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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27
Woman's Broken Ankle Reunites
Sweethearts Who Had Sep
arated in 1883.
QUARREL OVER HIS HORSE.
When James Ackerson Whipped
the Animal Miss NortherInan
Left the Carriage and Re-
turned His Engage
ment Ring.

New York. Dec. 36-After a separation
of twenty years, an affection that began
during their school days eliminated in the
marriage Of Miss Amelia Grace Norther-
man, Il years old, of Nordhoff, N. J., and
James Ackerson. 70 years old, Of Grand
avenue. Fairview. N. J., Justice Of the
Peace Mace Of Jersey City performing the
ceremony.
Twenty years ago they had agreed to be-
come man and wife, and the date for the
wedding had been selected. While out
driving young Ackerson's horse became
fractions. Coaxing not being successful in
soothing the animal. he whipped at Wig
orousiy. Begging him to desist. Miss
Northerman jumped from the carriage,
saying: ss
"A man who would beat poor dumb
animal like that would beat his WIFE,"
Then the young. girl turned her back
upon her promised husband and walked
home, where she packed his love letters
and engagement ring In box and sent
them back to him by mall. In later yeara
they often met, yet neither spoke.
While walking. down the Palisades last
Thursday Miss Northernan, In taking. q
short cut through the woods to En9le-
wood, fell and injured one Of her ankles.
Being unable to walk. and fearful that
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27

sion In water avenue equal to the Islip
water avenue. The luxury of taking salt
meadow and giving a regular avenue with
roadbed and conventional walks in front
Of the house and water avenue in the
rear, and continuing this system-i. e.,
every other avenue a water avenue-origi-
mated In the mind of the designer OF
The Garden; Of the Mills 1t exists at
Islip with plenty of money to make it sue
cessful.
From this same entrance at the grist
mill views are given between high hedges
OF paths and of canals of water. These
views suggest the Boboli Gardens at For
ence, as well as the Holland water gar
dens extensively designed in the Sixteenth
Century. when water treatment was quite
the rage.
Let us bear in mind that we are deal
ing with water study. The three old
buildings are grouped together. tho grist
mill being nearest the highway. Search
Ing In the foliage. views are given of wild
gardens in the middle distance and the
farway' view to the sky line of broad
fields and pleasing fluctuations.
The elevations are divided from seven
ty-eight lowest to ninety mine highest wa
ter levels. Plateaus or terraces exist at
u, "a, 81, 90, 50. IS and 90 Each OF these
elevations necessarily gives its respect in
dinerence in view. Water figures exist
either formal or informal in design. A
Japanese garden. with the varied water
lines at elevation of ninety. is feature.
Native plants, grotesque in form, are used
TO give the expression characteristic of
the Japanese.
In every instance the effect produced
Is suggestive and the critic must be nerci-
fui. The charm Of the design lies In its
variety, Its lack OF conventionality. the
absence Of mass In color, the absence OF
shrub borders and little patches of green
grass so-called lawns. The poppy and the
ground Ivy and creeping charlie and myr-
tie mingle together; the aster and golden
rod feel at home, and ferns and MOSES are
used literally, and while abandon is aimed
at there is method in the madness and
the wild garden and the formal play their
part, enhancing the charm OF e.ch."
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gIaries are entirely confined to residences
and small stores, where tho plumber is
SO small that 1t Is not worth good man $
time or the danger TO go after 1t.
PERSONNEL OF CROOKS
HAS DETERIORATEp.
''on the WHOLE" wound up Chief Kelly,
''the personnel OF the entire fraternity Of
crooks has woefully deteriorated in the
last fifteen or twenty years.
In the old days many clever fellows,
cautious. respectful of life and liberty,
reapsd q rich harvest leading dishonest
lives. They had a chance to live out of
Jail. too. The police system was not SO
large or perfect as 1t ts now. The cleo
devices were unnown. The telegraph and
telephone wires have caught mora crooks
than anything else. Before the invention
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27

a good man in that line in town. they
say, and they proceed to find out. II they
get a man of ability In that line 1t Is al
job. il he did not do 1t himself.
'"rhere is the LANCE laundry safe rob
berry. The job was slovenly one. 1T
Is just such a job as Schooner would do,
said Chief Of Detectives Desmond. Schon-
en- had been sent UP for making burglars
tools two years ago. We find him Great
ing q disturbance, trying to induce his
wife to return to him. We figure that the
man Is in funds and offers inducement to
found anything on him to prove him gull
ty, but we are holding him. The job was
just such a one as his gang would turn
out. If it was a clever. clean job we
would not worry with him. He Is not
capable Of good work.
Thus. you see. we can tell the ole
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27

