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Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
sun YAT SEN
is PRESIDENT
Elected BY National Assembly
at NankiR
TO HEAD CHINESE REPUBLIC
New Executive Will Conduct Further
Negotiations With Manchu Dynasty
at Pekn.

DR.. Sun Vat Sen has been unani-
mously elected president OF the re-
public of China by the rebel conference
at Nankin. He will now draw up a
| cabinet.
will now draw up a cabinet.
For several years Sun Vat Sen has
labored in America and Europe aiding
the propaganda for reform in his ma
tive land. and is credited with having
had a large part in organizing the
present revolt.
Immediately following the receipt Of
word from Nankin that he had been
elected president of the republic, DR..
Sun Yat Sen gave out the following
statement at Shanghai, with the re-
quest that it be transmitted to his
friends in the United States:
q consider it my duty to accept the
presidency. My policy will be to So
cure peace and a stable government
by the promptest methods possible.
My single aim is to insure the peace
and cohtentment of the millions of my
fellow countrymen."
The peace conference at Shanghai
decided on the calling of a national
convention to decide the form of gov
ernment Of China, whose decision shall
be binding on both sides. The Manchu
troops are meanwhile to evacuate their
positions and the republicans to main
tain theirs.
The news of DR. Sun Vat Sens elec-
ton to the presidency by the delegates
of the eighteen provinces Of China
proper at their conference at Nan5in
spread with extraordinary rapidity
among the population of Shanghai.
Crowds made their way to the house
in the French concession in which he
has resided since his arrival. When /.
he appeared he was greeted with an
enthusiastic ovation.
Members of the provisional cabinet,
which was formed by DR. WI Ting
Fang on Nov 6, and delegates who .
were sent by both the imperiahsts and .
revolutionaries to the peace confer
ence, pass frequently along the streets
on their way to President Sun Vat
Sens headquarters.
Sun Vat Sens election means that
the peace conference between Wu
Ting Fang and Tang Shao vi is closed.
The president will assume charge OF
all negotiations The continuance OF
these negotiations with Yuan Shi Kai
rs the representative of the retiring
Manchu ROYALTY will depend entirely
lpon the immediate withdrawal of all
he sO-called imperial troops from all
points of contact with the revolution
lries Under these conditions the ar
nistice Will he extended for ten DAYS,
o give President Sen time to issue the
erms under which the Manchus must
ay down their arms and to decide
lpon pensions and other preliminary
etails
There is every reason for the belief
xtant that the country is incapable OF
a republic, and even now (
n the south the republicanists show
xtreme dissension and factiOnalism,
hus indicating accurately the possi-
ilities OF ensuing chaos and leading
urely sooner or later to foreign in
ervention and possibly to the partition
f the empire
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
Must PAY to Show He Is Alive.

Joseph clancy offered decided OBJ
lection in Newark, n j., TO paying
s63 to prove that he was alive
Blaney, who was about to be declared
Officially dead" because nothing had
been heard of him here for eighteen
years. turned up at the surrogate's Of
fee and put in claim for a share Of
his fathers estate.
When he found that he would have
to pay SG3 to keep himself off the
dead list" however, he demurred an
explanation that the expense was for
advertising for him in various places,
failig to satisfy him. Blaney said he
would consult counsel to find out why
this payment was necessary to bring
himself officially to life again.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
Woman Was In Bed IS Years.

Mrs Emma Langman, seventy years
old, who refused to get up from her
bed for fifteen years, died at the
county infirmary at Evansville, Ind.
A reversal of her fortunes. which
drove her to the county asylum, caus-
ed her resolution never to leave her
bed after she arrived there. Recently,
from continuous lying, she developed
paralysis, and it was the immediate
cause of death.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
Back scratchers For Taft.

A belated Christmas present to
President Taft, in the shape of two
back scratchers" from a Michigan
manufacturer. has reached the White
House.
should yOu have occasion to use
them before 1912 said the manufact-
urer in letter accompanying he gift,
please entertain the happy thought
that Michigan is at your back"
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
Doctor peeIde Aaainst Mor.e.

It has been announced al the
White House in Washington that the
report of the army medical officers
who examined Charles W. Morse, the
convicted New York banker serving
a sentence in the Atlanta, Ca, fed
eral penitentiary, did not warrant i'm.
mediate interference by the president,
and that the pardon would not be
granted at this time
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
pied on Wedding Anniversary.

