Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 11

THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER. 11 Sunday, December 26, 190lJ. USE DRUBBING OF WlfE CAUSES HIS ARREST Victor Stibolt Is home from Cornell university to spend the holidays. Mr. and Mrs.

A. E. Cobb and daugh ter, 1619 Rock Island street, are visiting in Des Moines during the holidays. Mis-s Catherine and Nellie Fay, 1630 Bert Nowack Must Answer To Serious Charge Which Wife Prefers LeClaire street, are at home after vis iting frlenda for several days in up- FLOUR MAKE NO MISTAKE ton, la. A.

B. Richards, superintendent of the Postal Telegrapn eompan, wna por havlng glvcn hlg wife a Bevere here from Kansas City on a business jbeatlng wnlrn resulted in her body Our Holiday Greeting Is now ready, and as we have gone to considerable expense to procure something nice and are very anxious that all our customers have one, we are golng to ask every patron of ours to Call at our office and get one at their first opportunity. We feel that this will be the more satisfactory way, as In other years, when we tried to distribute them through the drivers, we found some of our customers were overlooked. Realizing that It Is through your patronage that we have been able to build up the largest and best laundry business in the three cities and to equip one of the finest plants in the country, we wish to thank you for all your patronage and confidence. Trusting that our efforts will merit a continuance of the same, we are, RESPECTFULLY, visit Friday, being covered with black and blue TI wch spots, according to her version of the Mr.

and Mrs. H. B. Horne of Waoh- VERDICT IS HELD ami) (OB uiu 'i(3 "i 1 1. imchi Ington, are visiting at tae borne a awaltlng ar- of Mr.

and Mrs. -Dan B. Home, do on the Cilarge of ftgsault 0 IN: 1 A0AST3A aireei lor ua- and battery. The information which snXhrnan. 1140 Brady led, to his arrest was sworn out by TO BEJ1ESS1VE street has returned to her home In the wife and within a short time the this city after visiting for the past husband was placed under arrest.

It is alleged that Nowack came home a week with friends in Chicago. Judge Barker Gives Opinion CROOK BROS. ft in Cahen vs. Gorman and Harrison Case. few evenings ago and being In a vicious mood attacked his wife and gave her a severe Tiiey reside at 1713 West Second street.

It. id probable that his hearing will be set for Monday before Justice Rodde-wig. Loses His Overcoat. W. H.

Meyer, 1108 West Third street, an employe of the city, has reported the loss of his new Christmas overcoat to the police department. Mr. Meyer claims that the coat was given to him for a Christinas -present and that while in the employ of the Pin Your Idea An opinion which was received from Judge Barker yesterday by Harry J. To a Star Dr. and Mrs.

F. Harkness and babv daughter departed Friday afternoon for Iowa City, where they will remain over today with relatives. Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter. Hattie, of Dubuque, are visiting at the home of Mrs.

F. Llndorf, 1211 West Sixth street for a few days. Miss M. Davidson, a student at St. Mary's school, has left for her home In Bellevue, Iowa, where she will spend the holidays with her parents.

William Murray, a traveling representative of the Van Camp Pork and Beans company, is in Davenport for the holidays at his home on LeClaire street. Your idea of spotlessness, we mean. This laundry will match McFarland, clerk of the district court, rules that the verdict of $474 which was returned several weeks ago by he jury sitting on the case of Sidney you it will bring that visionary whiteness of your very home- Canon vs. Gorman and HarriBon, was In linens, In cottons and In city in combating the recent snow woolens. entirely too excessive that, unless the plaintiff files a remlttur for tho sum storm, he laid down his coat during OBITUARY work and when he went after It later, of $149 within the ensuing 20 days, Cleanness? CITY NEWS IN BRIEF the motion for a new trial will be sustained.

Shortly after the verdict It was gone. Mr. Meyer regrets the loss not alone because of the mercenary consideration which is attached to You never saw such cleanness! Lueth. Mrs. Louisa M.

Lueth, wife of Johann was turned in by the jury after a few Mr. and Mrs. A. McGregor of Ma Lueth of Fishertown, died Irlday And Stars? the garment but. because of the fact that it was a Christmas present.

luure deliberation, a motion was made for a new trial by the attorneys nicht at o'clock at. her homo as conn. Panada, are spending several s', and J. L. Oakleaf represent the representolng th defendants, Messrs.

the result of a prolonged illness from weeks at the home of their son, A. W. a complication of diseases at the age McGregor and wife, 830 East Four- Well we're the Btar cleanera of em all. plaintiff. Only a praecipe has been filed so far.

