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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Albert H. Thompson. de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been m.
pointed Administrative of the estate of
Albert H. Thompson, late of the county
OF Rock Island, state of Illinois. de.
ceased, 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 IS
land, at the June term, ON the FRS,
Monday in June next, at which time
all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to al
tend 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 4th day of April A. D., 1916.
JULIA THOMPSON.
Administrative.
Connolly & Connolly. Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
QUOTES BOOSTED
BY GOOD BUYING
Hog Prices are Lifted By the Increased
Demand of Spectators and
Shippers On Market.

Chicago, April 2S.-Good demand to.
day from shippers and spectators
lllted the hog market. There was no
! urgent inquiry for cattle. Sheep and
lambs appeared scarce.
Hog receipts, 10000; strong; Sc
above yesterdays average: bulk, $50
qs.so; light, 940@10.OO; mixed. OBS
ds.s5; heavy. 945@9.95; rough, 945
$3.50; pigs, 730@9.15.
Cattle receipts, 1000; steady: ma
i've peer steers, 7S5Q9.S5; western
steers, 7.S0@S.6O; stockers and feed
ers, 5.SOQS.50; cows and heifers. 400
Qs'2O; calves, 6.25@9.25.
Sheep receipts, 5000; firm; wethers
O'75@91o; lambs, 7.6O611.5O.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City. April 2s.-Hog receints
5000; steady to strong; bulk $500
$50; heavy, 9.75@9.s5; light s5o6
$40; pigs, S.259925.
Cattle receipts, 500; steady; steers,
s.25G $50; cows, 5.5O9s.25; heifers
7.2o@9.75; calves, 6.50@1O.5O.
Sheep receipts, 1000; steady; lambs.
lo.75a l1.35; yearlings, 9.75a1O.75;
wethers, S.75Q95Q; ewes, S.oOdsS5
st. Louis Livestock.
st. Louis, April 2s.-Hog receipts,
$500; steady; pigs and lights. 7,5o6
$40; mixed, 9.60999O; heavy, s.s5@
9.95.
Cattle receipts, 200; steady; beef
steers, 7.50610.OO; heifers, S.5O@
1000; cows, 5.50GS.S5; calves. 6.oOG
1000.
Sheep receipts, none; nominal.
vearling wethers, 9.O0d1O.75; lambs.
lOOOq11.5O; ewes, 7.5O@S.S5.
Omaha Live Stock.
Omaha, April 2S.-Hogs: Receipts
1900; higher; heavy 96O69.75; light
S45d9.65; pigs 7.75dS75; bulk 9.55I
@9.65.
Cattle: Receipts 500: steady; ma
tive steers S.0O095O; stockers and |
feeders 6.500S.65.
Sheep: Receipts $500; steady: YEAR
Ilngs $500 1925; wethers S.O069.OO: |
lambs 1050011.30.
LGndon Silver.
London, April 2S.-Bar silver 341sd |
per ounce, Money to Az per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
Horses and Mules.

East St Louis, April 2S.-Horse and
mule market unchanged Horses
heaYy draft extra, s175Q225; eastern
ehunks, $150d185; good southern, $65
qi25.
Mu!es-l6 10 1871 hands, $500 275;
10 to 1871 hands. sl25a1sO; IA to IAN
hands, s65Q125.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28

