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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
MATCASIC KILLED
AND THEN ROBBED
Body of Man Found in Slough
in Northwest Part of City
Is Identified.
HAD BIG SUMS OF MONEY
Nine Austrians With Whom He Lived
at Boarding House Called Be
fore Coroner's Jury.

That the man who was found Sat
urday afternoon in the slough near
Mill street and Eighteenth avenue,
was murdered is now almost a GER
/ tainty in the minds of the police
authorities. At the inquest over the
remains, which was begun yesterday
morning at the Knox undertaking
rooms. further light was shed upon
the mystery.
A post card bearing the name of
! c. c. Kroeger, Fourth street and
Fourth avenue, was found in a coat
pocket of the dead man. Mr.. Kroe-
ger, who conducts a saloon at the
above address, was summoned before
the coroner's jury, and after viewing
the remains of the man, stated that
he was one of a number of Austrians
who make their home on Fourth
street between Sixth and Seventh av-
enues. Mr.. Kroeger was unable to
give the name of the deceased, but
the facts which he did divulge to
the jurors enabled them to learn that
the name OF the man is Povas Mat
gasic.
HAD BEEN WORKING NIGHTS.
Mr.. Kroeger stated that Matgasic
was formerly employed at the Rock
Island Plow company plant, but that
recently he had been working at
night at some other concern in the
city. He stated that the man fire.
quently visited his saloon, dropping
in after his nights work had been
completed and then again IN the
evening before going to work. Mat
gasic, according to Mr.. Kroeger, sell
dom mingled with others OF his race,
being of a reticent nature. He al
ways had a considerable amount of
money, generally in gold. He seldom
if ever carried paper money or sill
yer and had a habit of securing from
Mr.. Kroeger gold for the other
money. The last time that Mr.. Kroe-
ger saw Matgasic was before the hol-
fdays and it was shortly after work
that he secured s26 in gold to send
to a Philadelphia insurance society.
ASSOCIATES TO BE QUIZZED.
AS a result OF the testimony of
Mr.. Kroeger. the police visited the
Austrian boarding house and sub
there. They will be questioned by
the coroner jury lHiS diNOihOO ot
police headquarters.
1t is probable that Matgasic was
murdered for his money and then
taken to the place where he was
found by those who killed him. The
body was found 200 yards from the
Mill street road. Paul Hancq found
the body Mr.. Hancq in his testi-
mony before the jury stated that he
and other members of the family
had been at home for the past two
weeks and that If a struggle had
taken place near the scene of the
grewsome find, members of the fam
lily would have heard it as his home
is nearby And again the leather cap
which was found 90 feet from the
body and lying between the body
and road. indicated that the body
was carried from the road.
BELONGED TO LODGES.
Aside from the post card, which
aided so much in shedding light on
the mystery. there we're two lodge
pins on the lapel of Matgasic's coat.
One of these was of a Philadelphia
insurance society and the other was
of some Austrian order which had I
never before been heard of here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23

health for a number of years. Funer-
al services will be held from the home
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock with
burial at Oak Grove cemetery. Rev.
Mr.. Edwards of Kewanee will conduct
the services
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
Members, Attention.

The installation of oficers-elect of
Camp No. 1850, NJ. W. A, will be held
at K C hall on Tuesday evening. Jan.
"a, at p. N. and will be followed by
a smoker. All members are requested
to be present. JOHN B. CORKEN,
John McShane. consul. Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
Licensed to Wed.
Canton
More candidatea Are out.

John T. Murrin, F. l. Coryn. J. w
Van Arsdel and G. Albert Johnson an
nounced themselves for nomination as
commissioners by securing petitions to
day from the city clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
LAST
CHANCE

The j a n u airy
ID ollar D o w II
Sale" lasts but a
few days more.
In about 10 days
(Feb. u the most
successful sale in
our history closes.
If you have not
already taken adj
vantage of this
most unusual op-
portunity to buy
our merchandise
on very C h e ap
terms, now is the
the time to do so.
Strictly to to
date clothing for
ladies and men
and furniture for
the whole house.
Pay $1.00 at the
time of purchase
and the balance as
You are able.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
c. M. g. St. p. Loses by Fire.

