Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • Page 13

13 Friday evening THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER JULY 1927 fish Without BRIEF LOCLNEWSj ROCK ISLANDER HELD HERE AS DRUNKEN DRIVER HAVE TOO MANY IRONS IN FIRE TOTRY ANOTHER RECOMMENDS PAYMENT OF $88,755 CLAIM Wills Bulk of Wealth to Organizations In Memorium of Late Kin With the exception of $1,450 in cash legacies to relatives and life annuities of 410 a year payable to kin residing in England, the entire estate of the late Jennie Braithwaite, estimated at between $75,000 and $100,000 will go directly and as endowments to religious, fraternal, civic and charitable organizations-in Davenport as memorials to deceased members of her immediate family, according to Information disclosed to-. Gifts to day with the tiling of the death The following cash legacies are I Sr, $250; May Miss Braithwaite, who resided Swindell Munston, $250; Annie Bar-for many years, at Fourteenth and I racloush Wlmclesworth. Madison, Lift Insurance Solder. Walsh Hjmes. Phona Dsv.

600. Adr. IP ypup sewing Machine, lies and repairs go Rlchter't West Second St. Adv. MARRIAGE LICENSES I Elmer W.

Thompson and Jennie jtefcompfion, both of Davenport. Jsmes P. Tyler. Rock Island. 111., and Thelma M.

Marlatt, Betteadorf, F.ERSONAL Eugene J. Walsh and family -will motor to Cincinnati. over the week-end and will spend the Fourth ol July in that city. The Walsh family will visit with relatives iu Ohio and Mr. Walsh, partner of the firm of Snider, Walsh Hynes, will inspect construction work being done by the! Walsh Con- truction company.

Word has come to Davenport friends of the serious illness of Miss Hattie Jordan at her homo in 'Pasadena. Calif. Miss Jordan with her sister. Miss Florence Jordan -were well known and popular piano-. lorte instructors here for a number 'Of years before they wont to Cahtor- nia couple of years since, to re--Bide.

Miss Hattie Jordan has been in '111 health the past two months according to word received. Farnam streets in company withwts-. 525: Charlotte B. Schoedcr, Scales Can't Be Weighed Now Scales of Justice Hang in Balance for Fish Peddler. The case ot a man who believes that a "fish in the pocket is worth on the tray" received its first hearing in the court ot Justice Merle Wells.

Thursday afternoon, when Fritz Ziebarth, fish peddler who handles the goods of the reincr Fish company, was charged Ith taking more fish than he pur chased. Ziebarth, who has for some time sold fish for tho Feiner company. the practice of helping him self from the firm's cooler, piling perch, cat. and carp upon a wide tray and then paying as the com pany's scales dictated. Then it occurred to him fish not i the tray would add nothing to weight thereof.

He started slipping an occasional finny tnh- mto a convenient pocket, a carp here, a crappie there. One day he placed too big a fish too small a pocket. The tail protruded. A member of the Fein- mpany saw it and informed Ziebarth that all scales were to be kept where they could be seen and caused the peddler to be arrested. the scales ot justice are hanging in the balance.

The case will be continued today Justice Well's court. Assistant County Attorney Walter Newport Special Attorney V. A. Screcchfield are prosecuting; Attorneys Smith and Swift are representing the defense. NOTICE, WATER CONSUMERS! All water bills, both Annual Rate and Meter Rate, are due and pay- July 1st, and should be paid by July 10th.

Please pay at office. 04 Kahl building, Thirti ana Kiptey streets, or mall check. Please bring your bill when call-g to pay, or mail stub with check. Courteously, DAVENPORT WATER CO. Adv.

Davenport, $100; Emma Jamison, Moline. $100; Alice Withrow, Los Angeles, $150; Clara Morris, Moline, $75; Frank and George Earraclough. both of Davenport. $50 each; Minnie Rice, San Francisco, $150; James Barraclough. El Paso, Texas, $50: Elizabeth Heath and Anna Peace, both of Upper Denby, England, $100 each.

Annuities for Three. After the payment ot the above legacies and expenses ot the estate, the remainder of the property is to be converted into a trust fund. Out Ot the income ot this trust fund will come annuities of $250 a year for Albert Stalnton, a shell shocked World war veteran, and $80 a year each tor Jennie Swindell and Hazel Swindell, all relatives living in Leeds, England. Endowments for Charity Orders. Upon the termination of the above annuities, the net income ot the trust estate will then be turned over annually to the following organizations; the trust fund acting as a perpetual endowment fund: Ladles Industrial Relief society, Y.

