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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
CHARTER ROLL OF
WOMAN'SCLUB6 SCI
Largest Organization in Three
Cities Has Auspicious Be-
ginning Saturday.
IN MEETING AT BROADWAY
Chairmen and Members of Committees
Appointed and Departments
Are Formed.

The Woman's club of Rock Island
starts its career as such with a char
ter membership of 621 a most auspici-
GUS beginning for a club that should
be the strongest force for good in the
three cities. The club now has a
larger membership than either the
Davenport or Moline Woman's clubs
and the interest and enthusiasm is
one of the best features of the new
organization. The first regular meet
ing since organization was affected
was held Saturday Afternoon at the
Broadway Presbyterian church, the
litorium of which was well filled
W h club members. Mrs. T. B. Davis,
the president, presided and IN calling
the meeting to order she said:
1T gives US great pleasure, l am
sure, to be together here at this, the
first regular meeting of the Woman's
club of Rock Island. IL is also a great
satisfaction to have such a large and
representative gathering at our open
ing session. We look forward with
hope and expectation to the opening
of the year, although the work of this
III - SCGlA L1luoI OC ldl SSly OAS I'll O1-
ganiZation and getting better &C
quainted with one another. We hear
much at the present time of the
brotherhood of men; ii seems TO me
it might be appropriate to have
siSterhood of women also If We can
work together as members of large
and harmonious family with the same
definite aims and purposes with a de-
sire to advance equally the interest
of all much is possible for US While
our primary object is that of self cuI-
ture we dc. not want one that will
make us narrow and selfish, but a cul-
tue that Will be farFeaching in its
results, that viii broaden and deepen
our sympathes, that will give us a
clearer insight into the needs of 9th
ers and cause US TO WELD an inffu-
ence that Will be felt where. there is
any occasion for right sentiment
and endeaVor. If we can do this, if
we can strive together in harmony for
all that is noble and uplifting, not
only for ourselves but for all with
whom we come in contact, we will
surely win success, and then it can
be said in truth that it is good
thing to have a Woman's club in
Rock Island"
COMMITTEES NAMED.
After the secretary, Mrs. K. T. An
derson, had read the minutes of the
last meeting, the appointment of
committees and chairmen by the
executive board was announced as
follows:
Rooms-Mrs. J. F. Robinson, chair
man; Mrs H. S. Bollman Mrs. Will
liam Crubaugh.
Printing-Mrs. F. o. VanGalder,
chairman; Mrs. D. w. Dahlsten, Miss
Clara Hampton.
Publicity - Mrs. Edward Brien,
chairman; Miss Gotta Bartholomew,
/ Miss Agnes Abrahamson-
/ Finance-Miss Bella Carpenter
Miss Josephine Pietz and Miss Mary
Carter
Reception-Mrs. Cora Eastman,
Mrs William Reck, Mrs. c. L. Walker
Mrs. William Norris, Mrs. l.. Simon,
Mrs. Willard Schaeffer, Mrs. ]. P.
. Comegys, Mrs. H. c. Kingsbury, Mrs
$. w. Searie, Mrs. G. A Virgins,
Mrs. c. T. Dugard, DR.. Emily Wright,
Miss Ellen Gale, Miss Katharine Gest
/ Program-Mrs. H. b. Hayden, Mrs
r. c. Smedley, Mrs. H. S. Cable, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
TELEPHONE GIRLS
CONVENE AGAIN
School of Instruction Opens
This Morning at the New
Harper House.

Rock Island is entertaining today
for the second time, the district chief
telephone operators of the Central
Union company. A school of instruc-
ton, which is to last this week, opened
this morning at the New Harper house,
with young ladies present from over
the Rock Island district, which extends
from Quincy to Rockford.
Miss Ida Munthe, district instructor
is in charge of the conference. The
matter of qualifications for an efficient
operator was considered today and to-
morrow her duties will be discussed.
District meetings also opened today
at Springfield and Peoria.
Among the young ladies attending
the conference are: Miss Desmond,
Galena; Miss Stena Munthe, Rock
ford; Miss Flagg, Sterling; Miss Hag-
genjos, Galesburg; Miss Mitchell,
Quincy; Miss Hoffmeister, Quincy;
Miss McIlvaine, Rock Island; Miss
Swanson, Moline; Miss Schultz, Mo
line; Miss Ida Munthe, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
ABANDON MENT
TRIAL Is STARTED

The hearing of criminal cases in
the county court commenced this af-
ternoon. the first action being q
charge of wife abandonment pre-
ferred against Ralph ID. Martin. At
torney II. A. Weld of Chicago ap-
pears for Martin and States Attorney
F. E. Thompson and mis- associate,
William McEniry, are prosecuting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
GOFF.

