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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
Luncheon and Bridge.

Mrs. Joseph Deutsch of Main street.
Davenport, entertained at very pref
tily appointed luncheon and bridge par
ty of Thursday for Miss Selma Froeh-
Itch of Davenport, and Miss Myra
Bear of Rock Island who will be
brides of the new year. and for Miss
Sylvia Nausbaum of Springfield, Ill,
who is visiting in the tri-cities. The
luncheon table in the dining room
was beautiful with the the decorations
which carried out the ColOrs of the
two brides. There was a touch of the
Christmas red and green's in the win
terberries, while the pink and white
colors were carried out in the carna-
tions and in the lighted candles and
shades. Dainty brides slippers, and
carnations were favors. After lunch
the guests surrounded four tables at
bridge: there was a prize presented
the winner at each table, and also
consolation favor These went to Mrs
L. Simon, and Miss Elsa Simon of Rock
Island, Miss Corrine Klein, Miss Sylvia
Nausbaum of Springfield. and Miss
Fannie Rothschild of Davenport. The
favors were all handsome silver pic
ture frames.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
Silver Wedding Anniversary.

Yesterday was the % or silver an
niversary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Kroeger and their friends
and relatives to the number of 80 per-
petrated a pleasant surprise on them,
at their home 401 Fourth avenue last
evening. They brought with them
well filed baskets of lunch which was
served and they presented the host
and hostess with a number of hand
some pieces of silverwaTe. There were
games, cards and music to help pass
a very pleasant evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Kroeger were married in Rock Island
% years ago yesterday by Rev. c. A.
Mennicke. formerly pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran church. They are the
parents of one son George who is at
home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

city last evening from her home at
Missouri Valley, Iowa, to spend The
winter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H c. Connolly.
The first puolic meeting of the Rock
Union was held at Norris hall last
evening, With 100 persons present. Ad-
dresses were made by prominent mem
bers of the association.
The second tri-city conference Of the
Y NJ. C A of Rock Island. Moline and
Davenport was held at the local asso-
citation building last evening. Many
were present at the meeting and list
ened wi>h interest to addresses by
workers in the tri-city association.
Dec. 9-Las1 evening at the annual
meeting of Trio lodge, No, 81, A. F. &
\. NJ. NJ. NJ. Briggs was elected wor-
shipful master and W. B. Petit was
elected secretary. At the same hour
the annual meeting of the Rock Is
and lodge. NO. Cos. A. F. & A. VI. was
held. Arthur Burial was elected au-
ditor.
Mrs. G. L. Eyster left for Annapolis,
Md, this Afternoon ana VIII spend sew
eral days there with relatives.
Dec. 1O-The county expenses for
last year amounted to S63, 120.77. &C
cording to the report of the finance
committee of the board of supervis-
Ors
The Rock Island Stove works shut
down for the season last night, and IS
men are thereby temporarily out of
employment.
Now is the time when one is forcibly
reminded of the need of street car sys-
tenn across the government bridge.
The ferry is all right in the summer
time, but does not seem to be provid-
ing for transportation in the winter
time worth a cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10

ROUGH. RUT NEW.

Joe Mckay. a real Scotchman, was
on the bin at the Majestic theatre the
first part of the present week. Joe
may not have a reputation the equal
of Harry Lauder, but persons who
have seen both in public performances
can't see where the latter has much
on his less known fellow-countrymen
Mckay can sing and play the bagpipes
and tell stories. He excells in the lat
ter, perhaps. Here are a few that he
told-they are original, even if they
border somewhat on the rough:
A business man was at the seashore
with his family. He went for ride
in rowboat with his wife and the lat
ter's mother The boat capsized and
the mother-in-law was drowned. Two
days were spent in fruitless search
for the body. The business man re
turned west 10 look after his affairs,
leaving his family at the resort. With
in week he received a telegram stat
ing that the body had been found and
that it was covered with clinging
crabs. The business man wired his
wife: Send the crabs to market and
Macpherson lived at a boarding
house. He noticed that fish was serv-
ed every meal and he pinned for a
change of diet. In passing meat mar
ket he was attracted by some appetiz-
ing looking Sausages He bought a
string and asked his landlady to pre-
pare them for his breakfast next morn
ing. She professed she did not know
no W to prepare sausages. MacPher-
son told her they were 10 be fried just
like the fish. When Macpherson came
down for breakfast the next day the
landlady remarked:
Macpherson, don't think you are
going to have much OF meal on the
sausages You brought home
why not?" said MACPHERSON
well. there doesn't appear to be any
thing left of them after the insides
are removed
A Scotchman suffered greatly from
liver trouble. The doctors told him
he had TO die. One day-he came across
friend who had discovered a new
mineral water that was good for liver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
HooPPoLE.s DISGRACE.

