davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
SANTA SHIP over
Gales IN SAFETY
Jason, With Gift Cargo 1000
Miles From Land, Unframed
by the Heavy Seas.
BY JOHN cALLAN O'LAUGHLIN.
On Chicago Herald.)


On Board the Christmas Ship, Nov.
81, (by wireless via Cape Race, N. F.,
Nov. 22.)-Through pounding seas and
heavy gales the Jason is sturdily plow-
ing its way toward the English coast.
We are about 1000 miles from land
and heading for Davenport instead of
Falmouth, our original destination.
Captain Courtney ordered the
course changed after he received a
wireless message from the British ad-
miralty advising him not to try to en-
ter Falmouth harbor.
With all the cares of great war the
admiralty has found time to give the
children's ship warning of the floating
mines. They are sown in the big har-
Dor as a farmer sows wheat. and if the
Jason were to strike one of them it
would tear the mighty ship apart as
if it were built of tin.
Probably a warship will be sent out
to pilot the Jason safely into Devon
port. There we will unload our first
installment of Christmas gifts for
which the war orphans are SO eagerly
waiting.
Unless the weather grows worse, we
will arrive in Davenport Wednesday.
The heavy weather already encoun-
tered has reduced the Jason's speed
and the pitching and tossing of the
ship has taught me what it means to
cross the Atlantic in winter.
Sometimes the ship has heeled over
at an angle of 50 degrees, and it looked
as though the great waves would en-
gulf us. Over, over, the ship goes,
until ii seems that a few more inches
will mean the last of the Jason and
her crew. Then just at the right mo-
ment, the ship begins to swing back.
only to roll over on the other side.
Hardened sailors have been made
seasick. Crockery has gone sliding OFF
the table with crash. Sometimes We
have been flung from our berths. The
only way to avoid this is to lash our
selves into the hunks when we go to
bed.
Today we had fire and collision
drills. There was sudden alarm and
the men moved TO their stations quick
ly and with precision. In less time
than IL takes to tell. four streams of
water We're playing on the supposed
blaze.
Then when the drill was at it's most
exciting part, came the collision alarm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
LEGAL.
Notice of Publication.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
In the Circuit Court. January term,
1915.
Emma Ball and Theophile Huber.
Jr., compliments, VS.. Edward Huber
and others, defendants.
Affidavit of non-residence OF the de-
PENDANT, H. F. Geissler. implicated with
the above defendants, Olive Huber.
Archie Stanley, Archie Stanley Huber,
Isabelle Dusenberry Huber. Preston
Ball, Sr:. James w. Ball. Samuel Pres
ton Ball, Blanche Ball, having been
filed in the clerks office of the circuit
court of said county, notice is there
fore hereby. given to the said non-resi-
filed their. bill of complaint in said
court, on the chancery side thereof. on
the thirty-first (31st) day of August,
1914, and that thereupon an original
court wherein said suit is now pend
ing, the latter returnable on the first
Monday (viz., the 4th day., in the
month of January, 1915. next. as is by
law required.
Now, unless you, the said non-resi-
dent defendant above named, n F.
Geissler. implicated as aforesaid, shall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court, on the first day of the
next term thereof, to be holden at Rock
first Monday in January, A D. 1915,
next, and plead, answer or demur to the
said compliments bill of complaint the
same and matters and things therein
confessed. and decree entered against
you according to the PRAYER of said
bill. GEORGE w, GAMBLE.
Rock Island. Ill, Nov. 4. 1914.
Chezem q Kelly, complainants' So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23

