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Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29
ORION

Miss Myldrid Streed went to New
Windsor to furnish the readings for
the three sessions of the soldiers re-
unioc held there by the 1920 Illinois
infantry Thursday. The Orion Sym,
phony orchestra will give a musical
entertainment at the public park.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Streed were in
Matheryille Monday.
George Street was in Sherrard Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nelson and sor
came over from Seaton Friday and
visited over Sunday with E. l.. StreeC
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson and
daughter Dorothy, Mr.. and Mrs. Axe
NelsoR and daughter Pearlouise of An
dover were week end visitors witt
their sister, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Both
well.
Miss Gertrude Huston left Sunda,
evening to attend the teachers insti
tute which is being held in Rock Is
land
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29

q large order for machinery. He goes
on toward Manila this afternoon.
o
Porter via kaasss.-"This is ouliy.
exclaimed ]. F. Porter, president OF
the Tri-City Railway company, as ne
again caught a glimpse OF the glorious
state of Iowa after riding through
burnt-up Kansas. Mr.. Porter, in COM
pany with his wife, had been to Jer-
ONE, Idaho, to visit their son Clyde
and incidentally to witness the chris
teaing of the laJter's newly born chllo'
Joseph F. Porter, Jr.
Chattanooga Encampment'-Henry
Karwath, commander Of the August
Went post of the @. A. R. has re-
ceived an invitation extended to the
local veterans by the Chattanooga En-
campment association to attend the
47th annual encampment Of the G. A.
r. at Chattanooga, Sept. 10 TO 20.
! o
| Obituary Record. - Mrs. Katherine
Goellnitz, a resident of this city for
many years, died at GAS o'clock yes
terday morning at the family home,
1908 West Sixth street, after lingeT-
ing illness, at the age Of 40 years.
! Decedent was born in Germany March
| G, 1868. In the year 1882, together
with her PARENTS, she came TO the Une-
ed States directly to Davenport. Here
she was married June 16, 1890, 70
christopher Goellritz. who survives, in
addition to the following children:
Mrs. Arthur Remley of Davenport
Ella, Otto, Willie, Bertha and Walter
Goellnitz, all of Davenport. Two broth
ers, Henry Thorberg OF Holstein, low
and Christ Thorber OF Butte, Mont.
and three sisters, Mrs Christine Mar
tens of Davenport, Mrs. Anna Wolff il
Butte. Mont, and Mrs. Sophia Haley
of Chicago. also survive Funeral ser
vices will be held at 2 o'clock this af
ternoon from the family home, witt
interment in Fairmount cemetery.
Theodore Frederick, infant son o
Mr and Mrs. Albert Roddewig, dteC
at 1885 o'clock Wednesday night a
the family home, 1921 Franklin street
after a brief illness. The baby wa
only months old. The child wa
born in Davenport April IS, 1913. Th'
, survivors are the parents, and twt
brothers, Louis W. Roddewig and Hal
} old L. Roddewig. The funeral wa
held at o'clock today from the fan
lily home, with interment in Fairmoun
cemetery.
Catherine Lake. infant daughter Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lake, died Wee
nesday afternoon ct the family home
1916 Prairie street. after brief lines
2 Of commissions. The child was Dor
Sept. 7, 1912, in Davenport, and is SUI
vived by the parents and one brother
The funeral was held from the HON
: this afternoon at o'clock, with Sc
vices at the Holy Family church.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29

Miss Halle Sloan Couch of Texas,
whose sister is the wife of Congress
man Oscar Galloway, has just mar
ried E. Gilbert Galloway, brother of
the congressman. This makes the
congressman the brother-in-law of his
own brother and Mrs. Galloway the
sister-in-law of her own sister.
The romance started in Washington
where Miss Couch was visiting the
Calloways when the brother Of the
congressman also came for a visit.
No time was lost and they are now re-
turning to Texas from whence they
came only short time ago with no
idea of matrimony.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29
SILVlS

