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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
INCREASE REALTY
VALUE IN COUNTY
IS HALF MILLION
Assessors Books Show That Total is
S46,505,9S5, Which is S655,l97
Excess Over 1915.
BEST SHOWING IN ROCK ISLAND
Assessed Value is S5.117,5S5, or S152,-
$50 Higher Than the Figure
of Year Ago.

Real estate values in Rock Island
county have increased considerably
over a half million dollars, accord
ing to the tax books which township
assessors have filed with County
Treasurer r. J. Clendenin.
Total full value of real estate in the
county is figured $40. sos, $50, while
last year it was S45,S50 ,7SS. leaving a
balance Of $685., III in favor Of the
1915 assessment Total assessed val
ne this year is Sl5,501 .995, in c0mpar
ison with $15,2S3, $50 last year.
Big Increase Here.
The largest increase is in Rock Is
land township. Assessed valuation for
real estate this y ear is S5,117,5S5, and
last year was 81 $50, 010, leaving an
excess OF $I52,575. In Moline the
showing was not so good, the assessed
value for 1916 being $4.43i,710 and
for 1915, $4.3S6.O50, thus making the
increase SIS, $50.
1t is interesting 10 note the increase
in real estate values since 1911. The
assessed value that year totalied S14,-
62S,337, which is sS73,658 under the
figure this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

Estate of E.aria Weander. deceased.
Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, Robert L. Benson,
executor of said estate. has this day
filed his hnaI report and settlement as
such in the probate court of Rock Is
land county, and hearing on said re
port has been set for July 3, 1916, at 10
O'Clock a. m, at which time persons in
terested may appear and make ob-
jections thereto, and if no objections
are filed, this report Will be approved
at that time, and the undersigned Will
ask for an order of distribution, and
will also ask TO be discharged.
Rock Island, HI, June Z. 1916.
ROBERT L. BENSON.
Executor Of the Estate of Maria We
ander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
Legal.
Executors Notice

Estate of Anna Wendt, deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed executrix of the last will and
testament of Anna Wendt, late of the
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the Hon. Benjamin
Bell, judge of the probate court of
Rock Island county, at the probate
court room, IN the city of Rock Island,
at the September term, on the first
Monday in September next, at which
time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested
to attend for the purpose of having the
same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment TO the undersigned.
Dated 21st day of June, A. D., 1916.
MARIE SHEAN,
EXecutrix
Scbriypy- & Sch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
Spcciai Taxation Notice,

State Of Illinois, Rock Island coun-
ty. ss:-
In the county court of said county.
To the June term, A. ID. 1916.
WARRANT NO. 361.
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the board of 10
cal improvements Of the city of Rock
Island, Ill. has filed in the county
court of Rock Island county a certi-
hcate OF the cost of the Improvement
entitled in said court:
In re petition Of the city of Rock
Island. Ill. to assess the cost of ex-
cavatinE. grading, curbing and paving
Eighth-aud-a-half avenue with asphalt
from the west line of Twenty-fifth
street to the east line of Twenty-fOurtl
street"
And said certificate also shows the
court costs, the mount of accrued in
terest and the total amount OF said as
sessment; and said certificate also
states that the said improvement con-
forms substantially to the require
ments of the original ordinance for the
construction of the some, as required
by law; and that final hearing on said
certificate will be had on the 14th day
OF July A D. 1916, at o'clock a. m,
or as soon thereafter as the business Of
the court will permit. All persons de-
string may file objections in said
court before said day, and may appear
at the hearing and make their de-
Tense
Dated this 27th day Of June a. D.
1916.
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE,
President,
\. JUHL,
Secretary,
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Member
Board Of local improvements of city OF
Rock Island, III.
JOHN K. SCOTT, City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
LOCAL WOMAN WILL
RECEIVE 100000

Mrs. ThekIa Wagner. wife of Robert
L. Wagner, 904 Twenty-third street,
VIII come into possession Of 100000
as a result Of a decision handed down
yesterday by the Iowa supreme court,
involving the distribution of the estate
OF her father, the late Otto KIug of
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
LICENSED TO WED
ander.

