Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-04
The Day i'm Davenport

McGugin was connected with the See
man-Jarvis shows, a carnival company,
and last summer made a tour with the
show. He returned, only to become ill,
and for several weeks was confined to
his bed. Shortly after his recovery he
left the city. Friends are of the opin-
ion that he made his way to Kansas
City, although this has not been veri-
fed. The dissatisfied wife denies all
knowledge of his whereabouts Mr.
McGugin was a resident of this city for
many years. For a considerable length
of time he conducted the Windsor ho-
tel on Perry street, short distance
above Third street. He abandoned
this place to take the managership of
the Columbia hotel, when that building
was ready for occupancy. Prior to his
residence here he had been a circus
and carnival man, working with some
Of the largest and most successful COM
panies on the road He was we'll
known in Davenport and a member of
OCNCi al IL dlCl udl VI
Palmist Ordered OUTPUT your
money on the bible while l am read
ing your future" This was the brief
instruction given by Professor James
Morris, clairvoyant and palmist extra
ordinary at his suite of rooms in the
Columbia hotel. The patron placed her
it was usually a woman-money on
the bible and extended her palm so
that the professor. with pensive brow,
could brush away the clouds and gaze
into the future. Many women placed
all their immediate wealth on the bible
and never got it back. When the pro-
fessor had finished his soothsaying he
usually dumped the money into his own
Golfers and bid the "duped' one an af-
fectionate farewell. 1t was the habit
of the patron of the occult science to
reach for the money after the future
had been pierced. But the professor
gave them the "Oh, no. and took the
money himself. In this manner one
young woman lost $3.50 and another
an amount almost as large. Police,
| however, have been unable to get the
names of the young women because
they are in great fear of the publicity
attached to it. So no charge has been
lodged against the professor. Detec-
tive Charles Boettcher went to the
rooms of the professor yesterday and
gave him instructions to leave town.
When the sleuth arrived at the rooms
their were eight women in the place,
all waiting to have the professor tell
them something about love, health, po-
sition, business or future happiness
When Morris came to Davenport he ap-
piled for license OF Acting Chief
Charles Schuettler. He showed a let
ter of reference purporting TO be from
the chief of police Of Salt Lake City
He had the name of the chief of police
of that town. This letter was filed in
the city clerks Office and the profes-
sor put up 500 license to do business
from Feb. 10 to March 10. He also
stated that he had operated IN Denver
four years Investigation proved that
the letter from the Salt Lake city police
head had been faxed"
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Two Suits for Div0rce.-Suit for di'
yorce has been filed by Olga Sidney
against Joseph c. Sidney, cruel anc
inhuman treatment and drunkenness
being the allegations. Plaintiff ask!
alimony and the custody OF the elgh
minor children, Lester, Ross, Lima, Jul
Illus, Kenneth. Donald, Ollie and Spen
Ger Sidney. The couple was married
in this city June IS, 1895. Louis Z
Roddewig is attorney for the plaintiff
John W. Messmore has filed suit fol
divorce against Lucy o. Messmore, Civ
ing as grounds, desertion. M. V. Gan
non is attorney for the plaintiff in thu
action