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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
MINIMUM CLAUSE
is OBJECTED TO
East Moline Council Does Not Accept
Proposition Submitted by Peo-
pies Power Company.
WANT FIFTY CENTS Low CHARGE
Officials Consider Providing Riddles
With Place to Skate-May In
stall Phones for Police.

The East Moline council did not ac-
cept the proposition submitted last
evening by the Peoples Power COM
pany, the proposition calling for a re-
duction in rates on gas and electricity
similar 10 the rates which went into
effect in Moline and Rock Island the
first OF the year. but making no change
in the minimum clause affecting cleo
tTicity
In Moline and Rock Island the mini
mum rate on electricity is 80 cents.
In other words, no consumer cen pay
less than that amount monthly and still
have electricity furnished him. A
minimum is set because when less
than so cents worth of electricity is
used and paid for there is no profit,
and likely to be a loss to the COM
pany.
In East Moline the minimum is much
higheT-S112la TO be exact. The city
council there sought reduction in
this to 80 cents. as applies in Moline
and Rock Island Representatives Of
the power company, however, declar-
ed that there is additional expense in
providing electricity to consumers in
East Moline, and that even a great in
crease in the number of consumers
would not compensate the company by
making a larger profit on the city as
whole. As result the agreement was
tabled for further consideration.
The proposition was submitted by
the power company in order that it
might be ratified by the state public
utilities commission. 1t is understood
the dispute in regard to the minimum
will have no effect on the reduction in
rates, as that is voluntary on the part
of the power company.
Phones Needed for Police.
The council gave consideration to a
proposition TO have four phones placed
at various places about the city-to
give service to the station Independent
of central. Total cost, according to
estimates OF the telephone company,
would be $3.50 a year, ABOUT $11 a
month Upon motion of Alderman
Carlson the matter was left to the po-
lice committee for investigation.
W E Mack, extension secretary of
the Moline Y NJ. c. A, presented plans
to provide the kiddies of East Moline
with a skating pond. The Moline
Scale company has offered eco square
feet on its unOccupied land, which it
is DrOnosed to flood.
Several aldermen expressed fear
that when the ice melts in the spring.
The water will back into cellars. and
for this reason no action was taken.
The matter will be considered by the
aldermen and some plan whereby the
water can be let out as the ice melts
in the spring will be devised, if pos
sible Council members were unani-
mously in favor of Mr., Mack's project.
Engineer Warner reported to the
council that it will be necessary to ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
ftXBII0ES
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.


Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For express, call William Trefz.
New supply of Pocohontas coal at
Mckown's, 1401 Second avenue.
The city clerks Office has been
crowded for the past week with prop
erty owners paving special assess
ments, and yesterday the record sum
of over $11 900 was collected. 1t is ex-
pected that the work will be heavy
for the remainder of the week,
The Hansen Auto company of Rock
Island was incorporated today at
Springfield. The capital stock is
$4,000 The incorporators are Her
man Hansen, Louis Hansen and R. A.
Johnson. The company recently occu-
pied a new building on Fourth ave-
nue. between Nineteenth and Twen-
tieth streets.
]. ]. sTaXman was host at a luncheon
given at the Rock Island club at noon
today to the office force of the Illinois
Oil company, of which he is an officer.
Mr.. Taxman leaves tonight for Cush-
ing, Okla, where he has charge of the
company'S refinery.
With the recommencement of night
school at 1870 this evening, Principal
A. G. Hill and Superintendent Z. G..
Fisher are able to look back on nearly
a semester of work that has haap NV
far the most successful ever exper-
fenced in this line. Commencing with
the record enrolment of 1911 on March
10, the attendance has steadily in
creased until now the school has $50
enrolled. This enrolment is over twice
any previous one and the enthusiasm
and interest that is being shown is
unsurpassed.
Plans have been completed for the
bazaar which is to be held at St Paul's
Belgian church, corner OF Twenty
fourth street and Eighth-and -a-half
avenue, Feb. 3, and s. The club
rooms in the church basement will
be fitted up for the occasion and the
members of the congregation are in
vited to participate. Those willing to
donate fancy work or other articles
for sale, should send the same TO the
rectory, 8l5 Twenty-fourth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
YOUR OLD SHOES
ARE WORTH MONEY