J. NJ. Bloomquist Cedar Rapids
Miss Anna X. Anderson. Cedar Rapids
Isadore lsenberg -.....--. Davenport
Miss Bette FageEholtz. . Rock Island
Elmer a Samuelson ......... Moline
Miss Gerda Marie Gustafson Moline
Dennis Haugh ...-........D Davenport
Miss Goldie Rayburn. $50. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

| hereby announce my candidacy TOT
the democratic nomination for minor
ity representative IN the state logisla-
ture from the 38rd senatorial district
and solicit the support of my friends
at the primaries sept l3. 1916.
W. G. AIAJCkER-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
Special Taxation Notice.

/ State OF Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
", IS.
In the county court of said county.
( to the June term A. D. 1916. War
rant No. 379.
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the board of local
I improvements OF the city of Rock Is
land, Illinois, has filed in the county
court Of Rock Island county a certifi-
cate of the cost Of the improvement
entitled in said court.
In re petition of the city Of Rock
( Island, Illinois, TO assess the cost Of
( LAYING cement sidewalks from Thirty
eighth to Forty-second streets and
from Fourteenth 10 Eighteenth ave
uues,"
and said certificate also shows the
court costs, the amount OF accrued in
terest and the total amount OF said
: assessment: and said certificate also
states that the said improvement con-
forms substantially to the require
mgnt Of the original ordinance for
the construction of the same, as re-
quired by law; and the final hearing
on said certificate will he had on the
I4th day of July, A y. 1916, at 9
O'Clock a. IN. or as soon thereafter as
the business Of the court will permit
All persons desiring may file Objec-
lions in said court before said day,
and may appear at the hearing and
make their defense
Dated this eth day of June A. ID.
1916
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE.
President
X. JUHL,
Secretary.
WALLACE TREICHLER.
Member
Board of Local improvements OF City |
Of Rock Island, Illinois.
JOHN T.. SCOTT, City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

Estate of Daniel Corken. deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed executrix of the last will and
testament OF Daniel Corken. late of the
county OF Rock Island, state OF Illinois.
deceased, hereby gives notice that she
Will appear before the Hon. benjamin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Mrs Ada n. Iambur, Moline. was
given a divorce from her husband,
Charles Tam5ur, bF Judge ". T..
Church yesterday afternoon in circuit
court. DeseTliJu Was charged. Shall
berg * Harper we're counsel
Suit for divorce was filed in circuit
court today by Mrs Margaret Cover
Rock Island, against her husband
Harry Cover. Marriage was perform
ed Feb. 20, 1914, and the couple lived
together until March 7. this year E.X-
IRENE and repeated cruelty, drunken
ness and statutory grounds are al
legged. Resumption Of maiden name of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

l hereby announce my candidacy Tor
the republican nomination Tor circuit
clerk OF Rock Island county suhjed
TO the decision OF the primaries, sept
10, 1916.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
Political Announcements.
For State's AttOrney.

/ hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination for states
attorney of Rock Island county ana
solicit the support of my friends. Pr
mary Sept Is, 1916.
CHARLES S. ROBERTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
Dated 10th day of June, A. D., 1916.
CLARA l. LARkIN,
Executrix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

l wish TO announce my candidacy
for the republican nomination for cor
oner and respectfully solicit the sup
mort of the voters at the Septcmhes
primaries. Al NJ. DlAON'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
.Assd Val. ASs'd Val

Total ........$15.501 ,995 $15,263,59G
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
Notice of Final settlement.

James F. Murphy, Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
Executors Notice.

Schriver & Schriver, Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
Executors Notice.

wITTER & WALKER. Attorneys.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
(specfal to rhe Farmer.)


