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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

solos will be sung by Mrs. c. J. Severin, who will sing 'lIt in Carnatus,' with flute
 obligato. During the offertory "'rhe Ale lula" will be sung by quartet, assisted by the entire choir. some of whom are among the leading vocalisss of the city.
 The choir is composed of: Sopranos Mesdanes c. J. SeVerin. F. b. Bacon, J. place 1t as the best of church compost tions of recent years. In the mass two
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-06
REAL ESTATE
ON A BOOM.

From reports received from local
rel C tate men. it looks like South
Bluefeld property is on the jump.
hooker and CrcIshaw recently sold
to G. G. Kits, am engineer on the
Pocahontas Division. the w. l.. Glib
son property on North street, where
Mr.. Kits will make his future home.
The same firm recently sold the nice
home of C. w. Ewald, on HancocI
street, to h L. Holmes, who comes
from Berwnd, w. Va, to take II
position as salesman for the Blue
field Dry Goods and Notion Company.
Not only in South Blucfeld but
all over the city is there motel an
increasing tendency to invelt in Blue
field property for both home and bus
mess purposes.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-06
MOT Cansed by The Hat.

"TIow do YOU like my hatT7 she
asked.
"Why, TO tell the truth" replied her
dearest friend frankly, 81 don't like
the effect very we'll II seems TO me it
gives you rather cross look"
ooh, that isn't the hat" she respond.
cd cIccrfully.
"NoT
"Oh. not ot all That comes entirely
..nn thc fact that lave just seen my
husband and hc had just seen the
Mnl"-C Chicago Post.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-06

or aevcr made a joke but once in my
iirc," confessed Wordsworth, and the
rest OF the story leaves one I'm doubt
whether hc knew q joke when he saw
o. Meeting q peasant ncighbor one
dIr. hc asked me- TN We seen my
wife. Mccs.gr WordsworlhT My good
fellow said u didn't so much as
know shat you had % Wife"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-06

n is oftou woman who inspires us
with Uo ucat things TINT she viii pre-
won't us from accomplishing Alexau.
Gre Dumas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
TIME is SHORT TO
RAISE THE $1,000
Another Effort to Secure Funds for
Purchase of Local Camp Home
Site Will BE Made.

The general committee of the
Woodmen and the Royal Neighbors
held a meeting with the members of
Camp 800 last evening and plans for
raising money for the buying of the
Spear property were discussed. 1t
was learned that the camps have but
II days left in which to raise over
$4,000, if they want to make use of
the option they have on the property
and many of the members of the
committee have begun to fear that
the thing will fall through because
of disintereSt on the part of the
Woodmen of the city. 1t was decid-
ed to make an earnest appeal for
funds and the committee will try to
meet with as many of the camps as
possible during the time remaining
before tbs ption expires and to try
to get t. -. to show a little more in
terest in the project.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
ANOTHER BREAK In
BANKS OF HENNEPIN
Sand Washes Out, and Walls Give
Way at Same Place as Before
Repairs Will Take Time.

Another break occurred in the
Hennepin canal Thursday evening,
and it will be some time before it
can be repaired sufficiently to allow
the general public to use the water
way. The new break occurred in the
very same place as the last one and
the engineers have discovered that
the cause for the breaking lies in the
fact that the bank of the canal is
built on bed of sand. The water
seeping in through under the bank.
washes out this sand and allows the
bank to cave in which weakens it to
such an extent that the pressure
from the inside finally pushes the
bank out and makes a gap in the
wall. The break is in the feeder to
the canal which is near Sterling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
NAME ANOTHER DELEGATE
Members of Boat Club Find They Are
Entitled to Five.

