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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
LARGEST OF KIND
IN THE TRI-CITIES
Darts Warehouse Is a Notable
Addition to Business
Buildings.
HAS $1,000 FEET OF FLOOR
Fitted With Numerous Devices Which
Will Facilitate the Hand
ling of Goods.

An important addition to the bust
ness district is the new 100000
Wholesale grocery warehouse. erected
by Henry Darts Sons, at the corner
of Nineteenth street and First avenue.
The building is the largest of its kind
in the three cities, and one of the
best constructed in the country. 1t
will be occupied shortly. The build
ing rs modern to the last word and is
of the best type of reinforced concrete
construction. 1t is 150x150 feet and
three stories in height, with a base
ment. There fare $1,000 square feet
of floor space available. The building
and roof are so constructed that two
more stories may be added.
The basementJwill be utilized entire
~ for storage purposes, and is equipp-
ed with a sliding shute from the rail-
road-track The first floor is planned for
the offices and shipping and unloading
rooms. A switch track has been
run into the building at the north, and
the wagons are to be located under
roof at the south. The heating plant
consists of two Kewanee boilers, one
of them, small one, being used tor
heating the offices alone.
Part of the second floor is devoted
to the packing room, and here is also
the cigar and label room. The third
floor is being used entirely for storage,
with one corner set aside for flour.
Two Fireproof Stairways.
There are two fireproof enclosed
stairways, one at each end of the
building, this feature doing away with
the necessity of fire escapes. There
is one elevator in the center, and also
a lowerator. which runs entirely by
nearly all of the goods from
the upper floor being lowered by this /
new contrivance.
Tho construction of the Dart ware |
house was started about March l by /
Collins Bros. and excellent time was
made considering the vast amount OF /
put into it. A new system of .
slab steel forms twas used for the con-
crete, this being the first time it was
used in the west and many contract
Ors and construction men were inter
ested and watched the progress in
tie construction of this warehouse.
They unite in the opinion that the con-
The work was done under
The direction of Roy Collins and o.
A. Jackson.
In letting the contract the company
favored local firms as far as possible.
The plumbing and heating was done
~ Channon & Dufva, electrical work
)y the Electric Construction and Ma
,hinery company. the elevator was in
stalled by the Otis company, and the
woodwork by H. Tappendorf.
The Henry Darts Sons is the oldest
Wholesale grocery house in the three
titles. being organized in 1857 by Hen
V Dart. The firm then occupied the
building now used by Sexton Bros.
clothing, and moved to Eighteenth
treet in 1876. For many years four
and three floors and the
basement of the building on Eigh-
eenth street were used, the entire
DOR space amounting to 10000 square
eet, as against $4,000 square feet in
he new warehouse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31

Following is a summary Of the work
from Dec. l, 1913 to Dec. 1, 1914, n
the office of the building inspector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31

follows: Olof Banker Cdeceased),
Dan c. Kelly. {. p. McQuaid, Frank
Wich ana Fred VI. Ehmke.
The following benefits have been
paid out since the organization of the
Rock Island Aerie:
Doctor Fees-S7. 241.
Sick Beneft-S1O.12S.5
Death Benefits, 500.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02

be known he considered Senator
Stone one of his most valued counsel
ors In the last few weeks the senator
has been a frequent visitor at the
White House. Usually he is invited
by the president to call IN the even
ing and they have been known to
talk undiSturbed until late in the
night. As chairman Of the committee
on foreign relations, Senator Stone
is looked to by the White House to
combat the republican opposition to
the pending Colombian and Nicara-
guam treaties.
During Senator Stones recent i'll
ness which for a considerable time
greatly alarmed his friends, the
president personally telephoned the
SENATOR one daily to inquire as to
his condition and when he began to
improve called at Senator Stones
apartment to see him. He also sent
flowers from the White House con-
servatory TO be placed in the sick
room.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02
I'm NcinOrian

The death angel visited the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Harris on
June 10 1914, and took from them
little Hazel Lena, who was born Oc-
tober 4, 1912, aged wear, s months
and II days
She was a. sweet little girl and
bore her sufferings most patiently.
She leaves father, mother, sister
and two brothers and host of other
relatives and friends to mourn her
untimely death. Weep not dear
parents, she is in a better land, and
has paid the debt that all must set
tie sooner or later
Her funeral was preached by Rev.
Bess, and the little body was laid to
rest in the Baptist cemetery at Dom
COLA, 1t is sad to give up the little
darling, but God needed her in His
kingdom and called her home
Oh! how sad we are daughter,
As we view the vacant place;
But there one sweet consolation
That you've found a better there
In that bright celestial city,
Over on the other shore,
Where there is no pain or sorrow
And where parting is no more.
Hazel is gone but not f0rgOttenl
Let us all be prepared to meet her
in Heaven A COUSIN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02
Obituary