Aberdeen, s. D., Jan. 23.-The divi-
sion headquarters, and local freight
houses and passenger station OF the
Milwaukee railroad here burned today.
The loss is 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
Mr.. KIoekhau Unoer ooeration.

William Klockhau, s39 Seventeenth
street. yesterday underwent an opera
ton for the removal of a hernia al
st. Anthony's hospital. He will be al
the hospital two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
MAYOR OPENS CAMPAIGN
Defends His Administration from
Theatre Platform.

Mayor G. w. McCaskrin addressed
an audience of $50 men at the Hi
nois theatre Saturday night in advo-
cacy of his candidacy to succeed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
Candidates Under
Commission Form

To the Voters of the City OF Rock Is
land: l. the Undersigned submit myself
as candidate for commissioner, sub
/ ject to your approval at the primary to
/ be held Feb. 2s, 1911. If nominated and
elected, 1 will look after the city's af-
/ fairs with the same interest / would
/ Trusting that l will receive your sup
port. L am yours very truly,
To the Voters of Rock Island: here
| by announce myself as a candidate for
commissioner at the nominating pri-
land and have resided here all my life
For the past 16 years have been in
the retail drug business. For 10 of those
years ! have been located IN the Sixth
ward, my present place of residence and
business. If chosen for commissioner. /
viii give my entire time 10 the work OF
the city. A j. RIESS.
To the Voters Of Rock Island 1 will
be candidate for nomination as com
missioner at the primary in this city
Feb. IS / am now serving as assistant
chief of the Rock Island fire depart
ment and have been Identified with the
department IA years. 1 have been a tax
payer many years and have my home in
1888 Seventh avenue
To the Voters of Rock Island: here
by announce myself a candidate for
commissioner at the nominating pri-
ALEXANDER ]. DE soLAND.
7I9 Twenty-third street.
To the Voters of Rock Island here
by announce myself candidate for com
missioner under the new form OF gov
eminent. subject to the primaries OF
Feb. IS. with the assurance to the pub
lie that If nominated and elected / shall
not disappOint them in my efforts to
give them a good and economic govern
JONAS BEAR.
sos Eighteenth street
To the Citizens Of Rock Island: I
have decided TO become a candidate for
commissioner before the primaries to he
held Feb. IS, and desire TO express my
gratitude for the kind and generous
manner in which my friends have sign
ed my petitions, which have been cir
Culated in my behalf. I have had ex-
perience in public affairs in the Office
of assessor and think have proven wOr-
thy and capable If I am so fortunate
as to secure place on the ballot fol-
lowing the primaries, and am elected
one of the commissioners of Rock Is
land under the new system. / will give
the people the best that is in me in
honest and conscientious attention to
duty Yours truly,
JACK c. AULD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
Gun DRAWN IN.
RESTAURANT RIOT
T. B. Arrayo, Gem Proprietor,
Flashes Revolver, but It
Fails to Brighten.
is TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM
Two Moline Bad Actors, Refusing to
Pay for Food, Disarm Man Be-
hind Counter and Beat Him.

Erik Krantz and Edward Hogstrom
both Moline youths barely able to
make themselves understood in Eng
lish, were fined 1915 each this morn
ing as the result of a fracas they got
into at the Gem restaurant on Third
avenue and Twentieth street yester-
day evening. They were charged with
assault and battery by T. B. Arrayo,
proprietor of the place. The pair came
into the place about supper time and
ordered edibles which amounted to 80
cents. After eating, Krantz threw
down a half dollar to settle. He was
told TO come across with 30 cents more,
whereupon an argument ensued. Ar
rayo says that Krantz threatened to
have his friend Hogstrom clean out
the place. Finally, the evidence show
ed, an additional quarter was thrown
across the counter to the waiter. but
the trouble did not end there. even
though the proprietor was satisfied to
let the other cents go.
REVOLVER BROUGHT OUT.
The two youths refused TO leave the
place, and they showed so plainly that
they were looking for trouble that Ar
rayo finally secured a revolver from
behind the counter and fiourished 1t
so that they might see he was armed.
There were only blank cartridges in
1t. however, and when it failed to
brighten the boys the trouble started
anew. Hogstrom struck Arrayo and
knocked the pistol out of his hand,
whereupon Krantz secured it and to-
gether they began to drub Arrayo A
free for all fight was started, but it
was broken up few minutes later by
the arrival of the police, who took the
offenders to jail. They admitted this
morning that they had been drinking
heavily and that they might have been
at the time the trouble
started.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23

To the Voters of Rock Island: here
by announce myself as a candidate foI
commissioner at the nominating pri-
mary, Feb. Is.
ALEXANDER J. DE SOLAND.
71S Twenty-third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-23
NOW HAVE A CHANCE.

