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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
MathersVille

Mrs. Henry Mof1t visited in Wan.
lock Sunday.
The Odd Fellows lodge of this
place has purchased an organ.
Della Bedford and Nora Thomp-
son spent Sunday with Viola friends.
Willie Liebendorfer and Miss
jeanne Dockerty were united in
marriage at the home of the brides
father, Peter Dockerty, at noon
Christmas day.
Frank Hebbeln was a Rock Island
visitor Sunday.
Ben Clifford and Fred Hoefe oil
Sherrard we're here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wild and three
children spent Christmas in Goa
Valley.
Charles MainaTd was a Rock Is
land visitor Saturday.
Tom Beattie spent Christmas al
his home in Sherrard.
George Erickson was a Gilchrist
visitor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Esp were
Gilchrist visitors Monday.
Fred Burns of Sherrard visiteI
over Sunday at the Kennedy home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Quaintanct
spent Christmas with the former
mother in Sherrard.
Miss Mable Sherrard OF Sherrare
visited friends here Monday.
Fred Rosenberg, who has beeI
clerking in the Schroeder G. Caddl
store during Christmas week. re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
turned to his home in Coal Valley


turned to his home In Coal Valley
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foster of
Rock Island spent Christmas in
Mathersville.
Miss Josie Stevens visited over
Sunday in Sherrard.
Miss Phoebe Leurs of Galesburg
visited at the Lawson home Tues.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Russell spent
Christmas with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Hebbeln in
Gable.
Miss Lizzie Sword and Joe Hol.
gate were Rock Island visitors Mon
day.
George Erickson made a trip tc
Viola and back Monday.
Miss Nina Sackeld of Sherrart
visited over Monday night at the
William Stevens home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Laugherty o.
Viola spent Christmas with the for
mer's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. p
Laugherty
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark Of GIL
christ spent Monday with friend
here.
There will be a dance in the OF
era house New Years night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Lewis an,
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Mile
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29

Schleswig, Holstein, Germany, and at
the time of his demise was &c years of
age. In 1883, at the age Of 13 years.
he came to America with his parents,
coming directly TO Davenport, where
he entered the public schools. Later
he was employed by the late John
Brockmann. the grocer. In 1899, to-
gether with his brother-in-law, he
bought the business and up to the pres
ent time had conducted the store The
survivors are the widow, Laura Noel
Ter; two children, Media and Raymond;
the mother, Mrs. Margaretha Moeller;
one brother, Peter Moeller; three sis
tiers, Mrs. Margaretha Kipp. Mrs. Ber-
tina Raveling, and Mrs. Mathilda Paul.
sen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29

Miss Lena Lee, a student at the
state university, is spending the holt
Gay vacation at home.
Walter Cooper of near Miiiersburg
visited from Saturday until Tuesday
with his grandfather, Hiram Cooper.
There will be New Years So
ciable at the home of Elisha Lee.
Misses Lille, Bessie and Mary
Marsh started to Kansas City Friday
to visit with relatives.
A son was born to Mrs. John Nc
Cormick Monday.
Mylo Lee, Jr., of Iowa is visiting
his cousin, Elisha Lee.
A. Kendall. son Meigs and Miss
Winifred Boyles spent Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Halstead of
West Liberty. Iowa.
The young men of Harvey Ram
sey's Sunday school class will give
a corn sociable in the Hamlet hall
Friday night, Jan. 5. A 25-cent SUP.
per will be served from until 8
o'clock. An interesting program has
been prepared, which will be given
after supper. A most cordial invi.
/, tation is extended to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ramsey and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reabe spent
Chistmas with the formers parent:
in Aledo
Miss Mary Close is visiting witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Close.
Ben Nicely Of New Boston is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. C. B. Halstead.
Among the teachers spending thu
Christmas vacation with home folk
are Charles Lee of Lincoln, Neb.
Bessie Cooper of Macomb and Saral
Crabs of Aledo.
There will be preaching service
at the Hamlet Presbyterian churcl
Jan. and IA.
Mrs. George Hartman and Mrs
Fred Hartman OF Aledo with thei
children are visiting at the home o
John Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss Halstead o
Edgington spent Christmas with MI
and Mrs. G. B. Halstead.
Riley Halstead visited from Satur
day until Tuesday at the home O
Hiram C roper.
Emerson Crabs found one of hi
best yea-ling colts dead in the fiel
the first of the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
wife Of Sheffield, and T. Scott and fam
lily of Blue Island.

