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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

TSociety news, written or telephon ed
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.
Association Helpers Program.-The
program of the reading circle of the
Association Helpers, an auxiliary to
tie Y. NJ. c. A, has been issued for
the coming year and is as follows:
OCT. 6.
Count Tolstoy: His Life and Way
of Living Mrs. A. l.. Burnett
Reading from the Resurrection
Mrs. F. j. Corcoran.
Hostess-Mrs. A. L. Burnett, HOS
Seventeenth street.
NOV. 10.
HE Is True to God, Who Is True
% man.
James Russell Lowell" Read
Biglow papers.
John Greenleaf Whittier: Sketch
Of Life" and read poems.
lie lders-Miss Catherine Grotjan
Mrs. Il. H. clayton.
Hostess-Mrs. S. C. Taylor, 9Os
Twentieth street.
DEC. 8.
Charles Dickens" Read David
|opperfield." Important characters
aumcr and pathos of story.
W1a- lesson is found in "Tht
Christmas Carol?"
Leaders-Miss Maud Montgomery
Mrs. Writ Taylor.
Hostess-Mrs. James Warnock, Az
Second street.
| JANUARY (second Tuesday,.
| Robert Burns"-Readings from hi
works by Mrs. Herman Heesch. Day
i export.
i Hostese-Miss Catherine Grotjar
/, 545 twentieth street.
FEBRUARY (second Tuesday,.
Patriotic meeting Read Halls 9TH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06
Invited to Watch Drill.

A communication from the local ex-
ecutive committee of the knights
Templar invited the council to wit
ness The exhibition drill to be held at
the Island City baseball park Oct. Ii
at 2:30 in the afternoon. The drill
will he one of the features of the an
nual state conclave of the Illinois
Knights Templar. The council voted
to attend the exercises in a body. 1t
was also decided to decorate the city
hall for the week of the concIave.
Want street Paved.
Alderman McNealy presented a pc
titiOn for an important improvement
i'll the, Sixth ward, the property hold
ers asking that Twenty-seventh street
from Fifth to Ninth avenue be paved,
and that Ninth Avenue, from Twenty
seventh to Thirtieth streets be paved.
both with asphalt The matter was
referred to the board of local improve
ments ana aldermen OF the ward
Bids Are Opened.
Bids on the proposed new 100000
gallon pump at the reservoir, and a
motto: to operate it, were opened
There are two bids, one for $1,000 and
the other for $1,705. There is some
difference i'll the propositions. Thes
will lie taken up again this evening
Bids for the painting of the standpipe
on Thirtieth street were also opened
and deferred to the waterworks com
mittea The council accepted the bid
| of the Hershey Meter company for d
lot of 25 meters and one hot water
mete:
To Grade Tracks.
The council adopted a resolution
asking the Tri-City Railway company
to begin the grading of its right Of
way on Eleventh street between Tentf
and Eighteenth avenues, at once. The
resolution also indicated places where
the Girt from the grading is to BIZ
| placed. l. is understood that the rail
way company desires to move it.
tracks placing them in the middle o
the street. The company owns o.
leasss'a so foot right of way on Elev
enth street and none of it's tracks arr
in the public street. 1t now propose.
to move the track, so that there will
be a highway on each side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06
Had a Close Call,

Mrs. Ada L. Groom, the widely known
proprietor of the Groom hotel, Vaughn,
Miss. says: For several months suf-
fered with a severe cough, and con-
sumption seemed to have its grip on
me, when a friend recommended DIR.
Kings New Discovery. began taking
it, and three bottles effected COM
plete cure The fame of this life
saving cough and cold remedy and
lung and throat healer is worldwide.
Sold at all drug stores; so cents and
81. Trial bottle free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06
TURN CLUB OVER
TO STOCK COMPANY
Island City Boating Association Mem.
bers Decide to Try New Basis of
Operating Its Affairs.

