Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-06

Issues Call for Arm0ry Assessment
Treasurer Gustav Steuben of the
Artillery Holding company sent out
the first call for an assessment on the
stock subscribed during the recent
campaign 10 build new artillery
plant for Battery 3. The building of
roads and laying of pipes for water
and sewerage is already under way
several loads of tile having already
been sent out to the 13-acre tract on
the Brady street road where the ar
tillery plant is to be built Plans for
the building are practically completed
A memorial tablet is to be placed in
the administration building bearing
the names Of those who have sub
scTibed stock to the battery. The call
sent out yesterday asks those who
can conveniently do so to make the
full payment on their subscriptions
! The official call is for 20 per cent of
the amount subscribed TO.
Young Negro Woman Raises 500
Here for Sch0Ol-COming into Daven-
port after the many money raising
campaigns that have been held here
this spring, a young negro woman in
the last week raised $500 for a black
school in the south. She is Mrs Law
renee c. Jones, wife Of the founder of
the Piney Woods Country Life school
Members of the Trinity Cathedral par
ish hare been supporters of the
Piney Woods school for several years.
Mrs. Jones says that she found rails
ing money here easier than ever be-
fore.
Is Awarded Half MilIiOn-Mrs. Eliza
beth H. Bettendorf is awarded SAIL
929S6 additional value on shares of
stock which she sold in the Betten-
dorf company to J. w. Bettendorf and
for added benefit from shares of stock
and royalties owned by her husband,
in the opinion Of Judge F. D. Let's in
the district court in his decision hand
ed down in the suit Of Elizabeth H.
Bettendorf VS.. Joseph W Bettendorf,
administrator Of the estate of W. P.
Bettendorf, Michael Bettendorf, Kath-
crime BettendOrf. The BettendOrf
Axle company and the Bettendorf com
her as added valuation on misrepre-
scented stock and royalties on patents.
According 10 Walter Balluff, one of
the defendant attorneys, the case will
be appealed to the supreme court. Joe
K. Lane, another of the defendant at
torneys. is out Of town and Will not
return before the end Of the week
when a consultation of the attorneys
for the defendant will be held to de-
eide on the course Of action. Attorney
A. W. Hamann Of the plaintiffs side
when asked regarding the decision OF
Judge Let's was very jubilant and
/ expressed himself in the following
statement: We think the judge just
and while we were perhaps over en-
thusiastic over our chances being in
terested so much in our own case and
may have hoped for more, we are
satisfied Upon being asked what
would be done if the defendants ap-
pealed the case, he said that a coun-
ter appeal would be filed.
Separate Young NeWlyweds With
( the understanding that he is to pay
for the board and room Of his wife
/ and is not 10 attempt TO come neal
/ her for a period of time which heI
/ father will specify, the case against
| Sam Smith, charged with subornatioE
/ OF perjury, has been dismissed, and
Smith released. Until the girls faith,
er. S. W. Williams, decides that The
/ two can live together, Mrs Sam Smith
| nee Margaret Williams, Ii years old