Gorman and Harrison of tho Davenport hotel, and Judge Barker took the of 77 years, two months and 18 days, 'teenth street. Reliable Banker to the People $25, $50, $75, $100, $5,000 motion under advisement with the She was born In Berlin. Gut Lam Iowa Steam Laun GIVEN A BEATING UPON ADVENT HOI Sewing Machines at Richters, all kinds result given in the opinion received, shagen, Germany. Oct. 6.

1832, and The case was brought by Mr, Cahen Sixteenth The sixteenth married In the old country, in the on tho grounds that he had deposited lioans on furniture, pianos, diamonds. dry Company WM. POHLMANN, Mgr. hSrTea. wasTiSd "otfiS personal pro annual session of the Southeastern ne caine nusuanu rty without removal or publicity.

Teachers' association will be held at to coming direct to Daven- Tinp.f tw.D i tw-t i jiirprnn "fittumu.a inma Thurariov wMau omi port, wnere she has made her home his suit case containing about $oi worth of valuables and clothing, in the lobby of the Davenport hotel soon after his advent to the city and that Henry Waldo Struck, son of Henry C. Struck, arrived from Cornell college. Ithaca, N. where he is attending college, to spend the Christ mas holidays with his parents. J.

H. Clark, son of Colonel J. TI. Clark, of the Andresen flats, Is spending the holidays at the home of his parents. He arrived from his home, Kansas City, Friday morning.

213-215 E. id St. 'Phone 227 i A a mm a- since, several years ago nicy cow interesting program'is being prepared brated their golden wedding anniver- bee L. E. Marshall 3T LOAN MAN AND LAWYER 7 a.

Putnim Bids- Davenport, I. because of the negligence of the employes of the hotel, tie baggage was and the meeting will be of value to a tether SnnoHntonrioT, Pmnir Besides her husband, five children, SnnprintpndfTit Frank Edward Allday Not Welcome by Brother Who Nearly Kills ftim t. s'mor nMi Mrs. Minnie Wahe. Ernest and Thea mart rf ta navnnrt nnWic M's- Minnie Wahe, Ernest and w.0 u.w.fSU, ,11.1..

that was regarded by the owners in the down town business section. Although there were thousands of' people crowding and thronging through the many stores during last few days preceding Christmas, tha lost or Btolen. The judge in the opinion, held that the value which had been placed upon the goods by tne owner, was based upon the original cosf'of the materials and not on the present commercial value and that because of this overeat imatlon and the verdict of the Jury for the full amount, the enforced remlttur is asked. The advent home of Edward Allday, a member of the Allday family, well known in police circles, was not tho ca.use for felicitations yesterday ac Major and H. Von Blnzer of Alton, 111., where Major Von Binzer Is commandant of tho Western Military academy, are spending the holidays with Mrs.

Iuise E'elderbecke, 532 West Seventh street. Georee Norwood of Chicago, accom schools, is chairman of the executive 1' "U1- r.8- "T'f. committee. Mrs. Alvina Gnpp, 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, sur- S.

H. Trading Stamps at Crook Bros. Laundry, 221 East Third street. I The. funeral will be held from the home this afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Bur-Doing Good Work. Street Commis- ial will, be made in the City cemetery. sioner Bernard McMahon and Assist-! ant Street Commissioner John Miclot' Bade. had a force of 20 men at work early 1 Charles W. Bade, passed away Christmas morning clearing the down- Thursday at his home, 524 Lincoln manifestation of the shoplifter and the dishonest was not apparent and the- cording to his story, on the contrary, stores in general experienced one oi the most quiet holiday season In their histories.

the visitor who came from his former panied by his sister, Mrs. C. M. Mc-Nellly of Ashland, arrived Friday Cheapest Framing done at Nagil's Art Store, New Security Building. Has Fine Calendar.

The Davenport Savings bank is distributing a very artistic calendar to its patrons as a Christmas and New Year greeting. Tri-City Electric 119 121 E. 4th Smoking on O. P. M.

Plan. All the Democrat employes from cellar to garret, were smoking choice Havanas Saturday at expense of the S. L. It is an annual custom with this well known firm to remember the newspaper offices on Christmas day. Dr L.

W. Struble. Eye, ear, nose and throat. 31 Masonic Temple. habitat in Galveston, was given a severe mauling at the hands of his brother Adolph Allday and a warrant for the arrest of the assailant and that town crossings of the heavy fall of avenue, at the age of 40 years, after a 'night in the city, and are the guests snow.

