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Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

jailed him on the charge of highway
robbery. Sullivan is thought to have
been the ringleader of gang that
committed a holdup near the Sitz ice
house in East Davenport last spring.
Other members of the gang were cap
tured and given a sweating, but it
was found that they had not received
any portion of the spoils, Sullivan
having skipped with the entire $40
which was taken from the victim Of
the robbery. Sullivan left for parts
unknown Immediately after the hold
up. and until his return yesterday the
police had been unable to locate him.
He is a well-knCwn character.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

Wednesday night at her home, 1S49
West Fifth street. occurred the death
of Mrs. Minna Jeske, nee Stoecken,
aged 2S years. The deceased was born
in Davenport and Jan. 80, 1897, was
married to John j. Jeske. who with
two children. Nelma and Herbert,
survive to mourn her loss. Her moth
er. Mrs Anna Stoecken also survives.
The funeral will take place Sunday
afternoon from the residence with in
terment in Fairmount cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

Arp was summoned and found Mr..
Landee suffering from a severe shak-
ing up and a dislocated and sprained
arm.
Two patriotic societies which a
couple of years ago started with such
bright prospects, are now practically
out of existence and but a few official
acts remain to be done before there
will be an end of them. First of these
is Wellington Wood camp, Sons of
Veterans, which at its beginning had
about so members. Gradually, how
ever. the members lost interest and
dropped out, until there were scarcely
any left to fill the offices. As a last
resort Il meeting was called to decide
whether or not the society was to
continue. So few members answered
this call that the matter was dropped
entirely and the society tacitly dis
banded. Now the Ladies' Aid society,
which was organized few months af-
ter the Wellington Wood camp, as
an auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans
organization, has decided to disband.
Wednesday afternoon train of "A
ears heavily loaded with implements
manufactured by Deer q Co. were
shipped to Minneapolis. being con-
signed to the John Deere Plow com
pany. branch house of Deere & Co.
in that city. This is the third train of
the same siz, hat has been made up
by the same irm in the past three
weeks. For the next few weeks the
shipping facil ties of Deere Sc Co. will
be taxed to he fullest capacity and
one train every three weeks will he
shipped from the city to various points
for some time to come.
1t begins to look as though the Mo-
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

When w. p. Chaddock wrote to
Mayor Becker and attempted to inter
est him in his tale of woe, in that his
wife had deserted him and ran away
with his two children. he no doubt
stored up more unpleasantness than
he had anticipated. Now parties who
know Chaddock are bobbing up every
day and giving him everything but a
good name. Now comes word from
Cadillac, Mich. that Chaddock desert
ed a wife and two children in that
city something like ten years ago.
O.
Detective Phelan and Officer Schlu-
ter yesterday afternoon arrested Dick
Sullivan in Southeast Davenport and
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18
\ { OUCH
CONUNDRUM

When Is a cough more
than a cougl?
When its a settled cold.
When it hangs on in spite of
all you can do. Cough mix
lures won cure it because
they are merely for a cough
and this is something more.
SCOTS Emulsion cures the
cough bee ause it cures the
something more. 1t heals
and repairs the infamed
tissues where the cold has
taken root and prevents its
coming blck.
Wen send on a sample free upon request
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street, New YORK
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

Yesterday morning at his home,
712 West Third street. occurred the
death of Capt. George Rebuer, one of
the oldest and best known river cap
tains on the upper Mississippi river.
Death came after a long and severe
illness, at the age of 90 years. Capt.
Rebuer was one of the old and most
highly respected residents of this
city. During the years of 1SS3-S4 he
was a member of the city council.
The survivors are the wife and one
son, Ralph.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

1t begins to look as though the Mo-
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

line lock proposition is up against a
hard sort of opposition. No one is
fighting this particular project, but
congress is determined to keep down
appropriations even to the extent of
declaring that there may be no new
work on the rivers and harbors al
lowed. In that case the local work
will have a hard row to hoe.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

Mary - Sponge the pimples with
warm water. You need blood tonic;
would advise you to take Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 1t drives away all eruptiOns.
50 cents. T. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18
Christmas Excursions

To jamestown and other points in
New York state One fare for round
trip from Chicago, Dec. II to 20. via
Erie railroad. ID. NJ. Bowman, G.. W.
Z. a., Chicago.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