Mrs. l.. Newton and three little
daughters are visiting her mother Mrs.
Shelton and other relatives and
friends near Port Byron for a couple
Of weeks
Miss Pear Price departed last Mon
day afternoon for Chicago to resume
her school work at the teachers prac-
tice training school after visiting her
parets, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Price, here.
F. Haddick and family have as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. o. DIesenbach OF
Blue Island.
c. Clark has arrived home from a
visit in Indiana.
Mrs. James Shannon has departed
for an extended visit in California.
Prot Victor Mcknight has departed
for his new home at Atchison, H.
Mrs. ]. Hughes is entertaining rela-
tives from Centerville, Iowa.
Miss Elizabeth Feure has returned
10 DePue after visiting at the home
CT her uncle Bernard Yockes Of Sixth
street, for TWO weeks.
NUN DtDNu VI OSUOEu6 Sp6uI laSt
week with relatives here.
Willie Henderson and wife visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pfeifer al
Moline last week.
Mrs. R. Holcomb Of Rapids City Wis,
tied friends here last week.
Mrs. c. Allison of Carbon cliff Wis
tied friends here Monday.
Mrs. Hennigan recently had as {
guest her brother, Philip OBrien o.
ST. Paul.
! J. A. Johns and family spent Satur
/ day in Rock Island and attended tn,
/ races at Exposition park.
Mrs. L. Snyder has returned home
/ from a visit ct Omaha.
Delbs-t Murphy visited his mothe
and sister at Atchison Monday.
J. Bell has returned home from
| trip to Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. B. Faulkner are eS
pected home from a visit at Cory, Pa
Z. Thompson of Payson, Il. is vi:
iting relatives here.
Mrs. E. V. McElvoy has had as he
/ guests Miss Emeline Almquist Of CHI
cago and Miss Olivia Carlson Of Can
bridge, Ill.
\ A number Of teachers from Silvi
are attending the teachers institut
at Rock Island this week.
]. Richard had as guests his parent
OF Omaha.
H. ". Hill and family have as the
guest J. Graham Of Viola.
Mrs. Smith of New Windsor an
mother, Mrs. Kindlingspergen OF Ca
bon Gift, visited Mrs. George Pin
here last week.
Mrs. D. Carlos of California vis:te
friends here last week.
The NJ. A o. club met at CAM
bell $ island last Thursday afternoo
Mesdames L. Bell and James Shsno
served a nice lunch.
Mrs. John Henderson and two chi
dren, Fred and Caroline. departe
Monday afternoon for Tonica 20 Wis
relatives for several weeks.
F. NJ. Gillespie and wife have arri
ed home from visit in Pennsylyani
Mrs. John Ransom Is visiting rel
tives at Sherrard.
Miss Viola Miles OF Peoria recent
visited relatives here and at Co
Waller.
Miss Luella Rumsey entertained
number of her young friends at
birthday party al her home last No
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29

day evening. It was her 14th birthday
anniversary. Games, music and con-
tests preceded a nice lunch.
School viii begin here Tuesday with
Prof. Washburn of Carbon Cliff as
principal.
Miss Dorothy Walsh has returned
home to Chicago after visiting with
relatives here.
Messrs. Young, DeBourcey, Nichols,
Abrams, Korb and Suss hare returned
home from fishing expedition in Wis
consin.
Mrs. Ellen Pottiger and little daugh-
ter and Miss Mabelle Pottiger have
arrived home from a visit at Gales
burg.
Mrs. James Hill has recovered from
recent illness.
Mrs. ]. Berg Of Galesburg is spend
ing few days here with relatives.
! The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hampshire has recover
ed from a severe Illness with spinal
meningitis.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29
DAY IN DAVENPORT

