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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-01-19

A suit for So, 900 damages was brought
Saturday by Levi O. Wilder of Middlesex
against the Vermont Power & Lighting
Co. at Montpelier for alleged damages to
land of the plaintiff caused by the water
from the dam.of the defendant company
flooding about 40 acres. The case is re-
turnable to the March term of Washing
ton County Court.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-01-19

an extensive scale. All pied guilty and
were sentenced to the State Industrial
Schooi for their minoritles. Upon pay
ment OF costs amounting to $500 each.
their sentences were suspended and the
lads Were placed in charge of the Pro-
baton officer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
WILL MODIFY PLANS
OF CENTRAL CHURCH
Architect Summoned to Make Change
in Order to Allow Beginning
of Work.

The Central Presbyterian church
congregation held a meeting yester-
day at the chapel on Twelfth street
at which c. c. Coulter acted as chair
man and H. d. Folsom acted as Sec
rotary. The subject of discussion was
the new church building which is to
be erected and the report of the
building committee which has been
at work upon the project for several
months was received. The report was
submitted by H. S. Cable, secretary
of the committee. The building
committee was instructed to seek a
modification of the plans for the pro-
posed structure, with a view of hav-
ing the work upon it started at the
earliest time possible. In accordance
with this instruction S. R. Badgley
of Cleveland, Ohio, who drew up
the plans, was asked to meet with
the committee tomorrow. and at this
meeting it will be decided what mod
if1cations shall be made. 1t is hoped
by the committee that further delay
in starting the work on the edifice
will be avoided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
BILLBURC and M'BRIDE, TWO OF The
GAMBLERS, PLACED UNDER ARREST
Another Call From
the Folks at Home

In its editorial columns of Sat
urday, the Dispatch, Moline, the
old home of Sheriff kittilsen, print
ed the following:
why didn't you come to US
first?" asked BaiIiff Phil Miller
when John Hauberg applied to the
sheriff's office for help in connec-
ton with the trouble following the
raid on the BiIlburg gambling
house. Lets not discuss that"
replied Mr.. Hauherg, sour consta-
bIes need help now, and need it
badly" But Mr.. MiIler and all the
other people In the sheriff's office
were too busy to help. They sud-
denly ceased to be busy, however,
when the gamblers wanted their
paraphernalia repIeVined in order
to have it carted over to DaVen-
port out OF the jurisdiction eof
court. MIR. Miller is veteran peace
official in Rock Island. He has
been in office for more than 80
years, either as a policeman, chief
of police or sheriff's baiIiff. He
has won retirement. 1t would be
a good idea for voters to let their
choice for new sheriff know that
MIR. Miller and those of his iIk
should be retired. 1t Is too bad to
oVerwork these veterans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26

guished the blaze with the aid of
chemicals.
The house is of two stories and with
the exception of some interior finish
ing and the installation of the furnace
had been completed. Scattered over
the house, hay and shavings, saturat-
ed with kerosene, was found. 1t was
placed in such way that If the fire
department had not reached there
when it did, the entire place would
have been consumed. The house is
valued at $4,000, and is partially in
sured. Mr. Drost, the owner, was in
Clinton at the time. No arrests have
been made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
REV. SMITH HEAD
OF M. E. DISTRICT
Predecessor, DR.. Wiley, Named
Superintendent Deacon
ness Hospital.
NEWLAND TO FIRST CHURCH
DIR. Williams, After Number of Years
Here, Is Placed at Head of the
Pontiac Division.

