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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-07
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
BODY IN WATER:
RAISCH SUICIDE?
Found in Clump of Willows
Near the River Shore in
Moline.
FlsHERMAN's DISCOVERY
Deceased Had for Many Years Been
Resident of Rock Island, Home
Being on Thirty-secOnd.

Yesterday afternoon between $3.50
and O'Clock. the body of Frederick
c. Raisch, 1902 Thirty-second street,
Rock Island. was found in the Miss
issippi river at the foot of Twenty
eighth street, in Moline.
In the morning, Jesse Hall, a To-
year-oId lad who lives in a house
boat at Twenty-eighth street and
Third avenue, noticed a strange Oh.
ject in the water near the landing
AS it was rather windy, he dlu not
investigate the matter further at the
time Toward evening, he was run
ming his trot line and again saw the
object and as it looked somewhat like
the lower part of a human body, he
rowed to it and found it to be the
remains of a man. The body was ly-
ing in two feet of water among some
willows.
1t was stated after an examination
of the body that Raisch, just before
death, had been drinking, and the
theory advanced is that he commit
ted suicide while on a debauch.
The remains were removed to the
Rose undertaking parlors and an in
quest was conducted The above
facts were borne out in the testimony
received. A verdict of drowning was
returned.
Leaves Three Children.
Deceased had been a long time
resident of Rock Island. He was
born at st. Louis in August. 1856.
His wife died several years ago. He
is survived by a daughter and two
sons of this city.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at $3.50 from the
home and burial will be in the Ger
man Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
SPENDS MILLIONS
Rock Islard Road Outlines I'm
provement Plans for the
Year.
MUCH NEW EQUIPMENT
Greater Part of $11 100000 Budget
to Be Used for Purpose-25O
Miles of Track.

A total of eleven and a half million
dollars is to be expended by the Rock
Island lines during the present year
for reconstruction and new equipment
extending over the system, exclusive
of ordinary maintenance work, it was
announced yesterday.
The greater proportion of this ex-
penditure is to be for new equipment,
a part Oh which already has been or
dered, especially for locomotives, the
shortage of which was responsible for
a great deal Of the congestion expert
enced by the western roads last win
ter.
The appropriation for equipment
alone is $500, 900. Locomotive or
ders will include 81 freight engines
and so for passenger service. Fifty
nine locomotives are to be ordered at
once. comprising 25 Pacific type pas
senger engines. weighing 100000
pounds, and 81 consolidated freight
engines, weighing 2OS.OO0 pounds.
To Build $50 Miles of Track.
The general improvement program
will involve the expenditure of $4,000
600, including the construction OF
about $50 miles of new track. The
total rail order will include 80. 900 tons
of rails. of which 10000 tons will be
S5-pound steel One hundred miles of
the Illinois division are to be laid
with 10O-pound rails, the heaviest man
ufactured. New ballasting will cost
100000
The improvements are TO be fnanc-
ed from an issue of $6,5OO,OO0 equip
ment bonds and $3,5O0,O0O refunding
bonds, in addition to s1,5OO0 900 to be
taken from surplus.
English and Canadian interests
which recently made large purchases
of stock of the Rock Island company
obtained representation on the board
of directors during the day through the
election of F. S. Pearson and Percival
Farquhar as directors in place of G. 7.
Boggs and r. L. Skofield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
Correct Census; A Duty to Your City

will begin Friday morning Of
is Rock Island
Wallace conformity
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
COUNTY MEETING
LADY MACCABEES
Lillian Kern, Rock Island, Elected
Commander TO Serve Ensuing
Two Years.

The county convention of the Ladies
of the Modern Maccabees was held
yesterday at Maths hall. The meet.
ing was called TO order by Count
Commander Lillian Kern, and officers
for the ensuing two years. were elect,
ed as follows:
County commander-Lillian Kerr
Rock Island.
Past commander-Edith B. Cowley
Moline
County lieutenant commander
Mamie Smith. Rock Island
County record keeper-Emma Pulls,
Davenport.
County finance keeper-Martha
Rank. Moline.
County chaF4ain-Mary funny, Mo
line.
County mistress at arms - Ella
Bleuer. Rock Island
County sergeant-Dora Orth, Daven-
port.
County sentinel-Ida Smith, Rock
Island
County picket - Lizzie Beckwith,
Rock Island
Delegate to the great hive meeting
at Kalamazoo. Mich, in June-Mrs.
Lillian Kern; alternate, Mrs. Edith
Cowley.
The next meeting of the convention
was voted to Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
DATE OF FARM
INSTITUTE SET
Rock Island County Annual
Meeting Will Be Held at Port
Byron Dec. 1914.
CONFERENCE AT GALESBUR
About Fifty Representatives of Or
CARNATIONS in the Fourteenth
District Attend.