Entered into rest on Friday. June
26, 1914, George c Leadbetter, aged
so years and 3 days. Deceased was
born in England June %, 1884, and
came to this country in 1851. where
he spent the remainder of his life.
January 3, 1870, he married Miss
Jennie Harper in CenuaIia, Kansas.
To this union nine children were
born, seven of whom. five sons and
two daughters, together with his
widow, twenty-five grandchildren,
two brothers and two sisters survive
him
His devotion to his family, friends
and the interests of his community
had stamped him in their lives and
his death but served to knit him
closer to the universal heart As
husband and father, he was loyal
and generous, loving and true, and
TO him the sacred ties of home were
as the breath of life itself.
His wife and children were to HIM
a full measure of recompense for
lifes most bitter struggle. Keen of
mind, true of heart sunny and
sympathetic by nature. his friend
ship was golden.
He left a host of friends who join
in extending sympathy to the be-
reaved family and other relatives.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev | n Sherrow and the re-
mains were laid to rest in the GENE
tery at Hahn chapel. near this city
Saturday. June 27. 1914
4 SoN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02
Southeast News.

John Rosner. aged about Al. while
feeding a threshing machine near
Jaydee, ST. Francois county, on June
Is, fell dead
Cape Republican,
The machinery at the biz dredee
ditch was tried out Sunday to see il
everything was adjusted properly
Ditchine work will commence in
few days
Frrderick,own Democrat News
The biz cattle and hay barn on
the old John Schultz farm on the
Mine Ia Motto road burned June "a.
about noon. The threshing machine
had Just left the place and il is sup
posed the fire originated from the
engine. a lot OF straw and ahort
70 bushels ~ whea, burned
Editor Walker Of the Hayt Critic
has been sued Icy + J Cunningham
and J. s Nahl of Charlottesville for
the pitiinl insignificant, sum OF
Sl0O 900 The sgit grew out OF
criticisms tha, appeared in the Critic
in connection with the failure of the
bank there and a shortage in the
county funds tha, were held on de-
po~ii by the bank II Walker Is fixed
as we'll as MOS, country newspaper
men. lis strange hey didn't make II
nm even million,
Constable Spureeon Ditch sho, and
seriously wounded William Laws at
Flat River June %, Ia attempting
to arres, Laws Laws had tanked up
on booze at Elvins and started the
trouble there by resisting arrest and
uSins his knife on the city marshal
named John Wallis, whose gun re-
fused to work. Ditch and Deputy
Gr,ffani had bnetl notified 10 come
To the assistance Of the marshal
Laws undertook To make a gun play
an Ditch. with the marshal's gun he
taken from Wallis. hat IL failed to
work for him. and Ditch shot him
twice, once In the body and again in
the night thigh
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02

dent. to reply to your letter Of June
IS. want to say that no member
of the senate has been a more con-
sistent or generous supporter Of this
administration than Senator William
j. Stone.
He has assisted not only by his
votes. bv active cooperation of many
kinds and by earnest and disintereSt-
ed counsel concerning the matters Of
public interest which have been
pending from time 70 time.
His action in all public matters
since my inauguration has bound me
TO him by ties of admiration and
friendship"
To callers the president has let il
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02
County Court Proceedings