The past year has seen many phe-
nomenal increases in the price of var
ions commodities, but one of the most
astonishing announcements is that by
the Prester- Hickey Shoe company to-
night, calling for one thousand pair
of old shoes, and offering to pay %
cents to 10 cents pair for them. Mr..
Priester and Mr. Hickey are reticent
relative to this purchase of old shoes.
When asked What the old shoes were
to be used for, both claimed to be as
much in the dark as the reporter and
both men fatty refused to make any
statement relative to whom the shoes
were being purchased for. The facts,
briefly stated, are these said Mr..
Priester: We want one thousand pair
of old shoes and are prepared to pay
so cents to rs cents pair for them.
If the owner can wear them into the
store, we will buy them. We are
naturally anxious to give the patrons
of this store the first advantage on
anything as good as this, so until the
18th, we will confine our purchase of
old shoes to actual customers buy
ing new shoes in the store. After the
18th, if we have not secured our one
thousand pairs We will then purchase
at random from anyone
The simple fact that an old pair of
shoes is actually worth IS cents in
cash is something to think about.
Most of us can dig up at least one
pair which are absolutely useless, and
vest In a new pair and turn the old
ones into real money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
WORK COMPLETED ON
INCINERATOR STACK

The outside structural work on the
$4,000 incinerator, Twenty-fourth
street and Second avenue. will be COM
pleted tomorrow. The last brick on
the 125-foot stack was laid today. The
building is 80 by IS feet. The garbage
burner will not be installed until the
latter part of February. The city cOun-
Gil yesterday voted to pay the Decarie
lncinerator company of Minneapolis,
1896, the balance due the concern on
the sum agreed to be paid when the
building was completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Funeral OF Albert ROsenfieId,

The remains of Albert Rosenfeld ar
rived in Rock Island this morning
from East Orange. n. j. Funeral ser
vices were held at 10 o'clock at Knox's
chapel. Rabbi Botizarheiner of Peoria
officiating. 1nterment was in Chippian<
mock cemetery. Out of town relatives
who attended the funeral were Mrs
Adolph Silverman, Chicago: Miss Kate
kimball, East Orange, n. j.; Abe Ro-
senfield, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Ettinger, Osceola, Iowa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Sax, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
COUNTY PIONEER
DEAD AT MOLINE
John VI. Bowen, War Veteran ana
Long Time Resident OF Rock IS
land County, Goes to Reward.

John NJ. Bowen, pioneer OF Rock
Island county and veteran of the Civil
war, passed from his home, 1883
Twenty-fourth avenue, Moline, az
1890 last evening" The end came
after an illness which commenced
with grip and developed into pneu-
monia, which Mr.. Bowen was unable
to withstand because of his advanced
age.
Mr. Bowen was born in South
Wales, England, in March, 1S4l, and
spent his early boyhood there. At
the age of IS he left home and came
to America, arriving at lrontown,
Ohio, July 10, 1854. Two years later
he left Irontown for the west, arriV-
ing in Moline in April of 1856.
For some time after arrival in this
vicinity Mr. Bowen was engaged in
prospecting for coal, first at Hamp-
ton and then at Geneseo and Sheffield.
Later he settled at Coal Valley and
worked as laborer on the railroad
near there His advance in the work
was rapid and in short time he was
made brakeman, then fireman, and
finally was given the position of SUI
perintendent of a large coal works in
the vicinity. During these years he
was several times honored with cleo
tive offices by voters of Coal Valley
township. He served one term of
enlistment in the Civil war.
Mr.. Bowen's marriage to Frances
R. Edgar took place in Coal Valley
Oct IA, 1861. Two Of the three daugh-
tiers born to the union-Mrs. Nathan
Tyrell of Kansas City and Miss Sadie
Bowen of Moline-are left to mourn
his passing. Five grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren are also be-
reaved.
The family moved from Coal Val
ley to Moline in the first of March,
1877, and for IA years the departed
was a foreman at the Deere plant,
serving in the iron department Ow-
ing to i'll health he was obliged to
leave this work and entered the dry
goods business in what was then
known as South Moline. He was in
strumental in establishing the South
Moline postoffice and was postmaster
during the six and one-half years of
its existence. He was appointed post
master of East Moline by the post
master general in February, 1899, but
due to Hines was not able to serve.
| He had lived at the home from where
| he passed for some time.
The deceased joined the Congrega-
! tional church of Coal Valley in the
| fall OF 1861 and had the honor of be-
| ing its clerk for a number of years.
He united by letter with the First
| Congregational church of Moline when
the family moved to that city and
! later transferred his membership to
! the second church on the bluff. He
was active in the Odd Fellow order
having been a past grand Of Coal Val
ley lodge No. 304 He was also a
member of R. H. Graham post No. 312
G. A. R. of Moline, and was an hon
orarv member of the w. R. c. No. Is
Of Moline.
Funeral announcement will be made
! later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Lower Rate for Moline.

