Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07

Judgment for @S,5GO.4o OnSettlcc-
The last OF the famous Texas land
cases irvolyiug John q. May, Mary
Harrah and others have been settled
and come 90 uaught. The notice OF
dismissal was filed I'm district court
II Is that OF C.. =. Lund and J. ]. Van
Syoc against Mary Harrah and ii in
volved a contract for the purchase of
a section OF land which. they claimed,
they had paid Tor and which was never
delivered 20 them. According 20 their
own statement Luud and Van Syoc en-
tered a contract on Nov. s. 1907. with
Mary Harrah 10 purchase a section OF
land In Castro. Texas. They accord
iugly paid $3.50 80 FOR the land. The
they asserted. had agreed
TO resell the land for them at a profit
OF 81 per acre. profit OF about IS
per cent 10 them. After they had paid
for the land. however. the defendant
failed TO deliver a deed. When she
was brought into court on the charge
OF frauduiently selling the land she set
up the defense that she was acting as
The agent for the International Land
company In which company she was
not Interested financially. She further
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the time that she was merely acting Is
agent for the concern. The land com /.
pany. in the meantime, she said, had /
OF the same tract of land 7,
sold 20 Lund and Van Syoc and had 4
given deed for the same. Later the I
land company went into the hands of 1
a receiver and 4 number of people .
brought suits. They claimed they /
had been swindled out Of their money
and criminal charges were made. i
When the Lund and Van SyOc matter 1
came before the court and jury a YER
dict In favor of them was granted.
Miss Harrah filed motion for new trial
Dn technical errors. which vas bitter
y opposed by the plaintiffs attorneys.
The Judgment rendered by the jury
Vas for $Z.2iO46. representing the
AMOUNT paid by the plaintiffs for the
and They had also asked Cor an ad
iitional 81 $50, or the 50 per acre for
he go acres involved in the deal.
When this Judgment was rendered and
he motion for new trial was made
ne matter was indefinitely held uD.
L is understood that II Is now finally
disposed OF and that neither OF the
PARTIES were able 10 recover.
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Teacher Receives Letters from Rel
itives on Firing Line-Real life in the
ierman trenches at DiXmude. one OF
he strategic positions in the great
European war. IS described in two let
ers received by 4 Davenport
.ublic school teacher from two young
elat'vcs. Carl and Hans Niedecken,
oldiers OF the fatherland. The two
.oys are university students, one q
and the other a musician.
10th are in an artillery corps. Their
etters. written Nov. :. tell that they
ave been so continually on the firing
Inc that they have not been able to
hange their clothing for a month;
hat in that time they have not had
ne nights fun sleep. and that shells
rom the English fleet have been con-
family bur5ting about them. Both OF
he boys believe England the agrees
: IN the present war They hope for
eace by Easter. and while willing sol
iers OF the kaiser. deplore the state
Z affairs that throws civilized nations
Ito such great war.
Hoiener Quits City Job - Yester-
~ afternoon Fred Hoelmer's brief
sreer as n city Official was terminal
! and he enters the employ OF the II.
Proestle= company IN the capacity
I secretary. Mr.. Hoelmer held the
osition OF clerk OF the board OF pub
c works Just four days. When he an !
ounced that he had been offered :
sitter position with the Proestler COM r
my and signifed his intention of i'm {
ediateiy presenting his resignation.
ere was considerable OF fiutter s
-oEnd the city haIl. r
Licensed 20 We5-Llcenses 10 mar c
were issued n follows; u
AIRY Alters. walcott and Florence =