wife Of Sheffield, and T. Scott and fam
lily Of Blue Island.
Miss G. Crawford of Dubuque visit
ed relatives here during the holidays.
]. B. Huston and wife have returned
home from a brief visit at Menden, Ill.
w. Hobson is i'll of pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bull have a new
son at their home.
Stewart Bull of Silvis and Miss Edna
Sherman of Davenport were married
Christmas day. The groom has been
employed at the new shops for mum.
Der of years, and the bride is a well
known and popular young lady.
Mrs. ]. l.. Price, who has been very
i'll, Is able to be up.
F. Hall and wife spent Sunday al
Green River.
Bernard Yokes and family had as 9
holiday guest his niece, Miss Anna
Yokes of De Pew.
Earl Kyle and father have beer
spending several days at Burlington
Iowa.
Mrs. F. w. Rettick was paid wish
by l.. Anderson of Swedona.
W. Allen spent the holidays Will
relatives at Topeka, Kan.
| Miss Ethel s. Sherrin has returned
home to Oak Park after visiting at tn,
home of Mrs. Richard Bell.
Cornelius Abrams has recoyeref
from his Illness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
Milan

Among the Rock Island visitors Sat
urday were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Crawford, Mrs. Walter Mcconnell aud
two daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Gould and children, Flossie Scarr,
John Hofer, Joe Brussel, Julia and
Gus Hintermeister, Mrs. Clyde Moi
Att and Mrs. Adolph Dunlap.
James MofHtt was in the village
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brookman and
daughter Doris Of Center Point, Iowa
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Godfrey Schneider.
Rose Kuehl returned to Black Hawh
Sunday.
The farmers institute at Reynold:
was well attended.
Charles Schneider Of Ainsworth
Iowa, is visiting relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. William Crawford
spent several days at the home o
Newton Crawford in Davenport.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Ramsay anC
daughter Frances visited with rela
tives in DIN, Iowa, this week.
Rev. G. II. Thorpe was in the vii
lage Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rheinhold wicker o
Presumption visited at the home o
August Hartman Sunday.
Those who spent Sunday at tn
home Of Godfrey Schneider were Nj
and Mrs S. o. Heath, Mr. and Mrt
John Lowe. Mrs. August Hartman
Mrs. R. Zwicker. John Hofer, P. L
McManis and Charles jain.
Lawrence Weiss was a bushes
caller here Saturday.
Adolph Schneider Of DavenpoI
spent Monday at the home Of hi
brother, Godfrey Schneider.
Mrs. Charles Crawford spent Chris
mas with her mother, Mrs. s. Taylo
Of Rock Island.
Miss Matte Wood. who has been a
tending school at De Kalb, returne
home Saturday for a vacation.
Mss Shirley Castor spent from Fr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
MOLINE

Want Fresh Alr.-A Better Venti-
lation- crusade is to be launched by
the health department. Acting on the
theory that fresh air is free and that
something is gone wrong If supply
of 1t is not always handy and ready
for use, Commissioner Eastman has
instructed DR.. Perry Vessel, city ply
stefan, to make an inspection Of NOV
ing picture houses and schools. The
purpose of the inspection will be to
secure data regarding ventilation
Sold Horse Meat Aaron Favery
was fined $685. yesterday forenoon
In the court of Justice Cartwright in
East Moline on a charge OF selling
unwholesome food. He was charged
with the sale of horse meat which 1t
is said one Alphonse Tonner engaged
him to peddle. Tonner. according to
the story introduced at Favery's hear
ing, purchased the animal in Rock
Island for S1.75. The meat was
bought by a Greek butcher in East
Moline, who presumed it was beef,
anu WuCn AS lOtkI LEU IAol ~ Wd6 NV
he swore out the warrant for Favery's
arrest Tonner cannot be located by
the authorities.
Designate Coasting Hiils. - City
commissioners yesterday placed ban
on coasting on two hills and desig-
mated the hours In which the sport
may be enjoyed on tho remaining two
hills. They took this action follow
ing an accident, when Paul Lundberg,
aged n, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ
Lundberg, 1914 Fourth avenue, col
lided with a wagon. breaking both
bones Of his right leg below the knee
Hills that are placed on the blacklist
are Twenty-fifth and Third street
hills. Coasters will be permitted to
use Twelfth and Sixteenth streets the
remainder of the week, and then the
commission board will decide what
action to pursue in case coastins
weather continues. Hours of coast
ing are from to 10 p. M, and officers
will be stationed at dangerous cross
ings during that time.
Change Meeting Place. - Moline
council of Royal Arcanum will hole
its last meeting in Turner hall this
evening, when CLASS OF candidate,
will be initiated. Next year the lodge
will meet in Swedish Olive hall, the
second and fourth Tuesdays instead
of the first and third Thursdays. The
first meeting in the new quarters will
be Jan. 9, when officers will be in
stalled, followed by the annual oyster
supper. The second dancing party o
the season will be held Jan. 10, II
Red Mems hall. Murphy's orchestr'
will play.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
Silvis

