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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

his death will be a shock 10 his friends.
Mr.. Binder has been proprietor of the
saloon on Harrison street for the past
two years. He was born and reared
in this city, and was IL years of age.
Deceased is survived by his wife and
child, three brothers. Charles, Edward,
and Otto, all of Davenport, a sister,
Mrs. Henry Luchmann of Rock Island,
and his mother, Mrs. Catherine Bind
or, who is making her home with her
daughter in Rock Island.
Obituary Record Mrs. Kana Pc
terson, wife of Ne,s p. Peterson. died
Monday afternoon at her home, 704
Rock Island street She was born in
Sweden Sept IS. 1889. Besides her
husband, TWO sons and a daughter sur
vive her death They are Claus b. Pc
terson of Los Angeles, Cal, Nels Pc
tersCn. Jr.. at home. and Mrs. Rabbit
S74 Kirkwood boulevard
Monday after a long illness occurred
the death of Mrs. Mary Frohboese at
the home OF her son-in-Iaw and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Schroe-
der. 502 East Seventh street. Mrs
Frohboese was So years of age She
was born in Germany FEB. p. 1923.
and was married there to Jurgen From
boese. who died about 81 years ago in
the old country. Deceased later cane
TO America and since 1881 has made
her home with her son-in-law at the
above address. She Is survived by
the following children Henry Froh-
bOese, Mrs. Katherine Voss. Mrs. Mar
gaTetha Render. Claus F. Frohboese.
and Mrs. Mary Schroeder She is also
survived by three brothers. Peter En-
lers. Henry and Hans Ehlers, and
sister, Mrs. Margarretha Buenz, nee
Ehlers.
Adam Degen, a well known Daven-
port boy, passed away yesterday at
the home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Degen. 1918 West Sixth street.
He was p years of age. Mr.. Degen
was born in Hessen, Germany. Aug. ..
1875, and came TO America with his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28
At the Tbeofer.

Dec. PA Gentleman Burglar"
Dec. 26"The innocent Maids"
Dec. 27-The Oriental BurIesquers.
Dec. 29-"Peck's Bad Boy" (mat
inee).
Dec. 3f-"The Pit"
Dec. 3O-"The Maid and the Mum
my" (matinee).
BOOKINGS AT THE GRAND.
Nov. 3c-"Cn Parole"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

parents in 1881. He went To st. Jo-
sephs school in Davenport and later
learned the trade Of a bookbinder at
the Egbert. Fidlar q Chambers book
concern. He later was employed at
the Tri-City Lithograph company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

Father, (mat.nee).
Dec. PA jolly American Tramp"
(matinee).
Dec. 3-4-The Baker Brown Opera
company in "The Bohemian Girl" and
"The Chimes OF Normandy"
Dec. 6-"The Real Widow Brown"
Dec. 9-"Serseant Kitty (matinee)
Dec. fO-Howe's Moving Pictures.
Dec. 11-"The Gingerbread Man."
Dec. PRED Feather"
Dec. fo-"Miss New York, Jr"
Dec. 23-"Ike and Absy," (matinee).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

1t rarely fails to cure rheumatism
because it supplies the blood with the
necessary substance to absorb the poi
son of rheumatism-uric acid. That is
what HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will do. Tea or Tablets, So cents. T..
H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

a serious nature. As TO plot, there is
only enough to provide means of ty-
ing different scenes together. The
Show Girl is intended. primarily. to
while away an evening in a pleasant
way, and it does this with the greatest
ease. Telling the story of a theatrical
company stranded in the Island of Cv-
press, the show gives plenty of oppor-
tunity for the introduction of special
ties and song hits that keep things 60
ing from start TO finish. Hilda Thorn
as OF this city is the chief fun-maker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

