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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-31
Frightful Polar Winds

blow with terrific force at the far
north and play havoc with the skin,
causing red, rough or sore chapped
hands and lips that need Bucklen's
Arnica Salve to heal them. 1t makes
the skin soft and smooth. Unrivaled
for cold-sores, also burns, boils, sores,
ulcers, cuts, bruises and piles. Only
25c at
B. L. Browder, Selmer, T. S. Davis,
Bethel Springs.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-31
Proceedings Of Circuit Court, Jan.
uary Term, 1913.
CRIMINAL DOCKET

CRIMINAL DOCKET
State VS. George Clayton. public
drunkenness; submitted; fined $25 and
costs.
State vs. Hernie English and New
burn English, public drunkenness.
Stricken from docket.
State VS. ). E. Peoples, carrying
pistol. Continued by State, defend
ant,stands on bond.
State vs. H. G. Moore, public drunk
enness. Jury verdict Of not guilty.
State VS. Taylor Vols, public drunk
enness. Submitted, fined $25.00 and
costs.
State VS. J. B. Jordan, public drunk
enness. Submitted, fined $25 and
costs.
State VS. John L. Littlefield, attempt
to commit murder. Continued by
defendant; stands on bond.
State VS. Ben Donaldson, carrying
pistol; submitted, fined $50 and 80
days in Jail.
State VS. Ode Cunningham. carrying
pistol; verdict by jury Of not guilty.
State vs. Hall Swain, assault and
battery; submitted, fined SIS and costs.
State VS. Luther Smith, public drunk
enness; verdict of not guilty.
State VS. Dave Sewell, public drunk
enness; stricken from docket.
State VS. Ed Hurst, public drunken
ness; verdict Of not guilty.
State VS. Arup Carroll, public drunk
enness, continued by defendant; on
bond.
State VS. Millard Smith, public
| drunkenness; stricken from docket.
State VS. ]. ]. Hardin, public drunk
enness; continued on account Of sick
ness Of defendant.
State vs. John Britton, violating
stock law; submitted, fined $40 and
costs.
State VS. Oliver Kiddy. murder in
second degree. Trial BY jury, verdict
of guilty and term Of 10 wears in pen.
itentiary. Appeal prayed and 30 days
granted to get up bill Of exceptions.
State VS. Oliver Kiddy, carrying pis.
toll; continued.
State VS. Gus Shelton, carrying pis-
tol; continued by defendant.
State VS. Fred Fowler, arson, con.
tinued by consent; on bond.
State VS. Bud Russell, contempt
fined SIS and costs.
State vs. Will Floyd and Tom Floyd
assault and battery. Tom Floyd moi
guilty; Will Floyd guilty, fined $2E
and costs.
State VS. Walter Baker, public drunk
enness; dismissed on payment of tn
costs.
State VS. Frank Tate, assault an
battery; dismissed on payment Of cost
as on conviction.
| State VS. Frank Smith, murder; cor
tinued by consent; on 81, 600 bond.
| State VS. Donaldson Davis. publ
drunkenness; bond fixed at $3.50 an
continued.
| State VS. Donaldson Davis, carrvin
pistol; same amount of bond and COZ
| tinued.
/ State VS. Hurb Wicker. public drunl
ienness; submitted; fined 81 and cost
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-31
THIS Is
.Gish'S Store News!

January and February the gardeners time right up trees
it for storpes all the supeuous shoots and overgrown
things to be sheared off for the better growth of the mother
Our necessities to trim ship often favor patrons who frequently
find things falling down that exactly what they want We cannot
put into the everything going this store days
would take nearly all Of the press What going the Dress
Goods and silk Section the Shoe Department the Women and
Chden ReadyoWear Department in the Mems and Boys Cloth
ing Store, merely headlines Of the news.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-31
From the Seventh

Editor Independent
win drop You few notes from the
Seventh,
The general health of the commun-
ity is very good at present.
Mrs. Eta Inman has returned from
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-31
Proceedings Of Adjourned Term
Of the County Court Jan. Is

