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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
ANSWERS HECALL
Michael Levy Dies of Bright s
Disease at Eighteenth
Street Home.
HAD ATTAINED 18th YEAR
Born III France and Had Been i'm
Business i'm This City Since
1888.

Michel Levy. head of the wholesale
liquor firm of NJ. Levy & Son. died at
his home, G25 Eighteenth street. at
4: Is this morning after being i'll for
six weeks with Bright's disease.
Mr.. Levy was born Sept. 10, 1894, in
the province of Alsace. then part of
France, and now belonging to the Ger
man empire. He would have been IS
Years of age at his next birthday. IN
1870 he and his family removed 10
Chicago and there lost all their prop
erty in the big fire. After this disaster
they removed to Iowa City, coming &c
Rock Island in 1888, and Mr.. Levy
purchased the wholesale liquor bust
ness of Kohn & Adler, which has since
been conducted by Mr.. Levy and son
Mr.. Levy was married before leaving
| Europe to his surviving wife. The
only other member of the Immediate
| family is the son Ferdinand. Deceased
was rugged physically and of strong
personality. AT the same time he was
respond TO every call of need He
| leaves many friends who will mourn
| his passing The funeral will be held
| tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock from
the home and will be in charge of
Rabbi w. II. Fineshriber of Davenport.
Interment will be made in ChippiaI-
mock cemetery
Mrs. Elmer Reeves.
| Mrs. Elmer Reeves died Saturday
morning at her home at Illinois City,
aged 30. She had been i'll with kidney
trouble several weeks. She vas a ma
tive of the community, having been
born at Fairport, Iowa. and having
lived near there all her life. Surviving
are the husband and three childreo.
The funeral was held yesterday after
noon at o'clock from the Illinois City
church.
Mrs. Mary KIucicr.
Mrs. Mary Klucker. 140I Thirty
ing at 2:15 from obstruction of the
bowels. Mrs. Klucker was born in
| Vienna, Austria, August ). 1875. She
came to this country when she was
4 years old, and resided at Mendoza,
Ill, until her marriage to Bartlen
Klucker, four years later Since that
time Rock Island has been her home
| Mrs. Klucker was a member of the
Plattdeutschen. Schwestern. Besides
her husband. she is survived by two
stepsons, Max at home and Charles
of Mendoza The funeral will be
held tomorrow morning from St
Mary's church. Fourth avenue and
lTwenty-second street Father Adolph
Geyer will conduct the services. Bur
ial will take place at st. Mary's Gem
etery.
Charles BrussO, Sr.
Charles Brusso. Sr.. resident OF
Andalusia for half century, died Fri
day at noon on the steamboat II. w
B.. belonging to his son. Charles, Jr.
on which the two had been spending
the summer, the craft being moored
at the village Old age was the cause
Mr.. Brusso having been 81 years q
lage. He was native of Germany
There are five children surviving
Charles and Frank of Andalusia, Rob
ert of Carbon Cliff. Mrs. Emma See
CUR of Nebraska and Frederick of Cal
ifornia The funeral was held at An
dalusia Saturday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02