W. C. Ned Loo's West Side Stltlement, St. Luke's hospital Lond-a-IIand socletj', Salvation Army, Friendly House, and the Clarissa C. Cook Home for the Friendless.

The American Trust company is named executor of the estate and trustee of the trust fund. Showers Coming Says Forecast for Davenport Thunderstorms are due to strike Davenport this afternoon or tonight according to the forecast today of the weather bureau office. It will be fair and cooler Saturday states the prediction. Yesterday the thermometer climbed to 95 degrees at 4, p. the highest of the year, so far.

At 3 o'clock the reading was 93 degrees. It is not so warm today, being 78 at 7 o'clock this morning and S4 at 11 o'clock. The lowest last night was 76 degrees. Harding. Mrs.

Catherine Harding died at her home, 1702 Fillmore street, at 2:45 p. m. Wednesday. She has been ailing for the past four years. The deceased was born in Schleswig, Holstein Germany, Feb.

5, 1S4G. She was united to F. Harding in Germany, Sept. 18. 1867.

The couple came to America in 1875 direct to Scott county. Her husband preceded her in death nine years ago. Surviving ore three daughters, Miss Hatlie, at' home; Mrs. H. A.

Lamp, Masdiatah, and Mrs. J. Larson, Clinton, 13 grandchildren 'and eight great grandchildren. The remains were taken to the Itunge mortuary where funeral services will lie held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be the city cemetery.

The Moffett Funeral. Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Francis MofEett. who died last Tuesday at tho home of her daughter, Mrs. 1.

S. Carlton, 1819 Pershing avenue, were held from the Hill ft Fredericks funeral chapel at 10 o'cldck this morning. J. C. Madden, reader of the First church of Christ's Scientists, conducted the services at the chapel and at the grave.

Interment was made in Oakdale cemetery. At the chapel "Shepherd Show Mc How to and "Nerrer My God to were sung. Pallhearers were Walter Schmidt. T. W.

Carter, S. W. A. Moon, A. H.

Ruebsam, and E. Essler. The Scharfenberg Funeral. Tho funeral services for Mrs. Wllhelmina Scharfenberg.

who died last Wednesday will be held from the Hill Fredericks chapel Saturday at 2 m. Services he private. Interment will "''be'1 made City cemetery. The Braithwaite Funsra'. Fnncrnl services for Miss Jane Braithwaite were held 'from the lale homo.

140S Farnam street, Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Bishop Morrison and Dean Hare officiated at the services, at tho home Dean Hare conducted the services at the committal, in Oak-dale cemetery. vices uu. nome mr.j. FRATERNAL The Merry circle of the Women's 5 Helief corps met Thursday noon at the home ot Mrs.

S. Tre-? ferae, 1331 LeClairo street. The Htrcostesses were Mesdames C. M. Wells, A.

Nagle, Hugh Ruth and Miss Amelia Wagner. The next meeting of the circle will be a pic- nic at Credit Island, July 2S. Tho corps degree team will meet at the court house at 7:45" next" Wcdnes-v day evening for drill practice. 1225 GRADUATE FROM COUNTY RURAL SCHOOLS Clifford Anderson Bound to Grand Jury; Companions Are Fined. Clifford Anderson, 2020 Fifth -avenue.

Rock Island, arrested late Thursday afternoon by Officer Herbert Cates on a charge of operating an automobile while intoxicated, was held to the grand jury today on bond of $1,000. He waived preliminary hearing in police court where he was represented by Attorney B. T. O'Neil. Anderson was arrested at First and Myrtle streets.

Frank Anderson. 2020 Fifth avenue, and Ed Fryauf, 424 East Sixth street, Davenport, were in the car with the driver. They were fined $5 and costs each. Two pint bottles of hooch were found in the car. The driver was very much under the influence ot liquor, the judge was told.

When he was taken from the city hall jail to the county jail, lie became unruly and caused damage to tho extent of $25 to fixtures at the jail. Tt became necessary to'throw him Into the "hole" during the night. He agreed this morning to pay for the damage he caused at the jail. NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS. Notice is hereby given that the dog tax for the year 1927 will become due on the first day ot July, 1027, and will become delinquent on the first duy of August, 1927.

Unless said tax is paid and checks secured from the City Clerk on or before the day of July, 1927. thu penalty will be added according to ordinance. All owners of dogs will therefore take notice hereof and avoid consequences of failure to comply with tho ordinance governing such cases. FRANK A. HASS, City Clerk.