of this year. The plaintiff asks to be
given her maiden name. Lena Rath
man, and 81 a week alimony.
Licensed to Wed.-The following
marriage licenses were issued yester-
day by Clerk Of District Court Harry
]. Mcfarland: Onslow z. Trickle, At
kinson, Ill, ad Adele F. Hicks. Daven-
port; VIM. Damron and MAMMA Eas-
ton, Davenport
Jumps and Escapes.-The driver of
= heavily loaded Standard Oil company
gasoline tank jumped in time to escape
being crushed to death when the vag-
or overturned at Camp McClelland We'd
nesday. The tank rolled TO the bottom
Of the hill.
Complete mprovements.-Over a.
900 feet of three and four foot storm
drains in the Jersey Ridge road dis
trict, East Davenp ,rt, have been COM
pleted by the city of Davenport and
material has been ordered for similar
drains in Myrtle street between Front
and Fifth, and in Indian road from
Telegraph road TO Black Hawk creek.
The city will advertise for bids for one
on Clark street and the other on Fair
mount street-over Black Hawk creek
| in West Davenport. The big storm
drains In the Fejervary park district
and in Western avenue have already
! been completed. Reasonable progress
/ is being made with the big 18th dis
trict main and lateral sewer system in
/ the west end.
! May Succeed Compton.-Otto G
Kuehicke. 521 West Eighth street, q
civil engineer in the employ of the
/ L. s. government at this point, ii
looked upon with favor as the prob
able successor to Arthur NJ. Compton
commissioner OF the board OF public
works.
Treasurer of Rio Grande. R. F
Watkins, Davenport boy, who ha.
been making name for himself in tht
railroad world, has been appointed
treasurer of the Rio Grande railroad t,
succeed J. W. Gilluly, who died thret
months ago. Mr.. Watkins is the son O
Charles s. Watkins, first cashier of tn,
Scott county Savings bank and wE
known capitalist here for many years
He has been assistant treasurer of tn,
Rio Grande for several years and act
ing treasurer for the past thre
months. Mir. Watkins visited her
last year His father died a year age
Visits DaVenport.-Dickinso NJ. CaI
! man of Manila, P. l., stopped of Il
Davenport for a day to see what tn
place of his old home looks like, afte
he has lived elsewhere for 45 years
Since left Davenport I have seen
good part Of the world" said Mr. Cal
man yesterday. Il can't think of an
place have seen that would be NOR
attractive for a location for a home.
. Mr.. Carman is president of two larg
placer companies in the Philippines
and has been in New York City p!acin
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29
RESINOL. WILL
STOP THAT ITCH
Brings Instant Relief and Quickly
Cleass Away Skin Eruptions.

No matter how long you have been
tortured and disigured By itching,
burning, raw or scaly skin humors,
Just put q little of that soothing, an
tiseptic Resinol Ointment on the sores
and the suffering stops right there!
Healing begins that very minute, and
your skin gets we'll so quickly you feel
ashamed of the money you threw away
on useless, tedious treatments
Wherever drugs are sold, you can be
just as sure of finding Resinol oint-
ment as court-plaster or a toothbrush.
This is because doctors have prescribed
it so regularly for the last eighteen
years that every druggist knows he
must keep it constantly in stock It
comes in opal jars, for fifty cents and
one dollar, or you can try It at our ex-
pense. Resinol Ointment is most ef-
feetiye for healing sores, boils. wounds
and piles. Write TODAY to Dept. 5-M,
Resinol, Baltimore, Nd, for a sample
of Resinol Ointment and a miniature
cake Of Resinol Soap.
Advertisement
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29
! nat MADE WIIWduKee FAMOUS,

from his nephew and wife who reside
in Iowa.
Clyde Wake was a business caller in
Jarlin Tuesday.
d. w. Mumma was a business caller
in Moline Tuesday.
Edna P. Mumma, Viola Eckstrum
and Hazel Cox are attending the Rock
Island county teachers institute at
Rock Island this week.
Miss Hazel Wainwright spent Mon
day in Moline.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29