him. He is survived by his parents,
two brothers, Robert and Orville, and
a sister, Essie, all at home. The fu-
neral will be held tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock from the Spencer Memoir
ial church. The services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. f. E. Shut, pastor OF
the Spencer Memorial church. Burial
will take place at Chippiannock Gem
etery.
Falls From Ferry Dock.
John Hogan of Davenport, father Of
Rev. Henry Hogan. formerly priest at
the Sacred Heart cathedral in Daven-
port and now stationed at Fairfield,
Iowa. lost his life in a peculiar manner
about Csc yesterday morning. He had
gone to the river bank a. an early
hour to escape the heat, and had been
standing on the ferry DOCK In some
manner he lost his balance and fell
between the dock and the shore. lie
evidently struck his head on the guy
chain which holds the dock barge, nd
was rendered unconscious. He was
found soon afterwards lying across
the chain, his head and feet under
water
Mr. Hogan was IS years old He was
a pioneer farmer, and formerly resided
on big farm near Long Grove, Iowa,
He retired and removed to Davenport
several years ago. He was civil war
veteran
hoy Is Victim.
Danny DefenbauGh, aged II, was
drowned while bathing in the river
opposite the foundry at Bettendorf. He
and several companions had been en-
joying swim when about 10 O'Clock the
Defenbaush lad stepped off the big
ledge of rock which extends out abort
200 feet from shore. He went in;o
water 20 feet deep, and being only a
fair swimmer, he was unable to save
himself The water over the ledge S
quite shallow. Men put out in a boat
and tried to reach the boy. and When
he came un the fourth time the boat
was within eight feet of him. A dip
net was held out 10 him, but the boy
was exhausted and could not reach it
He is said 10 have come TO the surface
| five times before he finally disap
IPearcd. The body has not been recov-
cred, though a search for the remains
| was instituted at once, and dynamite
and drag hooks have been used all
along the shore The boy was a son
of MIR. and Mrs. Dan Dcfenbaugh, re-
siding on Gaines street north of Locust
| in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
Bids Wanted.

Bids will be received on or before
August 10, for 5000 feet Cmore or lessl
of concrete walk for the village of
Cambridge, ILL., Address village clerk
or II. G. WEINRICH,
President Board Trustees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly stationary stages will preva
in the Mississippi from Dubuque
Muscatine.
j. M. SHERIER, Local Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 1:10. rises 4:5f moon rises
Sill ,. M: s p. IN. .Iupiter's outer sat
elite No. 4 occulted behind the planet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
OPENS EYE TOG SHOP

the Best Building.
Glenwood E. Baker. who has been
In charge of the mems furnishing
department in Young & McCom5s'
store, has decided to open what he
terms .Ye Tog Shop" in room sos
In the Best building. Mr.. Baker will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02

You want the real corn flavor in
toasted cornf1akes. cyclic" corn
fakes give it to you. Try this new
one! It's the best!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02

The new cereal food, "Ycllo"
Toasted corrhakes), is made in the
largest mills in the world, from the
finest yellow corn; naturally they are
the best of all toasted cornhakcs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02

When we took the public into our confidence and
frankly confessed that we needed money, every
body expressed their intention to stand by lis,
and thew have done so. This hearty response
spurs us on to greater efforts and this week will
be the Banner Week in bargain-glving in the
Tr-Cities
All through the store greater reductions than were in
force the first DAYS have been made And to make the
week grand for you and for offer every
thing in the store at the wonderful sacrifice Of IA to ~
off regular prices a to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
Funeral Tomorrow

Harvey, who is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Gregg. was born in Coal
Valley and was 10 years old. He was
we'll known. and liked by all who knew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02

"yello" ccrnHakes are made from
yellow corn only. You'll notice
the superiority as soon as you taste
them Different from all others, and
better.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02
Young & McCombs

church officials. only four persons wit
messed the wedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-02

THE biggest crowds that ever attended sale in the
l TrCites are sWarming to the New Store It seems
as if all the Tr-Cites has turned out to champion the
cause of this great Tr-Cy store and to show their 10y
atty to our interests 1t is grand demonstration of
good will to us and appreciate and thank you for it.
II was great undertaking part to give the Til
Cities grand department store like this, and the public
approval and allegiance manifest in welfare tells us
that ali with to help make this new store success.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11
BIames Halleck. Not Hooker.

