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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-03
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

| 1Society news, written or teiephoned
| to the society editor of The Argus, will
oe gladly received and published. But
must be made known, to insure RELIABLE
ity. Written notices should bear sig
nature and address,
Double SociabiIity.-While John OIL
weller. ST., was entertaining the Royal
Cinch club at his home last evening a
band of intruders came in the form of
the Rock Island Maennerchor and en-
tered upon a series of serenades. The
members of the organization, of which
Mr.. Ohlweiler is connected in an hon
orary way, were invited in and the re-
mainder of the evening was most
highly enjoyed by both organizations
Birthday Surprse.-Miss Belma
Carlson was pleasantly surprised at
her home. 700 Fourth avenue last even
ing, the occasion being the anniver-
sary of her 18th birthday. The even
ing was spent in playing games, after
which refreshments were served. The
hostess was presented with beautiful
ring.
Whitham-Rogers. - Miss Catherine
Whitman and r. c. Rogers of Chicago,
were married yesterday afternoon at
2:90 by Rev w. S. Marquis at the
Broadway Presbyterian manse Mr.
and Mrs. Rogers departed for Chicago
where they will make their future |
home
Call Mothers Meeting-A mothers |
of the Association Helpers |
will be held at the Y. NJ. C. A. chapel |
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. 1t is |
desired that all mothers interested in
the work attend and come prepared to /
advance some suggestion for the good |
of the boys
Anniversary Surprise.-Miss Bonnie
was most agreeably surprised last
evening at her home in Sears. by
company of friends from Rock Island
and Moline. the occasion being her
Progressive cinch was play
ed and light luncheon served.
n. A. D. Club.-Miss Mable Mar
5rath last evening entertained the H
d. club with a taffy pull at her
home, 731 Tenth street. A most de
ightful evening was spent and the
hostess served light luncheon.
Afternoon coffee.-Mrs. A. T. Rob-
vedder, 4210 Fifth avenue. entertained s
company of ladies at a coffee yes
erday afternoon. Ia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-03
HOLD AN INQUEST
coroner's Jury Passes Upon
Cause of Death of Mrs.
Catherine Pattin.
RESULT OF HEART TROUBLE
Takes Medicine Just Previous to Time
of Passing AWay-Husband is
Summoned.

Whether the effects of taking a dose
of medicine containing carbolic acid
had been the cause of death, or wheth.
er death was due to an attack of heart
failure, was the question the corOnerS
jury had to solve this morning at the
inquest over the remains of Mrs. Cath
crime Pattin, who died suddenly last
evening at $3.50 at the home. 523 Fifth
street. Mrs. Pattin had been sick for
several days, complaining of stomach
trouble and a Smothering sensation.
Her daughter. Mrs James Cronk, who
lives with her, was operated on at st.
Anthony's hospital two months ago for
appendicitis. and her physician pre-
scribed a medicine containing carbolic
acid and iodine potassium, for the re-
lief o. Inflammation.
Tries the Medicine.
Last evening. about 8 o'clock, Mrs.
Pattin, after administering the usual
dose of the medicine TO her daughter,
asked Mrs. Cronk if she did not think
the medicine might be benefit to her
self. The daughter was not sure. but
thought no harm would result, so the
mother took a teaspoonful of the Il
quid.
tor a few minutes she seemed m
pToved, but about half an hour later
she again felt the smothering sensa-
ton, and in few moments her daugh-
ter heard an unusual rafting sound in
her mothers throat
Mr.. Cronk hurried to summon a ply
CT n fat in Low
Ralph Pattin, who is night Waterman
at the Kahlke boat yards. Mrs. Cronk
raised her mothers head, but thinking
that Mrs. Pattin was dead, ran from
the house to summon neighbors. A
few minutes later Mrs. Pattin was
dead, before her son-in-law and hus-
band returned
Liquid Harmless.
- 1t was shown before the coroners
jury that Mrs. Pattin had been subject
TO heart trouble, brought on by a COM
plication of diseases with which she
had been suffering for about 10 years.
In the opinion of physicians, the medi-
cine which she had taken was harm
less, and could not have produced
death. The testimony showed that
Mrs. Pattin had been afflicted with
goitre, and this is supposed to have
produced the smothering sensations.
The verdict of the jury was that death
was caused by heart failure and COM
plications.
Surviving Family.
Mrs. Ralph Pattin, whose maiden
name was Catherine Tague, was 81
years of age. having been born in New
York city, Nov. 81, 1S4S. After resid-
ing for short time at New Windsor,
H., she removed to Rock Island in the
spring of 1880. and had resided here
since that time. Besides her daugh-
ter, Mrs. James Cronk, she leaves two
sons, George. at home, and Edward,
whose residence is in the west. Two
Mrs. Margaret Campbell, and
Mrs. Mary Richmond, both of this city, |
also survive.
The funeral will take place at the |
home tomorrow morning at $50, the |
services being conducted by Rev. II. |
w. Reed. Interment takes place in |
ChiDDiannOck cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-03
Rheumatism Cured in a pav.

