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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

Jnmcs Russell Lowell was n great
favorlte IN the literary circles OF Lon.
don. ON one occasion at n large ban.
quet the pcculiarlties Of American
speech were discussed with English
bluntness Lord s. called 10 Mr.. Lowell
loudly. 80 NJ to silence all other speak.
ers:
"'rhere IL one new expression invent.
cd by your countrymen 80 foolish and
vulgar ~ 10 be objectionable. They
tnlk Of the ashes Of the dead We
don't burn corpses. No Engllshman
would use n phrase 80 absurd"
"And yet" said Mr.. Lowell gently.
"your poet Gray says. speaking Of the
dead
"Een In our ashes live their wonted nres
"And IN the burial services Of the
church Of England II IL snid. Dust 20
dust and ashes 90 ashes We sin IN
good company" A cordial burst OF ap.
plause greeted this prompt reJolnder.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
Cure Eor Insomnia.

\ widely known New York clubman
whose family Is known 10 take earnest
exception to his late hours recently en-.
countered his physician ON the street,
How are You feeling these daysT'
asked the medlco
Very we'll indeed, thank you" re-
piled the clubman, but I'm a bit wor.
ried about my wife, doctor She sur
fers dr-adfully from insomnia. | have
been ON the point for some time of
consulting you about her ease. What
would you suggest
You might Try getting home earlier" {"
observed the physician,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

DR. sanderson, nm old Scotch physl.
clan. was n queer character. but clev'
or doctor.
No roughly did he handle his patients
that the ignorant were chiefly anxious
90 escape him, The story goes that as
he was passing along the street one
day a sweep rolled from the top to the
bottom Of staircase outside one ~
tho houses.
"Are you hurtT" called the doctor
running forward
"Not bit doctor-not bit" replied
tho man IN haste. Indeed | feel a.
the better"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
REVIEWS LEGAL BLANKS

The following list OF legal blanks
are kept for sale al this office and
others will be added as the demand
arises:
Warranty deeds, Quit Claim
Deeds, Realty and chattel Mort
cages, Satisfaction of Mortgages,
Contracts for Sale of Realty, Bills
OF Sale, Leases.
All these blanks at the uniform
price OF soc per dozen.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
Different Times.

Sarasate once found his memory de
serling him AT recital. but he diseov'
cred the reason ~ the mishap In time
10 a prevent n failure, A lady was
flushing herself in the front row of the
stalls. The yiolinist stopped playing
MADAM" he said, how can play In
two four time when you are beating
six eightf' The lady shut up her fan,
aud the recital was concluded success.
fully.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
Pronunciation.

Here Ia curious couplet which Illus.
trates In one sentence the various val.
ues OF the combination "ough" and
shows how striklngly Inconsistent are
the spelling and pronunciation ~ some
English words, The lines mas be sup
posed 10 be the words ~ an Invalid
who had a strong viii aud was deter
mined TO live In spite Of his allment.
Though the tough cough and hiccough
plouEhsd me through.
Yet o'er iifa's Tough my course will
purau0
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
How is Your Title?

Have your abstracts made, con-
tinued or examined at the Peninsu-
la Title, Abstract aud Realty Co
Accurate work. Reasonable fees.
II. Henderson, manager, SII North
Jersey street.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
The ar.a, Difficulty.

"one half the worlds happiness Is
solved when a person learns to mind
his own business" A"
"ies, but it's the other half TINT
causes the most trouble"
"whars thatY"
Getting other people 10 mind theirs A."
Home Notes.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
Lust the Oppoaits.

And you are going 60 have the hero
aud heroine. of your story live hap
PLY forever afterT
NO, just the opposite"
Just the oppositey How SOP
I'm going 10 have them marry one
another Houston Post
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

Tell a woman her face Is her fortune
and she is compllmsnted Hint 10 a
man that his cheek is bis most valu.
able asset aud he Is likely 10 get mad.
Chicago Record Herald.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
Briefly spsakina.

Lady 90 returned missionary And
how was the king Of the savages
clothed2 Missionary-H'm, principally
with authority, madam, ana not much
Of that-McCall's Magazine
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

Doctor l must positively insist upon
knowing the worst"
"Well, l think my bill will he about
500"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
No GUESSING.

