Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

John, Hermann, William. Theodore,
Gus, Ferdinand and Mrs. Charles
Baasch, all Of Davenport. Three broth
ers, Peter, John and Henry, and one
sister, Mrs. Mary Benewitz, also sur
vive.
Violating Child Labor Law.-That
Davenport stores and factories are
openly violating the child labor law
which provides that children between
the ages of IA and Is may not be per
mitted to work more than 4S hours a
week and not more than eight hours in
a single day, is the statement made by
Ellen NJ. Rourke of Des Moines, state
inspector of factories, workshops and
public buildings. The law also states
that under no conditions shall a child
be permitted to work after 6 o'clock in
the evening, regardless of what time
work was commenced in the day and
that a work permit must be on file in
the employment office.
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Woman Sues as Result OF Fall
Grace Rosenberg through her attOr-
ney, NJ. V. Cannon, has instituted suit
in the district court for $4,000 dam
ages which she wishes to secure from
Ida S. Z. Miller for a fall which she
received in the house owned by the de-
PENDANT The plaintiff claims that she
rented the lower floor of the residence
at 500 West Second street and it was
represented to her as being in first
class shape and safe. On the 9TH of
October, 1915, the plaintiff claims that
while walking across the kitchen floor
she fell through and was so badly lac
Grated and bruised that she is now I'M
able to continue her former OCCupa-
ton of nursing and will not be able to
/ do so.
! Wants $4,000 for Fall Down Steps,
| Mary krumbholtz has entered suit in
/ the district court against Mary WeetZ
asking for $4,000 damages as a result
| of a fall down the steps of house in
which she was residing and which the
/ defendant owned The plaintiff claims
! that while she was a tenant in the
| house of the defendant, she gave hel
| permission to have repairs made or
! condition that everything was fixed 81
/ that no damage would result TO the OC-
/ cupant of the house. She alleges thai
| tools were left loose and that when she
was walking down the cellar steps
she tripped over some of these and fell
sustaining bruises that resulted in Sc
rious damage to her body and leg.
Obituary Record.-At the home O
her daughter, Mrs. Chris lessen, oC
CURED the death of Mrs Maria Elsa
! Clan. She was born in Struoenhutter
Holstein, Germany, May 2, 1886, ant
was united in marriage to Nicholas
I Glau in March of 1855. In 1875 they
came to Scott county where the,
farmed until 16 years ago At thai
time they moved to Eldridge where
they have resided ever since at the
home Of their daughter, Mrs. Chris Jes
SEN The deceased is survived by hel
! husband, two daughters, Mrs. Car
Ehlers of Walnut Grove, and Mrs
Chris lessen of Eldridge. Clever
grandchildren, four great-grandchil
| dren and four nieces also survive.
At Mercy hospital occurred the dealt
of Frank Hebing. He was born in Ger
many April IT, 1886, and has lived il
Scott county for the past 30 years. HI
made his home with his cousin, Theo
dore Gasseling OF Walcott The fol
lowing cousins are the only survivors
Theodore and Bernard Gasseling, Mrs
John Moellenbeck and Mrs William
Goering of Walcott. Mrs. Ferdinand
Clasen. Mrs. Harry Goering and Mrs
Tony Moellenbeck, all OF Davenport