Benjamin James Goff. infant son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goff, died Sat
urday evening at 9 O'Clock at the
residence of Mrs. James Slater, 821
Twelfth street The deceased was
born July 9. 1912. Death was due
to pneumonia. The funeral will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
from the residence. Rev. Marion
Humphreys will offciate and inter
ment will be made in ChippiannOck
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

County Historical society at the
Rock Island club. 1t was stated that
the meeting was to occur tonight. 1t
should have read Monday evening,
April IS. The meeting is to be free
to the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
STARNER.

After an illness of but a few hours,
Mildred Elizabeth Starner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs l.. ". Starner. died
Saturday evening at 500 a. her home,
91e Second avenue. The child was
two years old. being born April 9, 1911,
in this city. Death was due to
spasms, probably induced by indiges-
ton. The fatal attack came while
the child was with her mother at a
grocery store.
Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon at O'Clock al the home
Rev. H. " Reed officiated and burial
was made in ChippiannOck cemetery.
All the news all the time - The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
Police News

AS a sequence to a saloon brawl in
the Lippen place, Twenty-fourth
street and Fourth avenue, Saturday
night, Oscar Hanson and Emil Burg
were fined 800 and costs each on
assault and battery charges. The
proprietor, Pete Lippen, paid 81 and
costs for disorderly conduct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

In ejecting a youthful trespasser
from the Peoples bank premises yes
terday afternoon. Perry Leonard,
fireman, tore the boys shirt and is
alleged TO have struck him. Leonard
swore out a warrant against the lad,
Ferdinand DeVoss, charging respass,
whereupon the boy came back with
an assault and battery charge against
the fireman. The case was continued
until tomorrow morning. in order to
permit the summoning of witnesses.
F. E. Schroeder was fined 81 and
costs for drunkenness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

Historical Society Meeting:
There was a mistake in the printed
announcement Saturday of the forth
coming meeting of the Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
CALL FOR DEPARTMENTS.

The study department of the club to
further its organization has called a
meeting for Thursday afternoon at 8
O'Clock at the library, and members of
the club who desire to affiliate them
selves with this department are asked
TO attend this meeting.
The civic department will hold
special meeting for organization We'd
Resday afternoon at o'clock at the
library, and members OF the club de-
string TO belong to this department
are asked to attend.
| The program of the afternoon was
| delightful one, given by members of
the Rock Island Musical club, and each
number was exceptionally well render
ed and was much enjoyed, the pro
gram being:
I OrgaH-Prelude In C.........F Forester
Miss Katharine Gest
I Piano
+ aj-Told at Sunset. 49,. Mcdowell
bl-Te Water Lily. Mcdowell
( Miss Lois Hubbard
Reading-The Revolt of Mother.
/ ..........M Mary E Wilkins
Miss Iva Pearce-
Voice
a)-The Dove ........ Ronald
| bits June ...... Ronald
Miss Mile Beck.
| Instrumental trio . Gade
/ Allegro Animate
| Allegro Viyaci
Mrs. V. L. Frykman, violin
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04
ENACT
PICKETT'S CHARGE
TOday'S Feature OF Gettysburg
emi-CenteRniaL

Gettysburg, Pa, July 3.-Cooler
weather followed the rainstorm OF
yesterday, and for the first time the
veterans of the blue and gray were
really able to enjoy themselves.
Today's feature Of the semi-centen-
nial celebration of the battle Of Get
tysburg was a picturesque one. It
took place at the Bloody Angle, when
the Philadelphia brigade of the
Union army and survivors of Pick
ett's division were formed on opposite
sides of the stone wall where the
charge stopped The veterans charg-
ed as best they could with their bur-
den Of years, but when they reached
the wall they stopped and shook
hands, On this spot they picked out
location for a $250000 monument
which they hope to have congress
erect there.
Many thousands left camp today for
their homes. The army officers in
charge threw Gordon over the roads
leading out today and examined the
baggage. Many government blankets
supplied for the encampment we're
discovered and removed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04
PERSONAL
GOSSIP

