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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
CONTRACT Is LET
FOR CLUB FURNITURE
l.. -. McCsbe & Co. TO Provide Floor
Coverings and Other Fur
nishings.

The contract for the furniture and
floor coverings OF the Rock Island
club have been let By the committee
on building and furnishings 70 L. s.
McCabe & Co. The contract covers
everything under the third floor ex-
cept the billiard tables. the new fur
niture 20 be of a special design. while
the carpets are TO be b-own for the
lounging room. green for the hall,
blue for the dining room, red for
the card rooms and also for the strips
in the billiard and pool room.
The campaign for new members
continues with additional names
daily and the outlook is very favor
able for list Of 100 new names be
fore the initiation fee IS advanced
at the time of the opening of the
new club.
IN speaking OF the successful mem-
bership campaign which is now in
progress. H. 2. CasteeI. president OF
the club said today. WHY shouldn't
there he an increase III the number
OF business and professional men Who
are on TIE club rolls, Membership ii
the Rock Island club Is duty and
should be looked upon in that light by
every business man who wants to see
the city grow. The Rocl. Island club
stands for the advancement OF the
city and II should be lostered and sup
ported by every man who stands Tor
the same thing, regardless OF whether
or not that particular man cares any
thing about the social end OF the or
ganization. The club needs the ad-
vice and suggestions Of every bust
ness man and in turn the business or
professional man needs the association
with others which membership in the
club will bring him. Getting together q
the secret OF success in booming city
and the Rock Island club Is the med.-
um through which the boosters In this
city can get together"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
Personal Points

DR.. J. R. Hollowbush returned last
night from Chicago and indianapolis.
The Misses Gertrude wingmuth and
Hattie and Elsie Nelson spent sunday
in Chicago
A. c. Edwards returned this morn
ing from a three days visit at Rood
house and CarrOlton-
Mrs. Nellie PrebIe OF Chicago, edi-
tor OF the Royal Neighbor paper, IS
in Rock Island for a brief visit.
Miss Lucy A Myers OF New York
has returned TO her home after visit
here with her brother Joseph F My
ers
W. H Lamont has returned from
Springfield where he attended the Hi
nois convention OF the Knights OF Ply
thias.
Rollin Sturgeon who is prominently
identihed with the NitOgraph motion
picture company Of New York is home
on a visit
Mr.. and Mrs r. J. Fullerton leave
today for Chicago 10 attend the I'LL
nois Grand Commandery Knights
Templsr conclave.
Mrs Peter Walter OF McGregor.
iowa. arrived in the city today 70
spend the winter. with her daughter.
Mrs Harry Van DUzer-
Mr. and Mrs. ! z James are spend
ing a few days on their farm near Ma
comb. Before returning they intend 10
visit friends in St Louis.
Dorothy SanETeu has returned after
having attended the state Baptist con
vention at Elgin and from there going
20 Chicago TO spend the week end.
Fred Reiuers leaves tomorrow for
Rockford 20 attend the three-day ses-
sion Of he Illinois STATE Electrical as
ISOLATION. Mr.. ReimeTs, who = the
treasurer Of the association. will rep
resent the Peoples Power company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
LOCAL MAN SEES AN
UNHERALDED COMET
-. l.. Schaible Discovers Sky Wan
derer in the East at Early Hour
This Morning.

The astronomers are telling about
several bright comets which they say
are visible to the naked eye il the
western SKIES both at night fall and in
the early morning but :, remained for
D. l. SChaiblc Of this city to discover
one in the eastern skies. MI. SChai3le.
at O'Clock this morning claims 70
have seen a very bright comet in the
eastern sky just north of the morn
ing star. lie saws il is brilliant and
easily seen. It points towards the
sOutleast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23