ing held Wednesday at 1880 at the
German Lutheran church, Rev. Ph.
Wilhelm officiating.
Funeral Of A. A. Edwards.
The funeral of Axel A. Edwards
was held at o'clock Saturday evening
from Knox's chapel. Ucal Lodge No.
COS, I. o. o. F., had charge of the
services. Rev. F. ]. Rolf officiating.
The remains were sent to Galesburg
for burial
Funeral of Michael Long.
The funeral of Michael Long was
held this noon from the home, 1928
Fourteenth street. Rev. Henry ].
Kettlekamp of the German Methodist
church had charge of the services.
After the ceremonies the remains were
were held. Burial was made in ceme-
terry at Geneseo.
Mr.. Long passed away at 10:30 Sat
urday morning at St. Anthony's hos
pital after a lingering illness Of Is
years with paralysis and cancer. He
was born in New York City, Nov. 4,
1874. When but two years of age his
parents moved to Huntington, Ind. He
spent his early life in that city and
later moved to Geneseo. He was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Mollie Har-
tung, Aug. IS, 1876, in this city. The
family moved to Rock Island in 1896
from Winona, Ill. Mr.. Long was for
mer railroad employe. He was mem
Der of the German Methodist church
of Rock Island and leaves a large cir
Gle of friends TO mourn his passing.
Besides his wife he is survived by
five sons, George, Frank, Oscar, AL
bert and Charles, all of this city; two
daughters, Mrs. B. II. Horby, Dover,
Idaho, and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Belt,
Mont. and a sister, Mrs. H. NJ. Carl,
Geueseo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
Masters sale.

State of Illinois Rock Island Coun-
In the Circuit Court: in chancery.
otto B. Grotjan, complainant, VS..
John Miner. Jennie Miner, the Mueller
Lumber company, corporation. Will
r. g. Summers. defendants.
Mueller Lumber company, a corpor-
alton. William T. Channon, Frank r
Dufva, and r. G. Summers, cross COM
planiants. vs. John Miner and Jennie
Miner. cross defendants
Notice is hereby given that by yir-
tue of a decree of said court, entered
in the above entitled cause, on the
ninth (9thl day of November A ID.
1914, / shall, on Monday, the seventh
(Tthl day of December. A ID. 1914. at
the hour of 1915 o'clock in the fore
house in the city OF Rock Island. in
said county of Rock Island, to satisfy
said decree. sell at public vendue to
the highest bidder for cash in hand
the certain parcels or land situate in
the county of Rock Island and state of
lows, to-wit: Lots number fourteen Ia
and sixteen u6) in block number two "a
in South Park addition to the CITY OF
ROCK Island. or SO much thereof as
may be sufficient to satisfy the amount
of money hereinbefore adJudged TO be
terest thereon and the costs Ia this
case. and which may be sold separately
without material injury to the parties
interested.
Dated at Rock Island. III, this 14th
day of November A, D; 1914
Master In Chaneery, Rock Island Coun-
ty. Illinois.
Walker. Ingram & Sweeney. COMPLAIN
ants solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
HORSE FALLS ON
WAY To A BLAZE
No. 8 Hose Cart Smashes Into
Pole When Animal Stun
bles Into a Hole.

The fire team on the hose cart from
station No. 8, and the driver, F. Her
man, had a narrow escape from serious
injury or probable death at noon yes
terday, when one of the animals
slipped and fell on Seventh avenue
near Twenty-eighth street, while they
were on a dead run, sending the wagon
against a telegraph pole. Both of the
horses were badly bruised up, and a
long splinter was run into the hind
leg of one of them.
The firemen were called to the home
of F. NJ. Savage. 2713 Eighth avenue,
where a defective fiue set fire to the
shingles in the roof. Station No. 3 is
situated on Seventh avenue and
Thirty-first street. Herman started
the team on a trot down the hill, and
as Twenty-eighth street was neared
at the bottom of the incline, let them
out. The horse to the north stumbled
in a hole in the pavement and fell,
dragging its companion down with
him. The heavy wagon swerved to-
ward the curb to the north, the stout
hardwood tongue swapping in two as
it struck the curb. The wagon crashed
into a pole, caving in the footboard. At
the time of the collision with the pole
the driver jumped and escaped unin-
jured. One of the horses ran back to
the barn. The hose cart will have to
be entirely overhauled, and both sets
of harness we're practically ruined.
The injured horse will recover I'M
less complications set in. The firemen
extinguished the blaze at the Savage
home with chemicals, the loss being
small
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
d the men left the hose and sprang

and the men left the hose and sprang
to the boats.
We had all been assigned to boats
to which we must go in the event of
an accident.
1t is fortunate that the work of sort
ing and packing the presents for
Europes millions of war orphans was
so thoroughly done before the Jason
sailed. The gales have made it i'm
possible to open the big steel matches
since our departure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
TRAFFIC COP is STILL AT
HOME WITH INJURED LEG