Amateur Palmist-I think you are
going 10 be married twice Young Lady
You think Well, ia rather you were
sure was going 10 be married once
Boston Transcript,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

You get fun weight and first
quality at the Central market. Just
try awhile.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
Central Market!
2os S. Jersey Street
7. p. WARD. Proprietor.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

In order TO Insure a change Of ad.
Sertlsement the copy for such change
should reach this offiee not later than
Wednesday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Please
eemsmber this and savs the printer
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

Nothing can bring you peace but the
triumph OF principle. Emerson.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

Subscribe for the st. Johns Review
and keep posted on the doings OF
the city.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

Adversely borrows its sharpest sing
from our impatience. Horne.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18

Work for a Greater st. Johns.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02
HOCUE and BAND
MAKING A BIG hit
Musical Organization Appear
ing at Watch Tower Draws
Large Crowds.

The size of the crowds that have
been attending the concerts of Hogue
and his Iowa State Regimental band
at the Watch Tower is evidence that
the American bands are far more pop
ular than the so-called foreign bands.
Large audiences have been present "a
every concert since the series at the
Tower opened Friday, and it is GER
tain that the popularity of the band
will increase steadily during the series
at the local park and a Schuetzen
park, Davenport, and Campbells is
land. The band has enjoyed a country
wide reputation, and that the name it
has won was deserved has been DEM
onstrated here.
Maybelle Wagner Shank of the Saw
age Grand Opera company is consid-
cred the greatest open air prima donna
in the United States, and her voice is
of rich quality and remarkable strength
and carrying power. Harold Chris
tian, the operate tenor who also sings
with the band, is also vocalist Of note
and he and the soprano make an un-
usually strong feature for the band.
! The band is composed of 80 artists.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02

Taking advantage of a lapse of vigi-
lance on the part of the guards at the
county Jail, Clyde Stratton, noted yegg-
man and general all round bad man,
at the head of three other prisoners,
engineered daring daylight Jail de-
livery Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Piling number of benches upon
each other as ladder. the birds" cut
their way through a skylight, and,
bending back the iron bars, climbed
out upon the roof. Crawling on their
hands and knees to the ledge, the men
dropped down to the roof of the kitch-
en-, and from thence to the courtyard.
Stratton and two other fugitives were
captured before an hour had elapsed,
thanks to the fact that Rock Island
has an efficient police force. Bert
! Dillon, the man who robbed the Rock
Island house bar. is still at large.
Louis Kleinau of Hampton, charged
with assault with a deadly weapon,
and Bert Malcolm of Davenport, who
stabbed Jack Moore one week ago af-
ter quarrel on an excursion boat,
were the other principals.
PLOT CAREFULLY PLANNED.
The plot was a carefully planned
one and had been in process of forma-
tion for a week. The men were aided
by TRUSTEES working from the outside.
Stratton and his pals had started to
cut their way through brick wall in
the toilet room, the gaping hole being
discovered Sunday morning. 1t is
thought that at the last moment the
prisoners abandoned this plan for the
simpler one of going through the sky
light. Twenty-nine men were confin-
ed in the main section of the jail. and
all of them were afforded an oppor-
tunity to escape. Four of them had al.
ready showed their he; DIS through the
skylight, when Acting Sheriff George
Siemon suddenly awakened to the fact
that some prisoners had gotten away,
and rushed to the big room to pre-
vent further escapes. Seeing that the
jig was up, they dropped back among
their companions and Identification
was impossible.
\ FIGHT IN THE YARD.
AS the men dropped to the grouno
in the courtyard, they were discovered
by Night Turnkey Alvine, who upon
entering the yard. saw three men run
ming towards the sheds. He recogniz-
ed Kleinau and rushing up to him Or
dered him to halt. Coming up from
behind, Stratton grabbed the deputy
by the neck and began to choke him
Klenau seized a half-brick and when
Stratton had learned that Alvine had
no gun in his pocket. he shouted to
Kleinau, Kill him." With that, the
Hampton giant struck the officer a
terrific blow on the side of the head
(Continued on Page TEMP
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02

Rock Island, June Editor The
Argus: At this time when the Tri-
City Railway company has suffered a
considerable loss and its officers are
struggling with the great task OF try
ing 10 give US service gader many diff
fculties, there is, it seems. al oppor-
tunity for the patrons to show an ap-
probation OF the constantly improv-
ing and quite excellent street car ser-
vice that We have been enjoying, by
being patient during the period that
the company is reorganizing its ser
vice. No doubt 70 many OF US "a car
is car" and we may think it an easy
thing to borrow or otherwise obtain
the use OF cars for immediate use. 1t
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02
ALUMNI MEETING
At HIGH SCHOOL
Is INTERESTING
Annual Session Held Saturday
Evening When New Mem
bers Are Welcomed.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Fay Reimers Is the New President
Clever Farce Is Feature Of the
Entertainment.