Cour, met Monday. June 2s with
all members present
Judges for the primary elecuon
Angus, 1. we're appointed rs follows
Crooked Creek to~uship--kiichen
precinct Homer Talent, J W My
ers, Otto Miinch and Walt Dcnman.
Bessville. James Pair. John Sites.
NJ. b. whlSener. ", J Hale, { C.
Welker and Charley Rhodes.
Whi,ewater--IiSville: J. d, Nc
Doweli, Johson ScahauGh, Henry
Werth, Charles AcGraw, Louis liN
and Peter Shrum
Sedeewickville Eli j. Seahaueh,
Joe Thiele. Isaac prcsneli. K n. sea-
haugh. Willie Seahaueh and Elisha
union-pa,ton, +. NJ Jones. All
Yount, David Robinson, u 6, Smith,
c. N Dennis, and " F Wllkerson
Munele: D. ]. Munele. j. l. Hus-
ted, A. J. Bollineer, ". P Grindstaii,
j J. Dollar and J. II, Johnson.
German--Seopus: John Hartle, j.
N. Stone. D F. Bollinser. II J. Lin
coin. s +. Dewhitt and T. A. Wallis.
Limbaugh Chas Bollineer, Geo
Green. NJ r. Smith. J. NJ Limbaugh,
John Masters and d T. Masters
I.orance-Glen Allen; Edgar Llm-
merman, Reuben Mccormick. J, Q,
Stevens. J. A. Harris, Ad Murray
and Peter Miller.
Lutesyille: WI Lutes, j, p Dunn,
EiIutes. NJ s. Gladish, S NJ Du-
laney and r. A. Finley.
Marble Hill A. J. Bedwell, George
Grindstafl. Robt Sample, Bee iount,
LII Ramsey and S !. Spencer.
Latin. John Masters, Vim. keslev'
Thos Huskey. George J. Elfrink'
Herman Rastl and B. F. Winters
Liberty-Huxie Chas Iley. Wal
n GRAY. Emanuel Eaker, John Deck,
Geo Alternately. and II. S, Shell
Bess: John Baker, Lee Fisher
Thos Baker. Peter Bess G. l. Myers
and David L Shell
pcneola N. Z Murphy, Samp
Harris, Charley Bess. 6. S. Sample,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02
goods furnished the county,
Adjourned until court in course
Stone RiQhf.Hand Nan of
President

President Wilson to-day added to
his praise of the Missouri delegation
by making public a letter 10 Hugh
Stephens of jefferson City, says a
Washington, D. C., special. dated
June 26, to the ST Louis Republic, in
which he paid a special tribute TO the
loyalty Of Senator William J. Stone.
Mr.. Stephens had written to the
president regarding Senator Stones
attitude On administration measures.
I am very glad" wrote the presi-
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02

Rob Vansennip. Sr and Sidney
johnson.
Drum: John G. Fisher, John Hor-
rell. John Tebrock, Elam Hit, Chas,
CUNNINGHAM and Geo. Nenninser.
Wayne-Gipsy: Dennis Nichols,
Cal Wagner, Geo, Kerr, NJ. NJ. Berone,
A. J jackson and W, o. Peters
Zalma. B. II. Bollineer, Irwin Fish
c. II. Pape. Geo. Clubb. Jesse Glase-
ner and W. F. Eel.
Greenbrier: Louis Graves, John
Owens. II. A. Stepp. A. 5. Ramsey
III Virgins aud Jas. A. Crosby.
s,uriivanr NJ. E Helton, Ab
Watkins. Jesse Kinder, Lem Presnell,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02

Another of those "Shooungs by a
friend occurred Wednesday when
Edward Shaw had a bullet sent
through his abdomen hy Harold Nc
Coy This unloaded gun and friend
B shooting Is decidedly dangerous
st Soseph Observer.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-07-02
John Mckee and R. H. Ward.

Flllmore-Dunn, j. X klce, Jeil
Thomas, Monroe Cooper, j. A. Dunn
J. A. Burk ard NJ. N. Kinder, Jr.
Haynes: Chas. Farmer, John r
Rea, Forest Bollineer, Sam Newell
A. c. Haynes and John Brewer.
County Treasurer, I. A. Caldwell
requested to paw Joel GoodSon S375
over charge OF interest on school
funds.
T. A. Caldwell allowed $1,000 for
disbursine school money.
J. A. Taylor allowed $40, F. G
Lambert S5 and W. d. Limbaugh
$40. salary as county judges.
J. A. Taylor allowed SlS-25 for
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
Greenwood, Wis, in Danger
Of Being Wiped Out By
the Turbulent Waters
DAMS AND BRIDGES
BEING SWEPT AWAY
Stream Is at Record Flood
Stage and Crest Is Not
in Sight as Yet