Special Trafhc Ohcer Pat Carey
is still confined to his home, with an
injury to his leg which he sustained
in falling from Battles & Co.'S deliv-
cry auto. at Thirty-eighth street and
Seventh avenue several weeks ago.
Mr.. Carey's hat blew off and he lost
his balance when attempting to catch
it. His leg was severely wrenched in
yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
LEGAL.
Notice OF FinaI settlement

Estate of Julia Mccarthy. deceased.
Public notice Is hereby given that
the undersigned. executor of the last
will and testament OF Julia Mccarthy,
deceased, has this day filed his final
report and settlement az such in the
probate court OF Rock Island county
and hearing on said report has been
set for Dec. /, 1914. at 10 o'clock a. M,
at which time persons interested may
appear and make objections thereto,
and If no objections arc filed, said re-
port will be approved at that time and
the undersigned will ask for an order
of distribution. and will also ask to be
discharged.
JOHN BRENNAN,
xxeounor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23

pound, the most successful remedy for
female ills the world has ever known.
Enormous quantities of roots and
herbs are used annually in making
this good, old-fashioned remedy, and
no woman who suffers from female
ills should lose hope until she has
tried it.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23

misery. All! how comfortable your feet
feel. Get 25 cent box of ''TIZ" now at
any druggist or department store. Don't
suffer. Have good feet, glad feet, feet
that never swell, never hurt, never get
tired A years foot comfort guaranteed
or money refunded.
harper House EXTRAORDINARY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23

T a W spots No
more shoe tight
ness, no more limp
ing with pain or
drawing up your
face in agony.
"IIZ" is magical,
acts right off.
"TIZ" draws out
all the poisonous
exudations which
puff up the feet.
Use "TIZ" and for
get VOmr foot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
Euoenlc MARRIAGES

Will insure to this country a healthier
and more intelligent Family of the
future" and many a woman, obvious
ly unfit for marriage, has had her
health restored by the timely use of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
CHIEF BRINN is BACK ON
lob Al POLICE STATION

Chief of Police Brinu was back on tie
job this morning, after an absence of
a week from the station. The chief
was confined to his home with a severe
cold. Although he has not completely
recovered, he is able to go about his
duties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
PARALYSIS CAUSE
OF THE DEATH OF
AN OLD RESIDENT
Ellwood Griffith, Rural Town
ship Farmer, Called Sue
denly Following Stroke.
LIVED HERE SINCE 1868
Mrs. AdoIphIne Trottnow Passes Away
in Peoria-came to Rock Island
80 Years Ago.

a stroke of paralysis caused the
death of Ellwood Griffith, well known
farmer of Rural township. last even
ing about IO:45. After taking bath
at 9 o'clock at his home. which is 10
Gated FIVE miles southeast OF Milan,
he became very i'll and passed away
an hour and a half later. A year ago
he was seized with the same ailment
and since that time his health had
not been robust. For the past month
he had been failing rapidly.
Deceased was born June 3, 1889, in
West Chester, Chester county, Penn
Eylvania. He fought IN the civil war,
enlisting Sept 10, 1861, with Com
pany c, 9th Pennsylvania volunteers,
and served two years. He came TO
Rock Island county in September,
1865, and was united in marriage with
Miss Carrie A. Baulch, Fortress Mon
roe, Va, March 81, 1869. The cou-
pie moved 10 Rural township Nov. 4,
1870. and that had been their place of
residence since.
Beside the wife and one sister, there
survive three grandchildren, Celesta
and Blanche Wilson and Clara Grit
fifth Coyue. Mr.. Griffith was a mem
Der of Rural camp No. 1S6, Modern
woodmen. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday.
AdoIphine Trottnow.
Mrs. Adolphine Trottnow, a former
resident of this city, passed away yes
terday afternoon at 2:3O in Peoria, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ber-
tina Kasper, from infrmities of
age. She had been critically i'll since
last "Wednesday.
Deceased was born in Mecklenburg,
Strelitz, Germany. April 20, 1916, and
came to this country 33 years ago.
For the past 81 years she had resided
.n Rock Island, spending the last two
years with Peoria relatives. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ber-
tina Kasper, Peoria, and Minnie Zach
ert, Buffalo Prairie; and one son. Carl.
this city. Three sisters and IL grand
children also survive.
The remains will be brought TO Rock
Island for burial, funeral services be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
"TIz" FOR ACHING,
SORE, TIRED FEET