Chas. Porter, Grinnell, Iowa, says: In
your history of Abraham Lincoln, Sept
%, you say, in speaking of Hooker: 'It
was in vain that President Lincoln
urged the commander of the Army of
the Potomac to attack Lee on his march
23, you say, in speaking of Hooker, ''It
an utterly untenable suggestion to take
advantage of Lees absence to capture
Richmond" thus leaving the inference
to be drawn that Hooker either refused
or neglected to attack. Gen. Longstreet
in from Manassas to Appomattox'
says: "On the 26th Gen. Hooker
thought to use the Twelfth Corps and
the garrison of Harper's Ferry to strike
the line of our communications, but
Gen. Halleck forbade the use of the
troops of that post, when Gen. Hooker
asked to be relieved of the responsible
ity Of command, and was superseded by
Gen. Meade on the 27th." Lonsstreet
further says: IF Gen. Hooker had been
granted the authority for which he ap-
piled he wOulG have struck our trains,
exposed from Chambersburg to the Po-
tomac, without a cavalryman to ride
and report the trouble" Therefore, If
any blame attaches to anyone for the
failure to strike "the critter where ft
nc thin" it must fall on the head of
HaIleck, the marpiOt of the war after
becoming the head of military affairs
Lees army would have been ruined had
Hooker been permitted to carry out his
plan, for "Jeb" Stuart with Lees cav
airy was on one of his characteristic
grandstand plays. and entirely out of
reach or knowledge of Lee.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11
LOCATION OF THE NATIONAL.
TRIBUNE OFFICE.

The National Tribune Office is now
installed at the southwest corner Of
4th and u Sts.. In the large building
also occupied by the Globe Printing
Company.
We make this announcement for the
benefit Of comrades who are visiting
Washington, and who may have some
difficulty III finding the Office. They can
readily find it by coming to the mag
nifcent neg Municipal Building on the
south side, OF Pennsylvania Ave. This
is one of the most conspicuous public
buildings In the city, and everyone
knows its location; The National Trib-
une Office is directly across the street
west of the Municipal Building. Let
the comrades keep this in mind, and
when looking for The National Tribune
Office, be directed to the Municipal
Building, whence they will find our Of
flee on the western side of 14th St,
facing thetwhite marble edifice in which
is installed the Government Of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11
GEN. ROBERT III. NuLROY.
e of the Grand Fighters OF the War.

Editor National Tribune: I want to
assist Comrade S. Il. Averill, of the
18th Pa. Cav, in defending the record
of Gen. Milroy. After his defeat at
Winchester, in June, 1868, Comrade
Warfel thinks he was dishonorably dis
missed from the service. Bless your
soul. cOmrade, you are badly mistaken.
He was arrested, but after few weeks
the charges against him were with
drawn, and he was restored TO service,
but not assigned to active command
unti the Spring of 1864. Then he was
aSSslsned to the defense OF the Nash
Nlue Chattanooga Railroad (tha
| cracker line for Sherman's immense
army on tne Atlanta campaign), under
Gen. Lowell II. Rousseau. commander
of the Fourth Division of the Twentieth
Corps. Gen. Milroy was engaged dur
ing the summer in hunting down guer-
rillas and marauding parties that were
watching every opportunity to destroy
or cripple the effectiveness of the road.
The writer saw him at Stevenson, Ala,
in August. He was there serenaded at
post headquarters by some of the In
diana boys in camp. Responding he
spoke in substance as follows: Bows
your time will soon expire, and you
Will go home. I want you to remain
there until after election, and do your
duty. If the Copperheads get too bold.
populate - with them. After cleo
tons are over l want you all to re-
enlist and return, so as to be in at the
death of the rebellion, which is appar-
emily now not very far off,
On Dec. Gen. Rousseau sent him
from Fortress Rosecrans, at Murfrees-
boro. to the relief of the blockhouse at
OveralFs Creek, some three miles out
toward Nashville. Here he had a stiff
fight with a part of Forests cavalry
and what was left OF Bates Division
of rebel infantry after the butchery at
FRANKLIN, five days previous. MiIroy
punished them severely, and drove
them back some distance, when night
interviewed During the night the reb-
els retreated.
Three days later Gen. Rousseau sent
the plucky Milroy with seven regiments
and battery to find the enemy, who
mad again appeared north of Murfrees-
boro. After about four miles march
ne found them, again Forests and
Bates commands, and waded into
them like a hungry sow into fresh
swill, driving them and capturing from
them two pieces of artillery and a
number OF prisoners. 1t was to Gen.
hilroy a happy elimination of his
career as a soldier, to end it with two
splendid victories over as hardy vet
erans as ever wore the rebel uniform.
In his official report of the battle he
used this language:
Il avail myself of this opportunity to
tender to the Major General command
Ing tRousseau) the District of Tennes-
see my most grateful acknowledgment
for his kindness in offering me the two
late opportunities of wiping out to
some extent the foul and mortifying
stigma of q most UNANIMOUSLY unjust
arrest. by which I have for nearly 18
months been thrown out of the ring of
active, honorable and desirable SER
vice"
Hoping that these facts may help
clear the record. AM. A. williams,
Adjutant. Kenesaw Post, II, G.. A. r.,
Danvilie, Ill.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11

