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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10

Mimi. and came to Rock Island four
years later She was a member IF
Rock Island District Court of Honor
81. Besides her husband. she is sur
vived by her mother and two sisters
living at Owatonna, Mimi, and seven
children at home, Arthur, Erica, Wal
ter, Arnold, Margaret, Max Jr. and
Edwin.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock from the resi-
dence and the services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Phi. Wilhelm, pastor of
the German Lutheran church.
w. A. Smith.
w. A. Smith died yesterday morning
at O'Clock at his home on Ninth
street, South Rock Island. He was
born at Akron, Ohio, June 9, 1854, and
was married to Miss Isabella Santon at
Jackson, Mich, Oct. 2, 1871. Shortly
after their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Smith came to South Rock Island and
lived there since that time. The sur.
vivors are his wife and six children,
Louis Smith, LeClaire, Iowa; Fred
Smith Arizona; Mrs. James White,
LeClaire, and Earl. Henry and Gable
Smith at home. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
from the home. The services will be
private and burial will be in Chippian-
mock cemetery.
Miss Marie Walton
Miss Marie Walton died last evening
at 10:40 at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
John Gillespie, 1918 Seventh avenue,
after an Illness of several months with
complication of diseases. Deceased
was IS years of age and is survived
by a brother, Thomas, in Pittsburg.
Funeral of Mrs. william OhI,veiIer.
The funeral of Mrs. William OIL
weller was held this morning at 9
o'clock from the residence and at 9: 80
from st. Joseph's church The serv-
ices were conducted by Dean ]. ].
Quinn. Burial was in Chippiannoclz
cemetery.
Funeral of Miss May Lehnerer.
The funeral of Miss Mary Lehnerer
was held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the home of her mother,
Mrs. Agnes Lehnerer, 90S Third ave-
nue.. The services were conducted by
Rev. P. Wilhelm, pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran church. Burial took
place in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
ARRANGE FOR
SPELLING MATCH
Y. M. G. A. Officials Plan to
Bring Boys of the City
Schools Together.
WILL GIVE THREE PRIZES
Six Teams of Boys Will Compete
Buildings Having Seventh and
Eighth Grades Interested.

Secretary r. c. Smedley of the Y. NJ.
c. A. has about completed arrange
ments with Superintendent H. B. Hay
den of the public schools of the city
for the holding of spelling match for
the boys of the city who are attend
ing school in the seventh and eighth
| grades The idea is a new one here,
but it is meeting with the approval Of
the teachers in the interested grades,
and the prospective spoilers them
selves will undoubtedly like the
scheme.
Each of the six schools which has
a seventh and eighth grade will be rep
resented in the match by a team con-
sisting of five boys and one alternate.
The team which wins the match will
be presented with a silk pennaEt suit
ably inscribed, and in addition there
! will be two prizes for the two boys
who stand up the longest. All the
prizes are to be given by the associa-
ton.
VIII Select Teams.
The work of selecting the teams to
represent the different schools will
| commence at once. Inc teachers OF
those grades will have a spelling at in
tervals from now until the match
comes off. which will be in about a
month. All the boys in the grades are
/ eligible, and the team will be selected
| from the showing they make in the
preliminary contests. When the five
members of the team and the alter
mates are chosen for each school the
final match will come. 1t will proba-
| bly, be held in the auditorium at the
Y. NJ. c. A, as it has been rendered
for that purpose. The system of scor-
ing is to be very simple and no judges
will be required to decide which team
| is the winner.
May BE Annual Affair.
! II the spelling match proves as popu-
lar as is expected, it will likely become
an annual affair. 1t has also been sug-
gested that the girls of the schools be
let in on the affair so that there will
be real spelling championship match
/ each wear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
J.P. NE DIES
Inventor of Toboggan Slide
Passes Away at Home on
Carr's Island.
FOR YEARS IN POOR HEALTH
W. A. Smith Answers Final Sum-
mons at Home in South Rock
Tsland-Other Obituary.

