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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
IN MATCHTOWN
Fortunately No Faith Was Required
for She Had None.

Fortunately No Faith Was REQUIRED
for She Had None.
i had no faith whatever, but on
the advice of a hale, hearty, old gen.
tleman who spoke from experience
| began to use Grape-Nuts about two
years ago." writes an Ohio woman,
who says she is 40, is known to be
fair and admits that she is growing
plump on the new diet.
Il shall not try to tell you how l
suffered for years from a deranged
stomach that rejected almost all
sorts of food and digested what lit
lie was forced upon it only at the
cost OF great distress and pain.
i was treated by many different
doctors and they gave me many diff
ferent medicines and 1 even spent
several years in exile from my home,
thinking change of scene might do
me good You may judge of the
gravity of my condition when | tell
you l was sometimes compelled to
use morphine for weeks at a time.
For two years 1 have eaten
Grape-Nuts food at least twice a day
and / can now say that l have per-
feet health. l have taken no medi-
cine in that e-Grape-Nuts has
done it all. / can eat absolutely
anything I wish without stomach
distress.
1 am business woman and can
walk my two or three miles day
and feel better for doing so. ! have
to use brains in my work and it is
remarkable how quick, alert and
tireless my mental powers have be-
come" Name given by Postum COM
pany, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it is ex-
planned in the little book, '"The
Road to MELVILLE" in packages.
Ever read the above letter. A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true and full OF
human interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
WatertOwn

At the joint public installation Of the
Woodmen camp and the Royal Neigh
bors of Watertown, d. Y. Allsbrow
assisted by Howard Einfeldt, installed
the following officers for the Wood.
men: Venerable consul, w. G. Aus
brook 18th term; advisor, R. w
Young; banker, Frank Won Funk
clerk, J. o. Geisler; escort, L. Ais.
brow; Waterman, Ralph HilIberg: SEN
try, Thomas Chambers, Jr.; manager
tfor three years. Fred Chichester:
physician, DR.. Ellingsworth. The Off
GERS for the Royal Neighbors were in
stalled by Mrs. Cora Murray of Camp
No. 6572, East Moline, and Mrs. Ma.
bel Glascoe of Harmony camp, Mo-
line as follows: Oracle, Irene Gainey;
vice oracle, Mrs. Kate Klein; chan
cellor, Mrs. Martha Nelson, recorder,
Mrs. AIDA Ausbrook; receiver. Mrs.
Clara Skinner; marshal, Miss Lizzie
Einfeldt; inner sentinel, Mrs. Bertha
Geisler; outer sentinel, Mrs. Nettie
Rosenberger; manager, Mrs. Joe Gels
Ter.
Mrs. Byron Williams has resigned
her position at the hospital and left
yesterday for her former home at Car
terville.
Mrs. d. Y. Allsbrow left Tuesday
for Denver, Colo, TO accompany Miss
Mable Pearsall home. Miss Pearsall
has been spending a few months there
for her health.
Little Miss Lilah Woodruff has re-
turned to her home at Camanche
Iowa, after a visit here with relatives.
The services of the Methodist
church at Watertown have been
changed from 1870 a. m. to S D. m.
The hour will be given a trial for one
month. The members were promised
the change to evening service a month
ago and were compelled to accept
this hour to carry out this plan.
The Hunting club will give ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Milan

J. W. Taylor was seriously hurt
Thursday by back firing of an automo-
bile engine. He is getting along as
we'll as can be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Rhodamor vel.
coined a baby boy at their home Sat
urday.
W. Kale was pleasantly surprised
at his home Wednesday by number
of friends coming in and helping him
celebrate his birthday. Mrs. Kale
served a delicious supper.
Mrs. William Kale, Jr., is visiting
relatives in Milan.
Mrs. Keeler celebrated her s3rd
birthday anniversary Thursday.
The members of the Modern Wood.
men and Royal Neighbors enjoyed an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

vising the premium list and the trans
action of all necessary business.
Arthur Sefelt of Montford, Wis, has
taken position with the Edward
Wharton Lumber company and will
move here in the near future.
d. Carr returned Friday from a
three months stay in Hot Springs,
Ark, where he took treatments for
rheumatism. He Is now greatly i'm.
proved in health and is working In
the Sterner barber shop.
Edward Slack of White Pigeon
Mich, who has been here visiting
relatives, left Thursday for his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Advertised Letters

