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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
sCATTERs THE JOKE.
(Stark County News.


They are having a good laugh up at
Princeton over a law suit at which
James Ennes and W. X. TrimbIe
''bunkoed' themselves out of a couple
Of hundred dollars. 1t seems that
Messrs Ennes and Trimble own Web
ster park, located near Spring Valley.
There is a saloon connected with the
resort. Charles Lawrence has been
the lessee of the park, and likewise of
the building in which liquor was sold.
Some time ago Lawrence skipped out
and 1t was thought he was gone for
good. He returned, however, but the
owners Of the park had him arrested
for selling liquor on Sunday. He was
arrested and when it came to a hear
ing he decided he would not suffer
alone, so he had the two Princeton
men implicated in the deal on account
Of their owning a place where intox-
icating liquor was sold On Sunday.
States Attorney Hollerich insisted
upon a 5000 fine being assessed against
Lawrence, and it is said the Prince
ton men paid the fine for Lawrence,
and the case against them was drop
ped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
EXCELLENT PRICE
BROUGHT BY LAND
Schroeder Farm Brings Over
$240 an Acre When Sold by
Master in Chancery.

The master in chancery this morn
ing conducted sale of property be-
longing to the Schroeder estate. The
farm consisting of so acres, located in
South Rock Island about a mile from
the street car, was sold to William H.
Schroeder for $12,1SS.50. The city
property located on Second avenue
was sold to ]. Taxman for ST. :.
There was spirited bidding for the
farm land. 1t was first offered fol
sale in different tracks and then In
the aggregate, the law providing thai
if the latter brings a higher price than
the former, 1t is to be disposed OF
that way. The individual prices TO
tailed s12,187.5O and. then Mr.. Schroed
er bid an extra dollar and bought al
of the land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
DOCKET ARRANGED
IN COUNTY COURT
Fifteen New Gases to Be Heard
Before Judge B. S. Bell
Next Term.
SESSION TO OPEN AUGUST q
Many Assumpsit Actions to Be Tried
Jury May Be Summoned at
a Later Date.

Yesterday was the last day, of SER
vice for the August term of county
court which is to open on the first
Monday of the month. 1t, has not been
decided whether a jury will be sum-
moned or not. The criminal docket
has not been arranged.
NEW CASES.
The new civil cases filed follow:
st. Ambrose college VS.. John H.
Morrison and Agnes S. Morrison, as.
sumpsit.
c. F. Enright VS.. Oscar Carlson, as
sumpsit.
C. F. Enright VS.. Oscar Carlson, as.
sumpsit.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
company VS.. G. r. Harr and Jerry
Donovan, assumpsit.
Frank E. Habicht and Herman w
Brown VS.. Coin Bros. and Kerr, as.
sumpsit.
Willis & Sons company VS.. George
c. Martin, assumpsit.
George A. Williams VS.. T. f. Lun
dell, assumpsit.
Benjamin Walkup VS.. Willis E.
Whiteside, assumpsit
Matilda Anderson VS.. Grand Lodge
of the Independent Order of Svithiod
of Chicago, assumpsit.
Adolph H. Kohlhammer VS.. JOSEPH
l.. Cameron and Grace L. Cameron
appeal
Penwell Coal Mining company VS.
Central Illinois Fuel company, assump
sit.
Rock Island Savings Bank VS.. Gusta,
Blankenburg and Ida Blankenburg, as
sumpsit
w. G. Block company VS.. Central II
linois Fuel company, assumpsit.
Mary E. Robinson VS.. John SIaugh
ter, ct al, trustees of Wayman Mis-
sion of the A II. E. Church, appeal.
A. L. Wilcoxsen, ct al, VS.. Contra
Illinois Fuel company, assumpsit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