There were 81 Justices present and
answered to roll call; absent. 4.
The most important matter was the
election of road commissions for each
civil district. The law passed chang
ing to three having been repealed,
the old law applies,
The commissioners selected were
as follows:
District ALFRED Crocker.
District 2-Will Nichols
District 3-Mitch Maness.
District 4-W. P. McMahan
District 81. G. Grove
District 6-Will Hockaday
District Murray Harris
District 8-R. F. Beard
District 81. R. Burks
District l0-W. B.,Snlith
District, III. G. Pyron
District l2--,Pony Gibson
District l3-J. l.. Brooks
District l4-J. G. Mullens
District l5-Will Carroll
District ia. T. Pickett
District I'm. v. Davidson
District 18-F. s. Trainham
District l9--F. M. Hester
The roads were classified under the
old law. Seven days are the number
Of days required each year.
c. N. Foster, Edgar Forsythe, Dave
Tackett, Ben Mason, Kinney King,
Mark Hawkins, Will Murray, R. D.
Mckenzie. LofeY Wells, M. T. Inman
and Joe Templeton were released
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
VAN DEUSEN NOT
YET CONSCIOUS
Mayor Demands Better Safe
guarding of Railroad Cross
ings in the City.

T. ]. Van Deusen, one of the pub
fishers of the Moline Mail, who WIS
injured Friday evening when his auto
mobile was struck and demolished at
the Sixteenth street crossing by a
Rock Island switch engine. continues
unconscious at the city hospital, where
he is being cared for. There is little
change in his condition, the physicians
stated, though a slight improvement
in circulation is apparent. Nourish-
ment was given him today and
chances are said to favor recovery.
As result of the accident and
others of similar naturr which have
occurred in the past, ayor NJ. r.
Carbon has written officers of the
Rock Island and Burlington road de-
manding that gates be placed at the
Sixteenth and Seventeenth street
crossings and that electric alarms be-
ing installed TO warn o. the approach
of trains at all crossings in the city
limits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
EAGLES HALL IS
OPENED TO TANGO
Trustees Reverse Their Deci.
sion Barring the Dance
From the Floor.

Score another touchdown for the
tango. After having been tackled.
tripped. tousied and almost tumbled
by the trustees of the Eagles building,
it has, by display of individual
prowess seldom seen even in Moline,
shaken off and eluded the enemy,
finally wriggling. twisting and squirm-
ing across the line. No one doubts,
after considering its record OF achieve
ment that it will also kick goal, and
perhaps do other stunts. some OF
which may not be covered in the rules
of the gridiron.
Some weeks ago Tom Carron, who
conducts dancing class al the Eagles
hall en- Monday evenings, asked Chief
of Police 0. M Bisant to pass officially
on the tango as Moline institu il q
The chief, always obedient when duty
calls, carefully investigated, though il
is not recorded that he did any tango
ing for himself. However. before hS
had time to frame verdict that un
pleasant task was made unnecessary
by the action of the trustees of the
Eagles; who, made aware for the frs
| time of the danger that threatened the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
CONTRACTLANDED
FOR $4,000 JOB
Moline Furniture Works to
Turn Out Finest Set of Fix
lures in This State.
is FOR A CHICAGO FIRM
Rock Island Man Instrumental in
Landing flight Other
Bidders.
is FOR A CHICAGO FIRM

Work commenced today at the Mo-
line furniture works on what will be
the most handsome set of furniture
ever turned out by this factory, being
a $4,000 job for Marshall Field & Co,
Chicago. The contract for the work
was closed Saturday at noon, and is
the first of its kind to be awarded by
this we'll known mercantile firm to
company outside of Chicago.
/ c. Mauritz Johnson, superintendent
/ at the factory, who resides at 707
! Thirty-eighth street, Rock Island, had
charge of securing the contract and
not until the Chicago firm had been
| guaranteed as to the ability of the
Moline plant to do the work in a short
time and turn out perfect job, was it
awarded.
Eight companies were bidders for
the contract, most of them being
Chicago concerns The bid was not
awarded to the lowest bidder for there
was another one lower than that of
the local furniture company. The stip-
| ulations mmade by the Marshall Field
representatives were not so much the
price, but the quality of the work and
The ability to turn it out.
a representative of the firm was in
Moline Friday and was taken through
the Moline plant. Mr.. Johnson then ac-
companied him to Chicago where he
showed him several sets of fixtures
installed by the local firm in stores
While at first this representative was
reluctant to believe that the Moline
company was able to hanGle the work
he later told the superintendent that
he felt confident e. to the ability OF
the Moline company to install first
class material
The furniture and fixtures will con
sist largely of cases and cabinets to
be installed in the second floor of the
new Marshall Field annex, located
no ,th of the present building, at the
corner of Wabash avenue and Ran
/; dolph street. The room is to be used
, as the fine linen and fur department
and when completed will be the finest
! one in a mercantile establishment in
. this state if not in the country.
L
7 All of the wood to be used is to be
: of solid mahogany with Pullman fin
: ish and will require $4,000 feet of lum
, Der. portion is to be of inlaid mahog
t ! any and the cabinet wor!, was design
ed by c. NJ Wheeler, Chicago, con
, sidered the greatest furniture arehi
tect in America.
: The work was commenced today, as
5 the contract calls for complete install
: lation by Feb. l, 1914 The members
' of the local firm are jubiiant over sc
1 curing the contract because of thu
reputation of the Chicago firm and thu
: fac. that it was the first contract TO
? work of this kind ever awarded b.
Marshall Field & Co. outside of Chi
cEgo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
SHOP ACCIDENT is
CAUSE OF DEATH
Edward Swanson, Aged 10,
Dies Week After Being
Struck by Timber.