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in Rock Island postoffice for week
ending Jan. IL, 1912:
Miss Marie Bondwell, Miss Ada
Brockman, Nellie Bey, p. ]. Bedell, j.
Bernstein. George A. Barker (2),
Charley Buleman, Frank Benson, Eng.
Bemighear, Miss Ella Gail, Miss Min
ME Carter, Mr.. Custer, Miss Mearl
Davis, Mrs. William Dolin, Mrs Pearl
Drue, James Daniel, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
S. Ebert, Major and Mrs. Fuller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

In the class Of serious, chronic,
obstinate, long standing diseases and
Affections that battle the skill of the
physician, that are unyielding under
ordinary medical treatment, the
Viro Current accomplishes results
that are marvellous. In this treat
ment there is nothing in the way of
surgical operations with the dangers
attending them. There Is no pain,
no shock, no discomfort. The treat
ment is mild, is pleasant and is most
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
DAVENPORT

Licensed to Wed.-Peter A. Stephan,
Upton, and Rose Stephan, Iowa City;
Oliver NJ. Shaffer, Davenport, and Ella
Young, Monmouth, III; William z.
Neiswender, Davenport, and Emma
Smith, Davenport.
Church Boilers Burst-The boilers
OF the heating plant Of Trinity cath
edral burst Saturday morning, making
It impossible TO hold the usual serv-
fees of Sunday in the church. On hear
ing Of the accident, Rabbi Lowenstein
OF temple Emmanuel at once offered
the use Of the temple to Dean Hare,
and the morning services at II O'Clock
were held in the temple. The Sunday
school and the evening service were
omitted
Democratic Ticket Out.-Nomination
papers we're on Saturday circulated
over the city for the various candidates
TO appear On the democratic city ticket
at the primary election in March
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

oyster supper and dance at NJ. w. A.
hall Thursday evening.
The Methodist Aid society will
meet next Wednesday, Jan. II, at the
home of Mrs. F. E. Chidester.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

council has refused by a vote Of 8
to 4, to accept $4,000 from Andrew
Carnegie for branch library at Ra-
cine Junction. Labor unions and in
dividuals protested. Mayor Good
land opposed the gift on the ground
that Racine was rich enough to build
its own libraries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

Chamberlains Cough Remedy never
disappoints those who use 1t for OBJ
stinate coughs, colds and irritations
of the throat and lungs. 1t stands IN
rivalled as a remedy for all throat and
lung diseases. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

efhcfent and successful.
There are in this community a
large number Of persons who are I'M
fortunate enough to be suffering
from catarrh, bronchitis, asthma,
rheumatism, stomach and kidney
diseases who have been made unhap-
Ply and melancholy by their fears of
being incurable. These people should
give this new treatment at least a
trial.
The Viro-Medical institute has a
great many testimonials from people
who have been helped by the Viro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

treatments and are glad to ten 9TH
ers what 1t has done for them in
such a short time.
If you have lingering disease or
weakness from any cause, 1t will
pay to have a talk with the physician
in charge, about your case. He can
at least give you some valuable ad
vice without cost to you.
Consultation and examination
FREE and are strictly confidential.
Hours to IL mornings, to 5
afternoons, z to s evenings. Sundays
10 to l only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
MOLINE