Voters Of Rock Island will have an
Opportunity Z week from tomorrow
tn express themselves on-three ordin-
ances which have been before the com
mission Of Rock Island for passage.
including the ordinance OF the Central
MON Telephone company wherein
light 70 purchase the properties Of the
Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph
company IN Rock Island is sought. un-
der certain defined stipularions dis
f!nctly stated in the ordinance, and
wherein a maximum rate clause gov
erred by the number of subscribers in
The tri-citles is included The second
question on the ballot is thar Of the
ordinance sought by the Tri-City Auto
matte Home Telephone company Tor a
period OF 50 years. and the third is
that relative 70 raising the saloon IL
cense from 5000 70 $1,000
GETTING BALLOTS READY.
Members Of the commission were en-
gagged today in framing the ballot that
will be used al the election All three
proposition will be contained on one bal
lot. That the ordinances will come in the
order OF their presentation 20 the com
mission Is the statement Of one Of the
commissioners. Therefore. the Cen
trail Union matter will be first. the Tri-
City Automatic Home Telephone sec
oDd. and the saloon license third
THE TELEPHONE QUESTION.
a synopsis of the Central Union
Telephone company ordinance shows
that the right TO purchase the property
OF the Union Electric company IS
sought and that the treasury Of the
city will be REIN bursed $4,000 BY the
company which desires to sell, in ev-
ent of the passage OF the ordinance.
single pole lines and underground con-
Quits will do away with parallel lines il
The ordinance is passed; permission To
connect with the farmers and rural
lines at Milan IS provided for. which is
all important, and maximum rate
clause governed by the number Of tri-
city subscribers is Included
Up 70 $4,000 phones. the rate shall
not exceed $50 for a business phone
and $40 for a residence phone. from
ii 5000 20 1890 phones, the rate shall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
GRIND IN POLICE COURT
six Are Fined for Heavy Sunday
Drinking.

Charles Brown will serve the city of
Rock Island for several days while he
is working out fine OF SIS and costs.
imposed for disorderly conduct. John
Clark will be obliged TO work along
side of him for the same period Of
days and for the same reason. Earl
Mitchell and VIII Beanguess were
each fined 81 and costs for drunken
ness and Charles Comwitch was dis
missed on payment OF the costs. John
olson fnrkei over s. and costs to Sc
cure his release
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23

be see for business and s33 for resi-
dence; from 1880 TO $4,000 the rate
shall be SO for business and s36 for
residence: from $4,000 TO 10000 the
rate shall be SIS for business and $50
for residence. and over 10000 the rate
shall be ss4 for business and s42 Tor
residence. The figures are !or inde-
pendent lines only.
THE THIRD COMPANY.
The third company In The field seeks
20 secure a franchise which will give
them the right TO operate a telephone
line for period OF 80 years. The city
is TO receive no specific returns for
the granting OF the right other than
competition. The rental rate after g.
600 phones are secured in the Rock
Island district shall not exceed
$50 for business phones and half that
amount for residence phones. For
each additional 1000 phones till there
are 1900 shall be increased % cents
per month for each business phone
and half that for residence. When
1900 phones are connected, the rate.
therefor. will be s54 and s27. After the
u, 900 mark Is passed, the rate is TO
pile up I6 p cents per month for each
business phone. and as each 1000 ad-
ditionaI phones are connected. the
rate is TO increase that amount.
EXPENSE OF THE ELECTION.
The expense of the election is to be
betrayed entirely by the Union Elec-
trio company independent of the $4,000
which il proposes 10 give the city If
released from its ordinance here. The
third company declined to pay any part
Of the election expense and the COM
mission tackled the saloon license pro
position on into the bargain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
HOSTESS AT LARGE PARTY.

MISS BLANCHE BOGGESS. 926
Seventeenth street was the hostess
Saturday afternoon TO a large number
of tri-city young ladies at Fejervary
park. Davenport. Fourteen tables at
500 were played and those that did
not care for cards spent the afternoon
with their embroidery work. A course
luncheon was served during the after
noon and the affair was most enjoy
able.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
Committee Meets.

The public expenditures committee
Of the supervisors met in the court
house this morning at 10 o'clock. 1t
was decided TO rebind the old tax
books and also to install additional
electric lights in the cellar OF the court
house. Other business of a routine
nature was disposed of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
Having Busy lime.

A. VI. Bruner, with the Men and Re
lieion Movement at Des Moines, has
been kept busy according 10 advices
from that city. He has addressed one
shop meeting. three conferences and
workingmen' meeting. and yester-
day addressed a meeting of colored
men. a railroad meeting, and spoke at
a church service. His team leaves to-
day for Sioux Falls to start a cam.
raIgn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
Two Telephone Ordinances and
Saloon License Up Week
From Tomorrow.
IN A SPECIAL ELECTION
Salient Features of Each and What
nection With Them.
I hree Ordinances to
be Voted on Oct. 81

An ordinance permitting the
Union Electric Telephone a TeI~-
Gr"gh company TO sell 10 the Gem
trHI I MON Telephone company IN
der conditions e1prcssI< stIpnIa-
ted in the ordinance.
An ordinance permitting the
Tri-CHy Automatic Home TeI--
phone company to operate in Rock
Island for a period OF 80 years.
An ordinance TO increase the
saloon license in the city of Rock
island from 5000 10 81 900 per an
mum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL.

THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL
met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. S.
Frankie, 217 Fourth avenue. a short
business session was held and plans
for a charity ball were discussed. The
hostess served a luncheon during the
afternoon. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. NJ. Ftnkelstein, Twelfth
street and Ninth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23

Sometimes liver. kidney and bowels
seem to go on a strike and refuse 70
work right Then you need those pleas
an little INTERCHANGEABLE. Kings
New Life Pius-ro give them natural
aid and gently compel proper action
Excellent health soon iollws. Try
them % cents. az all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23

Charles Oberg. janitor al the court
house. was forced TO abandon his du-
ties and 90 home this morning, as he
was taken seriously i'll. He is theat
ened with typhoid. During his absence
Frank Wood will have charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23

Your cough annoys you. Keep on
hacking and tearing the delicate mem
branes of your throat If you want 10
be annoyed But IL you want relief
want to be cured. take Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Sold by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
Ineendlaries at Work.

Two fires supposed 10 be Of incen-
diary origin occurred in Moline rhig
morning and yesterday and resulrsi
il losses approZ;matiug $1,000. The
first one was a barn in the rear Of
the home Of Mrs Margaret Gleason,
$50 Fifteenth street. II was dis
covered al an early hour yesterday
morning and prior to the breaking
out Of the flames a man vas seen 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
REYNOLDS DANCING CLUB,

THE REYNOLDS DANCING CLUB
vill give a dancing party at Reynolds
next Thursday evening. WriXon's or
ckestra Will give the musical program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
BRANCH CIRCUIT
COURT CONvENES
Judge T. D. Ramsay Comes to
Rock Island to Help Out
During Present Term.
TAKES THE MAIN BENCH
Criminal Cases Will BE Tried in the
Latter Division-Debs Angus
tine Case Is On.

This afternoon al o'clock. when
the circuit court convened. the branch
court also opened its sessions fer the
first time since the last term OF court.
Judge ". II. Gest took the bench. Tie
branch will entertain motions and
probably dispose of numerous divorce
cases. while the circuit court proper
takes up the criminal cases. Judge
F. d. Ramsay is on the bench in the
main court The first case is that OF
Debs Augustine. indicted Oh charg
Of burglary and larceny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23

ST. Luis, lied. u9 at the Nineteenth
street landing yesterday morning at
I1:15, arriving from Burlington.
The L. S. Mac arrived last night 10
take on provisions and left this morn
ing at 9 o'clock for Pine Creek.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
w. C. 7. u. MEETING.

THE REGULAR MEETING OF
the Womans Christian Temperance
union will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. II. b.
Carpenter. III Nineteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
Bank of Hull. H.. Robbed.

Quincy. oct. 23.-The Bank Of
Hun, IL, L village a short distance
from this CITY. was entered. the safe
blown open and $50 secured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
NEGOTIATIONS 70 Terminate.

Berlin, oct. 2J.-The German for
cign office substantiates a French re-
port that the Moroccan negotiations
probably will terminate this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23

leave the place. Boys smoking Gig
arets are supposed to have caused a
blaze this morning in the barn at the
home of Mayor NJ. r. Carlson, S17
Fourth avenue. The loss in each
case was $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
River Riplets.

The steamer Black Hawk, which is
substituting for the Helen Blair in the
White Collar packet business. while
the latter boat is making the trip TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
POSTPONE MEETING.

THE o. f. S. SEWING CIRCLE
meeting has been postponed till mex
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
LAUNCH HAIR Dor
BECOMES UNSAFE
Boats Are at Mercy Of Flooded
River and the High Wind
From the West.
DISTRESS SIGNALS OUT.
Keeper GutzwiIler Sends Out Warn
ing to Owners of Craft-Many
Unknown TO Him.