The Alumni association of the Rock
Island high school held it's annual
session Saturday evening. The class
of 1913 was admitted to the organiza-
ton and other business matters at
tended to, including the election of Off
GERS. The attendance at the session
which convened at the high school
auditorium was large.
THE ELECTION.
The election resulted in the choice
of ticket No. l, of which Fay Reimers
was the head. The entire list named
follows:
President-Fay Reimers.
Vice President-Leo Larkin.
ecretary-Charlotte Mattison.
Treasurer-Frank Weiss.
Executive ommittee-Harry Co5ad,
Schneider, Mrs. H. Bollman and Miss
Katherine Gest.
WELCOME NEW CLASS.
A royal welcome was given the
class of 1913 as they entered the room
The meeting was presided over by
c. Dudley Marshall, retiring president
who introduced Guy Munger. Mr.. Nun
ger extended hearty greetings to the
new members. Larned Ecklund, who
responded, stated that the clas:
| could be depended upon to work fol
the best interests of the association
Reports from the officers were giveI
showing a balance of $40 in the treas
ury.
| GIVE FARCE.
A farce entitled, "A Box of Mon
keys" was given by the class and 1
proved unusually clever. A social hou
followed, refreshments being served
The cast for the play:
Edward Ralston, promising young
owner of the Sierra Gold mine.
.......... George Schneide
Chauncey OgletLorpe, his partner,
second son of Lord Doncaster. :.
.......... Charles S. Stauduha
Mrs. Ondego-Jhones, an admirer of
rank. Miss Charlotte Fickensche
Sierra-Bengaline his niece, prairie
rose -. Miss Katherine Heimbec
Lady Guinevere Landpore, an Eng
lish primrose, daughter of the
Earl of Paynaught ...........
.............. Miss Sara Wakefield
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02

make the showing we have. l am sur
prised the men dug up so many cars"
INCONVENIENCE FOR PRESENT.
So that while the public is to suffer
from Inconvenience and the appear
ance of bewildering variety of cars
on the streets, IN lieu Of the uniformly
attractive ard modern equipment that
It has become accustomed to, Il will be
obliged TO accept conditions, not as
they have been or would be, but as
they unavoidably are. Rock Island
and Moline have enjoyed a street car
service superior to any city of equal
size in the country, and the people
may rest content that as soon as the
service can be restored, it will be
equal to the best OF the same type
that has gone.
! The destroyed sheds which were
| built of brick and steel had dimen
sions Of 400x200 feet, were two stories
| high and ornamental in appearance
They contained 13 tracks leading of
| the Moline avenue tracks, with which
they were connected by switches and
turn-outs. The building was separated
from the old frame car barn imme
diately adjoining on the east by g
| heavy brick fire wall designed to pro
tect it from the frame structure. As
it happened the fire wall saved the
shack and the supposed $e proc.
building is a wreck.
The lightning played havoc witt
electric light and telephone wires al
over the city, but all damage was re
paired yesterday.
The storm seemed to be mischief
bent so far as the Tri-City Railwa.
company is concerned. Away off OF
CampbelPs island one little Lonesome
car had been left standing on tn
track. The lightning struck it ant
burned it up. II was an abandoned ca
of the old type and was used as a scr
of waiting station in stormy weather.
FORMER STREET CAR FIRE
A little over % years ago, the nigh
of May %, 1891, the old car barns
located at the corner of Moline ave
; nue. and Thirty-fifth street, were swep
) away by fire, with total loss. Fort,
horses and a dozen of the old typ
bob tail cars were destroyed, but i
financial loss the whole batch rel
resented little more than one of tn
coaches which the flames devoure
yesterday. 1t was shortly after tn
= Chicago syndicate that eventual
started the Improvements that mad
the system what it is today, acquire
the lines in the tri-cities and consol
: dated them. and before the days {
the trolley and rapid transit.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02
TEMPORARY EQUIPMENT.


