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,3020 jsESSurr : ' .T7C2ZL CH G2ADLE3 , igi to be unusual, in the . , j courts m Bock lsianu Z tm broutht to tl ,tt clr :3t tmtT ft" many dely -.j gt period ot three It mother is seeking to r pfBMt of 110,000 from two saloonkeepers of Hock Is HM she charges with the ZZ. nr the death of her ijZmu a suicide. The prac Srftseurin damages for deaths lHatorheld to have been caused if sot uncommon in oth- ( 2taVt the state, where the lead 'fmn been taken, but in Rock TTnntT there have been com- n thai naTe 5L7 to trial. In many instances iZt keea custom of liquor deal JJJ, effect a settlement out of ( mot case dates back to ill MIT, on which day Howard ued 17, took his own life ' kttwcitr of Daren port. H is moth i" f!rollne Hosfeldt, claims ill a. dcesiive use ot intoxicat M ntwrn of all kinds sold to her m tr Julius B. Schmidt and Gus- mC Schmidt, copartners in a sa M iulaeas at 1517 Second ave- T cuted her son to become des Meiat and ultimately end his ex 8be asks reparation oh ground that he was her sole smort, ud ss such was capable 4 raiM IMW Per vear at Tarl" M oewutions in which he was Kiwanis cjud members and a number ot ladies worked last night at the toy shop in the Manual Arts buildinc.' fifty cradles were fin ished by the mm and the ladles stenciledheae and made dolls. W. J. Quinlaa sent over the deuthnuts J 10 doses of them and with quan tities ox cooee iney disappeared qulekly. A social hour was enjoy, ed following the work. It has been decided to hare the shop open two evenings a week from now on, and Wednesday night has been selected. Workers, espe cially painters will be needed to morrow night and anyone interest ed In the movement Is Asked to be on nana early in the evening. . USES REVOLVER TOO PLAYFULLY ARB SPOUSE Jo BeaJekns leU ta Grand Jary, Wife Chunrina; Ho Skat Threw Times at Her. HOLD ETQUTT OX FOOTBALL TEAM ROTARY GUESTS AT NOON LUNCH Islander Eleven Introduced Coach at Meeting at by eodefendant in the case is 1m Illiaois Oil company, which is Ml M ke liable because of owning at studios, in which the saloon iu located. AUGUST ANA FIVE TO MEET CKLEOS IN OPENING TILT 1 Auuttana college will play its Int buketball game ot the season lot Saturday when Swedberg s an will meet the Palmer School of airopractlc aggregation in the pnuilum ot the college. This pat, according to the schedule. ni to have been played with the ft, Ambrose quintet, but negotia tion could not be completed and Cows Swedberg has been success- Ill Is lining up a game withi the dim. Maimer's quintet have been wuucing daily tor some time past mi promise to bring a team which vfllnake the Swedes hustle. Catch Swedberg Is pleased with tt) trasperts. tor this coming bas- Mnil season. Practice was held k light aud 20 men donned their am,' 'The inter-class tournament low being .held at the college is at bringing to light some prospec UN buketball men, and out ot am, is addition to four members a lut year's squad, the school Mid hare one of the best basket Mil teams which has represented lanitana. The members of the Rock Island high school tri-city championship football team were the guests of the - Rotarians at their regular luncheon held this noon at the Y. W. C. A. The meeting was held in ocder to honor the high squad for winning the tri-city championship and passing through the season undefeated. As neither the president nor vice president were present, Frank f auerson, seosetary, took charge ot the meeting, and after hearing re ports on the condition of RStarian Hugh Crawford, who is sick in a Chicago hospital, turned the meet ing over' to Elmer Holmgrain, chairman ot the entertainment committee. " Ben Horn, on behalf of the Ro tarians, congratulated the team on winning and spoke of how football won Id help the members of the team in after life. Captain Henke responded for the team and told ot the appreciation of the team to the Rotary club for the luncheon. Introduces Flayers. s both spoke, and the coach introduc ed the players and told what posi tions they played. It was decided at the end of the meeting to make a week from Wed nesday Rotary evening at the toy shop in the Manual . Arts, and all of the club members