Watertown Jury Rules Switch Engine Killing Caused Death
The jury finds Herman Lippealdt died after being run over by switch engine No. 7 C. I. & 2 at Rock Island Lumber Company upper mill crossing. Lippealdt had worked hauling coal for the Northern Mining & Railway Co. of Hampton. Remains sent to Watertown by undertaker Knox. The crossing, a busy private near the planning mill, is a known blind spot and warrants guards or a watchman funded by the company or jointly by railways and lumber interests.
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Charles Lehman
Lippenrdt
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John Schneider
J. Sersig
Michael Brandmeyer
Herman Lippealdt
Rock Island Lumber Company
Upper Milla
Lippealdt
Northern Mining & Railway Co
Hampton
Knox
Lome Co
Gadd Fellows Elect Officers at Rock Island Meeting
The tri city Odd Fellows elected Thomas Bollman Rock Island as president Andrew Lindgren Moline vice president James Pedler Moline secretary and Robert Kuschman Rock Island treasurer. They plan the annual tri county celebration on April 20 in which Davenport canceled last year. Charles Patch of Moline will farm in Kansas moving with his family by April 1 selling his home to contractor John Huey who will move in April.
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T. Halelt
Wentzell of Harper's Ferry Dies at Moline
John Wentzell longtime government employee born Feb 2 1893 at Harper's Ferry died after a brief illness at his home in Moline He served at the Harper Ferry arsenal from age 16 and later moved to Springfield Mass Providence R I Rock Island and finally to Moline He survived by two sisters and had never married His escape from death during John Brown raid times noted by local citizens and friends.
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Brown
Benefit Concert and Legal Settlements Highlight Local News
The Equal Suffrage Association benefit at Congregational Church drew strong attendance despite Prof. Woodyatt missing his cornet solo. Miss Kohler and Mrs. Barrick led the ladies’ quartet with encore, plus Decker’s The Lost Chord. Separate reports note a compromise in Dr Fleming’s will dispute granting the son 280 acres and half the personal estate. In court, two cases against Jobo Vogle were dismissed for lack of witnesses, Bowles v Miller granted a new trial, and red Myers, injured at Moline Plow Co, returned home on crutches after five months.
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Port Byron
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Robbery Attack Near Seventh Ward School Ends in Escape
The incident reports Cory Ekholm a student at Au fistanni College boarding at 101 Fourth Avenue Molixe Chicago resident. Three men accosted him near Hedgewood Park after 1 am stealing fifty three dollars and attempting to take a gold watch and chain. Ekholm saved the watch and chain. he sustained forty two cuts on the left arm from a blunt instrument and fled to the college for help.
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Chas. OF Ekholm
Aufistanni College
Fourth Avenue
Molixe
Chicago
Seventh Ward
Hdgewood Park
Mr. Ekholm
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