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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23

Park She was accompanied by her
daughter Mrs Verne Talbot of Galva.
Mrs. Lura McCurdy and daughter
| Mrs. Camilla Lantz of Shelbyville is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Mascall.
| c. J. Larson was a business caller
in Galva Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. n. H. Barbero after
spending a several weeks Writ with
their daughter, Mrs. e. G. Conser left
Wednesday for their home in Knox
vile.
Mr. and Mrs. C. r. Olson and Mrs.
Olson's mother Mrs. A. E. Anderson
attended the funeral of the latter's sis
ter-in-law Mrs. A. G. Anderson in Gales
burg Tuesday.
r. Louise Fitch left last week for
Berkeley, Cal, where she will begin
her studies for a Phi. D. degree at Lee
land Stanford university. She has not
yet decided whether she will remain
at Stanford during the entire course or
whether she will remain there only a
year and complete her studies in some
Illinois university.
Arthur Olsen of GaIesburg spent
Wednesday at the home of his parents
in Cambridge.
Mrs. August Samuelson and daugh-
ter Lillian spent Monday with friends
in Rock Island.
Mrs. ]. P Johnson, son of Eugene
and daughter Helen of Marshall, Mo,
visited at the home of Mrs. Olaf Hill
bloom
NJ. ]. Peterson spent Monday on bus
mess in Galva.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Jockey spent |
Sunday at the L. A Bolin home near |
Kewanee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Ross and family |
spent Sunday at Milan.
Plaster Injuries Bookkeeper.
Plastering from the ceiling in the !
Office of the Peoples Power company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
CAMBRIDGE

Mary Slater, the 1o-year-OlQ QauSn
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Slater, who
was successfully operated on for ap
pendicitis in the oMline City hospital
short time ago returned to her home
south of Cambridge last Tuesday &C
companied by her father.
Medic Johnson left Monday for a
visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Johnson and other relatives in Athol
South Dakota.
Andrew Peterson, after spending a
few days with his son-in-law, Rev. Mr..
Moberg, in Andover, left Wednesday
for his home in Hobart, Ind.
Deputy Sheriff Brown was business
caller in Woodruff Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. D. S. Andrewartha
left Tuesday for a short trip to Starved
Rock; Chicago and other points of in
terest They are making the trip in
their auto and expect to be gone two
weeks.
A ]. Ross was business caller in the
tri-cities Monday.
Gene Malcolm has purchased a six
cylinder Lewis touring car which ar
rived Tuesday.
Mrs. A. c. Rosenstone visited with
relatives and friends in Orion Monday.
Mrs. Jessie Nugent of Chicago arriv-
ed Tuesday for visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Chapman.
Mrs. c. R. Olson entertained the
Wednesday Afternoon club at her home
Wednesday Afternoon.
Timotny Kane was a Galva caller
Monday.
Lillian Carlson of Aurora is visiting
at the home of her parents Mr. and
Mrs. F. V. Carlson.
Guy Hamilton of Los Angeles, Cal,
and his sister Mrs. Mabel Bushee of
Buda were guests of friends in Cam
bridge the fore part of last week.
Winnie Fredrickson left Tuesday for
a visit with relatives at Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Gregg after
spending a few days with the latter's
sister Mrs. G. w. Yohn left Tuesday
for their home in Canton.
Gladys Otto left Monday for a visit
with relatives and friends in Bishop
HILL
Melvin Lindbloom left Monday for
visit with relatives and friends in Mo-
line.
Mrs. E C. Cosner spent Tuesday
with friends IN Rock Island and DAY.
Mrs. Celia Miller of Miller county.
Mo-, is visiting at the home of her
cousin, Mrs. Philinda Stoughton.
Mary Clark after spending a short
time with relatives in Cambridge left
Monday for her home in Zion City.
Mrs. Peter Larson left Wednesday
FOR a visit with relatives in Charlton.
Iowa. She was accompanied as far as
ialva by her daughter Linnea Larson
Mrs. Ada Barker has purchased the
belonging to S. w. Poppleton
lust north of the Houghton McClintock
Lumber Co. and will get possession
next spring
Lura visited with relatives in Daven-
port last week.
Mrs Anna Johnson returned Monday
from visit to Starved Rock and Deer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23


