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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-16

crowds Of them: one of them wants the
Others to fall in line. and there is HE
rub When you think you have them
all lined up, you haven't. They won't
stand hitched unless there is something
In 1t for them. Two great railroads, the
Union Pacific and Rock Island touch
nearly every county in the district. and
when it comes to politics it is safe to
say that both of them will take a hand.
viii they do it this winter. is the ques-
ton
Lieutenant Governor-elect Dave
Hanna viii wear a pair of Shoes
purchased of one of the Hill City stores
Whenahe is inaugurated. Sensible thing
TO do. And a big crowd from his town
ana Graham county will go to Topeka to
witness the festivities
Billy Nelson, of Smith Center. used to
be something of politician. but since
he got into the telephone trust and later
pranehed out in the automobile trust.
his name is seldom mentioned in tbs
political world. When not strictly con-
fined in the above trusts. he is giving at
tention to the Smith Center postoffice
and his splendid Pioneer.
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possible to support herself and the little
fellows. so Officer Evans and Mra
George FIeisch succeeded in getting q
home for them through Topeka found
ling institution. DR.. Morrow came to
Leavenworth yesterday morning and
with Officer Evans drove to a place on
South Fifth street, where the two chill
dren were with their mother. Mrs.
Smith wept as if her heart would break
when she signed the adoption papers.
The children, when they went from her
arms to the hack in front of the house.
were the same as dead to her, as she
has permission to write and find out
about them only, but not to see them.
DR. Morrow produced candy, and the
four drove to the. Santa Fe depot,
where the little fellows ate candy and
a crowd of women with tears in their
eyes stood around and pitied them.
The train started, and the little boys
took the candy out of their mouths.
looked out of the window at the passing
scenery while their mother was weep
ing for them in a house about mile
away.
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CONTEST AT ALMA.
Sheriff Frey, Defeated by Ten Votes,
Desires New Count.

Alma. Kas, Dec. 16-The contest
court in the matter of the contest of F.
J. Frey VS.. s. B. Chapman for the office
of sheriff has convened here. The court
is composed of Probate Judge T. S.
Spielman, F. L. Raymond of Vera and
]. w. Spencer of Alta Vista
The contest is brought by Sheriff Frey
who was defeated for reelection by 5.
B. Chapman by ten votes, according to
the official count
The grounds of Sheriff Frey's contest
are that many ballots correctly marked
in the circle at the head of the Demo-
cratic ticket were thrown out because
there were two offices on that ticket for
which no nominations were made; also
many were thrown out because there
was an x mark in the squares opposits
these two nominations, the voter mark
ing in each square on the ticket with the
intention of voting q straigt ticket.
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MUST RETURN THE MONEY.
Jury Says Winfield City Attorney IL
legally Appropriated Fees.

Winfield, Kan. Dec. ia peculiar
case was decided in the district court
here. Ed Putnam. of the city council
sued Mayor Cation, City Attorney John
son, and six councilmen. for the return
of S4OO, claimed to have been illegally
appropriated by the council to the city
attorney for services rendered in prose-
cutting the jOintists last summer The
case was dismissed as to the mayor and
councilmen, but held against the city
attorney. A jury found Judgment
against Johnson. johnson was granted
a new trial and will take the case 10
the supreme court.
The district court held that the coun-
Gil had no right to pay out any raousv
except by ordinance. but that the re-
covery of the money rested against
Johnson and not against the council
men. Johnson claims that he received
the money by agreement with the coun-
Gil that he should get this sum by corn
promising several liquor cases in district
court which netted the city several hum
dred dollars. The council allowed the
bill by motion.
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CAN'T FIND HER BOY.
Earl Laxon, Who Ran Away, Is Still
Missing

Mrs. LaXon, who lives ten miles west
of Topeka, can get no trace of her 10
Year-old boy Earl. who recently ran away
with paroIed reform school boy who
was working for George Anderson, Jr.,
a neighbor. The mother is naturally
greatly worried about her son and the
bad company he is in, and has made
every possible effort to find him.
She asked the assistance of the Topeka
police who were also looking for the
escaped reform school boy, and they
promised to do what they could. Recent
ly Mrs. Laxon says local constable in
her neighborhood, named Morrow, offer
ed to produce .the boy short notice if
she would offer a reward. The family is
poor, and cannot do this, and Mrs. Laxon
is of the opinion that the constable
knows where her son is in hiding, but
she is probably mistaken.
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GAVE HER CHILDREN.
Rev. o. s. Morrow, of Topeka, Takes
Leavenworth Foundlings.