One year ago Frank Conosky was
married to Miss Bertha Long, of
Wilkes-Barre. Pa. At the same hour
on which the two stood before the al
tar Conosky was stricken suddenly i'll
and died in a few seconds He COM
planned very little Of i'll health.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05

for the mysterious murder Of her hus-
band, but was acquitted for want OF
evidence. 1t was alleged then that life
insurance was the motive. The police
alleged that Wasserleben was shot as
he slept, aud that the wife and mother
planned to obtain his $1,000 life insur-
ance.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
Jersey Woman Has Pellaora.

Mrs. Mary de Shay, wife of a farmer,
is a patient in the Paterson, n. j.,
General hospital with what the ply
sicians of that institution believe is
real case Of pellagra, the disease
which has been battling the medical
men of many countries. The woman
was admitted TO the hospital three
weeks ago.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
Live Stock Markets

PITTSBURG tUniOn Stock Yardel-
CATTLE strong; choice. s76OG7 az
prime, S720M150. 49,
SHEEP steady; prime wethers. 81 SO
"A; culls and common. SLAP. Iambs
S6.50@6.90; veal calves, SS.5Od9'
HOGS active; Prime heayies se 50.
mediums, $3.50; heavy Workers $3.50.
1gih5 ,lgli foTkers, 5000 6;45; pigs, 1925
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
steepIe.Jaek TumbIeg to Dead.

Joseph Huycll, of Deposit, n. y, en-
ployed as a steepIe-iack on st. Igna-
thus church at Kingston. near Wilkes
Barre, Pa. fell from the roof of the
church and was so badly injured that
he died in the hospital short time
afterward.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
Kills Family and Himself.

News has been received in Little
Rock, Ark, that the entire family Of
T. J. Ford, consisting of himself, wife
and six children, had been murdered.
Ford resides twelve miles from Ben
ton, Ark. Tie evidence tends to show.
it is declared, that Ford killed his
wife and children and then took his
own life
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
Child eats Pills and pies.

Knocking a bottle Of herb pills from
a bureau. John Runyan, aged seven
teen months. of Altoona, Pa, got
down to help his father pick them
up. While 'oing so he evidently ate
several of t an In few moments he
was seized With -pasms and died
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
You :. Zya.9%Dleard a woman saw;

"Tb Ssvaist has worn terribly. I've
only waSEi 4 1t couple of times and ire
falling qSieces." 'N
ClotdfS cost too much NOWADAYS to he
worn o$G ISl = the wash, to be boiled and
scalded r. = 'til the life is gone out Of the
fabric I "a then rubbed to shreds on the
washbE~. 80 vi INC
= SS'must use the soap that preserves
the Ia toSs -Fels-Naptha. --Hs
Sit the FelS-Naptha way-in cool
OF Ju1 lAarm water, with no hard rubbin0
You ~ 1e asiet through the days wash in one
nall time and with much less effort
g. 6t'@l r@a al your clothes will look whittier and
Ieff77'' pSf7 lnan you ever saw them before
re- the d directions on the red and To1qtg, precn
WI q r. Use any time of year A-SS4
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
RDERERs
TAFTPAROONS2
Sailors Were convici
tain and Three (
Killing Cap
rs at Sea.
President Taft Q


tain and Three rs at Sea.
President TAFT uted the life
sentences OF ArthursT rs and Robert
Sawyer two BritisA Djects convict
ed of murder in 19SS expire imme-
diatey. lSr
These prisonerse in the Atlanta
prison They weT# arged with the
murder of the cai<[ the mate engi-
neer, cook and 81 sailor aboard
lumber schooner-H the North Caro-
lima coast IN
Fatally WoundsO uns Mile For Aid.
Disappointed ~ r a love affair, 10
seph Pinter 81 himself in South
Bethlehem. Pa atally wounded. he
.an a mile to a lctor where he fell |
over exhausted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
EDNA GOODRICH GIVEN
ONLY $4,000 BY NAT