F. McKendrick and family spent
Christmas at Camanche, Iowa.
Mrs. K. d. Klingenberg and son are
spending month in Nebraska with
relatives
Miss Olivia Carlson is i'll.
Mrs. Wagner has resigned her posi-
ton as teacher of the eighth grade
here.
Mrs. NJ. Burns is enjoying a visit
from her mother, Mrs. ]. Parks OF
Coal Valley.
J. Lysinger and parents spent the
Christmas holidays at Waterloo, Iowa
Rev. e. w. Thompson and wife have
arrived home from a brief visit al
Erie.
n. Sicily and wife have returned
home from Des Moines.
]. Walker and wife spent the holi
days at Mineral with relatives.
Mrs. J. Richards has as a holiday
guest her sister, Miss Otta of Pitts
burgh, Pa.
]. NJ. Pershing and family spen
Christmas with relatives at Geneseo.
| H. Voss, who holds the position o
head telephone operator at the new
shops, spent Christmas at Geneset
with relatives.
G. Crossley and wife were visitet
by Mr.. and Mrs. B. Boyster of st
Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Pike were paid
visit by their son George of Chan
paign.
Christmas day, Mrs. e. L. Scott en-
tertained her children, Mr. Mills an
family of Sherrard, G. Walker an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
DIED SUDDENLY.
ACUTE Indigestion the Cause" How
Often do we Read this Heading
in Our Daily Paper.

Dear reader, if your food does not
digest properly, but stays in your
stomach, causing much misery, short
ness of breath and fermentation, you
are the one that should constantly
have with you box of MI-O-NA
stomach tablets.
Two little MONA tablets taken
at the first sign of distress would
have kept many a death notice out
of the papers.
If you have stomach trouble OF
any kind, start to get rid of it to-
day One so cent box of MONA
stomach tablets will make you feel
like new man. Two weeks treat
ment will make any abused, out OF
order stomach strong and vigorous
Guaranteed mind you, for indiges
ton, dizziness, biliousness, bad
dreams. They clear the skin and
brighten the eyes. A box for only
so cents at Harper House pharmacy
and druggists everywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
DAVENPORT

Licensed TO Wed.-Charles II. Kuehl
and Miss Theresa Thode OF Dixon;
Charles Petersen and Miss Bertha
speth OF Davenport; Jay n. Blair and
Miss Hilda wulf OF Davenport; VIII
liam J. Schuman. Newton. and Miss
Amanda Tagge. New Liberty; Edward
Bolts, McCeusiand, and Miss Mabel
Stewart, Princeton; Thco Montgomery,
East Orange, N. J., and Miss Dora
thea @. Brutus. Davenport.
-
Two Fire Calls. The fire depart
ment was called 10 the Martin Woods
company on Perry street yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock to extinguish a
small blaze which had started in the
elevator shaft. The loss was small. A
call was sent in from 714h West Third
street Wednesday afternoon, where the
paper over the chimney fiue had caught
fire. No damage was done.
Dinner for Poor-The annual Gus
tom Of the Davenport lodge No. 2Ss OF
EIks In providing a New Years din
ner for the poor Of Davenport, under
the direction of Ned Lee, will be OBJ
served next Monday. Jan. 1. This year
the dinner viii be served at IL o'clock
noon at the West Side Settlement on
Western avenue. opposite the public
square. Assisting the Elks win be a
numbsr Of the Good Fellows Of the
city. No one IN Davenport need go
hungry ON New Years day. II Is ex-
peoted that in the nedghborhood Of 500
people will be fed by reason Of the
generosity and good viii of the Elks
and the Good Fellows" who have
asked to be allowed to share In this
splendid cause.
Got q Big Order. The Davenport
Locomotive works received the largest
order in its history yesterday when
the contract for 26 engines was closed
with Foley, WEIGH & Stuart OF Spo
kone, contractors engaged in building
the Canadian Grand Trunk Pacific rail.
way between Edmonton and the Pacific
coast All Of the 26 locomotives must
be finished within 40 days, but this
provision will not inconvenience the
local factory, as the capacity is one
locomotive complete per day.
o
Obituary Record. - Mrs. Margaret
Dahiquist, wife or Oficer Olaf Dahl
quist Of the police department, died
Mt her home. 1913 Gaines street, yes
terday afternoon at o'clock Pneu
monia was the cause Of death, she
having caught severe cold last Sat
urday. She was born and reared IL
Davenport, the date OF her birth be
ing Oct. &c. 1876. Surviving are he
husband and three children, George
aged years. Martin. aged 3 years
and Irene. aged 2 months.
Wednesday evening at $3.50 O'Clock
AZ the Mercy hospital, occurred tn,
death OF Miss Amy Hess, aged L
years, death being due to appendicitis
Last week deceased was taken iii, AM
Christmas day she was removed L
Mercy hospital and operated upon i'm
mediately, failing. however, to recover
She IL survived by her father, Henri.
W. Hess; Mrs. Hattie Kroeger OF Wa
colt. q sister; Otto, william and Elsie
all at home. The funeral will be he'll
Saturday morning at IL o'clock fror
the home. two miles north OF Walcot
with interment taking place in May,
vile cemetery.
Ernest A. Moeller, the well know
Marquette street grocer, died wedne,
day afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at hi
homes I'LL West Fifth street. Deceal
ed was. born Aug. 20, 1875, In Lumdel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
Saved His Whe'o Life.

