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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

Ruth, OF Osborn, visited with rela-
tives here last Friday.
Miss Edna johnson entertained her
Sunday school class Tuesday evening.
A literary program preceded contests
in which Ietitia Korning and Luella
Runsey won all prizes. A supper fol-
lowed
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Lyke have ar
rived home from their wedding trip 20
Lyons and Chicago.
Mrs. John Kerwin is enjoying a Wis
it from her sister, Miss Nellie Casey,
of Chicago.
! Miss Ethel, who recently held the
position of operator at the Moline Of
| fee Of the Central Union Telegraph
company, and who formerly resided
here, was married to Bruce Carlson of
Silvis, Wednesday evening at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Arthur Small,
of Silvis. The couple will reside here.
E. Lund and wife visited relatives at
Coal Town last week.
! William Landers and family enter
tanned a number of their friends at
cards Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Pership had as guests
last week Miss Eva Klees of New
York, Mrs. w. T. johnson of Rock
Island and Mrs. Milton Pershing OF
East Moline.
Mrs. J. A. Johns visited relatives in
Davenport Friday.
c. Williams Of Green River visited
friends here last week.
T. j. Runsey has purchased a new
residence on Third avenue and Fourth
street. He took possession Monday.
The local camp of Royal Neighbors
gave a sociable and entertainment a
Crowder's hall Tuesday evening. A
good program was rendered.
Mrs. c. H. Crist of Green River visit
ed her friends here Tuesday.
DR.. E. H. Hanson is having a f1n'
new residence built on First avenue.
: Mrs. George Mckinley entertained
l the Crescent Reading and Embroider!
club at her home Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Phil Landers entertained ;
r number Of her friends at luncheon
Thursday afternoon.
p Mildred Morrison and mother visit
: ed with relatives in Coaltown part O
j last week.
10-pound boy arrived at the HON
: of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Booth Tuesday
Mrs. Richard Nicer will entertai
9 the next meeting of the Crescent En-
Z brcidery club. Mesdames Hanson an
I Watkins will furnish the program.
L Mrs. w. P. Ireland arrived home las
week after visiting at the home Of he
r mother, Mrs. e. v. Morris, OF De Wit
Il Iowa.
!. Ethel Lancaster is slowly recoverin
IS from G badly sprained ankle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Rock Island RheumatiCs Now
Get Relief at Home

What chance does any sufferer
take when 'Nurito" is guaranteed to
relieve rheumatism, sciatica and neu-
ritis, or money refunded? The worst
symptoms in the most severe cases
are relieved by "Nurito," a prescrip-
tion-not a patent medicine-free
from opiates and narcotics.
'Nurito" is specific, positive in
its action, quickly removing all aches
and pains in swollen and inlamed
joints and muscles and limbering
them up in a manner that will sur
prise you.
Go to the Harper House pharmacy
today, get a 81 box of ''Nurito" and
feel II work. Nothing has ever done
what this prescription viii do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

Mrs. A. Stone, leaving Friday for her
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Stone recently
moved here from Galesburg and Mr..
Stone is employed in the Detwiler
hardware store here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Maher OF
Woodruff came Thursday to visit at
the home of Mrs. w. Parkinson.
Mrs. Minnie Hollenback and Mrs. L.
c. Detwiler left Friday for visit in
Rock Island before going on to Gene
SEQ to visit Miss Lois Detwiler.
Miss Helen Mckinney went to Rock
Island Friday for short visit with
friends.
The ball game played in Aledo
Friday by the Lake Forest and the
William and Vashti teams resulted in
victory for William and Vashti col
lege, with a score of 9 to 4. They
also won at the Lombard and Hedding
college games last week.
Mrs. F. NJ. Bateman went to New
Boston Friday to spend few days
with her daughter, Mrs. H. o. Baner
Mrs. J. ODeay and baby and Mrs
Sam Perry and children of Sherrart
left here Friday for Abba, Iowa, t.
visit relatives.
Miss Elizabeth McCreight went t.
Burlington Friday to spend the week
end with relatives.
Mrs. NJ. G. Reynolds and Mrs. c. L
Gregory returned Friday from shor
visit in Galesburg.
Miss Mary Johnson, of Burlington
who has been visiting her parents
here, left Friday for her home
E. r. Petrie returned Friday from ;
few days stay in Peoria.
Mrs. Mary Wharton and Mrs. ]. D
Strattan returned Friday from Fair
hope, Ala, where they spent the win
ter months.
Miss Juanita Haney returned from
Chicago Friday. She had been a stu
dent in one of the high schools Their
this year.
Quite a crowd of Viola young peopl
came Friday evening to see the play
: The Third Degree" in the Aled
: opera house.
: ]. H. Abercrombie and daughter
) Mrs. H. G. Knickerbocker, left Satul
day for Chicago to spend a few day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Abercrom
, bic and daughter.
/ Miks Frances Barr left Saturday 70
Galesburg to visit relatives a few days
r Edward NOonan returned to Aled
Saturday after a few days visit i
. Des Moines.
t Mrs. George Taylor and daughte
went to Rock Island Saturday to visi
: Mrs. Taylor's sister
, Miss Ruth Warner and Bessie Mir
D or left Saturday for visit in Rock Is
Y land
r Mrs. E. E. Thompson and daughte
Alice, also Mrs. George Werts an
r Mrs. George Bits and baby, were tr
a city visitors Saturday.
/ Mrs. c. ]. Noble went to DavenpoI
Saturday for a visit with friends
j Mrs. w. II. Dool and daughter wer
v visitors in Rock Island Saturday.
Mrs. W. w. Garner and Miss Mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