Burglars Foiled-Stealing up to
window OF the Herman Goetsch home,
1916 West Fourth street, at midnight
Wednesday, their hats pulled down
over their faces and evidently planning
to burglarize the residence, three
strange men we're seen by neighbors,
who Immediately notified the Daven-
port police. and the patrol car filled
with officers was hurried to investi-
gate. Before the police arrived the
three strangers seeing a light in the
window OF a neighboring houses, be-
came suspicious and ran at top speed
west on Fourth street. a description
OF the suspects was furnished the Of
ficers and city detectives have been
assigned to the case.
4 wagon load OF policemen rushed to
the residence OF James H. Geidner,
1920 Main street, at 1880 o'clock We'd
nesday night when burglars attempt
ing TO pick the lock Of q rear door we're
heard by members of the family who
called the police by telephone. The
would-be robbers had been frightened
away before the officers arrived and a
careful search OF the neighborhood
failed 10 locate the thieves. The lock
in the rear door or the Geidner home
showed evidence Of having been tam
pered with and there were scratches
about the door panel. the marks OF
some sharp instrument
v. S. Makes Arrest.-Jacob Light, a
lnhnrnrs In nF
the city, was brought before A. G.
Bush, United States commissioner, yes
terdaE morning, charged with sending
al obscene letter through the mails.
He waived examination and was bound
over TO the federal grand jury under
$500 bonds, for the October term of the
federal court. II Is charged that Light
sent an obscene letter 10 a woman by
the name Of Mrs. Ryan, residing in the
south. The woman's husband brought
the matter to the attention of the pos
tai authorities and Light was located
in this city.
S25,ooo Damages Asked.-Two addi
tional suits for $4,000, each were filed
yesterday by DR.. b. J. Palmer and the
Palmer School of Chiropractic against
the Universal Chiropractic college
making a total of 100000 damages IN
four suits filed within the past two
days. The defendants in the suits filed
are c. E. Meyers and George NJ. Otto.
o
Divorce Mill.-Asking a modification
Of the decree so that she will be giver
the custody of their child, Marie
Barkes filed suit against Albert
Barkes, her former husband, yester
day. The Barkes were divorced Aug
81. 1911, and the plaintiff alleges tha
her former husband has not lived VI
TO the terms Of the decree She is rep
resented by Attorney George W. Scott
Lena Gottschalk, by her attorneys
Ficke g. Ficke, filed suit for divorce
against her husband. Herman Gott
schalls, on the grounds alleged in th'
petition that he drinks to excess. They
we're married az Davenport Dec. 81
1906, and lived together until Aug. 8
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29
FOSTER

Rev. and Mrs. Buess and children
have returned from Bland, Mo, where
they visited their parents.
Several teachers from this vicinity
are attending the teachers institute at
Rock Island this week.
Rev. ii. E. Morton Of Pella, Iowa,
former pastor here, occupied the pull
pit at the Baptist church Sunday morn
ig and evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Norton and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. GiIlett made calls in this
vicinity Wednesday.
Mrs. Carl Blankenburg and children
of Fedora, S. o., arrived Tuesday for a
visit with her parents and other rcla-
tives.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29

Napies-Por:er Charlton, an Amer
fcan who must stand trial in Italy for
the murder of his wife at Lake Como
three years ago, arrived at Naples
aboard the steamship Re d'Italia. He
will be taken to Genoa prison pending
arraignmen-. Given American papers
describing his departure from New
York. he read of his crime and burst
into tears.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29

Dysentery is dangerous disease bu'
can be cured. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
been successfully used in nine cpl
denies of dysentery. it has never
been known to fail. 1t 20 equally val
liable for children and adults, ard
when reduced with water and sweet.
ened, it is pleasant to take. Sold by
all Enthusiastically
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29
Time Will Tell
Private Car Excursi on Tuesday, Sept p


DURING ts YEARS EXPERIENCE ooonng
A
quite
sonabe Exhaustion soil
farmers the actually mining
o. o conserving
Rock Island Argus., 1913-08-29

