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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07

to one of his friends, and told him his
whole 1ife's story, and it read like
romance There were few of the stage
stars of his day with whom English
had not been associated. He played
comedy roles, and gained no incon-
siderable fame, and might have con
tinued on up the ladder but for his
craving for the gay life, weakness
to which English confessed and too
much attention to which he admitted
had been responsible for his having
lost out in the days when he should
have been at the zenith of his pro-
fessional career. He was known to
have two sisters in Boston, where
they were married and well connect
ed socially, but he kept from them
his miSfortunes. He remained in
Rock Island a number of years, dur
ing which he staged several amateur
theatrical performances and took part
in them He refused repeated offers
of professional engagements, insisting
that he had turned his back on the
stage and it's frivolity for the remain
der of his days.
Comes and Goes MysteriOusly.
He grew popular in the city, and in
the last four years that he was here
he was the manager of the Harper
house buffet, during the time that de-
partment of the hotel was located on
the second floor of the building. Dur
ing the years that English was in
Rock Island he never touched liquor.
One day it was reported he had
left the city. He had gone as mys-
teriously as he came. Some time
afterward he was heard from in a
small New England town, but he did
not intimate what he was doing there
His friends always suspected that he
had heard the call of the stage again,
and was travelling with some roper
toire company. The first news OF him
since then was the announcement in
the newspapers today that he had
died in his old home in Boston. Eng
lish was past 20 years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07

lawn. corner Twelfth street and Elev-
enth avenue, Thursday evening, July
T.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave
nue.
Dr. Cora Emery Reed has moved her
Office and residence to 191S-1920 Fourth
avenue.
Genuine Elgin creamery butter, So
cents a pound, at F. w. Moeller's gro
Gerry, 1923 Fifth avenue. Phone west
PA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Girls in Can1D.

A jolly party went into camp at
Green Cottage" near the Watch Tow
err, last Friday to spend a fortnight
rusticating, and when rusticating
grows tiresome, there are the attrac-
tions of the Tower at close hand to be
enjoyed. In the party are the Misses
Stella Wilson, Gertrude Bleuer, Louise
Dunsmore, Grace Rosenfield and Lii
liam Engstrom of Moline. Mr.. and
Mrs F. Thomas are chaperoning the
party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Officers Reelected.

AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Rock Island Mutual
Building, Loan & Savings association,
F. D. Van Calder, Robert Bennett, Jr.,
and E. B. Kries were reelected di-
rectors, the. board in turn organizing
for the year by retaining all the old
officers: Henry Lemburg, president;
Lothar Harms, vice president; E. B.
Kries, secretary; Phil Mitchell. treas
urer, and B. D. Connolly, attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.
July Following are the quota
tons on the local market today:
Fresh Eggs-i9c.
Live Poultry-Old hens, 12hc
pound; springs, SOC
Butter-Dairy, 22c to 25c; creamery,
CSC.
Potatoes-30c.
Lard-15c.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn. roc; oats, 42c TO 43c.
Forage - Timothy hay, $12 TO SIS;
wild hay. s12 to S17; straw. $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, 15c; slack.
Sc.
Wood-S4.50 per load.
Sales on Market square in last q
hours up to noon today:
Baled timothy hay-Two loads a.
s13.
Corn-Three loads at CSC TO zoe.
Oats-Onc load at 42c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Basket Picnic.

The L'Epatant club has planned
private basket picnic to be held at
Linwood Sunday and the Steamer We
mona has been chartered to take the
party to the grounds. 1t is expected
40 couples will make the trip and
spend the day at Linwood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Want Town Named johnson"

Evansville, Ind, July Resi-
dents of this city are seeking name
for a new town being built on the
Kentucky side of the Ohio river op-
posite here. Several have suggested
that it be named in honor of Jack
Johnson. the champion heaVYweight-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Back from Wedding Tour.

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Zuber have re-
turned from the east from their we'd
ding trip and are domiciled at G17
Tenth street. Their marriage, which
it was planned to keep secret for a
time, took place June IA at South
Bend, Ind. The bride was formerly
Mrs. Laura S. Ristau of this city and
the groom formerly resided in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07

732 Thirty-fifth street, last evening
entertained at a lawn party for her
sisters, the Misses Nicholson of Chi
cage Abou 20 people were present
and enjoyed the evening playing
games, and refreshments were served.
The lawn was made attractive and
bright with Japanese lanterns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Phone GirIs 10 Give Excursion.