The exactly circular northern line
Of Delaware is due to q dispute between
the Duke of York, who owned New Jer-
sey, and William Penn, who had bought
Pennsylvania. Both claimed Delaware,
and Penn was especially anxious to ex-
tend his possession clear down the west
side of the Delaware to the sea, to in
clude what was long known as the
three lower Counties on the Delaware" !"
About 1881 the Duke conceded to Penn
ali the land within a circle drawn IL
miles from New Castle. Then trouble
began with the Calverts. who owned
Maryland. but a compromise was ar
rived at in 1895 by which the present
western boundary was established. The
Counties We're for considerable time
a part Of Pennsylvania. and sent six
Delegates to the General Assembly,. In
1903 they We're allowed to secede. and
in 1776 declared themselves an inde-
pendent State.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11

Servian politics seem as queer as
Spanish. A Servian Bishop of the Greek
Ding a change of administration, gave
Out that he had a vision which revealed
coming revolution in which King
Peter would be dethroned and the head
or the rival family placed upon the
throne. The Government is naturally
opposed to high church dignitary
''seeing things" of that kind. and conse-
quently the Bishop will be arrested for
high treason, and given the kind Of a
trial Prof. Ferrer had.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11

The Presidents good humor and po-
iiteness are unfailing. At Florence,
s. c., which will be remembered as the
site of one Of the gloomy stockades
which the Confederates used for pris-
oners, the people gave him pine
Bark Stew which is favorite dish of
the Pee Dee section. 1t is said to be
a fish chowder highly spiced and
stewed over pine bark fire sufficiently
long to get the flavor of the pine bark
into the brew. It doesn't sound at all
appetizing, since the flavor Of the pine
bark is like turpentine. and the less
turpentine one has in his food the bet
ter he likes it. The President said. that
he liked it." which must have been a
great stress on his politeness. as we'll
as upon his unfailing veracity.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11
THE SECOND ALLOTMENT.

The second allounent-of property 1T
St. Cloud was completed this week and
all purchasers have been assigned their
lots and tracts. The work now of max
ing out their deeds and sending them
10 them will so on as rapidly as ae-
curacy will admit. Expert recorders
are engaged in the work and we ex-
pect that in a comparatively short time
every purchaser win receive his deed.
The completion of this allotment adds
much to the prospect of the rapid set
tlement of st. Cloud, the building up OF
the town and the Development of the
farming lands. There is no doubt now
that several thousand people will he
settled on the Colony lands before the
. end OF the coming year. and one Of the
most prosperous communities in the
sountry will be firmly established.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11

Nowhere in the world has there been
more bitter or a iongeT-centinued bat
tie between Calvinism and Catholicism
than in Holland. Into this fight went
all the bitterness engendered by the so
years struggle of Holland against
Spanish oppression. The Roman Cath
olics and the Calvinists In Holland
are born adyersaries. One-third of
the population still adheres to the
Roman Catholic Church. The strang-
est thing is that these two hered-
itary enemies are now in coalition and
against the Liberals, who spurn all re-
ligion and denounce belief in God as a
gross superstition. The matter has
gone into politics, and there was a fight
to a finish at the election held June 23,
when the Conservatives won a sweep
ing victory. Out of 100 districts the
CONSERVATIVES carried 60 and the Lib
erals, who had heretofore been in the
majority, only 40. In the Second Cham
Der the Catholics elected 25, the His
torical Christians" II and other CAL
vinists 20, whereas the Liberals elected
25. the Democrats eight and the Social
lists seven.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