A special meeting of the Island
City Boating association was held last
evening at the club house. The meet
ING was called for the purpose of elect
ing fifth delegate to the convention
of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat
association which will meet in Bur
lirgton July and g. The added en-
lollment of the club since the election
Of delegates several months ago. has
made it possible for the club to have
five delegates instead of four c. A
!eEcke, who has been elected as an
alternate, was elected as the fiftht del
egate and r. E. Snow was elected as
an alternate. Edward Concannon was
elected as alternate to fill the vacancy
eft by the appointment of Mr. Jencke
IS delegate.
The announcement was made at the
meeting that an arc light will be
placed on the lower end of the boom
by the board of managers who decided
4 light of that nature would be great
improvement at the harbor. The
Looms have nearly all been placed il
their permanent positions, and the har
bor is about ready to receive the feet.
which will be here July 3.
! Arrangements for the outing which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
JOY REICNS AND
PEOPLE PREPARE
FOR BIG D0|NGS

Flags are flying, bunting lines the
streets, people are buying fireworks
and collecting material for bonfires
and there is going to be a great big
doings in the section of the city east
of Twentieth street and south of
Sixth avenue! It's not a premature
celebration of the Fourth, dear read
er. 0, no. New rails have been dis
covered along the section of track
on Sixth avenue used Jointly by the
Elm street and Long View lines
and there seems good reason to be-
lieve that this piece of road, never
improved since it was laid, is to be
rebuilt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
CITY IS GIVEN
TITLE TO LAND
Deed to Tract for Park in the
Seventh Ward Is Turned
Over by Owners.
MORTGAGE is PUT ON 1T
Is Security for Balance of $4,000
to Be Paid i'm InstaiIments-
Talk of improvements.

The city of Rock Island is now IN
possession of the title to the tract of
22A acres in the Seventh ward, known
as the Case tract, and lying between
Ninth and Eleventh avenues and Thir-
ty-eighth and Forty-second streets.
The. deed to the property was made
over last night, Judge \. 7. Lardin
and C. P Taylor, representing the
owners of the land, coming here from
Ottawa to close up the deal. A meet
ing of the park board was held, and
Otto HUBER, treasurer of the board,
turned over the balance of $4,000 on
the first payment of $4,000. Mrs.
Morey and C. P. Taylor, who under
the transfer of week ago bought up
the third interest of the estate of
Charles e. Case, made the deed.
Details of Transfer.
In order that the city might give
valid security for the balance of $10,'
O0o due on the purchase price of the
land, the property was first decided to
Mayor George w. McCaskrin. He then
signed "a mortgage of $4,000 on the
tract, the terms being five annual in
stallments of 81 600 each, at 8 per cent
interest Mayor McCaskrin then deed
ed the land to the city, subject to the
mortgage just mentioned.
Was Big job.
Whentthe papers were finally signed
those who have been conducting the
deal sighed with relief. for the matter
has been pending for a couple of
months The movement for park in
the Seventh ward began several years
back, but it did not show real life I'M
til this spring, when former Alderman
A F. Nelson and City Attorney J. F.
Witter Informed a meeting of Seventh
ward citizens that they had investiga-
bought and that the owners had offer
ed to hold it for the city for a time.
Committees were named to push the
project. and a meeting of the park
board was called, and that body ap-
proved the steps already taken and au-
Frank Maucker to conduct a canvass
for the needed $1,000 for the first pay
ment The proposition was ratified
the same evening by the city council,
and action was taken to bind the city
to the payment of the balance of $40
900 if the first $4,000 was provided by
the citizens.
Then the work of securing the sub
scriptions began. The three members
of the committee had able assistance
from Frank Beranek, f. B. McKown
secretary of the park board, John C
Aud, and William C. Maucker, ant
others, and in remarkably short time
the committee was able to report that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
OBITUARY..
John Holmberq.

John Holmberg, 4409 Seventh av-
enue, died early this morning at $40
from the effects of a complication of
diseases with which he had been suf-
fering for some time. Mr. Holm
berg was born in Sweden and was
about so years old. He had been in this
country about 80 years, the greater
Part of which time he spent in this
city and Moline. For a number of
years he had charge of the Moline
barns of the street railway company
when the horse cars were yet in
vogue. Mr.. Holmberg is survived by
his wife and two daughters. Marie
and Wilhelmina.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
PERSONAL POINTS.