Pontiac, Sept. 26.-At the central
Illinois Methodist conference here this
forenoon Rev. Alexander Smith was
named superintendent of the Rock Is
land district, succeeding DR.. w. R.
Wiley of Rock Island. DIR. Wiley is ap-
pointed superintendent of the Deacon.
ess Home and Hospital at Peoria. Rev.
r. B. Williams, pastor of the First
church of Rock Island, is appointed gu
perintendent of the Pontiac district,
District appointments are:
Rock Island-First church-Thomas
E. Newland.
Rock Island, Spencer Memorial-F.
E. Shut.
Moline, First church-D. S. McCown.
Moline, Second church,. S. Cum
ming.
Milan and Watertown - F. ]. Ste
vens.
Aledo-T. S. Pittenger.
Alpha. Prolem.
Authorization Tilten.
Bradford-E. F. Root.
Buda-C. E. Hawkins.
Cambridge. F. Cullom.
Colona-Supplied by ]. B. Siebel
Galva-C. o. McCulloch.
Hampton - Supplied from Hills
dale-Wade Smith.
Illinois City. J. Leatherman.
Joy-Alfred Dixon.
Keithsburg-J. Killith.
Kewanee-J. W. Edwards.
Lafayette-E. E. Shawl.
New Windsor-SuppIied.
Neponset-W. II. Tope.
New Boston,. W. Barnes.
Orion-Henry Brittle.
Pink Prairie - Supplied by W. S.
Read.
Port Byron-H. T. Russell
Preemption-F. J. Giddings.
Reynolds. F. Leigh.
Sheffield-Supplied by E Morton.
Silvis and Carbon Cliff - E. w.
Thompson.
Sunbeam-Abram Jaggers.
Taylor Ridge-A. c. Wood.
Tiskilwa-John Rogers.
Viola-Vincent A3ten.
Woodhull-H. T. jackson.
Rev. NewIand Comes from Carthage.
Rev. Thomas E. Newland, newly ap-
pointed pastor of the First M. E.
church, Rock Island, is transferred
from Carthage. Rev. Leander Smith,
new superintendent of the Rock Is
land district, is transferred from a
pastorate at Macomb. The Pontiac
district, to which Dr. Williams is as
signed, was created at the present
session of the conference. Hereto
fore Pontiac has been q part of the
Normal district. Rev. F. e. Shut is
returned to the pastorate of the Spen-
Ger Memorial church, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
PAIR OF MExlCANS
HELD FOR LARCENY
Nigo Gaenett and Franz Francisco
Attempt Theft at AldeTman's
Store.

Nigo Gaenett and Franz Francisco,
Mexicans, have been held to the
grand jury under bonds Of $500 each
on charges of larceny. Alderman
S. A. LaVanway. proprietor of sec
ond hand store on Second avenue, is
the complainant. He charges that
they stole a trunk from in front Of
his store Saturday night and that
they tried to make away with it..
They we're arraigned before Police
Magistrate G. ]. Smith this morning.
John Harper was sent to jail this
morning for the 'steenth time fol-
lowing his having been arrested for
drunkenness. Four others were as
sessed light fines on charges of dis
ora conduct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
ASK RETURN OF REV.
WILLIAM SCHOENlG
Pastor of German Methodist Church
to Be Returned by ST. Louis
Conference.

Rev. William Schoenig, pastor of
the German Methodist church, will at
tend the 32d annual session of the St.
Louis German Methodist conference,
which will be held at Pekin, Ill, be-
ginning Wednesday and continuing
through Sunday. Bishop Wilson of
Philadelphia will preside. 1t is ex-
pected 100 ministers will attend the
conference. The st. Louis conference
includes the three districts, Belle
vile, Quincy and st. Louis. Rev. J.
H. Rapp, formerly of Rock Island, is
district superintendent of Belleville
district Rev. F. Mahle is superinten-
dent of the Quincy district, which in
cludes the Rock Island congregatioE
Rev. F. Piehler is superintendent Of
the st. Louis district.
Rev. Schoenig will deliver an adj
dress Saturday night in memory of
the pastors of the conference who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
of getting it back provided they can
learn where it is.

of getting it back provided they can
learn where it is.
Trying to Deny Gambling.
Looney's questions indicated that he
will attempt to show that there was
no gambling done in the Billburg es-
several times If he had seen anyone
in the act of gambling, if he had seen
any dice being used, or had seen any
one playing cards. There seems to be
no disposition on the part of the de-
Tense to assert that the confiscated
property was anything but gambling
paraphernalia, but the gamblers are
going to deny their occupation.
Barefaced ERrOntery.
The barefaced effrontery which has
so conspicuously marked the attitude
of the gamblers from the time the
by the attempt to prove that the out
fits seized were not used for gambling
purposes. Apart from the indisputa-
Bile evidence presented in the display
of the layout on the public streets,
there comes the natural query, If it
was not a gambling outfit why was it
spirited away to Davenport and placed
in concealment, part of it being taken
away from a store house and carted
across the river for that purpose
But then it is hardly necessary to
comment on such a pretense. 1t is
rather to laugh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
SUI DELEGATES TO COME
Illinois State Electrical Association
Meets Here Oct. 1927.