The dangerous stage of the river
together with the strong up stream
wind that was blowing, caused Joe
Gutzwiller, boat tender at the Island
City launch harbor at the foot OF
Twelfth street, to run up the distress
signal this morning. The many
launches under his care were being
banged and buffeted about by the
wind and water and he was in mo-
mentary fear of their total destruc-
ton. Never since the building of
the harbor were the launches in such
great danger as they were today. The
keeper telephoned TO many of the
owners of launches TO appraise them
of the danger TO their craft but for
the most part few of them were able
TO respond.
FEW REALIZE DANGER.
OF the 40 or more launches at the
place. a dozen or more have not been
visited by their owners in a month
or more past and il seems that they
do not realize the danger to their
crafts. The majority of these own
ers are unknown TO Keeper GutZwil-
Ter and he requested The Argus to
notify them through it's columns.
Half a dozen boats were hauled
out yesterday but the great number
is still in the water at the mercy of
the flood and the wind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
STOLE FROM FARMER.

Augustine is charged with entering
The residence OF William Milstead OF
Bowling township and stealing about
So Assistant States Attorney G. c.
Weuger is prosecuting, while Attorney
James Johnston is defending The
branch court is holding forth in The
supervisors room on the third floor Of
the court house. no jury cases have
Yer been set.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-23
SHERIFF IS NOT
TRYING EVASION
Has Nothing to Say Against
County Rockpile as It Is
Now Operated.
FEARS MISUNDERSTANDING
Hears That He Has Been Accredited
With Desire to Abolish 1t and
Enters Denial.

Because OF certain citizens eritic.z-
ing the expense which the rock pile
is causing the county, and because it
has been intimated that the sheriff
was not over ANXIOUS to operate the
rock pile, Mr.. Bruner. when seen
az his home this morning had
the following TO say: There is
no intention on my part OF trying to
evade the operation of the rock pile.
I am running the pile under the di-
rection of the board of supervisors
Of Rock Island county and am merely
carrying out the policy dictated by
them. I have absolutely nothing
whatever 20 do with the buying or
selling of the rock. That matter is
in the hands Of the Jail committee
and they have full power to buy the
rock and dispose of it as they see
fit"
HAS ITS DEFENDERS.
In defense of the rock pile,
supervisor stated this morning that
il never was the intention of the
county TO make anything on the
proposition. In Davenport the crush
ed product is donated TO the farm
ers for road improvement and such
was the intention here, when the
scheme was first preached. He fur
Their stated that the county is 70 be
commended for obtaining a price o
IS cents ton for the rock, whereas
across the river the rock is given
away and the labor and price of ma
terisI is total loss.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
CAMPAIGN FOR TRoLlEys.
Fate Of Projects Out of kassspe,t Will
Be Settled Soon.

Kalispell.--David r. McGlnnls, who
has undertaken to carry out the pro-
ject OF the interurban electric railway
from this city to other centers of the
county, has announced that a vigorous
campaign will be begun to enlist the
financial cooperation of all local in
terests and that within q week the sue
cess or temporary failure OF tho enter
prise will be established. The White
fish-PolsOn electric railway syndicate
has already assigned it's franchises
and rights of way to the Flathead
interurban, the McGinnis organization,
and will assist in every way 1t is pro.
posed to construct lines from the city
to Somers, Bigfork and Whitefish, as
we'll as to other important points In
the valley.
The fact that the banks and local
investors have on hand all the city
warrants they care to negotiate, thus
compelling contractors to allow liberal
discounts upon their warrants to Sc.
cure purchasers, has given rise to op-
position in the council toward any
further extension of public work this
winter. The contractors are preparing
their bids with a view to the discounts
demanded, which results in excessive
bids. There is estimated to he moro
than enough contracts outstanding,
however, to occupy the contractors UNI
til the season closes.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings ct the
Week Briefly Told.
MONTANA is IN CoRss BELT.
Farmer on the Hunt'ey Project Be.
ieves He Has Proved His Case.

