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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

briefly. He thanked the convention for
considering his name. esteeming it an
honor. He had long been in favor of
\ endeavor to take municipal affairs
away from party rings and was proud
o be identified with the birth of the
present movement. Reviewing the
movement. from its inception TO the
present time, Mr.. Mcnamara said il
had begun most auspiciously and haC
gained converts at every turn He eX-
Dected to be elected. but even if ne
should fail he should still esteem the
action of the convention a great COM
pliment.
Two for City Clerk.
When names of candidates for city
clerk were called for. II. ID. Mack was
suggested by member, but stated it
would be out of the question for him
o accept the nomination. Mr.. Curtis
chairman of the committee, announced
hat the name of NJ. S. Heagy had been
prominently mentioned. but that gen
tleman was also adverse TO becoming
q
mont and Don b. Shaw were then plac
ed before the convention. The ballot
resulted:
| Lamont 40.
| Shaw. %
For city attorney c ID. Marshall ant
Henry Stelck were suggested. TIL,
first ballot was tie each receivins
IS votes. The second ballot resulted
Stelck. 40.
Marshall 4G.
For city treasurer, W. II. Gest. Jr.. wa
suggested, but it was stated that MI
lGest, having already cast his lot will
the republicans before whom he wa
a candidate. he was not eligible. Tb
committee then placed George O. Huck
staedt of the Peoples National banl
land c. f. Channon of the Rock Isanj
State bank. On the first ballot tn
former was nominated by the follow
ling vote:
Huckstaedt, 3d.
ChannOn, 81.
| Gest. /.
II was left with the nominating con
mittee to look after the circulation Q
the petitions and their filing accort
ing to law Those attending the cor
vention generally signed the petition
before leaving the hail.
Speeches Called For.
Before adjourning a number wer
called upon and responded with shol
addresses. II. Z. Curtis said that tn
anti-machine vote had elected McCasl
rim two years ago and the same fee
followed in the past exists now &
strongly as ever. For this reason III
tcitizens' movement is popular.
islands on its own feet and must as
no favors from existing political O
foundations This city has been bad
ling in the outside world through IL
character of its city government.
Rock Island is TO grow, if factories a
to be brought here and kept here, Il
basis for all such reports must be /
moved This is what the present NOV
ment aims at.
| Hope Thompson said the membe
| of the various committees deserv,
| unlimited praise for the Kramer
| which they had done their work.
! favored the divorcing of city politi
| from the old party methods and it w
| now mp to the men of Rock Island
: take the step. Such methods ha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

asain-. partisan politics in municipal
affairs. scoring the present admins
tration as having created ueplorabIy
chaotic conditions, rapping the Central
Union telephone ordinance. and de-
c,aring for a vote Of the people on The
granting OF all franchises.
All parties were represented in the
meeting and there were lU3 ballots
cas-, for mayor. Business was trans
acted in an orderly manner and win
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22
is A CANDIDATE: RESIGNS
w. n. Gest Jr., Gives Up Position
With Third Ward Republicans.

At the meeting of the Third ward
republican club at the Turner hall last
evening. w. H. Gest. the secretary
resigned, owing to the fact that he IS
a candidate for city treasurer. The
object of the ward clubs became more
apparent last evening, when the clut
adopted a resolution taking a position
in favor of straight party ticket. an
the support of all nominees of the re
publican convention and primaries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

Fluctuations from delegates of the
First and Seventh ward clubs were es-
tended by representatives, and the
need OF better organization emphasiz-
ed Among the speakers were Alder
men Pratt and Brooks. NJ. o. GriswOlf.
J. F. Witter &. c. Wenger, Martin
Rudgren. and z. B. kreis. A COM
mittee was appointed to attend the
meeting in the Second ward tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