The following is from the Leaven-
worth Times:
A very pathetic sight was witnessed
at the Santa Fe depot yesterday morn
too took chs charge of the wv two LITTLE sons Of
Mrs. Susie Smith and went to Topeka
with them. The mother signed her re-
lease to the children. and when they
left they were the same as dead to her
for all time to come. She wept bitterly,
but said she could not support them.
Frank Smith. father of the two little
boys, aged years and , years, was
killed by falling from a scaffold on the
steel smolestack at the new federal
prison. The wife compromised the case
for $500 with tlneesAEidland Bridge conn
pany, and it is said was swindled out
of that by some designing persons i'll
Leavenworth. Mrs. Smith found it inn
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EMPORIA LIBRARY CASE.
Judge Madden Decides Case Should
Be Brought in Name of State.

Emporia. Kan, Dec. 16.-The hearing
of the Injunction filed by some citizens
against the city enjoining the council
from building the Carnegie library any
where but on the Plumb site has heen
heard, and the court was asked to in
struct the county attorney to permit
this case to be broush Int against the city
in the name of the state. Judge Madden
decided that the case should be brought
in the name of the state This means
the county pays the COSTS Judge Mad
den also ordered that Mrs. c. S Plumb
be made co-defendant in the new cese
which is to be filed. 1t now appears that
the question will not be decided this
side of the supreme court
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Kansas City LIVESTOCK.

Receipts today. 1000 head. including 900
head of Texans. Market steady to lower
Native steers. 81. 10000; Texas and Indian
steers. S2-40d3.75. Texas cows. 81. e5d2.50
native cows and heifers. $150Q4.75: stock
ers and feeders, S3O0d4.o0 bulls. S1a0ft3-25
calves 81 .2506.0O. western steers, So OO6t5.l5:
western cows. $1.75n300
HOGS-Receipts today. 5000 head. Mar
ket 50l0c higher. Bulk of sales. Sc 100G.c5;
heavy. $6.20N630: packers. Sc 05M6.15: me
dunn. $6.10d6.25; light, $595lt6.15. workers.,
S605n615: pigs. $5.S0d605.
SHEEP-Receipts today 1000 head.
Market strong. Muttons, s300fl4 10; lambs.
$. 69ll5-45; range wetners, S3-09q4.60; ewes.
& O0G4 90
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Rtiutllt ltlcpAOile t0c-I
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, "a
cars; graded /. Corn. 563 cars; graded, Is.
Oats, 3T9 cars; graded -
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'D
higher; corn I'D lower than yesterdays
closing
Liverpool, 80 p. m.-Seconh cables:
Wheat I'D higher 10 I'D lower corn "a
I'D lower than yesterday.
Grain receipts at Kansas City: Wheat.
224 cars: corn. 1873 cars; oats, % cars. A
year ago: Wheat, II cars; corn. % cars;
oats. SO cars.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
spolis 49S cars: Duluth. 81 cars. A year
ago. Minneapolis. 1SS cars; duluth. Al
cars. Total, $50 cars today, against 229
cars a year ago.
Estimated grain receipts at Kansas City
tomorrow; Wheat, 81 cas-. corn, 81 cars
oats. II cars.
Chicago: Cash corn markets are panicxy
and Kansas City line houses have pulled
out of the market and refuse TO bid for
stuff to arrive.
Total clearances wheat and flour as
wheat 237O0O bushels; corn, 26g, 600 bushels.
Chicago: Privileges tomorrow: May
wheat-Puts. 76a4c calls, TIC; curb, 77is ;.
May corn-Puts. 1850; calls i3szc; curb,
43i5c
Liverpool closing cables Wheat and
corn 3sd lower for the day.
Bradstreets worlds visible: Wheat de-
creased S25, 900 bushels for the week.
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Kansaa Citv Produce markat.