The telephone operators at the
Union Electric Telephone exchange
will give a moonlight excursion on the
steamer w. w. and barge next Mon
day evening, and the occasion de-
serves a liberal patronage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Kansas City-Hogs 1000, cattle

Kansas City-Hogs 1000, cattle
5000.
Hog market closed weak. Bulk
sales 800 9.25, light 9.2O@ $40,
mixed and butchers 9.05 a 9.35, good
heavy S.65 a $40, rough heavy S.65
a S.95.
Cattle market closed 10c lower.
Sheep market closed 10c and 15c
lower.
Northwestern receipts-Minneapo
lis. today IS. last week 1872, last
year Sc. Duluth. today 5S, last week
10, last year 81.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat Is
TO q higher, corn \ higher.
Liverpool closing-Wheat 3 lower,
corn 4 to u lower,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07

p. S. ANOTHER SMALL LOT OF
those pure linen silver bleached
table damasks which we shall of
fer for a few days at 421zc the
yard, only 42hC.
A SPLENDID PURCHASE OF
WHITE DRESS LINENS, AS inches
wide, smooth. even weave, at just
471Rc yard, fire.
500 PIECES PURE LINEN CRASH
ES at a saving which will mark
this crash deal as one of the
mighty cash turns for 1910. Re
member, all pure linen at loo,
1112c, 121ac. 14c, 15c, 1916, 17Iac
and zoe yard. 40 printed figures
can convey the force of these bar
gains-better come and get some.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Postnone Services.

Services at the First Baptist church
next Sunday will be postponed for the
day but will be held as usual the fol
lowing Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Kerler & Co. make rugs.

Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express, Spencer & Trefz.
LaVanway buys and sells every
thing. Telephone west 247.
Let William Johnson do your tin and
furnace work 1916 Third avenue.
The Kings Messengers of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church will give an
ice cream sociable on the church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Priscilla Club Meeting.

The Priscilla club will meet at
Long View park near the Eighteenth
avenue entrance tomorrow after
noon. The ladies will spend the af-
ternoon sewing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
sprinklins Service inadequate.


The council declared for better
Railway company. The present serv-
ice is held inadequate and the officials
of the company will be asked about
an improvement at once.
The committee appointed to can
vass the returns of the recent school
election reported that y. G. Anderson
and H. II. Cleaveland each received
122 votes. They were declared duly
elected
The German Lutheran church, which
has complained of the assessment for
Waterman. had a representative pres
ent last night who said that the main
was no good to the school, as a deep
well had been dug recently The as
sessment is $157, which they ask the
city to rebate and assume. The mat
ter was laid over until next Monday
evening.
City Clerk Rudgren read a COM
munication from the board of super
visors in which that body asks the
cooperation of the city in assisting
States Attorney Magill in fighting the
capital stock tax injunction suits. 1t
was pointed out that the city receives
more benefit than the county from
the tax rate and that help should be
forthcoming from every municipality
in the county. The council decided
to take action in the matter and the
finance committee. the mayor. the
clerk and city attorney were named
as a committee to confer with the
city of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Housekeeping Linens

New imports with great market advantages the
economic results of linen contracts placed many months
ago. We bought them on a low market meantime the
prices have gone up Our present selling show
very great savings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
BUILDING RULES
HELD OBSOLETE
Position of City Attorney Wit
ter Favors Tappendorf
Improvement.
TEST OF THE ORDINANCE
Municipality Working Under Law
Passed in 1857, When COndi-
tions Were Different.

