Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25

in similar capacity in the local fed
eral court.
VIM Soon so to Franee.-Lieuten-
ant l.. E. Shafer, formerly stationed
at Fort Riley, Kan. and now attached
to Evacuation hospital No. /, United
States army expeditionary forces
the first regular unit of its kind to
60 to France--expects to sail soon for
the battle front Lieutenant Skaters
home is at Waieott, Iowa. Lieuten-
ant Shafer is now stationed at New
York City. but expects sailing orders
any time Heretofore all medical
units sent to France have been Red
Cross organizations. The department
of Evacuation hospital No 1 will mark
the first embarkation Of a regular
army medical unit for France since
war was declared against Germany.
Seek to Collect Judgment Henry J.
Baumann and j II. c. Baumann,
through their attorney, NJ NJ. White
Of Ida Grove, Iowa, started suit in
the Scott county district court TO col
lect on a court judgment rendered
against William Y. and Ella Sindt in
Iowa county in 1897 for $500. The
Judgment now amounts to S10,39912.
The judgment was rendered on Nov.
4, 1897, and the plaintiffs are CREDITED
with making one payment, leaving a
balance due of $4.00025. Interest and
compound interest have more than
doubled the original amount.
B.
Marriage Licenses.-Tiarr August
Dipple, Davenport, and Dorothy Vic
let DeLarue. Davenport Walter
Thomas Gorton. Plymouth, Mich. and
Ruth Tibbs. Ludington, Mich. II. R.
Lytle, Estherville, Iowa, and Bessie
Lura, Forest City, Iowa; Everett
Moore, Davenport, and Virginia Dye
Kansas City, Mo. Paul L. Swanson
Rock Island. and Henrietta Hudson
Rock Island; William G. Stein, Dav-
export, and Lillian f. Westphal, Dav-
export.
Many Dinners Given 0ut.-Charita-
bic organizations, religious societies
and individuals distributed 800 Christ
mas dinners among the poor families
in Davenport, according to a check
compiled by the various organizations
working through the Confidential Elk
change. The number is less than one
years ago when approximately four
hundred baskets were sent out. Elm
, nation of Implications is responsible
for the decrease.
Bennett Is N0rmai.-Frank Edward
/ Bennett age 63. who confessed Sat.
urday to setting fire to box cars in al
effort to break into" the state penf
tertiary, is possessed Of his norma
mental powers, according to Drs. f
n. Stfohbehn and O. H. Dahms, who
examined the man at the request O
Judge +. d. Let's. The report of tht
physicians was filed with the count,
attorney and will be submitted to tn,
court, probably Thursday. Bennett
probably will be arraigned at tina
time for sentence. BENEFITS remark
able story, told in court Saturda,
morning. caused Judge Let's to ques
ton the mans sanity and sentenc.
! was deferred until such time as phv
sicians could examine the defendant
mental status. Homeless. friendles,
and penniEess Bennett said he started
the fires for the purpose OF gaining ,
home in prison where he would h.
assured OF clothing and food
O.
/ Hurt in bceident. Inquiries 70
+ ceiyed when he was struck by C.
NJ. St. P. freight engine at From
and Warren streets at 6 o'clock yes
! teFday morning may prove fatal t
Joan Hattick. teamster. residing a
720 West Front street. Hattick wa
Fdriving a team Of horses across til.
tracks, preparatory 10 hitchfng then
/ 10 wagon which stood on the othA
side He apparently failed to motto.
/ the approaching engine until it strDcJ
i him. One of the horses was killed ia
+ sfantly and the other was jniure,
Hattick was struck by the front q
the engine and knocked several feat
He was picked up and rushed /,
Mercy hospital in the police ambu
lance where DR.. P. A. Bendixen at
tended him. He was found to be SUI
. fering with broken back and bet
scalp wound. Small hopes are he'll
out for his recovery.
o
shoplifter Bound 0Yer-Claimiu,
that he was drunk and dill not knoy
what he was doing, II. Hall was ar
raigned before Police MagIstrat
Ernst Claussen yesterday for prelm
inary bearing ON charge OF lar
ceny from a building Ia the nighttime
/ Hall is alleged to have stolen a min
/ fur piece and q silk skirt worth s51 )
! from the J, r. c. Petersen's son
store Saturday night. He tried /
| hide the loot beneath his coat. but Ii
was arrested before he LETT the stor
lhy Detectives Quinn and Estes Fl