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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07
CITY, CH4T Il.

Fresh fish at Schroeder's. -
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Plenty of fresh fish at .Aten's.
LaSalle coal at Mueller's only.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz.
For bus, baggage, express, call Robb's.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz.
Best new neckwear half price at NJ.
e. ks.
Fireworks, wholesale and retail, at
Young & McCombs'.
The place to buy your fireworks is
Young & McCombs'.
See Young e McCombs for your fire
works. 1t will pay you.
Lawn mowers sharpened and repair
ed at Rock Island saw works.
Lowest summer prices on hard coal
at Mueller Lumber company.
Fly screens, improved make, for sale
at Mueller Lumber company.
Where are you going June 9. at 2:3O
d. m? To MuScatine on J. S.
ASter plants 10 cents per dozen at
the Long View Floral companys.
Listen for the calliope Saturday,
June 9; J. s., to Muscatine 2:30 p. m.
Fl. r. Siemon wants your tin and fur
mace work. 1526-152S Fourth avenue.
Plenty of fresh fish every day at
Aten's fish market, 2121 Fourth av-
enue.
M. & K Improvement sale prices are
real bargains. Are you getting your
share?
Mrs. Annette Johnson's home made
baking orders taken at the H. & H.
grocery.
Remember, Young & McCombs is
headquarters for fireworks; wholesale
and retail
Every article at NJ. & KS is sharply
reduced for quick selling. Don't miss
your chance.
Carnation plants and 10 cents
apiece, while they last, at the Long
View Floral company's.
You should be sure to see the y
beautiful ready trimmed hats which
McCabe's will put out tomorrow morn
ing at $1.50 each, also the II on Satur-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07
EVENTS AT VILLA
Commencement Program Issued
BY Sisters of the Wis.,
itation.
ESSAY, POETRY AND MUSIC
Other Exercises of the Closing Days
of the Present School
Year.

The invitations, containing the pro-
gram for the 43d annual commence
ment of the Villa de Chantal have been
issued by the Sisters of the Visitation.
The exercises occur at 10 o'clock in
the morning of June IA, and are as fol-
lows:
-. . ..... Mendelssohn
Misses Luella Jones. Darlene Code. Mary
Wall. Eileen O'Hara.
Salutatory, The Building of the Tenn
Miss Amy Lardner.
"e Glee club i'i'''''
How Beautiful on the Mountains are
the. Feet of Him that Bringeth Glad
Miss Teresa HerIitzka
Sonata. duet for violin and piano.
Misses Mabel and Amy Lardner,
Miss Winifred Kavananeh.
' Miss Emily Boyiston,
Ass Miss Darlene code
Concerto. c minor .......... Beethoven
Miss Luella Jones.
(Liszt Accompar1 iment-MiSS Louise
Gibbons
lass Miss Mary T. Simpson
Miss Hattie L.arkin.
violin ObliEato-Albert PcterSen.)
Glass FIower-A Bunch OF Sweet Peas
Miss Ella Baumbach.
Fantastic de COnCert-NiOlin
. ...----...... GOunod-A lard
Miss Ethel Wade.
oTy-EnChantment
Miss Eileen O'Hara.
Address to Graduates ...-.--------.
Very Rev. j. J. Quinn.
Following is the class roll: Teresa
Herlitzka, Eileen O'Hara. Mary e.
Simpson. Amy Elizabeth Lardner,
Mary Darlene Code. Ella NJ. Baumbach.
Winifred Kavanaugh.
Commencement Events.
Tonight occurs the reception to the
seniors by the juniors and other class
es; next Monday morning d recital
will be given by Miss Hattie E. Larkin
and Miss Mary E. Simpson; Wednes-
day morning the musicale or class day
exercises take place, and Thursday
morning occurs the commencement,
when the school year ends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07

Cattle market closed strong and
higher.
Sheep market closed strong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07
No Man Need Be Shabby.

