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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
THE COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Supt. Of Schools McKeever Opens His
Normal.

Supt. Of Schools McKeever Opens HIS
The annual normal institute of
Rock Island county, the first under
Supt. Z. B. McKeever's direction.
opened at the Rock Island High
school this afternoon and will con-
tinue one week. The exercises are
to open each day with devotionals,
Rev. c. +. Taylor officiating today;
Rev. L. w. Grafton. tomorrow; Rev.
A. C. Mennicke, Wednesday; Rev.
II. c. Marshall. Thursday; Rev. w.
S. Marquis, Friday, and Rev. F. w.
Merrell, Saturday.
The course of study for the week
will include advanced music, elemen-
tarv music and literature, in charge
of Mrs. Dorothy S. Gorham; gram
mar. history and geography in charge
of W. j. Cox; primary reading.
writing. spelling. primary numbers
and physiology in charge of Miss
Nellie Moore, and school manage.
ment and observation work. w. n.
Halsey.
Under the head of 'sMaxims and
Helps for the Coming Years Work
American Patriotic Flag Salute,
Supt. McKeever says in his card Of
announcements: I'VE give our heads
and our hearts to God and our coun
try. One country, one language. one
flag" He then lays down IL prinei
Piles for school management ant
eight recitation rules, together with
scattering words of advice in general
He says:
"Study each lesson as if you woult
never have another chance to-"
"Don't let the dust of libraries OBJ
scure your clear vision of child life
nor the theories of scientists blOcl
your progress"
Take off your gloves and prepar'
to break ground for yourself befor
taking for granted that everythin:
someone has said is true"
MAKE haste slowly"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
A FRIGHTFUL END.
That Pertaining to the Death Of
Dana Buck.
REMoRsE NFLICrs TIE PENALTY.

a Young Farmer, Living Near Coal Valley,
g Found In a Well with Throat Cut and
Bullet Holes In HIS BoLy-A Terrible
and shocking Sunday Tragedy and the
Cause Of 1t.
Dana Buck, a young farmer living
a few miles east of Coal Valley and in
Henry county. was found at the bot
tom OF we'll on his premises at 5
o'clock last evening. The deceased
had met the most frightful and cruel
death imaginable, and his end was
attended by all the horrors of a
bloody and determined deed. COM
mitted by his own hand.
Bucks family consisted of a wife
and one child, and they had attended
church in the morning, and on re-
turning had stopped at the home of
George Buck, well-to-do and pros
porous farmer, father of Dana Buck,
near Sunny Hill. The wife and
child reached home about in
the afternoon, and Mrs. Buck
not finding her husband, who
remained alone, made a hasty search.
She was shocked to End fresh blood
stains on the kitchen floor. These
she traced out the back door, across
the perch and along short walk to
the brink of a we'll from which point
she could detect the crimson trail no
further.
Almost overcome bv the horror
and shock of the discovery, and
realizing fully at once what had hap
pcned, she hurried back to the no me
CT George Buck, who returned with
her; neighbors were summoned
and the we'll dragged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
A Few of the Many Bargains.

DUCK SKIRTS-The best quality
of plain white and colored duck
skirts, elegantly made, worth $3.50,
our sale price 79c.
WRAPPERS-Wrappers made of
fine percale, light weight. light col
ors. extra large sleeves. finished with
belt at waist, on tight lining, value
81, sale price 69c.
HANDKERCHIEFS-Ladies' hem
stitched, good size and extra good
value at Sc, sale price Sc.
PARASOLS-WhiteC China silk par
asols with white paragon frames and
cnameled handles, worth $1.25, our
price is only 79c.
UMBRELLAS-250 Gloria silk, &C.
inch, paragon frames with natural
wood handles. value $l.35, our sale
price CSC. The best value ever
offered.
JAPANESE NAPKINS-Sizc lax
II. fancy designs. at Sc perdoz.
MITTS-Ladies' black all silk
mitts, lac. Ladies' black all silk
mitts, full regular made, II inch
long, set in thumb, kid point
backs, would be cheap ut 33c, go
at 25c. Ladies' black silk mitts. ex-
ira long fine grade, worth soc; go
for SIC.
LADIES' RIBBED VESTS-Good
quality, worth sc, 60 two garments
tor SC. Ladies' extra quality Jersey
ribbed vests, square and V neck, full
taped, worth 2Oc, go two for Csc.
UNDERWEAR Gents summer
balbriggan underwear, worth 37ac,
will sell for 25c each. The SOC quail
ity French balbriggan We will put out
at Soc each.
GENTS EOCKS-The SC quality
we will.sell two pair for 81. Gents'fast
black socks, full regular made. sold
everywhere for l5c; as a leader we
will sell two pair for 15c.
LACE CURTAINS-25 pair re.
ceived on back order. The importer
stands the loss-worth $3.50 n pair;
take them away for Use n pair.
Twenty pair. another lot still better,
would be cheap at 50 pair; take
them away at CSC pair. The above
curtains are all regular lengths, full
tapcd, and should all he sold in one
dav.
CHENILLE CURTAINS-Beautiful
designs in peacock, cardinal. olive
green, etc, double dadO fringe with
fancy borders, worth 1857; 80 for
1915 pair. Another lot, still bet
ter, all the leading colors. would be
cheap at IS pair. we will sell fol
$500 a pair.
LADIES' TIES-Mull, embroidered
ends. full length, worth Csc, we viii
sell two for csc. A better one. wild
er and finer null, worth soc, we will
sell two for SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
Spirit Lake.