 Newtown, June 15-At noon yester- day Newtevn celebrated Flag Day. with patriotic fervor. More than 1000 of it's residents from the asso- cated villages of Sandy Hook, Hawley- vile and Rotsford Joined with the people of the Center in the celebra- ton. Grouped in solid lines on both sides of the main street they gathered and gave attention to the simple but impressive ceremony attending the raising of the beautiful American flag, the gift of citizens of Bridgeport and Danbury interested in the town, many of whom have summer homes in the borough, or who sojourn in the hosteIries of -Newtown and Sandy Hook each season.
 What was intended to be a cour- tesy to James w. Porter, proprietor of the Newtown Inn. in it's inception, was seized upon by the prominent house holders and became a borough and town affair Borough Warden Chas. G. Peck and his associates, organized as a committee of ways and means, and put the movement onto a scale commensurate with the importance of the day The women of the borough foremost in civic and religious activi- ties took hold, and it was deemed es- sentia1 that the affair should prove a lesson in patriotism to the school children of the town. Principal P. H. Mccarthy of the Middle District school, and his assistant. Miss Mary Kelly, were enlisted in the cause by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
NOT
 TOO HOPEFUL, ON PRESENT OUTLOOK

St. Louis, June 15-Suffragists fighting for an equal rights plank in the Democratic platform today regard ed the situation before the sub-com- 1nittee appointed last night as none too favorable for their cause. Only three of it's members, Representative Rainey, of Illinois, Senator Walsh, of Montana, and Senator Hollis, of New Hampshire are outspoken for suffrage, it was declared, while four, Senator M MaI<tin- of Virginia, Governor Stanley of Kentucky, Senator Pomerone, of Ohio, and Representative Fitzger- aid, of New York, are against it. The other two Chairman Stone and former Representative Palmer, of Pennsylvan- ia, are believed to hold the admins tration view of the situation, which is for the indorsement of suffrage but not for a constitutional amend ment plank.
 The subcommittee was declared by Democratic leaders to be inclined enough toward suffrage to give it only about the same measure of indorse- ment as contained in the Republican lplatformb. Such a declaration would al american Woman Suffrage associa- | ton but unsatisfactory to the wom- ems party.
 News that President Wilson's plat form draft, now in the hands of Sen ator Stone, contained a suffrage plank convinced .suffragists that they
 will not be entirely ignored by the
 resolutions committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
COUNTRYSIDE JEWELLERS FLOCK IN HUNDREDS TO CELEBRATION
 AT VIEWPOINTS. LIBERTY POLE
Flag Day of 1916 Will Be Memorable Event Beautiful Standard Gift of Bridgeport and Danbury Friends of Town, Raised Amid Impressive Patriotic Services.

that capable woman of affairs, Mrs. James w. Gordon, and for the last three weeks, drilling and rehear rsals of the youths were going on at town hall and in the high school and the various schools all over town. Miss Anna Murphy of Gray's Plain, was indefatigib1e in the cause, and her whole school in that remote district were happy s participants in the pageant today.
 The individual members of the school board gave encouragement to the project, and granted the pupils of each district a holiday. Not to be outdone the manufacturers all over town gave a f-hoHday, to permit their employees to join in the celebra- ton. The Sandy Hook band, under the leadership of Hobart G. Warner, was early on the ground and was easily the center of attraction. This was their first public appearance and their work elicited praise from the visitors as we'll as the p1audits of the townspeople. They are a credit to this country town. The program as published in the. Farmer was adher- ed to, and passed off without hitch. The patronesses, of the occasion, Mrs. A. w. Reynolds, Mrs. J. B. Nich- ols and Mrs. James w. Gordon staged the setting and Warden Peck attended to the details. The invocation was made by Rev. Timothy J. Lee, who in the prayer sounded the keynote Of simple faith in God and simple Amer icanism.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
KILLS HIMSELF
 AFTER ATTEMPT
 TO POISON WIFE
Jealousy Blamed For Harry Colbert's Self Destruction
 After Squabbles.

