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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
TWO INJURED IN A
RUNAWAY; BOTH FLEE
Horse Becomes Frightened; Driver
Thrown Out: Pedestrian
Hit.

A runaway accident occurred on
Fifth avenue near Thirty-eighth strakt
this morning though every few detEils
concerning it could be learned. Twas
reported that a man from Moline WAS
driving along the avenue when his
horse became frightened and ran
away. 1t ran onto the sidewalk and
knocked down three men who were
passing by and finally brought up
against a telephone pole. A call was
sent in for the ambulance, but when
1t arrived on the scene a few minutes
later the driver of the horse had been
taken away in an automobile and the
injured pedestrian had also been talk en-
away by a physician who happened
along in his rig. The latter sustained
a fracture Of his right arm and the ex-
tent of the injuries to the driver could
not be learned. They were not very
serious, however.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
WORK; SUICIDE
S. e. Blackstone, Globe Trot-
ter, Takes Morphine in
Davenport.
IN THE VOLUNTEERS HOME
Denied Employment at 10 Places,
He Determines to Destroy
Himself.

S. E. Blackstone attempted suicide
in Davenport this morning. He came
to Davenport last Friday and since
then has been respondent and has talk
ed of little but destroying himself.
This morning at 8 o'clock he was
found in an unconscious condition at
the Christian Volunteers home on
East Second street. He was taken to
Mercy hospital, where it was found
that he had taken a large quantity Of
morphine.
The man is almost destitute. He had
but 25 cents in his pockets. Yesterday
he stated that he had been to Is diff
ferent places and had asked for work
Home I'm Rhode Island
He was unsuccessful in his efforts
and said that he was going to kill HIM
self. Blackstone has seen a very large
part of the world in the 45 years of his
life. His home is in Rhode Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
HEARINGS GIVEN
TWO DIVORCE CASES
Decree Issued In Case of Minnie A.
Doering Against Her Husband
Sim Case Up.

Minnie A. Doering was granted a
Supervisor Herman Doering, by Judge
E. G. Graves in the circuit court last
evening. The charge against Mr.
Doering was cruelty. P. H. Weus
represented the plaintiff.
The divorce suit brought by Mar
guerite Sim against her husband,
Herman Sim, was brought up before
Judge Graves this noon and after
hearing a part of the evidence in the
case the judge continued the hearing
for a time in order to allow the de-
PENDANT to introduce some evidence in
his own support. The charge against
him is adultery. H. NJ. McCaskrin
is the attorney for Mrs. Sim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Special Taxation Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the city council of the
city of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
having ordered that a local improve
ment be made by the paving Of Ninth
avenue from Twenty-seventh street 70
Twenty-eighth street, the ordinance
for the same being on file in the Office
of the city clerk. having applied 20
the county court of the county of Rock
Island for an assessment of the costs
of said Improvement, according 10
frontage. and an assessment therefor
having been made and returned to
said court, the final hearing thereon
will be had on the I'd day Of Deem
Der, A. D. 1909, or as soon thereafter
as the business of the court viii per-
NIT. All persons desiring may file OBJ
jections in said court before said day.
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense Said assessment
Is payable in ten installments, and all
installments except the first shall bear
interest from and after date of the
first voucher issued on account II
work done until paid, at rate OF )
per cent per annum.
EDWARD SCHOEDE.
Official appointed to make said As
sessment
Dated Nov. 16, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
STATESTANDARD
IN SCHOOL WORK
Faculty of Rock Island High to
Attend Conference at Ur-
bana This Week.
VACATION FOR THE PUPILS
Principal III. f. Brown and Miss
Stella Anderson to Give Adj
dresses at Meeting.

