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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
RAID POSTOFF|cE
Burglars Secure Between $50
and 5000 Cash and Quantity
of Stamps at Orion.
THREE MEN ARE SUSPECTED
Robbers Are Thought to Have Left
Village on Handcar, Headed
for the Tri-Cities.

The postoffice at Orion was robbed
during the night. and between $3.50
and 5000 in cash was taken and IL
quantity of stamps secured The ex-
act amount involved in the burglary
has not been ascertained by the Off
cials. The burglary is believed to
have been the work OF three young
men who have been lettering about
Orion during the day yesterday.
Come This Way.
The burglars made their escape on
a handcar. coming in this direction
They are believed to have been in the
tri-cities today, and three young men,
somewhat tallying with the descrip-
ton of those suspected, arrived in Mo.
line this morning on the early train
on the Burlington, from the south.
Word of the burglary had not been
received here. and the men we're not
apprehended.
Police Notified.
The burglary was not discovered un
til this morning when the office was
opened. The police in the three cities
were notified lat once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09

ate adoption of the ordinance is re-
quested The resolutions conclude,
believing the adoption thereof to be
for the best interests of the city and
telephone subscribers"
What Ordinance Is.
The features of the franchise ordin
ance are, briefly, as follows:
Term-25 years.
Purpose Gives company right to
use streets for wires and poles.
Conditions-Customary requirements
relative to placing of poles; character
of circuits, and like details. Company
must provide one duct in underground
conduit for use of city; must furnish
Ill wires. batteries. and labor for in
stallation of three complete police cir
cults. free of cost to city; must fur
nish free of charge to city, for use of
officers and employees. 25 sets of in
itruments. and must furnish so sets of
instruments for the fire alarm and po-
Rates - The company shall not
charge more than $50 year for bust
ness phones and S27 for residence
service. The present rates shall re-
main in force until the automatic eX-
change is installed in the three cities.
Rural Service-The company must
give free interchangeable service with
all farmers lines granting the COM
pany exchange privilege
Franchise Tax-The company is to
pay any franchise tax which may be
imposed on all telephone companies in
the city.
Union Labor - The company mus,
employ union labor wherever avail
able, and the S-hour day is to prevail
Bond-The company gives an indem
nifying bond of $4,000.
Forfeiture-If the company sells tt
a competing company, its entire plant
| is to be forfeited and become the
property of the city.
Acceptance-The company must ac
cept the ordinance within 80 days.
The ordinance will provide a means
for the citizens of Rock Island to con
troll the Bell monopoly by means o
encouraging efficient and genuine com
petition on an even basis. 1t provide.
for the city automatic. cussless, girl
less telephone service.
Want Bell Underground.
Since the Bell company refused
reasonable, fair ordinance offered D,
| the city. the council will devote a lii
tie attention to that company On tn
request of Alderman Ostrom last ey
ening, approved by the other alder
men. the mayor instructed the cit
Iattorney to investigate the situation
with view to determining if the cit
has means to induce or compel tn
Central Union to place its lines under
ground-at least within the fire limit
of the city.
The subject is one on which a r,
port by the city attorney will be c
| interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
MEASURES AFFECTING SALOONS.
One Proposes 81 900 License. Anothe
Limitation of Number,

One Proposes 81 900 License. Another
Limitation of Number.
Two very important ordinances re-
lating TO the regulation of the liquor
traffic in Rock Island are before the
council now. Both were presented by
Alderman Ostrom, considered and laid
over to the next meeting. The first is
entitled IAN ordinance to limit the is
suance of licenses to dramshops in the
city of Rock Island" and the other
amends the ordinance relating to IL
censes to fix the fee for saloon licenses
at $1,000 a year instead of $500, as at
present
The limitation ordinance is meas.
ure for the automatic reduction of the
number of saloons in the city. The
limit is placed at one saloon for 500
population, based on the last proceed
ing school census. The ordinance pro-
viles for the renewal of existing il
censes on condition that all require
ments of the law be complied with.
such renewal to be permitted this
year and in the future. but only sc
long as the license shall be kept con-
| tinuously in force. No more licenses
shall be issued until the number OF
| licenses is less than one for each SOC
people This ordinance in effect would
reduce the proportion of the number
of saloons to the population about A.
! per cent.
The license ordinance merely changes
the fee from $500 to $1,000. The meas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09

