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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27

Mrs. Russ, 1905 Tenth avenue, Thurs
day afternoon.
The choir will meet Thursday even
ing at 7.30 o'clock.
The Laura Marquis circle will meet
Saturday afternoon with the Misses
Lily and Florence Eihl, 1920 Thirty
eighth street.
First BaptIst-Prayer services will
be held at the church Wednesday
evening.
The B. Y. p. u. will hold a sociabIe
at the parsonage, $40 Fifteenth street,
Thursday evening.
Trinity Episcopal-The Woman's
auxiliary will meet with Mrs. F. B.
Halves, 71S Seventeenth street, Tues
day afternoon at 2:30.
Trinity guild will meet with Mrs. r.
H Dart, TAI .TweIty-second street,
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
United Presbyterian-The regular
monthly meeting of the board of trus-
tees will be held at the church this
evening at 7:45.
The Kate Hill Mission society meets
tomorrow evening with Miss Effie
Witt, 1908 Fourteenth avenue.
Prayer services will be held Wednes
day evening at the church
The young people Of the church will
meet with Miss Cora McKown Thurs
day evening to organize a mission
study class.
First Swedish Lutheran-This even
ing there will be an adjourned meet
ing of the congregation at the church
The annual meeting of the Mems
society will be held tomorrow evening
with Emil Rosene, 521 Eighth street
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held.
The choir meets for rehearsal Fri
/ day evening.
Edsewood 5aptist-Friday evening
| at 1880 o'clock the church will have &
/ lUncheon-banquet of the members anC
congregation and roll call at the
church. An excellent program hal
been prepared and there will be toasts
music and a social hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27
INDICTED MEN ARE
TAKEN INTO COURT

The six men who were indicted by
the grand jury at its latest partial
report, we're brought before Judge R.
w. Olmsted in the circuit court this
afternoon and given opportunity to
procure bondsmen Only one, Charles
Weimer. accused Of abduction OF a
young girl, was able TO give bail and
thus obtain his freedom. The other
five we're remanded 10 jail. Weimer's
father, Leonard Weimer, and Charles
Deiner. both OF Geneseo. went surety
in the amount Of $1,000 for Charles
Weimer.
Alfred Tondo. who was indicted at
the first report Of the grand jury. was
also remanded 10 jail this afternoon
for failure to procure bond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27

Spencer Memorial Methodist-The
bible study class will meet at the
church tomorrow evening.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at the church.
Thursday afternoon the Woman's
Home Mission society will hold it's
January business meeting at the home
of Mrs. Carl Gregg, 631 Thirty-ninth
street, and in connection will also hold
missionary tea.
Thursday evening the Sunday school
board will hold a business meeting in
the church.
First Methodlst-The Sunday school
beard will meet this evening at 1880
at the home of Mrs. ]. F. Robinson,
6l3 Twentieth street.
The Queen Esther circle will meet
Tuesday evening at 1880 with Miss
Grace Holmes, S36 Twenty-fifth street.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at the church.
The official board will meet Thurs
dav evening at o'clock in the church
study.
The Woman's Home Mission society
Will meet Friday evening at 1880 with
Miss Bowen, 2124 Eighteenth avenue.
Special revival services will begin
next Sunday evening at the church.
German Evangelleal.-Thec choir will
meet for rehearsal Tuesday evening at
the parsonage.
Thursday afternoon the Ladies' Sew
/ ing circle will meet with Mrs. Fred
Mellow. sol Fourteenth avenue.
| Zion Swedish Lutheran.-The Lad.
les circle will meet this evening with
| Mrs. ]. p Magnusson on Thirty-eighth
street.
| Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at the home of Rev. NJ
J. Englund, s27 Forty-first street.
/ The church council will hold an oy
ster supper Thursday evening in the
chapel beginning at $50 O'Clock and
/ continuing through the evening. From
I 6 to Z O'Clock the Rock Island Male
chorus will sing. The proceeds are
/ for the purpose of renovating the
chapel.
( Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
/ confirmation class will meet
/ Saturday afternoon at 2:30 the Sun
beam society viii meet at the home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27
COMPLETE
FOR ELK BANQUET
Elaborate Repast to Be Served
at Club Rooms Tomorrow
Night at 7 O'clock.
FINE PROGRAM PREPARED
NJ. n. Sexton Secured to Act In the
Capacity Of POSTMASTER for the
Occasion.