Struck in the abdomen by piece OF
timber which he was cutting on rip
saw in one of the smaller east end fac
tories nearly week ago. Edward
Swanson, aged 10, died at the Tri-City
sanitarium about 6 o'clock this morn
ing. Until a short time before his
death it was not supposed that his in
juries we're OF a serious nature.
The young man had been in this
country only two years. in operating
the saw last Tuesday he evidently fed
il too rapidly and the result was that
the timber he was cutting became
stuck and finally the teeth of the saw
caught it and hurled il back with much
force. The end struck Swanson in the
abdomen.
A physician was quickly summoned
and the injured man taken 10 the
sanitarium. Evidence Of serious in,
ternal injury did no develop for sew,
eral days
There are no known relatives of the
young man in this country, but he
was a member of the Vikings and they
will have charge of his burial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
DEFEAT WEST
ENDS BY IS TO 6 COUNT

The Moline Illini won a featureless
game of football from the Davenport
West Ends at Browning field Sunday
afternoon by a count of 10 to 6. 1t
was a fairly even struggle all the
way. Two of the touchdowns were
made on blocked punts, each side reg
istering once in this manner. The Illini
made its other touchdown by means
of a successful forward pass. The
forward pass came in the third quar-
ter, the contest up to that time having
been scoreless. Coyle received the
pass from Livingston and lodging sew
eral men who were between him and
the Davenport goal, made the first
count Wright of the Illini blocked a
West End punt in the last quarter and
fell on the ball behind Davenport
line. Goal was missed. In this period
also Ellstrom's punt was blocked and
Wellendorf ent through for a gain
of five yards and a touchdown for
the West Ends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
WATERS ARE OUT;
MAY FORM AUNION
Employees Of Raymond & Am
norman Restaurant Demand
Better Conditions.

Walters in the Raymond & Ammer-
man restaurant at Sixth avenue and
Fifteenth street walked out this morn
lng on a strike for better working
conditions. The eight men involved
spent the forenoon notifying other
hotel and restaurant employees in the
city OF meeting to be held at 3
O'Clock this afternoon 10 take action
looking to the forming Of a local
branch Of the National Hotel and
Restaurant Employees alliance.
Proprietors of the restaurant affect
ed by the strike we're put TO consid.
cradle Inconvenience in filling the
places Of the walters, but announced
during the day that their patrons
would be taken care OF with the usual
care and promptness.
The walters say they have been
working in two shifts OF u hours each,
seven days week and declare that
at times they have been allowed as
little as three hours out OF the "a for
sleep The restaurant is open all
plight
Il is claimed there are between 80
and so persons in Moline who are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
PLAN OPERATION
TO SAVE REASON
Attempt Will Be Made at City
Hospital to Benefit Mrs.
Sophia Benesh.

Mrs. Sophia Benesh, the Moline woman
who was examined in the county court
Saturday afternoon and pronounced
not insane is to undergo an operation
at the city hospital tomorrow. This is
believed to be the only thing to do
for the restoration of her reason.
For several months the woman has
been causing lot of trouble to the
police and police matron. She would
walk the streets almost constantly
both day and night, carrying her 49,
months-old child Finally Mrs. Sails
bury secured the woman a good home,
but she soon returned to her old habit
of walking the streets.
Not long ago she went to Chicago
and on her return moved to East
Moline to live, refusing to share the
house with her husband. Several days
ago she caused the arrest of her hus-
band. who was arraigned in county
court and made to contribute IS a
week for the support of his wife and
child. The husband declares that he
did all in his power to have his wife
return and live with him, but in. vain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
The MOLINE PUSH
TITLE OF A PAPER
Commercial Club and G.. M.
Committee Issue Publication
to Boost the City.