were asked to be there, as quite a bit of work re mains. The toy shop is making cradles and kiddy cars', which will be distributed among the poorchil dren on Christmas. . Joe Bealckus, 900 Pint- avenue, was held to the grand Jary under 12,500 bond on a charge of asaault with a deadly weapon when ar raigned before Magistrate O. J. Cle-1, land in police court Monday even ing. . - . ,- - Bealckus was arrested on com-Dlaint-of his wife, Anna, who al leged that her husband attempted to take her life. She charged- that her husband had threatened her and had fired three shots at her from a revolver. The wife declared that the alleged atUmpt on her life occurred at the homo Sunday evening. On investigating the case the po lice visited the Bealckus home and say that they found three bullet holes in the wall a slight distance below the ceiling. It seems the husband was mak ing every effort to frighten his wife, but that when he pulled the trigger of the revolver he made sure that A coroner's insuest will be held this evening over the remains of the victims ot the tragedy vafc occurred when a car crashed over an embankment and was wrecked at the foot of a 10-foot fall, the dead being buried bead first to the waist in the muok ot a ereek bottom two and one-half milea west of Daven- nnrt mHt Monday morning Nothing new has been learned ot th details of the accident. U naa Deen Drougnc out mai nuucin real name was Emil rather than "Mike." . Frank Moravek, who miraculously escaped unhurt, is be- ine held. Funeral services tor tne two aeaa. Emit Anderson, 830 Taylor street, and Emil Peterson, 911 West Fourth street, will be held Wednes day afternoon. ELKSPUKB OO'OR US LATE JANUARY Aatlerei Folk IteUe at Legion Hall Entire Week Forty En. " tertainers. I RHEEE )EHI70WO71T3 "I'HK wim PEIZE PIG AT STATE PATH BADLY INJURED BY FLIYNO WRENCH AT HIGH SCHOOL SHOP The first accident of the year in the new machine shop course start ed at high school occurred this morning when Milton Schuerman, 408 Eighteenth avenue, suffered a painful cut in the forehead, received from a flying belt wrench. Milton was at work at one of th. fctio n wiriA nf their the lathes when a wrench which mark, as shown by the bullets hav ing penetrated the wans so close to the ceiling. However, the mag istrate believed the act sufficiently serious as to warrant the man be ing held to the grand Jury for assault! INFDDELrTY TO VOWS CHARGES MADE BY THRI TO ELECT T03IGHT. The Woodmen of the World will hold its annual election of officers tonight at the IO. O.'F. hall. '' Infidelity is the charge recited by three plaintiffs in suits for divorce, petitions for which were filed in the circuit court today. . Mary F. Carter of Moline would gain her. release , from the bonds that hold her to Dil worth Carter. They were married July 5, 1915, and separated June 5, 1919. Frank J. Tiemann of Rock Is land wishes to become single again, and so he complains against Emma V. Tiemann. They were married i Sept 25, -1912, and separated July 15, 1920. . Delia Leeper of Moline -wants her freedom from Fred C. Leeper. They were. married Sept 9, 1908 and separated March 15, 1919. one of the other pupils was using to put on a belt slipped out of his hands and flew across the room, striking young Scheuerman and cutting, a two and a half inch wound in his temple. It was necessary to send him to Dr. De Silva to have stitches taken in the wound. s. R. KENWORTHY NOW A GRANDPA The anUeued' tribe, members of Bock Island lodge, No. 960, Elks, will frolic at an indoor circus at: the American Legion hall during' the week of Jan. 29. to Feb. 5. Act 4ion abandoning the minstrel proj ect and substituting for it the more novel entertainment of an indoor circus with all the sideshows and "lemo" stands was taken at the regular meeting of the lodge last evening. . The entertainment'' committee made a most favorable- report of LGiant us invisQugauoa ul uie srou, ac- claring that the company, which is managed by a largeproducing con cern, is composed oi u people, ai present it is playing a run for the New York lodge and during the week prior to the engagement in this city is scheduled for a week's merriment in Chicago under the auspices of the Elks' lodge