A number of the members of the
Island City Boating association met
last evening and the finances of the
club were given thorough airing.
1t was decided that some % members
of the club will be given entire charge
Of the affairs of the club provided
Iney finance the organization by buy
ing shares in it to the value of about
$40 per share for the 25 shares. This
scheme will be given trial until next
spring at least and at that time it will
be decided whether to return to the
old basis or to continue it as cor
pOration rc77 on stock principles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06
AGRICULTURE Is HIS SUBJECT
II. 3. Hayden Will Lead Discussion al
Rockford Meeting.

Superintendent H. B. Hayden of the
city schools has prepared a speech
which will be one of the principal lee
lures at the convention of the western
section of the Northern Illinois School
Teachers association, which meets in
Rockford the last of the month. lAgri-
culture will be one of the principal
topics taken up at the convention, and
Mr. Hayden will lead the discussion
with talk on the purpose of teaching
agriculture in the public schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06

Nov. 10, for the purpose of popular
vote on the proposition to increase tn,
saloon license fee to $1,000 year wa.
introduced by Alderman Schmid. I
was laid over under the rules for &C
ton next week. The ordinance pro
poses special election, with one poll
ing place in each ward.
The council has declined to raise the
license fee of its own accord, and i
remains to be seen whether it viii
take the necessary action to put the
matter before the people for a popu
lar vote on the question.
McNeaIy and the Widows.
Alderman McNealy introduced res
olution to rebate the cost of the inter
sections of alleys, on the Twenty-fifth
street improvement between Fifth and
Seventh avenues, to the property hold
ers. The resolution states, THE rea
son for this resolution is the fact that
there are nine widows along the line
of the Improvement, and they consider
it an injustice to charge them for alley
intersections" The resolution did not
pass, but was referred to a committee
of the whole.
Where Did They Go:
Are there 81 teams that came into
Rock Island during the week of the
Rock Island exposition still in the
city? 1t would seem that the occu.
pants of that number of rigs that came
to the city last week became so i'm
pressed with the charms of Rock Is
land that they decided to remain here.
At any rate, the report made by the
toll keeper of the traffic over the Rock
river bridges, which were free for the
week, shows that while 532 rigs passed
through the toll gate on their way to
Rock Island, there were only 161 teams
that passed through the gate south
bound
The report shows the figures for the
week as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06
HEARS OBJECTIONS
TO WATER MAINS
Forty-first Street Improvement Is Up
Before Judge Olmsted in the
County Court Today.

In the county court today Judge R.
W. Olmsted was occupied with the
hearing on objections to the water
main Improvement on Forty-first street
between Fourteenth and Eighteenth ay-
enues. The estimated cost was 49,
06170 The main objection was made
holding nearly all of the property in
volved in the assessment. A. H. Koh-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06

Will Entertain L. A. to o. r. c.
Mrs. Frank Heffner and Mrs. Andy
McLees will entertain the members
of the l.. A. to o. R. c. Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs.
Frank Heffner, 1898 Nineteenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06

For Department President. - Mrs.
William Duffin at her home, 1916 Fifth
avenpc, was hostess last evening to Il
company of 16 ladies' at reception in
honor of Mrs. Sylvia Hall of Moline,
senior department president of the
ladies of the G. A. r. A pleasant
evening was passed and refreshments
were served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06

Tribunes In Social Session. - The
regular social meeting of the members
of Home tribunal, Fraternal Tribunes,
will be held this evening at Odd Eel
lows hail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06

Will Give Aiumnae BalI.-The ex-
ecutive board of the st. Katherine's
alumnae held meeting at the Harper
house yesterday afternoon and made
arrangements to give the first annual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06

Ter and Ludolph & Reynolds appear for
torney, for the city.
The Nineteenth street paving objec-
tons are set for hearing tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06
Notice to Public.