Goodbye sore feet, burning feet, swol-
len feet, sweaty feet, smelling feet, tired
feet.
Goodbye corns, callouses, bunions and
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18

You bet it's unusual It's the first time you've been pinched in New York. l reckon"
 "Pinched? don't believe I under stand" He looked down at his coat sleeve and bent over backward to get a view of the calf Of his leg. as if lie rather expected to find some one nip ping him with a finger and thumb. Then light broke over him. Do you mean arrested%
 An. plaster up the funny cracks. will you? Of course l mean arrested. You know that. If you don't stop get ting gay with me I'll smash you in the jaw"
 Lieutenant Thompson did not make this threat angrily. however He was 100 well pleased with himself over making an important arrest to feel rancor even toward his prisoner.
 Well, here's the subway" he said "Tll pay your fare"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-08
He Dropped Suddenly Upon the Trunk

to be her wedding night. She found
no minister here. The man laughed at
her and scoffed Then she knew. In
horror, shame, desperation she tried
to break away from him. He was
strong. She was a good woman; q
virtuous, honorable woman She saved
herself"
He was staring at her with dilated
eyes. Slowly the truth was being
borne in upon him
The woman was-Hetty came
hoarsely from his stifening lips My
God, Sarai"
She came close to him and spoke
in a half-whisper. Now you know the
secret Is it safe with your"
He opened his lips to speak, but no
words came forth Paralysis seemed
to have gripped not only his throat
but his senses. He reeled- She
grasped his arm In q tense. fierce way.
and whispered:
BE CAREFUL No one must hear
what we are saying" Sho shot a
glance down the deserted hall. mo
one Il near. 1 made sure Of that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-08
Humility.

We tell this story because 1t seems
to us beautiful story that ought to be
told. 1t concerns General Bell and the
opening Of the gigantic amphitheater
in Manila that follows the lines of the
land. The general was much praised
for having built this imposing and
enormous structure. He pointed to the
savage Igorrotes that were standing
about. trying to understand what was
going on Il did not build it, he said.
God Almighty built It, but IL you want
to take building In a different sense,
to consider what we did, using the
great plans of nature. those poor fell
lows built t-''-Harper's Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-08
Not Properly Equipped.

Little Gardner. whose big brother
had been presented with bicycle.
asked his mother If he could not have
one, too You're not old enough" she
replied. but I will buy you a yelcci-
pede-" Il can't use a velocipde on
these rough roads," he exclaimed The
motor cars use the rough roads every
day" The youngster thought for q
moment, then with a look of scorn re-
marked: DO you think am filled
with sasolins7"-New York Times. !
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-08

dinner 1 think she said en- famille.
At any rate, Sara was not asked,
which is proof enough that she was
bent on making 1t family affair.
After dinner. Booth sat in the
screened upper balcony with Vivian
He liked her. She was a keen-witted.
plain-spoken young woman, with few
false ideals and no subtlety. She was
less snobbish than arrogant. OF all
the Wrandalls, she was the least self
conferred Leslie never quite under
stood her for the paredoxical reason
that she thoroughly understood him.
You know, Brandon" she said.
after q long silence between them,
they've been setting my cap for you
for q long. long time She blew a
thin stream of cigarette smoke toward
the moon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-08
CHAPTER XVII.
Once More at eurton's Inn.