Illinois State Electrical Association
Meets Here Oct. 1927.
1t is expected 200 delegates will be
in attendance at the annual conven-
ton of the Illinois State Electrical as
ISOLATION to be held Gn this city Oct.
1921. The sessions of the association
WILL be held on the fourth hoor<of the
Safety building. The organization is
composed of superintendent of light
and power plants throughout the state.
The program of the meeting has not
been completed, but one of the enter
tainment features provided by the To-
cal arrangements committee is the res
ervation of a portion of the house for
the performance of my Cinderella
Girl at the Illinois the evening of the
Goth. The comedy was originally
booked here Sept. 80, but at the re-
quest of the local entertainment COM
mittee Manager R. H. Taylor was able
to induce the management of the COM
pany to change the date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Don't Break Down.

Severe strains on the vital organs,
like strains on machinery cause break
downs. You can't over-tax stomach
liver, kidneys, bowels or. nerves with
out serious danger to yourself If you
are weak or rundown, or under strain
of any kind, take Electric Bitters the
matchless tonic medicine. Mrs. J. e.
Van de Sande. of kirkland, Ill, writes:
That did not break down, while en-
during most severe strain, for three
months, is due wholly to Electric Bit
ters." Use them and enjoy health and
strength. Satisfaction positively guar
anteed. Fifty cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Personal Points

Karl zwicker left this noon for
Chicago.
o. G. Lannon of Pueblo, Colo, is Wis
| iting with friends here.
N. BURY, Jr., of Muscatine spent
Sunday with friends here.
Mrs. William R. Tell of Terre Aaure
is visiting with friends here.
H. Kantor and J. NJ Kantor of Chi.
cago are visiting friends here.
L. F. Murray of Sterling spent Sat.
urday and Sunday with friends here
Mr. and Mrs. John Mclaughlin of
Chicago are visiting in Rock Island
George r. Fish arrived here Satur-
day from Ardmore, Okla, for a brief
visit.
B. E Finkbine and D. p Fullerton
Of Des Moines are here for a brief
visit.
vance after spending a few days with
relatives here.
D. P. Chindblom and A Malmberg
of Chicago are visiting with friends
and relatives here.
Charles Fiebig and daughter, Miss
Emma, S33 Seventeenth street, left
this morning for a visit with friends
in Chicago.
DR.. and Mrs. D. J. Normoyle of Chi
cago are visiting with DR.. .Normoyle's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Normoyle OF
South Rock Island.
Misses Belle Curry, 929 Twenty-sec-
ond street, and Miss Gussie Schroe-
der, 1924 Twelfth street, returned last
night from Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Culbertson ar
rived here yesterday from their home
at Cakes, n. D., to attend the funeral
of Mrs. L. w. Gebler.
Mrs. A. z. Allen of Herscher, Ill,
and grandson, Delmar, have returned
home after few weeks visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. South, 917
Eleventh avenue.
Miss Lucy Brennan, formerly of
Rock Island, now of Chicago, who
has been visiting here for the past
week, left this morning for Berke-
ley, Cal, where she will enter Berke-
ley college.
Rev. J. L. Vance and Charles E.
Bryan left this morning for St. Louis,
where they will attend the United
synod of Illinois, which
this evening and continues
through Wednesday evening.
Mrs. F. K. Rhoads and Mrs. j. F.
Robinson, who with Mrs. NJ. ]. Dor
sey of Peoria have been touring
for the past four months.
have returned home. They were
Joined at New York upon arrival
there by Mr.. Dorsey and Mr.. Rhoads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26

have passed away during the year. He
will return to Rock Island next Mon
day Appointments will be made at
the session this week. Rev. Schoenig,
who has been here for two years, will
most probably be returned to the To-
cal pastorate, in accordance with re-
quest of the congregation and the
pastor.
Rev. William Hillmer will occupy
the pulpit of the German Methodist
church here next Sunday morning.
There will be no evening service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
500 ON AN EXCURSION
Tri-City People Pass Sunday IL
Galesburg and Monmouth.