1t is a disgrace that Hooppole can
not or will not furnish school facilities
for the pupils in the district. We
have a school house about 20x30 and
scholars packed in like sardines in a
box to the number of 40, with at least
20 more for whom there are no accom-
modations. # there is not place
furnished for these scholars pretty
soon, there will be something doing
around Hooppole. How can they eX-
pect people TO pay school taxes and
have no school privileges or made
quate ileges.-HOoppole cores
pondent in Geneseo News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10

An interesting Rock Island girl who
has been winning a reputation for
herself in art circle is Miss Irma
Kohn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Kohn. S24 Twenty-third street. Miss
Kohn was born in Rock Island. and
two years ago she received her certif-
cate from the Chicago Arts institute.
She returns there at intervals TO keep
in touch with her work. Miss Kohn
also has studied under Charles Brown.
the well-known Chicago landscape art
ist, in Grand Detour, III. In addition
she has been a student at Lyme, Conn,
of Frank Dumond, instructor in the
Arts Students league Of New York.
Last summer she spent three months
in the Catskills receiving criticisms of
her work from John Carlson and Berge
Harrison Of the summer school OF the
Arts Students league of New York.
Last winter Miss Kohn opened the
Arts and Crafts studio in Rock Island.
She has on exhibit her own pictures
as we'll as those Of other artists. Also
she has an unique display of arts and
crafts, jewelry. leather work, pottery.
stenciling, Japanese prints, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
Comedies successfully Acted.

The Epworth league of the Metho-
dist church Of Milan last evening gave
two very successful comedies at the
town hall under the direction of Mrs.
c. L. Lutes Of this city The come
dies were The Wrong Box and DIR.
Hipp. the Hypnotizer," the latter being
especially well given. Light refresh
ments and candies were sold following
the entertainment and a nice sum of
money was realized which Will be APP
piled on pledge made by the league TO
the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
SCOOPS on OUR CORRESPONDENTS.


We pilfer the following items from
our neighboring exchanges this week:
A physician was called to Goodwin s
Monday
Charles Coleman and friend passed
through our streets Monday.
Harve Cox spent Tuesday at NJ. r.
COx's.
Ira Ayers called on H w. Cox We'd
uesday afternoon.
Mrs. E. F. Cox and Mrs, Will Pop
pen are on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Graves. spent
Monday with Mrs. c. H. Cox.
Miss Nellie Duckworth and Miss
Hamilton spent Sunday afternoon at
E. f. Cox's
Fred McMillen. Walter and Carl
Hogate and Lloyd Cox picked corn for
Mrs c. H. Cox the past week.
Oscar Graves spent Saturday after
noon al Mrs. Martha Cox's. He had
just returned home from a weeks visit
with his brother, A. Z. Graves. at He'd
rick. Iowa.
George Lippott of Carthage, S D., is
among acQuaintances in this county. to
remain for an indefinite length of time
While enroute he CHANGED TO meet Miss
Ida Sippel, former CastIetOn girl who
a class of music students.
Mark Smith. Greg Johnson and Earl
Richards of Moline spent Sunday at
COrdova. Absence makes the hear:
grow fonder
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
Hostess at 800 Party.

Mrs II. \. J. Mcdonald yesterday
afternoon was hostess at a card party
given in the parlors of the New Har-
per, 20 tri-city ladies being her guests.
Five hundred was the game played.
Carnations and ferns were used efeC-
lively as decorations. Mrs. Mcdonald
was assisted by Mrs. Ed SchOede. Miss
Alma Lift, Mrs. Emil Warnecke, Mrs.
Charles Schneider and Mrs. Frank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
TalIPV-AndPrSOn.

The marriage Of Mrs. Laura Ander-
son of Davenport TO Earl Talley of
Rock Island took place at . o'clock
Thursday afternoon at the home of the
bride, ga West Eighth street, Daven-
port. Rev. c. Holtermann of the. Zion
German Lutheran church officiating
Mrs. Henrietta Fort and Mrs. Mary
Stevens were witnesses. After the
ceremony a wedding dinner was serv-
ed. The groom is connected with one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
Coffee for Guests.