Al last the telephone problem is dis
posed of. in so far as il relates TO the
relief ordinance for the amendment of
the franchise of the Union Electric
Telephone & Telegraph company. The
measure came up for its adoption, on
motion of Alderman OstrOm, and when
the vote was called the tally showed
IL in favor of the ordinance. Alder
man Oberg the retiring alderman OF
the Second ward, voted against the
measure. and Alderman Charles j.
Smith of the Third ward was not in
attendance at the meeting. The ordi-
nance passed with the votes of the
following: Allen Pratt, John Holzham
mer. August Utke, J.. R. Tuckis, R. c.
Benson, Henry ]. Prick, George l..
Schmid, Frank 1-awler. Martin Nc
Nealy, A. G. Anderson and \, louis
Ostrom.
Communications Read.
Just previous to the vote on the or
dinance. the city clerk read the COM
munications heretofore referred 10 IN
The Argus, one prepared by George
McCaskrin opposing the adoption =.
the ordinance, and the other from the
Industrial commission, Rock Island
Club, Rock Island Boosters club, and
Phil Mitchell as chairman of the board
of trustees of theIndustrial commission
urging the immediate adoption of the or
dinance. The protest set forth several
reasons which have been much argued
and fully weighed by the council in its
long consideration of the subject
These include the contention that the
company and not the city is TO blame
if the original ordinance proposed by
the company is business mistake
and that the company has not com
piled with it's franchise. The protes
is divided, about half Directing to The
ordinance, and the rest objeeting mere
ly to the increase in rates.
The Industrial commissions resolu
lions. approved by the other organize
ton state that in the belief that i
would not be wise to leave the cit
without proper competition in the mat
Ter of telephone service, the immedi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
SEEKS A RELEASE
Or. Cora Reed Starts Habeas
Corpus Proceedings in Court
to Secure Freedom.
SAYS PAPERS ARE IMPROPER
Claims Coroner Exceeded His Author
ity-Judge Gest Is to Hear Mat
ter In the Morning.

DIR. Cora Reed. who is in Jail on a
charge of causing the death of Mrs.
Lydia Lundholm by a criminal opera
ton, today filed petition for writ
OF habeas corpus. Judge w. II. Gest
issued a writ directing the sheriff TO
show on what authority he holds DR..
Reed. and the case will be heard in
the circuit court tomorrow morning.
Hon. William Jackson, Judge Lucian
Adams and C. j. Searle have been re-
tanned to appear for DR.. Reed.
Attacks warrant.
The petition states that DR.. Reed
is 49 years of age, has been a prac-
ticing physician 25 years, and has re-
sided here 10 years. The validity of
the papers on which she is held are
attacked in the petition for habeas
corpus.
The states attorney maintains that
the papers are properly issued and
retained. and that the offense charged
is not one on which bail is possible
but that DR.. Reed must await the
action of the grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09

three weeks from stomach trouble.
She was born in Germany in 1885 and
had lived in this country 26 years.
coming to Rock Island in 1882. She
is survived by three sons, Claus,
Thomas and Fritz voight, and
daughter, Mrs. Mary Nelson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
Mrs. Jacob Goldman

Mrs. Jacob Goldman, 721 Thirteenth
street, died this morning at the home.
The funeral was held today from the
home, burial taking place at the
Jewish cemetery in Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
Funeral of Mrs. Stark.

The funeral of Mrs Charlotte Stark
was held yesterday afternoon from the
home of her son. Herman Stark, 61S
Thirteepth street. Rev c. A. Men,
nicke conducted the services. Burial
took place at Chippiannocll cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
ladies, Pantry Sale.