A.e new girl and am now relieved
:. a. these troubles. ! hope all young
- VIII get relief as ] have. ] never
D. better in my life. Miss BERTHA A.
'IUo2urs, Box II6, Sterling, Conn.
asssena, y. VI have taken Ly-
- (. Pinkharn's Vegetable Compound
= hignly recommend it. If anyone
tnS 70 write 70 me / will gladly tell
soout my case ] was certainly in
oeo condition as my blood was all turn
- % water. Ihad piuples on my face
pad color, and for five years had
S s.sn troubled with suppression. The
lots called il Armenia and Exhaus-
fe. and said ] was all run down. but
-, l. Pinkham's VegetabieS ON
-. -. brought me out all right. - Miss
iSA AYREs, Box a, Massena, NY.
ioung Girls, Heed This Advice.
,. yrs who are troubled with painful or
sar periods, backache, headache,
,,sSssing-doWn sensations, fainting
- OF Indigestion, should Immediately
a. restoration 70 health by taking Ly-
L Flnkham's Vegetable Compound.
Advertisement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
PAIR SENTENCED
TO COUNTY JAIL
Two Thought to Be Pickpockets
Are Arrested in Business
Section of City.

John Smith.a coIored man, and Clyde
Haynes. were arrested last night by
Detectives Herman Sehnert and Officer
Sullivan, in the business section Of the
city.
The officers believed the men to be
dips, who came here to work on circus
day II is planned by the police to
keep a sharp lookout for pickpockets
during tomorrow
The two were arraigned before JUS
tice of the Peace Carl Keuhl on
charge of vagrancy and were sentenced
TO the county Jail for 20 days. Steve
Lesh and Ed. Lascholler, two other
strangers. were ordered out of town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
WILLS PROPERTY
TO BENEFACTORS
urs Alice G. Craig Leaves Es-
tate of $4,000 to Farmer
and His Wife.
MADE HER HOME WITH THEM
s,,.her ard Other Relatives Are Over
Iocked-Under the Terms Of
Last Testament

p4cause Of the kindness and care
,h;ch was shown her in the last years
=, her life. Mrs. Alice G. Craig. al
,,oneh she had brother living and
Generous other relatives, saw Mt to
Issve an estate valued at S25,OO0 to
W and Mrs. August Axelson, South
Moline. according TO the terms Of the
vfl which was probated yesterday by
Judge B. S. Bell
The instrument was drawn Dec. %,
1912 with John H. Hauberg and An
drew Rietz as witnesses. The former
rss named as executor. but could not
oraIifv because he had acted as a wit
ness and c. s. Roberts was named in
tis place. Mr.. and Mrs. August Axel-
soa were left all OF the real estate. in
ending a valuable farm near Hillsdale.
While Alma and AlphiH AXelson. the
children. we're given all OF the house
ho,d goods and personal effects Of the
deceased.
Comes as Surprise.
The bequest came as a surprise to
TIE Axelsons. Mrs. Craig came 10
rbeir home TO live. and because of the
treatment she received concluded to
Substantially reward them
Years ago Mrs. Craig lived in this
locality. but later LEFT here. Her sis
to- Miss Lucy Goodrich, was killed
IN an auto accident in Drury township.
AID no relatives could be found. Final
" the public administrator made APP
plicstion % settle up the estate. and
en- the day set for hearing Mrs. Craig
APPEARED unannounce as we'll as 9TH
sr relatives. including a brother Ar
thur Goodrich Of Grand Junction. Col
orzdo. Mrs. Craig. although she had
tust arrived, claimed she intended 10
make Rock Island county her home
again. and as she was the only reia-
tive living in the county, she insisted
On her right to name an administrator
Tor her sisters estate. She nominal
ed Robert s. Woodburn. while other
heirs suggested John WoOdburn. II
vas finally decided by Judge 3. 5. Bell
70 name both as joint administrators,
and this he did. In the estate was the
farm which Mrs. Craig has since
Eilied 10 Mr.. and Mrs. AXelson.
The bill OF Joseph Patrick Ryan,
Drury township. drawn April 16. 1914.
vas also admitted to probate. All OF
ne property was left 10 the wife Mar
TIA, and at her death is to go 70 the
children. william n. Ryan. Drury, and (
Nollie E. Bear. New Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
AT ONCE! CLOGGfD NOSTRILS open,
HEAD COLDS AND CATARRH VANISH

dissolves by the heat of the nostrils;
penetrates and heals the infiamed.
swollen membrane which lines the
nose, head and throat; clears the air
passages; stops nasty discharges and a
feeling of cleansing, soothing relief
comes Immediately. Don't lay awake
tonight struggling for breath. with
head stuffed nostrils closed, hawking
and blowing. Catarrh or cold, with
its running nose. foul mucous dropping
into the throat. and raw dryness Is dis
tressing but truly needless.
Put your faith-just once--in 'Ely's
Cream Balm" and your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear.
Harper House Pharmacy.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
OBITUARY
Mrs. Lena Greenrud.