Again Sara Wrandall found herself
in that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS room at
Burton's inn On that grim night In
March she had entered without fear
or trembling because she knew what
was there. Now she Quaked with
mighty chill of terror, for she knew
not what was there in the quiet, now
seQuestered room Burton had told
them on their arrival after a long
drive across country that patrons Of
the inn Invariably asked which room
it was that had been the scene of
the tragedy, and, on finding out, re-
fused point-blank to occupy it In
consequence he had been obliged to
transform it into a sort of store and
baggage room
Sara stood in the middle of the
murky room, for the shutters had long
been closed to the light of day, and
looked about her in awe at the hetero-
geneous mass of boxes, trunks. bum
dies and rubbish. scattered over the
floor without care or system She had
closed the door behind her and was
quite alone. Light sneaked in through
the cracks In the shutters, but so
meagerly that 1t only served to in
crease the gloom A dismantled bed
stead stood heaped up in the corner.
She did not have to be told what bed
it was The mattress was there too,
rolled up and tied with thick garden
rope. She knew thereswere dull, ugly
blood stains upon it Why the thrifty
Burton had persevered in keeping
this useless article of furniture, she
could only surmise- Perhaps 1t was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-08
TheHOlOW
- Of Her Hand
George Barr McCutCheOn
M 81 ODO, AxzD g.. CQL9LT/

Cf</ZZ M 81 NOLO, ZEHU d. CCHL7
began, but she interrupted him with q
laugh.
At am starting for the city before
noon. by motor. to be gone at least a
fortnight
WHAT This is the first I've heard
of it."
Again she laughed ITO be perfect
ly frank with you, I hadn't heard Of
it myself until just now. 1 think L
shall go down to the Homestead with
the CAROLS"
Hot Springs?"
Virginia" she added explicitly.
II say, Sara, what does all this
mean? You"
And If you should follow me
there. vivian's estimate OF us will not
be so far out of the way as we'd
like to make it."
True to her word, she was gone
when he drove over later on in the
day. Somehow, he experienced a
queer feeling of relief. Not that he
was oppressed by the rather vivacious
opinions of Vivian and her ilk, but
because something told him that Sara
was wavering in her determination to
withhold the secret from him and fed
for perfectly obvious reasons.
He had two commissions among the
rich summer colonists. One, full
length portrait of young Beardsley in
shooting toys, was nearly finished The
other was to be a halflength of Mrs.
Ravenscroft, who wanted one just like
Hetty Castleton's, except for the eyes.
which she admitted would have to be
different Nothing was said of the
II In Hoi-
ages. Vivian had put of posing until
Lent.
The Wrandalls departed for Scot
land, and other friends of his began
to desert the country for the city. The
fortnight passed and another week
besides. Mrs. Ravenscroft decided to
go to Europe when the picture was
half-finished.
You can finish it when 1 come back
in December, Mr.. Booth" she said.
I'll have several new gowns to choose
from, too"
II shall be busy all winter, Mrs. Ra-
venscroft," he said coldly.
How annoying" she said calmly,
and that was the end of it all. She
had made the unpleasant discovery
that 1t wasn't going to be in the least
like Hetty Castleton's, SO why bother
about it?
Booth waited until Sara came out
to superintend the closing of her house
for the winter. He called at South
look on the day of her arrival. He
was struck at once by the curious
change In her appearance and manner.
There was something bleak and desc
late in the wildly brilliant face: the
tired, wistful, harassed look of one
who has begun to quail and yet fights
on.
viii you go out with me tomorrow,
Brandon, for an all-day trip in the
carr" she asked, as they stood to-
gether before the open fireplace on
this late November afternoon. Her
| eyes were moody, her voice rather
lifeless.
Certainly" he said, watching her
closely. Was the break about to come ?
CT will stop for you at nine" After
a short pause, she looked up and said:
81 suppose you would like to know
where am taking you"
TT doesn't matter, Sara"
ct want you to go with me to Bur
toms inn.'
"Burton's inn."
THAT Is the place where my hus-
band was killed. she said, quite
| steadily.
He started "Ohi But-do you
think it best, Sara, to open old wounds
| by"
Il have thought it all out, Brandon
to go into that room again"