The ladies of the First Methodist
church will conduct the second of
their series of pantry sales Saturday
at Hensley,s flower store on Twen-
tieth street. They will have for sale
all kinds of pantry supplies. The
Sunday before Easter they will place
on sale Easter novelties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Rock Island Saw
ings bank for the election OF nine di
rectors for one year will be held a:
the ONCE of said bank, in Rock Island
Monday. April 1s. 1908. Polls will be
open at 10 a. m, and closed at IL moor
Of said day.
p CREENAwALT. Cashier.
Rock Island. April 2. 1903.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09

[Society news, written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, win
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Linen Shower for Hospital.-Tomor-
low evening at the home of Mrs. r.
5. Williams, $40 Nineteenth street,
the Young Womans Home Mission
airy society of the First Methodist
church will give a linen shower for
the Burge Deaconess hospital, Spring
Luckey is in charge. Dainty refresh
ments will be served and all men,
bers of the congregation and their
friends are welcome. The smallest
deaconess in the world will be there
TO receive a silver offering and at s
o o'clock the following program will be
rendered:
Selection. 49,. High school orchestra
Piano
"Oh. Promise Me-. Jackson
Miss Mae Culton.
Cornet-
"Silver Stream ......... Robinson
Mrs. H. e. Van Duzer.
Selection ........... Orchestra
Vocal
1.-The Swallows" ........... .Cowan
Miss Luella Crissman.
Euphonium-
l"Miserere" ...... Verdi
Professor Franklin Williams.
Vocal
Full Many a Dream. :. Henschel
Mrs. T. B. Reidy.
selection ...r-....-. OrcneSlrd
ta Songs My Mother Taught Me"
(b) "Recompense' Hammond
Mrs. Edla Lund
1 otiectlOn OiCueSlid
Professor Oelschlagel director of
| orchestra.
Arrange for Complimentary Recital
AT meeting of the executive com
1 ha 10, : ~ 1nl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
DRY CONVENTION APRIL IS
Prohibitionists Will Hold County Meet
ing to Choose State Delegates.

The Rock Island county prohibition
convention will be held az the court
house Wednesday, April 10, at 1:30
O'Clock, for purposes. of organization,
appointment of delegates and such
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
OBITUARY..


A dispatch received last night by
Mrs. E. G. Frazer conveyed the notice
of the death of her father, Charles
Grandson Bryant, formerly of this
city, at Anaconda, Mont. Mr.. Bryant
was born at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, March
%. 1926. He was head salesman for
20 years for the B. d. Buford Plow
company. now the Rock Island Pillow
company. He removed from this city
10 years ago. The body will be brought
here for burial in the family lot at
Chippiannock cemetery. The. funeral
will be direct from the train Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Bryant is survived by his wife
and six children.
Mrs. Ludwig Thompson.
Mrs. Ludwig Thompson, 507 Fifth
street. died this morning about S:st
having been suffering for the las
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

[Society news, written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09

Arrange for Complimentary Recital.
AT a meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the Moline. Woman's club
arrangements were made for com.
plimentary recital to be given to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09

ate adoption of the ordinance is re-
quested. The resolutions conclude,
believing the adoption thereof to be
for the best interests of the city and
telephone subscribers
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
Mary's Act of Revenge.

Alice making something which she would
not let Mary see. Whenever the latter came
where she at work she would wrap up what she
doing and go to other part of the house.
Mary at last noticed this and it aroused her curl
osity. She then tried hard to come upon Alice I'M
awares, but the elder sister too wary. Her fail
made her angry, and when Alice positively
fused to tell her, she became furious,
Keep it to yourself, then you mean old thing"
she shouted
Alice only laughed at this outburst of temper
Mary went off by herself in pout. She deter
mined "to get even" with her sister. The more she
thought of it the she tempted to be vim
dictive. AT last a thought to her-she would
let Alce's bird out of It's cage! She shrank from
the idea. But her wounded self-love and the
whisperings of her evil spirit at last comprehensive
consented to the wicked deed.
Quickly she rushed up to Alice's room, opened
the cage door. with stick forced the canary out,
and watched it fly and flutter ont of the window.
which happened to be OPEN
She went to the window and looked out The
bird had alighted the fence. But, see there was
a big stray cat about to pounce upon it. Mary
screamed at the cat, but in vain-with a bound it
sprang upon the canary caught him in its mouth
jumped down outside the fence and disappeared
Just then Alice's voice called upstairs
Come down, Mary; j have something to show
you"
Mary was too unnerved to move or to answer
But Wnen Alice cd1leQ nel again Sne stumbled down
the stairs somehow.
Come into the dining room, Mary; you may
see now"
When Mary went into the dining room, there,
spread out the table, two exquisite bobinet
scarfs.
Il made them for you Mary" said Alice. "They
are for your bureau and chiffonier"
Mary remained silent. too excited too over
whelmed with emotion to utter word
''Why, what's the natter" inquired Alice, anx-
iously. aren't you pleased!"
"Oh, Alice" cried Mary. don't speak to me;
don't be kind to me; I'm mean. hateful thingw
''Why, what's the matter, Mary9"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
Convent Days.