there. Donate to Cnaritj. The Welfare association, Bethany borne. West End Settlement and the American Legion's Christmas fund for aiding wounded ex-service men in national hospitals were remem bered by the lodge. Fred Rinck won the attendance prize offered by Richard Carnes. (Special to, The Argus). ; Muscatine, Iowa,. Dec 7. Leon ard Key ens, owner of the Lowe Run farm and one of the best known breeders in tola section of the coun try. Monday announced the acquisi tion of The Whip," one ot the prise pig offerings, ot the present year. The animal was bred and shown by L J. Conrad of Melbourne, Iowa. U was sired by "Orange Boy." ,the gnsatest aire of show hogs in re cent years. "The Whip" won second 'prise as Junior boar pig at the Iowa state fair this year out of a claas of 43 entrants and also took second place in that classification at the Inter national Livestock exposition at Chicaco. The animal brought $1,500 when sold at auction at the Conrad sale this tall and waa purchased by Mr. i Neyens at Chicago. The latest ad anion to tne prise mock at uie Lowe Run farm will assist "Big in service there now. Sam R Kenworthy, attorney, let it be known about the courthouse and among his associates today that he has attained the distinction of being a grandfather. And likewise, J. T. Kenworthy has become a great-grandaddy. A baby boy it is, and it was born yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs. CENTRAL TRUST DIRECTORS ARE AGAIN ELECTED SEEKING GUARDIAN FOR WILTON WOMAN (Special to The Argus.) Muscatine, Iowa, Dec. 7. Hear ing of Henry Gardner's petition to appoint a permanent guardian for Mrs. Louisa Healey, 94-year-old Wilton resident, was resumed in district court here Monday after- Harry L. Lane ot Davenport at noon with A. F. Copeland, brother Mercy hospital. Mrs. Lane was for-j of the aged woman, and one of the merly Miss Emily Kenworthy. Mr. Lane is 'assistant manager ot the Logan & Bryan brokerage offices in Davenport The youngster has been given the name of Samuel Kenworthy Lane in honor of the grandfather. He weighs six pounds and 12 ounces. ABANDON CABLE 8TATI05. (Special to The Argus. Springfield, Dec. 7. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway was today authorized by the state pub lic utilities commission to discon- PLEADS GUILTY TO PADDING PAYROLL Sam LaVelle. formerly foreman of the Milwaukee shops at Nahant, tinue its agency at Cable, Mercer west -of Davenport, pleaded guilty i county, because the 'agency there to a charge of padding hia payrolls i was not paying for ita upkeep. The with fictitious names and pocketing 1 railroad company is ordered by the the money. He was indicted on ; commission, however, to keep the four charges and pleaded guilty to : station lighted and heated at Ca ons this morning in the district ! ble for the accommodation ot pas- court of Davenport. He was fined i sengers who - desire 'to board principal witnesses, on the stand. Certain ot the various deeds and mortgages to the $75,000 in prop erty formerly owned by his sister,, classified in the case as "Exhibits A to Q" were shown to Copeland, and he was asked to identify and verify them as to the time and place of their issuance. Other witnesses are being1 ex amined today, and it is viewed as unlikely by the court that the case can be finished before Wednesday. The case is being stubbornly con tested by attorneys for both sides. At a meeting of stockholders ot the Central Trust & Savings bank yesterday afternoon members of the board of directors were re elected for the ensuing year. The board will meet at a later date to elect officers. The personnel ot the directors is as follows: H. . n. Cleaveland, C. J. Larktn, H. W. Tre mann. J. W. Tremann. O. F. Smith, W. J. Sweeney, Dr. George Wig gins, George H. Richmond, M. S. Heagy, H. B. Simmon, H. D. Mack, W. S. Parks. ISLANDER FACES SERIOUS CHARGE Henry Dobblear, 2409 Eleventh street, Rock Island, aged 21 years, goes on trial tomorrow in the dis trict court of Davenport facing charges of assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Rockingham. He was cap tured by. a posse of fanners and is charged with attempt to commit rape and carrying concealed weap ons. Personal Points Miss Florence B. Rendle and Miss HeleivK. La Porte, buyers for L. S. McCabe and Co. are in Chicago at tending the sales now being held at the big wholesale houses. vMrs. C. W. Fry of Sedalia, Mo., is here for a month's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Hud son, 1018 Twelfth street . 