The druggists of this city have made
an agreement to close their places OF
business at p. m. from Oct. / to
April l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06

ball. The affair will take place on
Thanksgiving night at the Harper
house and will be one of the pleasant
tri-city social events.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06

Issue Cards to Wedding.-Cards to
the marriage of Miss Gertrude Francis
Carse to Edward A. Applequist have
been issued by the bride-eiect's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carse. The
wedding will take place Oct. 20 at
1880 o'clock at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Carse, 1926 Fourth avenue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
ONE OF THE TRAGEDIES
Of EVERYDAY LIFE
Harry Fitzpatrick Dies After a Ling
ering Illness of Miners
Consumption.

Funeral services for Harry Fitzpatrick,
who passed away in this city from miner s
consumption last Wednesday, will be held
in st. Mary's cathedral at o'clock to-
day, and thereby will be enacted the last
chapter in the history of a once prosper
Gus mining man, whose closing years were
ill-starred by misfortune. poverty and
suffering.
Afflicted by the disease which is the
dread of all miners. Mr.. Fitzpatrick in his
advancing years faced a hopeless outlook
during his lingering illness. He was re-
duced to perjury, and his faithful wife
struggled braVely to pay doctors bills
and supply nOurishinS food with which
10 fight the ravages of the disease.
Mr. Fitzpatrick was formerly mine
foreman in Colorado and he later migrated
to Ely, NeY. About a year ago he re-
moved to Salt Lake. He died at his home,
537 South First West street, in this city
Though once possessed of considerable
means, Mr.. FitZpatrick's worldly re-
sources Elected away through series OF
misfortTnes. His three children died III
their infancy, and that succession of sad
blows added further disbursement. His
wife. practically destitute and worn out
by her unceasing labors and vigil, is over
come with grief. and kind friends have
rallied to her support.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
CHECK PASSER RELEASED
Saloonkeeper Explains That Diff
Guilty Has Been Satisfactor-
ilY Arranged.

William Potter. who was arrested on
Thursday night for passing false check.
was released yesterday morning after the
complaining witness, Joe Nelson, proprie-
tor of the Utah bar, on First West street,
appeared before Chief of Police Pitt and
stated that he would not prosecute the
case and asked its dismissal.
Potter, whose brothers are well-to-do
Sheepmen at PaySOn, is hanger-on
at several resorts in this city and is we'll
known at the Utah bar. On Thursday
night he Offered a check for SIS, signed by
Potter Bros, which was cashed at the
bar. Later Nelson complained to the
police and Potter was arrested.
Yesterday Nelson stated TO the chief
that the matter had been satisfactorily
arranged, and in view OF this. together
with the physical condition of the pris-
oner, Chief Pitt acceded to the request.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs
quickly, strengthens the lungs and ex-
pels colds. Get the genuine in a yellow
package. F. J. Hill Drug Co
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
WILL BUILD SWELL GARAGE
State Street Emporium Will House
Portion of Growing List Of
Automobiles.

Salt Lake is rapidly gaining prestige "a
an automobile center. and another larg,
garage is going up to take care of the
rapidly increasing number OF machines il
the city.
L. +. & l.. c. Ritter company yester.
DAY obtained a permit from the city build
ing Inspector TO erect a S23. eco auto garage
al o6-fl South State street. The plans
have been prepared by Ware AZ Ire
gauZa
1t will be a structure of great archi-
tectIral beauty, one that will add TO the
clly's collection Of attractive buildings
The dimensions OF the garage will be 16lN
~ ieeL and the contract for the eXcava-
unns have already been let.
The lltg- brothers have now planned
Tor only "a one-story building, but the
walls viii be Of sufficient strength TO add
Two additional stories on top as the auto
business grows. The plans call for "a full
basement with 12-fOot walls, and the gar
aSe builders state that il is very prob
ao!e mat the two additional stories viii
De added next wear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
BOB LAWLESS INDICATED.
Police Unable to Prove He is Without
Visible Means.