Mrs. F. c. Denkmann At her home
625 Twenty-5ixth street, is this after
noon entertaining 81 ladies at
a coffee and 10 meet Mrs. J. B. Suth-
erland Mrs F. G. Howard. Mrs. Wal
ter Eggleston and Mrs. Harlem Rob-
erts of Minneapolis who are guests of
Mrs. DenLmanu and Mrs. Frank Davis.
American beauty roses are used in the
decorations of the home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
CHAUFFEUR. roo.

A Henry county farmer who wants
farm help has posted the following
notice on his fence: "Cornshuckers
wanted. Hired girl pretty and genial.
Cabinet organ music in the evening,
three spoonfuls of sugar with every
cupful of coffee, feather beds or leath-
er divans at your option for sleeping.
Rising hours, 900 a. m. Three hours
rest at noon. Automobile for Sunday
evenings"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
FROM The Argus Files Of 1885.

from ! ne Argus FhSS OF iooO'J
Dec. 1.-The Erst meeting of the
Tri-City Baptist Social union vas
held last evening at the Calvary Bap-
list church, Davenport, with more
than 200 people from Rock Island. Mo
line and Davenport in attendance. j.
W WEIGH of Rock Island was elected
vice president. Mr. WEIGH gave ali
address, the subject of which was.
The Young Man in the Sunday :
School"
The tri-enniaI conclave of tho
Knights TempIar is to be held ut ST.
Louis in August. Already the com
mittee in charge of the arrangements
at that city is at work. Members of
Evart's commandery No Is of this
city and their wives VIII attend in a
body and are thinking of chartering a
steamboat for the trip.
Dec. 5-This morning the citizens of
Rock Island and vicinity, as they
arose, saw that the ground had been
covered with mantle of beautiful
snow. reminding them that the ever
welcome Santa Claus would have
grand sleighing for his annual visit. \
large number of people are taking ad-
vantage of the snow. and it sounds
good to again hear the merry jingle
Of the sleigh bells.
Dec. THE Rock Island County
Brush Electric Light company met at
a directors meeting last night. At
meeting of the stockholders A. D..
Huesing and c. Speidel were named
as members OF the board of directors.
broom corn is on the jump. \
jump of 800 per ton was made last
week. making an advance of $50 per
ton since Sept /. Yesterday the broom
factories advanced the price % cents
per dozen of broOms.
Mrs. c. W. McGavren arrived in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10

and Morton, survive. Olof Hansen of
Moline, a brother OF deceased, also
survives. Mr.. Hansen was a member
of Modern Woodmen camp IS. Moline
and of knights of Pythias of Moline
The remains will be inferred at Mon
rovia tomorrow afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
Celebrate Birthday.

Miss Alice Barr entertained Thurs
day evening in honor Of Emil Holt of
Davenport and her cousin. Mrs. Lily
Burton of Rock Island, the occasion
being their birthday anniversaries.
The evening was pleasantly spent with
music and games. Luncheon was
served during the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
4 SUGGESTION.

Suggestion to those who get up at
a. m. to clean their sidewalks with
apologies to B. l.. T.)-Why not take
your furnace shovel and use the point
freely in scraping off the packed snow?
Your neighbors will be grateful to you
for affording them pleasant hour ly-
ing abed in contemplation of the job
that awaits them wnen they get up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
Banks On Sure Thing Now.

"I'1l never be without DR.. Kings New
Life pills again." writes A. Schingeck.
SAT Elm street, Buffalo, n. Y. They
cured ne of chronic constipation when
all others failed" Unequaled for bill
iousuess, jaundice. Indigestion, head
ache. chills. malaria and debility. Csc
al all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10

AILMENTS. The Scotchman began drink
ing it Finally. of course. he had to
pass in said Mckay But, do you
believe, before they buried. him his
family was obliged to have his liver
removed and haze it beaten to death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
CIuh Chorus Rehenrsal Postnnneh

The chorus of the Rock Island Music
al club will hold 10 more reheafsals
until after the holidays The chorus
will hold its first rehearsal after the
new year. Jan. 3. following the pro.
gram given on that day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
o. y. S. Sewing societr.