NJ. & K. sell H., S. e. NJ. SIS suits
for S11.95. All shapes. all sizes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07
A Big Cut

In H.. S. e NJ. mems suits: 10 to 33 |
per cent at the M. & *. improvement |
sale
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07

Got That H., S. G. M. Suit Yet?
Fifteen-dollar suits at $11.95 at NJ
& ks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07

Do M. G. K. Offer Bargains?
Does duck swim? Come and see.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07

The Finest Straw Hats
At one-fourth off. at NJ. & X. i'm
provement sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07
Finest Carson Meyer Suits

For men, at 10 to rs per cent off at
NJ. IL KS. i-St
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07
All Boys Straw n

AT Boys Straw Hats
Half price. at NJ. & K. improvement
sale
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07
TIL f. w Ed TIL f. X

Partly cloudy, with showers and
thunderstorms tonight Friday; cool
Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-07

Best Linen Collars
Half price at NJ & K Improvement
sale.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
St. Mary's Academy

St. Mary's Academy, under the
direction of the sisters of ST. Dominic
with Mother Antonina Fisher, as
superior, began in 1902 On their
behalf Bishop Hennessy purchased
what was previously known as the
Central Normal College. This build.
ng was erected in 1887 at a cost of
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
The Public Schools.

Great Bend has an excellent public
school system. Previous to the estab.
llShment of a public school system,
Prof. James Brickerdyke taught a
private school on what is now known
as Broadway. The first school
building was built in 1873 ard still
stands at its original location, the
southeast corner of block SO. In the
early eighties the present brick GEN.
tral was built, aid in 1887 the ward
buildings were erected, and in the
summer of 1905 an addition was
built TO each of the ward buildings
At the present time the district has a
bonded indebtness of $4,000, no
floating debt, but a balance in the
general fund of a little over 81, 900.
The corps of teachers for the past
year has been as follows:
Principals: Jos Harrington, west building:
Miss Marie Swartz, east building. Teachers:
Prof Clarke, Miss Haines, Bma Dighton, Edith
Rush, Eva Clayton, Clara Buckland, Zoe Chap
man, Grace Mathewson, Nellie Mathewson, Alice
Hene, Mae WOodburn, Matte Fruit and Mrs
Thos Downey, music teacher.
The board Of education and officers were, R A
Charles, Pres; Il Lindas, Vice Pres; C E
Dodge Secy; S A Newcombe, A G Barnett, F NJ
Russell, Porter Young, VIM Rubart, Jas Pritch-
ard, Sam Gwinn. G A Strong, Supt. and W L
Bowersox, principal Of the high school,; The
late election changed the board in electing D c
Luse in place Of DR. Lindas, Sans in place
Of Bert Barnett and DR. Morrison in place Of F M
Russell.
The number of children of school
age is about 100.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
Poultry Association

= The Barton county Poultry Asso-
citation was organized at Great Bend,
March 26, 1898. The name adopted
at first was the Barton county
Poultry and Pet Stock association. "
A couple of years later the words
"Pet Stock" were dropped from the
name.
The first officers were: President,
E Smith, Great Bend; secretary,
W E Stoke, Great Bend; treasurer,
W T Grant, Ellihwood.
The association has held annual
shows every year since the organiza-
tion, and the membership has more
than doubled since that time.
The officers at the present time are:
Henry S Harper; secretary,
Prof A L Lesseman; treasurer, will
Ferger.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29

ganlzation, ard has maintained quar-.
terS In the west rooms Of the Morrison
House ever since being organized.
The executive officers at this time are
are as follows:
0 W Dawson, President; F V
Russell, Vice President; Porter Young,
Secretary: F A Moses, Treasurer;
0 W Dawson, C l. Moses, F V
Russell, Porter Young, Ira Brougher,
Arthur Taylor and Z C Cole, Direc-
tors.
During its organization it has done
a power of good and advancement in
the community. To its efforts are due
the St Rose Hospital, in a great
measure, the business college, the
spending of considerable money on
the road from the river bridge south,
the new Jail, Great Bend Southern
Railway proposition, and many other
matters that have been pushed by the
club, and brought to a successful
termination. In a social way 1t has
been of considerable benefit to the
members, and in times of distress and
need in other business centers and
communities it has been found ready
to do what it could to relieve suffer
ing.
We predict for the future of the
club, one with silver lining, and We
feel sure that in years to come the
founders and early workers in the or
ganizatlon will have occasion to feel
proud of their efforts in the club.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
st. Rose Hospital.

st. Rose Hospital was first estab.
blished in a small frame building
near the convent, in the spring of
1903, and in December 1903, secured
the large brick residence of G. N.
Moses, which had been built by D.
N. Heller. This property was pur-
chased by the citizens of Great Bend
and vicinity by popular subscription
and presented to the Sisters of St.
Dominic who have charge of the in
stitution. Many improvements have
been made, and the institution is
fully equipped for all cases and all
surgical operations, 1t is in a -four.
.ishing condition, and one of the solid
and necessary institutions of the city,
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
The Fire Department.