Moline's tax rate for this year, ac-
cording to County Clerk Henry B.
Hubbard, will be about $675 on each
500 valuation. The exact rate will
be announced in few days when the
clerk finishes computation of the rates
for the different districts of the
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Howard Takes Charge,

Otis Howard, for some time past
junior lieutenant Of the Moline Naval
Reserves, took command of the divi-
sion last evening when he succeeded
W. c. Jirdinston, who has been in
charge for more than three years.
Lieutenant Jirdinston turned in his
resignation some time ago and has
been retired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Obituary
Funeral of Mrs. Catherine kurZ.

The remains of Mrs. Catherine Kurz
arrived in Rock Island at 12:40 this
afternoon from Atalissa, Iowa. Fun
eral services were held at 100 at Dix
on & Moeller's undertaking parlors
and at O'Clock at the German Luth-
eran church, Rev. Phi. Wilhelm officiat-
ing. Interment was in the German
Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Funeral of McDougaIl Infant.

The funeral of Eloise L. McDougall.
five-months-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. McDougall, $50 Twelfth street,
who died yesterday, will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the
home. Burial will be in Chippiannock
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Death of Carrie LyIeS,

Miss Carrie Lyles (colored), 16
years old, died yesterday at her home,
9131a Ninth street. following long
illness with tuberculosis. She was
born. in Monroe City, Mo, and had
lived in Rock Island eight years. Be
sides her mother, Mrs. Lottie Lyles,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
MILLING Collections S1alAn.

More than $4,000 was received BY
City Clerk c. V. Johnson OF Moline
yesterday on special assessments
completed during the past year, COW
ering paving, watermains, sewers and
sidewalks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

she leaves two brothers, Frank and
Timothy Of this city Funeral ser.
vices will be held tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock at the Mckinley Baptis,
church, Rev Saunders officiating
Burial will be in Chippiannock Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Funeral of Frank \, Stafford.

Private funeral services were held
at , O'Clock this afternoon for Frank
y. Stafford at the home 604 Tenth
street, Rev. o. 7. Dwinell, pastor of
the First Methodist church, was in
charge. Burial was in Chippiannock
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Russell LOUiS Nelson

Russell Louis, 11-months-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Nelson, Rowan,
Iowa, died at 2 o'clock this afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Nelson's mother.
Mrs. A. Freeman. 500 Third avenue.
The child had been i'll II days with
The parents were here on
visit when he was taken i'll. Besides
the parents, he leaves a sister Thelma
and a brother Raymond. Burial will
be made here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

tend Waterman - feet TO carry out
the plan. This will cost S432, accord
ing to estimate of the Moline Heating
and Construction company. The coun-
Gil as a whole decided to Investigate
the project before taking action and
will meet at the pumping station TO go
over the matter in detail Thursday
afternoon Of this week.
Authorize Settlement.
A resolution authorizing the board
of local improvements to make final
settlement with the Mccarthy I'm
provement company for work done on
Fifteenth avenue was passed.
Reports Of police magistrate and
chief were read and bills were allow
ed. Report OF Chief CLAIR shows a
general stamping out Of lawlessness.
The December report:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Applicants for naturalization papers
are being examined by Frederick j.
Schlotfeldt, Chicago. 1t is expected
the work will be completed today. Mr..
Schlotfeldt was greatly pleased with
the patriotic exercises held in circuit
court this morning and declared he
hoped it would be made feature of
every naturalization day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

Because Of alleged failure and re-
fusal to bring certain books and pa
pers before Master-in-Chancery J. l..
Haas, Judge ". T. Church in circuit
court yesterday afternoon ordered
George McMaster Of the Mutual Wheel
Co., Moline, to report in court Satur-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

day morning at . o'clock to show cause
why he should not be cited for con-
tempt.
The grand jury is still in session. 1t
is not expected that the work of the
body will be completed before the end
Of the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Reviving Interest.