Neighborst to InstaIl.-Harmony camp
No. 2s46, Royal Neighbors of America,
will hold public installation of officers
in their hall in the Swedish Olive
building tomorrow evening. Myra B.
Enright Of Kansas City, Kan, supreme
oracle Of the order, will be here to
take charge Of the exercises. She
will be assisted by DR.. Hada NJ. Burk-
hart OF Rock Island, supreme recorder.
DR.. Burkhart will act as ceremonial
marshal.
VIII Dedicate Strlp.-An ordinance
dedicating for street purposes the
north ten feet of the city's property at
the southeast corner of Fifteenth
street and Fifth avenue was scheduled
for hearing by the commission at it's
meeting this forenoon. Action by the
city commission on this ordinance will
be preliminary to the institution OF
new proceedings for the widening of
Fifth avenue. The new plan will ex-
tend only as far east as Seventeenth
street, thus doing away with litiga-
ton that would result from attempt
to use part of the public library prop
erty. However, it is still necessary to
consider the city's property at Four
teenth street. Mr.. Shallberg SAYS
that, while it Is impossible to con-
denim this municipal property for use
In the event OF widening, it is legal
to dedicate ten feet previous to the
time Of launching the widening case.
Red Men lnstalI.-A full quota of
membership Of King Philip tribe, No.
"a, l. o. R NJ. turned out Friday even
ing to participate in the installation
of officers who were elected at a De-
cember meeting Of the order, as well
as Of those braves" who received ap-
pointments from the sachem. Deputy
Great Sachem Frank Lohr, assisted
by Great Prophet William Corns and
Great Sannap Edward Lundberg, in
stalled the new officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

in New
fairly lower
No~- -Ne
Arthur McFarane writing
aud precpitate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

These were as fallows: For mayor,
DIR. ]. A. DeArmand; for city clerk,
Hugo Moeller; for city treasurer, W.
G. Moth; for city assessor, Ignatz
Hid; for police magistrate, Louis Rod.
dewig; for aldermen-at-large. Christ
Kuehl, Sr.. and w. IL Gosch. All
with the exception of DR.. J. a. Dear
mand for mayor, are incumbents OF
the office to which they seek reelection
All have proven Trustworthy and eff
Client public servants and there is ev.
cry reason to believe at this time that
they will be reelected by even larger
majorities than they received two
years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

Two Boys Stabbed. - Frank and
George McKeagUe. 1912 East Locust
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

Gets Divorce Deeree.-Upon the ap
plication of the plaintiff, Julia NJ .
Beatty. was granted a decree OF di-
vorce from her husband. George j.
Beatty. Saturday. The decree gives
her the custody Of their minor child,
Alfred Beatty. They were married
Oct. 2S. 1898. in Davenport, and accord
ing 10 the petition OF the plaintiff. he
deserted her June. 1907. Her attorney
was l.. +. ROddewig.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

oyster supper at the town hall Thurs
day evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

Carnegie Gift Seorned.
Racine, Wis, Jan. 15.-The city
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
THIS YEAR To
ELECT AUDITOR
0auphin County Court Decides
Term of Sisson Expires.
IS JUDGE KUNKEL'S OPINION
Test Case Brought by George e. EtteF
to Determine Effect Of Constitu-
tonal Amendments Changing
Term from Three to Four Years.

Especial Harrisburg Correspondence
Harrisburg.-In an opinion handed
down here President Judge George
Kunkel, of the Dauphin County Court.
decided that the term of Auditor Cen
eral A. S. Sisson will expire in May.
1918, and that therefore, it will be law
full to elect his successor in Novem-
ber of this year. The test case was
brought by George e. Etter, of this
city, to determine the effect of the
constitutional amendments of 1909 so
far as they related to the selection of
an Auditor General. These amend
ments charged the length of the term
of the Auditor General from three to
four years. The question raised was
whether the intention of the electors
was to apply the lengtheneed term to
the Auditor General they were elect
ing at the same time they were ap-
proving the amendmnts. The court
decides that here was no presumption
that they so intended, but on the
contrary, the fact that three-year
term for the Auditor General then
elcted would bring about the election
of his successor at time in accord
ance with the provisions of the con-
stitutional amendments providing for
the election of State officers in even
numbered years, indicated that the
voters intended the present term to
be three years. The effect of the de-
cision is to legalize the nominations
of Senator A. w. Powell, of Allegheny,
the Republican nominee for Auditor
General and Robert E. Creswell, Of
Johnstown, the nominee of the Demo
cratic convention.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
CID AND NEW WORLD
BRIEFS FOR THE BUSY