June Is, Hotel Orleans at Spirit
Lake will be opened for the regular
summer season. Spirit Lake is one
of the most popular summer resorts
in the west. You will find the eli
mate cool and delightful, the fishing
and hunting excellent. and the hotel
service. at the Orleans, perfect.
Prof. Schmidt's famou, orchestra
will be in constant attendance at the
Orleans. For hotel rates address
e. S. ABELL, Manager,
Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
Freak of a Davenport somnambulist.


Yesterday morning at about 1890
O o'clock; j. NJ. Morrison fell from a
window of Koester's Farmers
hotel. Davenport, distance of about
forty feet, into an outside cellar
window excavation, breaking his leg
and badly crushing him. Morrison
is stranger in the city. having
come from Pittsburg, Pa, about two
weeks age. He is tailor by trade.
Saturday night at 1920 he retired
as usual. At 1880 yesterday morn
ing William II. Crist, who occupies
an adjoining room, was awakened
by cries from below. He got up and
went down, where he found Morri.
son crouchcd in q cellar window ex-
cavation scarcely two feet across.
DR.. Hagebaeck was summoned and
the patrol called. The doctor after
a hasty examination found that both
bones of his left leg were broken,
his head badly bruised and cut and
in general pretty thoroughly shaken
up. With the aid of the officers he
was lifted from the pit and taken to
St. Lukc's hospital, where his
wounds were dressed.
He said he knew nothing Of how
the thing happened. The first thing
he realized he was falling. Evidently
he walked from the window while
asleep.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
DISCOVERY OF THE BODY.
Combined Triple Method of Destruction
Employed.

Employed.
The body was discovered at the
bottom of the well, and being brought
to the surface. it was found that the
Young farmers deed was as bloody
as It was determined. The throat
had beeh frightfully slashed with a
knife; there were two bullet holes in
the head and one in the body, dis
charged from a 22-calibre revolver,
which the suicide clutched in his
hand. At first the theory of suicide
was discredited, as it seemed impos-
sible that man could inilict so
many injuries upon himself and still
retain consciousness long enough to
Jump into the we'll. the water of
which was stained with his blood.
Pinned to his body. however. was a
note, very brief one, addressed to
his wife and child. 1t spoke first
of his love for them above all things
on earth, but explained that he had
used his wife's money and could not
replace it. Therefore, he could not
live, and had determined to put an
end to the remorse he was suffering.
Suspicious of Murder.
Even with this evidence OF self
OBSTRUCTION there were some who felt
that q foul murder had been CON-
mitted and that the note was in
tended to deceive. IvestigatiOn,
however. disclosed the fact that
young Buck had been unfortunate in
the investment of his wife's money.
He had purchased an additional sc
acres of land this spring and had
counted on the hay and oats crops to
bring him out clear. The probable
failure of a portion of them. aud the
realization at best that he could
not recover the money, had preyed
upon him and he had been down
hearted for some days. but there wa:
nothing in his actions to warrant the
thought that he contemplated de.
stroying himself. The coroner Of
Henry county held an inquest and a
verdict of suicide was returned.
If such is the explanation of the
tragedy, Buck must have first cut
his throat in the kitchen at his home
then rushed to the we'll and have sho
himself three times, once in thu
stomach and twice in the head. ant
either have jumped or have faller
into the we'll.
He was 90 years of age and hi:
father is wealthy. His wife alst
comes CT a good family, and hat
money in her own name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
WITH SACRED SONG
The New Organ Of St. Mary's
Church is Dedicated.
LAST EVENINGS GRAND CONCERT.

