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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

and fiourishing trade He Is staunce
believer in unions, and for 20 years has
held a card in the typos organization.
Politically, the police court ruler has
been far from a nonentity. In 1906 he
galloped to victory on the democratic
ticket as candidate for alderman Of
the Third ward. He was reelected two
years later, and in 1909 was elected to
the office of police magistrate. He
succeeded an independent in the po-
lice court. In 1908 Mr.. Smith was the
county chairman of the democratic
committee. He has always been a
leader among those who actively affil-
lated themselves with the party and
has always had a large following
among the voting contingent His only
political defeat was that in the eight
cornered fight for commissioner more
than year ago.
When his term of office expires with
in another year. the magistrate will
probably be a candidate to succeed
himself, and in all likelihood he will
do so, too.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
CONNOLLY g. CONNOLLY.

The law firm of Connolly & Con-
nelly is one of the best known in this
section Of the state. The senior mem
Der, Major H. c. Connolly is a ma
tive of Pennsylvania. He came to
Rock Island in 1855 and was admitted
to the bar in 1860, antedating the ad-
mission Of any other member of the
local bar After spending three years
In the service of his country, he re-
turned from the civil war with an
honorable and enviable military rec
ord and entered actively on the prac-
tice of his profession. OF late years
ne has spent considerable time in
California, where he has a winter
home. While in active life Major Con-
nelly was, prominent in public affairs,
never Sinking his duty as a citizen.
He served many years as a member
OF the library and school boards as
well as city attorney. He is the only
survivor OF the original committee
which visited Washington and sue
ceeded IN locating the government ar
senal at Rock Island. He visited
Washington in the interests of the
Hennepin canal and his personal eff.
! forts contributed to the law estab-
/ fishing that waterway. He was one
! of the incorporators of the bridge
line railway.
Bernard ID. Connolly, the junior
member of the above firm, is a native
OF Rock Island. He graduated from
the public schools of this city and
from the State University of Iowa.
Admitted to the bar in 1891, he prac-
/ ticed his profession for three years
at Topeka, Kan. In 1894 he formed
the present partnership with his faith.
er. He has never sought or held pub
lie Office, but has devoted his time
to the demands OF his profession and
the interests OF his clients. He has
served as master in Chancery Of this
country, and is now president of the
Rock Island County Bar association,
serving his second term in that ca.
pacity. He is a director of the public
library. the State Bank OF the city
/ and the Rock Island Mutual Buildine
/ & Loan association.
Associated with the firm for the
/ past two years is William NJ. Walk
er. a native of this city and a young
man of ability.
The practice Of the firm is devoted
largely TO corporation and probate
! law, as well as general commercial
law and management of estates. The
firm numbers among its clients SONG
of our most substantial and import
ant institutions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

A man who, both DIS a public official
important as a factor in moulding
Rock Islands municipa! history is
William McConochie. He was born at
Gatehouse, Scotland, Jan. II, 1S47,
coming TO America with his parents in
the spring of 1853, and settling at Jo-
liet There he attended school but
when the civil war broke out, his
Scotch martial spirit asserted itself,
and despite his tender years he ran
away from home with a few dollars
that he had saved and after repeated
attempts, became drummer boy with
q regiment that saw much service and
many hardships.
Following the Chattanooga cam
paign, the regiment was sent north
with rebel prisoners bound for Rock
Island arsenal. The young drummer,
! however, did not come here, dropping
| off at Joliet to see his mother and
! subsequently enlisting again and re-
turning 20 the front. He went through
/ the remainder of the war, serving
| faithfully as a private in the ranks.
! In 1866 he returned to civil life and,
/ being still a mere youth, learned the
stone cutters trade In 1867, he cross
| ed the plains, but soon returned TO
this part of the country and after his
marriage in 1868 TO Miss Isabel Kitson
! of this city, Rock Island became his
| home and has been such ever since
He continued in the stone cutting
trade, being engaged for nearly 20
years at that work. The firm of Nc
Chonocie & Sons which includes Mr.
McConochie and two of his sons, now
does a big masonry contracting bust
ness, not only locally but throughout
the middle west as well.
A staunch republican, Mr. McCon
ochie was four times elected mayor o.
the city and in addition he held an al
dermanic position prior to being made
executive. Under his various admin
istrations the first brick paving wal
laid. the paid fire department was in
augurated, the first fire stations were
built and his friendliness towards the
park movement resulted in great i'm
provemant of Spencer and Garnsey
squares. During all his administra
tions, the interests of the people anC
the city were his interests and al
in all, he was one of the best mayors
that the city has ever had and is on.
of Rock Islands best citizens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Energy, forcefulness and unusual
ability are qualities that are combined
in Judge c. ]. Searle, one of the most
prominent of Rock Islands many bril-
liant legal lights. Mr. Searle has been
i'll public life for years In the recent
election he was the republican candi-
date for congress from this. the Four
teenth district Opposing him in his
fight for the nomination were two
tried and efficient men and his selec-
ton was a tribute TO his ability. His
fearlessness and outspokenness made
politicians predict that one of his op-
ponents would be named TO head the
ticket, but the voters evinced their
preference for one who is always
frank and above board.
Mr.. Searle was born at Fort Smith,
Ark, May 16. 1865. He fought for
and earned his own education, teach
ing school to secure the wherewithal
Deciding to study law, he entered the
University of Iowa, where in two years
he completed the course. After grad
uation, he decided upon Rock Island
as his field of operations and in 1889
he opened law office here. His rise
in his chosen profession was rapid.
In three years he was elected states
attorney and the record he made as
prosecutor during his two terms will
long be held up as an example for fu-
, ture states attorneys. AS president
of the board of trustees of the pro-
posed Western Illinois State Normal
school Mr.. Searle was busted for
sometime in the details involved in
the erection of the new. institution at
/ Macomb, Ill.
/ In 1904, Governor Yates appointed
| Mr.. Searle to the bench of the court
of claims, the rank and title of Judge
going with the appointment.
Mr.. Searle has in the past and will
continue to be a power in his party
and a valued man in the community
which claims him as its own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