TEMPORARY EQUIPMENT.
During yesterday morning every
thing that looked like a street car
was being transported over from Dav-
export, and it must be said the Iowa
town wished on to US some pretty
tough looking stock, not that beggars
in disaster should be choosers. Any
way, by early afternoon Assistant
Superintendent John Arnell had most
of the lines fairly equipped. There
were all styles Of cars conceivable
pressed into service, and no one knew
where he was going when he boarded.
Today better system is established.
RUSH ORDERS FOR SHOP AND CARS.
President Porter and Superintendent
Huntoon were busy on the plans for the
replacement of the lost property before
the last dying embers had disappear
ed. Daylight yesterday morning found
them working over the specifications
for the new car sheds and new equip
ment. II was announced that the con-
tract would be let for the necessary
buildings on the new Moline avenue
tract, bought few years ago, for that
purpose and that orders would be for
warded to the St. Louis company tC
! increase the order recently placed toI
| 20 new pay-as-you-enter cars of the type
| the company has been introducing, and
of which it already had So, many OF
which were destroyed, to so. The
company had ordered so altogether fol
September delivery under penalty. Ot
these 10 were for Cedar Rapids. These
10 the company has ordered changed
over to the type of the 20 ordered fol
the tri-city service and 80 additiona
have been added Superintendent
Huntoon informed The Argus
today that he expected al
these new cars on hand early in Sep
tember. This will make our equip
ment on this side of the river bG5tel
than ever" Mr.. Huntoon said, 10
it will enable US to provide all th'
lines with pay-as-yOu-enter cars. Blu
for the present the public will hav,
to be patient with US. Unavoidabl.
the service will be greatly reducsj
The loss OF 81 cars cannot be replaced
upon a moments notice. Some Of tn
cars destroyed were old ones, many o
them trailers, of which we care moth
ing about, but the general equipmen
will suffer, through no fault of ours
am digging up everything possibl
in the way Of equipment to answe
for the time being, but at best W
will fall far short of what is nee
essary. If we can get what We nee
for the regular schedule, will be sal
isfied, but-I am afraid the service o
shop trains TO Rock Island arsenal an
the park extras will be curtailed
j This means our loss as well a
the public's to say nothing of the los
of employment to men not on tn
regular list. We will rush orders fo
so new cars and are going to do tn
! best we can under the circumstance
cannot praise too highly the work {
our shop men on both sides OF th
river. 1t is due to their work of
} hours al a stretch that We are able I
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02

seems to me we should recognize the
tact that many cars may be entire.y
unsuited for even temporary use under
the conditions of service that are prob
ably TO be met with in Rock Island;
and too. we might not wish to have
permanently used some cars that pos
sibly could be purchased.
It seems We may be assured that
the Tri-City company will do every
thing within reason to quickly and
satisfactorily reestabhsh the service
and in the end both the public and the
company may benefit BY what at pres
ent seems great loss 10 both parties.
The company is 70 be congratulated
on the service established yesterday.
A READER
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02

The programs are of pleasing variety,
and there are 10 instrumental soloists
whose work adds greatly to the quail
ty of the concerts. Conductor Hogue
has marked control, and his move
ments are easy, and that such bril-
liant results are obtained with such
apparent ease is an agreeable surprise
to the audience
The band continues at the Tower
through Wednesday, and then gives
series of concerts at Schuetzen park,
Davenport, June 3 to IL. 1t is one of
the best band attractions offered at
the local parks in many seasons.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02
Notice TO Contractors.

Bids will be received at a. m. June
IS, 1913, at the mayors Office for paw
ing Thirty fourth street with brick
from Seventh to Ninth and half ave
nue.. Plans and :peCifications on file
at the Office of the city engineer. Con-
tractors will be paid in bonds bear
ing per cent interest.
All bids must be accompanied by
cash or a certified check il an amount
of 10 per cent of the bid.
H NJ. SHRIVER,
Pres. Board of Local improvements
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02
Dissolution of Partnership.

The co-partnership between W. C.
DENIES and L. P. Kuttler doing busi
ness as DENIES & Kuttler Machine
company is hereby dissolved by mu
tual consent. The business will be con
ali the obligations of the firm.
(Signed),
W. c. DENNES,
L. P. KUTTLER.
Rock Island, ILL.,, May 20, 1913.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02
StrattOn and Three Pals
Slug Night Turnkey
and Make Escape.
CUT THROUGH SKYLIGHT
City Police Capture Three Fugi-
tiveS-DiIlon Is Still at
Large.
ROCK ISLAND JAIL
DELIVERY.