Robert LaWIess, who was picked up with
two companions Oct. 13 and booked as a
'vag" and who disdained the action of
his pals in pleading guilty, won out in
Judge DiehIs court yesterday at his trial.
and the motion of his attorney, James
Smith. for dismissal was granted The
only witness examined was Officer Eddy.
who simply testified to the fact that he
had known the defendant for some time
and that he had frequently seen him on
the streets during the early morning
hours. The officer could not say whether
LawleSs worked or not. Mr.. Smith held
that the charge Of Vagrancy had not been
proved against Lawless, and Judge Diehl
sustained him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
WOMAN Is FOUND GUILTY.
May Escape Sentence by Removing
to Some Other CITY.

Cora Martin. who was arrested in one
or Sheriff Emery's raids had her trial
before jury in Justice RishoD's coUrT
yesterday and was found ruiIrr oS r.
charge against her. The time for sentence
was fixed for ( o'clock this afternoon
with the understanding that the woman
would leave the city tonight.
Edith Raines. who. too. was fo,,nd o,,;1,,-
under similar charges. and whose time
Ior sentence is fixed for today, will. il
IS understood, appeal her case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
FOSTER JONES ARRESTED.
Colored Man Charges Him With In,
citing Mob to Blot.

roster Jones was arrested Friday even
ing by Patrolman Kelly on the charge OF
assault and battery. The complaint is
made by Oliver McManus. the colored
nan whom the angry mob came near
ago. '' .
McManus asserts in his complaint that
Jones IS the man who melted the mob into
aSuoii, ana was its leader in the trouble.
ne declares that he had absolutely moth
ing 10 do with the affair. and was merely
Z bystander. The case win be heard he
lore Judge Diehl this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
Are You Only Half Alive?

People with kidney trouble are so
wax and exhausted that they are only
hat alive. FOley's Kidney Remedy
makes healthy kidneys, restores lost
restored 10 health. Refuse any but
Fo-ey's. F. J. Hill Drug. Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

rresh Eggs, Family trade our 81
ueiIy. Brook Ranch Com. Co, tel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
CHANT|CLEER IS CHAUFFEUR
ROOSTER TAKES AUTO AND
GIVES WIVES A RIDE.
Claws Lever Till Machine Moves
and Biddies Cluck Their Delight
at Novel Locomotion.

NEW YORK August 2S.-If this thing
had not occurred in the placid and unim-
aginative village of -Hud-
son you would naturally look for the trail
of a press agent. AS it is told In that
village the chronicle proceeds thus:
while the automobile of DIR. Winters
was standing in front of the Cornwall
post office last Wednesday afternoon a
large and lordly red and black rooster
was scratching gravel in the road. A
playful setter put the feathered sultan
to fight.
up winged Mr.. Rooster with de-
fiant 'Ch-h-h-u-u-c-k.' The hens followed
Mr.. Rooster lighted right on the steer
ing wheel of the machine. The hens
very properly settled in the tonneau
In striving to maintain his balance the
claws of Mr. Rooster brushed the start
ing lever. and the machine responded
by jerking forward at lively speed.
and the hens behind clucked their de-
light. The auto ratified down Main
street Mr.. Rooster sitting calmly on the
wheel.
LAS the machine was crossing Duncan
avenue one of the hens flew forward
and alighted on the rubber bulb of the
horn The 'honk! honk! hOnk! that fol-
lowed attracted the attention of women
and children shopping in Main street.
They scattered and sought shelter in
the stores to escape from the demon
auto that moved without driver.
lust as the machine reached the top
of Dock Hill. where there is a sharp
and dangerous turn. Mr.. Rooster, evil
IDENTIFY firing Of his excursion. attempted
to fly off. In doing SO his claws
wrenched the steering wheel around and
the machine negotiated the turn without
q mishap.
"As Mr.. Rooster cleared the wheel his
claws pushed the starting clutch back
and the machine came to a stop in the
center of the road.
Chief of Police L'Estrange, who con-
stitutes the force of Cornwall. ran up
and threw his club at Mr.. Rooster. 1t
missed and the bird and his gentle COM
panions flew into an adjoining garden"
Chief LEstrange has affidavits in his
possession to convince the skeptical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
Successful Woman Drummers.