on and Mrs. Laura McCaskey, both
Of whom were not far away at the
time. 1t appears that Miller had been
cleaning a sofa which had been placed
in the yard and il walking around,
slipped on the edge OF the terrace and
fell backwards. His head struck fiat
on the stone wall which is at the foot
Of the terrace and adjoining the side
walk. The force of the fall fractured
his skull and he died about five min
utes later. He was picked up by Mr..
Lyon and L. A. Mcgee, proprietor of
the rooming house at which Miller liv-
ed. The coroner was notified by Con-
stable Phil Kahles and took charge of
the body.
.,
Obituary Record.-Saturday morn
ing at 1920 o'clock, after a short i'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

ness at the age Of sc years, Elizabeth
MoLane passed away at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Otto Stolley, 1920
Brown street. She, was born June 16.
1S45 in Ireland, and came to this coun-
try in 1867, coming to Davenport in
the year 1868, where she has lived ever
since. The only survivor is her daugh-
ter with whom she has resided the
past five years.
Mrs. Louisa Ahrens died Friday aft.
ernoon at 1870 O'Clock at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Hensen, 241
South Lincoln street, at the age of SO
years. Deceased was born in Ger
many, June, 1929. The deceased is sur
vived by two daughters. Mrs. Henry
Hensch, and Mrs. Louisa Quinn Of
Hartford, Kan.
| Saturday afternoon at 1920 O'Clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Harry j. Brewbaker, 2407 Grand ave-
nue., Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Speed
succumbed suddenly of apoplexy. She
was born in Virginia, Aug. IT, 1s45,
and in November in the year 1867 was
united in marriage to Jack Speed who
preceded her in death by six years,
having died Aug. 1906. The survivors
are one daughter, Mrs. H. J. Brew
baker with whom she has been living
for the past 20 years, and three grand
children, Harold, Grace and Jeanette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
DAVENPORT

Licensed 10 "ed.-Walter Buckler,
Peoria, Ill, Snd Lilly Garrich, Lincoln,
H.; August Dold. Davenport, and Ma
RE Muchitsch. Davenport.
sun on Bond.-Max Ruben has been
made defendant in a suit fled BY Coun-
~ Attorney Fred VoImer for the sum
OF $1,000 due the county as bonds post
ed In the Archie Goldstein case. When
Golstein was placed under arrest at
Grinnell several weeks ago on a charge
OF larceny, Ruben and Mrs. Goldstein
went his bail in the sum Of $1,000.
Goldstein failed to appear when his
case was set and forfeited his bail.
.
Fire Alarm Misleadlne.-In confus-
Ing the location Of fire which visited
the Matthew J. Brewer home at 2733
Farnam street, Saturday afternoon
about $3.50 o'clock, the fire depart
ment had considerable difficulty in To-
eating the fire. A loss OF about $500
was caused through this delay. The
entire loss on the house is estimated
at $1,000. The fire was caused by a de.
fective Tue. The second story Of the
residence was practically burned off.
The chiefs auto reached the scene Of
the blaze shortly after il started but
the fire wagons were not on the scene
until several minutes later. The loss
Is covered by insurance.
o
Pleads and is FIned.-Claude An
derson, aged is years, was bound over
TO the grand jury on a charge of as
sault with intent TO infiict great bod
lily injury Saturday afternoon when ar
raigned before Magistrate Roddewig
His bond was fixed at $500 and on de-
fault OF this, he was remanded to
the county Jail. Anderson entered a
plea Of guilty 20 the charge. His al
legged confederate, Edward Moran
against whom a similar charge was
lodged, was dismissed The victim Of
the robbery and stabbing. Steve Stop
olous, was in police court and testi-
fed against Anderson. He was stab
bed in the neck with a pocket knife
welded by Anderson, as his ware
house in the alley above Second street
and east OF Perry, was being robbed
about a week ago.
o
Skull Is Fractured.-J. A. Miller,
aged 81 years. died Saturday night
shortly after o'clock, the victim OF
a very peculiar accident which hap
pened at 2l2 East Sixth street. His
skull ,was fractured at the base of the
brain when he fell backwards over a
twofoot terrace and struck his head
on the stone wall beneath. No one
witnessed the accident, but Mr.. Miller
was seen lying head down on the ter
race shortly afterwards by ~ L. Ly-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
MOLINE

