Rock Island Argus., 1901-11-29


done at the spring election. 1t is un-
derstood that signatures are being
gained at a rate that indicates that
the required number will be obtained.
Mrs. f. y. Wood, formerly of this
city, died Tuesday in Ottumwa. Death
resulted from the shock occasioned
by an operation performed upon Mrs.
Wood some days ago. She had not
been well for a month or more and
her system had become so weakened
that il could not withstand the eff
tects of disease and operation. Mrs.
Wood was formerly Selma Marie
Coos. She was born in Davenport,
June 20, 1876. Her father and mo-
ther both died while the daughter
was young. On Sept. IL, 1895, she
was united in marriage to Elliott y.
Wood, in Davenport, and that same
year the young couple removed to OF
tumwa, where their home has been
since that time. OF the immediate
family there are left the husband and
one little son, Reginald Elliott Wood,
aged years.
Rev. L. j. Enright, pastor of Holy
Family parish in northwest Daven-
port, has decided to inaugurate Il
night school in connection with his
other labors. The school will be con-
Quoted for the purpose of furthering
the knowledge of young men whose
early education has been neglected.
The benefits to be derived from Rev.
Enright's latest progressive move
lAn a1
to the residents of his parish. for all
young men of good character are
eligible to enroll Three sessions
will be held each week in the hall adj
joining the chapel. These will be on
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday even
ings, from the hour of s to o'clock.
Probably one of the most peculiar
incidents that ever took place in
murder trial in Scott county occurred
Tuesday, when Albert Berndt, charg-
ed with the murder of Ed Thode,
made n complete statement telling
all of the circumstances, so far as
he remembered them, leading up to
and including the cutting of Thode.
He was calm. and occasionally smiled
as he told the story. One thing was
seemingly true, and that was, that he
left out none of the details of the af-
fray which would mitigate against
him. He gave the impression that
what he said he believed TO be true.
IT was along the line of self f-de-
fense" as justification. 1t is not
often that such statements are made.
Ernn MI lnr IF nd
and Miss Mable Baylis, daughter of
Mrs. Katharine Baylis. were married
at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
Grace cathedral, Rev. y. S. Stephens
performing the ceremony. The
groom is engaged in business in La
Porte. in which city the bride has
been employed as designer in a mil
linery store. They will reside in La
Porte.
Hello, Willie, take a bite of pie"
shouted a spectator before the win
dow of the Drake Furniture and Car
pet store yesterday noon. \ dozen
Willies responded and they seemed
to enjoy it. They were seated about
one of the new stores swell tables,
right in the display window, and they
ate no imaginary dinner but a swell
Thanksgiving repast prepared in the
best style and served by colored
walters. The guests were carrier
boys, one from each paper in the
three cities. 1t might have phaSed
older persons to eat Thanksgiving
dinner under the calcium light of
publicity but it didn't seem to de-
tract one whit from the appetites of
the newspaper boys. Dinner was be-
gun little before the noon hour, so
that the unique spectacle might be
Witnessed by the citizens whose avo-
cations had brought them down town
in the forenoon. Manager Drake
has sprung a new wrinkle upon the
public and it impresses one with the
fact that the Drake furniture is not
only good to look at but may be used
for practical purposes.