The local high school students will
be given vacation Thursday and Fri
day of this week on account of the
annual high school conference to ne
held at the University of Illinois at
Urbana. The conference will be held
Nov. Is and 10 and the entire Rock
Island high school faculty expects 10
attend.
The present series of conferences,
of which this is the sixth, is under
taking a discussion of all subjects now
included in the high school work with
a view to formulating courses for
each subject or group of a rather def
mite nature as a basis for standard
izing the high school work of the
state.
Local People in Discussions.
At the same time a parallel discus
sion of the program as a whole is be-
ing carried forward with view of Sc
curing adjustment of the various
courses which may properly be in
cluded in the program. Principal II.
f. Brown and Miss Stella Anderson,
instructor of English. are both to ad-
dress the conference. Mr. Brown has
been given THE Problem of Local
Administration in High School Ath-
letics' as his subject and Miss Andar-
son will discuss Should a Distinct
Part of the English Course Be De
voted to American writer's? All
delegates to the conference are invited
to partake in a luncheon Friday noon
given by the faculty OF the university.
Bes Young, Orchestra Manager.
The candidates for the high school
orchestra met last evening and elected
Ben Young manager for the coming
year. Fifteen were present and the
orchestra promises to be an exception
ally good one. For six years the or
chestra has been one Of the most sue
cessful organizations in the school,
furnishing music for the class play,
commencement and concerts during
the term As yet no arrangements
have been made as to who will direct
the orchestra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
BROWN HIGH PRIEST
OF STATE |. O. O. F.
Former Rock Islander Again Honor
ed at Springfield Encampment
Only One Contest

The grand encampment of Illinois
Odd Fellows elected the following Of
ficers today:
Grand patriarich-D. C. Stocking,
Rockford
Grand high priest. B. Brown,
Galesburg.
Scribe-Sam j. Baker, Olney.
Grand treasurer-Samuel Watson,
UrOana.
Grand senior warden-F. II. Gus
tin, Danville.
Grand representative E. Ma
kutchan, Princeton.
All were elected without opposi-
ton except the grand treasurer, Sam
uel ]. Watson, who defeated Mark
Jerdine of Rockford for the position
by vote of 1876 to 154. George B.
Roller of Canton was elected grand
junior warden on the third ballot
this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
FIFTY YEARS WE'D
Golden Anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Frederick Lu-
dolph Tomorrow.
REUNION OF THEIR FAMILY
Husband Long a Harness Merchant
in This City, Retiring 20
Years Ago.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frederick
August Ludolph will celebrate their
50th wedding anniversary tomorrow.
The immediate relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ludolph will assemble at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Young,
on Twenty-second street, in the eve
ming for dinner. 1t is expected that
all of Mr. and Mrs. Ludolph's chill
dren and their children's children
will be present.
Mr.. Ludolph was born on Jan. "a,
1892. at Edesheim, Hanover. Ger
many, and came to this country in
1854. landing at New Orleans. In
the following year he reached Rock
Island. He did not then settle here,
but travelled down the Mississippi,
up the Missouri to Kansas City, Oma-
ha and to Des Moines and Sioux City,
returning to Rock Island in 1858.
He then engaged in the harness bus
mess with an associate, but this part
nership was soon dissolved, and Mr.
Ludolph carried on the business
alone. For years he conducted his
shop on Second avenue and Eigh-
teenth street, in the building which
is now occupied by John Ullemeyer,
the clothier. He retired about 80
years ago.
Twelve Children Born to Them.
Mrs. Ludolph, whose maiden name
was Miss Elizabeth Kersch, was born
in Odenback, Remish, Bavaria, and
she came to this country in 1851 and
lived in New York for four years,
coming to Rock Island in 1855. On
Nov. II, 1859, Mr.. LudoIph and Miss
Kersch were united in marriage, Rev
c. A. Selle, then pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran church of this city,
officiating. OF the IL children who
were born of this union, eight are now
living. They are Mrs. Amelia
Schmidt, Muscatine; Mrs. Caroline NJ.
Young, wife of F. G. Young; Mrs.
Anna Bladel, wife of c. F. Bladel;
Mrs. Matilda Liedtke, wife of John
Liedtke; William Lsdolph, Mrs. Flora
Ullemeyer, wife of John Ullemeyer.
and Clarence Ludolph, all living in
Rock Island, and Henry w. LudoIph,
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Kills Her Foe of 20 Years.

'The most merciIess enemy l had
for 20 years. declares Mrs. James
Duncan of Haynesville, Me-, was Dys-
pepsia. 1 suffered intensely after eat
ing or drinking and could scarcely
sleep. After many remedies had failed
and several doctors gave me up,
tried Electric Bitters, which cured me
completely. Now I can eat anything.
l am 20 years old and am overjoyed
to get my health and strength back
again" For Indigestion, Loss OF Ap-
petite. Kidney Trouble, Lame Back,
Female. Complaints, its unequaled
Only soc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
PERSONAL POINTS.

