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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
DAVENPORT
Twins Die at Same Time.-At 7 ans

Twins Die at Same Time.-At 7 and
and 1880 o'clock Saturday morning oc-
Cured the deaths respectively of
Henry and Fred Oeding, the two
months-old sons of Mr.. and Mrs Viii
liam Oeding. The twins were born
Dec. s, 1868, and have never been very
healthy For the last 80 days, there
was difficulty in finding food that they
could assimilate, and inaniton finally
caused their deaths. Their father
William Oeding. is machinist, enl-
ployed at Bettendorf. The mother S
maiden name was Bertha PAIL. The
bereaved couple reside at 1918 West
Fourth street
Blew the Safe.-One of the boldeSt,
as well as most skillful pieces OF safe
blowing that has ever been perpe-
trated in Davenport, was performed
between > and 6 o'clock Saturday
morning at the club rooms over the
Senate saloon on East Third street,
between Brady and Perry. The club
rooms were closed about 4:30 O'Clock
that morning and the proprietors, S. j.
Stuckey and W. A. Reese, departed
for their homes. Their movements
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
Phil MAYS DRAWINGS.

The late Phil May was popularity
supposed to be the lightning artist
par excellence Of England 1t is quite
true that he could draw many wonder
full things straight Off" But when Il
subject had been chosen for Punch
illustration many drawings were made
from model or models who first had
to be discovered. BY a process Of Sc
lection each drawing of the subject
bore fewer lines When the drawing
was published most of those who look
ed at it thought that it had been done
with a few rapid strokes of the pen
whereas it probably represented a
weeks hard work-London News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01

must have been watched by the safe
crackers and as soon rs they Were
out of range, they began their WORK.
II proved an easy task for them and
well repaid them for their work. as
they secured in the Heighborhood of
$500 belonging to Messrs. Reese and
Stuckey. The safe reposed in a small
room or closet on the secorfd floor over
the saloon. The safe door was drilled
in the center on one side of the tumo
lers and here the craftsmen inserted
nitroglyCerine That they were eX
perienced men in this line is shown By
the clever job they did. The proprie-
tors had noticed several strangers in
The club rooms during the evening and
it was undoubtedly these who per
formed the job. AS far as known
there are no clues as to who are the
guilty parties.
Runaway Boy killed.-The dead body
of Hugo Gustaf blessing, who ran away
from the Iowa Soldiers Orphans home
in this city, was found in a coal car
at Savanna. H., Friday night. The
car had been picked up at LeClaire by
the Milwaukee and reached Savanna
at $40 o'clock The car was filled
with coal. The boy was stealing ride
to his home in Clinton, it is supposed,
and was in all likelihood killed between
that city and Leclaire. There was d
chute at the end of the car. When
the car stopped suddenly this was
knocked over by the pressure of the
coal and caught the boy. crushing his
chest and side. The body was turned
over to the charge of an undertaken.
and when it was learned that the boy
was from the Davenport institution,
word was sent here. Superintendent
F. ]. Sessions went to Savanna and
returned TO Clinton with the remains,
burial being made in that city.
Obituary Record.-Relative and
friends in Davenport We're shocked
Saturday by telegram which came 10
Mrs. w. w. Weir. announcing the
death at Pasadena, Cal. of Mrs. Abner
Dawson. Mrs. Dawson and her
daughter, Ella, went TO California some
two months ago. Mrs. c. A Ficke
another daughter, saw them a week
or so ago. when the Fickes stopped on
the coast on their way around the
world She wrote home that she had
not for a long time seen her mother
looking better. The three daughters
are the only survivors of the family,
of which the other. children were the
late Charles Dawson, Will Dawson
and Mrs. F. J., WalZ.
John Frederick Ohm l. died at his
home, 920 Vine street. Saturday with
pneumonia. He was born near Kiel
| Germany, March Is, 1888. and came 20
| Davenport with his wife in 1866
Since the death of his wife last June
| his daughter. Mrs A. E. Nissen. has
been living with and taking care OF
| him
Mrs. Johann Jain, 20 years of age
died Friday in her home, 1886 West
Locust street.
| At. ST Luke's hospital, Saturday oc
| Cured the death of Uno Makaner
| from typhoid pneumonia. from which
! he had suffered since Christmas, the
past four weeks at the hospital. Mr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
Prize For Yale Life Story.