Jealousy and fntemperance are said to be the reasons why Harry R. Col bert, 29 years old, committed suicide last evening in his apartments at 692 East Main street after three attempts to end his wife's life and two to kill himself had proven vain. He swallow ed several ounces of carbolic acid and after taking the deadly poison.
 His wife of five months attributes the suicide to his jealousy of her and the fact that he had been drinking constantly for some time. She had purchased the poison some time ago for the treatment of a rash.
 Colbert tried to make his wife swallow the poison early last even ing and when she called him a cow ard. he said that he would show her that he was not Thereupon he lifted the vial to his lips and drank the contents. He staggered to a bed while his wife summoned neighbors. The ambulance was called but when the doctor arrived Colbert was dead.
 A short while ago he tried to cut his wife's throat with a razor and last Tuesday night turned on the gas in their room but she discovered his act before any harm had been done
 Colbert, whose first wife divorced him, marric@ Ethel Butcher of West port last January. Her parents op- posed the marriage but she eloped with him. Colbert also became jeal- ous whenever he saw her talking with anyAmen- Both worked in the Union Metallic Cartridge factory ana Col bert is alleged to have spent the earn fngs of himself and wife for drink
 Mrs. Colbert last evening returned to> her parents home in westport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
GORCAS ON LONG TRIP TO STUDY
 YELLOW FEVER
General Will Investigate Con- ditiOnS In Central and South
 American Ports.

New York. June 15-General Will liam C. Gorgas, U. S. A., is chair man of the Yellow Fever Commis- sion of the International Health Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, which sailed yesterday on the steamer Almirante for a trip to various points in South America where yellow fever is still supposed to exist. To under take this work General Gorgas has ob- tained four months leave of absence from the army.
 The trip of the Commission is re- garded as of great importance be- cause of the opening of the Panama Canal and the consequent increase in the chances for the communication of disease from Central and outh American ports through trade chan nels.
 The other members of the commis- sion are pr. Henry R. Carter, of the United States Public Health Service, clinician; Dr. Juan Guiteras, head of the Public Health Service of Cuba, clinician and general adviser; Dr. c. C.. Lyster, cIinician; pr. Eugene R. Whit more, pathoIogist; Dr. William R. Wrightson, sanitary engineer; and Harry H. Wakefield, secretary. 1
 The commission will go first to Ca racas, Venezuela, and then to Colon, Panama. It will cross the Ithmus and sail down the west coast of South
 
 especially at Guayaquil, Ecuador. one of the chief points where yellow fe- yer is still prevalent. The cpmm1s- sion will make particular inves1ga- tion also of conditions in Manaos, Per nambuco, and Bahia, -n Brazil.
 Pestho1es of infection that have been relatively harmless because of their isolation are going to be on or near the worlds highway of commerce and travel. As early as 1903 Manson called attention to the grave risk of carrying infection to the Far East as a result of the opening of the Canal pr. James, of the Indian Medical Ser vice, who was empowered by his gov gation of the subject, reported thai the menace was sufficiently great to call for a permanent quarantine force to be maintained at Panama, Hong kong, or Singapore; at the expense o1 the English colonies in the East, and recommended to the Indian govern
 nent a systematic attack on the steg- omyia mosquito.
 1, It is recognized by sanitarians thai | if the infection should once be intro dueed into the Orient, with it's dense population of non-immunes, the il resulting from it would be incalcul- able.
 The opening of the Canal thus calls for a new sanitary, map of a large region affected by the canal and fol a new sanitary programme to mee' the changed conditions. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
Veterans Winning Tn
 Y. M. c. A. Tennis Games

The stars of the Y. M. c. A. Tennis club are fighting it out in the first tournament of the season. The first tournaments of the year will be by classes. Class 'tA' has been started first and they are the older players whom the club compe1s to play from minus IS and minus 30 in all club handicap tournaments. pr. R. War ren Hall, city champion and F. B.. Hawley, are minus 30 men and all the others are minus men. Henry Babcock of the Bridgeport Brass Co. is one of the new strong
 men in the city and made a fine fight against J. D. Brock, who is now one of the best. men in Bridgeport. Brock showing for Babcock, who had had
 no practice this year. Frank Eos
 dick of the Bridgeport Savings Bank, won at 6-2, 6-1, from H. E. Brown of the Locomobile Go.
 '+B." Hawley, one of the city's strongest, and two years ago with pr. Hall, winner of the city doubles cham
 pionship, took the measure of J. H. Jones of the Looomobile Co. B. T. Buckingham and w.. S. Lacy had a l battle royal, Lacy losing the first set
 at As and winning the last two at
 6-1, 6-3. Buckingham clearly dic- tated terms in the first set but lost his accuracy in the second set, coming
 back strong in the third set which
 was hard fight, Lacy nosing out in | the end.
 Dr. Hall, city champion, won at
 6-1, 6-2 from Rev. G. o. Tamblyn. William Seabridge. another one of the better players in the city for the
 last 10 years, earned a score of 60.
 6-2, from Prof. Justin Kicker of the High school.
 Ernest Koh1er. who is in the office of the city board of contract and SUD-
 ply, won from Edward Hawley by default.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
WOODEN COACHES
 ARE BLAMED FOR DEATHS OF MANY
Bradford Fatalities Laid To Old Cars in I. c. c.
 Report.