RUSSELL BRO1 HERS IN DlSGU lSE.
output will suffer-not in quantity, but
in quality
Full of Features.-To do what is
called. commonly, colored show well
enough nowadays to catch the money
a manager must fill it full of novelties
in song, scenery, dance. story. humor,
organization and comedians. THE old
stuff won't 60 wise people will tell
you. The public is always asking. like
Oliver Twist, for more, but not for
more of what you have been giving
them. They must have novelties in
every direction or the used to- surely
won't go now Nobody knows this
better than the manager who brings
THE Smart Set to the Illinois thea
ter on Friday Nov. so. Consequently
he has packed it full of features brand
new and of the very best types of the
schools from which they have been
derived. In fact many of them will
start new schools.
Deals With War Times.-"On Pa
role" Louis Evan Shipman's delightful
romantic comedy drama of the sunny
southland, will be seen at the Grand
opera house. Davenport. Friday even
ing, Nov so. This exquisitely human
love story of a war times wooing. with
the hoop skirts and crinolines, and the
lilac and honeysuckle of old Virginia
in the stirring days of "a and 65, has
won enthusiastic favor of Chicago play
gOerS during the recent engagement OF
three weeks at the Studebaker the
alter. The audiences increased at ev-
cry performance both in point of at
tendance and appreciation. Miss Char
lotte Walker has been accorded the
emphatic appreciation of the critical
reviewers by her artistic portrayal of
Constance Pinckney, the fascinating
heroine. Vincent Serrano contributes
the best work of his career in the diff
fcult role of Major Dale. the dashing
young cavalry officer of the federal
army Henry Miller, who staged the
has provided a sumptuous
of scenic and costumes in
vestiture, and also capable company
Of unusual merit, including such well |
known artists as Frank E. Aiken. Nor |
gan Conan. Scott Cooper, Frederick |
FORESTER, Francis Conlan. Thomas P |
Jackson, Fay WheeierrHe Graham,
and Alethea Luce.
81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28
DAVENPORT

William Mundt off the Force.-Wil-
liam Mundt, a plain clothesman on
the Davenport police force, has re-
signed. 1t is understood Mr.. Mupdt
will in the future manage the Tri-City
hotel east of the ST James.
o.
Sues for Rent of Closed SaIoon.-Mrs
Emma Meumann, through her attorney,
William Hoersch, has entered suit in
Justice Halls court against the hide
pendent Mailing company. claiming Of
that company the sum of $35 as rental
for certain piece of property located
on Rockingham road near the Red
Jacket Pump company and which was
occupied as a saloon until the above
company recently had the place closed
on injunction proceedings. The malt
ing company had a five-year lease on
the property, only one year of which
had expired. when the injunction was
taken out against John Hanlon, the
tenant placed in the saloon by the
mailing company.
Awarded $S,ooo.-The case of Doro
thy Cunningham, administrator of the
estate of Thomas Cunningham. against
the Tri-City Street Railway company,
went 10 the jury yesterday, and it re
turned at 2:20 in the afternoon. The
verdict was that the plaintiff recover
$S, 900 from the defendant street rail!
way company. The last argument in
the case was made by Judge NJ. J.
Wade of Iowa City, who is assisting
Sharon & Donegan, attorneys for the
plaintiff The eloquent Iowa City at
torney made a brilliant address in clos
ing the case The court room was
crowded, many of the spectators being
ladies' The general consensus of opin-
ion about the court house was that
verdict in favor of the plaintiff would
be rendered. though the amount was
matter of speculation. The case has
attracted a wider interest than the
O'Connor case which preceded it. ow
ing to the popularity of Thomas Gun
ningham. and to the fact that he was
fireman. killed while on duty.
Will Play for Championship Tho
West End Maroons will play the All
Stars Sunday afternoon at the ball
park for the football championship of
the city. The Maroons have not been
beaten for two years and have laid
claim to the title, but the All-Stars,
who tied the Maroons last Thanksgiv-
ing, have reorganized and will play
the west end team again this year.
Dies on Way to Hospital.-William
Binder, better known TO his friends as
Buck" died suddenly Monday even
ing at his home, 514 Harrison street.
He had been i'll for some time and was
to have been taken 10 Mercy hospital
for treatment. The city ambulance
was summoned, and it was while h
was being carried from his home to the
ambulance that he expired. The cause
of death was dropsy. from which he
had been suffering for over year. He
had an operation performed about six
weeks ago, and was much improved. so
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