Tomorrow evening at o'clock
members of Rock Island lodge No. $50
will gather round the festive board to
celebrate the fifth anniversary Of the
original house warming bee" in the
present quarters. AS guests OF honor,
members of the executive committee
of the Illinois State Elks association
will be entertained, and the speakers
for the evening will be drafted from
the ranks of that organization
Considerable citation was observed
about the club quarters this morning
when it was announced that Mike
Sexton. the silver-tongued orator and
prince Of after-dinner speakers, would
hold down the POSTMASTER end of the
entertainment Mr.. Sexton has prom
ised to give the best he has, and this
ought to be pretty good. as he is a
grand little presider His accomplish
ments in this line have been cleaned
from many years experience in WELD
ing the gavel in baseball circles, where
1t is understood he hung up a batting
average of ovS 400 and never struck
out single time.
ARRAY OF TALENT.
A program of the speakers for the
evening is in course Of preparation
and will be completed when the execu.
tive committee arrives tomorrow. A
vaudeville entertainment will round
out the bill (of fare), and according to
a rumor which has neither been af.
| firmed nor denied, the sum OF $4,000
will be paid to the performers alone.
The members Of the state executive
committee who will be present are:
c. H. Williamson, Quincy, president;
Rev. U. H. Webb, Monmouth, secre
tary; H. A. Swallow, Danville, vice
! president; L. NJ. Perrin, Belleville
| chaplain; J. A Dauntler, Dixon, inner
/ guard; I. D. Snedecker, Jerseyville, ser
geant-at-arms; E r. Smith, Joliet; w
w. Smell, Litchfeld; J. w. Fitzgerald
Canton, and DR.. A. R. DaCosta, Jr.
Bloomington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27

All the news all the ume-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27
n. FERKEL, HERE
SINCE 1871, DIES
End Comes at Home in South
Rock Island After Pro-
tracted Illness.

Nicholas Ferkel resident Of Rock
Island county since 1871, died at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon at his
home, 51S Lowell avenue, South Rock
Island. Although Mr.. Ferkel had been
in falling health for many years, his
condition did not grow serious until
a month ago. He was a native OF
Gilmmadinges, Germany, where he
was born Aug. IS, 1928, coming to
America as a child with his parents.
The family first settled in Monroe
county, III. Mr. Ferkel was married
at Waterloo, Ill, March 7, 1852, his
bride being Miss Elizabeth Davenport.
a daughter Of the late Colonel George
Davenport. Fourteen children were
born of the union. Seven have passed
away. The survivors are the widow
and seven children, Mrs. Kate Peter
son and Mrs. Maggie Meyers, Sears
William Ferkel, Milan; George Ferkel,
Buffalo Prairie; Nicholas Ferkel, Jr.,
South Rock Island; Bailey Ferkel,
Rock Island, and Frank at home
There are also 16 grandchildren and
six great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the
home in South Rock Island at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon with services
conducted by Rev. F. ]. Rolf Of the
German Evangelical church. Inter
ment will be in ChippiAnnock GENE
terry.
MRS. ANNA BICKNELL.
Mrs. ANIMAL Bicknell, a resident oil
Moline since 1862, passed away this
morning at 1890 O'Clock at ST. An
thongs hospital after a lingering i'll
ness OF complications. Mrs. Bicknel
was born in Ireland and was aged
70 years.
In the year 1860 she came to this
country, direct to Elgin, ILL.,, where
she lived for two years, coming Il
Moline in 1862, where she had resid
ed ever since. Her husband died q
years ago. One daughter, Mrs. J. c
Newlan, OF Moline, and three SON
survive: Charles. Of Moline, Edward
OF Oklahoma, and Thomas, Of Canada
The funeral will be held Thursda!
morning at $3.50 O'Clock from the home
1923 Twenty-eighth street, Moline
with services at 9 o'clock at ST. Mary
church in Moline. Interment will b.
made in st. Mary's cemetery in Moline
FUNERAL OF r. l.. CoLLIGAN.
The funeral Of Edward L. ColligaI
was held from the home of his mother
Mrs. Ellen Colligan, s4s Twenty-fftl
street, yesterday afternoon, with serv
ices at 2 o'clock. conducted by Rev
Adolph Geyer at st. Mary's Roman
Catholic church and interment in thu
family lot in Calvary cemetery. A
the church service two hymns wer'
sung by Mrs. T. B. Reidy The pail
bearers we're John B. Corken. William
J. Furlong, Thomas O'Connor, Rocl
Island Richard Evans. Davenport
and Gilbert and Mitchell Walters
Moline.
MACDONALD FUNERAL.
The funeral OF Walter II. Macdonald
who died at Lincoln. H.. was held yes
terday afternoon at 4 O'Clock from tn
home OF his brother, c. l. Macdonald
523 Eleventh street with service
which were conducted by Rev. J.
Vance, pastor OF the United Presby
terrain church. The pallbearers wer
c. L. Macdonald, c. F. Macdonald. Jc
seph Rite. A. Brady, F. Brady an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27
Chr Arek in thr City GEptrrIrrH