Through the generosity of Thomas
De Witt Cuyler, '76. of Philadelphia
the Yale Alumni Weekly is able to Of
fer cash prize to undergraduate or
graduate students for the best descrip-
tive article bearing OH Yale life. The
prize is to be known as 1.-The Thomas
De Witt Cuyler alumni weekly prize"
1t is $50. to be paid in gold, and will
be awarded to the writer Of the most
acceptable contribution received not
later than March 10. 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
Layman's Missionary Campaign.

A national campaign has been deter
mined upon by the executive commit
tee of the layman's missionary move
ment to be carried on by means of
series of public meetings for men In
all of the more important cities of the
United States during the winter Of
19O9-10 The initial series will be
held In Washington and will be par
ticipated in by the president and by
many public men. The concluding
convention will be held in Toronto
March 81 to April 4. A worlds con-
yention is to be held in Edinburgh IN.
June. 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
Rheumatism Cured in Three Days.

N. B. Langley; Madison, Wis. says:
az was almost helpless with rheuma-
tism for about five months, Had it in
my neck so could not turn my Read,
and all through my body. tried three
doctors and many remedies without
any relief whatever until procured
DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism
In a few hours the pain was relieved
and in three days the rheumatism was
completely cured and was at work y
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island, Gust. Schlegel
C Son, 20 West Second street. Daven
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
Billiard Table Noxeltx.

A new wrinkle is the bench billiard
table. When not in use 1t can he
pushed back against the wall, the ia
BILE making the back, and the stand
ards form a massive settle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01

is the treatment for Catarh because is perfect blood
able
ton and entirely the catarrhal matter and impurities which produce
infned
and tatd by this injected condition blood Cata viii
dangerous ringing the
health cannot
Nothing S. for this
Of the trouble and
supplied with nurive healtf1 qualities in
when S. has entirely
medical advice desired sent free
all who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01

He who has once done you a kind.
ness will BE more ready to do you an.
other than he whom you yourself have
Obliged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01

Makanen was born in HalsingfOrn.
Finland, and was about 26 years of
age
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01

hecelptS tOQay-W neat 50, corn 51S,
oats 262, hogs $4,000, cattle $4,000,
sheep $4,000.
Hog market opened weak, 1905
cents lower. Hogs left over 200.
Light $5.9O@6.SO, good heavy $6.05@
Gas. mixed and butchers $6.00@6.45,
rough heavy $G.05@6.15.
Cattle market opened shade lower.
Sheep market opened SOLO cents
lower
Hogs at Omaha $500, cattle $500
Hogs at Kansas City 10000, cattle
IA 600
Hog market closed more active and
shade higher than opening. Light
$5.95@G.35. good heavy $G.10@6.55
mixed and butchers $6.O5@G50, rough
heavy $G10@6.25.
Cattle market closed steady.
Sheep market closed 10 cents lower
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat Il
to Is higher, corn Is 10 u higher.
Liverpool closing-Wheat IA TO rs
lower, corn "a lower.
Northwestern receipts-Minneapol
today 497, last week holiday, last year
1853. Duluth. today, As, last week holi
day, last year 10.
Visible supply of grain-Wheat de
crease 1.755,000, corn decrease 20900D
oats decrease 335, 200.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01

Obituary Record.-Miss Sadie Chad
wick died at the home of her mother.
1922 Sixth avenue Saturday after
lingering illness covering period of
years with paralysis. She was born in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
New York Stocks.


New York. March Following are
the quotations on the stock market
today:
Gas 110A- U. p. 175k, U. S. Steel
preferred 1105s. u. S. Steel common
45B. Reading 1245s, Rock Island pre-
ferred G2. Rock Island common 231s,
Northwestern 1861. Southern Pacific
IT'S. N. Y. Central 124, Missouri Pa
cific GS14. Great Northern 1411a, North
ern Pacific 1881, l.. & n. $50, Smelt-
ers, S31a, c. F. l. 1875. Canadian Pa
cific 142, Penna 1925, Erie %, LEAD
7GA, C. & o. 657s, B. R. T. TIA, B. &,
%. 107A. Atchison 1925, Locomotive
50, Sugar 129, st. Paul 1437s, Copper
II, Republic Steel common 201a, South
prn Ry 245h
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
MOLINE