A A. Rounds, native of Rock Is
land, is engaged in a business in
which he is practically without compe-
tition, due to his own ability and ca
pacity for work. He is house mover
and he has been engaging in house
moving and various sidelines which
go with it since 1894 For the last
Il years he has been in the business
for himself Prior to that time he
worked with his father, f.. A. Rounds.
the pioneer house mover in this vicin-
ity.
The house moving business has
grown greatly since Mr. Rounds took
charge of it and today he employees
from % to 100 men. From three to
seven jobs are handled by Mr. Rounds
at the same time. The field of opei-
alton is not restricted to this city or
even the tri-cities but extends foF
miles in every direction. Jobs at Clio
ton, Muscatine, Aledo and even az
far away as Peoria are frequent. "a
fact the local end of the business II
ly little house moving is done here,
The house moving business is nGs
confined to frame structures. ImpoS
sible as il seems, Mr.. Rounds moves
brick houses or buildings with equal
facility as compared with the wooden
buildings. It requires a little more
knowledge, but such knowledge is the
result of years of work in the bust.
ness and is possessed by Mr. Rounds
and by members Of his house moving
crew. many of whom have been with
him for years. One OF the most nota-
bic jobs OF brick building moving
was done at Aledo where a structure
which stood on the present site of the
main building of William and Vashti
college was taken away to another
part Of the city.
The raising of roofs is another fea-
ture OF the business.
Mr. Rounds has never seen At to
establish an Office but the business
: has grown so in the past few years
that he has about decided to open one
next summer He has not selected a
/ place yet but it will probably be in
/ the down town district He feels that
! even though the greater part OF his
work is out of Rock Island, he is nes.
ertheless centrally located here and
IL among friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
FRANK F. yoGEL

A cement block contractor who has
an extensive business in the tri-cities
is Frank F. Vogel, 704 Thirteenth ave
nue.. Mr.. Vogel makes cement block
porches a specially and does some ar
tistic work in that line The contrac-
tor has two yards. one located at Elev-
enth street and Twelfth avenue, and
the other az Eighth street and Thir-
teenth avenue, where he manufactures
the cement blocks in many different
patterns
Mr.. Vogel was born in the year 1858,
in Tyrol, Austria, and came TO Rock
Island 80 years ago. where he has lived
ever since In the year 1898, he went
20 Alaska 10 seek gold and after re.
turning ventuTed into the cement block
contracting business which he has since
conducted
Mr.. Yogel intends to improve his two
plants this winter to a considerable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
j. w. MAUCKER.

Prominent among the lawyers of the
city is James w Maucker, who is fast
taking a place in the first rank of the
legal profession. Mr.. Maucker is one
of the youngest practitioners in Rock
Island, having only recently attained
his 18th year.
Mr.. Maucker is a Rock Island pro-
duct having been born and raised in
this city. He attended the public
schools and graduated from the Rock
Island high school with the class OF
1904 He then decided to take up the
study of law and matriculated at the
University of Michigan, from which
| institution he graduated with the high
est honors.
In 1907 he was admitted TO the bar
and Immediately embarked upon his
legal career in the city of Chicago
where he practiced for two years, his
efforts meeting with marked success
/ He then removed to his home town
and has since been making rapid
/ strides in his profession. Mr. Mauck
er is an able attorney, exceptionally
well yersed in legal affairs, and has
been interested in many big cases He
/ is prominent members of the Elki
and has at all times been active in af
/ fairs concerning the welfare OF the
Z city. Mr. Maucker is a clean Gu
young man, brimful of energy and pos
/ sessed IF great ability His genia
nature and pleasant manner have VOL
for him a host OF friends. while hi
legal ability has given him a most sal
isfactory clientele Mr.. Maueker Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
B. F. KNOX.