Warren Il. Reck leaves tonight for
St Louis.
J. G. Hazard is IN Whiteside county
on two days' hunting trip.
J. p. Eckhart and william Johnson
have gone to Texas on a business trip. =
w. G. BurchCeld who has been Wis
itlnc here for several days, has return r
ed to his home at Houston, Texas. ,
r. =. shuma5er or Chicago. states
Of the r NJ. c. A., was in {
the city last might ID conference with2
the officers OF the association concern.
ing the local work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Upton AT NEW ORLEANS
Boat Carrying Waterways Commits
sion Arrives at Crescent City.

Boat Carrying Waterways Commits
sion Arrives at Crescent City.
A telegram was received by Colonel
G. w. Durham at the United States
engineers Office from Senator Theo-
dore Burton, stating that the steamer
David Upton, carrying the National
Waterways commission, was but few
miles above New Orleans and would
reach that city shortly after o'clock
this morning and on schedule time.
From the word received it appears
that the trip has been a very success
full one. The steamer David Upton
will be tied up at New Orleans while
the rudder, which was damaged above
Keokuk on the down river trip. is be-
ing repaired. After the repairs have
been completed the steamer will start
up stream on the return trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
TAKE IN CLASS AS.
Madonna Court, Daughters Of
Isabella, to Confer Degrees
Next Sunday
WILL DOUBLE MEMBERSHIP
Team from Ottumwa, Iowa, TO Be In
Charge-Banquet at Harper
in the Evening. Z

Madonna court. Daughters of Isa-
bella, viii have it's annual class initia--
ton at knights of Columbus hall next
Sunday afternoon. The court was in
stituted a year ago last May with a
membership of As. The class that viii
receive the three degrees Sunday con-
sists of 40 of the young Catholic
women of the city. The candidates,
together with the members of the
court and visitors, viii attend mass
at 1880 at St. Josephs church, as
sembling at St. Joseph's parochial
school. and marching in a body TO the
church, where a section of the audi
torium will be reserved for them.
There will be special music by the
choir and Dean J. J. Quinn will give
the sermon.
Banquet for 20 Mt Harper.
The ceremonies OF the afternoon,
which are to begin at 2:30, will be
conducted by a team Of 10 members
from the Ottumwa Oowa) court. The
comforting of the degrees will be con-
cluded at Z O'Clock At o'clock a
banquet-the first to ne served since
the house was rcmodeled--will take
place at the New Harper. There will
be plates for 250. The banquet viii
be served in the old dining hall and
in the private dining rooms on the
/ second floor. all of which will be
opened into one for the occasion.
/ There will be a program Of music and
addresses. Two OF the speakers will
be Dean 7. J. Quinn Of this city and
Rev. Joseph Kelly. pastor Of st. Mary'5
church, Moline.
Reception for Pastors
The ladies from Ottumwa who arc
to confer the degrees VIII reach the
city Saturday. end a reception for
them viii be held at knights Of Co
lumbus hall in the evening. Madonna
court has invited the members Of the
local council Of knights Of Columbus
TO attend the reception.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
COLORED MAN WANTS
DECREE OF DIVORCE
John Inghram of Moline Says Wife
Tried to Kill Him and He Asks
Court for Freedom.

A petition for divorce was filed in
the Office of the circuit clerk this
afternoon by William F. Whiteside,
attorney for John Inghram, a Mo-
line colored man. The petition states
that Hattie Inghram, wife of the
plaintiff, has become an habitual
drunkard since their marriage and
that on several occasions she has
threatened to kill her husband. 1t
will be remembered that several
months ago she fired at him with
revolver and wounded him in the
hand and in the neck. She is now
serving a term in the county Jail as
a result of the shooting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
BIG FACTORY TO
LOCATE IN CITY
Moline Plow Company Brings
Monitor Drill Plant, EN-
ploying 500 Men.
PLACED ON GORDON TRACT
Buildings TO Accommodate II VIII
Cost $500, OOO-Wm BE Ready
in September.

