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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14

are in the United States. The funeral
services were held at . O'Clock SatUr-
day afternoon from the Nissen & Hart
wig undertaking parlors. with inter
ment in Oakdaie cemetery. Six coun-
trymen Of deceased acted as pallbear-
crs.
Henry Rath, aged &C years, died at
9.45 o'clock Saturday morning at the
home, $50 West High street, after a
lingering illness. Deceased was born
in Germany and had resided in this
city for several years. The survivors
are two daughters, Mrs. Emma Paus
tan and Mrs. Lena Ploog
In the death Of Mrs. Marcella O'Con
nor, which occurred al 9:55 O'Clock
Saturday night at the family home
40 West Fifth street. one OF Dayen
ports noblest women is no more. De
ceased. whose maiden name was Mar
celia keenan,, was born in County West
Meath. Ireland, May 10, 1888. She
came to America in 1853. landing il
New York. In 1855, at CrOton Falls
\. Y, She was united in marriage t
Michael O'Connor. Two years Later
they came west and settled in Stock
ton. Iowa. Here Mr.. O'Connor died
and % years ago the family removed L
Davenport. Surviving TO mourn arc
two sons and four daughters; Jane!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14

F. O'Connor, the well known dtputy
city clerk of Davenport; another son,
John V. O'Connor, resides in Moline.
The daughters are Margaret, Mrs. T.
F. Reilly, Nell and Alice, all of DAY.
export.
Mrs. Robert H. Mott died at her
home Saturday morning at $50 o'clock
after an illness of five years. She was
born in Davenport May 3, 1853, the
daughter Of Rev. James Dinsmore Ma
son and Anne Lyon Blaine Mason.
Her father was one of sthe pioneer
Presbyterian ministers of Iowa. one of
the venerated fathers of the church
in this city up to the time of his death
here in 1890 She was married April
p, 1875, to Robert II. Mott The four
children, who, with the husband. are
bereaved by her death, are Benjamin
Blaine Mott, Elizabeth DinsmOre Mott
Mrs. Hugh Barr, JT, and Lily Garrett
Mott. Two brothers are James B. Ma
son Of Des Moiues and John B. Mason
OF Fort Madison. The funeral services
were held at the home, 120 Kirkwood
boulevard, at 3 o'clock this afternoon
Rev. Dean Hare in charge. interment
was at Oakdale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
MADe THE TAILOR PAY.
He Wouldn't Give Credit and the Ger
man Law Punished Him.

He Wouldn't Give Credit and the Ger
man Law Punished Him.
Law in Germany takes some odd
turns, according to a Chicago lawyer
recently back from abroad.
One case the traveller related with
amusement concerns tailor, a student
and the University of Berlin. A stu
dent had ordered an evening suit from
a tailor He already owed him money
for former orders, but promised faith
fully to pay what was coming to the
tailor, as his father had promised to
send him a sum of money. The stu
dent was to pass an examination for a
government position and the suit was
to be ready the same morning and he
was to call for it and pay the bill. He
called as agreed and told the tailor he
did not have time to cash the draft his
father had sent him, but would call
after the examination.
The tailor insisted on having his
money and. not being paid. he refused
to let the student use the suit he had
ordered for the examination. The re-
suit was that the latter missed the ex-
animation. II was ascertained later
that the students father had sent him
money and that he had spent the cash
for a ditner given to some friends.
Suit was brought bv the father
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
Full Information on Request

Springfield, where he attended the
fair
William McKenrick of Silvis spent
Sunday with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. George Holland visit
ed Saturday and Sunday at the home
of Mrs. j. A. Lambert in Milan.
Mrs. Leonard Frank OF Reynolds Wis
tied the past week with her father, l..
Weitz.
Mrs. w. Lloyd visited Wednesday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Depew in Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyman Smith and
two sons Neil and Don, visited Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. J
Smith in Moline
Mrs. Margaret Ford of Los Angeles
Cal, has been the guest of her neics
Mrs. George Lewis for the past week
Prof. Washburn, wife and daughter
of Coal Valley, visited Saturday and
Sunday with Carbon Cliff friends.
Louis Weitz and Lewis Sickler were
Moline business callers.
Ray Whitaker and Martin Danberg
of Moline, were Sunday visitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
STUYVESkNT'S LOST LEG.
Doubt as TO Which II Was Shown In
Paintings and Statues.