B. F. Knox, 409-41I Twentieth street,
a pioneer resident of the city, who was
twice mayor of Rock Island, and who
was at one time chief Of the volun-
teer fire department and for three
years an alderman from the Fifth
ward. is the proprietor of the Oldest
undertaking establishment in Rock Is
land
Mr.. Knox was born Dec. 5, 1852, in
Rock Island, and has lived here all
his life, growing up with the city.
He has watched the city's growth from
a small cluster Of houses to a progress
sive city OF which he is proud to be Z
resident
When Charles B. Knox passed away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

gest payers on the circuit and has
gained the respect and confidence of
the public at large. Owing to break
between the two factions controlling
the bookings, the Illinois was not able
to secure its just share of the best
shows last year, through no fault of
its manager, however, but this season
harmony has been restored, and the
cream of the high grade offerings have
been secured here Manager Klinck
promises a continuance of the policy
to secure only the best, and to him
and to the Illinois theatre is due the
hearty support and patronage of the
amusement loving public in general
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

That his has been a strenuous fight
towards success and that he has at
tained a position both in the business
and political world through his own ef-
forts. is shown by the record OF Charles
J. Smith. head OF the c. ] Smith Print
ing company and present incumbent
OF the once OF police magistrate. A
native OF Rock Island. the genial print
or and prominent democratic politi-
clan has spent the greater part of his
island Dec. p, 1875. When he was 5
years old he went with his parents TO
Nebraska and lived there a number OF
years. when he reached the discree;
age OF 10 years. he climbed aboard a
cracker box and began to pick up
points concerning the vocation which
he had chosen as a medium for earn
ing his livelihood-that Of printer
When he was II years old. his union
card IN the typographical organization
showed him that he had mastered the
rudiments OF his trade
II was on the Nebraska State Jour
nal at Lincoln. Neb.. that Magistrate
Smith learned the printers trade
Since then he has worked many years
on the dailies in Chicago and more re
Gently he has branched into the print
ing business himself He established
his printing concern here in 1907. and
since then has built up a prosperou:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

In C. H. Langman, 1903 Fourteenth
street, Rock Island, has a singular
craftsman, or more truly'a home build
err as he styles himself. Mr.. Lang
man is neither real estate man, a
contractor, nor a carpenter, and yet
he combines all of these in the craft
of which he is probably the sole rep
resentative in this part of the country,
at least. He makes it his business
to build homes and sell them. They
are not contract work, he works for
himself, and when a building is done
! he either moves into it or rents it un.
/ til he can sell il. He takes no con-
| tracts, preferTing 10 building in his
own way ana after his own style. He
draws his own plans and superintends
the job from the excavation to the
/ finishing touch.
Since coming to Rock Island in 1908
Mr.. Langman has built IL homes, in,
Guiding one which is going up now
across the street from his residence
For the most part he builds them one
at a time, though last fall he bull
| three in one job.
Mr.. Langman is OF English extrac
ton. born in Ontario, Canada His
early boyhood was spent at Kankakee
He comes of a line OF builders anG
though on a farm for some years after
his fathers retirement from the build
ing business when the son was II
years old, in 1906 the builders cal
came to him and he left the farm and
answered it, Three years later ht
came to Rock Island He is 30 year;
old, is married and has one child. He
is a valuable citizen in the community
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Germany, In 1852, and came to Rock
Island in 1886, where he has resided
ever since. After attending school in
his native land he learned the trade
of wood worker and contractor which
profession he followed upon coming to
Rock Island.
He ventured upon his career as a
contractor in Rock Island in the year
1896, and in the past 16 years has es-
tablished a record in the building of
churches, school houses and hospitals.
He is progressive citizen and may
be counted on in any projects which
mean step in the city's advance
ment and city beautiful. He has ?
host of friends who wish him many
more years of successful business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
SOME OF THE REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF ROCK ISL

which he has chosen as life voca-
ton, and his success is assured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Edward w. Schoede, one OF the prom
inent young attorneys of the Rock Is
land Bar association, IS associated
with Jackson, Hurst & Stafford. Prior
TO his admission to the bar, Mr.
Schoede was deputy clerk of the cir
cult court In 1907 he passed the bar
examination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-18
WEATHER MAY bE . THE MAIN INFLUENCE Labor Troubles Will Also Probably Figure in Cot
 ton Market