The first fire department for Great
Bend was organized in 1874 or '5,
the city purchasing a hand hook and
ladder truck, with leather buckets.
the citizens organizing a volunteer
company. No records are obtainable
as to who composed the company, or
the length Of its existance. The
cost Of the fire fighting outfit at that
time was about 5000.
On July II, 1887, the present
volunteer fire company was organized
with the sixteen members as follows.
NJ NJ Eppstein, W Stoke. James A Duncan,
Jack Morrison, John Corbin. S A Ruble, James
Gaunt, chas Mcdonald, R Ewat, wB Con-
mel, Glissman, Will Brown, Will Bonner, L G
Aihes' Eu SIulcy, FRANK jackson.
The first officers we're: NJ NJ Eppstein, chief:
A Duncan, foreman: W Stoke, secretary and
D c Glissman, treasurer.
OF the above original members two
are still members of what was then
named as "Hose Co. A | Of Great
Bend, Kansas" viz: W E Stoke and
R T Ewalt.
The hose cart was bought that
year, and the first fire where the new
hose aud waterworks system was
used was at the D Weiner Dry
Goods Store. This organaziion has !
been maintained until the present
time, June 1906. The city has now
fire fighting apparatus to the value of
over $4,000, with a volunteer company
oflwenty active members, as follows:
W E Stoke, r A Ewalt F Kramer, A A Wen. |
mergren, N wilhide, Lloyd DeMotte, Chas
Fankkauser, Otto Patten, Il NJ Sanderson,
Oscar Johnson, Will Armstrong, Bert Swift.
Clyde Moore, Chris Wagner. Frank Kepple,
Ed Panning. John Malta. Jr, Fred Richardson.
Sias Robe, LYMAN Dodge
OFFICERS:
Chief Bert Swift Asst nief. Will Armstrong
Foreman, A A Wemmergren
Asst For man, Oscar Johnson
Secretary, Otto Patten Treasurer, W E Stokh
Fire Marshall, F Kramer
The equipment today consists of
two hose carts, about 200 feet of
servlceble hose, one chemical engine,
two hose houses, with rubber coats
lanterns, LADDERS, etc.
The fire company is also organized
as Firemen's Relief Association.
and carries life and accident insurance
on each member, under provisions of
the state law.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29

The association has since its first
organization purchased and paid for
3Oacres Of ground adjoining the city,
erected and paid for numerous
buildings, and paid every premium,
purse, or stake, ever offered and won,
in full. Not dollar has gone to the
stockholders and officers, except a
small remuneration to the secretary,
every cent of revenue having been
used to increase premiums and better
the associations holdings. They owe
no man a cent, and the men conected
with the institution ungruogingly give
their time and money for be benefit
the ASSOCIATION does the community.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
The Great Bend & Gulf Ry.

For number of years the people
in this community have felt the need
of north and south railroad, giving
them access to the coal fields of the
Indian Territory and Arkansas, and
providing an outlet for our products
via the gulf ports. II the spring of
1905 this proposition assumed shspe
to cause our people to think their
hopes would be realized. After the
usual preliminaries, bonds were voted
In September Of that year. Although
since then there has been many dis
couraging moves on the part.o the
hackers of the enterprise, and more
dlscouraging rumors afoat as to what
they were going to do. These have
ALI set atnaught when It was
officially announced that this week
the engineering corps of the road
would begin setting the grade stakes
for the contractors to work by. This
is indeed good news, and there is no
doubt but what before the current
year is up, much will have been ac.
complished by the company.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29

The foregoing historical matter
was compiled and handled as'follows.
The biographical sketches were com
piled by will Townsley and the me.
chanical work handled in his Office,
The table Of county officers, Knights
Templar and Chapter and Degree of
Honor officers was obtained from
their respective secretaries, and the
mechanical work handled In the Reg.
lster office. The history Of the city
was compiled by mayor Moses, assist,
ed BY Judge cole, the city clerk and
a number Of old residents. The other
matter was secured from The secre-
taries of the various organizations,
compiled by the city clerk, and with
the history, was handled mechanical.
ly by the Democrat.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
Commercial Club.