The people who went down the line
the hardest for the commission system
The oasis., 1911-10-14
THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUSTY OF CoCHIsE.

whereas. at the annual meeting oi the stock holders Of the Mexican Metals Company, roruoratiOn organized and existing under the ,aws of the Territory of Arizona which meet nr waJ held at the office of the company in Bisbee, Arizona, on September 26th. 1911, by an Affirmative vote 0! majority of the outstand- ing stock, ii was resolved to amend the Articles ofincorpOration of said company in the follow. ing particulars, to-Wit:
 First. To amend Article III of the said Articles ot Incorporation so that the same lall hereafter read as follows:
 Article III. The amount of the capital stock ol The corporation shall be i've million dollars ix5 OO0 000). divided into one million shares ol inc par value Of five dollars $500 per share. These shares may be issued in the discretion oi the Board of Directors either as fully paid and non-assessable stock, or they may be issued as partly paid stock In the latter case thc time when and the conditions upon which ealls for further payment on account of the purchase price shall Oe made, shall be deter mined by the Board of Directors. such calls may be made even though all the authorized capital stock k not issued. or the company has m its treasury unSuld treasury stock, but after ilc shtres have been fully paid, they shall no longer be subject iO calls or assessments. Said capital stock or any part thereof may be sold tor cash or may be isSned in payment l1r prop prty of any kind service. contracts, rights or interests purchased, or otherwise acquired by said corporation. upon such terms as the Board Ol DireCtOfs may uttcfnluc ana IT the hbsellcc oi actual fraud the judgment ol the Board of Directors as to the value of the property, ser vices. contracts. right or interests purchased, ur otherwise acquired. shall be conclusive
 second To Amend Article VII Of the said Articles of Incorporation SO that the same shall hereafter read as follows:
 Article VII The highest amount of ndebt edness to which the corporation shall subject itself, shall not at any time exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars H2,j00000l.
 That the said amendments were adodted by su affirmative vote of the stockholders repre- senting four hundred and seventy thousan1 two hundred and Seyenty-lour shares of the outstanding capital stock of the Mexican Metals Company, out of total of four hundred seventy thousand seven hundred thirty-Six shares The president and secretary of the company were directed t0 sign and aeknowl- edge such amendment to the Articles of Incor- p0ration and procure the publ lcation thereof The signatures of the of the officers of the cor pOration as required by law, to-wit. tho secfe- tary and president of the Mexican Metals Com. pany, are attached hereto and this instrument knOwledged by the president as required by Act No. & of the Session Laws Of the Twenty second Legislative Assembly of New Mexico.
 Witness the signatures of the president and secretary of the Mexican Metals Company this 18th day 0f September 1911
 AUGUST FRiTsCHE. Atcst President
 SUMNER N. TEELE
 Secretary.
The oasis., 1911-10-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPoRATIoN
 OF THE BACUBlRITO GOLD PLACER MINING
 COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: : That we. whose names are hereto subscri ped being desifons of forming corporation under lhe laws of the Territory oi Arizona, have. this day voluntarily associated ourselves together lut0 a body corporate and have made signed and executed these Articles Oi IncorporatiOn and to that end do certify.
 The name of tlis corporation and by which lt shall be authorized tu conduct It's business IS BACUBlRITO GOLD PLACER MINING COM PANN
 The names of the incOrpOratOrS are Manuel Acalde and Enrique PeTa. The principal office or place for transacting the business of hls corporation shall be at Nogales, Santa CTuz County Arizona; but branch offices may be kept and maintained at such other place or pIaces, either in the United States or the Republic of Mexico ss the Board of Directors may from time to time determine: at any of Which offices meetings of the Directors or stockholders may be held and all business of 'he company may be transacted.
 III,
 The time of the commencement of this cor. P0rati0n shall be the day of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the bounty Recorder of Santa Cruz County, Ari- zona, and a certified copy thereof ill the Office GI The Auditor of the Territory Of Arizona. and Ihc termination thereof shall be tweity.fye years thereafter, unless the same be renewed w be dissolved before tbat tmeiby aS fdstUfity 'O'e Of the stockholders or by operation of law.
 ". The general nature of the business proposed
The oasis., 1911-10-14
THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, ,t
 COUNTY or COCHISE.