of Mrs. E. w. Olson, 1900 Eight ave-
nue..
Communion and reception of new
members will be held next Sunday.
German Methodist.-Prayer meet
ing will be held Thursday evening at
the residence of J. Koch, 218 Seven.
teenth street.
Preaching services at 1880 Friday
evening at the church.
Next Sunday morning quarterly
meeting will be held at the church and
Rev. P. P. Kies of La Harpe, Ill, will
preach in the morning.
Grace Lutheran.-The confirmation
class will meet Wednesday and Fri.
day. evenings at o'clock in the church
lecture room.
The Reliance club meets Thursday
evening at the home of J. E Bodeen,
$40 Forty-first street.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Friday evening at O'Clock at the par
scnage.
Central PresbyterIan.-The Pastors
Aid society will hold a coffee at the
church Wednesday afternoon from
1886 to $50 o'clock.
Wednesday evening at 1880 prayer
services will be held in the ladies' par.
Tor at the church.
Friday afternoon at 2:30 the Wom
ans Home and Foreign Mission 80
ciety will meet with Mrs. C. Hoppe
lib OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES street.
Broadway Presbyterlan.-This even
iDs the board of trustees will meet al
1880 in the church office.
Prayer services Wednesday evenine
Rev. Watson Hayes, D. D., for 25 years
a missionary at Pekin, China will de
liver an address.
Thursday afternoon at o'clock the
Junior association will meet in the
church.
Friday afternoon at 9 o'clock the
Woman's Mission society will NEE
with Mrs H D. Blakemore, SIG Nine
tenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27

Surrounded by files containing oveI
10000 cards, holding silent bGS -
vineible Identification OF every man
who has enlisted in the navy since
1s07,,J E. Taylor, chief of the finger
print bureau Of the navy, is fast be-
coming the terror of inscriptions men
who have proved unfaithful in their
country's service. OF the men appre-
hended last year many we're deserters.
Others had been dishonorably dis
charged and forbidden to reenlist. In
the four years the system has been in
operation, 100 men have been caught.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27

of Mrs E. w. Olson, 1900 Eight ave
nue..
Communion and reception of new
members will be held next Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27

why isSyour friend staying so long
In New York;"
Il don't knOw-hsven't heard which
OF the two reasons IS keeping him
Which Of the twOT
Yes. whether he is having too good
a time to come away or has spent all
his money and can't get away."-Buf-
falo Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27
Personal Points

] D. Beecher and son, William. left
Friday evening for New Orleans where
they will attend the Mardi Gras and
visit other points of interest in that
vicinity They will be gone for sew
eral weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27
Chronic.

"One thing about Jinx. he never
comes into ones Office without knock
ing"
Another thirg about Jinx is that he
never goes anywhere without knock
Houston Post
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-15

BASE BALL
COWGIRLS AND
BETTER BABIES !.
Will Be Among the
Special Attractions at
the Arkansas Valley
Fair This Year.

