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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

The various regiments have been d.
Ndeo into provisional companies. Cen
eral orders, issued yesterday morning
eseien The companies as follows.
Firs' Infantry, to be known as pro.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
PER SONAL POINTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Dempsey are in
Chicago.
Mrs. NJ. H. Wadsworth has returned
from Chicago.
Ironton Scar. of Chicago, is making
short visit with Harold B. Jensen.
Mrs. y. F. Knox and her daughter,
Mrs. S. r. Kenworthy, are visiting in
Chicago.
Mrs. o. j. Badders, of Topeka,
Kans., is in the city visiting with her
sister, Mrs. T. H. Thomas.
Mrs. Martin Bogue has gone to Day
ton, Fla, to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. j. b. Sanburn.
Mrs. o. f. Teepes, of Chicago. en-
route from Denver. spent yesterday in
the city the guest of Mrs. Hattie
Leins.
Rev. Fred o. Lothringer and family.
of Grand Mound, Iowa, visited yester-
day with Rev. Lothringer's mother,
Mrs. S. NJ. Lothringer, 1920 Fourth av-
enue.
Mrs. George Bosold, nee Miss Lizzie
Littig, returned to her home in EN-
NETT county, Iowa, after spending sew
eral weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John b. Iittig. Mr.. Littig re-
turned with his daughter to spend
the winter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
TO REMODEL
BOWLBY STORE
Extensive improvements Planned on
Second Avenue Build
ing.

Extensive improvements on the D..
Roy Bowlby music house, 1909 Second
avenue. have been arranged for by
the Mitchell estate, owners of the
building, the work to be commenced
next Monday by Volll e. Co., to whom
the contract has been awarded. The
alterations, which will add materially
to the attractiveness of that portion
of the avenue, are to cost $4,000
An entire new front is to be provid-
ed, and the stairway at the west re-
moved, giving an additional eight feet
to the front. The repair department
is to be moved to the second floor, the
partitions torn out, new wall and
show cases installed, and the office
placed in the rear, giving a salesroom
90X30. y freight elevator is to be put
in, and at the back of the lot com
bination barn and storehOuse is to be
erected.
The building is to be reprinted, and
Mr.. Bowlby is planning novel display
light effects for the front that he SAYS
will make his store one of the most
conspicuous and prettiest in the tri-
cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
RnhlIc NntIcR.

Public notice is hereby given to all
persons interested, that the under
signed Tri-City Railway company will
at a meeting of the city council of the
city of Rock Island, to be held at the
city council room in said city on the
5th Cay of October next, It the hour
of o'clock p. m, present q petition
to said city council, praying that it
will grant to the LL6crs 2ued Tri-
CITY hallway company. It's successors
and assigns, the right. fuC Il period of
~ wears, to construct, Perate and
maintain an additional ar double
track in connection with the use and
Peratfon of It's electric street rail
way as now located. operated and
maintained in said city of Rock Isl
and, on the streets and avenues of said
city hereinafter described, and to
erect ON the line of said street rail
way all necessary poles, wires and
CHER appliances required for the use.
operation, maintenance and cOnstruc-
ton L! said electric street railway.
with a cpuble traCK. The line of said
proposed additional or double track
to be run as follows:
beginning on Seventeenth street in
sand city of Rock Island, at the IN
ters. elton of Second avenue, thence
south along Seventeenth street to
Seventh avenue, thence west along
Seventh avenue to Eleventh stree.
thence south along said Eleventh
street to Tenth avenue.
Rock Island, H.. Sept "a. 1908
TRI-CITY RAILWAY COMPANY.
By James F. Lardner, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
Lyman Awarded $4,000,

The case of Harry Lyman, who is
suing the Rock Island Sash q Door
works for $1,000, was given to the
jury at $50 this morning. The jury
at $3.50 this afternoon returned a YER
dict for 50, 500 for the plaintiff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
Tuo DIvorces Granted.

Judge Gest granted two divorces
Daisy Gilleland. of Buffalo Prairie,
from Edward GilIeland, and Fred II.
Foy (colored), of Moline, from Laura
Foy, both on the grounds of deser-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
Hugh ConWtlI.