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in 1 to
days. Its action on the system is re
markable and mysterious. 1t removes
at once the cause and the disease i'm
mediately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits. Use and 81. Sold by
Otto Grotjan, 1901, Second avenue
Rock Island; Gustave Schlegel e. Son
220 West Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-03
lucklest Man in Arkansas.

I'm the luckiest man in Arkansas -
writes Fl. l.. Stanley, of Bruno. "since
the restoration of my wife's health af-
ter five years of continuous coughing
and bleeding from the lungs; and owe
my good fortune to the worlds great
est medicine, Dr. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption. which l know
from experience will cure consumption
if taken in time My wife improved
with first bottle and twelve bottles
the cure" Cures the worst
coughs and colds or money refunded
At Hartz & Ullemeyer, druggists. soc
and $100. Trial bottle free.
Is it burn? Use Dr. Thomas Elec.
trio Oil. A cut? Use Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil. At Your druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-03

Scrub yourself daily, you're not clean
inside. This means clean stomach.
bowels, blood, liver, clean, healthy It's
sue in every organ. Moral: Take Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c, tea
or tablets. T. H. Thomas pharmacy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
The Field va. Mayor Jones.

TO the Editor Of The Journal.
It is the settled and almost universally
approved policy Of the law. Of this state
and city to regulate, and restrain the
liquor traffic, and to absolutely prohibit
public gambling. With this policy Of law
in our minds we elected Mr.. Jones mayor
Of Minneapolis and required him to take
an oath Of office to enforce the law. This
he has done with moderation and fair
ness. That he has done SO is the only
real bona f1de charge there Is against
him. The real mayoralty issue is, shall
Mayor Jones be repudiated by the city Of
Minneapolis for doing what we asked
him and the law required him to do?
If the saloonkeepers and gamblers are
short-sighted enough, to press this issue.
the reputation and good name Of Mime
apolis is at stake, and every effort should
be made to keep this issue clearly before
the voters. ,s.lr - .a-. .--<# 4
The real danger Is, that opponents of
Mayor Jones will confuse the issue and
attempt to deceive and mislead the vot-
ers, 49, " 81 A"r. ~ T.. " /
I Every mayoralty candidate who has
tfiled to date, with the exception of Mayor
Jones, Is more or Less quietly bidding fol
the support Of the. saloon and gambling
fraternity. The mere respectable can
E.are doing it all the more effectively.
am neither total abstainer, a prohibi
lsttoIist nor a republican. but I propose te
support Mayor Jones for reelection al
q consistent loyal = =. -Minneapolitan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
The Price of Wheat.

!. After long-continued decline and a
loss of Is cents a bushel- from
prices ruling when the government Is
sued it's first Important crop bulletin
,of the year, wheat has reached de-
sbatable ground. For month it has
been scarcely possible to find in the
daily reports single item Of influence
upon the side of strength. The country
was favored with long period Of good
weather The winter wheat crop held
its high promise and when harvest
started it moved into the winter wheat
markets in quantity greatly in excess
of the movement year ago. Stocks
of old wheat were also larger and were
burden upon the market. .-.,,
@ The prospect. Of free and early
movement Of spring wheat was a. later
consideration no less important. Prob;
might reasonably be attributed to an
ticipation Of this and an effort to an
ticipate it. Grain trade history shows
that speculatively such things are xusu
ally overdone. While the trade may
sell out in fear Of an utter smash wher
the additional burden Of a. heavy spring
wheat movement is felt 1t is qprobabl.
that when the thing actually comes I
will be found to have been discounted
We are getting down to a level where
the Minneapolis -four mills ought 500,
do some export business. It.. is the oil
story Of foreigners running away. 4
nonth ago 1t was said, that on th.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
BIG ISLAND PARK OPEN
CROWDS HEAR INNES' BAND AND
ENJOY - FEATURES OF NEW
AMUSEMENT GROUND.