river stage is high at that time thu
commission will finish the CONSTRUCTION
Of the sea wall between Perry stree
and the government bridge. The COP.
ing will then be laid on this wall
Each of these jobs will take two week;
time with the present force.
Form Wireless Cuba high schoo'
wireless club has been formed with its
headquarters in the new manual train.
ing building. The laboratory is on
! lrst floor and the apparatus will be in
! stalled as soon as the board gives
! Frank Ham, the manual training su-
! perintendent, permission. The officers
at the present time are: Honorary
president, Frank Ham; president,
George Frank; vice president, A.
| Baird; secretary, Ray Schricker
treasurer, J. Miner; chief operator, L.
Larson. Other members are, L. Heb
beln, V. Click. W. Osterhage, H. Rod
Ter, X. Smoke, E. Reitmeyer, F. Free.
Asphalt Plant for Levee.-A big as
phalt plant will be erected on the in
dustrial section of the new Davenport
levee by the D. j. Ryan Construction
company. The Ryan company signed
lease with the Levee Improvement
commission for lot 6, adjoining the
property now leased by the Red Seal
;e
given a 25-year lease on this lot. The
lease price for the first Is years Is $3.50
annually. There is provision for re-
adjustment at that time The deal has
been pending for several weeks. Erec-
ton of the asphalt plant is to be COM
menced Immediately and to be finished
this summer. The plant will cost ap-
proximately $4,000. The main build
ing will be 70x50 feet in dimensions.
Another building 20x30 feet will house
the two steam rollers. There will be
concrete storage bins for the six diff
ferent kinds of material that IL used
in manufacturing the asphalt These
bins will be located on the railroad
tracks SO that material may be dumped
directly into them from cars. The ca
pacity Of the plant will be approx
mately 1900 barrels of asphalt daily.
New Supply Station.-The contract
for the erection of the new gasoline
supply station Of the Standard Oil
company on the northeast corner of
Third and Rock Island streets has
been let TO J. Frank Nebergall The
structure will be model of architec-
tural beauty. The ground covers an
area of 81 by Is feet, being leased of |
c. A. Ficke. 1t will be a pressed brick |
building, highly ornamental and one |
story in height. Autos, in order to Sc
cure their supply Of gasoline, will |
drive through the building without be-
ing obliged TO back in or out or to
turn about when once inside. Sur
rounding the building will be parked
area OF ground. planted with grass,
flowers and shrubbery. The city
beautiful" idea will be embodied in
both building and grounds.
o. |
Jebens Again Candidate. - Henry
Jebens has taken out his papers for
'eelection at the primaries as county
attorney on the republican ticket He
vas elected two years ago over Fred
the democratic candidate.
With the filing of Henry Jebens' pa,
'ers, there is but one more Office on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
lineage Provisions.

Chicago. April 2S-Butter lower
creamery 30d3212c.
Eggs: higher; receipts 34.310 cases
hrsts 2012 a 21c; ordinary firsts 800
2ec. at mark, cases included 19620s4 c.
- Potatoes: lower; receipts Is cars
Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota and
Dakota white 9OQ1O3; Minnesota and
Dakota Ohios S5693c.
Poultry: alive higher. fowls ISc;
springs zoe; broilers 81 to 81 per doz-
en-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

Pleads Own Case in Courf,-Nr
amount OF words can express tn,
pathos and pleading in the voice of :
small Chlnaman who faced Police
Magistrate Ernst Claussen. During
the first part of his story, he gesticu,
lated wildly. During the latter part
however, his voice became pleading
Tears stood in his eyes as, in his brok-
en- English he begged Magistrate
Claussen for clsmency. The man gave
his name as John Beck, although he
answered equally as readily to John
Chlnaman, John Chinkee, or Just plain
Chink. He was charged with peddling
without license. 1t is, claimed that
he left a package containing some
pieces OF pottery such as is commonly
sold on the streets, in a store while
he went out TO sell some of his wares.
AS he was being led through the cell
room, on the way to the back door yes
terday morning after his case had been
dismissed. he broke away, and came
running back TO Magistrate Claussen.
He had evidently been frightened by
the cell in which he had spent the
night. In his broken English, he said,
You sure poor Chineeman not hab go
to Jail, judgee?" And on being re-
assured, he went quietly away.
Anam0sa Gets Meeting.-At the bust
ness meeting of the Eastern Iowa dis
trict convention of Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows which convened in Day-
export, Anamosa was chosen as the
meeting place of the 1917 convention
and to celebrate the 9Sth anniversary
Of the order. All the officers chosen
were from Anamosa. The new officers
are: President. H. H. Sopner; vice
president, s. W. Walton; second vice
president. E. c. Robeson secretary,
Mrs. T. B. Hines; treasurer, ]. L. Coff-
man.
Charge Greeks With Gambling.-Ofn-
GERS Phelan and Estes raided an es-
at 21S East Second street,
and arrested Jim karos, proprietor,
and Tony Lekas. George Pappas,
George Tisis and Chris James, Greeks.
Their trial was continued to Monday
In police court yesterday. At
the time the police entered the place,
via two or three connecting places Of
business, a card game was in full
swing, it is charged. The police claim
hat large sum Of money was on the
able at the time, and II was secured,
ogether with the cards. They have all
been filed, and will be produced by the
police as evidence at the trial. karos's
license, II is claimed, was revoked un-
Ter Mayor Alfred C. Mueller's admins
ration, since the police assert that the
proprietor has been arrested three |
lines on the same charge. II Is be-
ieved by the police that the man was
,aroled some time ago from the dis
rict court.
Soon Build Steamer Levee-Building
I a steamer landing will be one OF
he first activities of the leyee improve
lent commission this year, the COM
Mission decided at meeting As the
ouncil in committee Of the whole has
pproved the 100000 bond issue for
wee improvement work this year 1t
) expected that formal approval will
e voted at the meeting May and that
ctual work will begin then. II the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
New York Provisions.