my wife would have been in her
grave today" writes o. II. Brown OF
Muscadine, Ala, "if it had not been for
DR.. Kings New Discovery. She was
down in her bed, not able to get up
without help. She had severe bron-
chial trouble and a dreadful cough.
l got her bottle Of DR.. Kings New
Discovery. and she soon began to
mend, and was well in q short time"
InfaIlible for coughs and colds. It's the
most reliable remedy on earth for des-
perate lung trouble. hemorrhages. la
grippe. asthma, hay fever, Group and
whooping cough. Fifty cents. 81. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by al drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
A Terrible slunder

To neglect liver trouble. Never do 1t.
Take DR.. Kings New Life Pills on the
first sign of constipation, biliousness
or inactive bowels and prevent viru-
lent indigestion, iaundice or gall sones
lent Indigestion. jaundice or gan stones
They regulate liver. stomach and bow
els and build up your health. Only Is
cents, at ali druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29
Lewis and children spent christina

Lewis and children spent christina
in Viola.
The Misses Mary Purvis and Mary
Smear attended church in Viola
Christmas morning.
Edward Burns of Aledo made .
visit here Monday.
Wallie Gustafson and Miss Susie
Sword spent Christmas In Moline.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Dockerty
spent Christmas in Coal Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank voss and
two sons of Viola spent Christmas
at the John Adams home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29

united sentiment in Congress in
free Is
kn
the
members of
whatever wool
elimination
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-29

day until Monday at the home of Rob
ert Miller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-04
Dartmouth Hsadx for eowdOin.
rBv rolegrapb 70 The Tribune

iBw Telegraph 10 Inc lTlbuneI
Hanover. y. H.. oct. 3.-In preparation
for to-morrow's game with Bowdoin Cav
anaugh. the coach, to-day lined up the
varsity against the fast freshman team.
and ut tho end Of twenty-five minutes OF
scrimmage work the score was Z 70 IN
favor Of the varsity. The rest of the
afternoon was spent in light work, main
ly in running through new plays and
STRENGTHENING the defence against the for
ward pass The open game has been the
hardest form Of play which the team has
had 10 meet, but since last Saturdays
match the coaches have given special
coaching in defence of the forward pass,
and tomorrow the weakness should not
appear
The general work of the team is i'm
proving considerably. and the many
changes in the lineup have given men
Ike Estep and Hogsett a chance TO fnd
themselves. The lineup tomorrow viii be
nearly the same as that used on last Sat
urday. The probable lineup is: Left end,
Captain Daley; left tackle. Elcock: left
guard. Whitmore; centre, Gibson or Dun
bar. right guard. Bennett or Beer; right
tackle. Barends: right end Estep; quar-
terback Llewellyn; left halfback HOssett;
right halfback Mercy. and fullback. Dud-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-04
THE WEATHER REPORT.

