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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-01
CAN NOT SURVIVE.
Mrs. Catherine Greve Dies After
Operation Removing
Tumor.
LIVES UNTIL THE EVENING
Native of Germany and Resident OF
City Over Forty Years--funerai
Services Sunday.

Death followed an operation yester-
day morning at st. Anthony's hospital
for the removal of a tumor of the
stomach of Mrs. Catherine Greve, wife
of Adolph J. Greve, 251S Fifth avenue.
Mrs Greve had been suffering from the
tumor for about seven months, but until
Wednesday the operation had been
postponed. Wednesday afternoon she
was removed to the hospital, and yes
terday morning submitted to the oper-
alton. Death resulted at $50 last ev-
ening. Mrs. Greve was 50 years of
age.
Native of Germany.
Born at Hanover, Germany, she came
to Rock Island when 10 years of age,
and had been a resident of this city a
little over 40 years She was twice
married, her marriage to Mr.. Greve oc-
curing % years ago. She was a mem
Der of the Royal Neighbors, and of the
Court of Honor Besides her husband,
she leaves four children, Mrs. Emma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-01
is UNABLE TO TAKE PART
n. A. Weld viii Speak in Pace of Rev.
n. w. Reed Sunday.

Rev. II. w. Reed is confined TO his
bed. having strained the tendons in
his leg in fall II. y. Weld has agreed
TO act in his place in delivering the
principal address in the WCodmen
memorial exercises at Chippiannocil
cemetery Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-01
M. w. A. and r. N. A., Attention.

All Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
are requested to meet at the ". w. A.
and r. N. A. hall Sunday, Jsne 3. at }
p. IN. sharp. to take cars for cemetery
TO take part in memorial services.
c. L. STREETER, President.
Mrs. |. NJ Barker. secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-01

Chorus on Tour.
The Wennerberg chorus of Angus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-01

tana college. including % students. LEFT
this morning for Sycamore, III. Later
they will go to Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
CALLED 'FOUR-FLUSHER'
..sCOTTY' HOLDS UP %
New York Herald Special Cable Service. Copy
right, 1906, by the New York Herald.

New York Herald Special Cable Service: Copy
right, 1905, by the New York Herald.
San Francisco, Sept. 8.----Walter
Scott, the Death valley miner, held up
twentyeight men with Colt IS revolver
in the buffet smoker on the south bound
FOWL last night shortly before reach:
ing Fresno. According to ssScotty'sp
story, he was spending money with a
lavish hand. He was not known, but
the manner in which he was spending
his money started a conversation
about Scotty and it was asserted that
3Scotty was thief and 9. -four
fusher. -
One of the men made "a movement
toward his hip pocket and Scotty inn
mediately drew his revolver and com
PEELED every man in the car to put his
hands over his head Then. he told
them who he was, fourishing .wad OF
bills and offered to bet any amount
that the men who said he was thief
were liars The conductor Of the train
pacifed him finally.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
Herring LINKS !. WOMEN !.
WITH BANK SCANDAL
Smarting Under .:Stensland s
Charge Former Cashier. 5.
go. Accuses Chief. 49,.
Special to The Journal.

Chicago, Sept. 8.-More than ono
prominent northwest side family heard
the rattling of dry bones Of scandal TO-
day, following statements made con
cernlng Paul O. Stensland's alleged re-
Ia9t1ons with women and their connec-
5l G?I with the crash that wrecked the
milwaukee Avenue State bank. :
story OF how Stensland converted. the
bank into q rendezvous for gay women
friends, who. made merry while the
knowing bank employees sneeringlv
smiled and maintained discreet. silence
The revelations, did not include
names, yet the identity of some Of those
concerned was so apparent as to- occa-
sion no end Of COMMENT: / =, H.: $50
After having given out a statement
in which he told the alleged secrets in
VOWED v IN the wreckiingx Of the : bank
Stensland, Henry w.. Herring, former
cashier of the institution, was arraigned
before Judge Ball today on charges Of
forgery, embezzlement. and larceny: The
case was continued until Sept, is, in
accordance with an agre ement between
the attorneys for: the state and the de-
Tense. Herring was III court with coun-
sci.
Briefly SUNNI arrriazed,j i Hering's addi-
oiOiieII o1ehbC4ACAAto CO iAto"AA buSSo SUI
ing charges: ~. .<% =. ,,.,...i n. -, -.
Stensland gave: the officers Of the
bank no opportunity to examine loans.
.Stensland had his clerks sign notes
which were accepted as ample security
to cover overdrafts.
Stensland used forged notes without
hesitation to make good any overdraft.
Stensland conceived r;the idea Of q
commanding the respect Of the bank
t employees y,a; ! .they knsw him among
Stensland's alleged robberiesS Of the
secret ledger after Bank Examiner j. r.
Sherlock had threatened to make an. in
vestigation several years ago. The Sc
cret ledger was employed to deceive
bank eaminers AFTERWARDS. :. , II
tSensland's alleged. robberies of the
funds were considered a joke among
the banks employees. r,2.>~- %}2,.s:, ,.S:s-
Stensland. frequently, received vari-
Gus visits from a. director 8 wife, as
we'll as many other women"
Stensland deposited his personal notes
to cover a $4,000 defalcation by Wal
ter Frantzen, receiving teller, after pay
ing the shortage with the money of de-
positors. The notes were worthless.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
MAD PANIC IN THEATER
-s AS MACHINE BLOWS UP
Special to The Journal:

Special to The Journal:
? Indianapolis, Sept. S:-Flames which
burst from. a moving picture machine
at the Little Gem theater this after
noon caused panic in the audience
and for few moments there was in
tense excitement and desperate efforts
to get. out Of the building. Women and
children We're trampled III the mad rush
to the exits, but no one was seriously
hurt. 53s tsE~'s a.. - Z
The fire was caused by the focusing
of the rays of the electric light in the
machine. The sensitizeds s paper sof
which the films are made, fared up, in
an instant and, reaching the tank soff
carbide, caused an explosion which sent
the flames in every direction. The OPP
wards and the theater was in flames
In an instant and was Quilted before the
fire department. could get the fire, under
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
SEEKING TO SAVE MAN
TWO PERISH IN WELL
Gas Kills Would-Be Rescuers as
They Descend Abandoned
Shaft Near Butte.
Special to The Journal. .

~FSS~~~ ~AA@
Butte, Mont, Sept. s.-Three men
met death by suffocation from damp
in well south of the city today.
The dead are Frank Ely, aged 81:
Matthews Fogarty, aged "a, and An
drew Mahar, aged IS.
Ely has a tract Of ground just out
side Of the city limits, and this after
noon descended into the abandoned
well for the purpose of ascertaining
if it could not be repaired. A ladder
was lowered and Ely made the descent
without mishap until he was within a
few feet Of the bottom, when he called
to ,Fogarty and Mahar who were near
by; that he could not hang on to the
ladder. -.
Fogarty hastily descended and he.
too, toppled over as soon as he reached
the zone of the gas. Mahar followed
in an attempt at rescue, and his body.
too, was soon stretched lifeless on the
top Of the remains Of his friends. The
accident was not discovered until hours
afterward. It was necessary to remove
the bodies with graphing hooks. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
FAMILY POISONED, / DEAD
Paris Green on Cabbage Fatal Five
S, Are Critically ELL. 81.
lblisherss Press.

y Loganspart, Ind. ,Asept. The entire
family "a! ofsJ ohm Hfte pf this city was
,polsoneds by eating Of boiled cabbage.
as an insect destroyer. Mr.. Hite and
four children are in a precarious con-
dition. and one child ID. dead. AL may,
die. 3f - s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
RAILROADS IN LEAGUE
TO HELP sioux CITY.
North Western and Milwaukee
May Aid Establishment of
Grain Market.
Special to The Journal.

special 20 Inc Journal
Chicago, Sept. S.-The North West
ern and the Illinois Central railways
have indicated willingness to Join the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul in MAX
ing freight rates which will enable
Sioux City to- become a grain market,
ceipts of grain at Chicago from the
ceipts fgrain at Chicago from the
northwest.
The Illinois Central is one Of the
roads which has been sdiverting grain
from the transMissouri region to the
gulf, but it is now ready to make con
cessions IN regard to rates from Sioux
City to Chicago. s-,c->
The plan to build up a grain market
at Sioux. City, and in that way to
strengthen the Chicago market, has ex-
cited good deal Of interest among Chi
cago board of trade members, and is
pronounced feasible providing the pro-
jectedt elevator at Sioux City shall be
operated by a concern friendly to the
Chicago market. "~-a' j.
President W. B. Palmer. and Trans
portation~ Commissioner Beardsley Of
the Sioux City Commercial association,
who have been in Chicago for the pur-
pose Of promoting the plan, state that,
1t is intended to lease the elevator to
one OF ethe larger Chicago grain firms. >
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
WOULD SMASH. ICE WAGONS
Omaha's Mayor Says He Will Not Toll
crate Blacklist. ii;
IecIai IN The Jo,,r,oI