Washington, June 15-B1ame for the passenger wreck on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad at Bradford R. I; April IT, in which five persons were killed and IT injured, was placed by the Interstate commerce commission today on the failure of FIagman Coombs and Enginennan Mansfield to attend signals properly.
 Old fashioned wooden cars and gas lights contributed to the fatalities, the report said
 It pointed out that had the cars been of modern steel construction they would not have been damaged and it would have been possible to save some lives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
WILL HUNT POLAR HEARS.

Seattle. Wash. June 15-The 300 tons Artic power schooner Great Bear. owned by Captain. Louis Lane. of Seattle, and John Borden. of Chicago. in which party of sportsnen will hunt polar bears. walrus and whales and then go to Banksland, in the Arc tic Ocean, to take off viIhjaImur .Ste- fanson, the Canadian explorer, is be- ing rushed to completion at Port BIakeley, where she was launched yesterday. She will sail northward as soon as completed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, June 15-Fore cast: Unsettled, probably show CTS tonight and Friday
 Connecdcut: probably showers tonight and Friday, fresh east to south winds.
 The trough of low pressure ex- tending from the lake region to the gulf is causing unsettled, showery weather in nearly all districts east of the Mississippi river. Thunderstorms were re- ported this morning, some of them accompanied by heavy rainfall. The temperature continues cold in all the northern districts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15

Colbert is survived by his mother, Mrs A. M. Colbert, one brother, Charles, ard a married sister. Mrs. LuIua Chatfc!d, all of Westfield, Mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY

Premier Briand delivered an address of welcome to the delegates to the economic conference of the Entente Allies in Paris
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15

Prof. Weir c. Ketler was elected President of Groce City College, Grove City, Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
EAsTLAND SUITS $1,7OO, 900.

Chicago, June 15-New claims for damages aggregating $1,700,0OO have been filed in the federal district court on behalf of persons who were injured or lost relatives in the overturning of the steamer Eastland in the Chicago river, July "A, of last year. This brings the total amount of suits resulting from the accident up to $2,2OO,oO0.
 E,rnrd ham IIniversifv celRhrated the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
'' A#s s7 DILLONS ?s 5S sa; A5s s5 S,sis a
 Wholesale and Retail Leading Mi11iners
MINER MILLINERY

PANAMA HATS-We just made lucky purchase,
 from manufacturer who needed the money, of 50 dozen genuine Panama Hats that offering at less than Manufacturers prices
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
$1.OO

voile-Fancy woven cord stripe, ruffe front trimmed with lace large lace trimmed collar
 Woven Lace Cloth Stripe-Trmmed with pearl but tons large organde collar and cuffs.
 Organde-Old blue organde front, collar and cuffs trimmed same, large collar.
 Voile-Woven gabardine stripe full tailored, large pearl buttons front large organde collar and cuffs trimmed with old rose canary light blue organdie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15

F'ordham University celebrated the 2 z5thnapxdRs <4ts4fpupdipgf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
Skirts
 $500

Sverbloom-Blue and white, green and white white sport stripe full flare bottom mannish pockets back shirred back belt and pockets
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15

British troops captured the city of Herman, Persia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
BlOuSeS $1.05

Organdie-Fine pin tuck front braided buttons long sleeves trimmed with pin tucks, lace and organdie collar.
 Tailored Organde-Large smoke pearl buttons front, large pleated collar edged with lace -
 Fine Voile-Large butterfly front trimmed with or gandie embroidered lace, large collar with trimming, hemstched front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-15
$2.75

Silverbloom-Bue and white green and white 2 trimmed with silk braid and pearl buttons