Mrs. Lena Greenrud 81 years Of age.
died at 10 o'clock last night at 81. An
thongs hospital. She had been suffer
ing for several years with complica-
ton OF diseases. She was born in
Norway and came TO this city in 1870
and resided at 261O Fifth-snd-a-half ave
nue.. Her husband o. Greenrud. died in
1885. Two nephews are the only sur
yivors.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted at O'Clock tomorrow after
noon from Knox's chapel. with inter
ment in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
GRlEVES OVER MONEY;
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Carl wiese. a painter. aged IS, living
at Donahue. Iowa, committed suicide
yesterday afternoon by hanging him
self with a rope in the barn at the rear
of his home. II is thought grief over
the fact that his brother had secured
all of the estate of his father. who re-
Gently died in Germany, is said to have
preyed on his mind. resulting in tenn
porary insanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
REV. E. L. ROE STRICKEN

Vice President Of the Catholic Church
Extension Society Passes Away. -
Aurora, ILL.,, July 23.-Rev. Edward
L. Roe, for Is years an educator al
the De La Sale institute, vice presi.
dent of the Roman Catholic Church
Extension society of the United States,
died here yesterday.
He was a member of the Peoria do
cese. He is 81 years old. His entry
into the priesthood came after. rs
years as the head of the Christian
Brothers Layman's society of Chfca.
go. His last active work was travel
ing fod the society for which he col
Iected $250,OOO in one year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
Thermometer Shows the Rec
ord of July 18th Equaled
at 1902 Degrees.
Hourly Temperature

Today rivaled the warmest of the
season and at 2.3O o'clock the temper
ature was 1902 at the government:
weather bureau.
Rock Island sweltered, sizzled and
boiled, and the populace perspired
amid it's daily task.
At this morning fahrenheit
said so and jumps during the morning
were rapid until noon, when the reg
lister pointed to 81. At 2:30 o'clock it
appeared as though the seasons rec
ord was to be broken, but the mercury
soon started on the descent, and at
it was 9S.
On July II the thermometer regis
tered 1902 degrees also.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
MAY COMPROMISE IN
PAVING CONTROVERSY

A compromise is pending in the
TEenty-third street paving project
When the case was called this morn
ng in county court. f. was found some
0. the DIRECTORS were willing TO put in
Ssfoot pavement instead Of 80 feet,
as originally planned. This would
mean difference Of $3.50, figured on
The basis Of 15OfoOt frontage. II is
thought the other DIRECTORS may agree
70 this plan and the action this morn
ng was postponed in the hope of a
settlement being reached.
Ineophilus Masac, dead at Il in Los
angeles, once served on the personal
sian Of the Inflated Emperor Maximi-
Ian Of Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23

in the Safety building, fell on L. E
Anderson, bookkeeper, at 2:45 O'CLOCK
this afternoon and rendered him I'm
conscious. DIR. Joseph De Silva was
called and after a time Mr. Anderson
was revived. There were no bruises
or gashes about his head but it is be
lieved that light concussion resl4led
as he was struck. He was taken to his
home, 624 Thirty-fifth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23

month and was very
weak. ! was also
bothered a lot with
female weakness. /
read your little book
. Wisdom for Wo-
men, and / saw how
o tn g RS h ad been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
TO try IT, and
IL has made mo feel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23

half avenue. at noon today. The child
was five days old. Besides the par
ents the baby is survived by his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Burton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William See, all of
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
Breathe Freely! Clears Stuffed-up, In
famed Nose and Head and Stops Ca
tarrhai Discharge. Cures Dull Head
ache.
Try "Ely's Cream Balm"

Get small bottle anyway. just to
try it-Apply little in the nostrils and
instantly your clogged nose and stop
ped up air passages of the head will
open; you will breathe freely; dizziness
and headache disappear. By morning,
the catarrh. cold-in-head or catarrhal
sore throat will be gone.
End such misery how! Get small
bottle of 'Ely's Cream Balm" at any
drug store. This Eweet. fragrant balm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23

The famous French lawyer, Maitre
Labor, who became an international
figure at the time OF the Dreyfus case.
IS now 90 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
IN STERLING
LIVES 4 Girl
Who Suffered As Many Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.