Another of the city's pioneers join
ed the ranks of the silent aiority in
the death at 9:15 last night at st. Al
thongs hospital of Hugh Conwcll. He
had been suffering for the past two
months with a complication of all
ments. Mr.. Conwell came to Rock
Island as young man half a century
ago and here he continued his resi-
dence until his death. In the days
when First avenue was n iourishing
business street Mr.. Conwell was pro-
prietOr of Il hotel and saloon on that
thoroughfare, his place being located
between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. At one time he served as as
sistant street commissioner. He was
native of County Donegal, Ireland.
and II years of age. He had twice
married, and is survived by his widow
and II children, Il daughter, Alice,
having preceded him to the grave.
The living children are: Mrs. O. f..
Mckinley, James ~, Robert j.. Hugh,
Edward ~. John, May. Belle and Eta
Conwell, of this city; DR.. w. u. Con-
well, of Mexico, Mo; Thomas Con-
well. of Akron. Ohio, and Mrs Emil
Malsh. of Chicago. The funeral serv-
ices will be held from the home. sos
Twelfth street. to st. JOscph's church
at . o'clock Monday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
ruentr.rnnr Ounce Annie.

This season has not been a favor
able one for the growth of a large
crop of apples. but there is an unusu-
al crop of large apples. Magnificent
specimens of the fall varieties which
attain the greatest size, are found
in every orchard. One raised east of
Moline by Joseph King, measuring
"a inches in circumference one way
and Is inches the other. Its weight is
q ounces
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
In |0cioI Circles

Mr.. and Mrs. II. ii. RObb entertain
ed at their home in South Rock Island
yesterday afternoon and evening in
celebration of the 25th anniversary of
their wedding. One hundred friends
visited them during the reception
hours. The home was prettily dec
GRATED with cut flowers for the occa-
sion, and at o'clock fine supper
was served. \ number of handsome
presents both in silver and china were
received by Mr. and Mrs. Robb. The
employees of the Rock Island Stove
company, where Mr.. Robb is foreman
of the foundry. presented the couple
a silver tea and coffee service. Those
in attendance from abroad were Miss
Ella Mulacll, of Denver. who served
as bridesmaid ut the wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Robb a quarter of century
ago; Mrs. Arthur -Ramser. of Chica-
go, and Miss Fannie Gluck, of Evan
ston.
Members of the Rock Island Turner
society enjoyed themselves at card
party last evening at Turner hall.
Emil Jacobsen was awarded the gen
tleman's first prize, and Mrs. CardalI
the ladies' first and Mrs. Max KautZ
the ladies' second prizes. The con-
solutions went to Miss Rose Berthe
sen and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Geisler.
Miss Elsie Worker is entertaining
at her home ON Twenty-third street
this afternoon i'm honor of her mar
riage next week to Bernard Bieber.
The \. 4. u. and the w. y. clubs
pleasantly surprised Miss leila Bar
rett, member of the latter club, at
her home last evening. \ splendid
time was had by all. Games and 9th
er diversions were INDUCED in until Il
late hour.
At the close of school yesterday a
mass meeting was held in the assem-
bly, room to practice wells for the
game today and stir in the students,
especially the younger ones, the ath-
letic spirit Mr.. Thomas presided over
the meeting and Messrs. Kent, Dove
and Hamilton gave interesting talks.
Under the direction of G. Graves, Ted
dy Stone and Frank Sullivan some
lively yelling was done. which seem
ed to greatly amuse the freshmen.
They will learn in time.
There will be a meeting of the Ath-
letic association Monday at p. III. to
elect basketball managers.
The senior class is glad to welcome
back Oscar Frazer, whom it had
mourned as lost. He returned yester-
day from Montana and will begin
school Monday.
The S. b. Il. club has decided to
give up the reception which they had
planned to give for the football boys
Nov. 81.
Mrs. j. Borell charmingly entertain
ed company of friends last evening
at her home, 1907 Second street, in
honor of her 18th birthday anniver-
sary. Several hours were devoted to
cards and other games, and a mando-
lin club from Davenport furnished
music. Mrs. Borell was presented
with beautiful hanging lamp and
various other tokens. \ dainty lunch
con was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
Millinery opep,pe.