:, Big Island park was formally opened
Sunday afternoon and evening by lines
and his orchestral band of fifty play
erS.
The street railway company had a
ten-mlnute car service from the city
and shuttle ferry service was inaugu-
rated between Excelsior and Big island.
1t is estimated ID that $4,000 people
day. Most of the people went in For a
quiet picnic, while others patronized
the old mill and roller coaster, which
were put into service yesterday. The
chief feature Of the day was the open
ing concert by Mr.. lines and his
band.
Mr.. lines has as his soloists Miss Vir-
g5n!ia: Listemann, a lyric soprano; H; J.
hemian who does wonderful things with
a string bass. and Toni Sarli, q clari.
netist. e. -
Mr.. Innes was happy in his opening
programs. The heaviest number in the
afternoon was CHAP IS Moorish suite,
In Grenada, introduction and cor.
tage, meditation, 'serenade and finale.
The second Hungarian rhapsody was
the first of the second suite. The light
"spring song,u Rubinstein's "Kam:
menoi Ostrow" (ssongs of the
Heart''( popular fantasy, and ma:
tional airs and two marches by Mr..
Innes, /" The Pennsylvania Special
and Prince Charming
Mr.. Williams contributed a waltz
on the harp and Miss Listemann
gave an aria from "The Queen of
| Sheba.'
The, evening performance included
the fourteenth Hungarian rhapsody
Mascagni IS 'sScenes from Cavalleria,'
"Near the Ball. and "Serenade Roc
COCO" As special Sunday night mum
Der the "Procession Of the Holy Grail ,
from tParsival was given, and Mr.
Jiskra rendered Tannhauser' Given
ing Starr on the string bass.
! The electric company handled tn,
crowd quickly and comfortably.
This evening IS program at Big Islanf
park will be as follows: -, EsE e.
Overture, sakuntala" Goldman
"a The Rosary" .;y:::::::;; ::::.::::;: Neyi
| IN H. G. Williams.
Airs from robin Hood. .......... De Rove
Soprano pr s01S MISS steman
(a) Humoresque. Everybody Works but
o. with Ny ccmpliments herman .B Bsstst
Fantasy, caprice for string bass solo. .Jiskr
vaclay Jiskra.
Overture, "William Tell. Rossil
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
Detroit S Street Railway Problem