Yesterday in Galesburg was held the
farmers institute conference Of the
Fourteenth congressional district.
Frank Hall, superintendent for the
state, was in charge of the meeting.
The sessions were held at the Union
hotel, and about so representatives
from the county organizations were
in attendance. The principal business
was the arranging for the annual insti-
tutes TO be held in each county. The
dates, principal topics and the speak
ers were arranged.
The following dates were arranged:
Rock Island county. Port Byron, Dec.
13, IA
Henry county, Geneseo, Dec. 13. IA.
Is; Cambridge, IA, Is, 16; Woodruff,
Is. 16, II.
Knox and Warren counties, Oneida.
Def. II, Is. IA; Monmouth, Dec. 10, IA.
Mercer, Aledo, Dec. 81, %, %.
McDonough, Dec. %, %, "a, at Ma
comb.
Hancock, Nov. IA. at Powellton;
Nov. Is at Fountain Green; Nov. 16 at
Carthage.
Adams, Nov 16 at Mendon; Nov. II
at Columbus; Nov. II at Camp Point.
Henderson, Biggsville, Jan. 10; Me-
dia. Jan II; Raritan, Jan. II; Strong
hurst, Jan. Is, IA.
Fulton. Canton, Oct. II, II. H.
Schuyler, Rushville. Oct. IS, IA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
OBITUARY RECORD.
Samuel M. Johnston.

Samuel NJ. Johnston, who had re-
sided on a farm in Black Hawk town
ship more than 40 years, died last
night at his home. He was born Nov.
IL, 1914, at County Fermagh, Ireland,
and came directly to Rock Island
county from his native land. He was
married to Miss Sarah Johnston, Dec.
21. 1871. Mrs. Johnston died in 1854.
To this union were born five children,
David, Black Hawk; Robert, Bowling,
and Josiah, at home. and two daugh-
ters, who died in infancy. He was
married a second time to Miss Sarah
Ann Johnston Jan. IS, 1886. One
daughter was born of this second
union, Mrs. Mary Simpson of Rural
township. He is also survived by
three brothers and one sister, Joseph
of LaResboro. Iowa; Robert Black
Hawk; William, and a sister, Rachael,
in Ireland
AS the death of Mr.. Johnston, caused
by paralysis, was rather sudden and
there was no physician in attendance
when dissolution came, Coroner J. F.
Rose was summoned, and conducted
an inquest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13

enumerator to ask for the mother
tongue. in addition to the country of
birth. The enumeratoTs have been in
structed 20 determine exactly what
language is spoken by the persons and
also by the parents. Unless this mat
ter is looked into before hand it will
cause much loss Of time and confusion,
for many persons are unable to give
offhand such information, concerning
their parents. The language spoken
cannot be determined by the country
where the person was born, as many
foreign countries have several Ian
guages native to them, as for example
Switzerland, where French and Ger
man are the native tongue; in Ger
many, Bohemian, Danish. Dutch Ger
man, Lithuanian, Polish and Yiddish
are native to the country; in Russia,
Armenian, Finnish. German, Greek,
Great Russian, White Russian and
several other tongues are native to
the country.
The above question will not be ask
ed any one born in the United States
but in regard to their parents the in
formation will be requested.
Needs Time for study.
The second question under the head
ing requires the place of birth OF
father and mother This question will
be asked of all persons and in refe"-
ence thereto it will assist the GUNNER
ators if everyone would have this in
formation ready when they come
around Not every person is certain
of the brit Mace OF both parents. and
in looking it up before time will be
saved
The remaining questions should not
cause serious trouble, but if every citi-
zen would prepare for the enumera-
tors coming, Rock Island would gain
by the splendid showing that could be
made through the active cooperation
with the men appointed to count the
population
Citizens Aid In Waterloo.
W. F. Parrot of the Waterloo Re-
porter was in the city today. In con
nection with the taking of the census
he told of the help that is Jeing ex-
tended the governments enumerators
by the city of Waterloo the boom
city of the west" The people there
are determined to see that the enum-
orators have every possible aid in get
ting all the figures so that they can
do the city justice. They have a reg
ular organization which will cooperate
with the enumerators in taking an &C
curate and systematic poll The enum-
orators and the organization will con-
fer each evening and lay out the plans
for the next day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
?earsalI Funeral.