By 8 o'clock all the crossings prolonged illness. He was born in; for over the holidays at the Norwood IS WANDERING LAD of the mother has been asked by the had been cleared and many favorable Rock Island in October, 18(19, and was home on East River street. WILL PROVIDES FOR OLD DAVENPORTERS Frank Crombie and Etta V. victim, ine application for tho war comments were neara in henau oi tne married in 1897 to Miss Albina Ahrens. quick and efficient work of the street His father, Charles W.

Bade, and Mrs. C. G. Hipwell has arrived home rant was made to County Attorney Vollmer yesterday noon. Within a few HOME JUVENILE AT from a two months' visit in Denver department.

cnildren. Earl and Ahrens, sur a ITn una nrnminpnt mptnlipt nf an other Western points and as moments after tho maltreatment which the man alleges was handed Rock Island camp, No. 29, of the Mod- result Mr. Hipwell Is again wearing ern Woodmen of America. I his customary happy smile which has H.

Schmidt Elec. Co. 310 Harrison. Ewert Richter, Exp. Sfrge.

Tel. 598 wife's at been lacking during The funeral will be held from tho sence. Stearns Are Believed to Be Missing Heirs George Cook, Aged 10 Years, Ordered Sent There by Officer Ditzen. Buys Looney Home H. E.

Casteel, late residence, 524 Lincoln avenue, president of the Rock Island National Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. FIREMEN HOSTS TO Farm Is Sold. C. H. Booth, Arlington avenue, has sold his farm In Buffalo township, consisting of 80 acres, for the neat sum of $9,000.

Mr. Knoles, who recently moved hack from South Dakota, is the purchaser. The deal was made through the agency of Sor-rowfree Son, Whitaker building. Merchants Transf. Stor.

Co. Tel. S85. Tii-weekly trips to East Moline, Dr. C.

R.Baker, dentist, Whitaker blk. out to him by his brother, the abused man making a hurried exit from the parental domicile and a likewise hurried ingress to the county attorney's office. He was not alone desirous of having a warrant Issued for the arrest of the brother but stated In excited tones that ha also wanted his mother arrested. According to the story which was told by Edward Allday he came homo today after some absence which timn he spent In the South and soon after showing up at the house, his brother, who at thnt time was drying the dishes, asked him In no gentle voice. bank, has purchased from John P.

Looney the latter's residence at 1635 Twentieth street, the deal having been closed yesterday. The purchase price Is not made known by Mr. Casteel. The'boti8e occupies a large lot. It was biult about 10 years ago.

It is of Colona stone. It is likely that Mr. Casteel will move his family into the house in the spring. Marion E. Cline and wife of Valley Junction are in Davenport on their wedding tour, being guests at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. C. E. Cline. 2320 Hancock avenue.

Mr. Cline is an employe of the Rock Island road at Val-ley Junction. Miss Lillian Smith, formerlyDaven-port's popular blind soprano, who has since had a successful mnsical career in the larger cities, is visiting Mrs. E. S.

Crossett, and will sing at St. John's Methodist church this morning, in the THAN FIFTY The annual banquet and social Schick's txp. Transf. Tel. 305 gathering at which the firemen of Sues For Girl's Death.

A suit of $10,000 damages for the death of Rosa E. Nelson in an elevator accident in Moline a few weeks ago has been filed in the cirouit court by Gustaf T. Nel Schick Bros. Express. 'Phone 803.

the. Central station were tho host. i firemen and their friends, the Autos Clash. One of the automo-; biles owned by the Mason Auto com- especial guests of the occasion, was son, as administrator or ner estate. Mr Nplsnn makps Aaron ft Ahrshamirany and J.

F. Porter's fine limousine held last evening at the station and D. B. McGregor of Londonerry, N. has written Chief of Police Atkin-Bon reiuesiing that he communicate with Frank Crombie and Etta V.

Stearns, who are believed to be missing beneficiaries of the fortune of Fred VV. Cheney of that city. Mr. McGregor, who Is the executor of the Cheney will, was instructed by the document to divide the fortune among stipulated relatives. Ho was recently reading a Davenport paper when he noticed an obituary of Adeline C.

Crombie, and recognized in her a sister of the dead man. He thereupon communicated with the authorities here, Etta V. Stearns and Frank Crombie are the children of Mrs. Adeline C. Crombie, lately deceased.