]. w. NJ. Wider of st. Louis is
visiting at the home of d. W. Hath
away.
Miss Minnie Gordon of Des Moines,
Iowa, is visiting at the home of Miss
Marie Knox.
Mrs. Sarah Leitch and daughter.
Marian, are visiting at sthe home OF
Mrs. Joseph McCrory.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson left this
noon for Newton, H., where she will
spend two weeks with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs C. w. Mcconnell re-
turned this noon from a two weeks
visit with relatives at Harlon. ILL.,
Miss Carrie Carlson of Chicago arriv-
ed in the city this noon and will spend
two weeks with her sister. Mrs. Victor
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hill returned this
noon to Chicago after spending sew
eral days visiting with Mrs. j. Hill
of this city.
j. McClelahan, connected with Mar
shall, Field & Co., of Chicago is in the
city today inspecting Young & Nc
Combs store.
Mrs. Anna j. Call and Mrs. Susan
Cissna left today for Brooklyn juno
| ton, Iowa, where they will make their
home in the future.
Mrs. l. NJ. Blankenburg left this Of
ternoon to visit over Sunday with her
parents, Hon. and Mrs. ]. E. Crab
tree, at Pine Bluff, Ill.
Dudley Marshall left this morning
for a weeks visit at New Haven,
Conn, where he will attend the COM
mencement exercises at Yale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Ziegenhorn left
on their wedding trip this noon for
Muscatine, where they will make a
short visit with Mrs. Ziegenhorns par
ents.
Mrs. S. T. Douthitt and daughter
Lucille of New Castle, KY, arrived in
the city this noon and will spend two
weeks as guests at the home of DR.. B.
Z. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs H. Meyer, who have
be en- visiting at the home of William
| Bodenstedt. have gone for short
stay at West Pont, ~ Y, after which
they will return to their home in Ger
many.
Mrs. Clayton Macdonald left today
| for Detroit, Mich, to join her husband
From there the couple will go to
Cleveland, where Mr.. Macdonald has
accepted position with a big auto
mobile manufacturing concern.
County Judge r. w. Olmsted has
been invited by Dean Harker of the
| state university to deliver an address
next September before the students of
| the law department of the university
His subject has not yet been selected
| F. O. Van Calder has returned from
Colorado Springs, where he has been
in attendance at a Woodman school
of instruction during the week. While
there the trustees of the tuberculosis
hospital transferred the hospital 10
the Woodmen order.
Miss Bernice Kelly returned home
| this week from Chicago, where last
week she graduated from the Chi
| cago Piano college at Kimball hall
in piano and harmony. She studied
for little more than two years un-
| der Miss Winnie Tenges of this
city and when six months ago, Miss
| Tenges went to Denver, Miss Kelly
went to Chicago to finish up her
years work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
E. F. DORM,
WIN. EMIG,
j. B. ZIMMER & SON.

Henry E. Wendell, John S. Coulter
Charles e Killmer, LOYAL v Robb
Archie Hart. Leslie E. Burch. Harry
Frey, Benedict Walter, Mathew 5.
Bersell, Clarence S. Turner. ,Myron II.
Stone, John II. Lubbock, Warren s.
Fuller, George A. Alderman, Charles
A. Swanson, William G. Kurth and
Amanda Swanson. The examinations
were conducted by F. d. Krell, j. P.
Mccarthy and Assistant Postmaster o.
D Olson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
ORDER FIREWORKS
Committee in Charge of Plans
for Carnival Arranges De-
tails of Celebration.
PRIZES WILL BE POSTED
Awards Will BE Given for Best Deco.
rated Boat in Parade, as Well
as for Race Winners.