The funeral of Luther S. Pear
sail of Port Byron was held yester-
day afternoon from the Congrega-
tionaI church in the village. Philo
lodge 1876, A. F. and A. NJ, attended
the services in a body and had
charge of the ceremonies while an
escort of honor from Rock Island
commandery IS. knights Templar,
was in attendance also. In the es-
cort were the following: NJ. S. Heagy,
who was in command, and S. J. Fer
guson, H. H. Cleaveland, H. D.
Mack, H. B. Hayden, John Tremann,
James Carl, John T. Campbell. A. d.
WEIGH, Ezra Wilcher, NJ. NJ. Briggs
and F. T. Myers. Mr.. Pearsall was
prominent in Masonic circles and
was member of the local command
cry. Burial took place in Oak
Grove cemetery, Port Byron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
winterbottom Accident.

Robert Winterbottom. 412 Ninth
street, this city, sustained a fracture
of the left leg just above the knee in
his accident at a Moline restaurant at
SOC Fourth avenue yesterday. He is
at the Moline city hospital. Mr.. Win
terbottom is an employee of the Velie
Carriage company. The first account
given out concerning the accident was
erroneous, according 10 mr.. Winter
bottoms mother. She states that he
was not walking on the counter, as
stated. Instead, he had gone to the
restaurant for his noon lunch; that
the counter was not properly support
ed, and that it fell over on him as he
was walking out of the place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
RALPH LAMONT is
AGENT OF 10 LINE
Son Succeeds to Position Filled by
Late Father Continuously 80
Years.

Ralph Lamont, son of the late Cap
tain George Lamont, today received
his official appointment as agent of
the Diamond 10 lines in Rock island.
The appointment was sent by l. P.
Lusk of ST. Louis, general freight and
passenger agent of the company. For
the past two years Mr. Lamont has
handled all of the business for the
company in Rock Island because OF
the state of his fathers health. His
many friends will be pleased to learn
of his recognition by the company
The late Captain Lamont was the
local agent for the company ever since
the line was established. He served
for 80 years. The line first extended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
SEEKING ASSISTANCE
IN SEARCH FOR BOY
Mrs. ID. w. Mackenzie of Muscatine
Here Looking for Son Who Dis
appeared Last Wednesday.

Mrs. D. w. Mackenzie OF Iuscatine
visited the Office of The Argus this
noon and asked for assistance il
searching for her 15-year-old son. MOI
rell, who left home last Wednesday,
and from whom nothing has been
heard since. The lad was a student
at the Muscatine high school and as
far as was known he had no reason
for leaving his home He was last
seen at O'Clock Wednesday after
noon in company with one of his
chums. The latter spent a few days
cut of the city and it was supposed
for time that Morrell was with him,
but such was not the case. The lads
parents are nearly frantic about him
and very anxious to learn OF his
whereabouts. He is described as be
ing of slender build, with sandy hair
and freckled face. He wore a new
light gray suit and had a gray ca
such as college boys wear. Any ora
having any information concerning
the lad will greatly relieve his parents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
BODY OF STRANGER
TAKEN FROM RIVER
Cordova Uammer Finds Remains of
Man Seen Yesterday on Streets
of the Village.