Before me F C. Corey notary public Ia and for said county and territory, on this day per. s0nally appeared August FrltSche, president of he Mexican Metals Company known to me Co be the person whose name iS subscribed to he foregoing instrument and acknowledged Co me the execution of the foregoing instru- ment for the purposes and consideration herein expressed as the free act and deed of said corporation by him voluntarily executed. Witness my official signature and seal this 2ith day nf September la,l. My commission expires April 1 1915.
 l.. C COREY, t,RAL) Notary Public. Sept, go Nov {, 1911.
The oasis., 1911-10-14
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
COUNTY or SANTA CRUZ. N


 Before me, s. F. Noon, Notary Public in and for the County of Santa rug, Territory of Ari- zona, on this day personally appeared Manuel Alcalde and Enrique Pena known 10 me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing Articles of Incorporation and acknowledged to me- each for himself. that he executed the same for the purposes and consid- erations therein exp essed. AtqF
 GIVEN under my hand and Notarial seal this (SEALJ s. F. NOON,
 Notary Public. My Commission expires Jan 2, 1913. Sept 23-0ct. 2S, 1911
The oasis., 1911-10-14

to De transacted by this corporation is to locate, buy, bond, acquire, hold, own, lease, possess, operate mortgage. sell or otherwise hypothecate or dispose of mines or mining claims, placer or placer claims, or prospects of gold silver. copper, cad, and all other min. erals and all other kinds of mineral lands or property, oil wells and such other real estate and 1terest Tn any of such properties, to buy,
 lease or otherwise acquire, to hold, own, mort gage, operate, improve. sell, convey or other. wise dispose of and develop lands or Conces- si0nS. t0wnsites, city and town lots, franchises and rights Of way, tO build or otherwise acquire, and 10 own, hold, operate or sell. or otherwise dispose of stamp mills, or other mills, smelters and reduction works of every description for reducing treating, smelling and refining ores, or earth containing deposits of minerals or other yauables to acquire title either i'll the United States or the Republic of Mexico to mines mining properties or placer land, water and water rig hts, mills real estate, personal property and all other property Of every nature and kind whatsoever, requisite and necessary for the transaction of it's busi mess, and to work, dispose of and deal in the same, and the products thereof; to purchase or otherwise acquire, OWn hold, sell, bond, remit, lease, maintain, manage or construct pipe lines, reservoirs, fumes, tracks. roads tramWays, canals, dtChes, entertainments, tele- phone of telegraph lines railways and other works and means of transportation, property or appliance that may be necessary incident or convenient for the business of this corpora. tion; and for such purpose to acquire. own. manage and operate machinery and other works necessary for the purposes herein men toned; to carry on any conduct general mercantile and brokerage business, and to that end tO deal in any and all cOmmOd ties of every kind necessary for the successful con duct 0f such business, Co purchase. hold. own and deal in its own and the shares of other companies and corporations either domestic or foreign, to sell, convey, bond, lease, mort gage or otherwise dispose of any and all of its properly of every character whatsoever; to borrow mo ey and tO execute notes bonds, mortgages, and deeds Of trust to secure the sane and generally Go do all things incident or necessary for the proper conduct of the bus- ness of this corporation and to do and perform each and every act and thing which it is law iul for natural persons to do; all ot which busi- ness or occupations may be carried on at such place or places either in the United States or the Republic Of Mexico AS the Board of Direc- tors may deem for the best interests of this corporation.
The oasis., 1911-10-14