Kansas City. Dec. 16.-Close-w WHEAT
Receipts today, 81 cars. Quotations
Dec, sc; May, bs1sc. Cash: NJ. hard
6S1sa 6612c; No. 3 hard, 63Q67c; No. hard,
53q6ec; rejected hard, 52a53c; No. red
67Q CSC; No. 3 red. 65Q66c.
CORN--Dec., 3s1zc; May, 37zQ37iac.
Cash: No, mixed, S9dS911c; No. white.
SSQ3s1zc; No. white. 3Si5G391kc.
0ATS-No- white, Sac; No. mixed,
32hc.
RYE-No. 2 asa 46c.
HAY-Choice timothy, s11OOa1l5O; choice
prairie, S10.OOa10.25.
BUTTER-CreGmery 25d27c; dairy, fam
cy. &c.
EGGS-Fresh. pc
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FURNISHED BY W. o. Anderson & Co..
30 kanaas avenue.l
vel best sizes, 1918; extra choice, $3.50; OF
sizes s. 25: California seeding, $2.75fL3. 90;
California budded fruit. $500.
I.EMONS-California. 500 size, $S501D3. IS.
GRAPES-Malaga, owing TO quality, 500
BANANAS-3A @31kc per h., and run
ming from $175Q225 per bunch
APPLES-Q per barrel: iona.
thans IS. 50140o; Ramboes. $3.2563.50: Ro.
man Beauty. So. 25n350; Winesaps. 81. 15fl
1925; Ben Davis. 81. 250250; Missouri Pip
pins. S2.O0d2.50; York Imperials, sSO09S. 80.
45c per bu. Minnesota BurbanlIs sea 5c
Minnesota Rural. 60n65c; Colorado White,
zoe: Colorado Pearl, 65c; Colorado Rural,
SWEET POTATOES per Blu.
VEGETABLES
CABBAGE-Wisconsi Holland $1.1O per
'oNIONs-s Spanish onions. 81. so per crate:
Kansas grown, SIC per bu.; Wisconsin red
S' Wax BEANs-6oa75c per Is bu. box,
OYST EES-Ncw York coun5. 4cc pei
can; extra select, S5c per can: standard.
25c per can: bulk. standard, per. gallon.
$40: bulk, extra select. 81. 60 per gallon
observation-disclosures blue riboon, SOC per
doz-: California Jumbo, 7uc per dozen.
CRANBERRIES-Bel and Cherry, $3.50
1900 per Dbl: Jerseys. ss.79q10.oO per Dbl ;
late Howe, $10.T5Q11.O0 per Dbl.
HICKORY NUIS-$2.0O per blu.
PECANS-Unpolished, 61zc h.; polished.
: DfATEs-Fair. 5s4@sc h.: Fard. sasAc
= CocoANUTs- $500 per sack; SOC per
HONEY-Colorado. 24-rack cases, IS 50.
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY
BUTTER-Country. 15c.
EGGS-Candled. loss of, zoe; case count.
POULTRY-Hens, Sc b.: ROSTERS, zoe
each; ducks. 71zc ID. geese. &c h.; turkeys,
HE h.; live spring chickens. Sc ID.
HAY.
PRAIRIE HAY-By car Sc. o0a7. os
PRAIRIE HAYDN ton (baledJ. S. 90
1kAAEFA 4A AY 0q9ye load per ton
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sd. Louia Livestock MARKET.

st. Louis Mo-. Dec. 16.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, $500 head, including $500 head
Of Texans Market steady to lower. Beef
steers 50. 1855: stockers and feeders, g. IS
d4.O0; cows and heifers. $2.25Q4.75; Texas
steers $2.GON4S0; Texas cows and heifers,
$. 20T3. 40.
Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket 5d10c higher. Pigs and lights, 5000
$40; packers, s6.1506.35; butchers 5000
655.
SHEEP-Receipts today 1000 head.
Market steady to strong. Natives, s.. zoo
$50; lambs, $1,000 $50; Texans, 81 60d5.o0.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. Ill, Dec 16.-BUTTER-Marlz
EGGS-Marl1et steady. Loss off cases
returned. &c.
CIEESE-Market steady Twins, lie:
Daisies. I1s.G12c: Young Americas. 12l&c.
POULTRY-Marl1et active and firm.
Dressed turkeys, 13a171@c; dressed chick
ems 9G11c-
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A Wellington Creamery sold.

Wellington. Kan. Dec. 1c-Tae Rev
T. NJ. Erb of Newton. who bou-,ht the
creameries at Harper and Wellington
two weeks ago, has sold the latter con-
Germ to E. T. Rector and Charles Swis-
her who will operate it after January
1. The building will be repaired and
cold storage department added-
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Sugar and CORES Market.

New York. Dec 16.-SCGAR-Raw
nominal Fair refining, 7-15c: centrifugal,
SO test. 15-16c; molasses sugar, 2 3-16c. Re
fined sugar quiet Crushed, s5.45; powder
ed S495: graduated $4.S5
COFFEE-Market quiet No. Rio sac
LASSES-Market firm,
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Cotton Market.