The Moline Push" has made its APP
four page three column folder gotten
out by the Moline Commercial club
and the Greater Moline committee and
to be published, it states, monthly.
The "perpe rators' are A. G. Brown,
secretary of the club and also of the
committee; Williamm H. Schulzke,
chairman, and II. NJ. Rai.back, pub.
licity member of the entertainment
committee of the club The object,
of course, it to boost the two organiza-
ton and the city.
In addition to club news and an ac-
count of progress in upbuilding the
city which has been made during the
fall the Push contains the club calen-
dar for November, which is as follows:
Friday, Nov. I, $50 p. m.-Stag
party in charge of special committee,
with complimentary refreshments.
Friday, Nov IA, $3.50 p Nth
formal dancing party, with Criterion
orchestra and small charge for re-
freshments.
Friday, Nov. 81. 6:45 p. Mn
formal dinrer and card party. plates
20 cents. Five hundred will be played
and there will be special music.
Friday, Nov. %, Gas p. Informal
cafe dinner and dance, with program
by the Criterion orchestra and dane
ing from $50 till midnight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
ELIMINATION OF TWO
SALOONS UNSETTLED

liable to agree as to the'applicant or
applicants to be disappointed the Ii
cense committee of the East Moline
city council failed at Its meeting Sat
urday afternoon to settle the saloon
license question. 1t had been decided
by the council that the number of sa-
looms should remain IS, instead of in
creasing it to 20, as had been proposed.
In the meantime 10 applicants for Ii
censes had paid their money to the
city clerk and another had asked for
a permit II was left TO the committee
to pick two for elimination. Mayor
Goodwin. who is a member of the
committee, is in Peoria this week serv.
ing on the federal jury and nothing
can be done till his return. The 9th,
er members of the committee are AL
dermen Lundeen and Radden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
WACINC AWAR ON
SPEEDY AUTOlSTs
Five Arrested in East Moline for
Violation of the Traffic
Ordinances.

The police Of East Moline waged
war on autoists and motorcyelists all
day Sunday, eight hours of diligent
work netting five arrests. R. A. Nicer
of Silvis and Arvid Strohm of Moline
were each fined So and costs for run
ming their motorcycles without Ii
cense number. Ben Lancaster of Sill
Wis arrested ON the same charge, was
fined SO and costs, this being his
second offense.
]. W. Bermest of Davenport paid
80 and costs for not having license
number on his automobile. while Con
rad Hansen of East Moline was assess
ed a like amount for speeding.
Faving captured all the motorist!
possible, the police turned their atten
ton to the plain, ordinary, everyday
bicycle and arrested Cyril Ryckenghen
fer riding his wheel on the sidewalk
He paid 81 and costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
REPAIRING OF FIFTEENTH
STREET SURFACE STARTED

Operations were begun this morn
ing by the department of streets ard
public improvements in repairing Fiji
teenth street, the asphalt surface of
which is in bad condition. The task
would have been started earlier but
the city's inspectors We're at work on
the Third avenue job, which was com.
pleted last Friday The start will be
made at Eighth street and the crew
will work south on one side and back
on the other. 1t is hoped that the job
will be finished III week Account OF
the material used and work done will
be kept to figure in the claim pending
against the Barber Asphalt company
which the city claims is under bond t
keep the street in repair. The case
against the Barber people is now pend
ing in court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
MAN IS RUN over
BY THREE TRAINS
Body of George Price, Iowa
City, Found on Tracks of
Rock Island

George Price, identified from papers
found in the pockets of his clothes, as
a structural iron worker, from Iowa
City, was found on the tracks of the
Rock Island railway at Seven,
teenth street, East Moline, with his
head severed from his body as well
as both legs and one arm. When dis
covered by switch engine crew OF
the Rock Island, the body was still
warm. but during the several minutes
before at least three trains had run
over the track where the body lay
At the inquest this morning an open
verdict was returned.
He appears to be a man about 81
years of age and from letters found
in his pockets it is known that he
has relatives in Seattle, Wash. Il
was learned that Price was in Iowa
City Saturday evening, hut efforts Il
locate relatives in that city were O
no avail.
Authorities of Seattle are being com
municated with in an effort to find rel
atives of the deceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
OBITUARY RECORD
CHARLES MUELLER.

