Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06

Blanket Hits Woman: She Demands
s5,'W0.-He threw a wet blanket on
her arguments" but not by force of his
own statements. No indeed. She talk
ed long and tiresomely, and tried to
push his blankets off the fence, so he
smothered her further expostulations,
by casting a wet blanket over her head
and knocking her down. And because
he did this and because her face was
bruised and she was deeply grieved
and wounded in her sensibilities and
feelings" as the petition SO aptly puts
1t, she wants to recover $4,000 as lini-
ment for her mental hurts. That is
what Rose Tekotsky asks Of John D.
Ackerman, who, she states emphatical-
~ assaulted her on Nov. Is, 1915. And
she has retained Charles B. Kaufman
as attorney to secure her balm. Mrs.
TekOtsky lives near Second and West
ern avenue, and Mr.. Alderman has a
barn next door. On the above men
toned date, Mr.. Alderman had been
washing several horse blankets and
had suspended them On the fence be-
tween his property and Mrs Tekotsky's
to dry. Mrs. TekOtsky took exception
to the smell Of the heavy blankets and
| asserting her prerogative as a citizen
| OF the United States, walked out to the
fence and threw the blankets from the
fence to the ground This act angered
Mr.. Alderman, who leisurely picked
up one Of the blankets and casually
! swung it into Mrs. Tekotsky's face.
Mrs. Tekotslly was surprised and hurt.
She lost her equilibrium and her tenn
per at one and the same moment. So
the suit was filed Saturday.
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Bettend0rf May Get New School
Bettendorf may have a new school.
Voters will decide on it a week from
today, March 10, when they will vote
on the proposition to issue $4,000
worth of bonds. The money, it is like
! ", will be expended in the erection of
:
town. Women will be permitted to vote
/ on the proposition. At the same time
/ the people Of Bettendorf will vote on
the election of new directors of the
board of education. Three candidates
will be before the people for their con-
sideration. Nomination papers have
| been taken out by James Montgomery
/ and Jesse Carpenter, candidates fer d.
rect0rship and by Oscar kobs, candi-
! date for treasurer of the board Other
candidates will probably enter the race
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| Butcher Murderer May Re Paroled.-
/ Whynack Johann, the butcher who
murdered his wife more than q year
! ago, now serving q term Of Il wears in
the penitentiaTy at Fl. Madison, may
/ be paroled in the near future, accord
ing to County Attorney Henry H. Jeb-
ems, who returned yesterday from the
/ penitentiary. The state board OF pa
/ role has taken up Johann's case and
have indicated that they would act ia
( vcrably The butcher is one of the best
| prisoners at the institution, says the
, warden.
Trailer Company Incorporated
ticles of incorporation for the Betten-
| dorf Trailer company, were filed Sat
urday by Attorneys Lane & Waterman
| capitalizing the concern al 100000
| The purpose of the company is to
manufacture and sell trailers to be
used in connection with automobiles
The stock is divided into 1000 shares
of par value of 500 each. Other auto
accessories will be made by the con-
Germ. Directors of the newly formed
business organization will be ]. W
Bettendorf, August f. Stefen, B. F.
! Aufterheide, A. j. Jackson and Walter
I A. Patthey. officers elected as follows:
I President. ". Bettendorf.
| Vice president-August E. Steffen
Secretary and treasurer. f. Auf-
/ terheide
! Manager-A. J. Jackson.
/ Two Issued LicenseS,-Two courles
were issued marriage licenses Satur-
| day from the office of the clerk of dis
| trict court, Emil F. Schroeder. They
were c. s. Dehotie and Dora Schaefer
both of MitcheIlyilie, Iowa. and John
I VI. Johnson Of Mason City, Iowa, and
! Mrs. Laura Johnson Of Cleveland, Ohio
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/ Real Estate Transient, B. Jones
and wife to James c, Dalton. Lot 20
! Thoemings addition
/ Sam II. Willis to Mildred Hinderer