Often often, says Agnes Reppler the we'll
known writer. have | been asked the crucial ques-
ton, Miss Reppler, what did you learn at the
convent, and how do you think the convent sys-
tens of your youth compare with the other sys-
TENS of the same time, and of today"
That is always very difficult question to an
swer. 1t so long ago, and education was not
then the clustering process that 1t is at present.
With the many excellent branches thoroughly taught
then, at the time were taught to read aloud
with expression and intelligence, and to compose
note with elegance, conciseness and precision. DIR.
Weir Mitchell said to me the other, day that the
two studies that most shamefuly neglected in
our modern schools were how to read aloud agree
ably and to write a refined note. We were also
forced against our will into some familiarity with
French Of that there is no doubt whatsoever. We
taught to curtsey, to come into and go out OF
the room with proprety, to be respectfully polite
to older people, and to regard all religious things
in the spirit of refined reverence.
Of the five little girls who made up my circle of
friends at my alma mater now are all women of
intellectual force and position in the world and in
way bear testimony against the direct product
or by-products of a good, solid Catholic education.
1t seems strange to me that any could read any
part of this little book, and not imprinted upon
every line my love. | a very little girl when |
went to the convent, only II years old, and |
only "A when was taken away, but those were not
only three happy years. but were the three happiest
years of my life. | had no friends or companions
of any kind when ] child. 1t delight
beyond me to describe when | found myself with
circle of well bred lively little girls, and their
companionship was as fairy story realized, to my
11-year-old mind, and [ just as grogarious a
child as | am Nevertheless, / have tried
to write the book not from my present standpoint
which naturally is sentimental, but from my
standpoint as a child, as far as I can. We followed
in some sort the rules of the convent, but we had,
like all children degrees and standards of our own.
When | think of the sweet purity of our little
hearts kept ever away from acquaintance with
common things and SIM and [ contrast the knowl-
edge and worldly wisdom of many of our young
''misses" in the modern fashionable school, think
what is the trend of modern hour in shaping
Christian woman's character compared with
those ideals Of thirty years ago.-From Agnes Rep
pliers EXperience.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
Plant.

STACY E. Baker. in Bohemian.)
Backward. turn backward o Time, in
thy flight
Give US an autoless day am a night
Give US yellow sans headlines to
scan,
A rustleless skirt. and a hustleless
babe teddy bearless, a microbeless
kiss
A fistic fight fakeless, straight
frontless miss.
A giggleless school girl, and-better
than that
A summer-clad college man wearing q
hat,
1 know, Father Time, that I'm ask
ing too much,
But turn to a day ere a dinner was
lunch,
Swing back to an age peroxideless for
Anon ere rats" made their rendezvouS
there
An old-fashioned breakfast without
Shredded Hay,
A season when farmers went whine
less a day.
A burg moving pictureless-ah what
a treat!
A gumless-g girl town. and a trolleyless
street:
I'm asking too much. but 1 pray, Dad
dy Time,
For days when a song had both sub
stance and rhyme
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
Sunset Thoughts.

Writtcn for The PilOt)
Oft in the sunsets tranquil hour,
When daily cares are Ger.
And glory sweeps the sea and sky
And gilds the shining shore.
My heart doth mutely question life
And God then answers me.
Soft from the glowing heavenly height:
And from the opal sea.
All vain regrets are banished then
And every wrong forgot.
For / am His and He is mine,
And blest my earthly lot.
There is no cross 7 would not bear.
At that sweet, halloWed time.
To show my Father that l love
To do His Will sublime.
All. could that exaltation last
Through all the glowing night.
Through all The tempting, dazzling day
/, yet, might gain the height
OF perfect bliss: to see His face,
To praise Him ever more.
Triumphant over every i'll
That hides the Heavenly shore.
Jessie Henderson Brewer.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
Notice of Assessment.