The Great Bend Commercial Club
was organized in the fall OF 1900
with W. B. Grimes, who was the first
president Of the Kansas City CONNER
cial Club, as its president, and F. V.
Russell as its secretary. The club
organized as a business and social or.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29

The Life & Annuity association of
Hiawatha, G H Hulme, Secy, The
Aetna Loan Co., ] Geo Brinkman, col.
lector. and The Railroad Loan and
Savings ASS, W P FEEDER collector,
have large number of members in
our city and are doing a nice busi.
ness.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
Seventh Day Adventists.

The Seventh Day Adventists have
an organization in our city, and hold
their regular meetings in the east
room Of the Morrison House building.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29

A Young mems Progress Club, 10
cal base ball club, various high
school clubs, church societies, and a
Chautauqua reading circle are in ex.
istence in Great Bend.
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29
Barton County Fair Association

The Barton County Fair Asso-
citation was organized and chartered
in the spring of 1900, has held six
successful meetings, and will hold its
seventh annual Fair in Great Bend on
August 2S, 80 80 and 3lst. The
officers follow:
Barton County democrat., 1906-06-29

Among the colored people there are
three lodges, the Masonic. Knights
of Pythias and IOOF.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
ARGUE AGAINST
REDUCED T ARE
III Hit Hill
Street Railroad Companies
Oppose Ordinance Fixing
Three-Cent Rate on Cars
BOARDS POWER DENIED
Supervisors Judiciary Com
mittee Hears Pleas and,
Reserves It's Decision

The Supervisors Judiciary committee
Yesterday resumed consideration of the
proposed ordinance fixing the fare to
be charged passengers on street cars
at three cents between the hours Of 6
and a. m. and and D. m.
City Attorney Burke produced a de-
cision by Justice Field from the
one hundred and twenty eighth United
States reports in a Georgia case. which
he held established the right of mu-
inequalities to fix charges for trans
portation on railroads within the city
limits and therefore to reduce the ex-
listing charge.
w. ]. Deamer. attorney for the Cali
fornia-street road, contended that the
decision cited by Burke affected a COM
pany whose franchise had expired.
Deamer said his company had secured
its franchise, which he regarded as a
binding contract, under very onerouS
conditions, including the payment of a
percentage of it's gross receipts to the
city and the use of specified material
in the construction of the road. The
attorney raised the point that a re-
duction in the fare would so reduce
the income of the company as to elm
mate the payment of dividends and
probably result in the abolishing of
transfer privileges on it's lines.
Assistant City Attorney Baggett ar
gued that the language of the fran
chises granting street railroad privi-
leges that "the grantees shall charge
not to exceed five cents for each fare"
could not be construed as a renuncia-
ton of the right granted by the Legis-
lature to municipalities to subsequent
ly fix the fare at a reduced rate if they
so desired in order to prevent extor-
tion.
e. w. Newhall, director of the
Union street road, said dividends of Az
per cent only have been paid during
the past six years, none having been
paid previously for ten years. Newhall
said it now costs the company four
duction of the fare at the busiest hours
of the day would result in the opera
ton of the road at great loss.
TREY L. Ford, attorney for the Unit
ed Railroads, held that the decision
cited by the City Attorney affected an
act of the Legislature of Georgia Gre
ating a corporation which afterward
entered into a subsequent contract with
other parties and that it had no bear
ing on the alleged right of the local
Board OF Supervisors to fix or reduce
fares.
IF there was contract between the
city and the street railroad companies
in the franchises granted" said Ford,
then both parties are bound thereby,
but if there was no contract then this
board has the right to reduce the fare.
1 maintain that the city did enter into
a contract with the railroad companies
with the consent of the State Legisla-
ture and the clause permitting the
grantees to charge a fare not to exceed
five cents did not permit the city to
reduce it below that rate without the
consent of the grantees.
Baggett argued that the clause de-
scribed was not in the nature of a con-
tract and after further discussion, dur
ing which nothing new was developed,
the committee took the matter under
adYisement.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
Miss Elmer Ary7yes From South to We1
DR.. Ebey5ole, Ordered to Manila.