7 FIRST had lands The
Agriculture
possess
culy This because
the IN
wild land such Of time with down
vdure wild ent Of only $40 to $50 on 40 acres
rap berries pums cherries,
&C. with mild even climate and "a Tor the quality ana location OF
mple rainfall the land $40 TO $35 and great
Chicago could lie deal OF the land at SIT and ss per
weIth With wife
n tell and children ere protected by pro
prices on 'at a parI OF your lau
srooS 80 ~ ~. will be decided them free l
Ike a blanket There has - Inast s o.ta ona | - To-
o farm renter --
s pS isn - S On regularly visit
mall 5ats oganigotion al dsps
ONE produce r,erts - ~ F
lent food for growing cities and SEND LITERATURE
popuaoH 0u'u a
the compelling that peo on the lands are accomplish
'e Puolc 70 VT the
auS Nnse ascuL monwesth electric
quickly ba excaent botb
rowing IocoI
@ % as pouueu'e as any including Ludington Manstee
'"er A'iu ol SOIL going % y
TODAY higan YOU ought TO know about
ua development Time will the Swgar and its location
ell the merits of land and has
old those
Tract The
Necessary in Yourself Many NY NEXT PRIVATE CAR ExcUa
eds OF excellent crops at sion will
est the Fertility OF the lands Come the P r. leaving Offices
Ind clover alfalfa, Fare
ech timothy oats wheat beans "trip Wlston rbated
oNpeas sobeans all good chase
grows anWhere and potatoes and 720 Thursday
seldom eQualed
growing fruit can be seen to con- guides furnished free
OF the advantage
chards located in Mchsans Fa
prces on the he higher
the YEAR 1912 $500 families Take part Of your vacation and
other states people
% counties OF Mehgans Fruit in last excursion
Full particulars can be by addressing George swgart z12s
First National Building, Chicago Ill, his
Leo De Snet, Agt.
2229 Fourth Ave, Rock Island
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-17
TOBACCO MEN HEARD
IN TARIFF INQUIRY

Washington. ian. IL Tobacco
men were heard first in IN" tariff IN
nnirr today. The leaf tobacco boards
OF irnLr of Philadelphia and N.T"
York represented respectively hy
Iohn !; Young and John DuNs. ndyo-
Gated reduction In the duty of III.
imported wrapper tobacco from s. 50
to 81 and assessment of duty on to-
bacco NJ weigh, ut time OF withdraw
nj from bonded warehouses;.
The cigar manufacturers assncia-
'ion OF Key West similarly advocated
u reduction.
Opposition to reduction WAS voiced
by j. Aldus Iicrr. OF Pennsylvania.
who said any reduction would inimrc
tn" tobacco interests Of Pennsylvan-
Ia. Connecticut. Massachusetts, and
Wisconsin.
Thiriy-iir" witnesses coniront.N
the committee when the paper sch.d-
nj" was taken up. They included
John Norris, representing tn. Amer
lean newspaper publishers nssocia-
ton: j. 7. Carey OF Albany. president
OF the International brotherhood OF
Paper Makers. and rcprrscn,ativrs OF
book binders. iithoeraphcrs, allied
printing trades. print cutters. manu-
featuring photo "ngravrrs and paper
| importing and manufacturing inter
ests generally
Charles w. Williams Of New York
who said II. WIS a Jpbhrr friendly 10
Importers and to 2.0r" paper box
manufacturers. urged u reduction OF
III. tariff on raw materials for coat
| cd paper and other products. that. he
said. wculd save the paper boN manu-
iaournrs sI.u10.uo0 but give gov
"rnm"ui s1,oOU.ooo NOR" revenue.
Neal brown, Wau,au. Wi5consin.
r"prcscntinS paper manufacturers.
urged tariff l'goicction. lie said '!.-
Canadian rrt .rictiycc policy acted a.
n handicap 10 Amer lean mauufac tur-
crs.
Roprcs"ntatiy" I.Gngwor;h of Ohio
asked Mr.. Brown to define the policy
of putting finished products on the
free list and leaving Intermediate
periods on tho du,lablc list
1T Is the iilcriiimatc offspring OF
n sDnsclcss system OF unknown par
"ntagc', replied the witness.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-17
CIAPp COMMITTEE ADJoURNs