Inquest HeId.-August Heyde of 424
Sixth street died suddenly Friday eve
ming. His wife, when interviewed,
stated that he had been ai1ing for
some time, but she had not Sonsid-
cred it serious. Friday evening she
called DR.. Beck at 1880 and he gave
the sick man a powder, diagnosing his
case as delirium tremens. On account
of conflicting stories told by the wife
cate A post mortem Saturday after
noon developed the fact that he died
from acute alcoholism or delirium
tremens. An inquest held by Cor
oner Rose, the verdict being in accord
ance with the above facts.
Class Will Be Bie-The class if
1909 of Moline high school, now upon
its last semester of high school work,
promises to be large one, in fact one
TO the largest in several years. The
class OF 1906 was the largest, having
72 graduates. The class of this spring
will have between 55 and 60 graduates.
Near Death in River.-While repair
ing the ice chute at the Moline Chan
mel Ice company's ice houses between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth streets
Friday afternoon, Oscar Johnson of
Moline, an employe of the company,
| miraculously escaped death by drown
ing, when the ice under the board on
which he was standing gave way, let
| ting him into the cold waters of the
| river That he did not lose his life
| can be attributed entirely to the pike
| pole which he had in his hands when
| the ice gave way under the plank.
When he jumped to what he thought
was a place of safety, he held the
pike pole crossways and both ends
caught on the ice at his sides, this
keeping his head from going undo:
water. He pulled himself up mum.
Der of times and ATTEMPTED to find q
stretch of solid ice that would hold
his weight, but the moment he would
put his knees on the same it would
| crumble. A number of his fello
| employees We're on the scene a few
moments after he took the cold plunge
and they hurriedly secured another
pike pole and an old fish net, wifi.
which they pulled him to shore.
Would Make Ice Here.-Providine
funds can be secured, the Moline Art
fetal Ice company will be organized
for the purpose of manufacturing cry
stall ice as the name of the new com
pany implies. It is proposed to sub
scribe the funds in Moline and TO or
ganize the company with a capita
stock of 100000 Elmer E. Morgan
and Fred Peters commenced today tH
sell stock. 1t is proposed to sell G0oC
shares of stock at 800 a share and
the people of Moline will be given tbs
opportunity TO but it in at 800 PAL
value. In fact, the promoters are de
itermined to make the new enterprise
lpurely a Moline affair and unless they
are successful will drop it altogether
1t is also necessary to have the fui
$4,000 subscribed to assure the sue
cess of the venture which has proved
a success in many other cities of tho
state.
Obituary Record.-Miss Sadie Chad
wick died at the home of her mother
1922 Sixth avenue Saturday after {
. lingering illness covering period %
years with paralysis. She was born il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Todays' Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, March l. -Followng are
the wholesale prices on the local mar.
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, &c.
Live Poultry-Hens, per pound, &c to
loo; springs, 12kc pound.
Butter-Dairy, &c.
Lard-11c
Observation-Disclosures, 75c to SOC.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, Csc; oats, SIC; wheat.
soc.
Forage-Timothy hay, $40; prairie
So to 50; clover, So to $40; straw, $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, lac; slack,
per bushel, &c to &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, March Following are the
quotations ON the market today:
Wheat.
May, 11G5s, 117as. 115%, 177b.
July. 1O41s, 1O49s, 103ss, 104&.
September, SO, $685., 975s, 9sA.
Corn.
May. 66A. G6ss, G59s, 657s.
July, G55s, 65A, G5H, G5A.
September, G5as, G51s, G5, G51s.
Oats.
May. SAYS, So. 545s. 54%.
July, 49A, 497s. 1917, 49h.
September, 4OR. 407s, 40A. 4O3s.
Pork.
May, 1905, 17.C7, 1902, 1907.
July, ITO, 17.12, 1907, 1712.
Lard.
May, go, 9.75. 9.67, 9.75.
July, 9.S2, 9.S5, $50, 9S5.
Ribs.
May, S.92, S.95, $50, S.95.
July, 80, 90, sos, 80.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11