as Meg Wellington, star of the strand
ed company. Her singing and imita-
lions are better than ever, while as
comedienne her work is the best she
has ever done here Not even the few
friends who were in the secret yester-
day could note the slightest effect of
severe Illness from which she has
scarcely recovered Along with her,
Lou Hall keeps things going in lively
fashion, his work as Johnny Jones.
'reub' property man, causing great
deal of laughter. Ben S. Mulvey as
Fly, the manager; Elton Black as Gar
rick, Samuel Kline as Lord Dyce, and
Grace Neil as Lady Betty, are also out
of the ordinary. Charles ParcOr as the
cat. does an animal act that makes
kitty a fit companion for some of the
other famous stage animals
Repertoire Company Here Four Days.
The Dalrymple Repertoire company
will hold down the boards at the Hi
nois Dec. % inclusive with matinee
Sunday afternoon and ladies free
when accompanied by one paid admis-
sion on the opening night.
Miss Harmed lnterviewed.-Miss Viz
ginia Harmed. who. under the manage
ment of the Shuberts. will present
The Love Letter." Victorien SardOu's
comedy creation. at the Grand opera
house. Davenport. Monday evening.
Dec. 3, believes there is a great field
for an American dramatist or play
wright of ability, in competition with
the foreign plays which, because of
their greater excellence, are gradually
driving the few competent American
authors into a corner ut is a fact
much to be regretted. but nevertheless
true said Miss Harmed that America
deplCrably lacks authors of merit. and
there is an immense future for the
man or woman who will produce dra-
mas, farces, comedies. which shall
even appreciably measure up to the
standard of those foreign writer's
whose plays are so universally prefer
red by players and managers of dis
elimination. The difficulty with the
American playwrights may be that he
is so imbued with the spirit of rapid
fire cOmmercialism. that in order to
begin his royalties he will deliberately
sacrifice the possibilities of his brain.
The itching palm was never a patient
fellow TO the inspired brain. and when
the eye is turned steadfastly toward
the mere money consideration of effort,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

Nat Goodwin in EinaeIight.-Nat C.
Goodwin, the actor. who recently won
between $4,000 and $4,000 in a few
hours cutting the card for $4,000 a turn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

Dies at Geneseo.-Mrs. Ellen Wood,
mother of George w. Wood and Beder
Wood of this city. passed away at her
home in Geneseo Monday evening at S
O'Clock from heart failure and from
complications incident to old age. She
had been i'll for long time and death
was not unexpected. She had resided
in Geneseo many years and was well
known there as well as in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

William Mundt off the Force.-Wil-
liam Mundt, a plain clothesman on
the Davenport police force, has re-
signed. 1t is understood Mr.. Mupdt
will in the future manage the Tri-City
hotel east of the ST James.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-28

Saloons Recpened.-Two saloon Ii
censes have been issued by City Clerk
G. G.. Carlson and as a result both the
Interurban saloon and My Brother 5
Place are again open to the drinking
public. AXel Lundeen. formerly of the
firm of Lundeen & Nelson. grocers, has
taken the license for the Interurban
saloon, and E. Martin Johnson is the
new proprietor of MY Brother ;
Place"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-11
CAMBRIDGE CITY.

Cambridge City, Aug. 10 .(SpD-
Mr.. VIM. Sewers and Miss Hettie
Hustin attended the TeAgue-King we'd
ding at Eaton, Ind, Wednesday even
ing.
F. H. Ohmit, Frank Luddington and
family and Misses May and Alice
Bradbury, will leave for James Lake
Angola, Sunday morning, where they
have a small cottage rented for one
week.
Paul Wade of Cincinnati, is here
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Wade, for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Romer left for
James Lake. Angola, Wednesday eve
ming, where they will take a two
weeks outing.
Marshall Wade is visiting friends in
Cincinnati this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph league arrived
in this city Wednesday evening from
Eaton, Ind, where they were married
at the brides home at 500 p. m.
They will probably make this city
their future home.
Mr. and Mrs c. T. Wright were Wis
iting friends in Richmond Wednesday
evening.
Mrs Anna Merrick OF COnnersville
is here visiting Mrs. Chas. Merrick,
and children, at their home in East
Cambridge for a few days.
Miss Pearl Thomas of indianapolis
was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l..
BOwmaster yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. Butler of Columbus, Ind,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kepler, east of this city.
Miss Sarah Williams and Master
Herbert Fisher were the guests of
relatives in Richmond Wednesday.
Miss Susie Freeman has returned
after a few days visit with her cousin
Miss Lulu Barnard at Liberty, Ind.
Miss Beatrice Swallow of East Ger
mantown, was the guest OF friends in
this city Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Crossley visit
ed relatives at Richmond today.
MI and Mrs. J. X. Smith has gone
to Atlantic City, where they will make
a two months visit.
Miss Lillian Brooks was the guest of
relatives in New Castle Wednesday.
Mrs. J. p. Weaver of HagerstOWn,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Ora Wheel.
er, who has been seriously i'll for the
past week, but is slowly recovering.
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MILTON.

