Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

Davenport, and Mabel Green, Winter
set Iowa; Raymond Bessmer. Waver-
". Iowa. and Harriet kaldenberg,
Davenport; Thomas Leroy Hicks,
Presumption. H., and Gladys Rather
Inc Plat, Hamlet, Ill.,; Andrew E.
Moore, Big Rock, Iowa, and Maude
Newhouse, Big Rock, Iowa; Harry
Nolan, Davenport, and Lulu Rennick
Davenport; Herman Schulz, Daven-
port, and Anna Petersen, Davenport;
Franklin Charles Schaefer, Grand
View. Iowa, and Frances Sarah Ross,
Columbus junction, Iowa.
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SiloplifteT Caugtt-A womans fur
neekpiece and silk skirt were con-
cealed under the coat of H. Hall when
he was arrested by Detectives Estes
and Quinn in the j. II. Petersen s
store. Second and Main streets, dur
ing the height of the last-minute hol-
iday rush Saturday night The ar
ticles were identified by clerks at the
store as belonging in stock Halls
attempt to get away with them was
not a success. He is being held on q
charge of larceny from building in
the night time-a grand jury oifense.
Han proved sulky prisoner. and has
refused to make any statement. He
would not tell the police why e
wanted the woman's clothing.
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Turkey Brought High Price -
Through the able craftsmanship Of I
c. Norwood and the generosity of N
D. Ely turkey prices scared to a rec
ord breaking figure in Davenport
| One hundred dollars for one 18-pound
turkey was the amount paid, which
means little better than $3.50 pei
pound The turkey was donated tc
| the Davenport Red Cross By a. I
Nettleton, farmer near Montpelier
| The idea was conceived of auctionine
off the bird. Secretary Norwood wal
! selected as auctioneer and he dwell
upon the merits Of that particular birC
so graphically that he induced \. D
Ely, who finally had the high bid o
$50 TO raise his own bid first to 81;
and then to 800.
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Nother Gets Child-aIrs. Florence ]
Snyder, plaintiff in an application fol
q writ OF habeas corpus to regain Gus
tody OF her 4-year-old daughter. Jeal
Snyder, won her fight in the Scot
county district court when Judge z
d. Let's sustained the petition for
writ and gave the child into the car
OF the mother. The little girl was lid
mapped by the father, Thomas SNYDER
following a divorce in Ohio, and va
brought to Davenport and placed IL
the custody of MISC B. Racquet. tn
defendant, according to Mrs. SNYDER
accusations The father entered III
case as an Intervene and attempte,
to regain custody OF the girl.
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Fire Bug C0nfesses- Facing tn
world without kith or kin. penniless
homeless and broken in health. Fran
Edward Bennett. aged 62, stood befor
Judge F. d. Let's in the Scott count
district court Saturday and eonfesse
to setting fires to box ears in an effor
10 gain admittance to the state nenj
Tertiary where he would be sure G
sufficient food and clothing to kee
/ body and spirit alive. at least. TIL
: court refused TO accept Benefits ME
until his sanity had been investigated
: The case was continued and Dr.. II. I
StTohbehn was ordered to examine tn
man to determine whether his action
= anu statements were due to insanit
5 or drink. Bennett came TO Davennov
Thursday night from Freeport. III
and started his first fire in the Nahar
= yards. After the car had starte
) blazing, Bennett says he waite
around the immediate vicinity ia
someone to arrest aim When no on
] appeared he extinguished the fire an
/ came to Davenport. A second attemr
: was made Friday evening when Ber
' nett fred Milwaukee car at til
foot Of Brady street at $50 D. m. II
+ remained close by and watched Ii
: iremen extinguish the blaze, befor
s going to the police station and COZ
= Tossing,
!, Denies She Flirted- DENYING fro
4 the witness stand that she had sougl
e 10 create sympathy in her behalf
: a former hearing by flirting with ii
s court and attorneys. Mrs. Flora Phi
: lips wrote another chapter in the d,
tmestie difficulties which have emil