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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
TO BUILD.
Owner of the Crown Structure
Planning Creditable I'm
provement.
FORCES TWO REMOVALS
Lee Robinson Purchases Williamson
Property and III. Horblit Will
Occupy Don Building.

There is reason to believe that the
long looked for improvement of the
property at 1710 Second avenue, oc-
cupied by the Crown restaurant, is
soon to begin. 1t is understood that
plans are being made for the erection
of block several stories in height
to replace the present single story
affair.
Lee Robinson, proprietor of, the
Crown, has purchased the ]. p. Viii
hanson block at 1928 Second avenue
with the intention, it is understood,
of removing there when his present
location is turned over to the build
erS.
Horblit to Don Building.
Ii. Horblit, whose department
store occupies the Williamson store
room, it is understood will remove to
the uavid Don store on the opposite
side of the avenue when the latter
vacates. The Don building, which
was recently purchased by L. Simon,
will probably be improved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
MEET MONDAY TO
PLAN THE CANVASS
Executive Committee of Sunday
to Make Arrangements.

A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the city Sunday school
union called by the president Rev
w. B. Clemmer, was held last even
ing. Plans for conducting a house
to house visitation were discussed.
1t was decided that in view of the
fact that the proposition has receiv-
ed the endorsement of the ministers
and Sunday school workers of the
city to call meeting of pastors and
Sunday school superintendent next
chapel to lay definite plans. The
date of conducting the canvass will
then be set and an active campaign
will probably be taken up some time
in May.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
CLUB Dimes
Holds Monthly Meeting and
Dinner at the Young & Nc
Combs Grill Room.
TALK OF EVANS COMING
Members Instruct Entertainment
Committee to Follow Wishes of
Admiral in the Matter.

AT the regular meeting of the Tri-
City Press club, held last evening at
the grill room of Young & McCombs.
the members discussed the entertain
ment of Admiral Robley d. Evans,
who comes to the tri-cities to lecture
under the clubs auspices May IA.
Fred J. Mueller, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, submitted a
report on the arrangements whereby
Admiral Evans will come here, and
there was a general discussion of the
manner i'm which the club should en-
terrain the distinguished admiral. 1t
was finally decided that, in view of the
rather feeble condition of the admiral,
the entertainment committee should
communicate with him and learn his
wishes in the matter. Several plans
have been proposed. 1t was suggested
that the admiral be given a public re-
ception, but it is likely that this will
not be possible in view of the fact that
he is suffering severely with rheuma-
tioiil, dllu even Illus HIS appear dllCS dt
la lecture something of an ordeal 1t
lis likely. however, that he will consent
10 an informal and small reception by
the club, and in that case the club
will likely hold its May meeting and
dinner in connection with the affair
The members, however. instructed
the committee to leave the matter en-
ltirely with Admiral Evans to decide
land his wishes will govern the ar
arrangements for his entertainment
Enjoy Fine Dinner.
w. II. Conant of the Rock Island
Union was elected to membership on
the recommendations of the directors
The business meeting was preceded
by an excellent dinner served by
Young e McCombs. and a com
pany of over 40 was seated at the
banquet table. Following the meeting
the members were given an opportun
lity to inspect the department store
and the new Best building from top tC
bottom. A vote of thanks was given
the proprietors for this courtesy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28