Los Angeles, Feb. 24.-Wltn the
announcement in court that action
bI ought by Nat Goodwin, Jr., against
his former wife, Edna Goodrich
Goodwin to cancel pre-nuptial
property contract, would be dismiss
ed by agreement, it was learned for
the first time that Mrs. Goodwin re-
ceived only $55, 900 in settlement, in
stead of a quarter of a million, as
has been reported.
When the case came up before
Judge Wood, proceedings were halt
ed upon the announcement that a
compromise had been reached.
Goodwin made the contract with
Miss Goodrich before he married her,
tying up most of his property. T. H.
Dudley was named as trustee and
they were each to receive half of
the income.
Goodwin repented his generous act
when his wife secured a divorce from
him in New York. After the decree
was granted he returned to Califor-
mia and began the proceedings which
will now be dropped.
Goodwin alleged that the trus,
was invalid because it was made
when he had another wife, Maxine
Elliott Goodwin, from whom he was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

Misses Myldrid Streed and Gertrude
Dusenbery were in the tri-cities this
week.
Ralph Richardson was a Moline Wis
itor Saturday.
E. L. streed spent Sunday in Cam
bridge.
Miss LILLIAN Dusenbery spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her aunt in
Coal Valley.
Mrs. Minnie Mcdonald and children
are visiting with friends in Lynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hanson and
Master Forest attended the wedding of
Mrs. Hansens brother, Reuben Lind
blad, and Miss Johnson in Coal Val
ley Wednesday evening. Master For
est was one of the ribbon bearers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Frost and chill
dren spent Sunday in Rock Island.
Mrs. Luther Streed visited Wednes-
day in Woodruff with her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Hannah kirkland.
The Few" gave a dancing party at
Wayne's hall Thursday evening.
Friday the public school pupils en-
joyed q vacation, the teachers attend
ing the institute in Geneseo.
The grammar room of the school OBJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
SilYis

Mrs. Guy Treadwell was paid visit
by her mother, Mrs. C. Miller of At
lantic, Iowa.
The drama entitled THE Iron Hand"
given by the local Progress club at
Kuhne's hall last Monday and Tues
day evenings, was well attended.
Members of the Methodist church
gave a unique entertainment last
Wednesday evening at the church in
the shape of country store. All
kinds of hardware, dry goods, vegeta
bles and groceries, which had been do.
mated, were sold.
Mrs. c. NJ. Briggs and little grand.
son, Lyle Briggs, visited relatives here
Sunday, returning home to Moline las
Monday.
Mrs. James Shannon was paid g
visit by her sister, Mrs. H. Pierce, and
children of Mathersville.
Martha Barmaster has recovered
from an attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Korb entertain
ed the Country club last Saturday ev'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
East Moline

The home of B. Parr on Second ave-
nue. was placed under quarantine early
Monday morning, their little son Maui
rice having scarlet fever.
Mrs. Swan Peterson, who has been
quite sick, is improving.
The ladies of the Methodist Aid So
ciety met Monday and completed ar
rangements for the banquet which
they are to serve for the Commercial
club Thursday evening.
Mrs. S. A Cartwright entertained
her friends Saturday evening at a 500
party. Mrs. Walker and Mr.. Bieder.
stedt carried away prizes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reardon, who have
been working this territory in the
interest of the Court of Honor, leave
soon for Galesburg. A. n. Peterson
was appointed deputy here.
Mrs. Grant Fair entertained her
friends Thursday afternoon at thin
BILE party.
Mr. Field, a former missionary in
the mountains of Kentucky, preached
morning and evening at the Plymouth
church Sunday. Both sermons we're
much enjoyed.
The entertainment to be given /
Miss Beck, musical supervisor, and
Miss Edith Lindsay-Oliver of Moline
is looked forward TO with much inter
est by music lovers Of this city. They
will be assisted by Miss Samuelson
of Orion, who will read a number OF
selections. The high school will also
sing the opening and closing songs.
r, Sievers, who has been in this city
for the past two months building q
tank for the Union Malleable Iron
works, viii leave the latter part OF
the week for his home in Chicago.
Henry and Gus Siebke attended the
wedding of their sister last week al
Durant, Iowa.
! A quartet composed OF Will and E6
Jones. viii Tubah and Ray Seymour
sang at the Pastime picture show
/ Tuesday evening.
! Carl Dick. an East Moline boy who
I left here a few weeks ago for Cali
fornia. has written his parents thai
he has enlisted on the u. S. gunbo
/ Wheeling as assistant to the chief en-
gineer, a position known as machin
| lists mate.
The Misses Elsie and Ethel Davit
spent Sunday with friends in Port By
ron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Dick entertained
number of their friends Tuesday
evening at a delightful party. Par
lor "Quoits" was played. Mrs. Fair and
Mr.. Cannon received the prizes. Ii
contests Mrs. Dormady and Mrs
James Ryan carried OF the honors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