Presented Under the Direction Of Prof.
Adams. Who Barmonizes Voice and In.
strument With Delightful Effect "A
Strains.
The deep and melodious strains Of
st. Mary's new church organ were
formally sounded last evening, and
the music of the handsome in
strumcnt was enchanting. As fit
ting dedication of the organ a grand
sacred concert was presented under
the direction of Prof. Carl Adams,
musical director ut St. Mary's. The
editice was well filled with parish
oncrs and others who were
fairly charmed with the inspir-
ing notes which resounded through
out the structure with delightful eff
feet. The blending of voice and in
strument evidenced exceptional
training and classical manipulation.
and reflected greatly on the tutor.
The occasion was an suspicious
one. and signal success, realizing
nicely an amount to assist in the
removal of an immense expense
burdened upon the parish--enter-
prising and faithful to its teachings.
Program Presented.
The program was an excellent one,
the participants including st. Mary's
choir and assistants from the Catho-
lie churches of Rock Island and
Davenport. The concert was ar
ranged by Prof. Adams, who was
assisted by his son. Charles. a tai
tented vocalist. The first part in.
claded. s.Marche Entre," by Prof.
Adams; ..Aagniiicat," full chorus;
ain Sweetest Strains Well Sing"
Misses Sommers and Nachbauer
ssSalve Regina" j. l.. Hebert. Daven'
port; ..Hoch Thut Euch Auf," Col
umbia Singing club: Java Maria, y
miss Nachbauer and Charles Adams
1.-The Heavens are Telling" chorus
with orchestra. The second part
began with another organ solo by
Prof. Adams; vocal numbers fol.
lowing were CHARITY" by St.
Mary's choir; ..Gruss au Maria
Messrs. Huber and Adams; 'Tht
Lord is My Light" Mrs. Thoma:
Casey; "Jesu De Vivi," Miss Som
mers and Messrs. Cakes and Huot
20, Sacrum Convivium," Charlie
Adams; 1--WE Praise Thee, o God
grand final chorus, with orches
trail accompaniment.
The choruses were strong and har
monte, while the solos were rem
) dered with sweetness and expression
The Organ.
The organ is handsome in struc
ture, and beautiful! in tone, tn
equal of which for depth and melo
) dious sOftness is rare.
The dedication was attended b,
tri city dioccses, and at the conclu
: sion of the concert cOngratulatory
remarks were by. Rev. Thoma
Mackin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Carrie Williams Taken to PeorIa-Other
Evil Doors.

Carrie Williams Taken to PeOrIa-Other
Evil Doors.
Carrie Williams, disreputable
character, who has made this city
her home at different intervals for a
number of years, was arrested this
morning and taken to Peoria, where
she is wanted foc jumping 500
bond furnished by her lover pending
her hearing for stealing dress be-
longing to another woman. Carries
hearing was set for the 18th OF last
month, but she had fiown. Her
lover flaw after her. locating his bird
here. He got warrant out for her
arrest, and, together with Officer
Miller, they started Peoriaward,
where Carries appearance will re-
lease her friends 100 Williams.
Police Points.
The cases of w. C. Maucker and
others. charged with melting riot,
will be tried next Saturday.
Daniel Drost was arrested last
night by Officer Mccarthy on CON-
plant of his wife. who accuses him
Of physically abusing her. The hear
ing was continued this morning until
Wednesday.
The case of A. p. A. Lecturer Clark
was concluded Saturday afternoon in
the rendition of a verdict of acquittal
by the jury. which sustained the de-
PENDANT ip his tlourishing OF
revolver in crowd of men, women
and children on Market square few
Sunday evenings ago.
A one-armed individual of the
weary waggles stripe. giving his name
as Job Christofalis, arrested for using
abusive language to Passers-by while
stretched out drunk on an Eight
zenith street lawn, was given a linn.
tied time to make him self hard to 10
cate by Magistrate Schroeder this
morning.
Edgar Simmons was bound over
under bonds of $500 this morning by
Magistrate Schroeder for burglarizins
the barn OF John Crubaugh, on Third
avenue yesterday. Simmons is a
hobo. He struck town early yester.
day morning. and began operations
at Mr.. Crubaugh's barn, where he
appropriated a buggy robe and other
articles, which were mostly found in
his possession when arrested later in
the day by Chief Etzel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
Paving Material.