An effort is being made in Rock Is
land to revive the belt line project.
which was started several years ago,
but which was abandoned after OPP
tons were secured. Commercial inter
ests of the city are showing renewed
interest in the enterprise and it is
expected that within the course of the
next few months steps will be taken to
carry the project to completion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
LACK MORE LINES
LOSES A FACTORY
Illinois Oil Company Rejects Site III
Southwestern Section OF the
City.
EAST ST. LOUIS Is FAVORED
Failure to Secure Concern Further
Evidence of Need of Belt
Railway.

The need of a belt line in Rock Is
land today was again manifested with
the announcement from officials OF the
Illinois Oil company that because a
strip of land offered them here for
their new S250,000 wax factory was
only on one railroad line, the concern
would be compelled to reject the local
proposition.
we went over the offer with Rock
Island people," an oil company official
said. "and we sincerely felt that we
should give this city the first con-
sideration. The tract of land offered to
us was all right, but we found that
the railroad facilities were not what
a plant such as ours would require.
The tract was only on one railroad
and we have to have more than that.
The establishment here of belt line is
an absolute necessity in order to boom
Rock Island, and while We felt that
in the course of year or two such
railroad facilities would be available,
yet we want to proceed Immediately
with our plant, and of course will build
where we can get these facilities. If
the belt line was in the course of con-
struction we would unquestionably
choose the site here 1t is located in
South Rock Island
Elgin, Peoria and East st. Louis are
cities bidding for the wax factory, with
the proposition offered from East St
Louis to date considered the most at
traCtive by officers of the company
Representatives of the Illinois Oil
company are in Elgin today inspecting
the site offered by commercial inter
octc Of
Graham guardian., 1916-03-10
SIX VOICES FAMILIAR AND
UNFAMILIAR
New York Herald)

Mr.. Bryan complains that in max.
ing his pleas for an adequate pre-
paredness The president is being
applauded by grandstanders whose
voices are unfamiliar to democratic
ears"
The voices that are applauding
the president are the voices of
patriotism and Americanism. They
were not at all unfamiliar to Demo-
cratic ears in the days of Grover
Cleveland. nor are they unfamiliar to
the ears of the democracy of the
south and the east, for they are
their own.
They may be unfamiliar to Mr..
Bryan and to populistic, socialistic,
Teutonic microbes fattening upon
the body of the democratic party,
but not to President Wilson and the
great army of democrats who, are
Americans first.
Graham guardian., 1916-03-10
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
COUNTY OF GRAHAM,
STATE OF ARIZONA.
Stafford, ARIZONA,
February 6 1915

Stafford, ARIZONA,
February s, 1916.
The Board of Supervisors met in
regular session. pursuant to ad,
journment of previous day, at 800
o'clock a. m.
Present: Geo. A. Foote, Chair.
man; Geo. A. Matthews, Member;
James Quinn, Member; BENZ. Blake,
Clerk.
The resignation of Benz. Blake,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,
was presented. the same to take
effect at the close of the day on
February 29, 1916, and on motion
duly put and carried, the said
resignation was accepted by unani-
nous vote of the Board. to go into
effect as requested on the said 29th
day of February, 1916.
Sufficient legal petitions and ap-
plications to fill the vacancy caused
by Mr.. Blake's resignation being on
file in favor of Martin Layton, Myr.
tie Sowell, W. d. Hudson and G. c.
Hall, and an application in favor of
B. F. Thum, Supervisor James Quinn
nominated Martin Layton, Super
Graham guardian., 1916-03-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Serial No. O576O