Marquard is now in class by him
self so far as consecutive victories is
concerned.
After two days debate the Norwe-
gian Storthing passed the naval esti-
mates, providing for an appropriation
OF $5.000,000 for the Morse navy.
Owing to the British dock strike
the King will cancel his engagement
to cut the first sod at the Royal Albert
dock extension.
Pluck and tricky cut stroke carried
Wallace F. Johnson through Cruel
ling five set match and into the hold"
ing of the Middle States singles lawn
tennis championship title on the turf
courts Of the Orange Club, at Noun
tain Station, N. j.
The House passed the Senate resofu-
tion voting $1,000 gold medal and
the thanks of Congress to Captain
Rostron OF the Carpathia for his res
cue of the Titanic survivors.
Many aliens deported for insanity
have returned and passed the exami-
nation at Ellis Island, New York, it
was declared at the State insane in
quiry.
Excessive rains have flooded the
states of Guantajuato and Queretaro.
Mexico.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Townships Get Money.

Drawing of warrants for the dis
tribution of a quarter-million dollars
among townships of Pennsylvania
which abolished work tax and collect
ed their road taxes in cash was be-
gun at the State Highway Department,
but such a large amount of clerical
work is required that it will be weeks
before the money is paid out to the
hundreds of boards of supervisors
which will receive it. Highway Com
missioner f. Nj. Bigelow has been for
titled with an opinion from the Attor-
ney General as to the payment that
such townships as collect their taxes
in cash and file reports are entitled
to share in the distribution. The last
Legislature made an appropriation of
100000 for this object and half OF 1t
Is available There is no indication"
says the opinion given by the. Attor-
ney General on the subject, that the
Legislature intended that townships
which had collected their road taxes
in cash during the year 1912 should
be deprived of their share of the
bonus provided by the act of 1911
Each township will receive a bonus
of so per cent. of the amount of cash
road tax collected. The money is to
be used for improvement of roads by
the supervisors. In Allegheny, Mont
gomery, Chester, Delaware and some
of the other counties which have TAX
en- advanced position in regard to road
improvements practically every town
ship comes within the class obtaining
the bonus.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Druggist Tells of Her Plea.
Needless Rush to Fate.

Norristown. - A Coroner's jury
found that Grover C. Furl, of Harris
burg, was opeating his automobile
recklessly, when it crashed against
the side of a Reading transit car,
which started to cross the Ridge turn
pike at Eagleville, and in which col
lision Furls companion, w. A. Reed
was killed. The testimony of the troll
ley crew, of passengers and of other
eyewitnesses was to the effect that
the auto was being run at a rate of
so to 60 miles an hour and that Furl
was at the wheel, and not Reed as
Furl told DR.. Arnett afterward at the
hospital. There was also testimony
that Furl refused to tell his name,
Reeds name and their addresses. A
warrant was issued for FuH as the re-
suit of the jury's finding, and he must
answer at the October session Of
Criminal Court for manslaughter.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
THREE SISTERS ARE DROWNED.
Father on Opposite Shore Stands Pow
erless to Help Them.