The foregoing general city ticket
was named at Il meeting Of the Citi-
zens Non-Partisan association al
Maths hall last evening after a plat
form had been adopted declaring
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

ward of incapable. irresponsible and
dishonest party workers. at the eN-
pense of the people. Partisan rule has
substituted government by party. fac
ton. or ring. for government by the
people in the interests of the city.
Civil Service Favored.
We believe in the adoption of civil
service rules. for the selection OF all
city employees. and especially for the
selection of employees in the police
fire. and water departments.
We believe that an honest, capable
city administration. such as only the
adoption of the principle OF nOn-parti
sanship will insure, will give to oar
people just returns in service and com
pensation for the use of our streets
and alleys by public utility corpora
tons. All franchises and grants foI
the use of the city's streets and ALLEYS
| by any person or corporation Shout
| be submitted to n vote of the people
for ratification.
We favor cordial recognition of Ia
Dor organizations, the central purpoS-
of which is to improve conditions o
labor and promote the prosperity o
the working people. We believe ci''
contracts should be executed by uniOI
labor wherever possible. We also be
lieve that the investment of Legitimate
capital should be heartily encouraged
and investors should be made to fee
that their interests are in honest off
lcia1 hands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

brought forth applause Ii was adopt
ed by rising vote.
Following out the order of business
the president called for the report of
the nominating committee on mayor
II. E. Curtis. after asking for sugges-
tons and receiving none. called the
committee out On returning, the
names of H. II. CleaVeland, James Nc
Namara and DR.. w. II. Ludewig were
placed before the convention.
l.. Simon proposed to add the name
of Henry Schaffer, The present city
clerk, whom he commended highly.
Mr.. Curtis stated that the committee
had considered Mr.. Schaffer's name.
but had decided he was not eligible to
be brought before the convention.
He stands for machine politics. "
said Mr.. Curtis. and while | greatly
admire him as a man and haYe the
utmos, faith in his integrity as an Off
cial. We feel that under the resolution
adopted by This body at its previous
meeting for the nomination of a ticket
Independent of the action of the Old
parties. we could not consistently nom
mate a man who is already Il candi
date before either party"
settled on First BALLOT.
II. J. Prick. l.. l.. Cool. H. ID. Mack.
and f. NJ. Burt were named as tellers
and a ballot was taken on the three
candidates presented with the follow
| ing result:
Mcnamara Observation-Disclosures.
| Cleaveland Observation-Disclosures. 20
Ludewig 90
Mr.. Mcnamara was declared the
nominee and Messrs .Cleaveland and
Ludewig were named as a committee
20 escort him to the platform. He spoke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22
Musical Program

SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY %, 1907
l. M2chCIVE THE CONVERSION" ............... Scouton
D. SsectonG WASHINGTON. JR............ .Cohan
Charac,ersdcPADDY WHACK' ................ Lampe
Melodies THE FORTUNE TELLER"... Herbert
'FRANCEZKA'
March"CAY CONEY ISLAND" ...............LeW
T. Selection SERGEANT Sloane
g. Chinese Intermezzo MANDARIN" BraytOn
MERCEDES" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Melodies THE STROLLERS" .................
H. Medley Overture GOODBYE SWEETHEART .VonTzer
MADISON" ...................
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
A GREAT MISTAKE.

One of the greatest mistakes that ever
happened in this Office occurred last
Monday. The ink used in printing the
News comes in kegs that look so much
like beer keg you couldn't tell the diff
ference blindfolded On that day an
innocent looking keg was rolled up
the stairs and when no one was looking
the youngest member of the force tap
ped it, thinking it was ink. But it
wasn't and when the discovery was
made that the keg contained book beer
it nearly upset the office. Upon inves-
tigatioD it was found il came from the
Marshfield Brewing Co, delicious sam
pie of the book beer they turned out.
-MarshfieId News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
STREET CARS.

1t is expected that on or before the
latter part of March the Wausau Street
Railway Co.'s car equipment will be
shipped here, ready to be placed on the
tracks. 1t is quite likely that car barns
will first be built, or else the company
will find a suitable building for the
storage of the cars, until car barns are
builS The company has ordered five
cars, of the single truck type with a
capacity of comfortably holding forty
people. They are all completed and
ready for shipment. Three of the cars
will be used here in the city and two
on the Schofield interurban line. The
company expects to have the line in
operation some time in June. Several
propositions of track extensions, both
city and interurban, may be considered
before work on the line is resumed in
the spring.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
FIGHT IN SCHOOL ROOM.
Some of St. Pauls Church Congrega-
tion Have Their Irish" Worked up.