actuelle: il faudrait quill les fasse en-
tretenir mieux que ne retaient celles
quill republic.
L'6gout, qui est la condition primor
dale dune bonne route, toujours etc
neglige. Les points destines enlever
reau du cote de la levee n'existent plus
que la on des habitants riziers les ont
construits pour leur usage personnel.
Dams les memes conditions, toutes les
routes sont sujettes Sc deteriorer.
Nous ignorons quel plan adoptera lie
Jury pour nous donner des routes par
faites, nous doutons meme quill en- ait
encore choisi aucun, mais il est d SOU
halter quill he songe pas settlement a
Greer de bonnes routes, mais q les entire
tenir convenablement une fois cons
truites.
II Sc formera. nous dit on, une asso-
citation dams lie but de faire face aux
frais d'entretien des nouvelles routes,
mais existera-t -elle bien longtemps
Scion toute probabilite ces frais d'entre-
tien retomberont avant peu sur la pa
roisse.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11
Les BOnnes Routes.

Lenthousiasme pour les bonnes rou-
tes est complet q st. Jean -Baptiste. On
ne reve plus que macadam, gravier, ter
rain solide ct ferme. On ne veut plus
des chemins en- terre qui Sc couvrent de
boue apres une forte pluie on de pous-
siere apres une grande secheresse.et Ton
s'etonne que fon ait pu sen CONTENDER
depuis 81 longtemps. LIE jury de police
s'est range d la tete du movement en-
congedlant les contracteurs quill en-
ployait pour les entretenir en- bon ordre.
Il a. en- plus. approprie a sa derniere
seance. une somme de $4,000 par an
pendant dix ans pour construire ct
maintenir des routes sur lesqueIles on
pourra circuier false, sans boue nj
poussiere. II croft, nous assure-t ton,
que ce sera une grande economic sur
lie systeme actuel qui est conteux ct
ne donne pas satisfaction. Pour quill
ait raison, il faudrait quill fasse mieux
que Gle construire ees routes medernes
qn'il yeut substituer celles qui existent
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11
Base Ball.

The Laplace base ball club added
another victory to its credit when, last
Sunday, at Hayders Park, it easily de-
feated the Oubre team from st. James.
The game was most interesting and ex-
citing from beginning to end, the game
being tied up to the sixth inning, when
the locals scored an additional run, and
two two base hits in the eight gave them
total of four talies, while the visitors
haa scored only two, thereby bringing
the battle to an end by score of to 2.
The feature Of the game was the hitting
of the Laplace boys. who secured six
hits. four Of which were for two bases.
z. Perilloux, the locals slabbist, was in
fine form and allowed but few scatter
ed hits, striking out over ten men.
Tomorrow, the Laplace boys will
journey to Lutcher to play the strong
aggregation of that place. Laplace will
have strong lineup. and it is expected
that the game will be closely contested.
In one of the fastest games ever wit
messed on the local diamond, Garyvitle
played rings around the famous Tokay
Teas of New Orleans, by scoree of z
to 0. Only twenty seven men faced
Bremmerhoff, two hitting safely and
were easily thrown out at second. The
feature of the game was the battery
work of the locals.
Tomorrow, Garyville win tackle Taft,
a strong aggregation from st. Charles
parish.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11

them, work with them. send all your
children to school from the first day
school opens till the last day of the ses-
sion and all the glory, riches and re-
wards of duty well done, will be yours,
model school system with model
school buildings will be yours, because
you have aided in the grand and noble
work, You will march proudly in the
procession, under the glorious flag, your
children will have that which the chill
dren of rich or otherwise have in the
cities and you will have brought blessed
uess eternally into your homes and to
yonr fatherland, for education is en-
hghtnent and enlightment is salvation.
Now. we will ask you to send your
children the first day of school, Do not
wait till the new buildings are ready,
for the other children are going ahead
and yours will be behind. Send them
the first day when the teachers are class
flying all children. and especially send
the small ones who have never been to
school before. The pupils who have at
tended school before can easily be class
ified, for the teachers can readily find a
grade for them in the higher grades,
but for the beginners it is different
Every time beginner comes it means a
new class for the primary teacher and it
is impossible to advance rapidly unless
all the beginners start together. We
would also emphasize the fact that we
are anxious to have all the grown boys
and girls in school so as to sooner full
high school work throughout. We do
not want one large boy or girl to stop
school, but on the contrary, let them all
come to school and continue till they
graduate.
So children be ready with your minds
to study and be at school before nine
o'clock on Monday, September Goth.
Every four years the State Board OF
Education changes the text books all
over the State. They have been changed
this year. Therefore all children win
secure the new adopted books from the
agents in different parts of the parish,
ana also be able to exchange old books
for new ones at discount. Parents
will not blame teachers for having to
buy new books for they have nothing to
do with the change. This has been
done and ordered by the State Board of
Education, who does this according to
law.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11

