menes became
mentally unbalanced. This is the big
gest personal damage suit fled in dis
trict court in many yearA
Buyer Of Farm 20 Plat 1.-THE mys-
terry as to who was the buyer OF the
Fenno farm OF 200 acres between Bet
tendorf and Pleasant Valley and the
tvyo adjoining farms TO the east was
finally cleared up when IL became
known that Frank Phoenix OF the
Home Building Lot company was be
hind the deal. 1Ir- PhoeniX's plan is
said TO be the cutting up OF 900 acres
actually purchased or under option into
one acre tracts which Will be sold TO
employees OF the Bettendorf shops and
10 Davenporters who are attracted by I
an interurban home on trolley line. /.
The rumor that Swift & Company had 1
purchased the big tract as the site
for a packing house is now dispelled I
and the mystery OF the big land deal 4
finally CLEARED up.
More Subscribers 10 Booster Fund
The following additional subscriptions
Nerc reported ar yesterdays meeting
OF the Greater Davenport committee:
Mccarthy Improvement company.
800: Moss Clothing company. $50:
Ralph W. Cram. SO. {. Jansen. SO;
Ludwig Susemihl. $40. Total subscrip-
lions 10 date are S15,s24. Secretary
Norwood was authorized TO go TO Ra-
cine. Wis. and explain the details OF
the Davenport plan. Invitation was
extended by the Racine Commercial
club.
Women Seek Work-The following
lines taken from the work wanted"
book at the Lend-a-Hand club, will give
an idea OF the circumstances under
which workers apply: Out Of work on
account OF sickness: deserted and
eft with a 2-year-old child: widow
with two children IN a home; ont Of
work ON account OF removal OF EN-
,loyer from the city: husband and son
lut OF work: out OF home on account
Il unsympathetic stepfather: husband
lied recently and wife wants work in
exchange for board and room until in
,etter health: laid on on account OF
lack work in the factory: mother de-
les0A0E upon ltE anu no NOIA 10 bt
cund: woman whose brother is III
.ppiying for place TO earn money to
ny his debts: laid OF after the busy
easOn; husband dead. daughters hus-
ard a deserter OF his wife and child
cd the mother asks for work TO sup =
'ort daughter and self; no home and
lmost 20 years old: her daughters
ua hand unwilling 10 have her. she Il
eeks work for the sake OF a home;
married. only a few weeks when hus-
and died. woman left without sup L
.ort; not possible 10 leave home to n
york on account OF a fran child, wo- II
nan seeks work az home; necessary u
D supplement her husbands meager 7,
arnings; left with a little 4-year-old y
hid a woman looks for work In .
amily; German woman. speaking little r,
,nglish, a widow. comes 20 Davenport .,
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