United States Postoffice Inspector
John Mahin has been in Davenport
for the past two days at work upon a
very difficult problem. Some time ago
the postoffice department at Washing
ton was advised by the postal au-
thorities at Athens. Greece, that %
American letters containing money
orders had been rifed. and that upon
the receipt of the letters the money
orders were found missing. Two of
these letters had been sent from Dav-
enpoTt and 1he missing money orders
issued at the Davenport postOtfice.
The senders of the letters are G..
Georgacopulos and Tom MancOs. The
former had forwarded money order
Tor S23 and the latter one for $40.
Both were mailed here last May and
directed to parties in Athens. Greece.
Now Mr.. Mahin has been instructed
by the postal authorities to locate if
possible the above two parties and
to obtain all the facts from them pos
sible relative to their letters and
money orders. \ number of DaVen-
port Greeks were taken to Mr.. Mahin
yesterday and inquiries made of them
concerning the whereabouts of the
parties being sought for. 1t was
learned that Marcos is now in Chi
cago. but the other Greek cannot be
accounted for.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

Officers have been elected as fol-
lows by the junior class of the high
school: President. Harry Lingburg:
vice president, Goldie Kneberg; secre-
tary. Ellen Ahl: treasurer, Arthur
Jones. The same officers will preside
over the affairs of the L. o. V, the
class club. Phil Hedin has resigned
the captaincy of the 1904 track team,
feeling that he has not the time to de-
vote to the work. He will participate
in the events. Phil Joseph was elect
ed to fill the vacancy.
F. \. Landee. the well-known gro
ceryman, yesterday met with an acci-
dent that came near being a danger
Gus one and which will lay him up for
some time. Mr.. Land, =. while going
down the cellar stairs at his store on
Twelfth street and Fifth avenue. slip
ped and fell, alighting upon his right
side. He was unconscious when found
and remained so for over an hour. DR..
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18
DAVENPORT DOTS

Frank Daw. a well known man in
Davenport, has been arrested charged
with forgery, the information being
sworn out by the S. b. d S. shoe
store. The forgery is alleged to have
been committed in signing an order
on which he wrote the name of Emil
Wiese and which he passed at the
shoe store in payment for a pair of
shoes. The information was sworn
out before Justice Roddewig and Con-
stable Holiday arrested the prisoner.
The hearing has been set for Satur-
day, when the charges will be up be-
fore the Justice. Daw is about 80
years of age and is a former deputy
at the court house. He has been en-
plcyed with the ]. d 1. interurban
road for some time past and lately
has been at work at Bettendorf.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday night at
the family home, 234 Howell street,
occurred the death of Mrs. John
POrth, the fatal ailment being attribu-
ted by the attending physician to
tuberculosis. However, charges of
a more serious nature are made.
which caused Coroner Lambach to
order an inquest. 1t is charged by
friends of the woman that during the
middle of last September, she was
knocked down and kicked in the alb
domen by a party named Lehrs, with
whom she had a disagreement. 1t is al
legged that since receiving the assault
that Mrs. Porth has suffered a severe
relapse and been on steady decline.
\ post mortem examination was con-
Quoted by Drs. Lambach and +. s.
Bowman. This revealed an abscessed
condition of the lungs and other or
gans.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

1t has been discovered that August
DeMey, who disappeared from Moline
a few days ago after completing a
contract, left several bogus checks to
the men who were employed by him.
1t was not known until yesterday,
when the checks were turned over to
the bank on which they were drawn,
that they were of no value, as DeMey
had no money TO his credit. The men
had the checks cashed at Il saloon in
East Moline. and later they were turn
ed over TO parties in Rock Island. The
aggregate value of the checks will not
exceed $40.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18
MOLINE MENTION

The movement for the organization
of a Congregational church in East
Moline is taking shape quite rapidly.
and the probability is that the church
will be organized during holiday week.
DR.. BrodiS, Illinois superintndent of
home missions, expects to be here the
27th, and it is not unlikely that the
church Will be organized that day or
the next one. 1t is possible that a
council of churches will be called to
recognize the new church, and that
the recognition meeting and the or
ganiZation meeting will be all one
gathering, but this is not yet decided.
Myrtle lodge of Rebekahs has held
it's annual meeting and the following
were honored with posts of trust:
Past noble grand. Amy Williams; no.
BILE grand. Kate Stearns: vice grand,
Gertrude ChristisOn; recording secre-
tary. Bertha Wilson; financial secre-
tary, Emma Oakley; treasurer. Flora
Lockhart; trustees. Mrs. Gibson. Mrs.
Williams. Mrs. Lindgren. Fred Kroe-
ger. Hulda Arnberg; deputy, Mrs. An
ma Newton. The annual meeting was
marked by card party and dance.
which was enjoyed by large com
pany of merrymakers.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-12-18