November Chief S.
r. Van SAINT made an address 1T a
banquet given by the Western Society
OF the Army of the Potomac at Chi
|cago. The following night he attended
"a reception given by Columbia Post.
On November s he attended a chicken
supper given by Morgan Post Minne-
|apolis. and the same evening a recep-
ton given to the Department Com
mander of Minnesota and Commander
in-Chief in st. Paul. On November Is
he will attend Grand Army Camp
FIRE at Anoka, Minn., and on the 18th
the annual Thanksgiving dinner of
George II. Thomas Post. Chicago. On
November 30 he will attend camp
fire at St. Cloud. Mimi, the home Of
the Department Commander.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11
RAISING THE RATES.
A Comradc Who Thinks Our PROPOSE
ton Ridiculous.

Editor National Tribune:- I read an
article in your paper, Future PENSION
Legislation" j do not feel like eharg-
ing your paper with SO ridiculous an
article; il sounds more like the Com
mittee on Financial Matters at Salt
Lake City at the National Encamp-
ment. You say we believe there should
be a rating of SIS a month for all who
arrive at the age of 65, $50 for those
at 20 and $40 for those at rs. Then
you throw bouquet at the Government
by saying: while this increase Of the
rates will cost the Government but lit
tie, since in the order of nature the
recipients cannot enjoy them long"
Just one question here: Has the
Government got so poor that it must
skin the old soldiers for the Govern
ment to live? Again, you say that $40
a month to an old veteran at 10 years
will give him enough to support for
life with comfort and also to keep his
aged wife with him in little home.
Well, if this old veteran could live on
what you have allowed him and his
wife, think he might have gotten fat
at Andersonville. believe and do hope
there is not another mani know there
is no soldier-who would put loyal
old soldier and his wife, at the present
cost of living, on $40 month.
Again, you say it will save the Gov
ernment the cost OF supporting him in
Soldiers Home. Well, well, has 1t
come to this, if we must cut things so
fine with the old veterans?
Uncle Sam, think, is making plenty
of money. He is selling thousands of
acres of land out West, selling to citi-
Zens and old soldiers, and the price is
just the same to citizen or soldier, Sc
per acre.
Well, comrades, we have to kick a
little to keep from being kicked off the
earth. We think we have some rights
here. We stood loyalty by our country
in her darkest days, and often felt the
sun would never shine again for US.
but We put the old Flag up there to
stay. and we think none the less of our
country, and would do it again if only
we were young again, but sometimes
we feel that we are not getting square
deal. but we know the hearts of the
American people are in the right place,
and will do the right thing when the
time comes.-Capt. Scott Swami, 1921
South Harrison street, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The National tribune., 1909-11-11

Be enacted By tile Senate and House of Representatives of the
Dazted Stotes OF america IN Congress assembled:
That who served 80 days the mil
naval service United States during the late civil
% the with Mexico who has been honoray dis
charged herefrom and who has reached the
SHALL making proof of such facts according
regulations the Secretary of the Interior provide
upon the pension roll and be entitled to receive pension follows
In such has reached the of 62 years.
65 $50 month"; 70 $50 months Is $40
month; and such pension shall from
filing of the application the
and approval of this Act Pooded that pensioners who
of and who pensions existing
laws whose claims pending the Bureau Pensions may
application to the Commissioner of Pensions
prescribe receive the benefits of this Act nothing
tanned shall prevent entitled pension
from prosecuting his claim and receiving pension
general special act PTogded that shall PEN
other law the period that
he receiving pension under the provisions of Pyod
further that who receiving shall receive
greater pension under other general law than he
would be entitled under the provisions herein pen
siohable under this Act.
That rank in the service shall not be considered appca-
tions filed hereunder.
That the clauses in the Acts of June O. 1900
and April 49, 1908 denying widows of soldiers
and who married their husbands subsequent
hereby repealed.