Charles Mueller. for % years an
employee of the Moline Wagon works,
died at 11:15 Sunday morning at his
home, $50 Nineteenth avenue He had
been ill seven years.
Mr.. Mueller was born in Germany
Oct. II, 1S47 He came to Moline in
1874 and two years later was married
to Mrs. Dora Schluetter, who with
four children survive. The children
are: William, Charles, Jr,, Mrs.
George Scibert of Moline and Mrs
William Wehrerd of Princeton, MINI.
Schluetter of Carbon Cliff Funeral
will be held at O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon from the home. Burial will
be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
BURNS CAUSE DEATH
OF PETER MARDIGAS

Peter Mardigas, who was so serious
ly burned when he attempted TO kindle
fire with gasoline Friday morning
at his home. 21s Forty-fifth street
Rock Island. died at 10 O'Clock Sun
day morning at the city hospital. From
the first there was little or no hope
OF recovery. as the skin was cooked
from the waist down. over half the
entire surface Of his body having been
affected. An inquest held by Coroner
R. C. J. Meyer this morning at the
Esterdahl undertaking establishment
resulted In a verdict of accidental
death. l. was shown that Mardigas
had picked up the wrong can by mis-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
MOLINE HIGH SCHOOL
IN ANOTHER EASY WIN

Moline high school retained its rec
ord of victory in the contest with Lin
coin high school at Browning field
Saturday afternoon. While the Wis.
itors we're not expected to be difficult
to defeat it was not expected that the
score would be so onesided. It was As
10 o. Mo.ine's goal was not often in
danger, the only element Of jeopardy
being furnished By the work of
Holmes. ;he visiting fullback. who
executed forward passes as well as ne
made them and was about the entire
show on the Lincoln side.
Next Saturday Moline plays at Dan.
vile and d hard contest is anticipated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
OPTION LEADERS
TAKE NO CHANCE
ON SUFFRAGE ACT
Women Will Not Be Asked to
Sign Petition for Vote on
the Saloon.
DECIDED TO MAKE A FIGHT
Representatives. Of Temperance Or
CARNATIONS Reach Decision at
Joint Conference.

Women, though eligible TO take part
in the election. will not be solicited to
sign the petition for the placing of To-
cal option question on the ballot at
the spring election in Moline A NUN
Der of signatures equal TO one-fourth OF
the vote case at the last general cleo
ton must be secured. but those in
charge of the fight for the elimination
Of the saloon propose to take no
chance of having their work undone
by a possible decision of the supreme
court holding the woman's Suffrage get
unconstitutional At the same time, it
is conceded that the chief hope of the
anti-saloon forces lies in the part tn t
women are expected 10 take in the
election.
There Is no longer any doubt that
.the question will be again fought out
in the spring This was made evident
at the conference at the United Pres
byteri n church Saturday evening of
ojint committee representing the
various temperance organizations of
the city The following were present:
Scandinavian Temperance union
Rev Z. A. Lagerstrom, Rev. c. J. Mel
son.
w. G. T. U.-Mrs. NJ r. Met5gar
Mrs. y. G Jam!son, Mrs w. +. East.
man. Mrs. T. Dilworth
Ministerial uniou-Rev J. NJ. Os
born, Rev. J. II. Miller and o. Z. Nc.
Laughlin.
Law and Order league-C. S. Trevor
S. II. Montgomery, Rev. W b. Slater
SOON MADE UNANIMOUS.
II was found that all the organiza
tons represented except the Law and
order league had given their delegates
instructions in favor Of again taking
up the fight and after a full discussion
OF the matter the verdict was unani
nous. IL Is understood that the sam,
course will be taken iu Rock island
and that both cities will ote on loca
option at the same time There beinl
plenty Of time no haste will be mad,
I'm starting work on the petition.
Rev. Mr.. Miller was chairman o
the conference anr Rov. Mr.. Slater sec
Rotary There will be another meeting
during the next few weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
Wioers Back On Force.

Jake Wigers is back on the Moline
police force after an absence or sew
eral years spent as turnkey at the
county Jail. He was nominated at to-
days meeting of the city commission
by Commissioner f. l.. Eastman and
confirmed His appointment is the
result of the prolonged Illness of OF
ficer Thomas Kearney. He takes the
district formerly patrolled by Peter
Rose. who has been given Kearney's
beat in the downtown district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
Thanksalvina SERVICES.

At the meeting of the Moline Min.
isterial association this morning, il
was decided to hold the annual union
Thanksgiving service for all Protes
tant churches at the First Congrega
tional church. Rev. J. II. Miller, pastor
of Union Congregational church. viii
be taken for the benefit of the visiting
nurse.
Rev. Samuel Miller of Trinity Luth
eran church this morning read a paper
on Socialism" A floral tribute wal
purchased for the funeral of John S
Freeman.