The testimony of George Burrier
has all been placed before the jury
and the witness was taken back to his
cell in the county Jail at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Burrier was on
the witness stand from Wednesday
morning. and for nearly two days was
subject to Il mass of questions that
it would take cool head not to get
puzzled over. Despite this fact the
attorneys state that his testimony
was practically the same as at for
mer trials and that he varied but lit
tie from the story that he has told all
along. For nearly day Attorney Fos-
ter had him in hand and used all of
his ingenuity to try and get the man
tangled up. This practically ends the
testimony of one of the most remark
able criminals that was ever brought
to Davenport.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

20 the dinEy. dirty. SCARED wooden dsar
back in the alley and waited till that funny
man came oU1. And 10. behold. he had just
such an ordinary mug as my cousin and he
didn't seem half as funny-looking as the
baTber-shOp tenor who came out with him.
That fellow has gone to his reward I
mean the funny man. I think it ought 10
be q good reward. because he gave me and
many like me punches Of JOY. l believe the
barber-shOP tenor has also gone TO his re-
ward. He married.
Probably none OF you ever heard OF that
funny man He did not amount TO very
much while he lasted He never saw the
inside Of a dFsssins-Eoom in a Broadway
thsater-
But that fellow made M ambition in Efs
to make faces. and I am obliged to E-a-
though 1t was a good deal tougher JOB 70
arrive at something than l ever thought
when / started.
ION this side OF the footIights We don't call
Il making faces or facial eoniortions or
facial acrobaticst We are net aristocratic.
you know. We simply call Il 'muggiRg-"
And It's coed. sensible. wsll-p anne skill
full. long-rshearsed musging trat makes =
show so 4 long way
Il know that there isn't a comedian IN the
business in this country who doesn't get
before a mlTrar weeks IL not months before
the show Is put on and go through all tie
/ muSEing that makes you laugh so heartily
| Its Just 4 night OF with YOU You think
| that chap there must be a deuce OF q funny
fellow to meet. These gFimaces and faces
he makes and the way ne. says things and
walks seem Just as fresh and s-pontaneou.
as = glass OF sparkling water.
TIA not telling tales out OF school now
You ought to knoE this, SO you can appre-
ciate a comedians work.
Before he produces those grimaces and
funny faces that made you laugh 80 hi
sat up nights studying the effect OF thi.
mug and that mug; he twisted II 30 and h,
tangled II thus. and he cut out this and
that and then he painted his face and trieC
this line and that line and put a ereas'
here and there, and after he had almos
weFn his brain TO a frazzle making funny
! mugs he let II go until tie opening n she
Finally. when the show opens in SOM
faces he planned to be the best and funnies
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

WRITTEN FOB L SUNDAY REPTBLIc-
The new 81. Louis Normal School. fsF
which ground will be broken within sixty
days. viii be q lasting and hitting mequ-
ment TO two Of the eldest educators In the
public schools Of St Louis
On the site 10 be occupied bF this noble
building stoed for nearly ffty years the
homes OF Mr., john A Gil4lian ana Mrs
Eliza c. Durham
The house in which Mr.. GIlfllan lived
and died is $50 Park avenue. His widow
and oniy daughter. Miss Evelyn Grace Gil
nllan. a teacher in the High School. are
living there now
Next door 10 the south OF II. on Theresa
with many neighborly gaps 70 facilitate
friendly access. lives Mrs. Eliza C Dun
ham.
Mr.. GnhIlan labored in the public schools
of ST Louis as one OF the most distin-
Guishsi principals since ISL Up 10 the day
Of his death. sixteen vars ago last Decem-
her.
Mrs. Dunham's service. dating hack TO
the same year. was even longer. for she re-
tired from the schools only a few years ago.
When q suitable site for the new Normal
School was sought by the Board Of Eiu-
cation. Mrs Durham invited attention 10
the choice and large lot occupied by She
two houses that sheltered the Oldest edl-
Gators fer 20 many years.
And now a fitting monument viii be
N-N - NAANA@ 1880 - - 49, -
the finest educational buildings in the coun-
try in a spot that is beloved by thousands
Of St. Louisans who were taught By these
two master educators
PROFESSOR GILFILLAS TAUGHT
THREE GENERATIONS.
John A. Gillian vas best known in So.
Louis as the principal first. Of the Benton
School. and later Of the Lincoln School
At the Benton School he taught the elder
generations. many Of whom are now Noted
citizens The HsgI generation ard that foi-
lowing, sons and grandSens Of the elder,
came to him 81 the Lincain Sehsol.
Through several changes IA the eity's map.
So to sReek, Nr. GilhIlsH presided az uis
principals desk Of the tive leading schools
OF early and later St Louis
He came from Vermont to 81. Louis In
$50. a young law student, with a brilliant
college education, and an ambition 10 be
come a great lawyer.
His sturdy Presbyterian father aisG0nr-
aged his following the Law as . profession
not in accord gith the rigid principles OF
good old Scotch Presbytsry, snd the son
chose the educational field to please his
sire
For a shsTt time Mr.. Gilhllaa taught al
the old Lscieds with his old friend and col
league, Mrs. Bunbam,
The Benton Schssi was then located on
Sixth street, near 81. Charles. having bsen
built in 1874. and oRened April "a OF that
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