It is said that they resided at Twelfth and Tre-mont when living in Davenport. The daughter and son, however, have not lived in Davenport for some time, the former being a resident of Des Moines and the latter living in Atantlc, la. shoplItiITas the defendant. The young woman, 1t dashed Friday noon at Third and was marked by success in every de-will be remembered met a horrible Ddy streets, with considerable dam- tail. The festal board was placed in death in an accident'at the Abraham aSe to Mr.

Porter's machine. The the dormitories, where appropriate which was accompanied by an epithet, what he wanted around there. Without hesitating, the victim alleges that his brother grabbed a large butcher knife and with the assistance of the mother, began plying the butt, end of the weapon upon Edward's head, which violence resulted in several cuts and bruises. When he appeared and asked for the Issuance, of the warrants he was covered with blood and his bat was lost. He had made the ride from the home In East Davenport to tile county attorney's office hatless and blood besmirched.

The case will probably have an airing candy factory in Moline. Her head 1 frier macnine was traveling east on iwhuh.v urairauims una ueen piaceu Probation Officer II. E. C. Ditzen, to whom little George Cook, the 10-year- old lad who was picked up In a hap- less condition by the police night, was turned over, yesterday afV'1 tornoon ordered the boy sent to the Scott County Juvenile home where her" will remain until some disposition is made of him or hla parents claim The boy when found was wandering over the city thoroughfares In a half frozen condition and his shoes and stockings as well as other portions of his clothing had been liberally satur- ated with wet snow which he had con tracted during his several hours am-5 bulatlon.

He told the officers and 1 Matron Hill, in a somewhat dazed way, that he lived on Suburban Isv land but a verification of his story was not obtained up until the tinmT that he was ordered confined at the Juvenile home. He was able to tell the officers that he had, crossed the. dam or the ice but could not remember exactly whether or not he lived oa this side of the slough or the other, In the meantime a search will be inT stituted for his parents. Bracing Up the Staff. It was the new city editor's first night.

Summoning a veteran of staff, he said: "I'm going to brace up this force. I want a couple of cracker-Jack descrlp-, i Thlrrl etmat anA fii TT'iur ra rfth flml wbif'h rfi Kf firmrwl thf rnnma In. was mangled between the elevator unvt. auv. w.c ai ilui lu v.

on Brady street. Mr. Porter's auto re- to a fit setting for the banquet. After cage and floor, and she died almost Instantly as a result of her injuries. J.

celved the effects of the clash, having a bountiful spread had been made to the right hind wheel demolished, theisatisfy the abilities of the guests, the special program of Christmas music. R. W. Peters, for several years traveling salesman out of Davenport for tho Clark Coal Coke company, has been promoted and after New Year's will be transferred to the Peoria office of the company. Mr.

Peters Is spending Christmas In Chicago with and Mrs. M. A. Walsh of Clinton are the proud parents of a baby boy which was born at their home in Clinton Friday night and which comes as a Christmas present to them. The happy mother of the boy, the second child in the family, was formerly Miss Margie Cosgrove of this city.

Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Ballord left for Chicago Thursday to spend the Christmas holidays with Mr.

and Mrs. Ion M. Allen at Kenilworth, 111. They leave for the south after a brief visit, and expect to pass the next three the rear axle cigars were passed, these being the fender twisted and sprung. donations from the many friends of the firemen.

In all 23 boxes of the Havanas were received as tokens of good will. During the feast, a flashlight picture of the group was taken. BANNICK CASE TO The Society of Spiritual Truth FREE! FREE! 104'2 West Second Street. Spiritual meeting Sunday evening. Spirit message demonstrating immortality.

Tests will be given. Doors open, 7 p. in. Lecture and tests, 8 p. ni.

Ladies and gentlemen welcome. Your departed spirit friends will talk to you through the medium. Seats free. No collections. LeClaire Hall, Davenport Iowa.

HISSING BE HEARD IS QUANTITY ONDAY POSTOFFICE JOB GOES TOjCONTRACT Work Is to Be Finished by Jan. 1, 1911 Will Be Started at Once. GIVES DECISION IN QUINN CASE In an opinion rendrrorl yesterday by Judge Barker in the Security Savings bank vs. the James Quinn estate case, months in Florida. Miss Elizabeth live writers, sucn as itex tseacn or lu'U nitin anl ti-anf Kqn.

nn Usual Deft Fingered Gentry is Conspicuous Only by Its Absence. Failure of Prosecution to Appear Against Men is Cause of Delay. it is held that the case be decided in favor of the plaintiff, which determines the estate must pay the notes which it. is claimed had heon endorsed by the deceased and held by the bank. humorist.