bought it from the sheriff McHugh
will now give daily exhibitions of his
horsemanship in the vicinity of Union
square.
The board of education met last ev-
ening and issued $4,000 per cent
bonds, also letting the contract TO the
Gable Coal company to furnish coal TO
the various city buildings during the
approaching school year at 91z cents,
the money to be paid Aug. /, 1889.
/. The Interstate league practically
bad idea to replace it with an Illinois
state league composed of clubs either
semi-amateur or entirely SO, and to
include such cities as Rock Island,
Sterling, Decatur, Danville, blooming
ton, Peoria, Moline, Springfield, Rock
ford, etc. This was the idea of the
originators of the scheme which cui-
minated in the establishment of the
Central Interstate league. but the
project was furthered by men of high
( strung notions, such as Harley, the
manager Of the Decatur club, which
was the first to disband. Rock Island
has come really good players, and 9TH
ers would be developed If regular
! games were established.
A grateful rain last night-just the
thing for town and country folks. 4
| Ex-Mayor Henry Carse returned last
evening from Fountain City, where he
| has spent two weeks as the guest OF
Captain Durham. q.
Fire damaged the elevator at tbs
Davenport Glucose works to the ex
tent Of $4,000 last night. The loss wal
principally in dry feed, 300 tens beinl
destroyed by water. The building wai
saved with only a damage of 800.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
VICIOUS NEGRO
ATTACKS WHITE
man WITH RAZOR
Attempts Robbery and When
Resistance Is Offered,
Slashes Victim.
POLICE ARE HOT ON TRAIL
Ambulance Rushes Bleeding Man to
Hospital-Recevery Is
Doubtful.
POLICE ARE HOT ON TRAIL

As the result of a murderous attack
by a negro holdup man last night,
Peter Nocho, claiming Atkinson, ILL.,,
as his home;Ais today lying in St An
thongs hospital at the point of death,
literally carved to ribbons by razor
is mystery, is being sought by the
police, but up until press time his cap
ture had not been effected.
ROBBERY MOTIVE
Nocho, who is alleged to have been
drinking heavily last evening, became
weary and lying down upon a platform
in the railroad yards at Twenty-fourth
street, fell asleep. He was rudely
awakened when he felt someone going
through his pockets. The robber, who
was negro, was ordered to take his
hands away, whereupon the thug
shouted, you lie still or I'll carve out
| your heart"
Jumping to his feet, Nocho made a
grab for the negro, who whipped out
a razor with lightning like rapidity and
| made pass at the white mans throat
| Nocho threw up his left arm to ward
off the blow, and that member was
literally slashed to the bone, the mus
Giles being severed. The negro then
welded the blade with ferocious swift
ness, slashing Nocho three times on
the left side, just below the heart, on
the left cheek. and the head. The as
| sailant then took to his heels, run,
ming north to the railroad tracks and
thence taking an eastward course
| UNAWARE OF HIS INJURIES.
Nocho was so intoxicated that he
was apparently unaware of the fact
that he had been cut. He entered a
saloon on Twenty-second street and
Third avenue shortly after 10 o'clock
and he was literally streaming with
blood from head to foot. He then tolC
| of the attack and the ambulance was
called. Nocho was rushed to the hos
pital, where he was given medical at
tention. 1t was necessary to take q
stitches in his left arm. His chances
for recovery are slight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
REALTY CHANGES

Mary and Benjamin Sargent to Hat.
tie D. Food, part outlot 1, Guyer's
Second addition, Rock Island; $3.50.
Arthur Henning to Hjalmar Kohler
undivided one-third, west one-half
west one-half, southeast one-quarter,
section 1911 west; SS6S.
Charles Fl. White to Richard E. Fish,
lot %, block 1877, East Moline; 81.
Mary NJ. Peterson TO Sophia H
Nelson, lot s and 8, block 2, Dacks
Second addition, Rock Island; $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

New York, July 26.-The conference
committee OF railroad managers is
holding its meetings with members of
the board Of mediation and Cancellation
who are trying to arbitrate in the dis
pute between the eastern railroads
and their trainmen and conductors.
The members of this board, Judge Will
liam L. Chambers, Martin A. Knapp
and C. w. Hanger, decided to hear
first the petition of the railroads and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
FAMILY TOMB OF
BANKER WRECKED
Three Collins in the Belt Vault
Broken Into and Searched
by Midnight Vandals.