evening. Prizes were won by Mrs.
Richard Mier and Charles Apple and
A. Korb.
A. A. Fry and family were visited
by G. McGlaugin of Cody, Wyo.
F. 3. Phelps. who recently sustain
ed fourth stroke of paralysis. is now
able to be up and around the house.
and his many friends will be pleased
to learn that he has improved so
much.
Mrs. Charley Frew had as recent
guest Mrs. c. Pray of Valley Junction,
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Bull of Davenport
are visiting relatives here.
Alvin Lundberg and sister, Mrs. E.
johnson, have arrived home from
Bucklin. Mo-, where they attended the
funeral of their mother, Mrs. A. I.und-
berg.
Mrs. Mary Harper has been enter
tanning Mrs. E. Folkinburg of Monte
yuma, Iowa.
Miss Elizabeth Yockes was married
to James Phelps of Silvis Tuesday
morning. Both are well and fayorably
known here.
Mrs. E. Scott has arrived home
from Blue Island.
MIS-. Lillian Hall has been enjoying
a visit from her niece, Mrs. A. Schmitz
OF Lyons, Iowa.
Mrs. A. Brown departed for Edin-
burgh, Scotland, by way. of Chicago
and New York Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
will take up their permanent residence
there.
Mrs. W. Hobson is visiting at Ed
ridge, Iowa.
c. Corbin is visiting relatives and
friends at St. Louis.
The members and friends Of the Bap-
fist Ladies' Aid society were enter
| tanned by Mrs. Robert Watkins last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. George Mckinley was hostess
to the Methodist Ladies' Aid society
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mier will en-,
terrain the Country club at its next
meeting.
Mrs. Frank McKendrick has arrived
home from visit at Camanche, Iowa
Rev. Z. w. Thompson has arrived
home from Virginia, ILL.,, where his
brother continues ILL.,
Francis Ryan and family have ar
rived home from a visit with Mrs
Ryan's sister at Council Bluffs, Iowa
Mrs. Andrew Peterson has recovered
from a recent illness.
A number from here were present
at the meeting of the Methodist
Ladies' Aid society at Carbon Cliff
Thursday at the home of Mrs. c. Rose
man.
Miss Ada Peterson has accepted 8
position as night operator at the tele
phone office at New Shops.
Mr.. and Mrs Matthew Bull arrived
home from New Haven, Mo-, Tuesday
morning, where they attended the
funeral of Mrs. Bulls mother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
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and perfectly ventilated. There are
full sized berths, roomy and white. A
chef who can cook, and a barber and
valet ready to serve you. Each mile
Of the we'll kept road teens with brill
liant panoramas. There is library to
improve the mind, Victrola recitals to
entertain. and a special news wire
keeps you in touch with events as
you speed along. Less than three days
Of pleasure upon perfect train.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
served washington's birthday with an

served Washington's birthday with an
appropriate program.
Frank Streed of Wheatland, wyo.,
is spending few days with friends in
and around Orion.
Mrs. A. E. South is quite poorly
with rheumatism Of the stomach.
The 6-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad Quinn is quite low with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Florence Kerr entertained her
class, the G. T. F.'s, at her home in
the country Tuesday evening.
Wayne Conover, Walker Kerr and
G. Chilstron spent Wednesday in Cam
bridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
Gold Craze In Iowa.

Iowa City, Iowa, Feb. pa gold
nugget worth 81, found in the craw OF
q duck killed on farm west of here,
has caused considerable excitement in
university circles. Minerologists at
the university who assayed the nugget
said today that a pocket of gold may
have been deposited on the sandy
soil of the farm during some of the
upheavals of past ages. A search is
being made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
The BLESSING
OF MOTHERHOOD
Healthy Mothers and Chill.
dren Make Happy Homes