John Peter Newburg died last night
at $3.50 at his home on Cars island
in Rock river east of the Watch Tower.
The cause of death was pneumonia and
heart trouble. For the past five years
Mr.. Newburg had been in poor health.
Mr.. Newburg first came to this city
from his home at Victoria, ILL.,, and
purchased land east of the present site
of the Tower. For several years he
conducted an inn on the property and
served patrons from Rock Island and
vicinity in elaborate style. Mr.. New
burg was an inventor OF no mean abll-
ity. He erected a toboggan on his
property. When the Chicago capital
lists. bought the tri-city street car lines
and consolidated them they purchased
what is now known as the Watch
Tower and D. H. Lauderbach came
here and assumed the management of
the property. An inn was erected on
the land and Mr.. Newburg was made
the manager.
A toboggan was built east Of the inn
and a few years later the present to-
boggan was built. Mr.. Lauderbach as
S4otSQ MI. ANCW III oCSNAihS PANOAS'
for his invention OF the toboggan and
a large number were sold and built in
Chicago and throughout the country
Mr.. Newburg was a great fisherman,
and was the inventor of a trawl net.
Ten years ago he retired and lived on
Cars island till the time of his death.
Deceased was born Jan. 81, 1855, at
Victoria, ILL.,. and when 80 years of age
came to Rock Island county. He is
survived by his wife. four daughters,
Mrs. Henry Ullemeyer, Latona, Mimi;
the Misses Zohla, Leado and Leslie
Newburg; two sons, Trajan and Huon
and his mother, Mrs. Peter Newburs,
of Chicago.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock from the Knox
undertaking parlors. Burial will be in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Mrs. C. NJ. NIIsen.
Mrs. Hannah Nilsen, wife Of G. NJ.
Nilsen, 1888 Twelfth avenue, died this
morning at so after an illness of one
week of pneumonia. Mrs. Nilsen was
born at Ystad, Sweden, March 2. 1899,
and came to this country with her
husband in 1885 and settled in Illinois.
For the past 16 years she had lived in
Rock Island. She is survived by her
husband, daughter, Mrs. P. J. Carl
son, and a son, ]. R. Nilsen.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock from the home.
Rev. ]. G.. w. Mauritzen, acting pastor
of the Zion Lutheran church, will con-
duct the services. Burial will be in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Mrs Marie Lfedtke
Mrs Marie Liedtke, wife of Max
Liedtke. 1888 Thirty-frst street, died
this morning at o'clock at the Moline
city hospital as the result of compiled
lions following an operation and pneu-
monia Deceased was born in Ger
many March 8. 1873, and came to this
country with her husband in March,
1892 They settled at OwatOnna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
HEAD OFFICE OF
OIL co. IN CITY
Acquires Building on First Ave
nue. Between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Streets.
WILL EMPLOY 40 PEOPLE
Is Independent Concern With Large
Fields in States of Kansas and
Oklahoma.

]. S. Gilmore has closed a deal for
the disposal of the property west Of
his packing house on First avenue
between Sixteenth and Fifteenth
streets. ]. NJ. and F. P. WEIGH, who
own a controlling interest in the IL
linois Oil company, purchased the
property last week for sum OF
$4,000
The building now occupying the
property, was formerly used as a
storage house by Mr.. Gilmore. 1t is
a two story brick with a frontage of
40 feet and depth of $50 feet, The
building will undergo several i'm
portant improvements. The offices
will be remodeled. an elevator will
be installed and an addition will be
built on the west side.
Has Extensive Fields.
The Illinois Oil company is an in
dependent concern and has extensive
oil fields in Kansas and Oklahoma.
it conducts q wholesale oil business.
There is no one between the produc-
ers and consumer in the marketing
of the oil and so the company claims
to be able to sell it's product to the
VA
will be shipped into Rock Island in
tank cars and will be run from the
tank into so gallon steel barrels. 1t
will then be shipped in car load lots
to some distributing agencies and
sold only in 50-gallon lots. The trade
of the farmer will be solicited. The
best grade of oil will be sold at 8 y
cents, less than half of the regular
price. After a carload of oil has been
sold and distributed at any town a
distributing agency will be estab-
1ished.
VIII Employ 10 Men.
1t is expected that the improve
ments to be made on the warehouse
and Office will be completed by Feb.
/. The steel barrels are now made
at Galesburg. They will be manu-
featured here after the improve
ments on the buildings have been
completed. The new industry will
furnish employment for 40 men, 20
of whom will be employed in the
manufacture of the barrels and 20
in the sales and delivery depart
mentS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
ELECTION AT CLUB
Frank w. Bahnsen and Frank
Mixter Head Tickets to Be
Voted on Tomorrow.
CHOOSE SEVEN DIRECTORS
Polls VIII BE Open at Quarters from
O'clock in the Afternoon
Until Evening.