Bunker Hill, ILL.,, July 26.-Marau-
ders broke into the Belt family vault
in the cemetery just outside of town
Thursday night and the collins con-
tanning the bodies OF three members
of the family were opened.
The Belt bank, a private institu-
ton, failed less than two weeks ago,
and is now in the hands of receivers,
who have made no report on the as
sets in cash and securities. The po-
lice are working on the theory that
some depositor in the bank rif1ed
the rnausoleum as the means OF max
ing sure that the assets of the bank
all would be handled by the receivers.
If the breaking open of the vault dis
closed anything of value no trace of
it was left. Tracks in the dust on
the floor and three broken marble
slabs were the only clews.
Macoupin county is more aroused
over the breaking of the tomb than
over the closing of the bank, and
Sheriff Maule is asked to investigate
the case.
Bloodhounds in charge of a posse
headed by Chief Fettzer were taken
to the Belt tomb and succeeded in
following the trail toward town for a
few hundred feet beyond the cemetery.
But the Dissertation of the dead had
not been discovered until noon, and
the dogs apparently were at loss on
a cold scent.
A strip of copper torn off with the
aid of crowbar which was left inside
the vault gave entrance to the tomb.
Through this small hole the vandals
crept. Scrapings of candle grease in
two or three places were found.
The door of the tomb also had been
recently opened, according to Chief
Fettzer. Caretakers at the cemetery
said that no one had unlocked the
iron-grated door for almost a year.
Close examination, however, made it
evident that the door had been opened
with key and then locked again.
Foot tracks which do not agree in size
with the many other imprints, evident
ly left by the midnight visitors, are
plainly discernible around the inside
of the door. This has strengthened
the police theory.
The search of the most recent visi
tors to the vault was painstaking and
thorough. Every inch of the floor and
/ walls evidently had been gone over
and the marble slabs which covered
the three graves in the tomb had been
cracked open and torn from the cement
which held them in place. Each one
had been shattered and the fragments
thrown to the floor.
/ Henry Belt, head of the company
which controlled the private bank
would make no statement to the DO
lice or for publication.
There was nothing in the vault
which was not there many years ago.
was the only remark made in answer
10 questions by Chief Fettzer.
There may not have been, bu
somebody certainly had reasons Il
think So" the chief said. 1--WE arr
at loss for a clew to the vandals, hu
whoever they were they have beer
in Bunker Hill a long time. Thi!
is not SO large town, but that strang
ers would be noticed at once.
IL anything o; value was taker
from the vault we will learn of il. TIL,
thing that is not explained in m,
mind Is the evidence that the yaul
recently had been entered through ;
locked door, as well as through tn,
hole torn in the wall"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
LICENSED TO WED
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files of 1893 -

July 21-There is to be a foot race
at the old fair grounds this evening
between Holdorf of this city and Ed
wards of Kansas City.
The new Mission chapel will not be
opened tomorrow as was intended, the
committee being unable to get the
building seated.
This time it is one of our well known
physicians. He drove up town this
morning, tied his horse, and after
transacting some business, walked
home in the broiling sun with couple
of neighbors. 1t is presumed he COM
menced talking politics.
July 2S-There will be a game of
baseball at the Y NJ. c. A. grounds this
evening at 6:30. Members are cor
daily invited to be present and take
part.
Moline was unable to raise $1,000 in
order to secure proffer of four times
that amount for Y. NJ. c. A. building
from the generous hearted lady, Mrs.
Knowles.
July 24-The Central District Tele-
phone company is greatly improving
its poles throughout the city by paint.
ing them an attractive color. The tel.
egraph and electric light companies
would add much to the appearance OF
the streets by following the example
Of the telephone company.
Among the Indian ponies purchased
by Sheriff Silvis across the river is
one that has been trained to do al
manner Of clever things. The ANNA
caught the fancy of Night Clerk Nc
Hugh of the Harper house. and hi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
WASH DAY IN REYNOLDS.
(RpynOldG Press