Mrs. Albert Mersman and children
are spending this week with relatives at
Ottawa.
Mrs. Frank Ellis is spending this week
with relatives at Xenia, Dayton and
Greenville.
Misses Anna and Clara Kraudlet are
spending couple of weeks at Detroit,
Mich, the guests of their sister Miss
Lena, and brother, Joseph Kraudlet and
family
Treasurer-elect Frank Benke and his
bride arrived home Saturday from their
wedding trip and are now at home" in
the neatly furnished cottage at Mill and
Anthony streets.
Miss Velma Henney, of Van Vert,
who for some time past has been book
keeper for the Model Milling Co., has
resigned her position and returned home
where she accepts like position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Dick. who have
been spending the winter at Palm Beach,
Fla, arrived in this city last Friday en-
route home at Mendon. They spent a
few days with VIM. Dick and family.
DR.. Clifton Raudabaugh, who has COM
pleted post graduate course at Harvard,
arrived here last Saturday with his FAM
lily and will visit over the Forthwith his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Raudabaugh
East Market street, before returning to
his home at Springfield.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04
COURT MATTERS

The Moeller Lumber Co. VS.. G.. ].
Winkeljohan, ct al. is a suit filed in COM
mon Pleas court last Saturday in which
plaintiffs pray for judgment in the sum
of S34l .02, and for the foreclosure of a
mortgage lein on lots p, % and ~ in
! Seitl addition to the village of Chicka-
saw. They allege the above amount due
them for material furnished in the erec-
ton of buildings on said lots
The case of S. A. Bolenbacher VS.. {.
o, Foreman was adjourned indefinitely
last Friday by Judge Layton, who left
Monday, with his wife for Battlecreek,
Mich, where the latter Will take treat
ment. The testimony of the plaintiff
had just been concluded and witnesses
for the defense called, when the court
decided to adjourn the case until his
return.
The court heard the case of II. b. Ben
net ct al. as trustees of the Celina Circuit
NJ. T.. Church, VS.. all members of said
church and granted a decree of sale.
The order is on the property, known as
lot z, Juneman's addition, located on
East Fulton street, and now occupied by
the M. +. Circuit pastor, Rev. Woodruff.
Nancy Sheets has filed suit against
Simon Flowers ct al. praying for parti-
ton of the following property: The
northeast quarter of the northwest quar-
of section /, town south, range 3 east,
all in Center township and containing
40 acres.
James +. Warthman yesterday filed
suit in Common Pleas court against
Hamilton Dawson ct al, praying that
the title be quieted to the following de-
scribed property, situated in Dublin
township; The east half of the northwest
quarter of Section 80, town south,
range east, containing so acres of land
also the northeast quarter of the south
west quarter of Section 32, same town
and range.
Oliver Putnam, of Van Vert, yester-
day afternoon filed suit in Common Pleas
Court against Contractor John Tenneut,
praying judgment in the sum of S155,
which amount he alleges is due him OH
bill of roofing sold the defendant.
Judge Mathers yesterday awarded
Judgment to the plaintiff for 81, $3.50
and costs, in the case of l.. +. Woke VS..
Vern II. Bissell ct al. Lease of Chas.
West, on property involved, protected.
Sale, subject to rights of lessee West,
if judgment not paid i'll three
days.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04
RACING ON ROAD
PROVES FATAL
Young HOOsler Lad FOrfeits Life
Near TT. Recovery in Attempt
Head on Another Lad.

Arthur P. Haley, young man living
just across the Indiana line, west Of 1T.
Recovery, was instantly killed near that
village last Saturday evening.
Accompanied by a lady friend he was
on his way to the Fort to spend the even
ing. When few miles west of the town
he was overtaken by neighboring boy
and horse race ensued. Haley's horse
ran to one side Of the road and as the
driver attempted to pull him back the
buggy upset. Haley was pulled head
long out of the rig and landed on his
head, breaking his neck. His companion
was uninjured. The boys in the other
rig carried the body to TT. Recovery,
where 1t was taken to the May undertake
ing establishment. The young lady be-
came hysterical after they reached the
Fort and has suffered a complete nervous
breakdown.
Funeral services over the remains Of
the unfortunate lad were held Tuesday
at his late home. He was very popular
and the whole countryside attended the
services.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04
LOCAL TOPICS