Know of any that, we could get?" "T'm nnf A n.l a. in Dine auuut ui5 urm i iiuivcj writers," was the hesitating response." The New Product of tho DAVENPORT BREWING CO. Distributed by DAVENPORT MALT. A slncular record in the heavy shop- mt I know or a Dully good humorist." Ballord of Keokuk is also the Christmas guest of her sister, Mrs. Allen.

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hayes received the finest Christmas present in all Davenport, so far as heard from. He Is a boy, and the genial manager of the Davenport Baseball club says he has bpen signed for good.

There are evidences that he will be strong on the coaching lined, while it is not doubted that be can have any position he wants, In the domestic lineup at the Hayes home. ping season which has passed through The absence of the prosecuting witness in the case, in which it is alleged Edward Ber'-nd, a Scott county farmer, was los'T in the sum nf several "Life Isn't a Spurt" It's a long steady climb. the most strenuous portion of its ca-j name-but they call him Mark reer, is shown in the absence of any Twain." -From "Success Magazine." INQCO. Geo, Klindt, Prop. Aw JOHN B.

MICLOT TO hundred dollnrs, has necessitated itsjase of shoplifting, this usual and; postponement until Monday. The looked for Infliction oil the department case was at first set ror a hearing Fri- 8torB conspicuous' this season only by Its marked ab-1 day but when the time for the sub- Not 0I1() lnBtance in wlllcn any mission of evidence in the case ar- one was suspected of having Intended rived, Mr. Derend was nut on hand! to lift articles from the counters on i and the postponement was necessary. which they were displayed was report-j An agreement in the continuance of od to the police, a fact which Is chief-; the trial was reached between County ly attributed to the close watch and1 Attorney Fred Vollmer for the state thorough system of policing the stores I and Isaac Petersberger representing -tjl. mit 6 FARM LOANS I have on hand and for sale choice first mortgage farm loans drawing 6 interest net to the Investor.

Security personally Inspected. Send for list IRA R. TABOR. Lawyer. CNDOR GO TO BET, Official notice reached Postmaster Long Bryson yesterday to the effect that the contract for remodeling and the construction of a new addition to the postoffiee building bad been awarded at Washington to the firm of Har-man brothers of Williamsport, Pa.

The contract price of Harman brothers is $59,268, which was the lowest bid filed for the contract. Within a few days the department will appoint a superintendent of construction and in company with the contractors, who have filed their bonds, he will come to Davenport at once to size up the situation as to location and arrangements will be com. pleted to start the work of building the extension. As the work on the building must be completed before Jan. 1, 1911, according to the terms of the contract, it is expected that the work will be commenced at once.

BIG BEAR WILL GO FOR PRIZES The big black bear owned by Mr. Bonieman of Bettendorf will he the object of a contention with rifles next Thursday evening when the Eclipse Rifle club will hold its shoot at Bettendorf. The bear will be staked off into sections which will be distributed, after its killing, to the lucky winners B. Miclot, assistant street commissioner, has tendered his resignation to the city council, effective Jan. 1, Mr.

Miclot resigns in order to take iU LK a good position with the Bettendorf the defendants. The case concerns a supposed deal which was said to have been arranged Mr. P.eivnd and A. W. Bannick and Otto Schneck-loth, in which the two men agreed to secure for Mr.

Gerend a wife, for which task they were to receive a stipulated sum. It is alleged that after the deal had been consummated, that two checks were cashed, one on a Davenport bank and the other on a Axle company, In the new steel foundry that is such an important new feature of the big car works in Bettendorf. He was formerly a moulder by trade, and was for 18 years with the company, before he took the office that he has held with credit in Just, save a few dollar? regularly in this strong bank and you'll -soon reach the top. The interest helps. We pay 4 compounded twice a UNION SAVINGS BANK The bank "of the people, by the people for the oeople." A Walcott bank, the total amount se- the city's service.

He goes to the 'cured as payment for the deal being Orders for "Muenchen-er or the unexcelled "Pate Export" Bottled Beer will bare prompt attention by pboning number 160 big foundry with the prospects of ad vancenunt that are open to all who have connected themselves with what about $500. After the bargain had been made and tho money received it Is claimed that Mr. fierend backed down on the proposition and then wanted hla cash back E. Cor. Third and Brady Streets, lis becoming the biggest manufacturing Davenport, Iowa.

Jplant in the Weat. of the shoot..