Notice to Users of Electric Fiat
Irons:
We again call your attention to the
fact that many of our patrons are at
tempting to use their electric irons on
days not designated for ironing and
are apt TO be disappointed.
Furthermore, the use of fat irons
on any other day than Tuesday or
Thursday throws out the circuit
breaker on our switch board and cuts
Off the legitimate users OF fans, lights,
etc. thus making it impossible to give
first class service.
Therefore, please use your irons on
Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
REYNOLDS z. L. & P. Co,
Emil Meurling, manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

later to receive the representatives Of
the employees.
W. G. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, and A. B.
Garretson, head of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, waited at their head
quarters in downtown hotel. They
expected an opportunity to appear be-
fore the federal board as soon as the
commissioners finished their confer
ences with the railroad managers.
The task the board faces is that of
getting the parties to the controversy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
IGNORANCE Is Hiss.

washington, Iowa, Democrat)
Bob Neudigate, who was here last
week and refused to visit his relatives,
says he does not take any paper of
any kind. not even a Sunday school
paper. He does not read a word and
all he knows about what is going on
in the world IS what he hears folks
talking about. We asked him If he
voted and he says he does not. He
saw Elias Pickens and Ellsworth An.
derson Both on the street. but did not
speak TO them, as they did not see
him. He seems proud of the fact that
he doesn't know what is going on in
the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
BIG CONTRACT TO
ALOCAL CONCERN
Clemann & Salzmann to Supply
Furniture for New Rock
Island House.
$4,000 TO BE EXPENDED
Management Expects to Install New
RathskelIar and Bowling
Alleys.

In the face of opposition of the most
strenuous nature, Clemann & Salz-
mann Of this city have succeeded in
landing the furniture contract for the
new Rock Island house. the sum in
volved being in the neighborhood Of
100000. The new lessees of the hos
telry, A. F. thinner. II. c. Luchmann
and J. A. Waddell, have been making
their selection at a Grand Rapids.
Mich. factory for the last week, being
accompanied by Louis 'Salzmann. Rep
resentatives from various furniture
firms throughout the country made
frantic endeavors TO land the con-
tract. and number Of energetic sales
men trailed the Rock Island hotel men
clear to Grand Rapids, hoping to cut
into the melon.
WILL BE BEAUTY.
When complete, the new hotel will
be surpassed by none in this vicinity,
insofar as equipment is concerned Not
an old piece of furniture will be re.
tanned. New Wilton carpets, especial
~ made TO order. have been purchased,
in addition 10 numerous rugs. The
grill room will be finished in fumed
oak with furniture - match. The
main dining room will be mission, and
in this room also the furniture will
coincide.
UNIQUE FURNISHINGS.
The ladies' parlor will be especially
beautiful. The furniture, which has
been ordered and designed especially
will be of rattan, upholstered with i'm
ported tapestry. which will harmonlze
with the general surroundings. Reed
lamps will be installed. and the effect
will be decidedly. artistic.
The various guest rooms will be fit
ted out differently, natural mahogany
curly birch and quarter.sawed oak fur
niture TO be utilized. Massive brass
beds with box springs will comprise &
part OF the furnishings.
NEW RATBsIxEILAR.
The buffet is to be entirely refitted
solid mahogany fixtures to be used
1t is also the plan of the new manage
ment TO install first class rathskellal
and bowling alleys.
No expense has been spared tc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
AFTER THE 'FINISH.,
Henry. III. Renublican.N

VIIVHIgI III IVtVuUIIOdlJ
The boy or girl who comes home
from school or college with the idea in
their noggins that because they have
been out Of town for a few months, at
dads expense. it. gives them an eleva-
ted place in society or the home circle,
have something in their heads that
sooner or later is going to, hurt them
The sensible boy or girl doesn't come
back home with their head swelled up
like a barrel, refusing to recognize old
friends or schoolmates, but gets right
into the collar and begins just where
he left of last fall, glad to get home
and happy in the knowledge that what
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

to agree upon steps for arbitration IN
der the boards auspices. The hitch
in the situation came with the 18th
hour proposal of the railroad mana
gers conference committee that griev.
ances which the railroad companies
had should be submitted to arbitration
at the same time as the employees de.
mands are considered.
The union leaders protest against
the injection of the railroad companies
grievances in this sudden and unex
pected manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
GOLVIN OF QUINCY
KING BASE STEALER