the high standard of last years exposii
ton attractions, maintaining that if
the company were to sell out today to
be conducted as a commercial PROPOSE
ton along the lines originally intend
ed, 1t would command a price sufficient
to much more than cover the loss.
President Medili Reviews Work.
At the conclusion of the report Pres.
ident Medill made statement in which
he went into detail upon the labors
OF the directors. They were not, he
said, inspired by desire for
lpecuniary reward, but they had
as whole and its business interests.
Mr. .Medili referred to the high class
or last years attractions, and briefly
outlined those offered for this sum.
mer One lesson learned last year, he
said, was that the exposition is strictly
a hot weather proposition. and there
fore the date had been advanced to
the week of Aug. to II. With fair
weather he said he would guarantee
that not only would last years losses
De recouped, but that a handsome
profit upon the stock would be re-
allied
MT. MedllIs remarks were warmly
applauded, and resolution. introduced
by Mayer Levi, was adopted by ri,.
ing vote, expressing the thanks of The
lstockholders and their appreciation of
he work done by the directors
A second resolution was passed piy-
~ IL.
ing the directors any further power
mat might be desired and not covered
III the constitution to make this wears
exposition all that has been planned.
| A third resolution brought I'M ut the
suggestion OF President Medill chang
ed the date of the annual meetings
from the fourth Tuesday in April 10
the third Tuesday in January. the OBJ
ject being to get the new directors
organized in time to make all arrange
4 ments for the exposition of which
they have charge. and not leaving
much of the work to the old directors,
as was the case this year.
i widening. Eighteenth Avenue.
i II. f. Casteel brought up the matter
.lbl N1atiiluS I|lSuLtChII avenue IN q
distance of about 500 feet cast of
i Ninth street for the benefit of the
Il public, the Rock Island Baseball asso
citation and the exposition company
He suggested that if a joint committee
representing the highway commission
Il ers of South Rock Island and the base
ball association and exposition com
| pany were named to take the matter
I'D something might be accomplished
II Cornelius Donovan of South Rock Is
| Iand. who is a stakeholder in the eX
position company, said that the people
of South Rock Island have already
given this matter some thought and h
had no doubt that they would be found
ready to cooperate in the manner
suggested
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
STOCKHOLDERS
OF EXPO. MEET
Second Annual Gathering of
Rock Island Amusement
Enterprise Company.
FOUR DIRECTORS ELECTED
Business of the Year Is Reviewed.
Shows Receipts, Disbursements,
Liabilities, Assets, Etc.

The second annual stockholders
meeting of the Rock Island Exposition
company was held last evening at the
Harper house. 1t was called to order
by L. j. Medill, president of the COM
pany, and FL. +. Casteel was elected
chairman and C. r. Nourse secretary
for the evening.
The first business was, the election
of four directors to fill expired terms.
c. Il. Nourse and H. p Simpson were
reelected and C. j. Larkin and DR.. F.
A. Smith were chosen to succeed 7.
+. LaVelle, who's declined reelection,
and j. w. Parker. who is now in the
west and whose plans are at present
unsettled.
Mr.. Nourse then presented for the
auditing committee of the directors,
composed of w. NJ. Reck, B. c. Hart
and himself an exhaustive and inter
esting statement in detail of the bust
ness of the company last year. accou"+
ing for every cent that passed through
the hands OF the directors.
The total receipts were s19,445.79
and the total disbursements S19.205.50
leaving on hand balance of $24U.29
The resources of the company are
sS.O72,O3 and the liabilities $10,573.50
showing net loss for the year OF
s2,5O1.47.
a Fair Estimate.
The estimate of the resources was
made by the directors, based upon
their Judgment of the value of the
plant at Exposition park, and taking
into consideration the amount of mon
ey expended upon it. Against this the
auditing committee presented detail
ed statement from ~ Juhl, contractor
who had gone over the park carefully
measuring every foot of lumber in Its
improvements, and who places its actu
al valuation at $6,445. The directors
valuation. aimed to be conservative
was $4,79S.S0; an apparent under-valu
alton of about 81, 700. Taking Mr.
JuhPs figures, the net loss would be
about $500.
The auditing committees report re-
ferred to the inclement weather of ex
position week last fall and mentioned
the matter OF intangible assets such as
good will and advertising obtained by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
ESTATE LEFT TO PRIEST
Rev. j. +. Lockney Is Beneficiary OF
Mrs. Maria Sweeney.

Rev. j. +. Lockney Is Beneficiary of
Mrs. Maria Sweeney.
Two wills were admitted to probate
today in the county court by Judge R.
w. Olmsted. The will of John Hold
son, the former liveryman of this city,
bequeaths all his property to his wife,
Mrs. Sadie c. Hodson, who is named
as eXecutrix. The will was dated Feb.
16, 1906. The will of Mrs. Maria
Sweeney, dated Sept. 4, 1903, which
was prior to the date on which she
was adjudged insane, gives her prop
erty, which includes besides some mon
ey a valuable lot in this city, to Rev.
j. F. Lockney, pastor of the Sacred
Heart church. Mrs. Sweeney died
March 20 at the Watertown hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
FIGHT OIL FIRE WITH FOAM
Discovery Valuable to Manufacturers
is Made i'm Germany.