Washington. Jan. lI.-Gilchrist
Stewart. Il negro lawyer. sent to Chi
cago by former Senator Foraker to
get II statement from Villa Wink.
field, Il former Standard Oil messcng-
cr about the sale of tho Archbold
letters. appeared again today before
the Clnpp committee investigating
Campaign funds. without adding
much light upon the incident. He
made some corrections in his previous
testimony.
Under questioning by Senator
Pomerenc he denied having confid-
ed to n friend that he was to get
1000 for his work, "for the big
gcst pool in the world on wall
street" Senator Pomcrene question
cd the witness from an affidavit by
Phillip Brown of Chicago which was
not made public. The committee adj
journcd indefinitely.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-17
MANY CHANGES ARE
uRGEOIN PARCell'OS1

New York, Jan. i..-Thc Mer-
chants Protective association today
invited other commercial organiza-
tions of New York and shippers o!
merchandise generally TO join with
1t in urging upon Postmaster Gener-
al Hitchcock several changes in the
parcel post regulations. which. II
adopted, its officers believe, will re-
suit in u large saving annually TO
shippers o: the country.
A committee appointed by the az
ISOLATION reports that 1t finds that
the postmaster general has the power
under the parcel post law to put into
effect rnlcs whereby the consignee
may be made to pay the expense OF
postage and possibly the insurance;
that n receipt may be obtained from
the rostoffice department by the
shipper: that the right of stoppagc
in transmit way be reserved to the
shipper. and that 4 greater amount
OF insurance than the $50 now per-
mittch may be allowed.
4 meeting OF the representatives
OF tho various commercial organiza-
tions of the city will be held Jan. 81.
when recommendations urging that
these changes in the regulations be
made probably will be adopted.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-17

Adjutant Anna Ellcrtson. who Is
on n visit to the United States with
her people. will deliver lecture on
salvation Army work in India. where
she has been a missionary FOR some
years Her husband. who Is In
oharagc of a division OF several sta
tions. is there AT the present. time
and Mrs. Ellcrtson will return soon.
There are many people interested in
what the Salvation Army Is doing in
the mission fields and this is a spc-
cial opportunity to hear some one
who is lnboring in that field. She
will arrive in the city Saturday even
ing and deliver n lecture at tho sal
vation Army hall on that night and
he here over Sunday. having charge
of all the services at the salvation
Army for Sunday. Don't fail to hear
her. Admission free.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-17
A Physicians Faith in
Tube. cnlosIS Medicine

"Iiar~ Us-I E.Lman's NI.fsIl,- n,
several eases III tub-r.niir rilp,is ~ ia.
n-k. with excellent r-su'ts sV.TE lime
In "nr -as. II COS, m"
was rpt On ~ nni, nniii she soulL nf
t.i"G~ I" u" operated. and In u short
I'M" an operation was not needed 4
.urp"s" your fs'"r'is ATE Just a. nu. 40
OF .hi You know nay fliih In II
tbricinnl nf this uht -l'iHH'- letter an ~.
l"Lbian'. Alternative" l. .nrriIs" IL uiH.
~ f"fnis, t"rd what Mr-. .r'S,n says
t,inhD Pals Iisi.
'':"nil-n" ! have gain",i twenty Iw"
pounds sine. last February Hui NY hahy
= ih perfect health. hHS" teen waitiuI.
>ln'" sh" was h"Tn To how / Nnuil
get rlohgs am u"w d"iH!. all IN, work
bat" h".n ever Sin'" 81" va- four weeks
"''l, and ! am steadily gllniHg I du uUt
n"1Rh "t rails" HnrtEiug nt aii. I L"ii.,..
ny lung irunhl" l. cured
iSrHsn Nn,'inritl NE~. VI. ~ sNEStN
'"m-MT-, GIF,in hA- seven children
/. kmnn's Nli"r.iiv" Is effective Ia Er.u-
hIlS, tIhinH. IIHN ir,"f. Throat Hni
Lung Ir"uhl's. gH'I IN urhul'hlnp the
.N'"m, t'o"s net ."niain I,"ispns. "pint"s
rr luhi. forming drugs, An fnr inabl.i
telling ~ f".'"N-ri"s. nn.l write to Iskmru
l-ii"fii"fy. i'hiini"luhia Pa. fnr n"g. -,
i"h"". For nj" h'~ ~ t"n.'ing druggtsts
Opera House Drug store. W. s. Green
4 Co.