J. M Harper, of Angola, Ind. has
taken charge of the Mercelina Park
hotel.
Mrs. G. A. Boosz and children are
home from a several weeks visit with rel
atives at Danville, Pa, Wooster and
Canton.
Stephen Hellwarth suffered broken
nose last Friday when he was kicked"
in attempting to start a gasoline engine
on his farm in Hopewell township. DR..
Stubbs was called and Strengthened out
the injured member.
City Mail Carrier Arch D. Cordier left
last Tuesday evening for Los Angles,
Calf, where he goes as a delegate from
the Celina Christian Endeavor Society to
the International biennial convention of
Christian Endeavor. He will be gone
about three weeks.
At meeting of the Celina Board of
Education Wednesday evening Miss
Naomi Fennig was employed as teacher
of the third grade in the East building.
Miss Fenning is daughter of J. L. Fen
mig, the South Main street hardware
dealer, She is a graduate of the Celna
ooHOpio dliu LIDS just SOll lplSlCu q COuI SS
of study at Oberlin.
A meteor fell to the earth in the east
ern end of Auglaize county about two
O'Clock last Saturday morning. The
brilliant display was seen by only few
people. Night policeman Henry Me
haus was the only person in this city to
witness the meteor. 1t bursted when
close to the morrison causing a reverber-
alton like tremendous explosion.
G. p Durbin & Son last Monday
purchased the Frank Shambaugh meat
market, located in the rear of the Durbin
grocery building, corner Fayette and
Walnut streets, and will conduct the
butchershop in connection with their
grocery. They will retain Enoch
Schlosser to manage the shop He is
one of the best meat cutters in the city
and had built up a nice business for Mr..
Shambaugh.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04
FERTILIZE THE SOIL,
NOT THE CROP

"Fertilize the soil, not the crop is
the slogan of the soil fertility experts at
the College of Agriculture. They say
that it is a mistake to talk about Corn
fertilizer" and Wheat fertilizer. Ex-
periments have shown that all applica-
ton of phosphorus for instance, will on
some soils increase largely the yield of
every crop grown. Fertilizing, say these
men, is simply supplying to the soil the
elements of plant food which it lacks.
In order to tell what plant food is lack
ing they want to see the soil and sur
rounding country Putting this idea
into practice, arrangements have been
made to send a representative of the
College of Agriculture to farms all
over the state to give advice in the pur-
chase and home mixing of fertilizers.
Readers of this paper may secure one of
these visits, which are free, by simply
writing to A. B. Graham, College of
Agriculture Columbus, Ohio. The dates
open are in August and September.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04

many years M. Rochefort was editor
of La Patrie (Paris).
Colonel William S. Eden, widely
known as a Chicago hotel owner and
manager, died after a two weeks i'll
ness. He was 70 years old.
Ballinkinrain castle, near Glasgow,
Scotland, costing about 100000, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire.
Militant suffragets suspected.
At Cleveland, o. Patrick Dunn,
John Cannon and Thomas Winch
were killed as the result of a sewer
cave-in.
Mrs. CASTOR M. LHuillier, 73, wild
ow of a millionaire. died at her apart
ments at New York from burns.
Two Belgian railway conductors are
under arrest at Ostend, charged with
stealing 100000 in jewels from pas
sengers, and a Brussels jeweler is
held as their fence"
Three new churches are to be built
in South Bend, Ind, and several more
are to be greatly enlarged, as result
of the added memberships secured
through the recent Billy Sunday cam
paign.
That Frances Williams of Ehkman,
Utah, the 12-year-old girl found dead
in trunk at Ogden, was murdered
by her mother, Mrs. Augustus Eek
man, is the conclusion Of the Salt
Lake police.
Japanese jingoists continue to
preach war with America at public
meetings in Tokyo.
Cecil Bowman, As of Hamilton. was
drowned while swimming in the Mi.
ami river.
Evelyn George, II, and Anna Slep-
sky, 19, members of a swimming party
at Marinette, Wis, were drowned
when they slipped into deep hole.
Former State Senator Andrews OF
Ironton, serving a sentence for brib-
cry, preached sermon to the inmates
Of the Ohio penitentiary.
At Xenia, o., Robert Edwards, Is,
was drowned when his head struck
stone while diving in a swimming
pool.
Edward ]. Enes, IS, telegraph oper-
ator, was drowned while swimming at
Aurora, Ind.
Colonel w. S. Elden, widely known
as a hotel proprietor died at Chicago.
aged 20 years.
Anson Phelps Stokes, banker anG
member of one Of New York city's
most widely known families, died sud.
denly at his home.
Driven mad by the intense heat,
Samuel Heck, 60, factory watchmap,
at Dayton, o., shot his wife through
the heart, killing her instantly, aaf
then killed himself.
After writing a note to Mrs. Anna
Klusmeyer, declaring he was sacri-
fcing his life for her, Charles 'GillocH,
a turfman, fired a bullet into lis
heart at Louisville. KY, dying in
stantly.
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04
Bunched News Paragraphs