Mrs. Arthur Brooks, 5I3 Seventeenth
street, will have her second annual
opening Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day. Oct. !, and 3, displaying an ele-
giant and complete line of the very lat
est creations in fall millinery. Ladies
of the tri-cities are cordially invited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03


to have her mothers sanity inquired
into, claiming that she was no longer
capable of properly administering her
business.
Daughter to Care for Her.
The old lady AYERS in her bill that
on being informed of the steps to be
taken and fearing that others than
her own might secure control of her
holdings she consented to an assign
ment of her entire estate. consisting
of lands, notes and bank deposits, to
her daughter, her only child, on condi-
ton that she should be cared for dur
ing the balance of her life in the home
of the daughter. and furnished money
whenever she needed it,
Mrs. Otto alleges that her daughter
had no more than gotten possession
of the property than she began to
make life as miserable as possible for
her mother, finally ordering her from
her home and refusing her money to
meet her wants. Mrs. Otto repre-
sents that she is now penniless and
asks the court to restore her to her
property rights. alleging that they
were gotten from her through fraud
and the exercise of undue influence
on the part of her daughter and her
husband.
Mr.. and Mrs Schmid deny in toto,
the charges of Mrs. Otto. They say
she has always had a comfortable
home with them as long as she wished
to. remain under their roof, and they
have provided her with funds when
b. acIynH 70 nd hn
whole proceeding is a farce. the old
lady being urged on her suit by the
attorneys. As proof of their claim
that Mrs. Otto has been satisfied with
the treatment she has received at
their hands Mr.. and Mrs. Schmid stat
ed that she was to visit over Sunday
with them at their home in South
Rock Island.
j. L. Kenworthy and j. l.. Haas are
attorneys for Mrs. Otto and A. p Nc
Guirk, of Davenport, and NJ. f. Swee-
ney, of Rock Island. for Mr.. and Mrs
Schmid.
Hearing on the demurrer had not
been finished when court adjourned
at noon, and a continuance was an
nOunced until ? o'clock Monday after
noon.
Two Divorces Granted.
Judge Gest granted two divorces
Daisy Gilleland. of Buffalo Prairie,
from Edward Gilleland. and Fred ii.
FOy (colored), of Moline, from Laura
Foy, both on the grounds of deser-
ton.
Lyman Awarded $4,000,
The case of Harry Lyman, who is
suing the Rock Island Sash q Door
works for $1,000, was given to the
jury at $50 this morning. The jury
at $3.50 this afternoon returned YER
diet for So. 500 for the plaintiff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
COUNTY TEMPLE.

Oct. 2.-Ioseph Hamm to Amelia X.
Raisch. lot TO-. block ,, Rodman's add,
Rock Island, 81.
Zachariah Einfeldt to Charles II.
Pope, Edward II. Guyer and Charles
Z. White. tract by metes and bounds
so, Is, lie, and %, is, wv. $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
FIRE LOSS OF $4,000
AT STERNBERG PLANT

The foundry of the Sternberg Man
ufacturing company, in West Daven-
port, was destroyed by fire at o'clock
this morning. The loss is $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
George G. Sperry.

George G.. Sperry died suddenly of
heart failure at his home, lily Ninth
avenue, at o'clock last evening.
While Mr.. Sperry had not been feeling
well for about month. his condition
had never been considered serious. He
was around as usual yesterday, and in
the evening had just finished supper
when he fell from his chair to the
floor. Death ensucd shortly after. Mr..
Sperry was a native of Ohio, where he
was born Feb. Q, 1912. He served
through the civil war as a member
of the 1O2d Illinois infantry. Three
years ago the family removed from
Galesburg to Rock Island. The sur
vivors are the widow and four chill
drcn: f. f. Sperry, of Galesburg;
Mrs. c. II. Mckinney. of Rock Island;
Mrs. II. NJ. Schwartz, of Hedrick.
Iowa, and Mrs. James McNullen, Of
Delta, Iowa. The remains will be
shipped at 1925 Monday morning to
North Henderson, Knox county V. where
the funeral services will be held at
10 a. m. that day.
Death of Infant.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Jens, of South Rock Island, died this
morning. The funeral occurred This
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
Death of Infant.

The infant child OF Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Jens, of South Rock Island, died this
morning. The funeral occurred this
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03

The \. Il. u. and the w. \. clubs
pleasantly surprised Miss ZeIla Bar
rett, member of the latter club, at
her home last evening. \ splendid
time was had by all. Games and 9th
er diversions were INDUCED in until Il
late hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
MRS. KERNS DEAD
Former Resident of This City Ex-
pires Suddenly at OF
tumWa, Iowa.
HUGH coNWELL PASSES AWAY
Had Lived in Rock Island Half
Century Obit-
nary.