1t would seem that Henry Tappen-
dorf would win in the dispute that has
arisen in connection with his building
of a brick addition to his Woodworking
factory on Fourth avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets,
against which there is a remonstrance
signed by owners of adjoining proper
ty before the city council. Mr. Tap
penGorf is proceeding with the i'm
provement, and the city council, at
an adjourned meeting last evening,
while concurring in a resolution Of
fered by Alderman Henry J. Frick
that the building laws be enforced,
rejected another motion offered by
the same alderman that the chief of
police be instructed to compel Mr..
Tappendorf to observe the ordinance
regulations on pain of arrest and
prosecution
City Attorney J. F. Witter said that
the building ordinance now in effect
was adopted in 1857 and since that
time the rules for building have en-
tirely changed The council is pro-
ceeding against Mr. Tappendorf, not
so much on the matter of whether or
not his building should be covered
with fireproof material, as on the
matter OF thickness of walls. Mr..
Witter mentioned that buildings are
now made differently; that according
to rules of building the weight of
is carried upon pillars and
the walls need not be so thick 1t
was his opinion that the ordinance
could now be called obsolete. On
committee to investigate the 1857 or
dinance the mayor appointed Alder
men Leaf, Thompson and HUFF and
the fire and light committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07

Lawn Party.
Mrs. F. w. FOSSIL, at her home,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07

Republic Steel common ........ 80
Southern Railway ..... ........ %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
To Enforce Garbage Ordinance.

The stable refuse box ordinance
and the garbage can ordinance will
also be tested. Both of these have
been violated at different places in
the city and the mayor said if the
council would back MIN up he would
prosecute. The council was unani-
nous in supporting any action the
mayor might take with reference to
ahating these nuisances.
Alderman John Holzhammer report
ed that after employing an expert to
examine the team offered for sale by
the Tri-City Electric Sprinkler com
pany. The committee decided against
purchasing the horses. The clerk
was instructed to advertise for bids
Alderman LaVanway, in this connec-
ton, suggested that he thought only
one newspaper ought 10 publish the
official council proceedings The mat
ter was laid over until next Monday
night
Members of the police department
will be allowed 10 days vacation,
with pay. each year. This applies
only to those who have been in the
service one year or more. An extra
man will be appointed by the mayor
to MI in while the regular officers are
off duty.
A petition has been recel yed from
residents along Ninth avenue, Tween
ty-seventh to Thirty-fOurth streets,
asking for a sewer and water main
The petition was referred to tn,
board of local improvements
The matter of a new coal storage
shed for the waterwOrks was referred
TO next Monday nights meeting when
a report will be brought in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
Unbosoms to n Friend

Finally, English let out his secret
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07
C.S.Me Cabe & Coz
Rock Island, Illinois.

~ BUTTON LENGTH $500
KAYSER'S SILK GLOVES, en-
broidered and tucked wrist, in
Copenhagen and c m o S
shades-just two colors, to close
out quick, we say Sl.29
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-07

25c EMBROIDERIES 1oc, en-
broidery edges from 312 to Z
inches wide, and insertions one
to two inches, slightly soiled,
about 600 yards at, yard. 1Oc.
6Sc AND &c MADEIRA work
corset covers, about 200 yards at
yard 45c.
VAL AND COTTON TORCHON
LACES and insertions, center
aisle table, less than half at &c
yard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-08
Much Matter Unavailable

Washington, ID. C.. Dee. THE
dead letter Office of the p~osiofice de-
partment is being overwhelmed with
letters bearing red cross stamps and
other Christmas or charity stamps
Some of the letters even bear stamps
advertising local institutions and
business houses, some OF which are
directed to foreign countries. These
are not transmissable in the mails.
The placing of such stamps on the
face of envelopes intended for de
livered in European countries rem
ders the matter unavailable.
For domestic transmission it Is
necessary that the envelopes should
bear domestic postage stamps in adj
dition to the Christmas stamps. For
transmission to European countries,
the envelope must bear the regular
postage and the Christmas or charity
stamp, if used at all, must be affixed
to the reverse side of the envelope.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-08
FINE
FOR MEETING
DISTURBANCE
MERLE NIF0NG % CHANGES
MIND ABOUT GOING TO
JAIL FOR OF
FENCE
Stated to Prosecuting Attorney This
Morning That he Would Lay
It Out in
Jail.