In the daily consular report issued
April IA an item from Consul Thomas
H. Norton, successor of Ernest L..
Harris of this county at Chemnitz
Germany, in which the announcement
is made of discovery of process
by which foam is used in fighting fires
in volatile oils, which water cannot be
used upon. The apparatus consists of
a metal cylinder with two chambers,
one charged with an aqueous solution
of potash alum and sodium sulphate
and the other with a similar solution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
Plenty of Trouble

is caused by stagnation of the liver
and bowels. To get rid of it and
headache and biliousness and the
poison that brings jaundice, take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. the reli-
able purifiers that do the work with
out grinding or gripping. 25c e all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28

tSOclety news, written or telephOneQ
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,
Tea for Bride EIect.-Mrs. A. d.
Babcock, POLL Fourteenth-and-a half
street, Moline, yesterday afternoon en-
tertained at a delightful informal 5
O'Clock tea for her sister, Miss Anna
Oltmann, whose marriage to DR.. Viii
liam West of New York city takes
place Saturday evening. The house
was very prettily decorated in beauti-
full dark red roses. The afternoon was
passed IN a pleasant social way aad
the hostess served course luncheon
carrying out the wedding colors, green
and white, in thc-courses. Mrs. S. M.
Arndt is entertaining, for Miss Olt-
mann this afternoon and Airs. Leo Lar
kin will entertain tomorrow.
Etude Club Meeting,-The Etude
club will hold a meeting tomorrow af-
ternoon at $50 at the home of Mrs.
J. NJ Sherier, 933 Kirkwood boulevard,
Davenport. 1t will be a study meeting,
Haydn representing the classic and
Wagner the romantic periods in music
will be studied, the form being the
symphony. Mrs. Sherier and Miss
Thode will be in charge OF the pro.
gram.
Observation-Disclosures. w r. Clemmer
of the Memorial Christian church
at his home at 1870 today of
ficiated at the marriage of Miss
Ruth Trimble of Cedar Rapids
to Walter H. Blum, also of Cedar Rap
ids. They were accompanied by
Wellington White of this city, Clar-
ence Git and Miss Arizona Amman OF
| Cedar Rapids.
/ Will Entertain Ladies of Order
Mrs. Thomas Kane. and Mrs. Edward
Grim will entertain the social circle
of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Order
of Railway Conductors Thursday af
ternoon at the home of the former
2S4S Eighth avenue.
VIII Celebrate 18th Anniversary.
Rock Island chapter No. 2G9, order NJ
the Eastern Star will celebrate the
18th anniversary of it's organization
this evening at Masonic temple All
resident members are invited to be
present. There will be good program
Il, and refreshments will no Served
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
WEDDEDATCHURCHj
Ceremony at Trinity Episcopal
Unites Miss Ada K. Hudson
and H. G. Krebs.
PRETTY SERVICE is READ
Reception and Luncheon at Home
FOllOws-Bride Was Organist of
Church Many Years.

The marriage of Miss Ada Kirk
Hudson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert G. Hudson and Henry Charles
Krebs of Reynolds was celebrated at
beautiful and elaborate church
wedding last evening at O'Clock ct
Trinity Episcopal church, The cere-
mony was performed By Rev. Gran
vile III. Sherwood, the rector, who
used the impressive ceremony
and was witnessed by company OF
friends that crowded the church.
Miss Grace Day served the bride as
bridesmaid and Ralph ii. Booth acted
as best man to the groom. The APP
proach of the bridal party was an
nounced by the strains of Lohen-
grin's wedding march, played by Mrs.
Adelaide E. Chase and as the bridal
party approached the church choir
sang THE Voice that Breathed Der
Eden that Earliest Wedding Day"
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played as occasional. The church
was beautifully decorated in green
and white, the altar being banked
with palms and ferns and white car
nations, and at the end of each pew
was a spray of smilax.
Reception Follows.
The bride was beautiful in a gown
of white French lawn, lace trimmed.
She wore the full bridal veil and car
ried a fountain bouquet of lilies of
i1n -n1 10 hri. ri 20 1.r.,g.
gowned in white and carried brides
roses, and wore a pretty picture hat
of white.
Following the ceremony, we'd
ding reception was held at the home
of the brides. parents, 1918 Twelfth
street, where about 100 friends gath
cred to offer congratulations. The
house was also decorated in green
and white, festoons of green and
white ribbons extending from the
chandelier in the dining room to the
corners of the table. A course lunch
| con was served, the wedding colors
| being carried out in the courses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krebs left on late
train for Boston, Mass, where they
W Ill WISH ABOUT IL luODtu,
| they will make their home at Blue
| Island. The brides going away
gown was of green broadcloth.
i Was Church Organist.
| Mr.. Krebs is young man of ster-
! ling quality and is employed on the
! Rock Island. His bride has a large
circle of friends in the city to whom
she has endeared herself by her
sweet womanly ways. She was for
many years organist at Trinity
church and has been employed in the
Office of her father. Many beautiful
! gifts of cut glass, silver, china and
linen testified to the esteem in which
the young people are held. From
out of town the guests present were:
Mrs. Edna Bailey and daughter Edna
| of Des Moines, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Nj
Krebs of Reynolds, Miss Lillian Hud-
] son of Chicago and the Misses julia
Mallette, Grace Vickers and Jennie
| Mcconnell of Reynolds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
River RipIctS.