New Orleans, March 1.-The weather probably will be the main influence in the cotton market this week, although labor troubles, in this country and abroad, promise to grow in importance and 1t may he that developments in this direction will be strong enough to rob the weather of a part of its interest.
 On Wednesday the censusu bureau will issue a report on ginning up to the end of February. This will be practically the last report of the season and, approximately, wil count the entire crop grown this year. It is not expected that the figures will have much effect one way or an- other. The trade has about made up It's mind to expect something over 100000, including linters. Should the report come couple of hundred thousand bales under or over that figure. the market would be thrown into considerable excitement and prices might be moved strongly one way or another. It is not thought possible that much of a surprise can happen, however.
 The trade when the market closed last week, did not know just what to expect from the weather over Sunday. The fore cast was for fair weather over the en- tire belt. but a storm area headed toward tine cotton belt furnished the uncertainty. Should this bring more rain to the belt early in the week the bulls will have de- cded advantage, as wet weather from now on until the crop is planted will keep inc market in its tendency to advance. Or the other hand, fair and dry weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-18
MANY GEORGIANS GOING TO
 EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Atlanta, March l)-Georgia will be well represented at the coming conference for educaMon in the south to be held at Nashville, Tenn, April 3, and ,5. Many of the states foremost educators will not only attend but will participate prominently in the discussions and delib- erations of the conference.
 Among the well known Georgians who Twill attend this conference are President M. M. Parks of the Georgia Normal aand 1ndustrial college, Miledgevile who IS chairman of the Georgia committee to Arrange for the conference; Chancellor D. (. Barrow of the State university; Dr. A. M. Soule, dean of the State College or Agriculture; pr. K. c. Matheson, pres edent of the Georgia School of Technology; Joseph Stewart, superintendent of secon- dary education in Georgia: Harry Hodg- son of Athens, member of the executive board, of the conference; G. Gunby Jor- dan of Columbus, s. M. Inman of Atlanta, State Superintendent of Education M. L. Britain, Prof. T. J. Woofter of the State University, Dr. H. r. Harris, secretary of the state board of health; Mrs. H. C.. White of Athens, Mrs. John K. Ottley and Miss Isma Dooly of Atlanta, These all go
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-18
KIRKPATRICK MADE . THE CHIEF ENGINEER
Weatherly States Increasing Duties of Office Neces-
 sitated Reorganization

w. G. Kirkpatrick has been appoint ed chief engineer of the city of Bir- mingham and will take charge of his duties on April 1. In connection with the appointment Commissioner James Weatherly said yesterday:
 "It Is proposed to reorganize the en- gineering department of the city of Birmingham and April 1 Walter G. Kirkpatrick, one of the best civil and sanitary engineers in the south, will become head of the department MT. Nicholson, present head of the depart ment, will continue the same duties which he now has.
 "The necessity for reorganization arose out of the increasing demands on the engineering department by the many problems with which the de- partment has to deal Among many others might be mentioned the via duct matter, the water works problem, and sewerage, which will require a great deal of time from the head of the department. The problems of water, light. sewerage extensions, particularly the proposed extension of the South side storm sewers, sdHltdllOn ana drainage of Birmingham need an ex- pert.
 Tn line with this idea 1t is thought best to put at the head of the engineer ing department an engineer of wide experience as a consulting engineer, whose time will not be so much taken up with routine details of the office, but who can devote most of his time toward solving >them and like prob- lems. Of course the city's chief engi- neer will give all his time to the city, and. all of his time will be needed.
 Tt Is not intended to make other changes in the department at this time, but the chief engineer will take charge of the office and by actual trial determine what changes, if any, are needed. Mir. Nicholson will continue to perform most of the duties which he performs at this time, but will act un- der the direction and supervision of the new man"
 Engineer Nicholson, who is now in charge of the engineering department of the city, will continue in his pres ent duties, not being affected by the appointment of Mir. Kirkpatrick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-18
NATIONAL GUARD NOT
 SOLICITING FUNDS

J. T. Evans, secretary of the Jefferson County National Guard association, stated last night that there appeared to be a misunderstanding concerning the publica- tion of certain book. the name of which is said to be "A History of the Alabama National Guard"
 MT. Evans said:
 ''As secretary and treasurer of the Jef- ferson county National Guard I want to say that our organization is in no way connected with the publication of rne book. At a meeting of the Jefferson County National Guard association yes- terday it was decided that we would state for publication that our organization re- ceived absolutely no pecuniary benent from the subscriptions given to the agent, who is at present soliciting funds for ad- vertising space in this book. We wish to advise our friends that in subscribing for space in the book they are in no way helping our organization.
 ''The agent had In his possession for some time two letters from Adjutant General Scully, which he used to secure subscriptions. Upon later advice from MT. Scully. however, the letters have been | taken up by the local militia officers and are no longer in his possession."