The committee appointed by Mayor
McCaskrin to arrange for river car
|nival and fireworks display July 3
when the feet of launches is here
from ST. Louis and Peoria, held g
meeting last evening with the mayor
and the report of the finance commit
ice was 80 gratifying that it was de
Cided TO go ahead and send in an or
der for fireworks in order to make susc
Iof getting them here in time. The
finance committee, consisting of F. G.
Young, W. H. Reck and Mayor Nc
Caskrin, has been at work making I
canvass for funds during the last two
| days and it had succeeded in gettin.
about one-third of the amount which
| il was decided would be needed Il
order to carry the affair out in proper
manner. Another meeting of the ge
eral committee will be held next Tues
| day evening, when it is hoped tho
| finance committee will he able to re
Fort having secured all the mona,
necessary.
VIII Post Prizes.
lt-has been decided that a certain
portion of the money collected will b.
used to provide prizes for the best dec
GRATED boats which appear in the rive
parade in the evening The parad.
will be of the same nature as the on;
| in the Davenport river carnival las
year and which was pronounced t
| IN e
| ever seen on the river. The spectacle
Of over 100 boats decorated in as man,
| diiferent ways with japanese lantern:
and almost covering the surface of tn,
river is sight long to be remem
| bered.
Races in Afternoon.
In addition to the prizes for decor
ated boats there will be prizes for
rumber of races which will be hell
| in the afternoon. These prizes are
being secured by the members of thu
boat club. The races arranged for are
as follows:
Glass a, II a. m, free for ALTER
miles; first prize, Ramser trophy; sec
onG prize. U. S. flag.
Glass B, 2 p. m, 20 feet and under
Five miles; first prize, Bleuer cup
second prize, NJ. Y. pennant
Class c, 2:15 p. m, canoe race Gwt
Paddles)-One mile; first prize, silve
carving set; second prize, pennant.
Glass ID, p. M, 2G feet and under
First prize. l. G. r. a. cup: secont
Prize bon of 10 cent cigars
Glass e, 4 p. m, backward race
First prize, rocking chair; secon,
PRIZE. pennant.
Class F. 4:30 p. m, &c feet and unde
First prize an outing watch; secon,
prize, box of 10 cent cigars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
AUCTION SALE is
A BIG SUCCESS
Crowds Attending the Disposition of
the Harper House Fur
nishings.

Every day is bargain day at the
Harper these days, and scores of PEG
PIE are taking advantage of the fact
and attending the auction of furnish.
ings despite the extreme heat. Auc-
tloneer Brochau of New York, who has
Charge of the sale, announced this af-
.ternoon that he expected to have every.
thing in the house sold by next Tues
day night, even the register and. ice
water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26

is to be given the honorary members
CT the club tomorrow afternoon were
completed. The following boats Wee
enrolled to take out the guests of the
afternoon: Black Hawk, Ray, Myrtle,
Miller, Nawadaha, Mallard, Alice A.,
Bachelor Boy, Here We Are, Limit,
Jewel, Iona, Helen NJ, Holly, Richard
r.. Mignon and the Detroit The cruise
will start promptly at O'Clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
GETS HIT IN THE FACE
Wood Works EmplOye Sustains In
juries in Shop Accident.

John Sass. employed as cutter ut
he Rock Island Wood works, met with
an accident while at work today, and
sustained q fracture of his jaw. and a
severe cash on the chin. Mr.. Sass was
endeavoring to throw a belt off a pull
icy when the stick of wood he was
using became caught in the belt, and
was whirled around with great force
striking him in the face. His chin
was cut open from the lip to the point
of his chin, and the bone was broken.
He was removed to st. Anthony's hos
pital in the ambulance. Mr. Sass re-
sides at 100 Twelfth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
Estate to Widow.

The estate of the late William N.
Glen of this city was admitted to pro-
bate this morning by Judge Olmsted in
the county court. The entire estate,
estimated at about $4,000, is left to
Mrs. Glen, the widow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
SCHOOL ELECTION
OCCURS TUESDAY
No Outward Opposition to Hamlin HI.
Hull, Who Is to Succeed
Himself.

The annual school election occurs
next Tuesday. Up to the present mo-
ment there is no outward opposition,
at least to Hamlin II. Hull, the retir-i
ing member of the board. who, in re-
Spouse TO the petition signed by large
number of citizens rejecting public
sentiment, is standing for reelection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
Tonight.