Motherhood is woman's highest sphere
in life. 1t is the fruition of her dearest
hopes and greatest desires; yet thou
sands OF noble women through some de-
rangement have been denied this blessing
In many homes once childIess there are
now children because of the fact that
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San Antonio, Texas. ITO all women
who desire 70 have children in their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
DAVENPORT

viii Build New Church.-A resolu-
ton to build a new church structure to
cost between $1,000 and $4,000 was
passed by the congregation of the Zion
Lutheran church at a meeting held re-
Gently. The new building will be erect
ed on the corner of Eighth and Gaines
streets. the site of the present church,
and whatever available materials can
be secured from the old church will be
utilized in erecting the new structure.
%
Walk to Muscatlne-W. n. Brice-
land and II. NJ. Nichols, two local Y.
NJ. c. A. boys, walked to Muscatine
Thursday in the short time Of eight
hours. They left Davenport at Z
O'Clock in the morning, arriving in
Muscatine at D. m. Both boys report
a pleasant trip and signify their readi-
ness to undertake another in a short
time. They returned by way Of the
c.. M. & st. P.
Smallpox case.-A case Of smallpox
has been found by the health depart
ment. The patient is Elizabeth Wood,
13 months old, at CIT West Tenth
street The case was discovered and
reported 10 the health department by
DR.. F1cke. the county physician. Health
Ofncer ]. w. Mullen went to the place
and found them TO be entirely out of
fuel and practically without provis-
ions. The child came over to Daven-
port during the first part of the week
with her mother who Is taking care OF
the children OF Mrs. w. Burke, in the
hospital. II was after they had come
here that the little ones illness was
noted. The family is in straitened cir
cumstances, and because Of the lack
OF fuel and provisions is in need Of
assistance.
DaVenporter Elected.-F. A. MacDon-
aid OF this city was chosen to head the
Iowa Engineering society for the en-
suing year, at the short business meet
ing which was held late Thursday az
ternoon In the convention hall Of the
Putnam building. The elections, which
were held following the regular pro-
gram Of papers and discussions, did not
take place until after O'Clock because
OF the length Of the afternoon program.
Obituary Record. - At 6:55 O'Clock
yesterday morning. at her home, 514
Christie street. following short I'll.
ness. occurred the death OF Mrs. Aman.
da Maria Pieper. one OF the old Ger.
man residents OF Davenport Deceased
was born July II. 1886, in Eckerfoerde,
Germany, and at the time of her de.
mise was 75 years old. On March 8,
1861, she was united in marriage TO
John Henry Pieper. who preceded her
in death Feb. s, 1910. Mrs. Pieper
came TO America in 1872. and later 70
Davenport, where she bad since made
her home. Five children and one sis
ter, all of Davenport. survive. They
are Mrs. Margaretha Brohms, Mrs. Lou
lisa Bruchmann, Mrs. Dora Orth, Mrs
Lena Mepham and Mrs. Adelia Greer
and Mrs. Louisa Hamann. The funera
will be held Sunday afternoon at !
O'Clock from the late home. AIS Chris
tie street, with interment taking place
in Oakdale cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
MOLINE

Rev. Hugh Jack to TaIk-The Brother
hood of the First congregational
church has been fortunate in securing
another strong speaker for a Sunday
night address. Invitations have been
issued to all Masons of the city to at
tend services next Sunday at 1880 to
hear the Rev. Hugh Jack, D. D., pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian church
Of Peoria, speak on "The Church and
Masonry"
Bond Amount cut-Though the peo-
pie in Moline voted in April of 1910
authorizing bond issue of 100000 to
provide for erection of city hall the
municipality may sell bonds in the sum
of $4,000 only. Provision of the issue
is that it shall be retired at the rate of
S. 900 annually. Payment on the first
series of these bonds should have been
made Sept. 1, 1911. Consequently
100000 issue is not lawful. Bids SUBJ
mitted Thursday by bonding and bank
ing houses anxious to secure the issue
indicate that Moline bonds are consid-
cred an excellent investment. This Is
due to the fact that the city, having
an assessed valuation of $6,626,S0S and
a bonding limit of $685., 1914, has on
ly $4,000 bonded Indebtedness at the
present time. Notwithstanding the
fact that bonds to be issued will
amount to only $4,000 the city will
have available for the city hall approx
imately 100000. This is due to the
fact that the premium to be received
by the city may be turned into the
building fund.
Contract Is Let's. ]. Brandt of this
city has been awarded the contract to
erect the Louis Sonneville building at
S43 Eighteenth avenue, adjacent to his
present building. The building will
cost approximately $4,000. 1t will be
two-story brick structure, with
ground dimensions 50xS5 feet. Pro
visions will be made for three store
rooms on the first floor. Five Office
rooms will be provided in the front
portion Of the second floor, and the
rear part will be arranged for lodge
purposes. Ten bids were submitted
and they were opened in the Offices Of
H. w. Whitsitt, architect, at 10 yes
terday. Construction work will begir
as soon as is possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

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