500 and costs. 1 leave the train. IS GITEK SETTTEKCE. Grant Woodson, arrested in Octo ber in the act of robbing a home on Bridge avenue, Davenport was sentenced to from, seven to ten! years in state penitentiary at, Fort i or Madison in the district court of Dav-' ' enport this morning. Do Your v Christmas Shopping While the Ferry is Running JUMPS ROPE, GIRL HURTS KNEE nnnnn s pqpqnnn nnnnnnn nnnnnnn nnnnnn nnnnbnp I' (Special Correspondence.) trie, Dec. 7. Miss Neta Perkins Erie met with a peculiar acci tat Sunday afternoon, resulting bad injury to one knee. She, a company with other young peo N, TO at the M. R. Finnicum . watching the performance of ikon owned by Fred Finnicum, ich had been taught to lump the "P. The rope was tied to a wag- boxln which Mies Neta was ttdiat, and on being warned that bone might pull the box over, mm i Neta lumped, and her dress ttbin on the box. she fell in tes a manner as to twist the knee, "rtii" the ligaments and cords "fll. She was taken to her home I2 bn in splints. Doubtless Miss will be obliged to take sev i fni h.v. ... . , . Z ' tanon irom ner em- clerk in the dry goods "Wrusent of R. L. Burchell's tort HILLSDALE BANK IS REORGANIZED (Special to The Argus.) Hillsdale, Dec. 7. The Farmers' febants' Bank ot Hillsdale, a nvu Institution, has been reor MUed with a capital stock of 150, ww and surplus of $12,500.00, k w n M The 01i Farmers' & wcbant. State bank, with the fol ""tors: Edwin L. Hanson. K": George W. McMurphy. E'dent; Alice Ward, cash bLT th Cox "sonant cashier, w r t?,0ll0W8: JohnF.But "C.H bundle, w. W. Cain, W McMurphy. Edwin L. HURT IN "AVENPORT CRASH John D U D n c D Ql D C D d d T Ul enn . I ... o. iwenuein Rock Island, was sliehtlv! Tr" hlCh he was dHin nr.h. ! M M int ,r anving crasn-1 Soothe machine driven by Roy 'l! M the intersection of,tJ ""Queue streets, Dav-' fl Ch,irV?ne e accident U resulted in th nm I WT Raw. w uiu- ! MM ruuf0'13' Davenport police- i 7 um arn IT? fiured in an an accident whlrh cot him hi. lit. i... .- r Princeton, Iowa. 5jriy com ear p, CArttt CASHIER AT OPHEDf 0rlonS,1?ial,?TheArn'') Mil - "ec. 7. Glenn ShMiln renl -- .. : r' ' vivjen in tne Peo irust and Savi.. k..i. 'land, ha -i,j . 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ROCK ISLAND a Si a a a a i a P p p a a 5 f Excellent Gifts P ' f in Silver Plate j Every woman knows now well Sil Jf . J M ver Plate adds to the beauty of ner f V M 1 : Table Service. It lends a tench el fl W reflnement to any dlnlnf room and jfl l Fp' is sure to win the admiration of V . r guests. Ton will And what yen AY want here at most reasonable V T si f Open Evenings j In r J. Ramser's Sons i r ) Opposite Harper House K a Specials v For the Balance of This Week At Schroeder's -MEATS & GROCERIES Home Rendered Lard, per lb. Raw Leaf Lard, per lb. Back fat, per lb. Fresh Hams (half OO or whole) per lb 4C Freeh Side (half or whole) per lb Fresh Pork Shoulder, per lb. Fresh dressed Hogs (half or whole) lb. ... 20c 19c 18c 24c 17c 16c 10 lbs. Granulated QQ 10 lbs. Michigan Navy Beans . .. .. 10 bars Fels Naptha 7Qm SoaD 'C 10 small cans Libby's Milk 49 lb. sack Goldrim QC Flour Q&tOd 4 cans Tomatoes ...v. Bacon (half or whole slab) lb JJC 69c 59c All kinds of Home Made Sausage, Fresh Pork Tails, Brains. Snouts, Ears, Feet and Heads. Fanners Attention We are dressing hogs quite extensively. When you have some to offer come and see me personally also on your live poultry Turkeys, Ducks, Geese and Chickens. H. Schroeder Phone R. 1. 12 305 20th St Phone R.I. 194 Make Her Happy ; """' By fiwinc her a practical and useful tpFt The Eureka Vacuum Cleaner is a gift that will gfve her hours of pleasure, not just tomorrow, but for years to come. We will gladly demonstrate this superior cleaner. MAXFIELD THE WASH MACHINE MAN" . DAVENPORT MOLINE ROCK ISLAND 219 W. 3rd St Phone Daw. 1203 321 20th St Phone R. L 936 All The News All The Time The Argus