Special Correspondence OF The Sunday Republic
New York. Dec. 8.--Landscape garden
ing-architecture & Is now called-has
taken great steps forward in America dur
ing the last few years. In the past srbur-
ban palaces on grounds barely large
enough for porters' lodges had been the
despair of landscape gardeners, but men
of wealth are now giving up the compro-
mise between a town and country resi-
dence and are copying the great country
estates of the Old World. As much skill
and money are often put into natures
setting as into the residence itself.
Landscape architects borrow freely the
art and grace of Italy's gardens, the foun-
tains Of the French Renaissance, the pools
and water gardens OF the Spanish Moors.
OF the recent attempts to bring nature
and art together on a great scale the Gar
den Of the Mills, near Richfie.d Springs.
N. T., owned by Richard NJ Montgomery,
is one Of the most interesting.
Mr.. Nathan F. Barnett. who designed
this unique garden Of 1000 acres, thus de-
scribes the problem that confronted him:
'.On leaving the town the road skirts the
south of and descends into valley. In
this valley, less than q mile from the
town, three ponds supply power to gris'
mill in operation and saw mill and tan
nery abandoned. The land, plus the
ponoS, - seht-V ohouideiAA6 ANY Wy s~>~
tiful.
1.-THE golf links are south OF the ponds
on h!gl, ground. In the proposed develop
ment OF the 1000 acres, the first problem
to solve was the future of the old build
ipgs, There is charm in old buildings,
especially mills, and yet II actively in use
they are not conducive to inviting parties
TO build near them. suggested surround
ing the old buildings with a park. The
grist mill will continue to grind on the
old stones as 1t has for many years. The
tannery, now practically improved, sug-
gests quaint inn. such as at Dives and
Trouville.
..The saw mill may be used for executive
Offices. and garden seats and garden deco
rations will be made also. 1t is. how
tention. It may be called waterscape
rather than landscape.
1--WE have now In operation:
First - Sheens or waterfalls. under
which one may sit at little table and
enjoy coffee and rolls; one of this charac-
ter and dozen altogether, dropping the
water from varied elevations, located at
different points.
"Second-Pipe display. which means
fountains and Jets throwing the water
from pipes into pools. after the manner Of
the Alhambra and many other notable
displays In Europe The courts in the Al
caxar. at st. Augustine. Fla. have q small
display Of this character.
Third Water figures. formed in design.
'Fourth-The natural style Of water
pool, flowing to Ind Its own level
"Fffth-The babbiing brook, lowing
through the rock gardens and foamine
when supplied with sufficient water.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27

gentlemanly way, and even his victims do
not feel incensed.
1.-THE good. steady money-making old
burglar IL uIknownin the big cities nows e.
blower and other stars to the rural dis
tricts. Burglar alarms spoiled the. bust
ness for him. There Is no money In en-
IS always the element of danger, which
the true. first-class thief will not risk.
Hence the burglars of to-day are cheap
clothes sneaks. second-story men, mostly
negroes. who are foolish enough To- enter
a house filled with persons and take a
chance Of getting away.
The good store and office burglar was
driven out of that line by safes and
are equipped. The system Of private
watchinen of the big stores and ware
houses scare the burglar away. So bur-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27

and application of these systems thieves
had a comparatively easy time. Then
there were free and easy towns. towns re-
mote from railroads, etc, in which they
Nowadays the first-class experienced
thief has poor chance to pull Off even a
small job. If safe-blowing job comes
Off and we find a known safe blower in
town we have him in an hour. He may
have been with US when the job took
place, but 1t Is cinch that II 1t Is a job
done in his line and by men Of equal abil-
ity he will know of 1t.
I'VE put him in the holdover and sweat
him for few days. II he lies we will
find it out. and in a week he will tell all
he knows.
bit of work in any line is done 1t appeals
to tho officers on the force. That looks
like a good job. Let's find out If there Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26

Foley's Honey and Tar is peculiar
ly adapted for asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
SEEKING TO LAND NEXT
STATE CAMP OF S. A. w. v

Members of Siboney Bay camp.
Spanish-Amcrican War Veterans. OF
this city. are heading movement to
bring the next state cncampment of
the organization. To he held in Nav,
1904. to this city. Lines have been
out with this end i'm view for some
time and the indications are that
with the right sort of an effort there
Will be no difficulty in landing the en-
campmcnt
The local camp has gotten out
1000 red buttons inscribed with white
letters, Rock Island. 1901" and they
will be distributed at Bloomington
next week. The delegates from this
city Will also take with them a guam
ttS of literature for distribution.
The camp has virtually exhausted it's
funds in this direction and is now
seeking outside aid in the enterprise.
f.. Y. RamSer is the delegate from
the local camp and he will leave for
bloomington, in company with f. c.
Downs, alternate. next Monday. Sib-
oney Bay camp will hold a meeting
Thursday evening to further discuss
means of interesting the delegates in
Rock Island as the next meeting
place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
OPEN TILL NOON
NEXT SATURDAY
Merchants and Clerks Hold Confer
ence Over Matter This
Afternoon.

The Retail Merchants association
last evening held a short session and
transacted little business out of the
routine order. The matter of holiday
closing as granted by the merchants
upon demand of the clerks was dis
euSsed and a committee was author
lied to be appointed to confer with
the clerks upon matters that were
not fully settled. The committee in
charge of the arrangements for the
appearance here of the carnival to be
put on in August reported progress.
Negotiations are now being made with
the railway companies for the run
ming of excursions to the city during
carnival week.
This afternoon the committee rep
resenting the association and the
clerks held a conference and agreed
upon the closing hours for Memorial
day. 1t was decided that all places of
business may remain open till noon
Saturday and that in consideration of
this concession on the part of the
clerks the closing hours Friday even
ing are to be the same as usual. 1t
was specifically stated after the
conference that this arrangement
does not in any manner affect the
agreement with relation to holiday
closing previously entered into be
tween the association and the clerks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
Police Points

Steve Mack. hatless and homeless
vagabond, was arrested last night by
Officer Brinn i'm barn on Twentieth
street between First and Second ave
nues He was fined So and costs and
sent to the county Jail to serve out
the time.
Charles Moloncy, alias Stewart. is
held al the Rock Island police sta
ton pending the Identification of two
rugs which were found i'm his posses
sion early this morning. About 1880
o'clock Officer Brinn sighted man
on First avenue who seemed TO he
acting trifle out of the ordinary.
He investigated and noticed that the
stranger carried large bundle un-
der his arm. The officer proceeded
farther and made an examination of
the bulky cargo. 1T proved to be two
rugs, whose appearance did not at all
harmonic with that of the posSessor.
The officer made up his mind that the
property had been stolen and the man
was arrested. He confirmed suspi-
cion by trying to pass out two or
three different names, but finally adj
mitted that his correct cognomen
was MoIoney. He denies that the
rugs were stolen, but his attempts to
explain his presence on the street at
the hour of arrest have not been lucid
enough to Impress his iailers. The
rugs appear to be costly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
MOTION TO QUASI IN
RAPE CASE OVERRULED

The time of Judge Gest this morn
ing was taken up by the arguments
of the attorneys of Desire Cornell,
who is indicted for rape. Attorney
NJ. J. McEniry appeared for Cornell
and States Attorney Weld looked af-
ter the interests of the prosecution.
\ motion to quash was oNcrruled.
James Weaverliug pleaded not gull
ty yesterday afternoon. He is indict-
ed for larceny and is represented by
j. f. Murphy.
Desire Cornell. indicted for rape,
and William Dudley. indicted for lar
ccny, had motions To quash entered
in their respective cases. NJ. j. Nc
Entry represents the former and w.
J. Sweeney the latter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
PER SONAL POINTS.

Senator l.. s. McCabe is in Nebraska.
Henry StcIck has gone to Minnesota
on business.
Hon. John T. Piatt. of Gulesburg,
was in the city today.
President NJ. II. Sexton went to Chi
cago this morning ON baseball bust
ness.
Fred Docckel. Ir.. is very i'll at his
tcenth avenue.
The Misses Rcincrt and Spilgcr. Of
Chicago, are visiting with their cous-
in, Miss Julia Spilger. at sI1 Third
avenue.
Frank Dickman, o. the Rock Island
house, will leave Monday for 81. Paul.
making the ruundtrip on the Diamond
10 liner Dubuque.
j. F. Egau has gone to indianapolis
To make arrangements in connection
with the coming Woodmen head camp
in that city next month.
Mrs. Lucy CastIcman and Miss Mar
garct Postlewaitc arrived from s t.
Louis this morning and are guests at
the home of Hon. Ben T. Gable.
{. j. Searle, DIR. j. f. Myers and DIR.
{. r. Foster, of this city. and DIR. Pc
ter Eckhart, Of Taylor Ridge. are del
egates from this county to- the annual
convention Of the Court of Honor be
ing helC! this week at Kansas City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
PROF. BOWLBY's PUPILS
HAVE EVENING WITH HAYDN

The pupils of Prof. S. T. Bowlby
gave a recital at his home last even
ing The affair was an Evening with
Haydn a sketch of the famous
musician was read by Miss Blanche
Root. Music from that composer was
given by Miss Esther Finkelstein,
Miss Julia Melchoir, Miss Laurine ia
cobsen and Miss Blanche Root. A
class quiz was participated in by the
Misses Josephine Schneider, Jessie
Van Arsdel, May Fulmer, and
Frank Young, Earl Bowlby and B. ii.
Kemper. At the conclusion of the
program refreshments were served in
dainty fashion by Mrs. Bowlby.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
WIND AND RAIN STORM
STRIKES CITY LAST NIGHT

Rock Island experienced just a sug-
geStion Of what the people of Kansas
and Nebraska have been getting late
ly. early this morning. An electrical
storm struck the city, accompanied
by a brisk wind. and the resulting
rainfall was sufficient to swell the
cutters and leave deposit of clay on
the pavements near the bluff. There
was no damage from the wind, so far
as has been reported.
This afternoon this community
caught the edge of another furry and
an electrical display was followed by
a deluge of rain and decided lower
ing of the temperature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
.ARRANGES PARADE
Mayor William McConochie An.
nounces Decoration Day
Line of March.
WILL START ON FIFTEENTH STREET
Various Military and Civil Organiza-
ticns to take Active
Part.

The program for the line of march
decoration day has been arranged by
Mayor William McConochie, marshal
of the day, as follows: Parade will
form on Fifteenth street, right rest
ing on Third avenue. The line of
march will then he taken up east to
Eighteenth street, thence south on
Eighteenth street to Fourth avenue.
At Fourth avenue the procession will
turn east and march to Twentieth
street, there turning north to Second
avenue. On Second avenue course
will be taken as far west as Four
teenth street, where the column will
halt and open ranks. The marshal
and band will escort the &. \. x. and
speakers through to the stand on the
west side of the court house.
Order of March
The column will march in the fol-
lowing order:
Platoon of police.
Trumpeter y. y. Couns.
Marshal William McConochie and
aides, Mai. w. +. Channon, Christian
Gaetier, Don Shaw and John OIL
weller.
Bleuer's band.
Bugle corps, 9th regiment, l. \. G..
City council.
School children.
Civic societies.
Labor union band.
Labor union organizations.
Company \. 9th regiment. !. y. c.
Second division, 2nd ships crew, y.
VI. |.
H. c. CIeaveland camp. :. of V.
John Bufurd post, No. 243, G.. y. X.
Visiting comrades.
Speakers and guests in carriages.
Rock Island fire department.
Announcements.
Capt. Beardsley. of the committee,
asks all who have flowers to bring
them to the monument not later than
: o'clock Saturday morning and ear
lier if possible. as owing to the time
it takes for their arrangement and
disposition those brought in later
than that hour cannot he taken care
oi. One of the features Of the pro-
gram which will undoubtedly be of
more than passing merit will be the
numbers i'm which the Rock Island
Choral Union will appear. The organ
ization is one worthy and deserving
in every way and the public viii thus
be given an opportunity of Judging
of the splendid work it is doips.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
River BuIIetIp.

Indicates rise, fall
River forecast for As hours ending s
a. m. Thursday, May IS, 1908: The
Mississippi will remain at a nearly
stationary stage below Dubuque and
will rise slowly at lie Claire and Dav-
export.
The Mary b. and Kit Carson brought
down a raft of logs. The Ruth and
the Winona were down and back.
The stage of water was 1000 at c
a. I'M. and 1915 at noon. The tempera-
ture at noon was 81.
The Dora, a large st. Paul eXc.ur-
sion boat, which has been sold to
Kansas City parties to be used in the
Missouri river business, passed
through today, putting up at Daven-
port for short time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26

The funeral of Charles Fail, Il coal
miner, was held yesterday afternoon
at Sherrard. Fall was drowned Sat
urday night in Edwards river. near
Gable, while pulling one end Of a
seine. He. in company with two 9th
crs. went to Edwards river in the ev-
cning and after dark went SEEMING
At the time the accident happened he
was out in the stream assisting sin
making a haul. 1t appears that he
stepped into deep hole with which
the river abounds and either being
unable to swim or becoming tangled
i'm the net he sank and drowned. His
companions were unable to help him.
\ search for the body Sunday was
successful. Fall was 40 years of age
and leaves wife and daughter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
ELOPERS IN JAIL
Springfield Couple Held Here
Awaiting Arrival of the
Officers.
ANOTHER CHARGE Is POSSIBLE
The Man is White, While the Young
Woman is a Handsome
Mulatto.

Last night telegram was received
by Chief Martens. in Davenport, from
Springfield stating that couple from
the Illinois city had eIoped, going pre-
sumably to Davenport, and instruc-
tions were given for their arrest
should they get off there. The mans
name was given as Ben Dubinsky.
Baggage corresponding to that name
was found al the station in Davenport
and when its owner called for it he
was promptly arrested.
The woman was left in Rock Island
and later she WAS arrested at the
place where She was staying here by
Deputy Marshal Cramer and Detec-
tive Carnes. being lodged at the Rock
Island police station for the night.
More TIE Iegrams
This morning the wires between
Davenport and Springfield were kept
hot by the messages from the Spring
field sheriff and the chief of police,
and it is in the opinion of the officers
here that there is something of much
more moment than an elopement in
the matter. The sheriff from below
gave Instructions to hold the man at
Davenport until requisition papers
could be issued and served on the
Iowa governor. This will be avoided.
however. as this afternoon the man
was brought to Rock Island by the
Davenport police and will be held I'M
til further instructions are received
from Springfield. 1t is very seldom
that papers are made out for offend
crs whose crime is of a lesser degree
than robbery, embeZZlemcnt or for
gerry.
A WIerd Combination
Hazel kirkc White, the girl, is a
handsome mulatto, very nearly white,
and looks quite young. She claims to
be Is. but according to one of the tel
egrams received. she is only 10 years
old. She persistcntly refuses to en-
tighten the minds of the officers on
the state of affairs at Springfield.
Ben Dubinsky, the woman's compan-
ion. whom the Springfield police seem
so anxious to apprchend. j. said TO
he a member of prominent Jewish
family of Springfield and his infatua-
ton for the pretty colored girl is
said To have been matter of some
duration. He is 20 years old and
makes good appearance. The story
they tell is that they merely came
here TO be married and would have
done so if they had not been arrested.
Their relatives object to the match
for racial reasons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
FORMER RESIDENT HERE
IS DROWNED NEAR PERU

\ report was received here last ev-
cniug TO the effect that James Bush
no. at one time resident of this city.
was drowned by the overturuing of Il
skifT i'm the Illinois river near Peru.
BuShno, with his wife and Il party of
friends, were making a houSebuat
trip from Chicago to New Orleans. y
short time after the boat had passed
frcm the canal into the river near
the town, BuShno attempted to go
ashore from the boat in slliif. When
near midstrcam the skif upset and
its occupant was drowned. The body
is reported still uncovered. 1t *
possible that in case it is found il will
be brought to this city for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26
Notice

All meat market, express wagon,
hack, billiard and pool table and ped
lling licenses are due and must be
paid at once at the Office of City Clerk
II. c. Schafrer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-26

/ paid out over $500, writes Mrs. S.
=. Jones, Atlanta, for medicine, but
nothing did me good until l used
Rocky Mountain Tea. Made me en-
tirely well. T. II. Thomas pharmacy.