/ story OF how she came to be transferred 4
the Lacisde School:
Professor Tice" said Mrs. Durham,
was sent TO Boston. which vas then con-
ton. TO bring good teachers out here One
OF these imported educators, a man. was
assigned 10 the Laclede School.
"A fire broke out In the schacl one day,
while several members OF the board were
present. and Immediately all the children
rushed to the windows. This voeful lack
OF discipline so shocked the St Louis peda-
gogues that they came to me to ask me II
/ would not take hold OF tie Laclede School
Il went there, and remained principal OF
the school until l followed my old friend
and colleague. Mr.. Gilhllan. 10 the Lincoln
School after his death
And. YOU see. we lived side By side many
years afterwards. When ~ bought our
present home in 1855 Mr.. GILLIAN bearded
with US at hrst. Later he bought the lot
next door and built himself a home Of his
own.
Al the time xe bought this property u
was thought that this section of the grow
ing city would be the finest residence quar-
ter in time
The situation is high and beautiful; but
a railroad divided the city End had q back
ward influence IN this section. and the
West End came into prominence
HAD VERY FEW
SEIGHBORS AT FIRST.
When We came out here 10 live all
around US was country land. and We had
very few neighbors-
Captain Gould was our only neighoor
on Grand avenue and there was not an
other house in sight on that thorough
fare.
ION Lafayette avenue q little east OF
Theresa avenue. which had then not been
cut through, lived Judge Broadhead.
Charles Keemie. Recorder OF Deeds. and a
Mr.. Haywood. Captain Hoyie resided on
the other side of Lafayette avenue, on the
present site Of the reservoir.
His house vas condemned by the CITY
authorities on account OF its high location
when the reservoir was built.
The district In which the Laciede school,
was situated vas mostly inhabited by the
cd aristocrauc French families and many
OF their children went TO school TO me
There we're the Anto!nes. who lived at
No. i3 Poplar: the Jaccards. whose nome
was on Bsckvith street between OTehare
and Chouteau. the La Bargss. who resided
on Main between Plum and Cedar: Rufus
]. Lakeland. whose house stood on Third
| between Myrtle and Spruce; the Rooyns,
AZ No. Is South Third street. between
plum and Cedar. and many others, whose
names I cannot recall just now. Nj
schnurmacher former City Counselor OTTO
| stifeL. the brewer and politician, who nad
| nine brothers and sisters; Eugene Weigel
ana his sisters, children OF old Doctor
| weigsl, prominent in German society; ano
nearly all dead now. the Marquard FOrs-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