Special to The Journal. =, : -
Omaha, Neb., Sept s.-The fight of
the people of Omaha on the alleged ice
trust was taken up today: by Mayor
Dahlman in. his usual, vigorous style.
He issued signed statement as a mott
fication to the ice companies that high
handed tactics would not be tolerated.
Hereafter, says the mayor, "when
people complain: Of being short Of
weight on. ice in the city Of Omaha,
and will file a complaint, the same will
be prosecuted without cost to them, and
II convicted they then. refuse to furnish
ice to the people that make the COM
plant. and if they have the money to
pay for it and will telephone me, I
will instruct the chief of police to send
q policeman and take charge Of the
driver, wagon and ice. I will further
instruct him to throw the driver in Jail.
throw the ice in the gutter and smash
the wagon
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
south. HOSTILE;
MAY BOLT 4. BRYAN
- as -: ~
Continued From First Page.

his, radicalism into republican policies
only after he has ascertained that his
party will accept it. With Bryan tits
rule or ruin, or something very near it
in effect. With Roosevelt. it, is rule,
but always. with the consent of the
ruled. - d. 4. 'a's7s. 49,.
r. His Jaw Marks Bryan. "y:>~
This difference between the two most
popular men now living in the United
States is fundamental, temperamental.
Bryan IS square jaw and wide mouth are
the visible manifestation in physiog-
nomy, Of his uncontrolled will. > This
characteristic is not \ SO = marked lin
Roosevelt s face, altho it is present in
his makeup to a degree, that is quite
efficient SUI for all practical purposes;
a great, national convention, against it's
best Judgment, to reaffirm free silver,
in 1900, or else choose another standard
bearer. With the other it has accept
ed almost innumerable compromises as
to pending legislation, and as result
to cite recent familiar cases, the coun-
try now has assatisfact Glory, railroad rate
law, meat inspection law and pure food
law. .ss Without these compromises, the
been enacted; or, if enacted, might have
been vetoed. Z @ 5-rvsf
It is an interesting subject for specu-
lation to inquire what successful head
way a man Of Bryan g mentality could
have made against the clever and per-
sistent forces which have been arrayed
against Roosevelt as president. Bryan IS
will power has become with him a fault
Of almost the first magnitude. Roose-
welt IS will power is always under con-
troll and ready to bend, within certain
'well-defned limits, if by bending the
country is to be served. $50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
RIVER COLD
DISCOVERY IMPORT FAINT
Explanation Party Has Samples
and Tells of Stampede to :. -. =. =,
"a: !. Ore Region.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. " -
Vancouver, B. G., Sept. s.-The Do
minon government exploration party.
which has just returned from a two
years survey in the Peace river .coun-
try, brings news of a gold discovery
which bears every indication of being
the biggest thing ever struck this side
The mission on which the explorers
were engaged was the selection Of
4,5OO, 900 acres Of land which the prov.
lnce of British Columbia owes to the
dominion government. In April Of this
year they discovered that a large dyke
OF sedlmentary slate, situated below
Fort John, seventeen miles on the Brit
ish Colum bia side Of the boundary, was
gold bearing.
! An immediate stampede followed, ex-
plorers, mounted policemen and every
one else In the post fastening to stake.
out claims. The members Of the ex-
Ploratlon party, headed by their: chief.
A. j. mcdonnell, located seventeen
claims along the river, where, the dyke
outcrops. Members Of the mounted 'po-
lice who are putting the: road thru
to. Attn also located claims. ~.
Macdonald describes the dyke sas be-.
ing eight miles in length, as far as the
explorers were able to" determine, and
he believes it. extends, back TO-, the old
1riverbank at the foot, Of the hills; in
half-moon fashion, being, nearly 5000,
feet across at the widest spot. 1T ranges
from 80 to 200 feet in thickness, with.
gravel above and below, being appar-
emily a deposit which hardened. The
xock is soft and crumbles freely IN the.
hand. -*'''z'' ''ss>*s'szs@' .s'sss>ss
:. With the crudest kind of assayine
implements mcdonnell says the ore
showed value Of nearly $50, to the
ton. He brought several samples of it
back to civilization, and will send, it
to the 'Ottawa university to have it
submitted to an accurate laboratory
test. . =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
SAWYER SUED FOR DIVORCE,

d Chicago, Sept. S.-Nathanie1 F.. Saw
yer nephew Of, former United States
Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin, was made
defendant today. to divorce, proceed:
ings in the circuit court by Mrs. Saw,
yer. Cruelty is charged. The applica-
tion marks the end Of romance which
began with an elopement to GAINESVILLE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
SON UNDER ARREST,
FATHER KILLS SELF