Rock Island is to acquire a factory
employing at the outset 500 men by
deal made public today as closed by
the Moline Plow company for the re-
moyal Of the plant Of the Monitor
Drill company from It's present loca-
ton, st. Louis park. q suburb OF MIN
neapolis. to the old Gordon tract, in
the east end of the city.
Simultaneous with this bit of good
news comes the announcement that
the Moline Pillow company, which owns
the Monitor Drill company. will begin
Immediately the construction of build
.ngs to accommodate the new plant.
These will cost approximately $780,
600. and win be ready for occupancy
next September.
Mhin Structure Six stories
The main structure will be six
stories and its dimensions will be
1,019xSO feet This building viii !,e
for Offices. assembling, shipping. etc.
In addition thee will be buildings Tor
storage and blacksmithing and a hugs
foundry, the dimensions Of the latter
to be 200x250 feet. ~
Capital Increased 49,.
The Moline Pillow company acquired
the Gordon tract several years ago ard
is now occupying a portion of itsass
storage yard for its woods. The depi-
sion to bring the Minneapolis plant
here and develop It is one Of tIs rea-
sons for the recent Increase 10 the
capital stock Of the plow company
from s5,OOO.OO0 to $G,OO0,O0O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
SCAFFOLD BREAKS WINDOW
Structure Blown Loose by Wind at
the Robinson Building.

The severe wind of last night caused
he breaking of a plate glass window
in the Rock Island National bank IN
the new Robinson block, A part of the
scaffold in front of the structure was
blown loose and a board struck the
window on the northeast corner and
smashed it into a thousand fragments.
An order for a window was given 10
the Pittsburg Plate Glass company cf
Davenport this morning and by 10
o'clock a new glass had been set IN
position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
M'CRACKEN LECTURES HERE
Member of Christian Science Board
VIII Be Heard Friday Evening.

The First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, announces a free lecture on
Christian Science at the Illinois the
alter next Friday evening by William
D. McCracken, A. NJ. c. S. B., Of Bos-
ton, Mass. Mr.. McCracken is mem
Der of the Christian Science board of
lectureship of the First Church of
Christ. Scientist, of Boston. He is a
pleasing and forceful speaker, and
doubtless will be greeted by large
audience here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
MORE NEW IMPROVEMENTS
Petitions for Three Public Jobs Are
Filed in County Court.

Three petitions contemplating pub
lie improvements were filed yesterday
afternoon in the county court for con-
firmation The petitions call for the
paving of Thirty-fifth street from
Fifth to Seventh avenue, the laying
of Waterman on Twenty-fourth-and-
a-half street from Sixteenth to Eigh-
tenth avenues, and the laying OF an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
STEELE INSURANCE MAN

Abandons Roller Skating Business
and Opens Agency in Best Building.
Frank ]. Steele has opened an in
surance agency in the Best building
and in the future he will devote him
self to this line. Mr.. Steele is well
known throughout the city. Formerly
he was in the roller skating rink bust
ness, having controlled Kinks in three
or four different cities. He viii I'LL
the position of district manager for thu
Illinois Life Insurance company. His
office is at room 514, in the Best build
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
FLIPS TRAIN; LEG BROKEN

Charles Cool Has Serious NIishap at
Port ByrOn-In Hospital.
Charles Cool of Port Byron had two
bones broken Sunday morning in Port
Byron when he attempted to flip a
train which was southbound at a speed
OF between 25 and so miles per hour.
He lost his hold and was thrown to
the ground with great force. His
right knee cap was broken as was his
thigh bone. The injuries are serious
and the man will be confined at the
Moline city hospital for two or three
months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Blochlinger said the order was given
by a majority of the committee; TINT
Mr.. McNealy had been invited to all
the meetings, and if he failed to be on
hand, he must leave matters to his
fellow committeeman. Mr.. McNealy
objected to the five-car order. He
said one car was enough for test.
Mr.. BlocRlinger answered that the five
cars were ordered because the COM
pany would not sell at It's price of
SLY per ton unless that amount was
taken.
McNealy: Alderman Blochlinger
has been pretty handy slipping things
over here in committees"
Blochlinger: I'm willing to put my
reputation in this community against
Alderman McNealy.'
McNealy: I'm from Missouri
; Blochlinger: You may put up your
jobs in other places in this council,
but you can't do it in any committee
/ have any authority with"
Dan Kelly, superintendent of the
waterworks, said the Chicago coal was
not up to representations. The super
intendent was told by Alderman Bloch
Hnger that it was then his duty to re-
ject it. Mr.. Kelly said two cars had
been delivered, and that there were
three more ON the way. He was in
structed to refuse to accept these, and
the clerk was instructed to notify the
company of the councils action. The
upshot of the controversy was a reso-
luton inviting bids for furnishing the
waterworks coal for the ensuing year.
Tests of different coal has been in
progress at the waterworks for several
months past.
Alderman BOrst Feels Overlooked.
1t was II o'clock, and the aldermen
were anxious to get the last car"
The mayor hurried the calls to the
aldermen to give them an opportunity
to bring up any pressing matters that
they might have before them. AS the
mayor turned to the Seventh ward rep
resentatives, who are last on the list,
a couple of motions to adjourn were
offered, and several of the aldermen
started to rise, assuming that all were
as anxious as they to end the meeting.
Not so Alderman Borst. He seemed
of the opinion that the mayor was try
ing to rush things, and asserted that
it was the same story every council
meeting In his case He charged that
the mayor had not shown him the con
sideration that was due him as the
representative OF the biggest ward III
the city. Whereupon the mayor opened
his batteries on the Seventh ward al
derman, first demanding to know Of
him wherein he. had been sighted.
Alderman Borst mentioned the east
end drain and the Milan bridges. The
mayor gave an explanation of both
these matters, and then put Mr.. Borst
on the carpet, reminding him that ne
did not propose to countenance any
such charges when, as he held, there
was no foundation for them. Then
the council adjourned to meet again
tomorrow evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
OBITUARY..
Mrs. John Swanson.

