Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22
The Day i'm Davenport

request funds was the result. Reed
yictimized a retired farmer of LeClaire
an Old man-to the extent Of several
thousand dollars by selling mortgaged
land. The land was located in Texas
and the aged man purchased the prop
erty without knowledge Of the prior
claim Of the mortgagor He paid
sum considerable above $4,000.
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Policeman Breaks Wrist. 49, Officer
James Carroll of the Davenport po-
lice department was the second mem
Der of the force to meet with an acct
dent at the Madison school yards, Lo-
Gust and Main streets. He sustained
a fracture Of one OF the bones in his
wrist The officer was making the
rounds of his beat and had gone
through the school yards preparatory
to making his hourly report, AS he
was leaving the yard he slipped and
fell on the ice and discovered that he
had sustained the fracture III trying
to break the fall. He notified head
quarters and he was taken TO his
home Patrolman Petersen, who had
fallen few nights ago and had been
confined to his home ever since, had
just reported for duty Monday night
Officer Carroll will probably be dis
abled for several weeks.
JEFF Powers came to police head
quarters Monday night and reported
that his son, Vernon, aged L, had
sustained a fracture Of the shoulder
blade in sliding, Dr. Z. 0. Ficke was
summoned to take care Of the youth,
and he discovered that he was suffer
ing with fracture Of the shoulder
He was sent to Mercy hospital for
treatment The youth said he was
sliding down Ripley street and had
struck another sled.
Board Passes Pension BiIl.-Not q
dissenting vote was registered when
the motion to allow the mothers pen
sion. order issued by Judge Theophi-
lus was presented to the board Of SUI
pervisors by Chairman Henry Gertz
Monday afternoon. The resolution to
allow the payment Of the claims of
thirty or more dependent mothers
in the county was presented by the
county auditor, even as at the preced-
ing session Of the faithful monitors Of
the county treasury, when the resolu-
ton was laid over. H. II. Bye. state
inspector Of safety appliances, pre-
scented q notice to the board advocat-
ing two steel fire escapes for the court
house and a protecting rail for the
stairway in the entry way Of the build
ing. The order was referred to the
committee on grounds and buildings.
Obituary Record.-Mrs Debbie A.
De Witt of 28I2 Iowa street passed
away after a short illness of acute
pneumonia The deceased was born
in Johnstown, Pa, Feb. Is. 1843. She
came west to Davenport as a Young
girl and was married I'M Davenport to
William r De Witt, who passed away
several years ago. Three children sur
yive to mourn Mrs De Wits death
William r. Of Fredonia, Iowa. and
George B, and Harriet NJ. Of Dayen-
port. The remains viii be shipped to
Cranston, Iowa. Thursday morning,
where services Will be held al 10
O'Clock. Interment will be made in
Oak Grove cemetery.
c. Reed, charged in three indictments
with false pretenses here, from san
Francisco, Cal, where he is held IN
der bond at the present time. Reed
is instltuting habeas corpus proceed
ings now for the release Of his bond
Reed was arrested in San Francisco
last fall and Detective Packey Phelan
sent TO bring the man back. He was
being held there on another charge
and the authorities refused to release
him, He was released later on bond.
and week ago commenced habeas
corpus proceedings for the eaneaIIa-
ton of his bond Authorities here
were notified and the county atror-