To those who the great American of baseball but
attending match Sunday it will be pleasant that
during Arkansas Valley
fine battle the diamond according to the action of the fair d
rectors who this week put SOO which will go to the
winners of a between LasA Anmas and the home
The will be played Tuesdaythe first day of the fair
and will very likely decide the base ball of the Ar
Valley tied first place
and it likely that either of them will the two that
to be played before the big off September 3D.
Another special attraction that has been added by the fair drec
bound prove drawing card the cowgirl which
will place Wednesday, September 3d. and contest
ants from Bent Crowley Prowers and Otero counties.
The better babies also creating quite Interest and
the benefit all interested The Enterprise would offer
the information that those wishing their babies the contest
be held by the Arkansas Valley Fair association should apply
Mr. W. Steele blanks and directions of how proceed
The girl babies and boy babies will judged separately each to
be divided into classes according Class will consist of
the girls between the of twelve months aud months
Glass girls between the of months and thirty
twelve MONTHS and Glass
boys from hrys months There will be first
third and perhaps fourth prize for each class All babies
these living in the Arkansas Valley eligible The phys
clans Of Rocky Ford will be the judges.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-15
cANTS ARE TOWING
First CarIot Shipment Went Out
Sunday Night

To C. C. Carleton this year goes the
honor of making the first carlot shipment
of Rocky Ford cantaloupes.
The carload-which Mr. Carleton says
were the finest melons that he has ever
shipped-were consigned to Olivet Bros,
of New York, and were billed out on
Sunday. August 10th. which is about a
week earlier than usual.
= On Monday several other commission
men got into the game and five carloads
were shipped out, besides two Wells
Fargo express cars for interstate points.
and since then the shipments have rap
idly increased and it will be but few
days before fifty and more carloads are
daily billed out from this section of the
Arkansas Valley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-15
TEr1PLAR CONcLAVE
The Greatest Event of the Kind Ever
Held in West

Returning visitors from Denver bring
news that the triennial Knights Templar
conclave in that city this week is the
most successful event ever held in the
West in point of attendance. elaborateness
of display. and heartiness Of welcome ex-
tended the visiting hosts.
Some conception of the attendance may
b, derived from the fact that 10000
plumed knights actually marched in the
gorgeous parade of Tuesday, and over
10000 spectators were gathered in the
octagonal stadium to greet the marchers
as they passed.
An enjoyable feature of the afternoons
festivities was the playing of Onward.
Christian Soldiers" by a massed band of
l,6ll pieces. and this with the prize drills
and exhibitions, followed by tho speota-
cuar SlOo 900 electrical display was
well worth travelling hundreds of miles
to see.
The Rocky Ford Knights Templars-
most of whom are accompanied by their
wiyes-who are spending the week in
Denver are: C. ]. Cover. F. j.. Effner. Ed
Gauger. W. 3. Gobin. |. D. Hale, L. M.
Hendricks. B, W. Hopper. G. C. Maxwell
H. B. Mendenhal. Fred Noble. j. H
Price, Charles Recker, w. c Steele and
c. M. Ustok.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-15
THROWN FROM HORSE
Arm So Badly Broken That It May
Have to be Amputated

Sidney PauRh. young fellow from
Denver who is stopping with Walter Hig-
bee near Swink, was the victim of a
nasty accidant on Wednesday morning.
The young man was thrown from horse
he was riding, falling with full weight on
one arm which was SO badly broken that
the bones protruded through the flesh.
DR.. Savage was called and had the
young man brought to the Van Antwerp
sanitarium. where it was found that the
elbow had been dislooated and the bones
of the shoulder splintered and broken SO
that they had severed arteries and ten
dons in a frightfll manner.
The wounds were dressed and fractures
reduced. and at last accounts the young
man was doing as well as could be ex-
pected, giving the doctor hope that he
may be able to save the arm.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-15
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Distributes Pennants to Fort Lyon
and Rocky Ford Players