Tomorrow occurs the annual cleo
ton Of directors of the Rock Island
Club. There are two tickets in the
field, and the indications are that there
will be a full vote OF the membership
out TO determine a choice OF the excel
lent candidates who have been placed
in nomination. The tickets are as fol-
lows
Directors -Ticket-Frank w. Balm
sen, Z. II. Guyer, b. d. Connolly. II.
A. J. Mcdonald. Leopold Simon, H. II.
Cleaveland. c. +. Sharpe.
Members Ticket - Frank Mixter.
Warren H. Reck, F. NJ. Riggs. Gus
Tegeler. Leopold Simon. II. II. Cleave-
land. c. r. Nourse.
BaIIotinE All Afternoon.
The polls will open at l o'clock in
the afternoon and the balloting viii
close at o'clock In the evening. Tho
result Of the election. Il is expected.
will be announced at the clubhouse to-
morrow evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10

walk into a coal office today and lay
down rs cents for basket of coal"
said Mr.. Jenkins. "He was refused,
without any explanation. 1 saw the
plight of the boy and took him to my
coal shed at home, and gave him all
the coal that he could haul away. And
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
DAVE MARTIN PAYS FINE
Was Arrested Yesterday Afternoon
for Drunkenness.

The police picked up Dave Martin
yesterday afternoon in the east end of
the city and brought him down TO the
station, where ne was allowed TO
spend the night sleeping off the jag
which he had secured during the day.
This morning he was arraigned before
Police Magistrate c. J. Smith and fined
SO and costs on charge of disorderly
conduct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
May BE Annual AFFAIR.
Coal Dealers Cold.

Joseph jenkins, whose home is at
First avenue and Sixteenth street,
complains of the coldness of the local
coal dealers. Il saw little boy, evil
IDENTIFY the son of very poor parents,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
REV. LELAND TALKS ON
FIRST COMMAND MENT
Gives Opening Address in Series Be
fore the Members of the
b, G. Nj. Club.

The B. G.. M. club had a fine and
well attended meeting yesterday af
ternoon at the Y. NJ. G. A. The new
officers were in charge and did their
work well. The newly elected secre-
tary having declined to serve, the
meeting elected Stephen Ulman to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
BaIIotinr An Afternoon.
Brave Ere Laddles

often receive severe burns, putting
out fires. then use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and forget them. IL soon
drives out pain. For burns. scalds.
wounds. cuts and bruises. it's earth's
greatest healer. Quickly cures skin
eruptions. old sores. boils. ulcers.
felons: best pile cure made. Relief
is instant. Twenty-Five cents at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
NotIcel Min Men No. 7es.

Members will meet at the hall at 1
p. m, Tuesday, to attend funeral of
brother John P. Tenglin, from resi-
dence, 734 Seventh street, Davenport
]. d. MARTIN, Chairman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
PERFORMED" BEFORE MARRIAGE
William Thaw Had to Ride Water
Wagon for a Year.

New York. Dec when William
Thaw the third of Pittsburg was mar
red to Miss Gladys Vergenie Bradley
Of Bridgeport, Conn, yesterday after
noon, the ceremony terminated one
Of the Queerest courtships in Cupid
annals.
Mr.. Thaw has been known princi-
pally during his life by achievements
which gave him some notoriety. Up
on one occasion ne drank 60 glasses
OF brandy and soda at the Pittsburg
Country cub on a wager, and won it,
but spent a week in the hospital as
result.
When Mr. Thaw fell in love with
Miss Bradley his affections were re-
ciprocated, but when he proposed the
young woman declared that she
would never marry him until his
mother guaranteed his good behavior.
Mrs. Thaw did so and the wooer
went upon the water wagon"
Love did for him what his family
were unable to accomplish Thaw cut
out his sporty companions and set.
tied down to the simple life Prevl-
ously his mother had a petition fled
in the Pittsburg courts declaring him
an habitual drunkard and unable Ia
manage his property
Then she sent him to ranch In
Wyoming in hope OF reforming him
The ceremony took place at the
St Regis Hotel at o'clock yester
day afternoon with only near friends
and relatives Of the bride and bride
groom present.
Thaw, who is immensely wealthy
is a near relative to Harry Thaw.
Miss Bradley is 81 years OF age
noted for her beauty. and a sister O.
Mrs. Anthony ]. Drexel OF Philadel
phia
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
BENNINGTON COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
INCORPORATED
$l,7SL.S7O.4s