The body of man was found in the
Mississippi river this morning at 1880
near the warehouse at Cordoya by
Oliver Ong, a clammer, who was On
his way to work. Coroner J. F. Rose
was summoned and went there this
afternoon to conduct an inquest.
The man was seen in Cordova last
evening and appeared to be in normal
condition. He was apparently 40 years
old, smooth shaver, weighed about
lao pounds and was fairly well dressed.
Nothing was found in his pockets
to aid in his Identification. He car
ried an empty pocketbook and a
pocketknife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
SUSPECT is HELD
Jerry Hickson, Thought to Be
Burglar, Bound Over to
Grand Jury.
BAIL is FIXED AT $500
Is Unable to Pay and Has to Go to
County Jail-A. T. Baker Is
Loser of Valuables.

Jerry Hickson, a character we'll
known in police circles, was bound
over yesterday afternoon under bonds
of $500 on the charge of burglary and
larceny. Hickson is thought to be
the man who entered a rooming house
at 1927 Fourth avenue late last week
and stole number of valuables and
some money from the inmates of the
place, who were asleep. A. T. Baker,
who claims to have been robbed of
check for $40 and some money of
smaller denomination, besides other
valuables, was the complaining wit
ness. Hickson denies his guilt very
emphatically and says that at the time
the robbery occurred he was asleep
in the bus which is kept during the
night in the barns at the Robb's Ex-
press company nearby. The burglary
took place about 8 o'clock in the morn
ing and the household was awakened
and a search for the intruder COM
menced at once. Baker met man
whom he regarded with suspicion and
he thinks Jerry is the one he met.
Is Found in Bus.
Hickson has pretty good chance
of proving his innocence if circum-
stantial evidence is taken into con-
sideration. He was arrested in the
bus where he said he had spent the
night not long after the robbery took
place and he was in such a condition
that it was clear he could not have
been the robber unless he did it while
drunk. The barn bosses had become
tired of having Jerry sleeping off his
DRINKS in the bus and the police were
notified and his arrest followed.
Baker. the complaining witness, could
not state positively that Hickson was
the suspicious man whom he had met
while hunting for the burglar. but he
SAYS he thinks he is the man.
The police magistrate thought the
evidence sufficient to bind Jerry over
to the grand jury and this was done.
He is now in the county jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
DiIIman Funeral.

The funeral of Christopher H. Dill
man was held yesterday afternoon at
2 O'Clock from the late residence, 1917
Seventh avenue. The services were
conducted by Rev. r. B. Williams pas
tor of the First Methodist church.
Mrs. H J. Olmstedt and Mrs. Brown
sang Rock of Ages" and Jesus,
Lover of My Soul" A large number
of beautiful floral tributes were sent
to the home by sorrowing friends.
The pallbearers were chosen from
Camp %, Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea. and the holders union, of which
deceased was a member. They were
Spencer Mattison. H. A. Beck and ].
Gilbert of the Woodmen. and John r.
Burton, John Blochlinger and Walter
Fowler of the holders union. Burial
was n Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
Saved from the orave.

81 had about given up hope, after
nearly four years of suffering from
a severe lung trouble" writes Mrs
VI. L. Dix, of GAINESVILLE, Tenn. of
ten the pain in my chest would DC
almost unbearable and l could not
do any work, but DR.. Kings New Dis
covery has made me feel like a new
person. It's the best medicine MADE
for the throat and lungs" Obstinate
coughs, stubborn colds, hay fever.
grip, asthma, Group. bronchitis and
hemorrhages, hoarseness and whoop-
ing cough. yield quickly to this won
derful medicine. Try it. Fifty cents
and S1.O0. Trial bottles free. Guar
anteed by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
STRANGE MENTAL TURN
Woman Believes She Is Charged
With Electricity.

with hIeClrIClJy.
Mrs. Ella Ward, $50 Twenty-fourth
street, was adjudged insane in the
county court yesterday afternoon and
ordered committed to the Watertown
hospital. For three months Mrs Ward
has been suffering decisions and It IS
thought her mind gave way as the
result of overwork following attend
ance upon her aged mother, who was
i'll. She had conceived the idea that
the neighbors had taken a trunk con-
tanning her clothes from her and she
had repeatedly visited them and asked
to be given it back. Her latest hal
Inclination was that she was full of
electricity. Monday she spent the en-
tire day at Second avenue business
house, where she insisted she had
some clothes being made. She could
not be induced to leave, as she de-
clared she was held down with electric
wires. She had to be taken to the
police station by officers. She is 40
years old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
STUDENTS TO SAIL THE AIR
Chicago University Aero Club Plans
Purchase of Monoplane.