UNI ulu not appear 10 press eo4e
against John Reeves at the hour set
for trial before Magistrate Frank
Gustafson Saturday forenoon and the
case against the young man was dis
missed. Young Reeves pulled on
little pugilistic sideshow in the box
Office Of the Barrymore that was not
on the regular program Of the Wes-
tergaard wrestling match the even
ing of April 10 and was arrested
as result.
Batters Down the Door. - Charles
Schomp of I'LL Fifth avenue OBJ
jected to posing as target for brick
bats Friday evening at o'clock and
had the finger, one Elmer Byers,
arrested on the charge of assault and
battery. 1t developed at the trial in
police court Saturday morning that
Byers had secured an overload of
beer Friday afternoon and being
refused admittance at the house
where Schomp rooms, which Byers
claims rs the domicile Of his mother
in-law, he proceeded to batter down
the door. After Byers had broken
the glass part of the door, according
to the story of Schomp, the latter
was requested by the mother-in-law
to drive the intruder away. SchomI
succeeded for a'time, but Byers arm
ed himself with bricks and returned
to the attack. After lodging the
missiles for some time, Schomp con
cluded that matters had gone fal
enough and called the police. Unable
to raise the $35 fine levied agains
him, Byers chose the alternative o.
five days residence in the county jail
Boy Leaves Home.-Albert Prater
a youth in his teens, who has beer
making his home with an uncle, 7
P. Prater, living on River road, ha
not been seen since Wednesday. H
had often voiced a desire to visit hi
grandmother in Bloomington and
is thought that the boy has mad
his way there.
Case is Dissatisfaction request @
the complaining witness, Mrs. PER-
Dunbar, the case against three teaci
ers of the East Moline schools wa
dismissed in Magistrate Gustafson'
court Saturday morning. 1t had bee
alleged by Mrs. Dunbar that they ha
inflicted undue corporal punishment
upon the person of her 1O-year-ol
grandson. Virgil De Rheu, April 6.
Gave Wife seating.-John Mitzgas
, of 800 Fourth avenue draws 10 day
of free board and lodging at tn
county bastile as the result of bea
ing which he is alleged to have az
ministered upon the person of h
, wife Friday. Complaint was mad
to the police and the man was hale
into court Saturday morning. Nit
case has appeared in police court b,
| fore on the same charge and he We
promised a six-months lookup in til
event that the offense occurred agail
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Anna Car
lima Gellerstedt passed to her rest {
the city hospital at 1890 Frida
night. Death was due to pneumonia
with which she had been i'll sine
Thursday Of last week. She was Dor
in Sweden in October of 1S41, an
came to this country in 1886. ST
lived in this city since 1892 and Wa
in that year married here to La
Gellerstedt. Her husband precede
her in death some two years. tt
| only immediate relative who surviy
are a brother, John Anderson,
Gable, and sister, Mrs. Emma En-,
valid, of Sherrard.
Douglas Island news., 1912-07-10
TREADWELL TOPICS