Deboe and Allen of Fort Lyon in the
doubles and H. E. Zitkowsk of Rocky
Ford in the singles. were the victors in
the second annual tennis tournament of
the Arkansas Valley Tennis association,
held on the courts Of the ALB. S. Co. last
Sunday,
In the doubles. Braden and Zitkowski
drew the Fort Lyon team. losing 10 the
sailors 6-4. Sd; Clore and Kerney de-
feated Martin and Rohl of Ordway, which
threw Fort Lyon and Wetzer together
for the doubles finals. The sailors won
the match in three sets to one. after some
of the best tennis ever seen in the life of
the Arkansas Valley Tennis ASSOCIATION.
The smashing top drives of Allen and the
careful and certain placing won the
sailor boys the match.
In the singles Clore eliminated Pearce
of Las Animas in straight sets. and Zit-
kowsk won from Martin of Ordway in
straight sets. This threw Clore AND
Zitkowski together in the final round,
which the latter won SIS, 6-4, 6-5.
Courts and weather were ideal and an
enthusiastic crowd closely watched every
play. In all probability the tournament
next year will be held at the Fort.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-15
OF INTEREST TO STOCkMEN
Paper Read Before the Arkansas Valley Stock
Feeders and Growers Association by L. E.
Thompson and Published by Request

posed by the Underwood Caucus bill.
If any are they kept it to themselves
know when l mention this matter
of free wool and free sugar to my fel
low democrats most all say, "Well,
did not think our party would go
to such extremes" l often wonder
how many votes our congressman
would have gotten If people had real
ized What was coming in the way of
tariff changes.
Now as to wool, our congressman
have not told us why there Should
not be low duty left on wool, and
that is all that is being asked. 20
per cent ad valorem, which would
mean abou' to cents per pound
20 tine knowing ones claim. None
of US are tariff experts, nor do we
believe our congressman are, this
know, for have been a wool grower
for 2S years. that during that time
We have had continual tariff agita-
ton. First the Wilson Chat is the
first Wilson, Free Wool Bill, the
whole country was very hard up, so,
the good old Republican party said
that was the cause of the hard times
and got in power, of course. and
passed the Mckinley Bill which gave
a duty on wool of IL cents per pound
but we know 1t did not give us IL
cents per pound protection.
Now the other old party got back
in power because of split in the
good old Republican party and be-
cause they promised to revise the
tariff downward but revised it up
ward. and here we are with another
Free Wool Bill. AS history is said
to repeat itself. three and one-half
years from now. we. no doubt, will
have another high tariff bill.
The mills have been buying our
wool ai.out two years out of every
four right around the cost of produc-
ton, claiming they were afraid the
free woor party was going to get
back in power and catch them stock
ed up with lot of high protected
wool on their hands. Experience
has proven that a very high duty
does not protect to near the amount
of the duty imposed, but gives Ameri
can mills and manufacturers the
golden opportunity to strengthen
their trusts and control prices.
We have in our warehouse. at this
place about 100000 pounds of wool
and about ~ cents n pound is all
we can sell it for. the buyers all
agree that is free trade basis, SO
II we had been getting heretofore
full advantage of the IL cents duty
we should have sold for % cents pei
pound. But the fact is that Colorado
woods have sold for over 20 years
fCort;puad ~ DaraA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-15
POLICE KEPT BUSY
Several Scraps Enlivened Things
Saturday Night

Our generally peaceful city on Satur-
day night foreswore its reputation and
tried to emulate typical COW town-to
the woe of the police force that was kept
answering hurry calls most of the night.
In the early evening Marshal Tinsley
made trip to the Mexican camp near
the river. where a bad hombre had some
trouble with his wife and was starting to
carve her up when the officer put in his
appearance. At the police station dirk
and other carving tools were found on the
Mexican. and he'll likely get the limit
when district court meet. DR.. Maier, the
county physician, attended the woman in
the case. who because of the timely ar
rival of the marshal was not seriouslv
injured.
Another serious affray took place in
the Moose hall in which the participants
were John Greer, and Ed ThorsRard. This
row. 1t seems. began in Swink over a
game Of craps. and was resumed when
the parties met at the dance in Moose
hall.
A lively fight took place in which Thors-
gard rece ived severe pommeling. He
was knocked down and kicked until he
became unconscious and when he was
taken to the VanAntwerp he was minus
four teeth and his face resembled a piece
of meat that had received treatment on a
ehopping block.
Young Greer walked over to the police
station and gave himself up. and the police
Judge will assest the damages when Thors-
gard is able to get around.
These with a scrap on South Main
street about midnight. IN which the par
ticipants made successful getaway.
kept our police force reasonably BUSY for
the last night Of the week.