= The prediction ventured by he
journal in discussing the streetcar
situation in Cleveland, that the offer
of practically a Scent fare in that
CITY would attract the attention OF
other cities in the same class, has al
ready come true in Detroit. -.
80 Detroit has the United Railways
company, composed Of number OF
coaIesced concerns with franchises ex-
piring at different times. the first in
1909. The nearness of the expiration of
one of the principal licenses creates a
strategic position for the city and has
forced an offer on the part of the COM
pany. 1t proposes, in exchange for a
blanket franchise on all it's lines, to
give six tickets for, 25 cents, ten
<i:kets for IS cents in workingmen 3
hours and to pay 2 per cent gross
earnings tax, besides assuming the bur-
den of paving between the tracks.
=: But this is not all sacrifice on the
part. of the company. The city
now enjoys a. Scent fare. on lines
carrying 20 per cent of the passengers
The ideal looked forward to by Detroit
has been Scent fares the city over
BY accepting this offer of the streetcal
company it makes bargain which
! cuts both ways. But Detroit is not
obliged to accept this offer. There Is g
new company projected, backed by
ample capital, which offers eight
tickets for rs cents the city over.
" Of course this company could MOI
come into being until the leading fran
chises expired, but this is not long tt
wait, especially for a permanent settle
%ment Of the streetcar question:. Wha
Detroit will do is her, own problem
The point about the matter is tina
other cities have q right to examin
their own experience with streetca
companies in the light Of the histor.
being made in Cleveland and Detroit
The deduction fairly to be made
that the Scent fare, wherever nev
franchises are needed, is giving way t.
the ticket system calling for six O
eight rides for IS cents. The move
.ment is significant admission on tn
part Of capital that there is money j
the business at a reduction Of fro1
rs to 50 per cent from the straigh
Scent fare. go. ..v4. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
B 90 X s..
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. y - . Is { + +
A BRoWNIfsas--AN NivERsAaY.--sou
contemporaries. who are always keenly
on the lookout for literary anniversaries,
seem TO have lost sight OF: the TACT that
this year Is the hundredth since the birth
OF Eizabeth Barrett Browning. who first
saw the light on March g. 1906 ,enear sDuy-
ham, says the BoolsnaSn for August. One
reason for this oversight may BE found til
the fact that RobertkE Browning's hun!
dredth. anniversary does not:scome until
1912. and possibly few parsons are aware
that Mrs. BrowntngJw was six years older
than her husband. I'VE are not going to
make any special point of this centenary
because We think that the literary maya
zines have rather pverdone that sort Of
thing. IT we weres however, we should
certainly make more ofsa TODD over Mrs.
Browning than over her husband, for she
was undoubtedly in pure poetry a greater
genius than he. HIS intellect was the
more powerful; but for sheer beauty Of
diction and for perfect music, her finest
work rose above the level Of anything
that he, achieved. Had she done nothing
more than her ''Sonnets from the Portu-
guese' she would have deserved this
praase' since there; Is no doubt that they
remain quite unsurpassed In English.
Among them 1t is hard to choose; but this
one (the forty third certainly comes as
near as Language, can to yoicing the whole
abandonment ofslove: ,..~s
How, do love, thee7 Let me count the ways
love thee to the depth and breadth and heigh
NY soul can reach, when feeling out of sigh
| For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every days .,'
MOST quiet need, by sun and tcandlelight.
love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
love thee purely, as they turn from Praise
love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith
! love thee with love seem to lose :,
with my lost saints-I love thee with tn
| breath, . 80 '~'-E .'7'
Smiles tears, OF all my life; ana, If God choose
l snail but love'"thee better after death.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
basis of 75c wheat in Minneapolis

e
basis of 75c wheat in Minneapolis
export business in flour could be done,
but when this level was reached the
European buyers were found to have
retreated again, and as an export basis
is question Of one price relative to
another and the particular figure quoted
means little in itself, the millers were
as far out Of line for export at Use
as they had been at soc. Now, at
the zoe level, or just above, there
is the same difference. The foreigners
are certainly not going to buy our
product while we keep on putting down
prices. When tho market hardens and
looks more like stability they will
probably come in.
: 1t would seem that around 10 cents
there are two sides to the market. The
running away on the part Of the for
eigners cannot 20 on forever. Some
day there will be a big business quietly
worked. <.... -. .. e..
= From 1900. to- 1906 wheat in Mime,
apolis has covered an extreme range
from 6o5sc to ,$1:29. Seventy cents
is not high for wheat. Considering re.
cent price levels, the. increased con
sumptive power Of the country and
other things, it is comparatively low
It is true the country has raised ar
exportable surplus this year and will
have to sell it, but it is entirely prob
able that anticipation will drive price.
lower than they ought legitimately tt
60, if indeed this has not already hap
pened. A bull market or bear market
always runs too far. IT..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
| STORMY SESSIONS FEARED
ATTEAMSTERS' MEET

Chicago, Aug. e.-Union teamste{
leaders from many cities in the United
States and Canada gathered here today
for the opening session OF the, annual
convention of the, International Brotn-
erhood of Transfers.
Tho nolitical disturbances within the
organization. which will be brought to q
focus in the election, are expected to
provide stormy meetings, and before
the convention was called to order to-
day there was a division of opinion as
to whether the international disputes
should be fought out in open meeting
or behind closed doors:
Cornelius 81. Shea, the presldent, VINO
and number of other aspirants for the
presidency of the organization against
| him. favored public session.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
1900 ON LAKE STEAMER,
AGROUND ALL NIGHT