According to Mayor Knox and the
delegation of aldermen who visited
Galesburg Saturday, the Paving
Brick company has plenty OF good
material. and is ready to ship it.
The Seventh avenue pavement is
proceeding nicely approaching Twen-
ty-third street, and will be COM
pleted in few days. From appear
ances it is one of the best looking
jobs ever put down in the city.
Brick will be delivered for the
Elm street paving Wednesday morn
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17

The pleasant effect and perfect
safety with which ladies may use the
California liquid laxative. Syrup of
Figs, under all conditions, makes it
their favorate remedy. To get the
true and genuine article. look for
the name IF the California Fig Syrup
Co., printed near the bottom of the
packaOe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
l726 seesn0 ~
3eek island.
Young Z p|GGonlbs
Spot Cash
psTHtr,sut Stare

We are always giving the most for moneaways
better than all competitors and always
patronage by giving OF furniture after
you have traded certain with That's why
That's why crowded at all times. That's why build
ing OF $4,000 feet Of floor is too small This
advertisement will show startling bargains for the continue
tion OF GREAT JUNE SALE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
Penny win. and Pound Foolish

Are they who have not Foley's Collie
and DiarrhGa Cure as q safeguard in
the family. NJ. F. Bahnsen's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
At MCCabe'S

Half the pleasure get from is the comfort of
wearing SOFT cool seonabe clothing
porch would lose
right So We talk buyers, about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17

The ARGUS delivered every even
ing at your door at 10c . week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17

Wash Goods.
Wash Goods that defy hot
weather. Fifty pieces Trilby
Plisse. soft and cool, beautiful
f, patterns, regularly 12sc. now Sc.
1000 yards Scotch lawns of
choice colors at SIC.
1000 yards Summer Zephyr
Challies, 2lc.
We're going to sell wash goods
remnonts "a lot of them, too) at
half price. See? Half price.
Summer Silks.
This is waist season. Like
the bicycle craze-likc any other
passing style-everybody wants
. silk waist.
Cheney Bros. celebrated China
silks. all colors. also the Habu-
tai silks, worth up to 81 per
yard, ACC. See the saving. 5
yards of silk at ACC, trimmings
SOC, and material for a Sc waist
costs only $2.95.
We quote Silesias at SIC and
Cambrics at SIC as a flyer for
this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17

hold duties and
care for my chill
dren and family. I
did not have the
strengthen q child.
I was treated BY
several physicians,
W no pronounced
my trouble Scroll
ulA and F e m ale
Weakness. 1 could
eat only q slice of
bread and drink q
cup Of tea, three
times q day. Some
times Icould stand
q soft boiled erp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-17
Health All Gone
Unequal to Family Outies-.No
Appetite
Hoods SarsapariIla Gave Strength
and Courage to Work.

"Iwas insuch condition could mot walk
even about the house to attend to house.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-09

lcter an snc-sna.s chiefs cera at tlfe
'ame time brought into subsection by
King Olaf the Saint, who reigned from
l015 to 1850, but was killed in war
With King Knud of Denmark. In 1885,
aowever, King Knud died, and Olafs
;on. Magnus, re-established Norwegian
independence, which was thereafter
maintained till 1919, when Norway
again fell under Danish domination.
In 1857 Sweden also became practically
subject to Denmark, though until 1850
the three nations were nominally ON an
equal footing. subsequently, both
Swedes and Norwegiaus were grievous-
" oppressed by the Danes, and after
many efforts, which were only partially
successful, Sweden, in 1911, threw OF
the Danish yoke forever. Norway,
however, remained virtually Danish
province for more than three hundred
years longer, or until 1914, when the
allied powers by the treaty OF Kiel,
adopted in January. to punish Denmark
for espousing the cause Of Napoleon,
presented Norway to Sweden.
The Norwegians, however, refused to
recognize this arrangement, and, on
May IL, declared themselves free and
independent nation, adopting limited.
heritable, constitutional monarchical
form of government. Christian Fred
erick was then made king, but his
reign did not last for long, since the
Swedes objected to giving up what
had been allotted to them by the
treaty of Kiel, and, after some fighting
between the two peoples, the Norwe-
pians, on November following the
adoption of their constitution, entered
into a voluntary union with Sweden.
1t was agreed that the two nations
should be equal in every respect, and
that the throne of the united Kingdoms
should be occupied by Charles Kill,
king of Sweden.
It was in this way that the celebrated
Bernadotte, marshal of France under
Napoleon in 1910, who had joined in
the coalition Of 1913 against the little
corporal, and, on the death of the
adopted son of Charles Kill, had been
chosen crown prince, came to be the
first real ruler of the united Scandi-
navian peninsula. For, even before
the death of Charles Kill, which oc-
CURED in 1918, the royal functions
were actually performed by the elected
crown prince, who took the title of
Charles XIV. when he actually assembled
the throne.
It is claimed by the Norwegian rad
icals of the present day that, in the
face of the agreement that Norway
should be in all things the equal of
Sweden, the first king after the union
did all in his power to reduce Norway
to the condition of a Swedish province.
His son, Oscar l., and Oscars son,
Charles XIV, changed this policy. Civ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-09