IL has been a long time since any
incident has created as much talk in the
city as did one which happened in the
school room basement of st. Pauls
church Thursday evening. This talk
has been of many varieties, if we are
allowed to use the word in comparison.
Some of the parties belonging to the
congregation have expressed them
selves in strong language, others not
interested have laughed and joked
about the matter, while the sober ele-
ment greatly deplores the incident as
giving black eye to our fair city. 1t
has been given publicity not only in
our local press but in Milwaukee and
Chicago papers.
The PILOT will briefly state the case
as given to us, without comment, and
without going into all the minor details.
1t appears that for some time there
has been feeling of unrest among two
factions liz the church. Last fall a
! teacher of the name of Hans Herfurth
was engaged to teach the parochial
school of the congregation and to con-
duct choir practice. After his advent
to the city the relations between the
two factions, it appears, have become
more strained, until open charges, by
printed circular aud otherwise, were
made. Among the charges was that
Herfurth had refused to conduct choir
practice On Thursday evening the
directors called meeting to get at the
bottom of this charge. Besides the
directors there were present quite a
i number of other members of the con
gregation. The meeting was intended
as sort of court of inquiry After
several witnesses had given testimony,
some OF those present got excited and
fight was preci pitated The result
was that the pastor, Rev F. Schaer,
and number Of others were badly cut
and bruised, before quiet was restored
One of those present ran out and turned
in an alarm of fire, which brought the
police force and large crowd of people
to the church. Rev. Schaer was badly
cut about the head and face and was
assisted to his home, when two physi-
clans were called in to dress his
wounds. He has since been under the
care of physician. His son, Fred,
also received a bad cut on the head.
Just how many were injured, it is hard
to say, but there were perhaps nearly a
dozen.
Another meeting was called after the
fracas at which it was decided to dis
charge the teacher.
We learn that an effort will be made
to settle the whole matter at another
meeting which will be called later, and
if this effort proves unsuccessful, higher
dignitaries of the church Will be called
in
That same evening, warrants were
served on Albert Schultz and VIM
Nehmer who were released on bonds
the next morning. When their case
was called in court Saturday some of
the most important witnesses were not
able to appear. and the case was ad-
iourned to March 4.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
FOUND GUILTY.

Ernst Pagel, the saloon keeper ar
rested Feb. 1S for selling liquor to a
minor, was tried Thursday and found
guilty. When he came into court his
attorney demanded jury trial for him.
The complainant, Fred Herman, stated
that on Feb Is he entered the saloon OF
Pagel and purchased beer, although he
was not of age. Psgel claimed that he
did not know the young man was a
minor, but the boys mother testified
that she had previously informed Pagel
that her boy was not of age and had
warned him not to sell the young man
any more liquor.
Pagel used to kill the fatted calf every
time Bob Schilling came to town. Bob
would stop with Pagel while in Wau-
sau, for they were like two brothers
both belonging to political party with
an i-s-t on the end of it. Anyone who
ever heard Bob Schilling spout, knows
that talk and gall are his chief stocks in
trade. These little quiet back room
"gab-fests" with Bob gave Pagel plenty
of jaw exercise which he has practiced
ever since, and IA the court room
Thursday he attempted to exercise his
double barreled powers of speech,
regardless of the views of his attorney
the court, or anyone else. When he
got wound up he was like an eight day
Seth Thomas clock, with half hour
gong and cathedral chime attachment.
When asked question to which either
attorney objected he would make a
voluminous answer before he could be
choked off to give the court an oppor-
tunity to pass upon the objection. His
flow of words was like unto the rattle
of a Gatling riot gun. Finally the
court informed him that unless he com
piled with court decorum and etiquette
he would be fined. This dampened his
powder and he was tame during the
balance of the trial.
The case was given to the jury that
afternoon, and in the evening a verdict
of guilty was returned. Pagel was
fined S25 and costs.
In all probability the city attorney
will at the next session of the council
ask that body to revoke Pagel's license
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
MEMS SOCIETY ORGANIZED.