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 6.-About 1900
persons from Toledo and other Ohio
Cities who left Toledo yesterday morn
inc ON the White Star line steamer
Greyhound for days trip to this city
and return, spent an uncomfortable
night aboard the steamer, which was
blown hard aground on a shoal at the
foot of Hickory island by sudden
suuall abouat pm.
The passengers were in no DANGER
The steamer Garland was sent down
from here to the relief Of the Grey
hound at midnight, and at daylight
took the passengers across to Am.
herstburg, Ont, where they were later
placed on the steamer Pleasure and sens
to Toledo. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06
City News
.NYE AS A GIFT VICTIM
KIDNAPPED AND MADE TO AC-
CEPT BEAUTIFUL CHEST OF
SILVER ON WEDDING ANNIvER-
SARY.

Yesterday will long be remembered
by Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace G.. Nye. While
quietly celebrating their twenty-ffth
anniversary at Lake Minnetonka as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Yerxa,
they were surprised, overpowered and
forcibly carried away by pirate craft
manned by the president and secretary
of the Commercial club, and conveyed
to the wilds Of Breezy Point. They
were led captive and unsuspecting TO
the home of City Attorney F. G. Healy,
where seventy-fve friends from the
Commercial club, the Grand Army com
mittees, the directorate Of the baseball
| club and from their host of acquaint-
ances swooped down upon them from
| all sides, extending their goodwill and
| congratulations.
This was not all. The real surprise
came later when, after the first futter
brought before the tribunal and Presi-
dent F. R. Salisbury of the Commercial
club tore all the flowers from the land
scape and the Healy garden and wove
them into a pretty speech of congratu-
iation. "To get even with you for
being found here,'' said Mr.. Salisbury
1--WE are going to hand you some
thing: E. j. Westlake, secretary of
the club and chief plotter, came for
ward with the piece de resistance, a
large chest Of silver, and placed it be.
fore. Mr.. and Mrs Nye. ....
The presentation was a complete sur.
prise and both were visibly affected
With a voice not entirely steady Mr.
Nye thanked the friends for himself
and Mrs. Nye. .sI
Participating in the presentation
Were the following: Messrs. and Mines
4: c. Paul, Fred E. Barney, Frank NJ
Barnard, Louis Koch, A. E. Allen, T
Y. Moreau, George E. Bertrand, RALPH
starkweather, Charles (. Fowler, 2. G
Potter, F. E. Holton, G. E. Healy, s
H. fowler, Fred R Salisbury, Herbert
+: Yerxa, Marshall Nye, General ant
Mrs, Ell Torrance, Mrs. Koch of st
Louis, Miss katherine Carter, tn,
Misses Kreidt, Messrs. W. Y. Chute
T. =. Yerxa, W. w. Heffelfnger, c. S
Gold, F: NJ. Stowell, c. A. McCallom, W
=: Hall, W J. Held, John Leslie, E
": G 4 W. F. Bechtel, Fl: A. Tut
tie, T. W Stevenson, Asa Paine. Car
I. Wallace, J: T. Baxter, A. A. Crane
s., s. Thorpe, W. A. Kerr, E. j. Coupe1
! Y; Gedney, ". F. MeLane, G. W
! Gardner, &c. Haynes, w. S. Dwinnel
1 Thomas Voegeli, J D. Shearer, W. A
f burst, B. F. Nelson, W. F.. Satterlee
l 3. S. Gregg, T. B. Walker, G. "
t Dulany, Jr.; Loren Fletcher, w. II
: Eustis. J.; T: Conley, J. w. Christie, {
e H.. Prior, "a. H. Welcome, Walter F
Y W1nsloW Warren M. Horner, G. A
Smith, W.. II. Kendall, Fred E M
Kusick, NJ. s. Nicholson, w. P. Hal
= mon, Arthur E. Chamberlain, E.
0 Westlake, J. Ellis Westlake, Frank :
. .Meyst, NJ: c. Bachelor, Fred Beygel
= G: D. White, c. M. Loring, George n
!. Nye, L. R. Gorham, w. P. Roberts. 4
d b.. Allen, Jr.; S. R. Van SAINT, F. I
l. and P. B. Young, DR.. G.. G. Eitel, /
: D. Boutell, Frank NJ. Joyce, Conwa
n Mcmillan.