A. Bradford, of Washington UniVer- sity, came in on the Jefferson to seek employment at the works.
 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Weymuth, of Port Townsend, came north on the AL Xxi, Sunday, and accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. Kuhn, are making the round trip to Sitka before stopping off at Treadwell to visit pr. and Mrs. Kuhn.
 Mrs. Mark Smith and children left on the Jefferson for Seattle to visit friends and spend some time at Alki Point enjoying beach life.
 Ole Swanson, the popular janitor of bunkhouse No. has gone below for 8 short vacation.
 Philip MaEarak left on the Jefferson for Butte, Mont,
 Henry Stragier was returning pas senger on the Seattle, after couple of months spent on the Sound.
 Mrs. Wm. Kelly and daughter are leaving on the State of California for visit with friends in Seattle.
 The firemeu have decided to hold their annual ball on July 18th. This ball is one of the biggest events of the year and a good many are looking for" ward to it.
 The Saturday night entertainment at the Club was exceptionally good. Miss Kempthorne delighted the audience with couple of beautifully rendered selections; MT. Nj. kequa sang "Mother O Mine," with German ballad for an encore; Mir. Mcintyre gave violin selection-all of which was we'll re- ceived.
 Wm. Oreushaw, night watchman at the Bullion, was returning passenger on the Sampson from Seattle.
Douglas Island news., 1912-07-10
The Fourth of July
tContiuued from preceding page)

untiring in their running machinery. They chased each ether around the ring for ten minutes with occasional bursts of speed aud then settled down to a good swinging, spattering jog. At the end of thirty minutes the judges told them to let up, as there were yet other events to be pulled off. They di' vided the purse,
 There were little girls races and lit- tie boys races, all in the mud and the rain. The little white dresses were spattered aud wet, and the little shoes and stockings were worse, but most of the young folks walked off the grounds with a piece of Fourth of July money tightly clenched in their hands, and all the coming year they can boast of the races won.
 A team headed by Luther Chambers won the relay race.
 The rain that had been falling in showers increased to a deluge about the time the ball game began, and be. fore long it began to look like an aquatic sport The Skagway boys, who are accustomed to dry weather and wind were at disadvantage, but en dured defeat in the pouring raiu with out a murmur. The batteries were: Skagway, Bernhoffer and Phelps; preadwell, Chambers and Kerry. The score was to in favor of Treadwell.
 The only event of the entire celebra- tion that was not in measure spoiled by rain was the big dance iu the even. ing at Mayfower Island pavilion. The dancing continued until 2 o'clock the next morning.
 In spite of the rain an immense crowd watched the sport. They stood for hours under dripping umbrellas, with the water running down their backs. 1t was wonderful.
Douglas Island news., 1912-07-10

Just arrived--a large stock of East man Kodaks and supplies at Ed An drews' studio. Everything sold at cat. alog prices.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-04
TURNPIKE COMPANY
TO IMPROVE ROADS

STAUNTON, VA, Sept. 3.-Close
on the heels OF the proceedings in
stituted by county men in the Circuit
court about a week ago. TO compel
improvements TO the Valley turnpike,
Harry Flood Byrd, highway corpora
ton Official, came TO town yesterday
TO see about having the road repair
ed. According to those who talked
with him, Mr.. Byrd promised that ex-
tensive improvements Will be made
a. once, the work to include repairs
to the roadbed, to bridges and to
culyerts.
Two court actions are now pend
ing against the turnpike COMPANY
The first of these waa instituted
some months ago by A. 7. Moore,
hotel man, who claims that the com
pany's gate-keepers' exacted from
him higher rates than the law per
mits. Mr.. Moore only seeks to re-
cover the amount of penalties which
the law imposes for oyercharges of
tho nature alleged. The other pro-
ceedinss are more serious. Indignant
at being forced TO pay excessive rates
over a road. which is declared to be
in bad and dangerous condition.
prominent county men petitioned the
circuit Judge to appoint viewers to
inspect the highway. with view to
compelling improvements.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-04
SHOOTS WOMAN IN
DEPARTMENT STORE

BOSTON, MASS. Sept Ser
trude NJ. Jordan, a saleswonlan in
Houghton and Dutton company's
store, was shot and probably fatally
wounded by John Fl. Trainor, of
Chariestown. this afternoon. Trainor
and Miss Jordan had been engaged,
and on Sunday they are said to have
had a Disagreement. and to have brok-
en- off the engagement.
This morning the man met the
woman when she was on her way
to work, and she shook hands with
him at his reauest--N her she err
tered the store. Miss Jordan, who is
twenty Ave years old, told one of the
other employees that she expected to
be shot before night.
Shortly before o'clock Trainor en-
tered the store. going directly to Miss
Jordan's counter. when the girl saw
him she turned away, but Trainor
grasped her by the arm. and aiming
q pistol at her heart, fired three
shots. each OF which took effect Fell
low employees. Of the wounded girl
rushed at her assaiiant and disarmed
him.
Miss Jordan was removed to the
Relief hospital. in a dying condition.
Trainor, when arrested, was defiant.
When asked why he had shot the
girl, he said: Il know what's In front
Of me. have thought 1t all out. ]
fred at her breast
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-04
GIRL CONES HERE
FOR An OPERATION
WOUNDED BY HER FATHER AT
TIME HE SLEW HER
UNCLE.