There is no doubt Peter Stuyvesant
had a wooden leg. The histories tell
of how he stomped about the streets
of New Yieuw Amsterdam, leaving a
dot and dash trail in the road like a
Morse code. But there is one point on
which historians seem perplexed-or It
may be that the readers Of history are
unobserving-wh leg had the good
Peter lost?
In the Wall street section those who
roam may see at least FIVE representa-
lions Of the late Iamented governor Of
the Dutch colony. Three of these are
painted on the panels of signs, and two
are statues, like Peters leg. made of
wood.
One OF the statues and two Of the
paintings represent the governor wear
ing a chair leg attached to his right
neither limb, while in the others paint
ers and sculptors have chosen 10 rep
resent that it was his left leg he had
lost.
AL show the leg bedecked with RIB
bon bows. and all show him as a be-
nign indiv.dual-not at all IN keeping
with the character given him by the
historians in question-wearing knick.
erbockers and a felt chapeau and offer,
ing a roll % manuscript TO whOmso-
ever loOks.-New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
GRANDMOTHERs
USED SAGE TEA
To Darken the Hair and Re-
store Gray and Faded Hair
to Its Natural Color.

It is easier to preserve the color of
the hair than to restore it, although it
IS possible 10 do both. Our grand
mothers understood the secret. They
made a sage tee," and their dark,
glossy hair long after middle life was
due to this fact. Our mothers have gray
hairs before they are fifty, but they are
beginning to appreciate the wisdom Of
our grandmothers in using Usage tea"
Ioc their hair and are fast following suit.
The present generation has the advan-
tage OF the past in that it can get &
Teady-tc-use preparation called Wyeth' s
sage and sulphur Hair Remedy. As a
scalp tonic and color TestCrer this prep
eration is vastly superior to the ordinary
sage tea" made BY our grandmothers.
The growth and beauty Of the hair
depends on e healthy condition of tha
scalp. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Renedy quickly kills the dandruff germs
which ron the hair OF its life, color and
llustre, makes the scalp clean and
healthy, gives ire hair strength, color
and beauty, ana makes It grow.
Get q 50 cent bottle from your druggist
today. He viii give your money back
II you are not satisfied after q fair trial.
Special agents. Harper House phar.
macy, 18th St and End .-(Adyer-
tisement).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
BATHING an Elcrhant.

The elephants bath takes s week to
carry out in every detail Il requires
the services Of three men. and IT costs
$500 This treatment is necessary for
q circus elephant. and If the animal is
a valuable one the proprietor Of the
circus does not consider the money
wasted. The first process consists in
going over the immense BODY with the
best soap procurable; 10 pounds OF
soap is used. and the elephants ears
are especially carefully attended to.
When the sOaIinE ard drying are
sumpleted the elephant is well sandpa-
Dered and after that rubbed all over
with the purest Indian oil until the
mouse gray skin is supple and glisten-
ing. This last touch is tine most ex-
pensive part Of the bath. as $3.50 has 10
be spent OF the oil alone.-PhiladeIphi
Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
Carbon Cliff