New York, Dec. 16.-COTTON-sales to-
day 500 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
and points higher. Quotations per 100
gulf, $685.
Galveston, Tex, Dec. 16.-COTTON-
Market quiet at 5-16c per Id.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago. Dec. 16.-CATTLE-Receipt to-
day, 400 head. Market slow Good to
prime steers. S5.60d6.S0: poor to medium.
s.. 50d5-5O: stockers and feeders. s.. 00Gi4 so:
cows, s1.25d4 so; heifers, $1.S9a5.00; Gamers,
S1.25Q235; bulls, $1,000 4.5Q. calves, 5000
100: Texas fed steers. $S.50d4.75.
HOGS-Receipts today. $4,000 head csti-
mated Wednesday, 10000 head: left over
from Monday. s. 400 head. Market about sc
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Topeka Hide Market.

Prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston qrOtations1
Topeka, Dec. 16.
GREEN SALT CURED No I........... SC
NO. TALLOW Observation-Disclosures. 54o
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New York Money Market.

New York. Dec 6-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call easier, at 6d6l5 per cent
prime mercantile paper. 6 per cent: ster-
ling exchange fairly steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.s6sl G4.ST for
demand and at S4S314GI4. S3In for 50 DAYS
posted rates, $4.S415 and Sass; commercial
bills. $4.s21sd4S3.
SILVER-Bar silver, 4Sssc; Mexican dol
lars, 371Sc.
BONDS-Ciovernme bonds steadv. To-
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Wool Marke..

St Louis, Mo-. Dec. 16.-WOOI=Markst
unchanged Territory and western medi-
unns, 17Q1sc; fine. 1s41Sc, coarse, 1SQl7c.
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Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
for their Kindness and sympathy during
the illness and death of our beloved
mother, Mrs. Sarah Ma ttingIy
MIR. AND MRS. E. D. MATTINGLY,
MR. AND MRS. 6. T MATTINGLY.
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Holiday Rates via Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale to points within 200
miles Of Topeka, one fare for the round
trip, December "a 25, 81 and January 1,
return limit January 2. Rates east OF
Missouri river one and one-third fare.
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higher Mixed and butchers 5soG6.eo:
good to a. choice a heavy ss;39gG;50; rougns
sales $6.10G625.
3 SHEEP-Receipts today. I7.00e head
Sheep and lambs steady to stronger. Good
to choice wethers, s.. 75a450: fair to choice
mixed. S2.75d3.T5: western sheep. S3.556i 4. %
native lambs, $3.75G550; western lambs
Ss.O0T55 So
Official receipts and shipments Monday
CaIsIs. H.,gs. Sheep
receipts -.....--z1, ~ o5-c3O 15,t 70
Shipments ...... ...--. 949 4,bzf 3,Jl4
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BoNDs--Government bonds steady. To
Range of Prices on STOCK.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Groin. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
100 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Company, Kansas City, Mol
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at the Whist Club.

Thrapp and Noble are wearing the
whist buttons this week for securing
the high plus score last night at the To-
peka Whist club: Movers and Storey
wore them last week. The following
scores were made last night:
NORTH AND SOUTH
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Oman High. Low close Yes


FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 40 West Sixth street Telephone
ass. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Company. Kansas City. Mol
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Kansas Citv Grain.

FURNISHED by ]. Z. Gall, Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
OFFICE 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4s6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Company, Kansas City, MOI
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Bronson and Cole ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 165
Wolf and Ryder ...--.-.........-.....1 1855
ConnOrs and Hart ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 163
Sibley and Fuller -...-............... 161
Washburn and Greenwood ...... 16i
Scott and Kennedy .............-..-. 100
Heyen and Pollock. ....-.... .N-.e.. .s15S
CopeIand and Hammatt ......s..s.... 161
Heyden and Pollock ................ los
Shakeshaft and Hills. ...--.-........ 155
Warner and Ernahizer -.......... 1874
Fleischman and Tinker .......... ISL
Average. 159 SIP.
EAST AND WEST
Putnam and Fulton .-...--...... 146
West and Pennekamp -........ 156
Falkiner and Marshall ........... Isl
Van Valkenburg and O'Rourke go. 147
Mowers and Storey ................ 1873
Merrick and Leeds .............. 1853
Larsh AID Robbins ............... $50
ThraDD and Noble ............... 161
Payne and Morse ..--...........- Isl
Shakeshaft and Lowry ............. 15C
Lacy and Brown .......-..-..........1 47
Hurrie and Drunm ............... 149
Average, Tsp TIP.
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Chicago. Dec Is.
Market Gosain.

FURNISHED by the A. G. Goodwin Commits
sion Company, Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers of grain.
Room No. s, Columbian building. indie
pendent telephone 1851
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-29
BLIND VETERAN
SHOOTS HIS WIFE
Thomas Lunney, Sightless for Thirty
Years, Then Commits
Suicide.

Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-Crazed by
constantly brooding over his affliction,
Thomas Lunney. blind veteran of the
civil war, shot his wife and then put
two bullets into his own brain at their
home at $50 North Forty-nfth street.
Lunney and his wife were removed
at once to the Presbyterian hospital,
where the physicians say that he can
not possibly live, but the woman may
recover.
Lunney has been totally blind for
more than thirty years. His sight was
ruined by the explosion of Il shell He
received a large pension from the gov
ernment. Lunney groped his way TO
where his wife was sitting. and rum
ming his hands over her head and
hands and asked her if she was knit
ting. Before she could make any reply
he drew revolver from his pocket and
holding it in front OF her face. pulled
the trigger. The bullet entered the
side of her face. When she arose with
u cry of pain he turned the weapon
on himself. Holding the pistol to his
head, he fired twice. Mrs. Lunney ran
for assistance and the police took the
injured couple TO the hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-29
MASCAGNI REFUSES AN
OFFER FROM MlTTENHALs

Composer Mascagm has refused the
offer of the Mittenthal brothers, who
managed the first part of his Ameri-
can tour, for another contract. He
said yesterday at Chicago that the
proposition made through Joseph
Smith, Nine. Duse's representative,
would insure him about $1,000 a week.
He averred that the original contract
with the Nittenthals. on which he
sued for $4,000, was for 81 900 a per-
formance, and that he would consid-
er nothing less.
From various parts of the country
offers have been received. some from
towns the size of Three Oaks, Mich.
others from New York, San Francisco
and cities of the first class. One COM
pany wants to take him to South
America and the West Indies. others
through Canada, and vet others to
the Philippines and Australia. But
the composer has developed some
ideas of business. He says he must
see the bank account of the next
manager who takes him on the road.
f. Wight Neumann consulted with
Mascagni about the proposition to
give him a benefit performance at
which he would conduct the Thomas
orchestra. MasCagni said he would
lead the Thomas musicians, but would
do it on a business basis, paying the
players the regular rates. Mr.. Neu-
mann will see the orchestra members
today and arrange for a concert at
the Auditorium early next week. 1t
is planned TO render music by Mas
cagni, Verdi and Rossini. all Italian
composers.
There were cheers for Mascagni
yesterday afternoon at Hull House
auditorium when the concert was
given by the Hull House Italian or
chestra. The special program includ-
ed portions of "CavaIleria Rusticana"
Mascagni had been invited, but sent
his regrets, as he was still too i'll to
leave his hotel. The concert was un-
der the leadership of Giuseppe Vec-
chione. assisted by Signora Dove Bo-
etti and a quartet of her pupils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-29
Not All Reformed.

At dinner given by Il philanthropist
to the Society of Reformed Criminals
gentleman complained to his host mid
way through the festivities that he had
lost his watch. The host was Il man of
great ingenuity. He caused all the
lights to be turned out. Then he OBJ
served: ''Some one here has Il watch
that does not belong to him. If by the
time have counted Il hundred it is not
placed on the floor in the middle of the
room. the police will be sent for" He
counted hundred, and the lights were
turned on again. Thirty-three hand
some watches lay in the middle of the
room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-29
TROLLEY FUNERALS IN VOGUE
Cab Drivers Strike in st. Louis Causes In
cOnvience to Mourners and
Friends of Dead.

st. Louis. Dee. 29.-Trolley funerals
all over town are being held on account
of the cab drivers strike. The two
funeral cars operated over the tracks
of the street car companies have been
unable to fill unprecedented demands.
Another car will be put on as soon as
it can be turned out of the shops.
At the funeral of n Grand Army
veteran only enc or two carriages and
n hearse turned out. These We're driv-
en- by the proprietor and his two sons.
Hundreds of friends of the dead man
were unable to accompany the remains
to the grave. There is no sign of Il set.
tlement of the strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-29
E. H. WEY LEAVES CLUB TO
TAKE POSITION AT DUBUQUE

T.. III. Wey. steward at the Rock
Island Club, Saturday evening tender
ed his resignation to the board of di-
rectors, the same to take effect the
18th of January. when he is to as
sumo charge of a new club that has
been launched at Dubuque.
Mr.. Wey has been with the Rock
Island Club three years. He has prov
en- most competent man in the posi-
ton, and in appreciation of his serv-
ices the directors recently voluntarily
made considerable increase to his
salary. The club has grown and
prospered during his connection with
it and the membership regrets ex-
ceedingly to learn of his decision to
leave.