Sterling. Conn am a girl of %
years and l used to faint away every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23

The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
See died at his home. 2sIO Fifth-and "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20
10 STREETS CHOSEN FOR PLAY.
VIII he Closed 90 Trntiic From Ia q
O'Clock In Afternoon.

Traffic Inspector Myerss report on
streets to be closed To traffic from TO
s O'Clock In the afternoon and used as
childreu's play grounds was approved yes
terday by Police Commissioner Woods.
Settlements, the Fairgrounds Association
and the Salvation Army will arrange
games and supervise the children's play,
Nineteen streets in Manhattan and Brook
lyn are designated now and there Will be
moro later.
The Manhattan streets are Roosevelt.
between oak and Cherry Henry, between
oliver and Catharine; jefferson, between
East broadway and Henry Scanned,
between East Broadway and Madison /;
Ridge, between Delaney and RNnGton ;
Cannon, between Broome and Delaney ;
Essex Market place, between Essex and
Ludlow: Eldridge between Delaney and
Rivington: Second, between Avenue
and First avenue, Fourth, between Ave
nue. 4 and First avenuei Dry Dock, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets :
Ninety-hrst, between First and Second
avenues. and 1o3d, between Madison and
Firth avenues.
The Rrookyn streets are Butler be
tween Uovt and Bond Columbia place,
between state and Juralemon Choever
place, between Harrison and Deeraw :
Georgia avenue between Sutter and Bel
mont avenues christopher avenue, he
tween Belmont and Suffer avenues, and
Pacific, between Rockaway and Stone
avenues
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20
CABLE CENSORSHIP LIGHTENS.
japan Now Permits Relay OF Mes
snEes TO 81. Petersburg.

John &. Williyer, cable manager Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company an
nuunced yesterday a further modification
Of censorship restrictions being imposed
by the bellgerents. Surnames or given
nam when used alone are now accepted
In place OF the full name formerly re-
quired Well known persons. firms or cor
porations addressed by cable do not need
the street and number. Cable companies
hope for more notifications In the near
future.
The Japanese authorities are now al
lowing cable messages TO be relayed TO
st. Petersburg via Toxic and Vladivostok
and communication with Russia through
the East Is now open, This has been
brought about through the activities OF
the Commercial Gable Company and the
Western Union.
The Commercial Cable Company an
nouncod that the Argentine Republic had
suspended International Geographic s, rv-
ice in secret language. code and cipher
messages being prohibited. Messages will
be accepted only at $ nder's risk and must
be in plain language, spanish German
French, Italian or Portuguese, and have
the complete signature OF the sender
The Commercial Gable Company quoted
rate OF size n word from New York
to 81 Petersburg via Toxic and Vladi-
Nostok
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20
WAR RELIEF PROBLEM HERE.
French Consulate Has $500 Women
and Children TO Ala.

The French Consulate announced yes
torday that there were in the city COO
French reserv.sts and $500 women and
children to be provided for. The women
and children must be taken care of until
the war ends and the men must he pro-
Vided for until they can sail for Eu-
rope. The men are getting 81 day.
The consulate In this relief work has
the cooperation OF LEtoie "A benevolent
society OF Frenchmen. Food bureaus
will be- established for the women and
children, who have come to New York
from all parts OF the country. Houses
will also be found for them.
The sailing of the relief ship Creole,
which the Raymond & Whitcomb Com
pany had chartered. has been indefinitely
postponed. The Creole was to have
sailed between IL and ~ o'clock to-day
for Liverpool to bring back 400 stranded
Americans. The sailing was cancelled
last night by "A cable message from the
London office OF Raymond & w itcomb.
q. II. Pierce of the New York office said
last night that he did not know the
reason,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20
YACHT RIDE FOR POOR
NEWPORT CHILDREN
Pembroke Jones Takes Inmates
Of Home for a Sail on His
Yacht Alert.