Official Three-I league averages
show First Stacker Golvin of Quincy
as the premier cushion pilferer of the
circuit, with total of 80 offenses.
Bromwich and Clemens lead the Blue
Sox gang with a dead heat of 10.
Carrigan is next with Is and Neer is
in the three hole with II. Bromwich
leads the Pretzel gang in hitting and
is the only 800 hitter on the club.
Reed is second.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
GENnsEo's LAZY HUSBANDS.
lGeneseo NeWs.l

We know some women IN Geneseo
who would be justified in wishing that
they lived in the state OF Washington,
where a 'lazy husband law has re-
Gently gone into eject. The county
commissioners are building a stock
ade around 65 acres Of land near Sc
attic, and here all husbands convicted
OF being lazy or OF abandoning their
wives and children will be put TO
work clearing the land OF stumps and
rocks. other counties in the state will
have similar stockade prisons. While
the husbands are working on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

make the hosiery absolutely new,
modern and beautiful in every respect.
The furniture contract is big one,
and Clemann & Salzmann are TO be
congratulated upon securing the bust
ness. Messrs. Luchmann, thinner and
Waddell are now in Chicago and ex-
pect 20 return by Tuesday or Wednes-
day. Mr.. Salzmann returned last even
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
NOT OFFENDING CUSTOMERS.
milan independent

:
An esteemed subscriber sends Us the
ten commandments and asks us to
publish them. Under the circumstances
we must decline to do so. 1t is true,
the commandments were written sew
eral thousand years ago, but if we
publish them some person might think
they were aimed at him and stop his
paper. The publisher of a paper has
to be very careful about such things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
NEW RATBsKELLAR.
WHO GOT THE HAMBURGER.
lOrion Times.l

IOrlOn Ilmtb.J
Ed Hallgren, employed at the Five
Points meat market on the bluff, is
minus the end of the middle finger of
his left hand, which went into ham
burger for the circus employees Thurs
day. While he was grinding the meat
his finger became caught in the ma
chine and before he could stop the
motor 1t was so badly mangled that
the amputation Of the last joint was
necessary. e..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

county tracts the wives will be paid
$3.50 per day. A similar law should
be passed in Illinois and in every state
in the union. There are men in Cen
eseo who don't know what a days
work looks like and whose wives are
breaking their backs over washtubs
in their efforts to support their fam
lies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
THE VALLEY CLARION
6NS

he has gained by his year Of study only
serves to make his life more pleasant
for himself and more useful in the
community to which he belongs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
Heavily Fined.

William Green, charged with disor-
Derby conduct, was fined 800 and costs
IN police court this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

All the news all the time The
Argus.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-19
FODDER FOR FANS

Perrymann and Al Demaree Joined the
Giants at Marlin. Much is expected of
these men who are so well known for
their hurting exploits in the South.
Tubby Spencer has signed his contract
to catch for San Francisco. He was an
American association performer until he
inherited some money. Then he knocked
to return to baseball
Matty Mcintyre will never play in the
Coast ieague again. The schedule is too
long for him. he says
Fred Clarke has bought another quarter
section and added it to his farm in Cow
ley county, Kansas.
The Houston ball club has secured Nal
colin J. Mcdonald, Houston lad, by
trade from Dale Gears Topeka club; He
played with Nashville in 1912. Red"
Earl Snapp and piece of money went
over to complete the deal.
The Beaumont club has signed Uni-
versity@of Virginia. pitcher named Good
hue.
The managers of the Texas league clubs
this year will be: Carson of Waco, Stin-
son OF San Antonio, Fillman of Houston
and Wheeler of Beaumont. playing man
ayers; and Leidy of Austin Lavender of
Dallas, Morris Of Fort Worth and Ma
louey OF galveston DenCH managers
Several OF them are well known in the
Southern league
Tampa is making a lot more fuss over
the training stunts OF the Cubs than Chi
cago is.
Everybody predicted failure for Otto
Hess with the Boston Nationals last year,
but he managed to win II out of ~
games for the worst big league team in
the world. The question now arises: Can
he keep II ur this year?
Clarence Smith. the former Baron pitch
er, has Just returned from Cuba, where
he pitched some good games.
Fielder Jones wants the players share
Of the worlds series money turned into
fund for broken down bail players. It's
a finc, charitable scheme But imagine
In couple of champion teams playing
through the Big Serios for charity.