Adv. 1 ST Board Interested in Re fund Case But Not Committing Themselves. Between the humidity and the multiplicity of chores anent trips in out of court seeking to have the Brookhart-Lovrlen law declared unconstitutional, hurried conferences with the sheriff in an effort persuade him to pay the county Jail gas bills, heated discussion over the tax ferret situation, the drainage ditch squabble, the road oiling Ituation and the poor reiiet to say lOthing of Dr. C. Wirth's threat to haul the entire board into covrt again If he is not awarded the appointment ot physician for the poor Bettendorf, harassed members of the Scott county board ot super iors today politely but nrmly turned down an invitation of the Dallas county board to Join in a est case attacking a bridge refund uling.

In plain words, board members admit thiit right now they have too many irons in the lire for comfort. They are not going to heat up any more it they can prevent It. In declining the Invitation, the county board assured the Dallas county board of its whole hearted sympathy in the proposed plan lo upset the refund ruling and assured the board ot Scott county's moral support, but that's about all. The letter, explaining Scott coun ty's position in the matter, will include, County Auditor Albert O. Kurth said, a review of some of the problems confronting the hoard as an explanation of why the Scott county board cannot see Its way clear to jump into another law suit right away.

TO CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY AT BLUE GRASS Orations, Ball Game, Athletic Contests, Supper and Dancing. Blue Grass will celebrate Independence day in true stylo on Monday. The Rev. John Gabriel will give a short patriotic address at the Community house at 2 o'clock In the afternoon. This will be followed by a ball game and athletic contests.

A public supper will be served during the early evening in the Community house. There will he dancing at night. A committee of business men is in charge, consisting of Henry Schroder and Tate Brus. Church to Meet. A week from tonight the annual business meeting of the Blue Grass church will be held' at the Community house.

A social gathering will follow the business session. On tho coming Sunday there will be Sabbath school at 10 a. m. and evening services at 8 p. m.

COMPLETE SAFETY Is represented by the First Mortgage Real Estate Bonds, safeguarded by conservative Bank Standards, on hand and for sale by us in which our own funds are Invested after satisfying ourselves that they are safe investments. In denominations of $500 and $1000. Maturing 3 to 6 years, yielding 5 to 6. For further information call, write or phone. UNION BOND AND MORTGAGE COMPANY.

With UNION SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY. Davenport, Iowa 3rd Brady St. Adv. Eat At Home and at Cafeteria meals morning, noon and night ti J. Build a Bedroom in Your Attic You would be surprised low cheaply It can be done.

Want an estimate? East Davenport Fuel Lumber Co. 202S East River. Dsv. 444. Champion school attendors among the Scott county rural i echool graduates were presented with pins at the close ot their graduation program Thursday ernoon at the Davenport public high school.

The 'eight pupils so honored for perfect attendance tor seven years wore: Alvera and Luverne Knuth of Princeton town- I ship school No. 4, Mabel Wieso ot Davenport Independent No. 2, neth Braun of Rockingham town-' ship, Etta Soenke of Blue Grass, Lydia Hoffman of Allen's Grove Ko. 6, Alvin Arp of Fairview No. 13, and Lloyd Oetzmaa of Sheridan jf township No.

5. Dr. LeRoy M. Coftman of the First Presbyterian church deliv-) ered the commencement address to the 225 graduates on "The Uses of Pleasure and Leisure." Work, companionship and wor-. hlp' are the three most valuable offerings ot life, he emphasized.

Leisure which has been highly de- Special Administrator Files Report in Catharine Bettendorf Estate. Payment of claims aggregating $88,755.01 filed against the Catharine-Bettendorf estate by the Bettendorf company Is recommended in-'a report filed in district court today by the American Trust company, special administrator appointed by the court to pass upon the claims. Hearing on the report has been set by District Judge W. R. Maines for July 13.

'Cook Balluff are the attorneys. TJie Bettendorf company originally filed a claim of against the estate for money advanced the deccdant during her lifetime. The trust company, in its report, finds that the company is entitled to $84,107.01 on this claim together with an additional $4,388 on sums which did not enter into the original claim, making a total of plus interest. NAME SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR DRAINAGE JOB Supervisors Appoint Edw. A.

Doerr to Handle Crow Creek Legal Work. Appointment of Attorney Edw. A. Doerr as special counsel to supervise tho legal work in connection with the proposed establishment of a drainage district tor tho straightening of Crow Creek in Pleasant Valley township was an-nouncpd today by the Scott County-board of supervisors. Attorney Doerr will receive as compensation for his work $15 a day with an additional foe of $10 per day for any court work that becomes necessary.