Chicago, April 13.-University of
Chicago students will sail the air
soon, according to present plans,
which provide for the buying of a
French monoplane. The Aero club
of the university. with the backing
of the faculty, intends to use the
heavier than air craft for experiment.
al purposes, and to take an active
part in the intercollegiate airship
convention to be held in June
under the auspices of the university
of Pennsylvania Aero club. The
students will meet this morning to
devise ways and means of purchas-
ing the air machines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
Think They SEE IT
Many Rock Islanders, Up Early
for First Time, Mistake
Venus for Comet.
LATTER STILL INVISIBLE
Nothing Less than Strongest Lenses
Reveal It-Useless to Look
Before April 20.
Seen the comet vet ~

seen the comet yet?"
You bet. Got my glims on it the
very first pop. Almost as big as the
moon, isn't it,
Probably scores of Rock Islanders,
asked the leading question. would give
an answer substantially like the fore
going. They might also express won
der that these keen-eyed astronomers
had so persistenly overlooked it.
If you hear such an answer given
you can put it down that it comes from
one who does not habitually stay out
till Commissioning time. Anyone who
makes a habit of getting in along about
a. m. will very likely know that the
body many amateur observers mistake
for the comet is the planet Venus,
which is in the morning sky. rising
about a. m, and is so bright it is
visible after every other planet or
star has disappeared.
Not Yet Seen Here.
The fact is that nobody in Rock Is
land has yet seen the comet, though
conditions for its observance were
ideal this morning In spite of the
predictions of astronomers that the
long absent wanderer would be visible
to the naked eye long ere this. it is
not visible. even through a small tel
escope. Those who have been watch
ing it through the big lenses have
moved the date when it can be seen
with the unaided eye forward to April
20. and it may be hard to discern even
then.
So you may as well enjoy your morn
ing siesta for another week, at least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
JOINT MEETING TONIGHT
German Alliance to Plan for Coming
State Convention.

A joint meeting of the Rock Island
and Moline branches >of the German
National alliance will be held at Tur-
ner hall in this city this evening for
the purpose of arranging for the state
convention TO be held here during the
latter part of the summer. 1t was an
nounced by mistake that the meeting
would be held tomorrow night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
Denies Tobacco to Minors.

Columbus, Ohio, April 13.-I'Le
senate yesterday passed the Ditmay
house bill forbidding the sale of to-
baceo in any form to minors under
Is years of age. The bill as IL passed
the house fixed the age limit at 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mr. and Mrs R. C. Smedley returned
last night from Sterling.
Mrs. E. NJ. Donaldson and daughter,
Miss Katherine, left today for an ex-
tended visit in the west. Mrs. Donald
son expects to visit some time with
her brother in Wyoming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
Drunk Is Fined.

John Irwin was arrested last night
on charge of being drunk and disor-
derby and this morning Police Magis-
trste c. ]. Smith fined him So and
costs, which he paid. Irwin has been
in the clutches of the law before on
the same charge and. he was warned
to discontinue his ways or stand the
risk of serving a term In the county
jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13

between Fulton, Ill, and upriver towns.
but few years later the line between
st. Louis and st. Paul was opened
and has continued since with very
few changes. The Diamond 10 boats
on the upper river will not be placed
in commission before June.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13

by letting them know by telephone at
their home in Muscatine. Mrs. Ma
kenzie has been spending several dag
in a number of cities in this vicinity
trying to learn something of the where
abouts of the lad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
Iowa Mine Conference secret.

Des Moines, Iowa. April 1S.-Tne
joint wage scale committee of Iowa
coal operators and mine workers be-
gan negotiations in secret session today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
4 Real
Table
Deliicacy

That is what you get when you buy
Blue Valley Butter, and we preserve
1t as table delicacy should be pre-
served-in a dust-proof, germ-proof
package. Unwrap a package of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
BLUE VALLEY BUTTER

and see what a delicate odor it has.
1t is escaping from the package for
the first time. Taste it and note the
flavor. All the real butter goodness
has been preserved for your table.
You can Sc for yourself, especially
after you taste it. why Blue Valley
Butter is so popular.