Dividend July list, 1910 was at the rate OF
4 per cent per annun.
Dividends are declared twice a year, viz as
OF the first days of January and July, accord
ing TO law.
All dividends not withdrawn will be added 10
the principal and draw interest as new deposits,
whether bank book is presented OF not.
Deposits made on OF before the fifth day OF
amy month draw interest from the first day Of
that month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
siews Of the Town and Village Told BdefIS
fer Busy Readers


Miss Ruth Resseguie is Ill.
Fred Russell was in Troy on Thurs
day.
Frank Eldred OF Pownal, who is
visiting relatives here, is Ill.
Arthur Russell entered Troy hos
pital Thursday for an operation.
Deputy Sheriff Patrick Morrissey
of Stamford was in the village Thurs
day.
Gilbert Ransom sold valuable
horse on Wednesday to North Adams
parties.
Mrs. William r. Graves of Ben
nington Center went to New York
Thursday.
Dennis Hill of Depot street has re-
turned from Greenwich where he
went on business.
Charles II. Willard, proprietor of
the Orchard Park hotel at Manches-
ter spent Thursday here
Mrs. Il. II. Duffy Of Hartford. Conn.
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Michael Meagher, has returned home.
The public is invited to the memor,
ial service to be held by the local
lodge of Elks in the opera house Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Mayme f. Meagher of Hart
ford, Conn, who is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Meagher,
was recent guest of friends in
North Adams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
DIX RETlREs FROM BANKS
Carries Out Plan Of Severing All Pri-
vate Business Relations.

Albany, Dec I'm furtherance of
his expressed determination to sever
all private business relations before
January l in order to give his whole
time to the duties of his Office, Gov
ernor-elect John A. Dix Tuesday re-
signed as vice president and director
of the First National bank of Albany,
in which he has had large interests.
The resignation was accepted with
regret by the board. 1t is expected
that at the meeting of the directors
of the Albany Trust Co the Cover
nor-elect will also resign as a direc-
tor of the trust company and as a
member of the executive committee
of its board of directors. He already
has resigned his connection with the
Glens Falls and Adirondack Trust
companies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Eldred of Pow
nal are spending a few days with
Mrs. Eldred's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Austin.
The following ladies have consent
ed to act as patronesses for the Rens-
'aer Polytechnic Institute orchestra
concert Saturday evening: Mrs. J. M.
Ayres, Mrs. Il. d. Bennett, Mrs Il. w.
Bradford, Mrs. H. T. Cushman, Mrs.
VIM. Graves, Mrs. c NJ. Graves, Mrs.
f. e. Howe, Mrs. W. F. Meyer, Mrs.
A. A. Squires, Miss Jennie Valentine,
Mrs. l.. f. Abbott, Mrs S. II Black
mer. Miss NJ. l.. Carpenter Mrs. r
S Drysdale. Mrs. George f. Graves
Mrs. /. E. Gibson, Mrs Clarence Hol-
den, Mrs. Philip Schuyler, Mrs c. NJ
( Tibbals, Mrs. II. c.. White.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
Statement Of Condition NOV.l. 1911
RESOURCES
BENNINGTON, VERMONT

TRUSTEES F. GIBSON President; vceP D
SoHN ROBINSON A. GARDNER f. H. PUTNAM
cHARLEsH DEwRY.Tren
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
Where Surgery Fails
Cutting Won't Remove the Cause o,
Piles

Piles mean more than merely the
pain OF the stubborn little tumors.
There Is a condition inside that must
be dealt with. Cutting is usually
followed with later and worse nj.
lacks. A permanent cure can only
be made by lettering the condition
OF the parts and getting a free clrcu.
lation OF the blood.
Hem Roid cures all kinds OF piles
by Internal action right on the cause
Sold by w. l.. Gokay, Bennington, W
and money back II Il fails. 81 pei
bottle. DR.. Leonhardt, Station n
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
FOLDING BED VICTIM
New York Man Sustained a Broken
Neck.

