Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

I tiers Wells paid back 800 and then
| got into communication with his
mother in Burlington via the long dis
| lance telephone. The latter readily
consented 10 make good the remaining
/ $3.50 and Wells was released. Wells
gained considerable of a reputation
as an amateur automobile racer. and
has hung up some real records on
various mile tracks.
John and Frieda Peters Go to
Court over ChiId-Charles Peters.
aged years. is one of the most pop
ular boys in Davenport. over him a.
three cornered fight is being waged
in district court Charles is the son
of John and Frieda Peters. His moth
er and father have separated. Since
their separation they got into dis
pute as to who should be entitled TO
possession of the child The child
was in possession OF the father and
when the mother failed TO get him she
went to the probation officer. The
latter official then entered the fight
and took the child TO the juvenile
home. where he has been for week
The parents have been lighting in
district court for his custody for three
days. Judge Dunegan is hearing the
case and w. T. Waterman appears
for Peters and Waldo Becker for the
woman The child now has chance
for three homes
Irwin Mullen Cigar Store Entered
by Thieves Il suspect, whose name
is withheld pending a more thorough
investigation, is being held at police
headquarters in the belief that he may
be able TO throw some light upon the
robbery Of the Irwin Mullen cigar
store. III East Third street. The DO
lice are almost certain they have the
guilty man. but have RETAINED from /
giving publicity to the matter until /
sure of their ground. The Mullen CT /
gar store was broken into some time /
Friday night, entrance to the premises /
being effected by use OF Jimmy on a
rear window. The place was thor
oughly ransacked. About ten dollars
in change was taken from the cash
register and asquantity of cigars, Gig
arets and other tobacco was also Sc
cured
A. II. KeIIog Is ImprovIng-A, H.
Kellog, CORNER Davenporter, is slow
ly improving from his serious injury
sustained in a runaway accident a
year ago, resulting an a broken hip
md later partial paralysis of the left
limb. Though badly crippled tor life,
Mr.. Kellog can now get around with
out the use of cane or crutch. He
says he is mighty glad there is as
much left of the wreck as there is.
His present home is in Cumberland,
Wis.
Former Davenport News Man Mar
'ied-Glenn \. c'Pat') Keefe, former
Davenport newspaperman, now re-
'orter on the Quincy Wing, was mar
led at st. Peters Catholic church
n Quincy Saturday morning. Mr..
leefe is the son of Mrs. Belle Keefe
II Lafayette, Ind. He was educated in
ne public schools in West Lafayette .
md at Wabash college in Crawfords-
lille, Ind, and about seven years ago i
ook up newspaper work. He has been /,
Employed on newspapers in Daven- I
'ort Omaha, Sioux City and for the I
'ast two years in Quincy on the Wing. !
lis bride is Quincy girl. a member {
4 family we'll known there. and is !
member OF st. Peters congregation, /
nd identified with the young peoples
ctivities in that parish. :
o.
Census Takers to Begin Next Mon
sy-A crew of is men will begin .
'ork of taking the Davenport census 2
ext Monday morning. according to an t
made by City Assessor h
j. Hid. who states that he has al O
eady chosen the various individuals. =
he men will receive a remuneration /
SO per day.
Gets Divorce by Oefauit-Maud Fl.
ndres was granted a decree of d.
orce from her husband, Jacob H. An
res by Judge Theophilus on the