The expense will be paid by the land owners In the proposed district. Appointment of a special counsel follows close on the heels 'of th appointment ot J. A. Ryan as engineer in charge ot the work. SET UP CLAIM OF NEGLIGENCE IN BLAST SUITS Amend Pleadings in Litigation Calling for Damages Totaling $122,550.

Negugpnce on the part of deaths of Lee Burton and Woodrow Wilson Hayes and the In- jury of Alva Hayes on July 2. 192o when an explosion shattered the Fries Filling station "at West Pleasant and Harrison streets, became an issue in the lawsuits today when the plaintiffs amended their petitions. Five suits are now pending in the state and federal courts with A. W. Hayes, individually, and as ad-minstrator of the estates ot the late Lee Burton and Woodrow Hayes, and as guardian for Alva Hayes, appearing as plaintiff.

One case was disposed of In district court several months ago when the court sustained a. motion directing a verdict for the defendant. P. J. Fries.

The oil company was not a party to the trial of this case, having obtained a transfer of the litigation, insofar as it related to tho corporation, to the federal In the five suits still pending in district court the plaintiff is asking Judgments of $50,000 for permanent Injury of Alva Hayes, $40,000 for the death of Woodrow Wilson, for the loss ot Alva Hayes services, and $10,725 each for the loss ot the services of Lee Burton and Woodrow Wilson, all of whom were minors. Oils Gilbrech and Andrew Chez-em are the attorneys. MEHRENS ESTATE FILED IN COURT FOR PROBATING The estate of the late H. C. Mehrens, who died June 24, has been opened to probate in the dls- Itrlct court Letters of administra Marcus Mohrens as administrator.

A. W. Hamann Is the probating torney. FILES SUIT FOR COMMISSION DUE ON REALTY DEAL C. W.

Travis, has filed attach ment proceedings In district court against S. C. Hawthorno for $4,500 alleged owing him as commission on the sale of tho defendant's farm lands in Texas on Feb. 20, 1923. Travis claims Hawthorne agreed to pay him a commission of seven and one-half per cent.

TJ. A. Screech-field ia attorney for the plaintiff, her sister, the late Miss Sarah Braithwaite, died June 2G. The will, prepared tho day betoro her death, was filed by Attorney A. W.

Hamann. $5,000 for Trinity Cathedral. Trinity Cathedral is the recipient of five separate legacies of $1,000 each in memorium of the decedant's mother, the late Mrs. Elizabeth Braithwaite; her sister, the late Miss Sarah; an aunt and uncle, the late Elihu and Mary Earraclough; a half brother, the late Levi Barra-clough, and an aunt, Nancy Tlt-terlngton and the latter's son, William F. Titterington.

The sum of is willed to the four A. F. A. M. lodges in Davenport, to be divided equally, and an additional $1,000 is be queathed to the Masonic Sanitarium In Bettendorf, both legacies in memorium ot her deceased father, the late William.

Braithwaite. Playground for Children. Vacant property, 150 by 160 feet, located at the southwest corner of Fourteenth and Farnam streets, is willed to the City park board to be converted into a public playground for children. Tlve will provides that the gift must be accepted within a year or the property will revert to the DRY ATTORNEY ARRIVES HERE ATMUHS CALL Prohibition Officios Consider Action as Result of Raids. Asst.

U. S. District Ally. Frank -Wilson, Mt. Ayr, arrived in Davenport last night as result ot the telegraphic request sent in by Prohibition Officer Hoy.

Muhs, following the spectacular raids of yesterday on the Eagles lodge and Northwest Davenport Turner hall bars. Mr. Wilson will have charge of the cases against the two organizations and today he and Mr. Muhs wore In consultation in regard to the preparation of these charges. There was much speculation today as to what form the charges would take.

Following the serving of the warrants yesterday the raided bars were placed under guard. Tho confiscated property is to moved out of the city, it is stated. Officer Muhs having requested threa additional men to take charge ot the removal of the wet contraband. AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS WILL VISIT MOLINE Professors of agriculture and government officials from 12 foreign countries will be number in a party of 30 that will visit Monine on July 10 and inspect agricultural implement manufacturing plants In that city. The agricultural experts arfenow at an international conference in Washington, D.

C. and will make a tour of the country after the session. The Moline Association of Commerce Is making plans tor welcoming the guests and entertaining them on the day they are in the Tri-clties. England, Sweden, Italy. Germany, Austria.