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Corbin and
children, Ruth and Glen of Moline,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Corbins sister, Mrs. William Ger
hardt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Mitten and
daughter Ella, MI and Mrs. Fred Ken
dali and sons Steve and Clarence, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Mitten and little
son visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Steven Adams, in East Moline.
Mrs. Leroy Carey and daughters
Gladys and Evalyn were Moline Wis
itors the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P w Beckwith Of
Davenport visited Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Holland and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Beckwith.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOt Laughery, Sr, Of
Mathersville spent the past week with
their daughter, Mrs. Chester Kennedy,
and son, Tom Laughery.
Mr.. and Mrs L. E Beckwith visited
Monday with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Beckwith, in Daven-
port.
John Ewart was a business caller in
Moline Monday.
/ John Hushman of washington, S. D.,
visited with his sister-in-Iaw, Mrs. Viii
liam Gerhardt, Saturday.
/ Mrs. Peter Franey OF Silvis visited
/ the latter part of the ween with Mrs
/ Frank McKenrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jot Laughery, Jr., Wis
/ tied Sunday at the homes of Thomas
Laughery and Chester Kennedy.
Miss Mabel Weitz Of Rock Island
visited Sunday with her cousins, Mar
tina and Dorothy Weitz.
r. J. Phelps visited with home folks
Sunday.
Grant and Charles McKenrick left
Sunday for their home in Camanche
Iowa, after visit at the home of their
uncle, Frank McKenrick.
Mrs. Revoe J. Phelps and sons Har-
old and Lowell and Mrs. N Krambeck
visited the latter part of the week in
Milan with Mr.. Phelps.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Robertson Of Rock
Island. Mr. and Mrs Clark Corbin
Frank Wilson and Evelyn of Silvis
were entertained Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frymier.
Mrs. L. E. Beckwith entertained
her cousin Miss Antoinette Moetze
and Miss Bertha Rodler of Davenport
Iowa, the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belowski Sun
day entertained Mr.. and Mrs. NeylipC
of Henry county and Mr.. and Mrs
August Beiowski.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mitten and lit
tie daughter were entertained at tbs
home Of Gust Meeska in Hampton
Bluff Sunday.
I Mrs. Thomas Laughery VISITED
with relatives at Colona, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins Dewrose anC
little daughter Of East Moline spen
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Georg,
Lewis
Misses Estella and Lucille Frels ant
Misses Vera and Blanche Swank ant
Mrs Eunice Mardis we're entertained
a. dinner Sunday b. Mrs. Waite
Lloyd.
Henry Roegchman is home from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
Columbus and tho Magnetic Needle.

For n long time it was popularity
supposed that Christopher Columbus
was the first to note the deClina ton OF
the magnetic needle. In 1906. howev
er, there were discovered three sun
dials dating from a time anterior TO
Columbus first voyage and bearing on
the cOmpasses accompanying them
lines indicating the declination OF the
needle. One Of these, found at Inns
bruck, was made at Nuremberg in the
year 1851. Not only has 1t an engrav-
ed line indicating the declination at the
time Of its construction, but shows
other lines Indicating the changes of
direction undergone by the needle In
subsequent years. Who first noted the
declination of the needle would appear
to be still an unsettled question
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14

against the tailor as being the cause
of his sons failing to pass the exam
ination, and the university as corpo-
ration also sued the tailor for disre-
spect TO 1t and the government in pre-
venting a German subject from enter
ing the government service through ex-
animation.
The judge held the tailor guilty in
both cases and fined him 800 marks.
at the same time expressing his pleas
ure in being legally permitted to pun
ish the defendant for his lack OF pat
riotism and love OF the fatherland."-
Chicago News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
London Throuah tho Aaes.


The occupation of the site Of London
dates back much farther than most
readers are aware. The city that
julius Caesar found occupied site
which had been inhabited for unnum-
bered thousands Of years. 1t is now
known that during paleOllthic and
neolithic times-the two great dlvi-
s!ons OF the stone age-man dwelt on
the site of London, but It first became
the settlement of community at the
opening of the historic age, when it
was stronghold of the Celts. The
remains of it's Roman period are the
finest of the kind in Great Britain.
The Anglo-Saxon and Danish periods
are finely represented, and even later
periods, such as the Tudor, furnish rel
les that have been buried by that
strange process Of superintendent
growth which makes the soil under a
great city resemble the fossiliferous
strata of geology. Youths Companion
All the news all the time-Thc Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
not be prosecuted further.