Merle Nifong, %, changed his
mind in a very few minutes Monday
afternoon, and concluded to pay his
fine, in the circuit court, which total
ed about $25:00. Nifong was fined
S. 100 and costs, upon his plea of
guilty to the offense of disturbing a
public meeting at the Mount Olive
church northeast of this city a couple
of months ago. Nifong engaged in a
fight with Oscar Holland Of this city
for which he was fined in the justice
court of w. F. Young in this city,
on the charge of assault and battery.
Nifong was arrested on the charge of
disturbing the meeting of the church
which charge he resisted by his at
torney Adam Z. Wise. The young
man was found guilty on the charge,
but appealed to the circuit court.
Members of the church employed at
torney Lauer to assist. Prosecution
Unger, in conducting the case against
Nifong. Monday morning Nifong told
Atty. Unger that he would plead
guilty in the afternoon, but he would
not pay his fine land instead would
go to Jail to ely it OUT. He
changed his mind in the meanwhile,
and Immediately after the court had
assessed the fine, Nifong paid the
cost to clerk Whitesell.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-08
TO ASK FOR TAX FERRETS
State Tax Board Will Recommend
Legislature Pass Law to Permit
Their Employment.

In its annual report to the legisla-
ture the state board of tax commits
sioners will recommend that the
board be empowered to employ such
experts as may be necessary TO hunt
out suggestered property and place it
OH the tax duplicate.
Members of the commission say
that at least 20 per cent of the per-
sonal property i'll Indiana has lever
been placed on the tax duplicate and
should such a law be enacted the
amount OF property placed on the
duplicate would represent a clear
gain to the state. The plan is to pay
the experts a commission upon the
amount of untaxed property which
they unearth. The report will not be
completed until abstracts from all
counties showing the total of taxes
collected and the amount unpaid are
received by the board .
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-08
Ube Urfbune
Only Republican Newspaper in the County.
HENDRICKS & COMPANY
FTBLcSEERS.
TELEPHONE No. q.
oFFIcE-centennial Opera House Block.
t0 West LaPorte Street
.Entzed at tie Poxo6ce at Plymouth, In
diana - second-class matter.
Plymouth, Indiana, Dec. 8, 1910.
MERCHANTS ARE
PLEASED WITH
hUvCN III ZULU
GLAD TO SEE WINTER Wealth
Err BECAUSE IT STIMU-
LATES HOLIDAY
BUSINESS
Railroads Already Have Difficulty in
Maintaining Schedules and See
More Trouble
Ahead.

Steam and interurban railroads are
beginning to feel the efforts of the
heavy snow, which is covering all
parts of Northern Indiana and is re-
ported quite heavy in all the other
states of this section. The railroads
began to feel the effects of the storm
on Tuesday night and many of the
trains have been late since then. The
interurban lines have been able to
overcome the handicap so far and
have kept the majority of their cars
ON schedule time. 1t is stated by the
interurban authorities that if the
snow continues to fall at the rate it
has kept up during the past six or
eight hours it will be almost impossi-
bic to operate on regular time
Merchants and business men in
general r glad to see the now and
hope that winter weather will on
tinue over the holiday season. They
say that there is no better stimulant
for good business than seasonable
weather and that their early Christ
nas sales will be almost doubted by
winter weather.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-08
PROSECUTING
WITNESS NOT
To Be FOUND
REMUs SCHROEDER WHO WAS
TO TESTIFY AGAINST FAITH
Err CANNOT BE
LOCATED
Service Could Not be Made on Other
State Witness, and Case is
Continued for
Week.

"Have Remus Schroeder, and his
uncle, the chief witnesses for the
state, In the case against James
Schroeder, for assault and battery
with intent to kill. fed in order
that the case against the elder
Schroeder fail7" is the question
which is being asked by parties inter-
ested In the case against the ex-
trustee of Polk township, who was to
have stood trial Wednesday. When
the case was called it was found that
Remus Schroeder son of james
NJ. Schroeder and victim of the
brutal assault, In which the enraged
father, broke the arm of his son, and
further attacked him with a pitch
pork, could not be found. 1t also
developed that service could not be
made on the states witness, and also
his uncle who was sole witness to the
assault.
As a consequence the case was con.
tinued until next week that a fur
Their effort be made to locate, and
subpoena the two chief witnesses.
The jury was discharged Wednesday
until Thursday when the Edwards
burglary case m up.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-08
CONTEST
|---..
WILL Be HELD
District Schools of Marshall County Will
Take Part in Match to Determine the
Best Spoilers in The State of Indi-
ana.
on the paper furnished :