New York, April 2S.--Butter, firm
receipts, 5,22S creamery extras, 331ac;
frsts. 3212 G35Ac; seconds, 311s 632c
Eggs, firm; receipts. 1879; fresh
gathered extras. 23a4 d24c: regular
packed firsts. 2162212c; seconds, 20a4
d204c.
Cheese. irregular; receipts, 2.571.
State held specials, 1Sd 19c; fresh spe-
Gals, 1854 Vic; do, average run, 1914
Ql61zc; Wisconsin twins held, $50
1SHc.
Live poultry, steady; broilers, $40
S6c; fowls, 1870; turkeys, zoe:
dressed, firm; chickens, ia soc; fowls,
IN q &c; turkeys, 2963Sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
Sewer Pine Makers Strike.

Fort Dodge, Iowa. April 2s.-Three
hundred workers in the Fort Dodge
Sewer Pipe factories are on strike
today. The strikers ask an increase in
wages. There has been no disorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
DAILY longs in Mercer County's Busy Capital
TWOARE ACCUSED
IN DEATH OF GIRL
DIR. A. c. Sells and Fred Manpop uo,o
for Murder as Result Of Alleged
Operation,

DR.. A. c. Sells of Aledo, one of tho
leading practitioners of Mercer corr
ty, and Fred Mannon. New BOSTON
youth, are facing murder charges &c
result Of the death last week of Miss
Winnifred Willis. Mannon.s sweo.
heart, Indictments charging each with
murder were returned by the grand
jury yesterday. Bond of each was ere5
at $4,000 and was furnished. Miss
Willis was the daughter of Nav
Boston business man. 1t is said that
Mannon, when he learned of the girls
condition, proposed that they marry
but she chose, it is said, the alternat.
i've of an operation to save herself
social embarrassment. She died n,
septic poisoning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
Unclaimed Letters.

tbCIdlmtu LetJPTS.
List OF letters remaining uncalled
for at Aledo postoffice for week end
ing April %:
Charles A. Sartain,
E. NJ. Thielke.
A. Weed & Co.
These letters "ill be sent to the
dead letter Office May II not called
for before that date.
c. E. DUVALL, Postmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
Kansas City Provisions.

Kansas City, April 2S.-Butter, eggs
and poultry unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, April 2s.-Wheat; No.
hard. l07Qi.14; No. 2 red, 1.l3d Ills.
Corn: No. mixed, 711ac; No. 2
white. Tic; No. 3, 7007o1ac; No. yell
low, 72a721sc.
Oats: No. white, 431a q44hc; No.
mixed, 4Oa41c.
Rye, 89d90
Hay, steady; unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
DIR. Wright Ruys Car.

Dr. Wright Buys Tar.
DR.. Wright has purchased a new Ford
touring car from the Horst & Streter
Ford salesroom of this city. This is
the second car of the kind purchased
by DR.. Wright for use in his practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28