be OF very serious. import to the world
at large, but of late it has been appar-
ent that Germany has great sympathy
for the Swedish side of the contro-
versy, while Russia has been manifest
ing equal interest in the Norwegians.
So far has the matter gone, in fact,
that the newspapers of Berlin have
more than once limited at the advisable
ity of sending fleet Of German war
vessels to the bay Of Christiania, On
which the capital city of Norway is
located, while the journals of ST.
Petersburg and Moscow, which are
never allowed to print a line disap-
proved by the official censors, have
alluded quite as directly to the possible
necessity of dispatching Russian
squadron to Stockholm, the Swedish
capital. If the Swedes and Norwe-
gians should come to blows while
Russian and German ships were in
their waters watching to keep the
peace, there seems to be little doubt
that Russia and Germany might each
bear hand, and it does not need great
insight into the existing strained re-
lations between the powers to per-
ceive that after that the red deluge Of
war would be apt to flow over all
Europe.
1t would require many newspaper
columns to adequately explain the de-
tails of the disputes that have arisen
between the two halves of the Scan
dinavian peninsula, whose people are
Of kindred race, speak practically the
same tongue. and have been bound to-,
gether in political union since 1914; but
the immediate disturbing cause is the
refusal Of King Oscar to dissolve the
present conservative ministry of Nor
way and form new one, the members Of
which should be chosen from the leaders
of the radicals or extreme left. He gave
his decision in this matter to the Norwe-
gian storthing, or congress, in Febru-
airy Of the present year, and, though
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-09

- Norway every privilege exercised
by Sweden, and SO won great popular
ity in Norway. But, the radicals claim,
the present monarch, Oscar H., grand
son of Bernadotte and brother Of
Charles XIV. has returned to the policy
of his grandfather, in persistently put
ting down the efforts of the Nor
wegians to maintain perfect equality
with the Swedes
Specially put, the chief grievances Of
the Norwegian radicals, as stated. are
more material nature. Although
Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the journal!
list, novelist and poet, is not n
member of the storthing, for twenty
years he has been the voice of the Nor
wegians who desire separation from
Sweden. In his writings he calls at
tention to the differences between the
ably arouses the radical element
among his countrymen. Sweden, he
says, Is an aristocratic country, while
Norway is the most democratic land in
Europe. Between the two peoples
there exists but slight sympathy. and
this Is largely due, he claims, TO the
fact that during the reign of Oscar III.
been with Sweden, so that by all for
eign nations Norway is regarded not as
equal with Sweden, but in the light OF
a dependency. This foreign view, and
the growing dislike OF Oscar IL. as a
king by the Norwegians, he adds. are
augmented by the fact that whenever
the monarch goes abroad he travels as
king of Sweden only, never adding the
name of Norway to his title.
1t was not until a comparatively re-
cent date that their present stand was
openly taken b. Bjornson, Elgelhart.
Nielsen, Steen, Rand and others who
now advocate separation For long
time they claimed to believe that their
demands would be granted IL only
they could show sufficient strength n
the storthing. Now, however. they
frankly advocate not only separation,
but the establishment of Morse re-
public, and claim for their side the
sympathy Of the common people and
middle classes Q: Norway. even Is the
conservatives claim the sentiments OF
the masses TO be with them. /. is hard
10 see what chance the Norwegians
would have II case of war with Sge-
den, since. on Biornson's own showing
although there is Norwegian army
and navy. the Norwegian wariike
forces are inferior to those Of Sweden
II is also possible that not all the Nor
wegian fighting men would turn
against the Swedish forces, so thai. M
less helped By some outside power.
ike Russia, FOR instance. Norway
would be 81 a great disadvantage Il q
fight
In tie meantime King Oscar and the
conservatives are not idle II Is said OF
the monarch that, while he Is exceed
ingiy diplomatic, he can be extremely
firm II necessary. AID that Il viii not !
only be impossible TO ''blGf him iato
granting Norwegian demands which he /
deems unwar-auted. but that he viii e-e |
prepared :. the proper tine 20 crush !
any real uprising. To this ED the /
rnzncurers of the Swedish army and |
navy this year are up0a a E.nch \
grande- scale than usual, fully twenty !
thousand Swedish ,-,oo2s hing sssssed !