NEWPORT, Aug. 1s.--Pembroke Jones
entertained the inmates OF the children's
home here with sail on his yacht Alert
to-day Mrs H. Casimr de Rham gave
luncheon Dinners were given by Mrs.
Ogden NILS, Mrs. Stuart Duncan and Mrs
Oliver Gould Jennings.
The German Embassy here has been
closed and transferred to Washington.
All old officers OF the Newport reading
room were reelected to-day.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs will
remain here until October. as will Mrs
o. II. u. Belmont, Mrs. Robert s. McCor-
mick. Francis A. Snea, me Misses Shea
and Mr.. and Mrs William Earl Dodge
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Perrin are guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Dodge. Charles Gibson
OF Boston is visiting DIR. ]. J. Mason. Mrs.
George McFadden OF Philadelphia is Wis
iting Mrs. Il. +. Clyde Pembroke Jones.
Jr.. is the guest of his parents.
+. q. Lloyd and Mrs. O. n. Hitchcock Of
New York, visiting Mrs. Charles :. Whit
man, registered at the Casino to-day, as
did also Rear Admiral William II. Caper-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs oliver Perrin. Miss Cora
n Morris, visiting Mrs James H. Darling
ton: Ewing Steele of Philadelphia Mr.
and Mrs. Paul u. Mills of Philadelphia,
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert X. Cassatt /;
Mrs George de Gersdorn OF New York
visiting Miss Carroll. and Miss Mary Pyne
OF New York. visiting Mrs. Dulany How
land
Miss Rosa A. Grosvenor will give an
afternoon dance next Wednesday and Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish dinner on the same
evening
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20
BEACH BALL TONIGHT
TO HELP HOSPITAL
Expect Meadow Club Fete at
Southampton Will Be
Success.
TENNIS TOURNEY DINNERS
Heat Sends Spectators of Con-
tests Hurrying to the
Beach.

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 19.---Society was
again well represented to-day at the
Meadow Club tennis courts. where tho
tournament Is being held About the same
gathering as yesterday watched tho
matches from the verandas Of the club
house.
The extreme heat to-day caused an un-
usually large gathering at the bathing
beach. After the games we're over this
noon there was rush for the beach,
where fully two hundred bathers enjoyed
the surf bathing and as many more
watched them from the pavilion and tho
beach.
The large marquee Is In place on the
grounds OF the Meadow Club. and plans
are about completed for the hospital hail
tomorrow night.
Workmen are busy finishing the inter-
Tor decorations, In which green tx the
chief color. There will be hundreds OF
colorcd lights. Lanterns will he hung in
the garden, which forms the passageway
from the marquee TO the clubhouse. After
the dancing supper win be served on tho
verandas. All the boxes have been dis
posed OF at $50 each and there Is every
reason to believe this annual benefit will
be "a great success both socially and finan-
cially.
Ralph Preston gave a dance for the
younger set this evening. About one
hundred guests were present. The dancing
was In large tent erected on the lawn.
Preceding the dance Mr.. Preston gave .
dinner for fifty at the Meadow Club.
Mrs. Lucen IA. Tying gave dinner for
twelve this evening. and invitations are
out for a dinner TO be given at the Meadow
| Club on Saturday by Mrs. George Whit
ney
Mrs. George C. Hewitt entertained last
evening for Miss Mathilda Coster. who 10
spending tennis week here.
| Mrs. Il. NJ. Horne gave n small dinner
| this evening. Mrs. Horne and her daugh-
! ters will leave Southampton about Sep
TENDER | to spend the autumn at Tuxedo
| Mr.. and Mrs. Girard b. Lambert are
| visiting friends At Princeton. n. j.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20
SUN IN ECLIPSE TOMORROW.
VIII he Total Only In PAIN From
Arctic Ocean to India.

a total eclipse of the sun. the only ono
visible on the earth in 1914, is scheduled
TO begin in New York city tomorrow
morning at 34 and end at 8 :0s. AS
tronomers in the United States. how
ever will not We able to observe II In
It's totality, as its path begins in tho
Arctic Ocean, crosses Greenland, Norway.
RUSSIA. the Black Sea, Turkey, and ends
near Lahkpat In western India II viii
be mos, visible to Americans in the
regions around the great lakes.
The eclipse will not be visible west
or south OF a line drawn through Mani.
toba, North Dakota, Illinois and WASH
inRton. D. c. The first contact OF tho
penumbra with the earth takes place In
Hudson Bav and the last on the east
coast 81 Africa
The fact that the greatest duration Of
totally OF minutes IA seconds will
occur In Russia has led observatores
from various parts OF the world 10 send
expeditions thither To make photographs
and spectogrsms Because Of the war
some uneasiness Is felt for the Crccker
Expedition from the Lick Observatory,
which left San Jose, Cal. on June ~ for
KEN, Russia. and also for Prof David
Todd OF Amherst College who left New
YORK 1ulv for the same place In
tending to photograph the eclipse from
an aeroplane.