The o. f. s. Sewing society will be
entertained Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
William Pratt, AS Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10

We had another fire Tuesday even-
ing in our village. 1t was up at the
home of the Springs family. The
flames broke out in the garnet. Ben
Dilley, our chief, was at his post of
duty at the station, and he respond
ed with alacrity. but he did not take
the cart out of the house. as it would
have been useless to do so. Our
chief loaned the hose to Doc Tillman
last Monday, and Doc neglected to
return it. However, Ben directed
the bucket brigade, and did effec-
tive work, although the house was
flooded with water. The fire damage
was nil. Just as we are going to
press Doc Tillman hastens to adj
wise us that he carted the hose to
the fire house Monday night. but that
the place was locked, and he could
not locate the chief. He left the
hose at Spencer's grocery and told
Mr.. Spencer to notify the chief the
next day. We have not yet seen
our grocer to get his explanation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10

of the local steamboats,. They will
reside at GA West Eighth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
CHORDS AND DISCORDS

torney in future would assist him in
collecting his debts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10

We see where an Iowa barber has
been arrested for selling liquor in
bottles bearing labels indicating
that they contained hair oil. Bud
Downing says he Sundayed in that
particular town last fall and he re-
calls having purchased one of the
bottles. but he declares he hasn't
been able to discover yet whether
it was filled with gasoline, hair oil
or whisky. Bud may be a witness
for the defense. He is of the opin-
ion chat he drew a bottle of furni-
ture cleaner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10
FROM THE VALLEY CLARION.

We just read where whisky killed
a 4-year-old boy in Indiana. While
the family naturally is bereaved. we
reckon the severest loss will be to
the distilleries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-10

The appendicitis party" is the lat
est fad in Pittsburg society. if we are
to believe a paper that Lem Fuller
brought us the other day. Lem used
to live in Pittsburg He says that
some of the wealthy folks there with
manageable daughters will even
stand for being mixed up in a cut
ting scrape in order to get their
names before the public. He says
he moved west in order to escape
kidnapping. In those days he had
pretty hair and was good looking
and a great dancer, he says, and
there was some talk that one of his
ancestors was a second cousin of an
English duke.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-01
Hall Game Play Doesn Suit Londo,.
London Dramatic Letter.

gloomy and sombre drama that could
only appeal to Il limited public When
next she crosses the Atlantic it will
he under the management of Licbler Il
Co. She takes with her two plays, one
of them Il strongly emotional, ! might
almost say. ierccly hysterlcal, piece OF
work which everybody here seems 10
think Is, although indiffcrently suited
to the London public. admirably lifted
to capture the tastes of your playSocrs.
Miss Ashwell am sorry to say has
been suffering badly of late from govt
In the eye. and Is now at HarroEatc,
taking the waters. BY the bye, before
leaving England she intends to produce.
in association with Mrs. Weldon Cross
NTH. rollicking farce ut her own the
atcr, the Singsway.
Two days hence takes place one OF the
principal events of the season. ] refer
to Sarah Bcrnhardt's appearance ut the
Coliseum in an act of Rostanu's
.L'Aiglon." We are all looking for
ward to her coming, for no one Is as
surcd hcartier welcome alike By press
and public than the Divine Sarah. II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-01
Hon a Salt Lake Organ Recital
IMPRESSED Magazine Writer


away. You can Just hear 1t. Lis
ten"
We listened The sounds became
louder.
ITS the organ" said the artist.
Ii was wonderful music Sometimes
tho notes OF tho organ had the roar
and ma jesty of thunder, and the great
tabernacle seemed to rock from the
volume of the sound. Then they died
away entirely and there would come
the pccping of birds, and the soft
music of n mountain rill
"Listcn," said the artist, there's
girl singing: what wonderful, clear
high notes! | never heard an angel
sing, but imagine it's something like
that Can you see her? Where is she
standing?'
But there was no singer. II was only
the organ Then the organ Initiated a
mixed Quartet so perfectly mat IN
LOOKING INTO the am rccesscS arouhu
1t we could fairy see the tat oasso
with the nigh collar ana the paic
handsome tenor with blonde mus
tache ana the new gray ne Inc NJ
tie alto was there, TOO, rat as part.
ridge. and a tai, graceful blonde win
veil that sopranos alWaSs Wear ana
as unmlndfuls as Sutuc OIL thc
sheeD's-eye glanccs OF the tenor.
After the quartet mad iinlshcd anu
rusued down ihto their seats ana
dropped their hFnn BOOKS on the iioor
beside tnelr chilrs' ana the tenor hao
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-01