The Ruth was up and the Eleanor
passed down. The Columbia was in
from Burlington.
The stage of water was 1910 at 6
a. m. and 1905 at noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

ISociety 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, 1909-04-28

of sodium bicarbonate, sodium suiphate
and licorice root extract. The two
solutions mingle as they issue from
the cylinder and form a tenacious
foam This covers the burning oil
and keeps the air away, thus quickly
eXtinguishing the flames.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28

the worldwide demand for universal
Typewriting, gives tremendous impe-
tus to the movement.
The Oliver, with the largest sale of
any typewriter in existence. was the
logical machine to take the initiative
in bringing about the universal use of
typewriters. 1t always leads!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
Man Proves He
is Not E~xtravagant
Earns $40 a Month, Lives on $50
and Escapes an Increase in
Wife's Alimony.

Il can't pay any more to her urged
Mallory Morgan to Judge Redick. her
being Mrs. Mary Morgan, plaintiff in a
suit for divorce.
Since I began these payments l have
hardly had three meals a day and have
not had carfare."
Morgan is earning $40 a month. pays his
wife SO as temporary alimony and SO is
going to a savings and loan association.
He Is living on thu" other 500.
His M were in1answer to an appeal
by the other side qor an increase in tenn
porary alimony. Judge Redick denied the
increase.
There is no legal obligation on a mar
ried woman's parents to support her said
the court, but history shows that they
will. The plaintiff is not destitute and is
physically able to earn some money her
self. The defendant has only $50 a month
10 live on and that will hardly he deemed
excessive. 1t will be only a week any
how until the case is tried
There was one new plea for divorce filed
Monday morning. II was Rose Anderson
against Andrew Anderson. Anderson is a
dairyman, owning twenty COWS. and Mrs
Anderson has secured a temporary re-
s%training order %forbidding his selling any
OF the cattle.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
Mayor for Lower
Stocking Tariff
Dahlman Joins Crusade of the Women
Who Oppose Action of
Congress.

Mayor Dahlman has enlisted on the side
OF the women in their crusade against the
high tariff on stockings and says he will
do everything he can TO have the import
duty on them reduced.
There is nothing the city can do that I
know Of said the mayor. but I will
gladly sign their petition and do anything
else within my power to get cheaper stock
ings.
Il do not hold to the theory of the late
Jerry simpson, that a politician must wear
his shoes without stockings to be success
full at the polls, for ! always wear socks
and take my chances at being elected
During these campaign times when a can
didate is doing considerable walking in his
chase after the political bee he wears out
much shoe leather and my wife tells me
that my stockings get fun OF holes. There
fore. l am for cheaper stockings, so a fell
low can buy another pair when those ne
has on wears out"
Mrs. Draper Smiths social science de-
partment Of the Woman's club meets this
afternoon and If she is able to be present
som action will probably be taken looking
towards the presenting TO congress of a
memorial against the proposed increase Of
Is per cent on the stocking tariff.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
TELLS OF COOPERATION
AMONG SOUTH DAKOTA TOWNS
Narrative About Harmony by DIR. w.
II. Walker OF the Black His
Almost Too Good 10 BE True.