the republican ticket to be filled. tina
OF recorder.
Warranty Deeds.-William B. Muir
ray and wife to G. H. Ficke, tract il
Adam Noel's plat of part southeas
quarter section %, IS, IS.
William F. Lantau to Alice Gamble
former wife of grantor, east % feet
inch, lot Z, block l, Harry Techenti1
addition, 81.
Alice Gamble, unmarried, to Harr,
II. Ramm, east % feet ! inch, lot 7
block l, Harry Techentin addition, 81
William o. CARRIER, Jr., to Itanns
CARRIER, lots l and 2, block II, town O.
McCausland, 81.
Arthur G. Wilcox and wife to Thorn
as M. Healey, lot 3, block 2, Henry
Spink's first addition.
Horace McGregor to John Burns
north one-half lot s, block 10, sub,
division blocks 9 and 10, McIntosh's
second addition, ST.
c. H. Littleton and wife to L. ]
Yaggy, lot 2, block 1877, lie Claire's
18th addition, 81.
Frank Phoenix, ct al, to Frank Ga.
zurek, ct al, lot 4, block 6, Bellevue
third addition.
Mary Hunter has transferred lot 2
block 1913, lie Claire's 18th addition
to Amelia Simpson, for consideration
of 81 and other vahables.
Charles Wall and wife to William
Trefz, for a consideration Of $4,000
lot 3, block "a, Peter Dittmer's third
addition.
Charles M. Littleton and wife to
Susan ]. Butterworth, lot 4, block l,
A. F. Cutter kirkwood boulevard ad-
dition
Outline Park W0rk.-George T. Ba-
ker Of the park board states that the
plans for the boards activities this
year had been practically completed
and that the chief work to be under
taken would be the completion Of the
River Front park. The appropriation
this year for park purposes Is approx
imately $4,000.
Has Been Constable 40 Years.
Among the papers filed for election at
the June primaries was that OF Dan
Murphy, democrat Of Winfield town
ship, who has been constable in his
township for the past 40 years. This
is the 21st time that he has been up
for reelection and he has always been
impartial in his duties and fair to
all and probably will be reelected to
make his term Of Office AZ years.
Obituary Rec0rd.-The death of Mrs.
Emily c. Farrand occurred at the
home, S33 East Fourteenth street.
She was born at Huddersfeld, Eng
and, March 10, 1S43, and came to
America in early life. Sept. 4, 1860,
she was married to James F. Farrand,
n St Louis. She began teaching in
public school No. 6, Northwest Day.
IMPORT, in 1874, and for the past 10 |
ears had been principal Of the Jeffer-
on school. Her experience as teach |
II covers a period OF Al years. One
on, George H. Farrand of Chicago. |
nd one daughter, Mrs. Ernest viii
# Davenport, are the only survivors.
Her husband preceded her in death
N June 4, 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28

Market Square Sales.
April IS, 1916.
load oats so
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, H., April 2s.-Corn: No. ;
white 731ac; No. 4 white 73c; No.
yellow 75d12c; No. mixed 73hc;
sample 51d63c.
Oats: No. 3 white 42a4 6422c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
LOCAL MARKETS,

April 2s,-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local markets
today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
IjyprpOOl Grain.

Liverpool, April 2s-Wheat: No. l
northern spring Us Sd; No. red
western winter lis 4d.
Corn: American mixed los 912d
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
Dual Track Meet.

The Alexis track team will visi,
Aledo Saturday and will meet the To-
cal high school track demons in a dua,
meet This meet is to be held at the
college field beginning at 2::3o D. m. A
large crowd should be in attendance
as the friendly rivalry between these
two schools is keen, and a hard con-
test is expected in each event.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28

Jebens Again Candidate. - Henry
Jebens has taken out his papers for
reelection at the primaries as county
attorney on the republican ticket He
was elected two years ago over Fred
volImer. the democratic candidate.
With the filing of Henry Jebens' pa,
pers, there is but one more Office on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-27
THE RAMBLER.
Paragraphic Points Picked up by Our
Man on the Street.

An old darkey servant in Phila-
delphia club, is reported to have said,
the more important mans always
nindest to us humble folks.
The old mans observation was COR
rect, There is one thing that the
gentleman will always extend 20 his
interiors in social position, and that
is courtesy. When you find men or
women who are overbearing or rude
to one class while they fawn upon an
other you may write them down as
cads. Social position is largely a
matter of chance, in any event, Our
ancestry was determined by chance
Had our fathers or mothers
been ten minutes late for some meet
ing, or have failed to go to a GER
tain social gathering, or hundred
and one other things, they would not
have met the other necessary to You.
And so, while it is well to be prov
of those who have given US the,
tage of good name and soci
sition, We have no reason to fet at
in anything for ourselves othe bar
-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-27

the correspondent lived in New York
City or San Francisco.
"And so the claims of the people
here in Washington in relation tc
the value Of having the plant right
here are just what l have called them.
and I think that you're far and away
better able to handle the labor situa-
tion over there in Alexandria and
provide better housing facilities thar
we are here in Washington. This
city was never intended to be a COM
mercial or industrial city, and among
"a great many people there is a strong
feeling against trying to make it
one"
The meeting of the full commit
tee of those working to bring the
plant here has been postponed from
eleven o'clock tomorrow (Thursday)
morning until two o'clock in the af-
ternoon. This is most important
meeting and it is urged that all
those belonging to this body will be
in attendance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-27
Number Decisions.