If you would enjoy tomorrow. take
Shamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's tonight. They produce an agree
able laxative effect, clear the head
and cleanse the stomach. Price, rs
cents. Samples free at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
MANY TAKE EXAMINATION

Civil Service Test Is Held for Clerks
and Carriers.
The clerk carrier examination was
given this morning at the postoffice
snG 10 competitors took it, of these
l.; were men, Those who took the ax
animation were: Stanley S. Eye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-26
The Oldest Of the Crafts

Merchant tailoring of the OLDEST of modern crafts
The traditions of the art MANY and they have been
handed down directly from generation to generation that
EXPERIENCED and skIIuI custom artist can solve ANY diff
cuy presented by any customers figure. Just medicine
and law in their present status the result of ACCUMULATE
ED solutions of problems, just so is merchant tailoring If
your chest is sunk in the merchant tailor knows how to shape
his coat to HIDE it. shoulder drops too MUCH he
CLOAK the uneyeness. If your blades prode too far he
cut his pattern and rape the cloth to CONCEAL the ugi
ness. Of course you can't have this done by GUESS. You
must be STUDIED and careful MEASUREMENTS must be
made and the clothes turned out to CORRESPOND with these
measurements. you can POSSIBLY afford merchant tailor
ing (and the extra SERVICE which you gain makes it WELL
WORTH while even the INITIAL investment may be greater
than what youiav been ACCUSTOMED to pay, aside from
the question of greater ECONOMY the Improvement your
APPEARANCE ought to be ENOUGH nducemen to have your
clothes MADE TO ORDER.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-06
LIBRARY BOARD FINDS
THINGS IN GOOD SHAPE
Many People Patroni1c the Institu-
ton ana IL Il Progressing
Rapidly.

A regular meeting Of the library
commission was held last evening and
that institution was found to be in a
most fourishing condition. Three
thousand books have been circulated
among the patrons of the library dur
ing the month of March, which makes
an average of ia books a day. The
public library is steadily becoming
more popular and the new record just
established bears out this statement.
The resignation of Mrs. r. +. As
plUId as a member of the commis-
sion from the second ward was re-
ceived and accepted at the meeting
last evening. Mrs Asplund resigns
her position in this city in order that
she may join her husband in Santa
Fe. where he has accepted a position
in the offices of Frof. ]. r. Clark.
territorial superintendent OF instruc-
ton.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-06
LIMITED DELAYED
AND FIREMAN HURT
Steam Pipe Burst. Flooding the Cab,
But Engineer Stopped Train =.
and Prevented Wreck.

virgil /. Strickland a locomotive
fireman who resides with his wild
owed mother at 610 South Broadway
was severely injured, and the Cali
fornia limited was delayed an hour
thls afternoon as result of the
bursting of the arch hue on Engine
No. l4l1 a disastrous wreck was
narrowly averted.
The limited was steaming through
the lower end of the lower yards
about l:10 o'clock. when the pine
burst. Fireman Strickland was
STOPPING over when the blast nearly
swept him from his feet. Believing
that he was about to be scalded to
death, strickland leaped through the
side door IL the ground. The force
of the fan threw him headlond on
his face and hands, fairly grinding
cindors and soil into the flesh.
f. F.. Lee, the engineer. probably
saved the limited from being wreck
ed. When the steam pipe burst Lee
threw on the emergency brake and
ran out of the cab on the running
board. Tho engine slowed down with.
out so much as a Jar. A telephone
message was sent to the round house
and switch engine was sent out for
tn" crippled train. Fireman Strick-
land was picked up and the train
backed up TO the station for a new
engine. a. Borders ambulance rushed
Strickland to the hospital.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-06
COUNTY BOARD WILL
IMPROVE THE ROADS
Large sum is to be spent I'm improy-
ing Them and County Jail VIII
BE Enlarged.

The county commissioners yester-
day voted TO spend $500 at once on
the county roads The second district
was given $500 ana the other two
were apportioncd $1,000 each. The
money is to be drawn out of the gen
cral road fund.
the contract for an addition 90 the
county Jail was awarded to g. A.
Grande, at $4,000 and a bond filed
by Mr. Grande approved. The work
Of construction will begin at once.
An order was issued dividing pre-
cinct No. IS near Atrisco. In COM
pliance with a petition signed by L
large number Of voters The new
precinct was christened Del Rio and
numbered 2 An election of precinct
officers will be held April 20,
O. y. Marion, =. f. McCanua ana
Thos. F. Keleher were appointed n
committee of three 10 view new
road pettioned for by Rev \ NJ.
Mandalari and others, running from
Fourth street To Santa Barbara Gem
rfsTy