Salisbury Point, Nashville their
father stood on the opposite shore
powerless to aid them, three sisters,
Christine McBeth, 16; Virginia Nc
Beth, 13, and Hazel McBeth, IL, were
drowned in the Merrimac River here
when bathing.
The youngest McBeth girl waded be-
yond her depth and was carried under
water. Her sisters, Virginia and Chris
tine, although unable to swim, went
to her rescue, but the heavy waves
sent all three to the bottom. George
Fowle, who had been swimming near
by, heard the screams of the girls
and swan to help them. When he
reached the spot all three girls grab
bed hold of him, and although heav-
lily handicapped, he made heroic
struggle to reach safety. Fowle had
reached within fifteen feet of a sand
bar when the children released their
grip on him and sank. He swan to
land, where he fell exhausted.
In the meantime Fowle's daughter
Ethel waded beyond her depth, and
was rescued by Elizabeth McBeth, sis
ter of the three victims in a boat
The bodies of the McBeth girls were
recovered.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Sixty.One Milk Suits.

Sixty-one suits for the sale of milk
and cream below the new standard
set for Pennsylvania by the act Of
1911 were entered in this State during
June by agents of the State Dairy and
Food Division, extensive sampling OF
milk supplies having been undertak-
en- when the weather began to get
warm. The milk suits comprised al
most half of the total number Of pure
food actions begun, the chief offend
ing counties being Allegheny. Beaver.
Lawrence, Washington. Fayette. Della
ware. Schuylkill and Westmoreland.
The State agents also did some raid
ing of sellers of soft" drinks which
did not come up to the mark, sixteen
such arrests being made in York.
Schuylkill, Delaware, Mercer and
some others. One of the decoctions
which fell under the ban was labeled
Merry Widow highball." 1t had
commercial product as sweetener.
Some strawberry pop" was found ut
terly innocent of strawberry. Other
odd things found by food agents were
figs doctored with benzoate of soda,
olive oil made of cottonseed oil, Or
anges preserved by chemicals and
peas dosed with copper. The Dairy
and Food Division receipts in June
were s3,902.25, of which $1,000 came
from milk suit fines. The income of
the division since January l amounted
10 $106, ,490.9S.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
PRETTY WIDOW
HELD FOR MURDER
Mrs. Green Bears Up During
Testimony, Then Returns to Jail
SHE PLEADED ABOUT POISON
Druggist Says She Begged Him NOT
to Tell She Had Bought Strychnine
Coroner Says Suspicion was
Confirmed, Arrest Ordered.

Mauch Chunk.-Mrs. Lille Green,
accused of poisoning and numbering
her husband Allen Green, at Stem
lersville, was given hearing before
Squire Joel H. Boyer of Weissport,
and committed to Jail to await trial at
the October term of the Carbon Coun-
ty Court. Mrs. Green was taken to
the hearing at Weissport by County
Detective Daniel Thomas, and throngs
of people were vieing with each other
to catch a glimpse of the frail, hand
some prisoner. The young widow
bore up bravely, and never showed
signs of breaking down. She was as
unconcerned as if she had not been
connected at all with the crime, and
chatted with relatives at the hearing.
Coroner Saw It Was Poison.
After Squire Boyer had finished
reading the charge against the frail
prisoner, Attorney James NJ. Breslin,
of East Mauch Chunk, counsel for
Mrs. Green, pleaded not guilty. Then
Coroner Edward G. Bray was called,
and sworn as a witness. He stated
that he was sent for by the dead
mans brother, Robert Green, on June
%, to investigate the death of his bro
ther, who had died suddenly; that he
went the following day, and when he
viewed the body, the distorted and
drawn face and the rigid jaws gave
him cause to believe that death was
due to poisoning. His belief he says,
was strengthened when the widow
told him about the way the husband
had suffered before he died, and he
was convinced that the symptoms
were those of strychnine poisoning.
He then stated the case to District At
torney Settler, who ordered the al
rest.
Druggist Tells of Her Plea.
Druggist H. F. Greisamer, of Weiss
port, testified at the hearing that on
June 13 he sold one-eighth of an ounce
of strychnine to Mrs. Green, who said
she wanted it to kill crows, which
were pulling out their corn in the
field. The day after Green's death,
Mrs Green, accompanied by her moth
er, visited the drug store again and
inquired whether any one had asked
him if she bought strychnine from
him, and said that if any one should
ask him he should not say that she
did.