Milton, Ind, Aug. 10. (SpD-Jas
Harmon, Jr., of indianapolis is at
Jerry Dorgans.
Mrs. Mary Mcdowell has returned
from Indianapolis.
David Ocher the new section boss
on the Big Four will soon move to
Milton.
David Strausser farmer resident
of this vicinity has been here renew
ing old acQuaintances.
Daniel Sigler of Cambridge City
has the contract for Mrs. Alice H.
Greshs new house.
Miss Gertrude Crull and brother
Edgar were among the Niagara ex-
cursiOniSts.
John Bowman has returned from
the Bowman reunion at Greenville,
Ohio.
Miss Carrie Walker is at New Cas-
tie visiting relatives.
Scott George has returned from
Reid Hospital where he underwent
an operation for appendicitis and is
doing nicely.
Our Mission fields in South Ameri-
ca is the subject of the w. F. NJ S at
Miss Walkers Friday afternoon. The
DOddridge NJ. +. and the G. w. b. NJ
Of Milton Christian church are to be
the guests.
Rev. A. R. Jones will preach Sun
day at the NJ. E. church.
Mrs G. Jensen and children are Wis
iting in the DOddridge neighbOrhOOd
while the Rev. G.. Jensen is in Rich
mond receiving treatment from an
OCculist.
a large number Of Milton people
attended the county meeting of the
Christian church at Jackson's Park
and enjoyed five day outing.
Will Wallace is erecting a very
large vxeranda at his pretty country
home Sunny Side"
The Ladies' Cemetery Association
will meet with Miss Elizabeth Nor
ris next Monday evening.
Miss Hall Of GIenwoOd has been
visiting Miss Hazel Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Morris and
Mr. and Mrs Willard Williams were
guests of Miss Elizabeth Smelser,
south of Richmond.
Lac MOnger of Bentonville was in
Milton Thursday.
Rev. A. R. Jones has purchased a
new piano.
Mrs. VIM. Holman of Concinnati is
at her fathers. Joseph Stoneciphcr.
Mrs. Mary Elliott of indianapolis
is the guest of Miss Nora Campbell
Will Brown and wife have returned
from an outing at Northern Indiana
lakes.
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NEW PARIS.

New Paris, O., Aug. 10. (SpD-Mr.
and Mrs. Will Roach, jr., of Indianpo-
lis visited Mr.. Reaches brothers last
Thursday Mr. Roach is a brakeman
in the Pennsylvania service and is
on his vacation.
Miss Dorothy Kirkpatrick and Miss
Carrie Halter are on visit with
friends at Camden.
Mrs. Clarence Barnett and family
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
lanes Barnett returned to Columbus
Thursday for a visit with her mother.
Mr.. Barnett who is still here will join
her Sunday and will then return to
their home in Pittsburg.
Misses nellie Mcneil and Carrie
Reid are guests Of Miss Wilma Nor
row at her country home near Camp
bellstown. Miss Morrow is giving
house party this week.
Miss Mable Pence left Thursday
morning for a visit with her brother,
Harold Pence, and wife of Pittsburg
Leonard Young left Thursday for
trip to Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Stenselman and daughter of
Grand Rapids, Mich. are here visit
ing Mrs Stenselman's sister, Mrs. o.
II. King. n
Mrs. Nelson and children leave
Saturday for an extendedSvisit with
her mother and reIatiysg at Milford
Center and Mechanicspurg
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Church Notes.