I Gence section and as much the West End
thea as the places and bOUlsFards are
nov.
The EiEan. Feehans. Dugsid Crawfords,
Espfnhsins. AeysenbuTgs. Players. Can
MAINS, Stems. Epsteins. DiIlenhergs. Kurt
EehOTRs. Roths, kunksls, Medarts and Dor
scheimers were families Wit sent their chill
GreB 10 the Lincoln School. and the latter
are long since men and women. with little
ones VI their own.
aIr. Gilfllan was the principal OF this
school until the day Of his death. in De
esmbeF. sixteen years ago. The month OF
December that year was unusually warm.
and vegetation was frequently renewed IN
Ger the genial influence Of the unusual win
ter sun.
Mr.. GIihilan had arisen early Saturday
morning 10 adjust some vines over the
porch. The ladder was insecure. and he
fell. receiving injuries from which he died
the next days
WELLKNOWN TEACHERS
ASSOCIATED WITH HIM.
The teachers who taught with Mr.. Gil
hIlaR at the Benton School in isa were
Z. G. Wilson. now dead. who became prin-
cipal later himself: Anne Cummings. John
Brown and Mrs. II. T. Brown. Mrs Char
lotte c. Piympton, Miss Susan Besson, nov
q teacher OF the High School: Miss Mar
Earet A. Dunn, who was made principal OF
the Bsnten after Mr.. Gilhllan's transfer to
the Lincoln. and Margaret Beard.
Mrs Eliza C. Dunbar began her career
as teacher in the public schools OF St Louis
az the young wife OF Doctor LAyiaius Dun
ham. whom she married before she was %
years old.
The gold fever. which broke ont in ST.
Louis about 1850. caught the young medico.
whose wife. In order TO pass the time Of
his sbsence In absorbing occupation. be-
thought herself OF teaching school
jeremiah D Low. then principal Of the
High School, was eager 10 engage the
sparkling Mrs. Durham. whose husband
was his intimate friend
Something. however. interfered with with
the plans OF Doctor n to go to Cali
fornia. and Mrs. Durham gave up the idea
Of entering the service Of the public schools
Not so. however. the educators OF that
day who rather lacked good material for
teachers. and finally Mrs. Dunbar was per
suaded to follow out her original intention
and her appointment as teacher OF the JET
ferson School followed
After a short service at the Mound School
she vas installed as principal OF the old
Laclede. which was built In 1851 on its pres
ent site. sixth and Poplar streets
MRS DUNHAMS RECOLLECTIOSS
OF THE PERIOD.
Professor ]. Il. Tice and Professor Litton,
Instructor OF chemistry at the High School.
had much 10 do with starting Mrs Durham
IN her teachers career.
Mrs Durham. whose recoliections Of that
period are very vivid. tells the following
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

Chestnut streets. where nov the Lincoln
iFast Company buiiSiRS is situated, the
Benton vas the Observation schcoI fer
the normal students. where they received
practical demonstrates ih4he art OF teach
ing by the most brilliant teachers In ihe
Cit.
Miss Margaret Dunn was made principal
Of the Benton after Ar. GiihIlan was
transferred to a western school, and one
OF her leading primary teachers VAS tine
] present AIRS Archer Douglas, then known
- Hadz Clements, q brilliant and heagu-
fui young woman whose methods we're
often cited as exemplary and well worth
Initiating BY all other teachers Of her
grade"
GRAHDFATHERS NOW
/ SCHOoLBoYS THEN.
Among the youths who went TO school 10
NJ. Gilhlian were the sons OF Gerard q.
Allen. who lived CT Olive street between
Ninth and Tenth.
The Annans. OF Webster Groves. whose
father. Robert AMMAN, was a resident OF
that section. were pupils at the Benton
George Bsin and the Bakewells. who re
sided at Washington and Fifth street. tho
children OF Robert D. Barclay. the Bar
| netts, architects. sons OF George J. Bar
| nett, who lived at ia North Fourth street;
Harry Beer, who resided with his parents
on Olive between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. the BertholGS, and DOCTOR isaac
Forbes's sons. whose office and residence
was located on Olive between Fourth and
Fifth streets. were taught by Principal
Gillian
/ The sons OF Doctor Louis Oh. Boisliniere.
who resided at Washington and Fifth; Hen
y Birge, father OF Walter Blrge, the new
member Of the House Of Delegates. on
Sixth between Olive and Pine streets. the
boys Of J. c. Cabanne. at No. l4 Olive be-
tween Seventh and Eighth; Bernard
Farrar. the present Subtreasurer, whose
| parents resided on the southwest corner OF
| Sixth and st. Charles; A J. Fox. the father
OF Della Fox: the Shapleigh boys. whose
home vas on St Charles between Sixth and
Seventh streets: the Helfensteins who lived
on Olive between Eighth ard Ninth
! streets. and Edward c. Simmons. founder
| OF the simmons Hardware Company. Eho
resided with his parents at lSs Olive street.
we're taught their \. b. Cs and other Uci-
| ments BY the noted educator. whose home
| o: many years VIII soon b demolished to
make way for a magnificent house OF edu-
| cation.
| ONCE PRINCIPAL
! OF THE LINCOLN SCHOOL
EArly in the seventies. as the city moved
westward. Mr.. Gilfllan was made principal
OF the Lincoln School. corner Eugenia and
/ Twenty-third street. which he built up from
a small school 20 one Of the largest and
most popular OF the city.
Here he taught many OF the sons OF IA
theirs who had gone 20 school to him at the
Benton. The Lincoln School lay IN the cen
ter OF la was then a fashionable resi-