Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-31

The present association now in its |
fourth year is organized in Iowa with
a superintendent and six assistants, |
all OF the latter being women, and To-
Gated at Glenwood, Cherokee, Iowa |
City, Oelwein, Perry and Ottumwa.
Its object is to find good homes for
homeless, neglected or abused chill
dren. There is no doubt that room
can be found for its service here The
membership of the society as organ
lZed here consists of the following
PERSONS: Henry Vollmer, John SolIer.
Dr. j. +. Crawford. II. f. Lindsay, Rev.
w. III. Blancke, Mrs. j. NJ. Sherier.
heV. n. T.. Montgomery. s. f. Smith,
Waldo Becker, Miss S. f. Toller, Mrs.
Joe *. Lane. Mrs. Henry Nollmer, Mrs.
L. y. Morrison, Mrs. j. b. Young
Rev. Fayette l.. Thompson. Mrs. b. 4.
Raphael, DIR. III. Matthey. c. j. Won
Maur, Rev. w. ii. Fineschrieber, Mrs.
r. ). Crossett, Mrs. \. f. Cutter. Rev.
Edward ID. Lee. Mrs. Walter Cham
bers. Mrs. Caroline Nolte and Rt. Rev
James Davis
Ben w. Gartside Yesterday after
noon received telegram from his
brother. Albert l.. Gartside. of Okla
homa City. Ok, advising him of the
death in that place. of their father.
Benjamine Gartside. Mr.. Gartside
went to Oklahoma in the fail. accom-
panied by his wife. to spend the win
ter. All that is known here is that
for few days he had been suffering
with a cold. None of the details have
reached here. However, as he was SO
years of age. it is supposed that the
weakness of old age was a large fac
tor in his demise. Mr.. Gartside was
born in Rochdale, England He came
TO this country. settling first in the
vicinity of Philadelphia. when he was
young man. just about entering his
majority. In 1868 he came to this
city. and has lived here since. The
home i'm which he and his wife led a
quiet life was located at 1857 Rock
Island street. y. l.. Gartside will ar
rive here with the remains. and pro-
badly accompanied by his mother.
this evening. 1t is probable that the
funeral will be held Sunday.
O.
Since the beginning of the wear
there have been reported 10 cases of
| u N.
,. Yesterday DR.. ii. L. Braunlich re-
ported to the board of health a case
of smallpox ut 174S West Sixth street.
The patient is Marie Kaehl. 3-year-
old girl. who is quarantined at her
home. y little figuring On the rate
of multiplication of the disease here
may be of interest. We have had two
thirds of case every day so far this
month, to put il one way To state il
in another form. we have had a new
case every SO hours. And there is no
promise or sign of any abatement
The vaccination of all the people in
this city will end it in two months.
1t will die for want of material to
feed on. But with a large proportion
of the population here preferring the
smallpoX to safety by the vaccination
route there is no hope of being free of
the plague in years. We have by this
time got it so well established that
there is no prospect of relief at any
time in the near future.
O.
Surprise parties have been the fa-
vorite amusement of the police force
during the past two weeks in which
the moral wave has been rinsing out
the city. but the biggest surprise of
the season to at least one man came
yesterday morning when Clay Wood
ward, owner of the Iowa theatre
building. was unceremoniOuslv thrown
into the city coop on warrant charg-
ing him with violating the fire ordin-
ances. Clay is the owner of the Iowa
and was the manager of it at the time
that Anita Ray. the self-chosen re-
former of the ''wickedest city i'm the
world hit the town and made the
EXPOSE of both the Iowa and the city.
The trial of Cal Harris. charged with
vagrancy, was booked for yesterday
morning, and Clay was at the station
at Q o'clock to hear the proceedings
against Mr.. Harris. He did not hear
them that morning, for at one minute
past very angry Mr.. Woodward
was peering out from behind iron
gratings in the city lookup. Chief
Martens had served warrant on him
sworn to by AID. Lunger. chairman
of the fire committee. and Chief Pien-
ing, of the fire department. charging
him with violating the city ordinances
in erecting and maintaining within
the fire limits of the city building
not i'm accordance with the provisions
of the ordinance, although warned
that the building was not up to re
quirements. His bail was set at 500,
and all efforts on the part of Attor-
ney Cooper to secure his release on
his own recognizance that he might
listen to the trial were without avail.
He finally secured bonds and depart
ed. Harris trial was called yesterday
afternoon and it consumed the bal
ance of the day in police circles. At
torney Cooper appeared for the de
PENDANT and City Attorney Thuenen
prosecuted. The contention of the
defense was that he was employed on
a regular salary by Mr.. Woodward as
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