Beautiful Miss Inez Elmer of Biloxi,
Miss, has obeyed the call of Cupid and to-
day will be welded here to Assistant Sur
geon R. z. Ebersole, marine hospital SER
vice, at the home of Major H. w. Saw
telle, commander of the United States
marine hospital service.
The wedding was originally intended to
have taken place in June at the bride s
home in Mississippi and elaborate arrange
ments had been made for the auSpicious
occasion, but the groom-elect suddenly
received orders from Washington that he
was to proceed on April 16 to Manila. He
at once wired to his fiancee that the we'd
ding in June would be impossible, ana
begged her to come to the coast and wed
him here and go with him to the Philip
pines. Otherwise the wedding must be de-
ferred until he mad completed his assign
ment In the islands. She only had a few
days in which to act.
The elaborate wedding ceremony, which
was 10 have taken place under the mag
nolia trees on her fathers lawn, the beau
tiful Southern bridesmaids in their soft
summer gowns, must all be dispensed
with.
Her own bridal robe, which had already
been ordered in New York, faded away
from her vision, and she decided to pass
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
GRAPE-NUTs.
DEcAYED STARCH.
A Food Problem.

An Ashville man tells how right food
did that which medicines had failed TO
accomplish:
For more than IS years." he says, 'T
was afflicted with stomach trouble and
Intestinal indigestion, gas forming in
stomach and bowels and giving me
great distress These conditions were
Undoubtedly due TO the starchy food
ate white bread, potatoes, etc, and
till. 2 years ago, i had an attack which
the doctor diagnosed as appendicitis.
When the surgeon operated on me.
however. II was found that my trouble
was ulcer Of the papcreas, instead OF
lSince that time I have had several
such attacks, suffering death, almost
The last attack was about months
ago. and / endured untold agonies.
"The doctor then said that L would
have to eat less starchy stuff, so be-
gan the use Of Grape-Nuts food. for 1
knew IL 70 be pre-digested, ana nave
continued same with most gratifying
results II has built me UP wonderful
Iv gained 10 pounds in the flrst
weeks that / used Grape-Nuts, my gem
eral health is better than ever before,
my brain is clearer and my nerves
stronger. i,
take 4 teaspoonfuls OF Grape-Nuts with
~rearn. >. small slice of dry toast, an egg
soft boiled and cup OF postum; ana
make the evening meal on Grape-Nuts
and cream alone--tnis gives me 4 good
aights rest and / am well again. Name
given BY Postum Co, Battle Creek.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, ''The Road TO Wellville," in pkRs.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
PERSONAL.

F. L. Welty, real estate man of
Seattle, is at the st. Francis.
I L. H. Taylor of the United States
Geological Survey is at the Palace.
v. p Chapman of the Sacramento
Board Of Trade is at the Occidental.
Patrick B. Glffard, commission mer-
chant of Portland, is at the ST. Francis.
p C. Drescher, a leading wholesale
merchant of Sacramento, is at the st.
Francis.
Jonathan ]. Crooks has returned to
California after a prolonged sojourn in
the East
George E. Won Polenz, who has ex-
tensive interests near Goldfields, Is at
the st. Francis.
Charles Aldrich, well-known poll
tician and literary man of Des Moines,
Iowa, is at the Lick.
]. A Miller and his son, J. A. Miller
Jr., are at the Palace. They are promi-
nent bankers of Austin, New.
Carlota Vassena, Gonsalo de lie Cerde
and Ricardo Arroyo, students from
Guatemala, are at the Occidental.
o. H. p. Noyes, capitalist of New
York City, is at the Grand with his
wife. They will sail for Honolulu and
the Orient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Winn of
Australia are at the California. Winn
is large malt manufacturer of Haw-
thorn. in the province of Victoria, and
he is touring the world with his wife.
Miguel Duenas and his family are at
the Occidental from Salvador. They
tell of the stranding of Edwardo Zay-
arres and his wife and C. Rinaldo and
his wife and the Hamilton brothers, an
opera troupe, in Central America.
Duenas was able to make his way back
to San Francisco.
w. H. Harris, a capitalist of Port
land, Ore, who has been touring
Southern California for the last month,
is at the Palace. He will spend about
ten days here before returning north.
BENJAMIN Lombard, a capitalist of
Portland. Ore, is spending a few days
In town. He is at the Cosmos Club.