BY Publisllers' Press.
Helena, Mont. Sept 81. s.. Wis.
ner, public administrator of Deer Lodge
county, committed suicide today at
Butte by taking morphine He could
not stand the disgrace caused by the
arrest Of his son for embezzling $10,-
600 ---- - =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
FOURTEEN tWoRKMEN BURNED.

slToronto, Ont, Sept. 8.~-While clean
ing out "a purifying tank in the Con-
sumerso Gas company IS premises today
the gas ignited and an explosion, re-
suited Fourteen Of the workmen were
badly burned. Two or three of them
mayH lose their eyesiph p. *
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
Will Avoid Landing.

The transfer from the vessel which
will bring Stensland from Tangier TO
the one that will bring him across the
ocean y VII be made on the high sea Pc,
it impossible for Stensland or his
friends and attorneys to touch at any
foreign port where they can invoke the
law which will prevent his return.
IT, the United States refrigerator
ship, the Glacier, which is now on the
way to the United States from Manila,
should reach Tangier before other ar:
rangements are made, instructions will
be given the commander Of the Glacier
to take Stensland and his captors
aboard and bring them to the United
States.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
WILL TAKE NO CHANCES
Men Who Return with Stensland to
= Avoid Landing. -, :.
Special to The Journal

Special to The Journal -: :.:... ..-' :
Washington, Sept. 8.-P1ans for the
return to the United States Of Paul O.
Stensland, the. fugitive Chicago bank
wrecker, who is a captive in Morocco,
are now in progress. All obstacles for
the removal Of Stensland from Morocco
having been overcome, the only thing
remaining is to devise plans for his re-
turn and For the recovery of the ST., 1000
he deposited in a bank in Tangier.
While the officials Of the department.
Of state decline to discuss the plans for
bringing back the bank wrecker, it is
now peheved tnat sa1l my vessel WIN
resentatives Of the United States, twho
have charge of the prisoner. They will
place Stensland aboard this vessel and
sail to Gibraltar and make arrange.
ments to place the prisoner on board q
tramp steamer or on sailing vessel
which will come direct tossome port in
the United States. 81 r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09

FloatIns It Was

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-20

With Portland, Lake Odessa, lonia,
Commonwealth, Saranac and Bedding out
for the county base ball championship,
something will be doing at the lonia Fair.
Turn out and root for your home team.
A. r. Workman went to Detroit Satur-
day to spend few days with his ,daugh-
tor. Miss Workman was quietly married
Wednesday to a gentleman named Goat.
of that city and her friends in this city
will wish her a long and happy life.
Miss Jessie Leonard, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. j. Leonard. Of this city and
one Of the members Of the graduating
class Of 'o6, left Monday for Oberlin,
Ohio. where she will enter class in art
and designing in the famous college which
bears the name Of that city. A goodly
number OF her class mates and friends ac-
companied her to the depot to bid her
arswsll and wish her success.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-20

Thursday will be Farmers and Grang-
ers' day at the lonia fair. The grove is
| IN fine condition this year and it will DO a
pleasant place for picnic dinner.
Special engagement, Francis Labadis' 9
Bostonians, at the Congregational church
under the auspices Of the Ladies' Social
Circle Saturday night, Sept. 20.
Mrs. Chas. Wagner was called to Big
Rapids the last of the week by the serious
illness of her mother. Mr.. Wagner went
to that city Saturday to spend Sunday.
Mrs. John Shaw and baby Lucis went
to Caledonia Monday where Mrs. Shaw
will visit her parents and also attend the
wedding of a friend which occurs this
week.
DR.. A. B. Grant of Albion was here the
| first of the week and while here per-
formed number Of difficult surgical
operations at the Spinney Sanitarium near
| this city.
Friday is political day at the Ionia Fair
| and Hon. G. n. Kimmerle, Democratic
candidate for governor, and Prof. w. N.
Ferris will speak from the grand stand at
o'clock p. m.
Rev. W. n. Jury and wife, formerly OF
his city, were Belding visitors over Sun
day. Mrs. Jury left Monday to visit a
daughter in Grand Ledge and Mr.. Jury
went to Trufant.
M;s. ;hh;a An.hal 81 w Inc~n -
Ionia were guests at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Hudson Friday night while
enroute to Carson City for short visit
with friends at that place.
Will Wright went to Ann Arbor Monday
and assisted in bringing home his mother
from the U. Of M. hospital. where she had
undergone serious surgical operation.
He reported her as doing very well.
Labadie's Bostonians, appearing at the
Congregational church, Saturday night,
Sept. 90, is a combined entertainment Of
leading European and American attrac-
tons with the latest improved moving
picture machine.
O.E Ball. optician, Of Sandusky. Ohio,
has leased the rooms in the Melochs
block recently vacated by the Board Of
Trade and will open an office Sept. 90.
He has been doing business in Sandusky
and Huron, Ohio, and comes here with
very high recommends as gentleman and
expert workman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-20
Short Hems of Interest Re
lating to the Toqun and It's
People, told IN a Single
Paragraph.
Local -
Brevities.