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Serial No. O576O
U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona.
February "a, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Sarah ].
Notes, of Ft. Thomas, Arizona, widow
of Presley D. Notes, deceased, who, on
April 26, 1909. made homestead entry,
No. O5760, for Sc a, Section 8, Town
ship S., Range % E., G. and S. R.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make fve-year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore r. W. Smith, Clerk of the Su-
perior Court, at Stafford, Arizona, on
the Sd day of April, 1916.
Claimant names as. witnesses:
William 0. Tuttle, Hyrum Kempton.
Grin E. Alfred 81, of Ft. Thomas;
and John B. Hicks, of Central, Arizona.
THOMAS F. WEEDN, Register.
First publication, March 3, 1916.
Last publication, March 81, 1916.
Graham guardian., 1916-03-10

being fattened out BY the pressing
force which the little fellow from
Yuma had planned would be their
fate, if they stood In the way of an
endorsement of Governor Hunts
candidacy for governor.
Mulford stumbled at the start
when he tried to amend MIR. Bull
lard's motion to appoint a Gre
dentials committee in the regular
way, by changing the procedure to
committee of five, to be appointed
by Chairman Duffy, a member of
the steam roller crew. The point
of order that he was not member
of the committee and therefore not
entitled to the floor or to make q
motion, killed the engine in the
steam roller and brought that pom
derous piece of machinery to full
stop.
In fact the steam roller process
of making votes for Hunt became
decidedly unpopular and resulted in
the early rout of the adherents of
the Hunt machine. There was no
chance st any time to spring mo.
ton to ind0rse the candidacy of
Hunt for governor.
Winsor took his defeat good
naturedly and by the time the COM
mittee on resolutions was appointed
he was back in democracy's ranks
and helped materially in forming
the Endorsement of President Will.
sons administration.
The committee adopted unani-
m0usly the resolutions to indorse
President Wilson's administration
and pledged the delegates to the
St. Louis convention to his support
for the nomination of president.
The resolutions also indorsed the
fine record of Vice President Mar
shall and the preference of Arizona's
democracy for his selection as the
party's vice presidential nominee.
The pending amendment to the
Constitution of the United States,
providing for national equal suf.
frage, was also indorsed ard Ari-
zona's democratic representatives in
the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentstives of the United States Con.
gress were requested to consecrate
their efforts and votes to the adop.
ton of the amendment.
Graham guardian., 1916-03-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Serial No 056q4

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Serial No. 05694
U. S. Land Office at Phoenix. Arizona.
February 26, 1916
Notice is hereby given that William
M. Shrode, of Bonita, Arizona, who.
on April 20, 1909, made homestead en-
try, No. 05694, for NE Il, Section 81,
Township 8 s., Range % E., G. and
S. R. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make five-year proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before l.. V. McCort. U. S,
Commissioner, at Wilcox, Arizona, on
the 18th day of April, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Jasper K. Boyle, Ebenezer B. Smith.
Elmer r. AddingtOn, John w. Brown,
all of Bonita, Arizona.
THOMAS F. WEEDTN, Register.
First publication, March 3, 1915.
Last publication, March 81. l9i6.
Graham guardian., 1916-03-10

visor Matthews nominated Mrs
Myrtle Sowell, and Supervisor Foote
nominated B. F. Thum.
The Chairman called for vote.
which, after some discussion, re-
suited in Supervisors Matthews and
Quinn voting for Martin Layton,
and Supervisor Foote voting for
B. F. Thum, and Martin Layton
was declared the appointee of the
Board as Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of BENZ.
Blake, at a salary of $4,000 per
month, said appointment to take
effect March l, 1916.
The appointment made by j. My
ron Alfred, county assessor, of D. A.
Matthews, as deputy assessor, was
filed, and by unanimous vote of the
Board, was approved. The salary
Of said deputy assessor was fixed at
$500 per month.
The reports of the various county
and precinct officers for the month
of December, 1915, were reported
checked by the Clerk and were ap-
proved by the Board.
The county treasurer was ordered
to set aside from the general ex-
pense fund, $4,000, the amount of
estimated expense of the sheriff's
office for the month of February,
1916.
The following claims against the
county, presented by the members
of the Board of Supervisors, were
audited by the county recorder, al
lowed, and the Clerk of the Board
was ordered to draw warrants in
payment of same, as follows, to-wit: