Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-03

liza I'M YIN III
Another Home BurgIarized.-Som
time between the hours of and 8
o'clock Saturday night. the home of
Herman Boettcher, 1105 Brown street,
was entered and a lady's gold watch
and chain stolen. The robbery was ev-
identity done by the same parties who
have been terrorizing all the hill
homes of the city for some time past
and whom the police force appear pow
erless to apprehend and capt:re.
Married so Years.-Mr and Mrs.
Henry Thuenen, ST., enjoyed a family
celebration of their golden wedding
yesterday. that assembled their five
children, 25 of their &c grandchildren
and three great grandchildren about
the dinner table. The observance of
the happy anniversary was at Their
home at 106 Mound street, where they
received the congratulations of their
descendants in which a host of friends
will join. Mr. and Mrs. Thuenen are
natives of Prussia, and with other peo-
pie from their neighborhood came to
this country in 1855 They were mar
ried here Dec 2, 1856, the late Hans
Reimer Claussen, then justice of the
peace, performing the ceremony.
Took Barber on Here.-The BARRIERS
who couldn't accept the invitation Of
Charles NJ. Schwab, the steel magnate,
70 col friy cnnnia1 trai N
laden to the guards with mIilIonairas,
it is understood. are bemoa1ing lie
fate that kept them at home. The
train passed through Davenport Salur-
day afternoon bound for FL Paso. Tex,
and Barber John Smith, from the In
glehart shop, packed his kit and board
ed il here.
In New Club House.-SecretaTy c.
\. Steel is now installed in his hand
some office in the new Commercial
club building. which has been practi
caIly completed and will have its in
formal opening next week. A noon
lunch will be served to members next
and the building thrown
open to inspection by the public during
the afternoon and evening, according
TO present plans. The house, enter
tainment and reception committees will
details in joint session Mon
day afternoon.
Property Goes to Parents.-The prop
erty of Charles Ullberg, the young
Swede who cut his throat a year ago
last July, will not go to enrich the
state. but will serve TO make comfort
able the last days of his aged father
and mother in Sweden The parents
i've in the little town of Borghamm,
not far from Stockholm. The newspa-
per stories TO the effect that Admins |
traitor Charles Lindholm and Assistant
County Attorney Con Murphy had been
unable to find any heirs to Ullberg |
we're read by Victor Lind of 743 Third |
street, Moline. Mr.. Lind knew that |
I sister of the young man, a Mrs. Hui |
la Karlbom, lived in Mobile. Ala, and |
lie Immediately wrote to her. This |
was the first information she had that |
Ter brother was dead The aged par
snts in Sweden do not know it. A
elegram from Mrs. Karlbom came 70
Mr.. Lind Saturday, the message giving
he fathers address as above.
Reward for Eody.-Lafayette lodge, |
No 1921, NJ B. A, through its pres
dent, J. A. Hanley. and secretary, w.
H. Kane, offered a reward of $50 for
he recovery of the body of John Ba-
ger. the young man who was drowned |
Friday by falling into the river while
1t work on the Crescent bridge. The
-oung man was a charter member of
lafayette lodge and carried a $1,000
insurance policy in the order
Four Contest EIection.-Three judg-
IS will decide the election contests be-
,un by County Clerk William Gruen-
valid, County Recorder Charles Like
md by Charles Schick and r. K.
Brownie for the Office of supervisors.
Two of these judges have already been
famed. The law STIMULATES the chair
nan of the board of supervisors shall
erve as one of the judges and the two
Inherent parties figuring in the contest
hall each appoint one. The defeated
epublican candidates have appointed
Attorney J. a. Hanley as their asso-
late judge. The successful democrat
C candidates against whom contests
ave been inaugurated by the repub-
leans, have not as yet named their
udge Supervisor S. A. Wilson will
Re the third Judge William Gruen-