More than 500 tri-city people went
to Monmouth yesterday on the excur
sion over the Rock Island Southern
under the auspices of the degree team
of Davenport lodge, No. 219, NJ. B. A
The special left Rock Island at 1C
o'clock and a splendid trip was en-.
joyed. The excursionists spent their
time in Galesburg and Monmouth
Some went to the ball game, while
others visited relatives and friends.
The return trip was made last even
ing, the train arriving at Rock Island
at IL o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
MYSTERY IN FIRE
In THE DROST HOME
Incompleted House on Twenty-second
Street Discovered in Flames
Sunday Morning.

Yesterday morning at o'clock. fire
of incendiary origin caused a loss of
5000 on the house of Simon Drost, 1904
Twenty-second street, which is just
nearing completion. Fire was discover.
ed by residents living in the neighbor-
summoned. Upon arrival there 1t was
found that both stairways on the first
floor were afire. The flremen eXtin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Bankers Pass Through.

Last night at $50, a special train
of IL coaches on the Milwaukee road,
arrived in Rock Island from Chicago.
The train carried a large number of
bankers from the east, who are en-
route to Los Angeles, where the ma
tionaI convention of the bankers is
to convene this week. Three more
special trains will pass through here
tomorrow evening about 10 o'clock.
They will leave Chicago between 4:30
and o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
JAMES SUES FOR $4,000
Accident Last Winter Results in Ac-
ton Against Company.

The praecipe in a suit for $1,000
damages has been filed in the office
of the circuit clerk, the document
naming the Moline Channel Ice COM
pany as the defendant. Emos n.
James of Milan is the PLAINTIFF. He
claims that he fell off a loose plank
on the ice slide at the ice houses
in the east end of Moline and that
the fall resulted in serious injuries
to his back. This happened last win
ter. The plaintiff also claims that
the company promised to settle with
him, but that it failed to do so. H.
NJ. McCaskrin is the attorney for the
complainant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
REPAIRING Ferry,

The ferry Rock Island has been
taken from the service between Rock
Island and Davenport and the ferry,
Davenport is handling the traffic
alone. The Rock Island is laid up at
the foot of Seventeenth street and a
force of men will be put to work to
make repairs on the engine and gem
orally overhaul the boat. The Rock
Island will handle all of the trade as
soon as the cool weather comes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
Rev. G. H. Sherwood Leaves for

Rev. G. H. Sherwood Leaves for
Three Weeks Cincinnati Meeting.
Rev. Granville H. Sherwood, pas
tor of Trinity Episcopal church, will
attend the general convention of the
Episcopal church to be held at Gin
cinnati, Oct. 5 to 20, inclusive. The
convention is held every three years,
and lasts for three weeks. Rev. Mr..
Sherwood left today for Elgin and
Chicago. where he will visit for a
week before going to the convention
He will be joined by Mrs. Sherwood
in Chicago next Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
SAYS RIVER is NEGLECTED.
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minals by railroad tracks is quite COM
mon at the ports along the Nississip-
pi and Ohio rivers. At the smaller
ports very little attention has been
paid to landing facilities. In general,
it seems the policy of the municipal
ties along the Mississippi river system
to regard the water front, not as a
means of net revenue, but merely to
make such charges as are necessary
for its proper maintenance. 1t can
hardly be said, however, that the ex-
penditures of the cities on their wa
ter front have been in any way COM
mensurate with the expenditures that
the federal government has made in
river channels
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
PULPITS CALL UPON THE PEOPLE TO
UNITE TO STAMP OUT VICE IN CITY
WILLIAM MCCONNELL,
PIONEER, IS DEAD
Prominent Farmer Succumhs to Eff
fects of a Paralytic SSfoke
Today.

William Mcconnell, one of the pioI
reer farmers of Rock Island county,
expired at 1 o'clock this afternoon
at his home three and one-half miles
south of Milan. Three years ago he
suffered a paralytic stroke and he
had never fully recovered from it's
effects. Mr.. Mcconnell was 70 years
Of age. He is survived by his wife
and several children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Roosevelt Refuses to Ely.

. Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 26.-
Governor Hadley has received a let
ter from Theodore Roosevelt in
which the colonel wrote he did not
deem it advisable to go up in an
aeroplane while in st. Louis Oct. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
ORPHANS HOME MATRoN
Mrs. Christina LindelI, Well Known
at Andover, Dead.

at Andover, Dead.
Orion, ILL.,, Sept. &c (SpeciaD -
Mrs. Christina Lindell, who was the
first matron of the Andover Swedish
OF phans' home, died last Wednesday
at Minneapolis. The remains we're
brought to Cambridge Saturday and
the funeral was held yesterday with
services at 2 p. m. and sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Edbloom. Mrs. Eindell was
the widow of John P. Lindell. She
was 80 years and 8 days of age. She
was a native of Sweden, coming to
this country in the early 50's. She
became connected with the orphans
home in 1871.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
OBITUARY RECORD.
Funeral of Mrs. eibIer.

Mrs. Lester w. Gibler. 929 Four
teenth-and-a-half street, was buried
yesterday afternoon in Albany ceme-
Eery. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Albany Methodist
church. A number of friends from
this city accompanied the remains to
Albany for burial. The palIbearers
were A. w. Lewis, Arthur Gibler,
Samuel Eckelbarker, Homer Hunt.
Robert P. Kramer and F. ]. Muel-
Ter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26

Don't waste your money buying plas-
tiers when you can get bottle of
Chamberlain's Eminent for % cents.
A piece of flannel dampened with this
liniment is superior to any plaster for
lame back, pains in the side and chest.
and much cheaper. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Governor Haskell on Trial.

McAlester, Okla. Sept. 26.-The
town lot case against Governor Has
kell was called today. A motion by
the defense for a postponement was
denied and the trial was ordered to
proceed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Neglect Conspicuous.

Neglect OF the river front is gen.
orally much more conspicuous than
any active improvement of it. Practi-
cally one-half of the freight of the Mis-
sissippi system is handled at the sew
en- ports OF Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
Louisville, Cairo, st. Louis, Memphis
and New Orleans. Most of the pack
age freight usually passes over the
paved public landings; the bulk
freight usually goes over private ter
minalS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Public Notice.

hereby notify all parties concern
ed that will not hereafter be respon
sible for any debts contracted by my
wife, Mrs. Fanny B. White.
Sept. "a, 1910. B. F. WHITE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Rev. w. @. oglevee Believes
There Are Enough Christian
Men in Rock Island to Eff
feet an Improvement.
is HIGH TIME TO AWAKE
Sacrifices Must Be Made in Securing
Honest Officials to Administer
the Affairs of the COmmun-
ity--Lesson of Week.

In several of the Rock Island
churches yesterday references we're
made to the alarming conditions in
the city. and the good people OF the
community called upon to Join forces,
irrespective of politics, religion or
commercial considerations, for a bet
ter Rock Island morally. Rev. W.
G. Oglevee, assistant pastor Of Broad
way Presbyterian church, In the
course of his sermon at the morn
ing service, said:
when law abiding and God-fear-
ing citizens must stand still and see
wicked men openly and fiagrantly
trample under foot the laws upon
which they depend for the safety OF
their lives and property; when they
must stand still and see the very
officers whose sworn duty IL is to en-
force these laws not only refuse to
do their duty but actually use their
official authority to prevent the en-
forcement of the law, what is there
left to be done? II is high time to
awake to the awful conditions exist
ing in our community.
Let US have faith in God. I be-
AACFO III 6OOh ACCi6hS LII
people. absolutely trust His prom
Use to the church that the gates OF
hell shall not prevail against IT. I
believe that He rules in the hearts OF
men in a more powerful sense than
is commonly supposed. I believe in
His power to put into effect His plans
for the uplift of the race. believe
that He can and will save Rock Is
land yet.
Faith I'm Humanity.
LET us have faith in humanity.
believe in the moral integrity OF the
majority OF men. believe in the
pure disinterestedness and broad HUI
manity of the majority Of men.
believe that they exist In Rock Is
land in sufficient numbers TO accom-
plish the moral regeneration OF the
city speedily. I cannot lose my faith
in men when such a scene was enact
ed as I was permitted to have knowl-
edge Of last week. On the very
morning when those shameful pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26

All the news ali the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
Faith In Humanity.

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