oniciaI Record and Forecast.-Washington'
oct. 3.-storm warnings are displayed on tho
Great Lakes and on The Pacific Coast from
Marshheld. ore. northward
Frost warnings have been issued from New
ENGLAND. East New York. Colorado. Utah and
the north portions OF Arizona and Mexico.
There are some slight indications OF a dis
t,irBance near the island q santo Domingo, bat
special reports have thus FAR failed 70 disclose
its exact location and intensity.
The western disturbance Of Monday turned
sharply 20 the n0rthcastward. with rapidly In
rrcasing energy and IS central tonight over
Northwestern Minnesota. Pressure IS falling
raridly to the eastward and storm warnings
are displayed on the Great Lakes There is
alec another disturbance IN the Pacific North
west apparently the advance o. the eKtcn-
.iec low pressure area now everything Alaska.
I'm the Atlantic states pressure is high. with
th. crest on the New jersey coast.
General rains have fallon IA the Northwest
states. tie UPPER Mississippi. valley Hhd tnr
greater portion ~ the ioEe region, and IN The
former district the rains were followed by
northwest EulCs. There were also showers IA
tha upper Ohio Valley, Nirgitn ana Noith
carolina. ana rains Oh the north Ihcinc COAST.
DO as considerably cooler 90 ne touln Al
Iauti. states and warmer in the central val
icrs and the lake region
F-rsf occurred Tuesday mfrllng 10 New loiA
and Sow England Utah ANA Western Colorado.
There viii be rain Wednesday IN tho isAe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-04
ON COLLEGE GR|DIR0NS
Yale Varsity and Scrub Play to
a Tie in Hard SCrimmage.
RUTGERS TO FACE TIGERS
Brown Replaces Mccormick at
Tackle In the Princeton
Line for Game.
rRv rslerrnnh 70 rhe rrihnne !

New Haven, Oct. S.-The Yale coaches or
dered a stiff scrimmage lasting thirty min
utes to-day. following the thorough fun
damental drill in handling the ball. which
is more OF feature in the Yale practice
this season than ever a few OF the first
men were excused from the work, including
Captain Howe Scully and Reilly, but the
other regulars were pitted against the scrub
in the toughest scrimmage 10 date. The
final score ended in tie at 5 to s. although
the varsity forced the play and kept the
ball most OF the time. The touchdown for
the regulars came soon after the start OF
play and was the result Of a most effective
attack Taking the ball In midheld, new
forward pass, tried for the first time. from
Spalding 10 Merritt was good for thirty
IVA yards.
The failure Of the forward pass heretofore
caused a change to-day, and it was an I'M
provement in every way and worked well
frequently Philbln plunged through for
FIVE yards and on another pass, Spalding
to Merritt, the latter wriggled through the
second eleven for ten yards more. TWO
plunges by Philbin and Merritt carried the
ball over, McDevitt missing the goal.
The scrub started poorly. but a long punt
r
Merritt on the 'varsitys 5-yard line, and re-
covered by Coates, end on the second Botn
teams were lighting mad at this point out
on three line bucks the varsity deIence
yielded only three yards. II was the Sc
verest defensive test of the year and the
coaches were pleased.
Anderson then punted from behind the
varsity goal line, but the ball went hlsh'
and Anderson recovered his own KICK ana
went to midfeld. The ball went to the
scrub. however. under the rule prohibiting
the offensive team TO touch the ball within
the twenty-yard zone. Church tuHoacK o"
the second. then plunged over between
Perry and W. Howe IN one smash. MltcheA
missed the goal.
The varsity kept possession OF the pd4i
in the scrub territory the remainder OF the
time but failed 70 get beyond the twenty p
ward line. The forward pass worked We'll
as did plunging football the varsity seu-
orally losing possession by fumbles or on
side kicks. -.
The work Of Ed Freeman in yesterday
scr;mmage resulted in his getting a 'Ilal vi.
the varsity as fullback to-day, and be did
well. The first team lined up as IoHo"s'
Dawson. left end; Warren, left tackle
Francis. left guard; Ketcham' centre Nc
Dewitt. right guard; Perry right tackle w
Howe. right end; Merritt, quarterback An
darson. left halfback; spalding, right haIf-
back: Philbin. fullback
The hospital list is now small faul'
+acEla. Read. centre. and Camp end, were
an on the field in suits, and took light
work. Baker. the only ~ man Of the
backheld, win be out for two weeks with
a wrenched knee. ,.o
Catins. the star freshman back ana IONS
distance punter Of last year. IS not expected
n return TO college Only the regular slAil
of coaches reported to-day.