Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-05

Taxicab Catches Fire; $50 Damage
A taxicab owned by Ed Slevin, caught
fire while running on Fourth avenue
between Mississippi and Esplanade
avenues, and caused damages esti-
mated at $50 or more. Crossed wires
is given as the cause, according to the
fire department. The blazing car was
sprayed with chemical extinguisher by
tanks from the chiefs car and Hose
company No. 4.
Seeks Young Man Said to Be Here
Miss Alice Hess, a young woman of
Cedar Rapids, left here Wednesday,
disappointed in her efforts to find her
cousin, Ed Machamer, aged %. Ma
chamer left his home in Cedar
Rapids some time ago and rela-
tives have been searching for
him. Police were asked to aid in the
search but they, too, were unable 10
find him. Machamer is said to be
working as a waiter somewhere in the
tri-cities.
The0Dhilus Is Out for Supreme
Bench - Judge Theophilus has an
nounced himself as candidate for the
supreme bench of the state of Iowa,
filing nomination papers at Des MONIES
yesterday. Judge Theophilus has been
Judge of the district court in this jul
dicial district for the past six years.
The eastern third of Iowa has no rep
resentative on the supreme bench, and
this fact, decided the judge to make the
race.
Dies Result OF Fall-Death as a re-
suit of a fractured hip year occurred
Yesterday noon when Joseph New
conner, aged 95 years, passed away
Mr.. Newcomer had sustained broken
hip in fall at the home Of his grand
daughter, Mrs. Harry Hagerman, 1871
Campbell avenue. Mr.. Newcomer had
suffered as a result Of the fracture for
the past year. Physicians were unable
to set it or aid the aged man III any
way because of his extreme age and
the broken bone never grew together
Deceased was born in COnnelSyille,
Pa, Feb. IA, 1921, and would therefore
be 90 years of age within two weeks,
He went to Dayton with his parents
when a young man of % years and
lived at that-place for So years when
he came here to live with his grand
daughter. He was lifelong member
of the First Christian church. In the
Hagerman home Mr.. Newcomer repre-
scented the first link of four genera
tions. his daughter, Mrs. E. F. Cooper,
being with him, and Mrs. Hagerman's
children representing the fourth gen.
Grafton. Mrs Cooper is extremely i'll
at this time and owing to her indis-
position the body will not. be taken
back to Dayton for burial for several
/ days.
| Real Estate Transiers.-H. Z. Win
| tiers and wife to Blanche NJ. McGuginr
lot ). block 7, Norwood Park addition
Consideration $3.50.
Louis Goettsch and wife to Ewert f
Baker, ct al, tract in city of Davenport
on fremont avenue.
Harry Glass to Charles y. Glass, all
interest in the east IS feet of lot I
block 112. Smith & kelly's addition
Consideration $3.50.
In District Court-A decree of d.
vorce has been issued by Judge Done
gan to Myrtle Watson from Alfred r
Watson on grounds of cruelty and in.
human treatment, supported. Louis
E. Roddewig was attorney for the
plaintiff and Ira r. Tabor represented
the defendant.
Caroline Schlemmer has filed suit
for divorce against John Schlemmer
alleging desertion. The couple Were
married Nov. IS, 1912, al Clinton, Iowa
and lived together until Jan. 5, 1914
Plaintiff asks the right to resume The
name of Caroline A Zoeckler. Ficke
Ffcke are her attorneys.
Judge Douegan has issued a decree
Of divorce to Emma LorenZ from Emf
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