Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-02
The Day i'm Davenport

Two Fires.-The fire department re-
ceiyed two alarms yesterday after
noon. At /: 40 the paper over the fiue
at 1880 Eddy street caught fire. There
was practically no damage. At 2:10
the department was called to Otto
Kuehlke's, at Sixth and Brown, where
the clothes in boiler had caught fire,
the water having boiled off and they
catching fire. The smoke filled the
cellar, but little damage was done.
Ribs Are Broken: He Wants $1,000.
Several ribs, the property OF
H. j. High, were broken Feb. 3, 1914,
when his buggy was struck by street
car at Fifth and Harrison streets,
here. and he was hurled to the pave
ment; and as damages he asks, in a
petition filed yesterday against the
Tri-City Railway company, the sum of
$1,000. J. A. Hanley is attorney for
Mr. High. According to allegations
of the plaintiff, he was driving his
horse and buggy along Fifth street,
when the car struck the vehicle He
was thrown from the buggy and his
side was bruised severely, in addition
to the shattered ribs. Other discom-
guish. bring the debt of the railway
company to an even thousand dollars,
! he asserts.
Son Sends Father to JAIL. C.
Sidney, youth of Is years, signed a
warrant which sent his father, Joe
Sidney, aged 40, to Jail for 80 days.
The parent was charged with assault
and battery and was found guilty at
his trial. 1t was charged by the sons
that the father had been exhibiting
an ugly disposition around the home
| for the past two years, during which
time he had been out of work a great
deal Of the time. The father admit
ted that he had slapped the boy" but
the youth said it had more kick in
| it than a regular homespun slap. In
support of this statement he exhibited
a swollen jaw These boys are keep
| ing UP the house for you and you do
not care enough for them to let them
alone and not abuse them" the magis-
trate said to the parent. Il will find
you guilty and send you to Jail for 80
days" do you want my overcdat?"
the father asked the son as he was
| leaving the county jail. Il won't need
/ it and you might as we'll take it." The
/ son told him to keep the coat. He will
be held until the family asks for his
release.
Herring Pleads Guilty: SIS Fine
Joe Herring, indicted for indecent ex-
posture, as result Of complaint of Ma
bel Johnson and Vera Philhower, two
chiropractors, pleaded guilty Monday
to the charge, and was fined SIS and
court costs by Judge Theophilus. De-
PENDANT was represented by c. H. Muir
had left the city some time ago, one
being called to New York on account
of the death Of her mother and the
other now being located at Cincinnati
Ohio. Herring had been out on S20C
bonds since his arraignment before
the justice of peace, W. R. Names.
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Bridge Over Duck Greek is Opened
County Engineer John Malloy yes
terday issued notice that the bridge
over Duck creek, which has been out
of repairs for several days owing tt
the high water of the last two weeks
has now been thoroughly repaired ant
is open for traffic. The closing of the
bridge has been a great inconvenience
to farmers, who have been compelled
to make wide detours in their trave
back and forth.
Real Estate Transfers.-Carre E
Clemens to Frank Clemens. undivided
ne-fffteenth interest in part of the
south half of section 10, DavenpOr
} township. W. o. CARRIER to 1ndepend
ent Real Estate company. lot II, bloci
II, town of McCausland. H. B. Jones
and wife to Henry Schrader, Jr., lott
6. 7 and s, block Z, Riverview addition
to Bettendorf,
Wife Given Divorce. - Bessie Nc
Dorman has been granted a divorce
from W. P. McDorman by Judge Don
cyan. OH supported grounds of cruelt.
and inhuman treatment. She wa
awarded the custody of the mino
child, Dorothy McDorman. Waldo
Becker was attorney for the piaintii
wife.
Asks for Diy0rce.--Melaniea and Ro.
Balcomb have been married for owe
four years. They we're married Ma,
3. 1911, at Rock Island. Since then
so the wife says, Mr.. Balcomb ina
been drinking with great regularit
, and has treated her brutally. She let
him Dec. 81, 1915, and filed yesterday
, through Attorney William Hoersch,
, petition for divorce, asking the Gus
tody of the minor child, Harold.
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/ Courts Girl by Early Morn Lutte
Carl Adams falsetto notes burst upo
the morning air at ) o'clock yesterda
!, at the window of his fair Juliet, tn
woman he sought to wife. She is Ell
, Schmidt and she lives with her fathe