Mrs. Lucy Willard was a Stanton
visitor Monday.
z. Sovereign was a Greenville visitor
Wednesday.
Remember the dance at Hubbell hall
Saturday night.
Mrs. James Cole was a Greenville
visitor yesterday.
Mrs Raymond hummer left Saturday
for a few days visit at Orono.
David Friedman Of Detroit was in the
city from Saturday till Monday.
Miss Della Wherry returned Tuesday
from an extended visit in Owosso.
Mrs. A. L. Brown went to Maple
Rapids Saturday to spend Sunday with
friends
Mrs. A. Hopkins was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. G. w. French. at Ionia
Wednesday,
Popular prices for the Gobel Stock Co.
at the opera house three nights this week.
See the plays.
H. H. Decker and Floyd Mikesell of
Shiloh attended the motor road meeting
here Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Morse of Lansing
and Mrs. Alfred Locke Of Ionia were
guests of Joseph Morse and wife over
Sunday.
W. H. Fargo, proprietor of the Fargo
Shoe Co., went to Milwaukee Monday to
visit the big leather markets in that hust-
ling city.
The Goble Stock Co. with a fine roper
toire of new plays at the opera house
three nights this week, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday
VIM Butcher and wife Of Eagle are
guests of Mrs. Flora Bennett for a few
days and expect to make this city their
home in the future.
Ira F. LETTERS and family and J. G.
MINER of Palo, also Mr. Hooper OF
Brookfield. Mo-, were visitors at Fred
Miners last Sunday.
Mrs. D. c. Christie and daughter and
Miss Mabe Smith OF San Bernandino,
California, were guests of their uncle, A.
w. Smith, of the North Side Tuesday.
Mrs. John Credit went to Pewamo
Wednesday for few days visit. She
was accompanied by little Hazel Cohen
who went to see her grandpa who is quite
sick.
The Hanks family held reunion at Eli
Hanks Sunday and a social good time
was enjoyed. The family were all present
and also number Of guests among them
being Ed. Ssco and wife. Mr.. and Mrs
James Dood, James Kburn, George
Farthng and wife and Miss Grace Crane
A big dinner was served with lots of
watermelon as an after dinner speciality.
Alfred Jonas and wife we're called to
lonia Tuesday to attend the funeral Of
their cousin. Mrs. E. Scheidt, aged "a
years. who died there recently. The
funeral was held at St. Peters and Pauls
Catholic church, Rev FIR Mccarthy say
ing the mass Mrs Sheidt leaves a hus- ]
band and a three year old son besides a
host Of friends who will mourn her early
departure. Mrs. Claude Wright and Miss
Lena Dehn also attended the funeral
W P. Hetherington and wife we're call
aH IN Ind ana lie III
telegraphic message announcing the death
OF his uncle. Benjamin F. Hetherington.
who died Sunday. He was an old resi-
dent and prominent business man OF that
city, being 20 years old. The deceased
visited here few years ago and his son
and wife, Fred Hetherington. were guests
at the hotel short time during the past
summer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-20

Mrs. |. L. Hubbel entertained a COM
pany OF young ladies on Tuesday evening
in honor Of her sister, Mildred's, birthday
anniversary. Cards was the game of the
evening, Miss Lucy Reeves winning head
prize. Fine refreshments were served
an especial feature being = beautiful
birthday cake and as to who secured the
fortunate cuts containing the wedding
ring and the thimble the young ladies'
themselves could best disclose.