Clyde Stratton, indicted for
murder of j. Lee Crowder, Silvis
banker. Captured.
e. Louis KIeinau, assault with n
deadly weapon. Captured.
Bert Malcolm, assault with in
tent TO commit murder. Cap
tured.
Harry Dillon, burglary and lar
ceny. Still at large.
Time; Saturday, 8 p. m.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02
HONOR The DEAD
WITH EXERCISES
Woodmen of the World Unveil
Monument of Sovereign
ugh Gavin.

Camp No. So, w. o. w, held me-
mortal services for deceased members
for the Woodmen of the World at
Chippiannock cemetery yesterday aft
ernoon and also held unVeiling cere-
monies at the monument or Sovereign
Hugh Gavin. The graves of all mem
bers of the w. o. w. and w. c. at
Chippiannock and Calvary cemeteries
were decorated with flowers by com.
mittee previous to the ceremonies.
Members of the orders from Moline
were present and next Sunday the
Rock Island members will go to River
side cemetery Moline to assist the
members there in similar ceremonies.
W. L. Franks was master of cere'
monies and G. c. Wenger delivered the
Grafton.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02

indeed, a sad sight. Three streams
of water played on the ruins practi-
cally all day to eliminate all danger
of the wind tanning the smoking ruins
into a blaze that might set fire to the
other buildings near by. The walls
at the front of the building that were
left standing were pulled down by the
firemen, yesterday noon so that the
danger OF any of tie spectators getting
hurt was cut out.
Thousands Of persons visited the
scene of the blaze yesterday. The
Third and Fourth avenue cars we're
dreds travelled to the ruins in automo-
biles and carriages. The blaze is
the most disastrous one that has Wis
tied Rock Island for many years and
the loss will total about $25O,OO0, Of
which $4,000 is the building, 100000
in cars and $4,000 in patterns and
fixtures, etc.
EMPLOYEES ALSO LOSERS.
The trainmen, whose rest and club
rooms we're located In the front part
Of the building on the second floor,
were also heavy losers by the fire. In
the rest rooms, where the men spent
/ their time when not on duty, each
employe had a locker in which he
kept his uniform and other valuables
| he did not wish to carry home with
him. Sums of money, varying from
/ So to s25 were lost in the fire, to say
nothing of a number of new uniforms
and other articles of clothing. The
fact that no one was injured either by
the bolt of lightning or by the fire
is deemed fortunate.
Owing to the rapidity with which
the fire spread it was impossible to
save any of the books or Office sap.
plies except those that we're locked in
the safe, which half buried in the
debris, was dug up yesterday after
noon. Many valuable papers were
destroyed by the fire that cannot be
replaced.
EQUIPMENT WAS THE BEST.
The lost equipment was for the
most part the best that any stree
tAAANa ~ GlEAil vi NOAlAuulllLy Cdi
boast of. 1t consisted of Is pay-as
you-enter cars built by the Cincinnati
Car company two years ago and l,
pay-as-you-enters built by the st. Loui
Car company last winter and but re
Gently put in service on the Elm stree
line. The latter cars were of stee
bodies of the most modern type. Dur
ing the winter and spring the forme
pay-as-you-enters had nearly all beel
repainted. OF this beautiful equipment
! two of the Cincinnati cars, 4O3 and 4O7
were saved, together with two of tn
st. Louis build, 423 and 424. Their
were also lost a number of origlna
style OF double truck cars built b
the Tri-City company at its shop
, here, and known as the 200 class, l
|, years ago and batch OF the larg
! single truck cars, known as the %
, class, and embracing the entire eauiI
ment of the Long View line, togethe
with 10 open cars of the double true
= 800 class used On the Watch Towe
line, three snow plows, and a variet,
of general equipment.
INSURANCE Is AMPLE.
The loss is more than covered b,
I insurance in the agency of H. +
: Cleaveland of this city, in which tn
{ company has policies aggregatin
p S355,S50.. of which aggregate the los
e will be but 20 per cent. The risks ar
t held by the following companies:
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-02

The splendid Work or Chamberlain s
Stomach and Liver Tablets is daily
coming to light. No such grand rem
edy for liver and bowel troubles was
ever known before. Thousands bless
them for curing constipation. sick
headache, biliousness, jaundice and
indigestion. Sold by all druggists
(Ady)