Obituary Record. - Mrs. Kate
Cansdale died at o'clock Sat
urday afternoon in ST. Anthony's
hospital, Rock Island, after a
long illness. Since coming to
Moline from Cordova some IL years
ago she had made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. E. F. Redenbaugh, 2l03
Twelfth street. She was born in Mon.
mouth 62 years ago.
Edward R., infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Depaepe of Silvis, died
after a brief illness at the home at IL
o'clock Friday night The funeral
was held from the Catholic church in
East Moline at O'Clock Saturday aft
ernoon and burial was in st. Mary's
cemetery, East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
DAVENPORT

Explosion Causes $50 osmase.-The
explosion OF q boiler IN the rear OF the
Larmore q Co., salesroom and ice
cream plant at 31S West Third street
Saturday afternoon caused damage to
the extent Of about $3.50. The boiler,
which was located in the rear Of the
building, tore out the east wall OF the
plant al the time but neither was in
Jured. Flying bottles, ice cream cans
and other materials stored IN the plant
were thrown around by the force Of
the explosion. but no one was struck.
The report was loud enough TO be
heard several blocks and attracted a
large crowd TO the spot
Death From Natural Causes. The
post norton over the body Of the man
who died Thursday at the hospital,
and who was unknown until Saturday
afternoon. when he was identified by
George Hoist Of Rock Island as the
latter's brother. proved that death was
due 10 peritonitis The body lay in
the morgue until Saturday, when
George Hoist OF Rock Island was
brought to the Runge undertaking es-
adjustment TO identify the dead man,
as Mr.. Hoist suspected that the body
was that Of his brother John Hoist.
Hoist was born IN Holstein, Germany,
In 1854. and had been in the United
States for the past IS years. Since
landing in this country he had been
employed as laborer on different farms
in Scott county. The brother who
identified him is the only survivor
o
Dies as Result Of Injury.-Having his
leg crushed az $40 O'Clock Friday
morning az the Bettendorf Axle com
pany. and dying from loss Of blood nine
hours later at the Mercy hospital. was
the fate Of Otto G. RosChe, aged 81
years, an employe Of the above com
pany. living AZ 2027 Dixwell street
Rosche was working on a riveting ma
chine In the car shops OF the axle com
pany, the craneman, Vivian Lennon.
having just finished putting a four-tOn
"I' beam In position for the riveter,
started 10 raise his chain. The hook
cd it several feet OF the floor When
about 10 feet from the ground, the
hook loosened. letting the heavy beam
fall The huge piece Of steel struck
Rosche aud bore him 70 the ground
breaking his leg In two places below
the knee and swapping his thigh bone
near the hips Deceased was born in
Davenport Nov 2s, 1850 where he was
educated in the public schools. The
survivors are the widow. Mrs. Anna
Rosche; the parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Rosche; five brothers. Theo-
dore, Bon, Gus. Conrad and Frank. and
two sisters, Mrs. &. W McMilin and
Mrs. f. w Knight The funeral serv-
ices were held at 2 o'clock this after
noon from the home under the auspices
OF the Red Men and the Royal Area
mum lodge. with iuterment in Fair
mount cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14

Obituary Rscord-Gem Gest died at
3 O'Clock Friday evening at his room
Ing house, 72G West Second street, at
the age OF is years. Gest was born in
Turkey and had been wording in this
city as a laborer for the past SIX
Month. No relatives Of the dead man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14

Boy Returned to Native Arabia
Efforts of Mrs. Carrie O'ConnoT, pro-
baton officer, in behalf of young Ham
madi Susi, l0-year-old Arabian tumb-
Ter, whose plight here brought about
the arrest of a troupe manager, A.
Alderman, have succeeded. Saturday
Mrs. O'Cannor received word from the
immigration Protective league inform
year-old Moroccan had been given pas
sage and pocket money for return to
their native land on the North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Berlin. Acker-
man supplied the funds and then dis,
appeared from New York. In view af
his last action for the boys, he will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14

Realty Draws Large Sum-Three
hundred dollars a front foot has been
offered by Davenport business men
for the realty owned by Mrs Minnie
Richards on Sixteenth street between
Fourth and Fifth avenues, occupied at
present by two brick buildings-one
the Rufus Walker & Sons coal office,
the other used by the Moline Woman's
club as rest room quarters. The prop
erty has a depth of 80 feet and a
frontage of 10 feet on Sixteenth
street. The price named is $4,000
for the entire tract, which is consid-
cred an ideal location for a business
house in the new retail district of the
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14