Ignorant of the fact that her uncle.
whom her father shot. Is dead. Miss
Daisy Hobgood, OF Oxford, y. Il. Is
a patient at Virginia hospital. suffer
ing from a buckshot wound in the
right foot
Miss Hobgood was brought here
late Monday night Yesterday an "
ray photograph was taken of the
wound, but the plate will not develop
until today. However. her physician
anticipates no particular trouble and
says II will not be necessary to am
putate the injured foot
Miss Hobgood was very fretfui last
night and frequently inquired for
news from North Carolina. AT inter-
walls il was necessary TO administer
opiates to quiet her nerves.
Milton Hobgood, her father, is now
in Jail at oxford with murder
charge standing against him.
IL appears that the trouble grew
out OF the fact that Hobgood and
his wife did not get along very wei
together. She had been staying with
her sister Mrs. w. p. Wilkinson, and
was on her way to spend some time
with her brother. Richard Watkins.
when the shooting occurred.
Mrs, Hobgood was in buggy with
her niece. Miss Wilkinson. while the
Iatter's father. with his niece, Miss
Hobgood, were in another vehicle,
when Hohgood met them in the road.
Harsh words passed between the
two men. Then, Hobgood opened fire
on Wilkinson with a shotgun. which
he carried across his shoulder,
The gun was loaded with buckshot
and six OF them lodged in wilkinson s
chest One struck Miss Hobgood in
the foot.
Instantly. Mrs. Hobgood and Miss
Wilkinson put whip to their horse
and succeeded in reaching the Wat
kins' home ahead OF Hobgood. who
pursued them. There the latter was
quickly overpowered.
Meanwhile, Miss Hobgood, though
her foot panied her greatly, drove as
rapidly as possible in the wake OF
the other vehicle, while her uncle lay
In the foot of the buggy, dying.
Though he received surgical stten-
ton soon after reaching the home OF
Watkins, he died several hours
later. In the meantime, Miss Hob
good was hurried to the depot and
| dispatched to a hospital here, so that
| she might get the best surgical atten-
| ton possible.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-04
PROPERTY TRANSFERS

The following deeds of bargain and
sale were recorded yesterday in the
Chancery court:
William Rueger to the Hotel Rue
ger company, Inc, the hotel property
at the southeast corner Of Bank and
Ninth streets, 100000.
j. NJ. Felzer and wife to Mrs, Clif-
ford p. Kelly and Mrs. Katherine X.
Bell, property fronting twenty-five
feet in Floyd avenue, near Davis ave-
nue.. $1,000.
Russell c. Blanton and wife to Raj
eigh w. Dodson, frame dwelling at
1924 Beverly street. with lot fronting
twenty feet, $40 nominal. Deed tax
paid on $1,S00.
w l.. Finegan and wife to e. w.
Bandy, property fronting twenty feet
In Sycamore street, between Main
street and Floyd avenue. $40 nomf-
nal. Deed tax paid on $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-04
WILL NOT CONTINUE
ANNEXATION SUIT

s ALEXANDRIA. VA. Sept 5.-De-
spite the illness of Corporation At
tcrney Samuel p. Fisher and the re-
quest of Ex-Governor Montague, of
Richmond and Captain Crandaii Mac
key. Commemorative attorney of
Alexandra county, the suit of the
city of Alexandria to annex part Of
the territory of Alexandria and Fair
fax counties will be commenced on
September 18th, which was the date
agreed upon some months ago.
Several days ago Governor Monta-
que and Captain Mackey wrote the
attorneys for Alexandra asking that
the suit be postponed until November.
on account of personal reasons. and
as Mr.. Fisher who has undertaken
a large part Of the preliminary work
in connection with the suit was con-
fined 10 his home By illness. there
was some probability of the request
being granted, but upon consultation
it was decided to adhere to the date
as previously arranged.
It is hoped that Mr.. Fisher will be
sufficiently recovered by the 18th to
take part in the proceedings. but II
he is unable to do SO. Alexandria will
be represented by it's other two at
torneys. John n. Johnson and Samuel
G.. Brent,
Judge Gordon, who has been desig-
mated by Governor Mann to sit in the
case. has not yet rendered his opin-
ion on the demurrers which were
presented by the attorneys OF Alexan-
dria and Fairfax counties.