Spain and Finland are included on the list of countries that will bo represented on the tour. D. R. Crawford, president of the English Farmers' Union. August Borgstrom.

assistant minister of agriculture ot Sweden, Dr. Glacomo Pirmoni, membe rot the Italian parliament and other notables will be In the party. You Can't Beat the Weatherman Build a shed for your implements and farm machinery. Get Our Plans and Estimates BETTENDORF LUMBER SUPPLY CO. Deliver Anywhsrs GEORGE WILSON GRANTED DIVORCE ON CRUELTY PLEA George Wilson, who accused his wife, Stella Wilson, of being cruel to him, has been awarded a divorce by District JuiTge W.

R. Maines. Wilson and his wife were married Sept. 4 last. Mrs.

Wilson did not contest the suit. Harold Metcalf was attorney for Wilson. WIFE, ORDERED OUT OF HOME, IS ASKING DIVORCE Mrs. Martha Leptien, who accuses her husband, Carl Leptien, of calling her viio names, striking her and ordering her out of their home, has appealed to the district court for a divorce, alimony and custody of their four children. The couple was married Oct.

23, 1010 and later divorced. They rc-niarried and lived together until April 24 last. Leptien, according to his wife, drinks to excess and has developed into an habitual drunkard. A writ of attachment tying up Leptlen's property pending trial of the case was issued by District Judge W. R.

-Maines. John Weir is attorney for Mrs. Leptien. DIVORCEE IS GRANTED RIGHT TO MARRY AGAIN An order of court modifying the divorce decree of Esther Cooper by giving her tha right to remarry at anytime within the year was filed today with the clerk of court. The order was signed by District Judge W.

W. Scott upon application ot Mrs. Cooper's attorney, L. E. Roddewig.

Mrs. Cooper was divorced from Floyd Cooper on April 22 last. Two Good Places to Smith's Kiun v. unsiuci dccompaiuea Frles Uie Western Kenning Miss Gertrude Branigan sang two Qil oompanyi an IIliI10is corpora-funeral hymns "Lead Kindly. C0.deIcnaa!lts a serlos 0f Light and Abide With Me damage lawsuits with claims ag- Pallhearors were.

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"The radioand the automobile are doing away to I a large extent with the habit of reading which was in former gener- ations one of tho most valuable oc- cupations of leisure moments. i Herbert Silberstein directed the Melodle Girls' orchestra in playing the opening march as the graduates I filed in. Representatives of the different participating schools gave special numbers on the program. Princeton graduates gave a vocal Other musical features a piano solo by Miss Retha i Gregg of the Buffalo school, a piano solo by Norma Anthony of Duck Creek school, a vocal solo 'try Miss Wilma Meyer ot Pleasant Valley school and a ukulele solo by Cecil Moore of the Buffalo Jhool. Edith Howell ot East Linn jive school gave a recitation and Frauen and Gladys Dittmer of least Linn Grove school presented dialog, "Good-by." Miss Hermine Schneckloth, county superintendent of schools, presented the diplomas.

rranK Lamp. Leo wis, H. Randall, and Clarence Cochrane. The Paul Funeral. Tunernl services for Mrs.

Regina Paul will he held from the Runge o'clock. -Rev. Herman Harms will officiate at the services at the chapel and at the grave. Interment will be in a private mausoleum at the Blue Grass The Dittmer Funeral. The funeral of Mrs.

Margaret Dittmer, Denver, a former resident of Davenport, was held last Wednesday in Denver. The deceased was born in Germany, 1847, and came to the United States in 1S75 direct to Scott county. She Teslded here until 12 years ago when she moved to Denver. Surviving her re four daughters, Manda, and Anna Dittmer of Denver. Mrs.

Frank Reichert. Davenport. Mrs. Doekondorf. Denver: one son Julius of Davenport; and two grandchildren.

Her husband and two sons preceded her In death. Mrs. Reichert and Julius Dittmer, Davenport, attended the services in Denver, Colo. COUNTY HAD $51 6,524 ON HAND JUNE 1 rr: Stop in at any of our conveniently located stores or simply call our general offices. Davenport 33.

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Dsv. S209 Months or Year I otaied $1,867,505. Taxes and other sources of income constribnting to' Scott county poured a golden stream of close to $2,000,000 into the office of County Treasurer J. Frank Ileddy between and May 31, according to the tearsurer's semi-annual statement filed today with the county, board. Total receipts for the first six months of the year wero The cash balance on hand Jan.

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