DIR. w. II. Walker of the Black Hills"
is in Omaha consulting with the commits
sioner and officers of the Commercial club
with the idea of carrying back some plans
for the organization of a club at Hot
Springs.
DR.. Walker tells a story Of cooperation
between the cities Of the Black Hills which
is almost too good to be true. The cities
Of Desdwood Hot Springs. Lead. Spear
fish. Rapid City and Belle Fourche have
agreed to boost for the black Hills coun-
try and quit pulling against each other at
every opportunity. The result is that one
or two Of the cities which have not main
tanned commercial clubs are to organize
them for the benefit OF the Black Hills
country first and the cities in which they
are organized second. Hot Springs will
have such an organization, and while the
city is not fighting for industrials. hut
boosting its health resort. it will ass ST in
getting industries in the Hills country"
and in turn all the Hills country" will
do everything possible to carry tourists and
health seekers 10 Hot Springs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
To Have a Clear,
Velvety Complexion
By MADAME D'MILLE.
From Chicago Inter ocean,

Madame D'Mille, one Of Paris most IA
nous beauties just passing through Chi
cago. gives us a few valuable IDEAS on
skin treatment. as follows
Yes, / have just come from beautiful
Japan. and / must say the Japanese vo-
men have many toilet formulas and IDEAS
which American women should know.
What do they use 10 make their skin
so soft and velyety?
ANY American woman can use the
same treatment If she desires. Dissolve
a small original package of maystone in
about eight ounces Of witchhszel. Mas
sage the face, arms and neck with this
solution once or twice a day, and
you will shortly find you have a lovely.
soft complexion. and then the best Of IL
all is that this solution prevents the
growth Of hair. and is absolutely harm
less to the most delicate kin. Make the
solution yourself.
why. yes,-of course / use It. Just
see how beautifully soft my arms and
face are. and not a hair.
"No,-you Will never use POWER
again. and those stray hairs will soon
be missing from your face
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
AmeS Students
Win Nine of Ten
Corn Essay edals
They Also Get Twenty-Six Of the
Thirty Prizes Awarded by Ma
tionsl Exposition.

Winners OF the gold medals offered by
the National Corn exposition for the best
art on ten different subjects have just
beGl unced and nine Of the ten go TO
stude - IN the journalism classes Of the
Iowa state college at Ames. The tenth
medal was won by a man who was grad
uated from Ames last year and is now
farming for himself.
Twenty-six Of the thirty prizes offered
went to Ames, as many won second and
third place.
Charles p. Lazure Of Blair was the only
Nebrasksn TO win. He received the second
prize on an article entitled Producing a
Maximum Corn Crop"
The winners. the Judges Of articles on
each subject and the subject were as fol-
lows: -
Producing a Maximum Corr Crop"
Judged by c. A. shamel. Ames, Ia; first.
A. E. Quaife. Ames. Ia: second. Charles
B. Lazure, Blair. Neb.
Principles and Practice Of Corn Breed
ing" Judged by S. r. McKelvie. Lincoln
first. Ray A. Arnold, Strawberry Point. la.
second. A. E. Quaife, Ames. la.
Commercial Uses Of the Corn Plant. %
judged By job Thompson, Sioux City, Ia.
first, @ W. johnson, Ames; second, C.
W. Patterson. Ames.
Corn Machinery" judged by ]. E. Baird.
Omaha; first. H. E. Mccartney, Ames;
second. o. w. Johnson. Ames.
Boys and Girls Corn Growing Con-
tests" judged by E. c. Bishop, Lincoln;
first, J. r. Campbell. Ames. second, NJ. S.
Jepson. Ames.
Corn as a Food judged by c. w. Her
yey, Omaha; first, Z. B. Heaton, Ames;
second. G. r. Bliss. Ames.
Insect Pests Of Corn judged by o. D.
Center. Urbana. Ill; first, }. w. Patter-
son, Ames; second. T. r. Douglass, Co.
lumbia, Mo.
'snos and silage.' judged by II. K
Colby. Waterloo. Ia: first. G. NJ. Evans
Ames; second. Don T.. Griswold. Ames.
Increasing the Oats Crop" judged by
P. v. Collins, Minneapolis; first. F. l.
Kerr. Ames; second, Theodore sexauer
Ames.
Improvement of Small Grain by Breed,
ing" Judged by James Atkinson. De,
Moines; first, o. w. johnson. Ames; sec.
ond. C. w. Hendricks, Ames.