Cars Entered In Tour-Two cars
will be entered by the Moline Automo
bile company-both in the roadster
class-in the coming round-the-lake
tour under auspices of the Chicago
Motor club. This run will start from
Chicago Monday. Oct. q. The Moline
company announced a week ago that
its cars would not be entered in the
run, for the reason that the Van
Sickle trophy cup held here was won
in Class One event, which provided
for technical examination before and
after the tour. This years run is 10 a
Class Three event, without technical
examination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14

Contract Let for BulIdins.-Con-
tract for two-story wood shop and
pattern department building has been
let by Silvis shop officials to George
B. Swift and company, Chicago con-
tracing firm. A structure 50x150 feet
is provided for in the specifications 1t
is planned TO begin construction work
within a very short time so that the
two departments may soon be trans
ferred and housed in ample quarters,
II Is planned TO utilize the first floor
as wood shop, while the second floor
will be taken up by the pattern work.
ers. At present men who do most OF
the wood and pattern work for the
Rock Island road are located in Chi.
cago. The new arrangement will
transfer them to Silvis Nearly one
hundred men will be affected by, the
change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
MOLINE

School EnroIis Ten a Nleht.-Since
the opening Of night school in the
Irving building for foreigners last
Monday evening enrolment has in.
creased at the rate of about 10 a
night. All classes are fully organized,
and work is progressing nicely. Su.
perintendent c. H. Krone has behind
him an efficient corps of teachers, ca.
pable OF making intelligent citizens
worthy Of the name Of Americans, out
Of our foreign-born residents. The
course Of study offered is proving
popular with the students, and fully
meets their requirements. Many OF
these students are we'll educated in
their own language and in the man.
ners and customs Of their own coun
tries, and these in particular stand out
prominent among the high class of stu.
dents OF the school
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-08
MAKE PLANS FOR
SELLING CAMPAIGN
MADEIRA Company Incorpor-
ates in Texas; Chicago
Offices Come Here.

1he MADEIRA company, the selling end
OF the big Pearson industries in Mexico
and FL Paso, has been incorporated in
the state of Texas, and within six weeks
the present Chicago offices Of the firm
VIII De moved here, taking quarters IN
the Pearson office building near the
PEARSON plant on the river front. ]. o.
Crockett, vice president of the MADEIRA
company, Ltd, and vice. president of the
Mexico North Western railway, will be
IN charge OF the offices, with G. }. NJ.
Porter, acting as secretary. Both Mr..
Crockett and Mr.. Porter arrived in II
Paso last week. and are at hotel Shell.
don.
All selling of the product manufae-
tured by the FL Paso milling company
will be sold through the MADEIRA COM
pany. There will be seven statesmen,
and 10 office people In all, brought from
Chicago, but this will merely be the
present force, which Will be augmented
at the completion of the plant. Mr..
Crockett will build home in FL Paso,
already having his plans for the resi-
dence. He viii remain here until the
completion of the office building. Mr..
Porter viii return to Chicago before that
time.
''The people of FL Paso have no idea
what the Pearson industries will mean
to Ell Paso.' said Mr.. Porter Monday
morning. ''The local mill Will employ
some 1900 persons. not next month, but
within. say. two years"
Mr.. Porter called on c. E. Kline, sec
retarY of the Ell Paso chamber of COM
merce, Monday morning, seeking infor-
nation regarding conditions in FL Paso.
Mr.. Porter said that he had received in
Quiries from many large concerns re-
garding the gateway into Mexico" and
wished to know Fl Paso's natural re-
sources which could be manufactured
here, converting raw material into the
finished product, in any line Of manu-
facture. Cheap power seemed to be the
only question regarding this city's de-
STABILITY in any line.
If Fl Paso has cheap power" de-
clared Mr.. Parter. 'as Ell Paso surely
can have, she has a medium of resources
in many instances. El Paso has a geo.
graphical location which is exceptional,
and it is safe to say Ell Paso can draw
from a trade territory in the United
States alone of 500 miles circuit. Only
cheap power is lacking for manufacture
inc progress.