Mrs. John Swanson died yesterday
evening at O'Clock after a short i'll
ness of stomach and bowel trouble.
She was born in Sweden May 80, 1850,
and had lived in WATERFOWL for the
last rs years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Bazaar for Church.

A bazar will be held at the Rock Is
land Turner hall tomorrow and Thurs
day evenings for the benefit of St.
Paul's church. a free program has
been arranged for each evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
ARE GIVEN TERMS IN JAIL
Four Men Are Sent Down Today by
Police Magistrate.

John West and William Lambert,
two fellows whom the police have
been watching for several days on
account of the fact that they have
been begging around town from pc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

destrians, were arrested last evening
and this afternoon Police Magistrate
C. j. Smith sent them down to the
county Jail, the former for 20 days
and the latter for days. John
Ryan was sent down foH Is days on
the charge of .'moh ching and
George Casey was given a five day
sentence on the same charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

other Waterman on Thirty-ninth street
from Fourteenth to Fifteenth avenues.
John c. Grimes is appointed commits
sioner for the paving job, William
Franks holds that ONCE for the first
mentioned Waterman and Phil Wells
for the second.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
IN FARMERS FIX
Reasons for Postponing Inter
urban Meeting Illustrate
Need of Line.
BAD ROADS STAND IN WAY
Found Practically Impossible Today
for Rock islanders to Go to
Buffalo Prairie.

Word was received today from mem
bers of the committee that there
would be no meeting tonight at the
Buffalo Prairie hall of the
executive body authorized to arrange
for the survey of an interurban through
the lower end of Rock Island county.
A postponement was deemed necessary
on account of bad weather and abom-
Unable roads. Under the circumstances
1t would have been practically impossi-
BILE for the Rock Island men who were
planning to do so to attend. The rea-
sons that made 1t necessary for a post
ponement of the meeting illustrates
wildly why the people of the region
concerned want an interurban. For
large part of the season when they
have the leisure to go to the city they
are practically barred from doing so
by mud. What the Rock islanders
were up against in endeavoring to ar
range to attend the meeting is what
the lower end farmer faces day after
day, often for weeks at time. The
farmers think they are entitled to
something better and they are ready to
pay their share towards getting it.
Muscatine Has an Offer.
Representatives of the Muscatine
Commercial club, it is understood, will
attend the committee meeting when it
is held, and will come prepared to
make a definite proposition to divert
the proposed line from the original
route, which included Rock Island as
a terminus, southwest to their city,
running from there to Galesburg.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-28

to come. unless the growth Of the
village surpasses all previous rec
ords.
At a meeting Of the village council
held on Saturday evening at the hall
in the First National Bank Block,
the bids for the installation of the
plant were opened and the contract
for erecting the tower and tank was
awarded to- the Des Moines Bridge
and Iron Company, for $1,000, while
the contract. for the distribution sys-
tenn, which includes pipe, hydrants,
cut-offs, etc, and installing the same,
was awarded to Gilbert W. Haggart,
of Fargo, for $7,792, bringing the cost
of the entire system up to $13,092. !
The successful bidders have been
notified that they are to do the work
and that the money is on hand to pay
the bills. Under these conditions tt
is expected that the work will COM
mence as soon as the contractors can
get the material on the ground, and
1t is hoped that the plant viii be In.
working order before cold weather