~ ALT IiAkERS to whom our organ
N recitals are mere matter of
~ course In their daily lives. will
be Interested to learn how they
are sometimes viewed by the visitor
within our gates a recent number of
the Tourist Magazine contains the fol-
lowing we'll written article:
There are certain things you have
to see when you go to Salt Lake city.
One of these is the tabernacle, that
wonderful auditorium seating 5000,
which the Mormons began soon after
they settled in the valley in 1S47, and
the huge vaulted roof of which they
put together In some mysterious man
nor without nails. because nails cara
vaned across the desert cost 81 per
pound. But tn. guide books tell all
about this. and also about the acous-
tic properties OF the tabernacle, Which
permit of pin dropped in the pulpit
heing heard In the gallery a mile away.
] think II Is mile. but 1t might be
more.
HEARING THE GREAT ORGAN.
So to the tabernacle we went to hear
the noon recital played by the organist.
John Mcclellan, upon that wonderful
organ, the second largest in the coun-
try, and which was built away back
in the sos by the energetic followers of
Joseph Smith,
Our party consisted Of the artist
the Eacdeker boys OF Dresden. SaXony.
the editor. the colonel. whose habitat
is Salt Lake City. and the writer.
The crowd filed in slowly and solemn
ly, and a dcathlike silence ensued,
broken only by ushers, who walked on
their tiptoes and mystcriously pointed
out vacant seats to new arrivals.
We're butting in on n funeral said
the artist. "let's so before our transfers
run out"
But Il man with n long gray beard
arose away up in the front Of the tab
ernacle and raised his hand
The doors of the tabernacle are
about to be closed" he said solemnly.
Those who cannot spend the entire
time. As minutes. Of the organ recital
here, are requested to leave now. as
the doors will be closed and no one will
be permitted to leave during the con-
cert"
The man with beard waited and
then waved his hand impressively. The
doors shut with hollow revcrberations.
There was ~ long silence and then
the organst appeared. He sat down
at the organ, but no sounds came from
It.
81 hope he doesn't play Just yet"
or something playing about mile
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-01
MISS GRATA FLANDERS.

has just returned from Europe and
will reopen her piano studio 1045 q.
So. Temple Street. Monday. Oct. 3rd at
p. m. Pupils desiring hours should
apply at this time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-01

sor of music at the state university, is
busy completing the arranging of
classes in sthc training state normal
schools for the work OF the academic
year. She reports melting with en-
couraging successes.
High mass begins next Sunday, in
the Catholic cathedral, when the must
cal part Of the services will be made TO
correspond. Miss Gleason the organ
list, Is introducing much of Wiegand's
music. on account of its being Grcsorian
in character, and at the II o'clock mass
will PRESENT Wiegand's Cardinal Mass
in b. This is the principal service OF
the day. and the following soloists will
appear Mrs Hammer, Mrs. Atkins.
Misses Irma Stewart, Alice Farrell, and
Mignon Dcnhnlte,; Messrs. f. e. Daley
and o. VeltZ. with the German quartet.
Tho latter will sing Kleins adore Te."
The junior choirs will also be brought
out. including 20 small boys and 30
girls. Tho st. Cecilia choir appears
at th7 o'clock mass.
Salt Lake local 1O4 OF the American
Federation of Musicians. held its an
nual election last week when these
officers were chosen for the ensuing
year: President. William N. Morris;
vice president, Frank Westover sccrc-
tary L. A. Matthews: treasurer korcn-
20 Sharp: directors, l.. a. Engberg. G.
i. w. Carlson, Alfred Mnsterman, c. j.
Nettleton. c. Mollerup. This Is 4 conf
ple.e change from former officers, men
on whom the entire membership can
unite. The matter of the controversy
! between A. S. zimmerman and j. Haucr-
bach was laid over for the present,
awaiting action from President Weber
of the national BODY a. f-f
Tho Fifteenth infantry band Is now
FILLED to overilowing,n with 20 mon,
the regulation calling for IS. and the
Instrumentation Is such that Band
master BuElioni Is able to do excel
lent work. Tho concert recitals Of the
past season have given marked salts
faction to both the local military and
civil community.
Local music houses report steady
increase In the sale Of talking machines.
to WHICH improvements arc being con-
stantly added. Each month the manu-
featuring companies issue a new library
containing "nll the latest hits" with
new scores from tho classic composers.
Now that the Tabernacle choir and or
gan records are n success. this hitherto
mitch neglected branch of the business
will be given more attention.
C. V. Ridges of Baltimore, n student
IN the Peabody Musical conservatory
there, has been spending the summer
season in Salt Lake with his brother,
A T.. RiIrpe Jta tho