Automobile fatalities in Chicago in
June, 1913, broke all records when 20
lives were the toll of motorcar acci
dents.
Three more men who were burned
in the Hustled mill explosion at Buf.
falo died in hospitals, bringing the
total known dead up to %. Eight
bodies are believed to be in the ruins.
Charles Jung, proprietor of a Chi.
nese restaurant in Cleveland, o., was
found guilty of manslaughter. Jung
was charged with beating Frank Ter
rell to death with a baseball bat in
his restaurant.
At Webster Springs. w. Va, State
Senator Ben A. Smith was convicted
of bribery in connection with accept
ing $4,000 to vote for Colonel Sey.
mour Edwards as a candidate for the
United States senate.
Frederick K Barnes, As, president
of the Enterprise Lithograph com.
pany, formerly a resident of Colum.
bus, committed suicide in his room
at Hotel Statler, Cleveland, by swal.
lowing poison. Business reverses.
Internal revenue collections fer the
Peoria (Ill) district showed a total
Of $S4,OOO,994.53, a gain over last
years record of S4,132,555.21. The
figures represent the tax on whisky
manufactured in Peoria during the
past year.
Presidert Wilson nominated G. W..
Lapp Ur d States marshal for the
northern strict of Ohio.
Advices received in Mexico City
state that 40 native women committed
suicide in Durango to escape indigni-
ties at the hands of the rebels, who
captured the city a week ago.
William Booker, now in the Jeffer-
sonville (Ind.) reformatory, has made
a full confession to the murder of
Enoch Highshew duplicating his
brother-in-law, William Arney, in Gus
tody at South Bend, Ind.
That Premier Asquith has been
marked for assassination by militant
suffragets If Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
uloI ulS5 lOilOWlHB uST uuIleIOuS Jan
terms, was the intelligence published
in the London Daily Express.
T. U. Vaughn, former superinten-
dent Of the South Carolina Odd Eel
lows orphanage convicted in Green
vile county, s. G., Of assault upon
several little girl inmates of the home, \
must pay the death penalty by cleo
trocution.
Amended divorce law of Nevada re-
quires years residence before appli.
cation for divorce may be made
Blinded by jealousy, C. B. Jones, re-
siding at Norfolk, Va, shot his young
wife in the back She died in an am
hulance.
Drivers employed by Consumers
ice company, Newcastle, Ind refused
to work in the intense heat for the
wages paid them and quit.
Henri Rockefort, Marquis De Roch.
efort-Lucay, publicist and statesman,
died at Aix-Les-Bains. aged 81. For
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-04
MAGNIFICENT
MONUMENT
IS DEDICATED
To Heroes Of st. Clair and Mad
AnOthOny Wayne In Notable
and Patriotic Exercises.

In honor of the heroes who fell at tn,
defeat of General Arthur ST. Clair OF
November 4, 1871 and in commemora
ton Of the sweeping victory by which 4
detachment Of troops from General An.
thony Wayne's army retrieved the loss.
es in the summer Of 1894, the magnif.
cent S2S0O0 monument, erected b,
Congress at TT. Recovery was unveiled
and dedicated Tuesday, the anniversary
of the second day of the fight by which
the ground OF St. Clairs defeat was re.
covered and the first American fort es.
tablished in the .wilds of the northwest
territory. II was fittingly named Fort
Recovery.
While the intense humidity, and the
fact that all the farmers were busy in the
fields, kept the crowd from being near
as large as expected, all the towns OF the
northwestern part of Ohio and eastern
Indiana were well represented.
The program was carried out as billed
with the exception of the presence of
James M. Cox, who was scheduled for an
address. Gov. Cox went to Gettysburg,
but sent his private secretary, Geo. +.
Burba, with his regrets and a word to
the people assembled.
The principal speakers were Ex-Con-
gresham w. f. TouVelle, of this CITY,
and General J. Warren Keifer, of
Sprinpfield. While the General speech
was well received the crowd gave their
undivided attention and united cheers to
Mr.. TouVelle, who was instrumental in
securing the Appropriation for the monu-
ment.
Mr.. TouVelle's speech was a master
piece of composition and oratory, which
space will not permit us to reproduce.
The afternoons program was inter
rupted by heavy shower of rain, which
continued intermttedly until sundown.
During the break between showers about
5 O'Clock, the beautiful shaft was unveil-
by Miss Belle Noble Dean, of Indiana
polls, Ind.
In the evening an unusually fine dis
play of fireworks was staged at the
base of the monument, which was lit up
by an abundance of red fire, making il
resemble miniature war scene, with the
canon and ball grouped about and clouds
of smoke overhanging the park from the
explosions of rockets and burning
powder.
The town was pretty we'll filled up in
the evening with people from the coun--
try abont.
1t was a memorable affair, and will
mark an epoch in the history of Ft. Re-
covery that will freshen the memories of
future generations of one of the greatest
tragedies of Indian warfare that has
ever been recorded.