Last Thursday evening at $50 o. clock,
about 40 men sat down to banquet in
the dining room of the Universalist
church. The meeting had been ar
ranged with a view of organizing a
mems club. At the close of the banquet
the matter was thoroughly discussed
and it was voted to organize under the
name of the MEMS Society of the First
Universalist Churca, of Wausau." The
aims OF the society are for furthering
the interests of the church, promoting
sociability, and doing the good it can in
the community. The following officers
were elected
President-G D. Bartz.
e-President-A. '. Gearhart.
Secretary-W. W. Kleckner.
Treasurer-W III. Smale.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Marathon County Man Taken TO Chi
cago by U. S. Marshal.

| The following is dispatch dated Chi
cago, Feb. %:
Accused of the murder of a mill
owner at Plagwitz, Prussia, in June,
1905, Robert Engelman of Stratford,
Wis, will be held without bail until
March 21.
Upon the complaint of DR.. Walter
Viewer, consul in Chicago for the i'm
perial German government, Deputy
United States Marshal Wainwright ar
rested Engelman Thursday and his ar
raignment before United States Com
missioner Foote occurred shortly after.
CDR Viewer, who long has been on
watch for the murderer of the Prusslan
mill owner, recently was notified by j..
L. Welsh, sheriff at Grand Rapids,
Mich, that he believed August Sternlck-
ell, the alleged criminal, was then in
jail in the Michigan city.
"Engelman, who is believed to be
Sternickel, is charged, together with
an accomplice, with having murdered a
mill owner named Knappe at Plagwitz,
Prussia, June 8, 1905, and with having
burned the mill to cover up the crime
when told of the charge against
him, Engelman protested that the wrong
man had been arrested. He said he
left Stargard in 1881, and has been in
the United States ever since. At the
time the murder is said to have been
committed, Engelman claims to have
been working for lumber company in
Stratford. He told the representatives
of the German government that he did
not wish an attorney to defend him,
provided they would investigate his
record. He gave the names OF many
persons at Stratford and at Hammond.
Ind, where he said he was known and
the aIibi he claims will be beinveStigated =
We learn that the man has been work
ing for the r. Connor Go. IN Stratford.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
NEW COM PANY.

The following named Wausau gentle
men have formed what will be known
as the Wausau Southern Timber com
pany, viz; Edward G. Kretlow, g. H.
Baesemann. Conrad Bopf, John F..
Lamont, Fred Brand, Robert Kick
busch and v A. Anderson Articles of
incorporation have been filed with the
secretary of state and the above named
as incorporators; capital stock, S95, 600.
The company starts out with large
timber holdings in Louisiana which
they expect to materially increase the
coming wear,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
WHY NOT VISIT CALIFORNIA

This winters There win be an espe-
cially low rate during March and April.
Colonists' second-class one-way tickets
s3s 90 from Chicago. A corresponding
reduction in rates viii be made from all
points on the NortE-Western Line.
Our daily and personally conducted
tours offer many advantages to the
traveller, among which is our service of
Pullman tourist sleeping cars. through
without change Chicago to San Francis
co, Los Angeles or Portland, in which a
double berth costs only 800.
First-class round-trip tickets with
very liberal return limits are sold daily
Consult the nearest agent OF The North
Western Line for full information re-
garding rates, routes. etc. If.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
TO MAKE VALLEY GREAT FACTORY HIVE.
New Bill For Reservoirs in North Wisconsin, For
Uniform Flow of Water Cheap Power For
All Kinds of Manufactures.
From the Milwaukee Free Press,

gage in internal Improvement shall
have been adopted. can take over the
property and operate or lease it under
whatever form of contract the legisla-
ture may at some future time provide.
Without the reservoir system, it is
urged by the men who favor it, that
much of the water power of the Wis
consin river is wasted, as it is im2ossi-
bic to equip water power to re, the
year through, except for the lowest
stage of water They say that in the
early days the lakes, forests and swamps
at the head waters of the Wisconsin
river prevented the low stages of water
which come now every year as the re-
suit of the floods in the spring. But the
hand of man, they say, has swept away
the forests and has drained the swamps,
so that the conditions are now more
like those prevailing in prairie country,
( where the streams at flood time are out
of their banks doing untold damage to
property and crops, and which few
months later may be so low that they
are of no use for water power purposes
or for navigation.
TO PREVENT FLOODS; BETTER NAvI-
CATION
''What we want to do" said Mr. Ried,
is to restore the conditions which pre-
vailed before much of the forests was
denuded and the swamps ware drained.
In addition to making auniform flow OF
water possible and thus conserving the
interests of every water power user, and
saving hundreds of thousands of horse
power which are now wasted every
year, the reservoir system will prevent
floods, it will improve navigation for
small boats and launches, and will pre-
vent the low stages of water which come
in the dry seasons. The plan should 90
hand in hand with the plans of the state
for demonstration. OF course, the big
thing is the development of the water
power possibilities f the Wisconsin
river and the developing of great
manufacturing district which may
equal, if not excel, any other in the
United States. Every user of water
power along the river favors the plan"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
AIMING GLEE CLUB.