PINEHURsT COMPANY. PRINCIPAL
place of business, Salt Lake City, Utah
Notice is hereby given that at meeting
of the directors of the Pinehurst COM
pany. held on the 10th day of October,
1905 an assessment of five $500 dollars
per share was levied on the outstanding
capital stock of the Pinehurst company,
a corporation payable Immediately to J..
r. Bruff, secretary, at the office of the
Utah Soap company, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment
may remain unpaid on the 23d day of
November, 1908. will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction, and
unless payment thereof is made before.
will be sold on the 18th day of December
1908, at Il o'clock noon. to pay the delin-
quent assessment. together with the costs
of advertising and the expense of sale.
]. r, BRUFF, Secy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
Archbishop o'conneII BUYS Pilot.

Archbishop O'Connel has bought tho
Pilot. the weekly paper Of which John
Boyle O'Reilly and James Jeffrey
Roche We're the editors A letter an
nouncing the purchase was read in
All the Catholic churches of the diocese
~ sundays mass.
The purchase of the Boston Pilot
was announced from the Catholic pull
pits Of Boston at high mass last Sun
day. The archbishop. it was stated.
intends to use the Pilot to explain the
doctrines Of Catholicity and restore
IT, under new editorial management, to
its former sphere as a religious week
ly
In 81. Joseph's church. of which the
archbishop was former curate il
was stated that the taking over of the
Pilot is due to Archbishop O'Connelrs
recognition Of the value of the printed
word as an adjunct to verbal teaching
The Pilot was the successor of the
first Catholic paper published in Mas
sachusetts known as the Jesuit. the
proprietor of which was Bishop Fen
wick
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
Once More!

CFrancis P. Donnelly, S. J., in Messen-
ger Of the Sacred Hearth
once more the long rays flash from
crest to crest
or changing clouds across the even
ing skies;
Once more the red sun fills me with
surprise,
sinking-the same and not the same
to rest.
Once more!" The phrase with hope IL
sweetly blest;
For tho the days white brilliance
Slowly dies
From gold to gray before my Won
dering eyes.
look for other sunsets in the west.
Past hopes. oh, what will fuse the
flush of youth
Throughout your gloom and make
YOU white with day?
Past hopes of mine, you were, alas
in part,
OF blind years born and paled with
time and truth,
Vet ere you merge into the twilight
gray,
with sunset glory flood once more
my heart
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24

Don't ask me- I'm ashamed to tell you I'll
forgive myself Oh, my hasty temper my
quick, hot. ungoverned temper! Will you ever for
give me, Alice l
"Forgive you for what?"
But thereupon Mary became hysterical Yes
she fell into paroxysms of crying and nothing could
stop her comfort her She became so,violent that
the doctor was sent for.
The physician gave her a sedative potion that
quoted her nerves and put her to sleep.
But she had to keep to her bed for three DAYS
and the sight of the bird cage or any mention of
the vanished canary sent her into spasm of weep
ing and moaning.
Alice searched everywhere for her lost pet but
no trace of 1t ever found.
As soon as Mary recovered she went to her little
store of savings and pocket money and found that
she had 1892. Then she began to walk up and down
town, to have no dessert at luncheon, to find
eral opportunities to little money and In ev-
cry way possible to accumulate funds, by her own
efforts, at the cost of labor and self denial
At the end of two long months she had So. At
last, at last, the amount made up. Eagerly she
hurried to bird store and bought lovely bull
finch that fine singer for S. and brand new
cage for 49,
She carried them home herself at an hour when
she knew that Alice would not be at home. and
placed them in the latter's room together with this
note:
ITO Alice. An act of repentance, sign of sor-
row, token of love- and plea for forgiveness.
Please accept the offering but don't say word to
me about it. Affectionately, MARY"
When Alice came home and saw the new bird and
read the message she understood. She sought her
sister. Without word she put her arms about her
and kissed her. No better way of expressing par
don for wrong could have been used. The gift
was accepted as an act of reparation and the past
far as it could be, was blotted out
But Mary had been taught lesson to curb her
temper, to regulate her curiosity, and to be slow
to seek revenge for fancied slights-Aunt Agnes in
Catholic Union and Times