New York, Dec. 2.-Benjamin Lott,
a civil engineer, of 245 West One
Hundred and Forty-hfth street, lies in
the Harlem hospital with a broken
neck, and with scarcely a chance OF
recovery, as result of being caught
in folding bed in his home. Mrs
Lott was also trapped by the folding
Of the bed, and was nearly smotherec
when rescued. The screams of the
imprisoned woman aroused other oc
cupants in the house.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
PowNAL CENTER

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Reed are guests OF
T. d. Kimble.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Margain were
guests Sunday Of John Paterson.
George Scrivens and daughter
were guests Sunday Of Frank Hill
All of the Pownal schools had a
weeks vacation for Thanksgiving
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
AFTER THE PACKERS
Government Expert Preparing lndiet.
r.anL. L.. IL

ments for Beef 6arons.
Chicago, Dec. 2.-W. S. Kenyon. as.
sistant attorney general OF the Unit
ed States, and Oliver II. Pagan. the
governments indictment expert. are
expected to return to Chicago from
Washington in few days to prepare
the governments case against the
beef packers. New indictments are
TO be returned and will be drawn nm
by Mr.. Pagan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-02
}. J. BRITT APPOINTED

To Be Third Assistant Postmaster
General.
Washington, Dec POSTMASTER.
General Hitchcock has appointed Jas
J, Britt, of North Carolina, to be
third assistant postmaster-general in
place Of A. L. Lawshe, resigned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-24
PRESBYTERIAN Church Burned.

Sumter, Feb. 20.-Old Mt. Zion
church at St. Charles, in this county,
was destroyed by fire to-day about l
o'clock, wiping out one of the most
historic landmarks Of the State of
South Carolina.
Mt. Zion is one of the Oldest
churches of the State and the con-
gregation has been in existence for
as long as 125 years. The building
that was destroyed by flames to-day
was S5 years old and in it's walls
have been heard the eloquence of
many distinguished preachers.
Many noted men have been pro-
duced from this congregation in
years past, among whom none were
more distinguished than John Leigh
ton Wilson, one of the foremost mis-
sionaries Of the world.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-24
ELKINS'S NIECE DIES.
Young Woman Who Wanted to be an
Actress Succumbs to Wound.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-Miss
Agnes Leslie Elkins, niece OF United
States Senator Stephen B. Elkins, of
West Virginia, died at hotel to-
night of a bullet wound she inflicted
upon herself last Wednesday in at
tempting suicide. Dependency over
the refusal of relatives to consent to
her becoming an actress is given by
the young woman's friends as the
cause for her suicide. She obtained
part in a play, but Senator Elkins
is said to have Influenced her to give
it up.
Miss Elkins carefully planned her
suicide. She gave a farewell party
to her friends few hours before she
shot herself. She jested with them
about a plan she had to kill herself.
After dismissing her guests she wrote
a note to the newspapers, saying that
she was tired of life.
The bullet passed into her body
just below the heart. Physicians said
it was not a dangerous wound. She
rallied and this morning expressed a
desire to recover. A few hours later
she suffered a relapse.
Miss Elkins was an orphan, rs
years old. Her parents lived here
several years. The girl was not
prominent socially, but is said to have
inherited a considerable sum from
her father. Senator Elkins was ex-
ecutor of her fathers estate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-24
NEGROES TRY TO LYNCH NEGRO.
Sheriff Saves COlOred Man from Mob
of His Own Race.

Spartanburg, Feb. 20.-The timely
arrest last night of Walter Foster,
colored, by Sheriff White, saved the
former from the hands of infuriated
colored men at Valley Falls, who were
seeking his life because he had shot
and killed a negro by the name of
Mitchell. The killing followed a
frolic at Valley Falls last night.
Much liquor was in evidence, and
Mitchell was shot down by Foster as
the former stepped out of the house,
where drinking and gambling had
been in progress. Sheriff White was
notified and succeeded in apprehend-
ing Foster just in time to save him
from violence
From what can be learned of the
shooting there was no provocation.
AS Mitchell stepped out of the house
a shot was fired by Foster, and Mitch
ell fell dead, pierced by bullet in
his head. Foster fled Immediately
after the killing, but was pursued by
colored men who would probably
have used him roughly if he had
fallen into their hands. Sheriff
White succeeded in locating the slay-
er and landed him in Jail before he
could be overtaken by the irate ne
groes.