Billlngs.-That Montana is we'll
adapted to the growing Of corn, that
it's possibilities in this direction are
little appreciated and that the industry
will be one of the leading ones in the
future is the firm conviction of Elmer
e. Elker, u fermer who resides on the
Huntley project.
Mr.. Eiker is one of the exhibitors at
the Yellowstone valley lair, and al
though he is showing samples of forty
different sorts of products, corn is his
staple and he raised ten different varie-
ties this season. Why he cultivated
so many was to ascertain what variety
is best suited to this section.
u ROW know that fine corn can be
raised on the reclamation project"
said Mr.. EilSer, land before the end
Of next season l expect to build silo,
for think that is the most economical
and altogether most satisfactory way
to feed stock"
with the silo 7 expect to DO able to
fatten at least 200 head or cattle,
whereas at present an, keeping but
twenty, and ] know | can do this and
make money out Of the business even
though my farm is SMALL
MI lLiker came to Montana about
four years ago from Illinois where he
was locomotive engineer, He set
tied on 1O-acrc tract on tie reclama-
tion project.
Some of the corn he is exhibiting is
equal to the best grown in Iowa or
other rainbelt states. The stalks are
twelve feet high. He says that any
farmer who makes even an average ef-
fort can do just as we'll as he. He
planted his corn on May s, and much
of it was only irrigated once, while
some was never watereG
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
CANADIAN WHEAT MA, COME
IN SPITE OF DEFEAT OF RECl.
PROClTY.
Traffic Association Starts Campajun
for Lower rates to Northwest
Fields.

Minneapolis, Sept. 29.-The Mime
apolis Traffic association has started
a campaign for lower rail rates from
the western Canadian wheat fields to
Minneapolis so that Minneapolis mills
may be able to grind Canadian wheat
under the United States drawback
provision. The Canadian wheat would
be ground exclusively for export and
would in some measure make up for
the defeat of the reciprocity pact with
Canada.
Flour Rate Fight Renewed.
Advices have been received by Off.
Gals Of the Washburn-Crosby company
to the effect that the Eastern trunk
lines are planning to refuse concur
renee next year in the 211a-cent lake
and rail rate on flour from Minneapolis
to the Atlantic seaboard, and that in
order to win the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and 500 lines over
they are planning to refuse concur.
renee in tariffs on other classes and
commodities that have been in exist.
ence a long period.
This, it is said, will tend to make
the three Minneapolis lines consider
before they establish the lowered flour
tariff next year. Members of the traf-
tic managers staffs of the Great
Northern road said that this problem
must be settled by conference OF
traffic men of the three roads and that
nothing definite regarding the matter
could be announced at this time.
The grain and milling committee of
the Minneapolis Traffic association is
perfecting an arrangement with West.
ern railroads looking to proportional
grain rates from territory west of
Minneapolis to Chicago The plan is
being worked out to protect the Min
neapolis mills against Chicago and
Milwaukee.
The present system provides for a
TX cent rate on wheat from Mime
apolis to Chicago and Milwaukee from
any Western producing point. The
through. rate from a point west of
Minneapolis is greater than the sum of
both locals to Minneapolis and to Chi
cago, and the adjustment to be eff
fected will be an equalizing of the
through and local rates, so that Chi
cago cannot draw upon Minneapolis
territory to the detriment of the mills
here.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
GIRL is SLAYER OF FOUR,
Collect Insurance Money on Lives Of
Her Relatives

Collect insurance Money on Lives OF
Her Relatives.
New Orleans, Sept. 29.-Miss Annie
Crawford, charged with killing her Sis
ter Elsie by administering poison,
made a partial confession to the dis
trict attorney.
The first of the Crawford household
to die was Miss Mary Agnes Crawford,
sister of the prisoner. Her death oc.
Cured June 25, 1910, suddenly, suppos.
eddy of acute meningitis. Three weeks
later, July Is, 1910, her father died.
uremic poisoning being given as the
cause. After two weeks, July 20, 1910,
her mother died. In her case uremic
poisoning was also given as the cause.
Annie, the prisoner. held insurance
policies on the lives of the deceased in
the following sums: Walter G. Craw-
ford, father, $500; Mrs. Crawford.
mother, $500; Mary Agnes Crawford,
sister, $500; Ellie Crawford, sister $3.50.
She collected the insurance in each
case except that of her sister Elsie,
payment of which was withheld pend
ing receipt of the certificate of death.
The prisoner also holds an insurance
policy in the life of her youngest sis
ter, Gertrude, who admitted to District
Attorney Adams that she is afraid of
Annie.
"a remarkable feature of the case"
said police official, "is that practi.
cally every cent of the money which
Annie Crawford collected ON the sew.
eral insurance policies was spent for
clothes She also spent good deal OF
money for books, and her library con-
tains many medical works.