Greenwood, Wis, June 5-With the
Black River already at it's greatest
flood height and rising fast, this town
and others are hourly in danger of be-
ing swept away. Many families have
been forced to leave home. The
waters swollen by the heavy rain of
Wednesday and Thursday, have torn
the municipal light and power COM
; pany's dam from its anchorage and
have swept away $50 feet of reinforced
concrete levee.
Small buildings are being whirled
down the streams. One steel bridge
has given away 10 the torrent and
others are threatened At Hamlock
four miles north of here the saw and
roller mills of the T. o. Withee Lum.
ber Co., have been torn down by the
bursting of dam and steel bridge
has been wrenched from its moorings.
Greeks have been turned into rivers
and the water is still rising fast. At
Owen, Is miles north of here, four
feet of water is swirling through the
streets, Easements are filed, sidewalks
carried away, and small buildings de-
molished.
The damage will reach many thous-
ands Of dollars
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
STRIKING GIRLS
PARADE STREETS

Pittsburgh, Pa, June 5.-Approxi-
mately 5000 men and women employees
of the Westinghouse Electric and Man
ufacturing Co., refused to go to work
this morning when the whistles at the
East Pittsburgh factory sounded at 7
o'clock They formed in line and
marched to the play grounds at Turtle
creek, mile away, where they leaders
said they would discuss their griev-
ance.
Several hundred girls. each with a
tinhorn paraded through the streets
and were cheered by crowds of strik-
ers on the sidewalk. Burgess A. H.
Snyder called a number of leaders to
his Office and suggested they urge the
strikers to keep off the streets until
the trouble was settled and was met
with the reply that they could not
control the men, although all strikers
had been urged to obey all the laws.
There was no disturbance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
SHAMROCK Nv GOES
OUT FOR FIRST SAIL

Portsmouth, Eng, June 5.-Sham-
rock ", Sir Thomas Lipton's new
challenger for Americas cup went out
today for her first sail stretching spin
In the vicinity of Spithead. She was
accompanied by Shamrock III.
The wind was light and fiukey and
Inadequate to test the capacities of the
challenger. Under her huge main
sails and her sloop foresails she man
euyered handily and picked up way
quickly after tacking.
The towering mast of the new yacht
dwarfed that of the old Shamrock.
Sir Thomas Upton was on board
the challenger, together with Charles
E. Nicholson, her designer and Will
liam r. Burton, the amateur yachts
man who is to command the Shamrock
Nv during the cup races in American
waters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
GREAT NEW LINER
ON MAIDEN VOYAGE

New York, June 5-The Aquitania,
the new liner of the Cunard company
and the largest ship adoat under the
Bs1tish. nag arrived at quarantine ear
ly today on her maiden voyage to this
port. With her, sister ships the
Mauretania and Lusitania, the new
vessel will operate between Liverpool
and New York
The Aquitania made good time down
the Long Island coast last night after
passing all danger of ice fields that
held her speed down on Wednesday
and yesterday. Last wireless reports
gave her speed at 1922 knots.
The Aquitania Is second to the Vat
erland, the largest ship in the world.
Her tonnage is 47,00O and she can ac-
commodate 5000 passengers. The
Vaterland is $50 long.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
Bees Interrupt a
School and Stop
Traffic of City

Cincinnati, O., June 5.-students
at st. xavier's college had joyous
time yesterday when they stirred
up a colony Of bees which had
hived on window Of the lnstitu-
tion but the bees eventually had
their revenge by stopping traffic
and causing number Of shoe fac
tories to suspend operations for
time.
The bees first settled on street
car and drove motorman, conduc-
tor and passengers hurrIedly to
places Of refuge. Then some Of tho
bees ,.ew into shoe factories and
stung the operatives so severely
that there was a quick exodus.
Operations were suspended In
one Of the busiest districts Of tho
city for half an hour. Where the
bees came from Is mystery as
there are no hives within three
miles Of the colls~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
Wireless Brings Aid to the
Passengers Of Grounded Ship

New London, Conn, June 5.-The
passengers from the eastern line
steamer Northland, bound from New
York for Portland, Maine, which went
ashore on Bartlett's reef last night
were safely landed in this city at 5
o'clock this morning and half hour
later started for Boston and Portland
on a special train. The captain and
crew of the Northland remained
aboard their ship which is in no i'm
mediate danger as the weather today
is fair.
The passengers, seventy-f1ve in num-
Der, were brought to port by the wreck
ing tug Tasco, which had been sum-
moned by wireless to the aid Of the
stranded steamer. The passengers
were in happy frame Of mind when
they found themselves safely ashore.
While on the stranded Northland,
they said, and with the Empress OF
Ireland disaster fresh in mind, they
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
FRAG|sTs OUT
TO WIN IN IRELAND.
LEADER OF NA1lONALlsTs RE-
FUSES TO DISCUSS NATTER:
CHURCHES CLOSED.