The Manning Glee club, of Boston,
held forth at opera house last Tuesday
evening. The concert was given under
the auspices of the Young Mems Christ
ian association and it was the fourth
number of the winters series Every
seat on the lower floor of the opera
house was taken and all enjoyed the
evenings entertainment to the fullest
extent. The Glee club is composed of
young men, all of whom have good
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
FIRE INSURANCE.

Kretlow q Lamont wish to announce
that they are prepared to write fire
insurance in approved stock companies
at reasonable rates They also place
plate glass and boiler insurance and
surety bonds. First National Bank
building. Phone 1898. f20-tf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
SPECIAL SERVICES.

Special services are being held every
evening this week in the Presbyterian
church. Rev. Sherman L. Divine, OF
Marinette. arrived in the city on Mon
day and will preach each evening
There will be song service commenc-
ing at 7s30 and preaching will begin al
s o'clock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.

zofn
section 81 and neg section and 1 section
aud M section "A and e. section TO- toSn
and W. e w1 section p
B. own section owu ran
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
STATE MAY TAKE OVER

In addition to all this, the bill pro-
vides that the state shall have the right
to take over the property of the COM
pany at any time it has the power, for
what is the real and actual value of the
physical property. Under the provision
the state, after an amendment to the
constitution permitting the state to en-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
P. S.-Repairing and Cleaning neatly
attended to and all work delivered
promptly when ordered.

The astonishing thing about wall
papers is the wonderful change, at
small cost, that they effect, trans
forming dingy, depressing rooms,
into cheerful abiding places in a
few hours.
All tasteful home-makers are in
vited to examine; ask prices and
cost for hanging of our splendid
new design stock of wall papers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26
THE TAILOR
812 Third Street

i am now prepared to turn out fall
and winter suits, having received my
goods for those seasons. / have on
hand all the latest in goods and can
give you the latest in fashions.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-26

We learn that the man has been work
ing for the r. Connor Go. IN Stratford.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-08
SPORTS
.PUNAHOU ATHLETES
Do STUNTS
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE .PU-
NAHOU STUDENTS MAKE GOOD
MAAKs IN VARIOUS EVENTS.

On Punahou campus yesterday the
post-graduates, seniors and sopho-
mores, faced the juniors, freshman and
"preps" in a struggle for college ath-
letic honors.
The Junior bunch won out by a score
of So IL points to AL
Below is the summary:
one Hundred Yards-C. Lyman, LIST;
w. Cooper, 2nd; D. Townsend 3rd
Time, 10 As seconds.
One Miller Smith, 1st; S. Dodge,
2nd F. Dodge, Bird. Time 5;13 1-2 sec.
Pole Vault-Rex Hitchcock, list;
Randolph Hitchcock and Pa Ctie), 2nd
Distance, 9 feet inch
Fifty Yards-Lyman, 1st; w. Coop
err, End; Townsend, 3rd. Time sec.
Four Hundred and Forty Yards-J.
Peterson, 1st Clark, End; Sing Chong,
3rd. Time, 1901 second.
Shot Put-Lyman, LIST; Desha, 2nd
Akina, 3rd.
Two Hundred and Twenty Yards
Lyman, LIST; Cooper, End; Townsend,
3rd Time, "a seconds.
High Jump-Grosse, list; Peterson,
2nd Hitchcock. Cooper 3rd Distance,
feet 2 1-2 inches.
One Hundred and Twenty Yard
Hurdles-Lyman, LIST. Peterson, End
Time is 3-5 seconds.
Broad Jump-Townsend, list; Mon
Yon, 2nd Cooepr 3rd, Distance, 10
feet IL inches
Half Mile Relay-Five points for
the Juniors
Half-Mile-R. Smith, list; L. Clark,
End; S. Dodge, 3rd. Time, 2:1S