Centerville, Ind, Aug. 10. (SpD-
There will be union services Of the
churches of CentervIlle on Sunday
evening at the Methodist church.
The Rev. l.. A. VIM of the Christian
church will preach the sermon.
The Rev. +. b. Westhafer will hold
services at Olive Hill at 1890 a. m.
The Rev. Alonzo Cloud will hold
services at the Friends church at
1880 a. m. and at Bryan's chapel at
$50 p. m.
Services will be held at the Chris
tian church at 1880 a. m. Preaching
by the pastor L. 4. VIM.
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Hay Ride to Greensboro.

Hagerstown. Ind, Aug. 10. (Spll-A
number OF Hagerstown young people
enjoyed hay ride to Greensboro and
from there to Cambridge Thursday
night The party was composed OF
Misses KEGS, Thornburg. Roller
Knapp. Simmons, Rheinegger and
Newcomb and Messrs. Hindman, Day
Nicholson, Burns, Durbin and Xeni-
phen and Hugh Gohreng
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
CIimbinn 0Iuddv uIIIs.

CRAWFORD NOTCH. n. H., July al
Although the roads were still somewhat
muddy as the result Of yesterdays rain,
the weather was clear and bright today
and the automobile hill climbing contests,
postponed from yesterday, were started,
with over thirty cars competing in the va
rious events. The route for the climb was
up the steep grade from the old Wiley
house to Crawfords. The card for the hill
climbing called for ten events, includinR
a free-for-al racing and stripped cars
The distance up through the notch from
the Wiley house to the Crawford house
driveway is three miles and a quarter.
Event No S. for stock cars costing $500
and not more than 5000, was won by
Cote, driving a gasoline car; time 3:0t
Charles Burnham, driving a gasoline car
was second: time, 3:OS+b. ]. c. O'Brien
with forty-horse power gasoline car. was
third; time, 1914. W. w. Burke, with a
forty-hve-horse power gasoline car, was
fourth; time 4:0l.
Event No. g. for stock cars costing over
$3.50 and not more than 1900. went 10 Ernst
Rogers, whose twenty horse power gasolir,
car was driven by II. e Rogers; time
3:ll2s. II. j. koehler, the only other en-.
trant, was second, driving his own twenty
two-horse power gasoline car; time, 400.
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Postponed Game


At IAncoin-Denver-LA Lincoln, postponed:
wet grounds,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
seIee and Ted sullivan. Latter Asking
AhOut WEIGH and PerrinR

Frank Selee, manage of the Pueblo team,
and Ted Sullivan, hustler for the Cincin-
natl team were interested spectators at
the shutout game pitched by McNeeley
Monday. Both were in the city scouting
for new players. Sullivan is mum and II
Is hard TO find just what he wants, al
though he made numerous inquiries con-
corning PerTing and WEIGH. When Mike
Cantillon was here he had word from Joe
Cantillon that Sullivan was enroute and not
10 let him have Towne az Connie wanted
him, and not to sell him any other players
until he heard from him (Joe). The reason
has been shown. Connie wanted Towne
and has secured him. Cleveland wanted
got him. Miller was the other man Mike
said he was going to sell. but the pros
pective buyer has not been revealed
Selee went west on the Overland Limited
Tuesday morning to look over the state
teams to secure some players. He said he
would need some players TO NIL up. He
this spring with the Fort Crook soldiers
but could hear nothing from him by phone
although he had heard he was at Fremont
Selse spoke especially of Cook and Mel
he strong. athletic player with a
good arm and was a good batter. He said
that while he was managing a tail-end
team, still that team was leading the league
in team hitting and some of the players
must be there with the goods.
Cook was given a tryout by the ST.
Louis Browns this spring. said Mr.. Selee.
but he was In no condition TO play ball.
His wife was very sick at the time (after-
ward dying and he was UP with her nights
and trying to play ball in the daytime,
which was Impossible The Omaha fans
will make a good man for some big league
team"