London, June 5.--John r. Redmond,
leader of the Irish nationalists today
declined request by Irish suffragists
that he receive q deputation to dis
cuss the inclusion of women as elec-
tors for the Irish parliament. Mr.. Red
mond pointed out that previous depu-
tations of this nature had caused only
unpleasantness and reiterated the
view that Ireland, under home rule,
must decide whether she wants women
voters.
In consequence of suffragette at
tacks, churches in many parts of the
country are being closed except for the
usual Sunday services. Following is a
sample Of the notices posted by the
rectors:
Owing to dastardly outrages by
frenzied criminals, who have no re-
gard for God or man, this church will
be closed except during the hours OF
divine SERVICE"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
CARRIERS ARE
GIVEN WARNING.
Railroads and Express Com
panies Notified by the
,o,!aso e,eisivic League
Io1s!H elelS
WOULD STOP ILLEGAL
WOULD STOP ILLEGAL
LIQUOR SHIPMENTS
Threaten to Enforce Law
Against Roads and En-
ployes if Not Stopped

Following the recent seizures OF
liquor. both beer and whisky that was
shipped into Ottnmwa, the Wapello
County Civic league started more
vigorous fight on the liquor law viola
tions and Is becoming more vigilAnt
with the end In vtew to stop bootleg
ging and all sales and shipments OF
liquor contrexy to law. One OF the lat
est actions Of tho league in this direo-
tfon .is the notice given the four rail.
common carriers. All OF these COM
titled by the leagues attorney that the
delivery and shipment Of liquor to per-
sons not authorized by law to sell or
purchase this commodity, will bo
fought and the law invoked to stop
the traffic.
Shipments Must STOP,
The following notice was served on
the G. M. & st. p. Railroad Co. and
its agent T. H. Jacobs; the wabash
Railroad Co., and Its agent T. H. Ja-
cobs; the Rock Island road and its
agent, ]. G. Finesey; the Burlington
road and its agent, w. L. Dykes: the
U. 8. Express Co., and its agent, Chas.
Sonntag; the Adams Express Co., aid
its agent, w. N. Flanders; the Wells
Fargo Express Co.. and its agent B. v.
Warne:
You are hereby notified that the
various railroad and express COM
pantes and common carriers entering
the city Of Ottumwa, are transporting
and delivering and aiding In ths. trans.
portatioh and delivery IN the city Of
Ottumwa and at other stations III Wap-
ell county, 10wa. large quantities OF In
toxicating liquors which are afterward
sold in violat1on Of law. That In many
instances that have come to our know
ledge, these liquors have been con-
signed to fictitious persons and have
been unloaded at night and delivered
about the city of Ottumwa and else
where In Wapello county, lows.
Section 2419. Code OF Iowa, 1897, pro-
hibits the transportation by any ex-
press or railway company or common
carrier or person. of Intoxicating
liquors to any person without first hav-
ing obtained from the clerk Of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
CHARGED
WITH UNFAIRNESS

Jefferson City, Mo-. June b.-An In
formation charging Swift & Co.. the
packing firm, with discriminatory
tactics in the purchase Of cream and
butterfat In Missouri. was filed In the
Missouri supreme court here today by
Attorney General Barker. The court
appointed Nathaniel Shelton Of Macon,
MO, an examiner, to take testimony.
The inquiry Will seek to determine
whsther there is basis for an custer
suit against Swift & Co. The attorney
general said he has been collecting
evidence cohce1ning the business
methods of tho company for several
months, and that tho court action was
recommended By the state board Of
agriculture and by the state dairy a.
sociation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06

were in constant fear that another
storm would come up and endanger
their lives. The Northland grounded
on Bartlett's reef southwest Of here
about midnight last night. There was
a heavy fog over Long Island sound
and according to members of the crew
of the tug Tasco, the Northland, for
this reason, got too close to shore.
There was little alarm among the
passengers, especially after they learn
ed that wireless signals for help had
been answered and a rescue boat was
on the way. When the Tasco reached
the scene it was decided to transfer
the passengers as it had been lound
that the Northlarfd was damaged
about the bows and that her forehead
was making water. The Northland is
a steel crew steamer built In 1870 at
Wilmington for the Eastern Steamship
Co., and commanded by Captain Alfred
Johnson. She Is 304 feet long and has
a gross tonnage Of 9,731 tons.