The amount of the capita stock Of this cor. poratiOn shall be ten thousand (Slc000.0O) dollars, divided into one thousand (lU00) shares of the par value of ten (Sl000) dollars per share The shares of stock shall be paid for a such time and in such manner, either in cash or by the sale and transfer of property to the copora tion, or by services rend cred as the Board of Directors shall determine, and said stock waen issued shall be fully paid and non asSessabe The capital stock may be increased or decreased by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock, but in case of the increase of the capital stock each shareholder shall have the shares of the proposed increase as he may be entitled to in proportion to the number of shares held by him before the stock is increased
The oasis., 1911-10-14

The highest amount of indebtedness or lia. bility either direct or contingent to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself shall not exceed the sum Oi six thousand (S6000 O0) dollars, and the private property 0f the stock. holders of this corporation sha.l be exempt from the payment Of it's corporate debts
The oasis., 1911-10-14
AMENDMEN

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF THE MEXICAN METALS COMPANY.
The oasis., 1911-10-14

The business affairs 0l this corporation shall be conducted by a board of directors consisting ot three members, each of whom shall be stockhoIder. and whenever any director ceases Co be R stJekhulder he shall st the same lime cease To be a director. The directors for any ensuing year shall be elected by the stock holders at their regula: annual ee:iug which shall be held at the office of the com pany in Ogaes. Arizona, or st such branch office either in the United States or the Republic of Mexico as msy be determined by the Board of Directors on the first Monday of October of each year. and shall hold their office until
 their succes>O.S are elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by the remaining members of the board by appointment from among the stockholders, and such appointment shall be for the uneX- pired term for which tho appointment is made.
 Until the first annual meeting of the stock holders the following named persons shall be and constitute the Board of Direct ITS, viz: Manuel Alcalde, Enrique Pena and Luis Thomaen and q majority of the Board Of Directors shall constitute quorum for the transaction Of the business of the corporation.
The oasis., 1911-10-14

The Board Of Directors may adopt bylaws, Nud from time to time may amend same, pro. vided that at their first meeting after their adoption or amendment the stockholders shall have the right to amend or repeal any pro- vision of the bylaws made by the Board of Directors since the last regular meeting of the stockholders.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of Sep tember A. D. 1911.
 MANUEL ALCALDE, (SEAL.)
 ENRIQUE PENA, (SEAL) Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the pres ence of
 s. F. NOON.
The oasis., 1911-10-14

)cated, the most comfortable and best ventilated
 md well furnished rooms. Cold and warm baths.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

nTnster VINO places them upon the al
tar Two bishops. kneelng. sing the
Lltany, the choir singing the responses.
Then comes the communion service.
with the singing of the Greed. Ring
queen and people standing. One Of
the bishops follows with sermon.
which is short. as II should be. cOnsid
ering the conglomerate length of the
ceremonies.
All this time the king has been un.
covered. but when the sermon begins
he puts on his cap of crimson velvc,
turned up with ermine. The sermSh
ended, the archbishop goes TO the king
and administers the coronation oath
These are the questions asked and an
swered:
Archblshop-wnl you solemniy promise
and swear to govern the people OF this
United Kingdom NJ Great Britain and Ire
land and the dominons thereto belonging
according to the statutes In parliament
agreed on and the respective laws and
customs Of the same2
king-I solcmuly promise so to do.
Archbishop VIII you to your power
cause law and Justice In mercy to be eX-
ecutcd In all your iudgments7
King-l will
Archbishop WIN you to tho utmost OF
your power mHiutain the laws of God tho
true profession of the gospel and tho
Protestant reformed religion established
by law And viii you maintain and pre-
serve invulably the settlement nf the
Church Of England and the doctrine. wor-
ship. discipline end government thereof as
by law established In Engiand2 And will
you preserve unto the bishops and clergy
of ENGLAND and to the churches there
committed 20 their charge an such rights
and privileges as by law do or shall ap-
pertain To them or any Of them2
kiug-All this promise TO do
Knceling upon the steps Of the altar.
with his hand upon the Bible open at
me gospel. the king says: THE things
which l have here before promised /
will perform and keep. So help me
God" Then he kisses the book and
signs the oath. He returns TO his
] chair, both he and the queen kneel. arr