on the paper furnished:
Manila, trafficking, aeroplane,
infiammable, vigorous ,embarrass,
until, divisible, fulfill, prejudice, um.
brella, hygiene, laboratory, cemetery,
sieve, dissipate, vaccinate. participle,
license, rhinoceros, acetylene, sur
cingle, cavalier agility, chute, Phil
ippine, separate, chauffeur, humlus,
iniquitous, Rensselaer,, acquiesce, An
alysis, supersede, descendant notice
able, adjacent, v~ictuals, cistern, mis-
chievous, %clevis, khaki, legible, aux
iliary, serviceable, versatile indelible,
Delaware, privilege, receive, suscepti.
BILE, dirigible, rigid, February, paral-
lei, lettuce, pursue, government, SINH
lar, millinery, reverend, vinegar, eel
lery, harelip, prejudice, censure,
bicycle, millionaire, apparition, In
imitable, isoceles, neuralgia, believe,
sincerity, iciele, ~thoracic, benefited,
judgment, precede, origin, vertical
miniature, foreigner, sovereign, bilious
d~iphtheria, audible, cynical, alpaca,
lachrymal, dexterity, corpuscle.
After excusing the one-half of the
participants in the written contest
who have made the lowest grades
continue the oral contest until but
one person remains who has not mis-.
| spelled a word. That person should
be declared winner. I'm case more
than one-half of the papers are per-
feet, all contestants receiving q
grade of 100 per cent should continue
in the contest.)
The following rules should be OBJ.
served In conducting contests.
l. TIE contestants shall have buI
one trial at each word. Repetition
without change to be regarded as M
trial.
2. Webster's New Internationa
dictionary shall be authority in pro
unuciation.
B. If a word is spelled o thar
one way the spelling book shall b.
the authority.
4. Contestants will not be asked I,
give authorizations or definitions.
5. Pronouncers shall give the meal
ing of all words pronounced alike bu
spelled differently.
6. The word shall be pronounce,
by the contestant before he spells it
Z. Capitals shall be given as founs
in the spelling book.
s. No whispering shall be Above,
during any Of the contests.
8. In Ease all of the contestant
who are on the floor fail to spell
word, the word shall be dropped al
who missed shall re-enter the con
test and the next word pronounced
10. Contestants from the sam
school shall not stand near eacl
other IN the local contest, nor shall
contestants from the same township
town or city stand near each Othe
in the country contest.
While it is believed that a state
wide spelling contest will arouse al
interests in this important subjec
and result in general improvement
this is not the only good that shout,
come from the enterprise. If by thi
means teachers can awaken create
interest on the part of parents an,
secure their cordial support and 60
operation they will be able to max
better progress.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-08
HOSPITAL BOARD
HOLDS ANNUAL
ELECTION HERE
NEW DIRECTORS AND Off
GERS CHOSEN FOR THE PLY
MOUTH HOSPITAL AND
SANITARIUM
Prospects for the Early Completion
of New Ediface Are Bright
Work Progressing
Rapidly.

The annual meeting and election.
was held by stockholders of the
Plymouth Hospital and S~anitarium al
the Office of Doctors Borton and
Aspinall Monday evening. The follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
DIR. I. A. Borton, President
DR.. ID. C. Knott, Vice President
Louis j. Hess, Treasurer.
DIR. L. A. Worch, Secretary
John f.. Cook Assistant Secretary.
The following directors were elect
ed; T. a Beksss plymouth, N. B.
EAspinalf Plymouth, I. A. Worch FIT.
Wayne, Harley a. Logan Plymouth,
Louis ]. Hess Plymouth, A. l.. Bax-
ter Chicago ILL.,, j. M. Dinner FIT.
Wayne, David c. Knott Plymouth,
C. II. Leichtlinter Chicago; J. f.
Cook Plymouth, and William Everly
Plymouth.
DIR. Berton was reelected president
The retiring officers are l.. A. Worch
vice pres, Dr. Aspinall Treasurer,
and w. A. Dayton Secretary. An
increase of six. directors was made,
there being five last year. The re-
ports submitted TO stockholders were
approved, and satisfactory review
ed. The capitalization of the insti-
tuition is 100000. The work on the
building is moving along rapidly,
and the expectation of the directors
is that the structure will be complet-
ed ready for occupancy by March Isl
1911.