But why insult the poor monkey. At
least no one has ever accused the gorilla
of cowardice. So then where does this
wretched brand of pusillanimity place
them. 1t would be too hazardous even
to guess.
But why heap further words of scorn
on such vile vermin; why waste fur
ther time on cowardly ASA sins of
regulations. What is gained if worm
is crushed?
In conclusion. have this to say: l
charge the Alexander brothers as being
a trio of cowardly blackguards; and |
here repeat challenge hurled ut them
in person: an open and even fight in
any manner, shape or form.
L. G. MADERE.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11
A Communication.
September 8, 1909.

September 8, 1909.
Editor of The Meschacebe
Last Sunday evening, returning from
a ball game, stopped at Alexander
Bros. place, which lay on my way, for
the purpose of asking an explanation OF
certain rumors raised against me and
imputed to them. Camille Alexander
came out with an iron bar in his hand,
followed by his two brothers, Charles
and Edmond, and he would havd muir
dered me with the iron if he had not
been stopped by Louis Duhe.
The conduct of these three persons
I admire real manhood too much to
call them naen-is without shadow of
excuse. Here was my name gratui-
tously mentioned in connection with a
crime, thereby branding me as some
thing no one wishes to be; and when /
venture to ask the bastard originators
of the rumors the meaning of it all, to
be brutally threatened and ordered out,
ftS IL pIUpCIty>iISAIS WCiO oOoNS oAiN
beyond the right of man to defend
himself against felonious attacks! Who
are the Alexander Brothers to cast as
PERSONS on mans good name, and,
forsooth, them to stand on high ground
and refuse an explanation Are they
Roman emperors clad in autocratic
purple and free to kill with look or
are they mere citizens of this country
and as emenable to its customs and laws
as am? Are they at liberty to sully
my good name by cowardly innuendoes
and when brought to book, to rise up
in british arrogance, and not only deny
a reasonable request but accentuate the
insolence of the refusal by criminal
threat? Are such beings humans? I
dare say if they could be induced to
the civilized habit of using a hooking
glass, no mems faces would stare them
back, but the repulsive features of the
gorilla - their prehistoric progenitor,
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11
Proceedings Of the
Board Of School Directors
Of the Parish of St. John the Baptist
Edgard, La, September 2, 1909.

Edgard, La. September 2, 1909.
The Board met this day in regular
monthly sitting with the following men,
bers present: Messrs. Dumez, Abadie,
Richarme, st. Martin and Gendron:
absent, none.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Moved by Mr.. Richarme, seconded
by Mr.. Dumez and carried, that the re-
port of Mr.. Cassagne be adopted.
Moved by Mr.. Dumez, seconded by
Mr.. Richarme and carried. that the A.
W. Stewart Engineering Co. be given
until September Is, 1909, to qualify and
furnish good and solvent bond, accord
ing to law.
Moved by Mr.. Cassagne, seconded by
Mr.. Dumez and carried. that the secre-
tary and superintendent be authorized
to advertise for competitive plans and
specifications for the erection of two
brick buildings to be erected at Edgard
and Reserve, to cost between $4,000 and
$4,000 each and one to consist of six
rooms and an auditorium and the other
to consist of eight rooms and an audito-
rum and each plan to be accompanied
hy a certified check of 1900.
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned.
CHAS. ST. MARTIN,
A true copy: President.
A. G. BERNARD,
Secretary.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11
His Vacation Method.

Miss Lillian B. Hill, the writer OF
humorous advertisements, told a mum
Der of Duluth jewelers., at a recent
jewellers banquet, a good way to get
off for a vacation without being missed
from business
During the last Easter holidays"
she said, 81 met a jeweler at a seaside
hotel
why, l thought you were such 9
busy man. said. How do you man.
age your affairs here at the shore?'
co. said he, I am just keeping my
advertisements out of the papers until
my return, and so. you see, there are
NO affairs to manage"