Mrs. George NJ. Kerns,, formerly of
this city, died suddenly of heart trout
BILE at o'clock last evening at her
home in Ottumwa, Iowa, to which
place she and her husband moved
from Rock Island a year ago last
month.
Mrs. Kerns came to Rock Island SIX
years ago, bride. from Ottumwa and
was a favorite in social circles during
her residence here. She belongs to
one of the leading families of OF
tumwa.
With the bereaved husband is left
one child, Gertrude, aged 4. Mr.. Kerns
was a member of the architectural
firm Of Drack d Kerns, but disposed
of his interest in the business on his
removal to Ottumwa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-03
FRAUD is CHARGED
Mrs. Catharine Otto Seeks Re.
coVery of Property Valued
at $4,000.
TRANSFERRED TO DAUGHTER
Alleging Latter Has Failed to Full.
fill Promise to Provide for
Mother.

Judge Gest in the circuit court to-
day heard arguments on a demurrer
filed by the defendants in the sui, OF
Mrs. Catharine Otto to annul trans
fer of her property made June 13,
1902, to her daughter, Laura, the wife
of A. f. Schmid, constable of South
Rock Island township. The property
involved is valued at $4,000.
Sensational allegations as to the
manner of accomplishing the assign
ment of the property to Mrs. Schmid
are made in Mrs. Otto's bill Mrs.
Otto is widow and resident of Dav-
export. She is 60 years of age, in
firm, and in i'll health.
She charges one of the ruses resOrted
to by her daughter and the latter's hus-
band to secure possession of her prop
erty was representation that she was
in imminent danger of becoming heav-
lily involved legally through the ma
chinatiOns of outside parties who had
designs on her property. This not
bringing about q turn in affairs as
readily as desired, Mrs. Otto charges
that her daughter went into the coun-
ty court and secured an application
to have her mothers sanity inquired
into, claiming that she was no longer
capable of properly administering her
business.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-22
NONCONCURRED.
Finance Board Rescinds It's
Action Approving Old
Claims for Reser-
voir Survey.

The Finance Board yesterday after
noon non-concurred in a resolution adopt
ed by the Street and Water Board or
and John Henderson for $341 % and
$163 respectively, for auditing and plot
ting the survey of the Boonton reservoir
in June, July and August, 1901.
Some time ago the Commissioners con-
Cured in these claims and later Mayor
Fagan's Investigators" looked them up.
The Finance Commissioners were or
dered to rescind their action and they
proceeded to do it. Then the Mayor nom
concurred.
Just why this action was taken is not
known. The Street and Water Commis-
sioners say they don't know and the
Finance Commissioners won't tell.
The Board concurred in the resolution
of the Street and Water Board ratifying
the claims of Thomas Miskill, reader
of meters, for salary for December, 1901,
and January, 1902.
Claims amounting to $2,646.41, which
formed a part of a batch of obligations
contracted by the Street and Water
Board and charged against the special
street account of 1900-01, were also con-
CURED in.
The Street and Water Board passed
the claims in anticipation Of providing
for their payment from the liquer license
account. The last Legislature took
away from the Board its share Of the
liquor license fees and there was no
money in consequence with which to pay
them.
The bills concurred in yesterday came
within the amount of the balance of the
special street appropriation. Among
them We're the claims of the Common
wealth Roofing Company and several for
work and materials on tue Ravine Road
sewer.
The unpaid claims have been ratified
by the Street and Water Board and the
claimants are now in a position to sue
the city.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-22
CHARITIES CONFERENCE
Second Annual Gathering to
Be Held in Trenton
Next Month.