From Leslie's Weekly.
Woman drummers are becoming more
plentiful every day. and they are success
full. too. One has but to go to the firms
employing these "ladies of the grip" to
learn that their sales are as large as. If
not larger than, those of the sterner sex.
This field for women Is comparatively
new. but already SO many bright and
clever young women have entered into it
who have met with phenomenal success
that 1t will not be long until they will
stand equal chances with the knights"
who have for so long monopolized this
particularly well-paying business And
we have not far to go In looking for
reason for all this. In the first place,
woman is bound to gain recognition SIM
ply because she is a woman. for it is the
hardest thing in the world for a man to
refuse request made by woman. es-
pecially if the woman be young and
pretty and, of course, clever. So, before
he knows what he is doing, he is placing
an order.
In many branches. such as in selling
corsets, ladies' waists and underwear,
perfumery, millinery, toilet articles and
ter adapted to the business of selling than
is a man, and she is particularly success
full along these lines. A successful wom-
an drummer Is always in her element, for
she Is sure of herself and knows what she
can do; it is second nature for her to di-
late and expand on the salient features
of such of these articles as she may be
at repartee. some of them good story
tellers. brimming over with original good
humor. and have a thorough knowledge
of mems weaknesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
ers; tug Rosalie. with a tow from a river

point.
Sailed-Schooner p. E. Smith. light. for
a Potomac point to load cord wood back
to this city: sloop Yacht. light, for a
river point to load melons back to this
city; tug James O. Carter, towing two
coal-laden barges for the naval smoke
less powder factory on Mattawoman
creek; tug Dixie with light barge in tow
for a bay point: tug Minerva with tow
of sand-carrying lighters to the digging
machine down river.
Observation-Disclosures James c. Clark
has been chartered to load lumber on the
Bertha May will load cord wood in GUAM
Kate Darlington will go to a Virginia
port for a cargo of lumber after unload
ing here: schooner Thomas s. Dennison
has arrived at Baltimore from this city
in tow of tug NJ. M. Davis: schooner
Edith Verall is at a river point loading
cord wood for this market.
The pile-driving machine of Carter &
Clark is at Georgetown rebuilding the
wharf of the Potomac Stone Company on
which are handled quantities of stone
from the quarries on the Virginia side OF
the river above Georgetown. Completing
this work. the pile driver will be taken to
Littlefield & Alvords pier to do some
repair work there
Carpenters were at work yesterday re-
pairing the broken side of the steamer
River Queen. which was crushed in by
rubbing against the guards OF the steam
er Queen Anne i'm going in and out of her
dock. A bunch of piles has recently been
driven between the vessels to keep them
apart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28

found in trunk at Camden. N. j., who
are now in custody in New York are to
be brought to Somerset to face a charge
of murder. according to an announcement
made yesterday by District Attorney John
Miller.
Miller also stated that Judge Kooser
would hold Mrs. Bunnie. Rosenbloom and
daughter Eva under 81 600 each for their
appearance when wanted.
Steps toward the return of the Egler
boys to Pennsylvania have already been
taken. Deputy Sheriff John w. Hanna
started last night for Harrisburg to get
reuuisition papers from Gov Stuart. and
will proceed thence to Gov. Hughes. at
Albany, and after that to New York,
where the prisoners are confined in the
Tombs.
Harry Sucker. an Altoona merchant,
and d friend of the Rosenbloom family,
arrived in Somerset yesterday afternoon
to furnish the bond required of Mrs.
Rosenbloom and Eva, after which the
women were released.
There is still no clue to the where
abouts of Alexander Rosenbloom, who is
alleged to have killed his father.