Son of COD and the woman was
healed.
"We're willing to try everything
under the sun but Jesus Christ.
don't care how bad man is, Christ
can cure him, Listen! Jesus Christ
is lord over devils and over death
an all-sufficient Savior who can cure
every disease. If you have a Christ
who can beat that, men, tell me.
about him, for I'd like to preach
about him!
"The noblest thing man can do
is to kneel down and say my God, my
Savior! But l have more respect for
Bob Ingersoll than for some of you
men. Why? Because you say there
is a God and then turn on your heel
and forsake him.
"And / can't understand about you
women. Before Christianity came
you were only beasts Of burden, and
yet how you treat Christ! l can't
for the life of me see how woman
with children can turn her back on
Christ.
"Many of your homes in Alexan-
dria are today nothing but kindergar-
tens for gambling with cards! Listen!
You mothers, you're going to have
a lot to answer for! For there's no
difference between gambling fol
4lthe home. and for money.
somewhere else!
"It will be better that milestone
were tied around your neck and you
sunk in the sea than for you to stand
in the way of the children!
"Will you, if you have desire fol
better things, let that desire rule?
Won't you Gomez"
While the big audience and choir
sang, 80 persons went forward and
grasped the preachers hand. thus
a public confession Of their
to lead Christian life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-27
MUSICALE

Among those who are listed to
sing at the musicale to be given next
Wednesday night, Oct. 4, in the
Elks' Home, for the benefit of
st. Mary's Parochial School improve
ment fund, are George O'Connor and
DR.. Dickinson of Washington; Mrs
Harrie White, Mrs. Robert F. Down
ham and Miss Katherine Brill: ~
The foregoing is but a partial list
of the participants and the complete
program for the affair with the
names of all who will take part will
be announced early next week. The
presence of the foregoing singers
is sufficient to warrant capacity au-
dience.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-27
wAsHINGToNIANs FAVOR US
Prominent Men Believe That Armor
Plant Should be Located Here

1t is stated that the members Of
the Retail Merchants Association OF
Washington have picked Alexandria
is their second choice in the event
chat it is apparent that their own
.ity will not be selected as the site
Of the S11 100000 armor plant. This
body has appointed a committee to
investigate the matter as the result
Of a resolution to that effect offered
by NJ. A. Leese, vice-president of
the organization, instructing the
members to throw their support to
this city in the event of Washing
ton not being considered eligible.
The above is in line with the spirit
If the prominent Washingtonian with
whom the Gazette representative
had conversation last night. This
gentleman said:
I've been away from home for
several weeks and / was surprised
on my return to find the status of
the Armor Plant site affair. / hear,
on good authority, that those who are
IN the know state that they fear
The claims of Alexandria and Phila-
ielphia more than they do those OF
any other city. Personally, in the
beginning, I did not think that Alex
sndria had even look-in, but from
what the fellows tell me now it seems
to me that she has a mighty good
chance if the people over there will
get busy and properly present the
advantages they undoubtedly can offer.
"In so far as the claim that if the
plant was located in Washington it
would derive the. benefit iof being
close to head quarters is concerned,
that is all popycock. You know what
happens in most government Offices,
don't you ?-the circumlocution and
red tape, I mean. Why, / know of
once case in which the desk of the
two men who received the mail for
two separate divisions of one depart
ment were only twenty feet apart.
The addresses for the two divisions
were so much alike that mail was
frequently sent to one when it was
intended for the other. Either one
of the officials could have tossed a
wrongly addressed letter across the
room to the other fellow. Did he do
SO. Not on your tintype! He dictated
letter to the party who wrote
wrongly and returned his letter with
instructions as to how to get to the
man at the desk twenty feet away.
1t didn't make any difference whether
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-27
IN MEMORIAM

CHESHIRE-In sad but loving re-
membrance of my father, Andrew
Cheshire, who departed this life
two years ago today, September
27, 1914.
Dear Father, whenever I speak your
name,
My eyes with tears are wet;
Oh, father, how I loved you,
And love cannot forget.
--',e @Julia H. Mason.