Secretary w. Fl. Allen of the State
Charities Aid Association, the offices of
which are in the Commercial Trust Com
pany's building. announced today that
the second annual conference on chari-
ties and corrections has been called fer
February 19 and 20, in the State House
Trenton. The sessions viii be on Thurs
day afternoon and evening and Friday
morning.
The conference embraces many allied
interests said Secretary Allen. '.and
will attract general interest. We desire
to be broad, to bring workers, giyers and
legislators together. We want delegates
from women's clubs, day nurseries.
charitable societies, common councils.
boards of freeholders, boards of health
and similar bodies. We desire the pres
ence Of sheriffs, prosecutors of the Pleas,
county judges, police judges, chiefs Of
police. editors, mayors, officers of penal
and charitable Institutions, in fact. any
one interested in children, probation and
reformatio Of offenders. us the prin-
ciples of State supervision
.sThe conference locks for large at
tendance from Trenton. your city having
given us such hospitable reception in
tho past, and we think that the work
srt'incd for this coming meeting will be
aprcauctivefof great good"
The president Of the conference is
Mrs. Emily Z. Williamson Of Elizabeth.
the sseretaries hens William II. Allen
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-22
SWAYzE COULDN'T ACT.
Commissioners Judge Collins's
Successor Has Not Yet
Arrived.

Judge Francis j. Swayze, who was re-
Gently appointed as Supreme Court JUS
.tice to succeed Justice Collins. and who
wiz sit in this Circuit until Justice jon
athan Dixon ssumes charge, was at the
court house this morning and was fornal-
ly introduced to the members of the, bar
present by Judges Blair and Nevius.
The new Supreme Court Justice sat
on the bench of the front court room for
short time awaiting the arrival of his
commission from Trenton. An unusually
large number of lawyers was present
ready to transact business when Justice
Swayze said
81 am sorry to have to announce to the
members of the bar that owing to the ell
tirely unavoidable circumstances / have
not yet received my commission of JUS
tice of thes Supreme Court. l had expec-
ted it to arrive this morning so that I
could begin the business of this Circuit
l sincerely regret the Inconvenience to
which the members of the bar must be
subjected by reasons of existing eondi-
tions but | am unable to do anything
under the circumstances except continue
the call issued for to-day over until Mon
day.
District Court Judge Parker asked
Justice Swayze if he would finish the
present term in this circuit and he re-
piled that he wouldsyaske up Justice
Collins work where it had been left off,
I i
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-22


crowded condition of the present High
School, which is disgraceful. 1t SIS al
most criminal for this Board not to
afford relief. | believe my suggestion
would meet with the approval of the
greatest number of people.
we cannot afford to spend money for
a monument on the Harrison estate for
the people of New York and Hoboken
to look at. The money should be spent
for practical educational purposes. You
are paying $S5.00o fer property which
will cost $4,000 for the care of the
grounds every year. The same amount
of money could be used in buying two
SITES"
When the vote was called, Ringle,
Daudt, Perry and Quinn voted in favor
of paying $500 to bind the bargain to
buy mine acres of rocky hilltop and
Brock alone voted in the negative.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-22
DOUBLE TWIST.
Two Matrimonial Knots Tied
in Mayors Office This
Afternoon.

-Four hearts that beat as two wers
made hapy at the Mayors office this af
ternoon
The first pair were Cesidio Tarquirino
thirty years old. Of No. II Seventy-frs
street, Philadelphia, and Miss Eliza Gar
acolo, twenty-four years old, of No. 43s
jackson avenue, this city. They were
married by Rev. E. c. Crowen. clerk
in Chief Engineer C. a. Van Keuren's
office in the absence of Mayor Pagan
The seeand pair entered the Office as
the first went out. They described
themselves as Carmine Costaldi, thirty.
five years old, of No. 35 Drift street,
Newark, and Miss Gioina Damiani, TWEEN.
ty-nine years old. Of No. 3 Oxford ave
nue., this city. The Mayor arrived in ths
City Hall in time to tie the knot.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-22
BABY SCHOOLS.
Board of Education May De-
eide Tonight Where They
Will Be Located.


The baby school committee will rec
ommend to the Board Of Education to-
night the erection'of temporary buildings
in the following public school yards:
No. 9, Mercer and Brunswick streets
"a classes).
No. 2T, Graham street and Hudson
Boulevard.
No. s, Sherman avenue.
No. 2G, Palisade avenue.
No. IS, Storm avenue.
No. II, Duncan avenue.
No. II, Crescent avenue.
No. IA, Union street.
No. 70, Dwight street.
No. "a, Virginia avenue.
No. 10, Paterson avenue.
The committee had conference yes
terday afternoon with Superintendent
Snyder and Architect Rowland over the
plans.
The schools will cost $25, 900.