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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08
FIRE LOSS FOR JULY
IS LESS THAN $4,000

Fire loss in Rock Island for the
month of July was normal, according
TO the monthly report of Fire Chief
Newberry, read at the meeting OF the
municipal commission yesterday. Loss
from fires was S5,97628, personal
property damage being $2,225 and that
on buildings $3.751.28. Value Of build
ings involved was $16,S50 and of per
sOnal property $3.50. Insurance car
ried on buildings was $10,500 and on
personal property $4,65O Sixteen calls
were made by the department, 1876 gal
Ions of chemicals used, $3.50 feet Of
hose stretched and III feet of ladder
used.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08
TO GO
ON TRAINING CRUISE

Chicago, Aug. 8.-Men of Chicago
and the middle western states who
have enrolled for the civilian naval
training cruise on the United States
ship Louisiana will leave Chicago next
Sunday on a special train over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, it was
announced today.
Completed arrangements Indicate
that the volunteer tackles" will be
gin their salt water experience by en-
barking on the battleship at Norfolk.
Va All recruits must be on board at
noon next Tuesday. A total of ISL
men have enrolled through the Chi
cagO station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08

has made their progress exceedingly
slow and they will ride their horses
as far as Chicago and complete their
journey via steamboat so the children
may arrive home in time to attend
school.
although the hot weather has
made travelling uncomfortable, we
have suffered no hardships," said Mrs.
Hess. I'VE travel by night and rest
during the day. The forepart of the
journey was rough and but little pro-
gress was made but we have found
the roads ideal from Colorado, with
not one day of rain to contend with"
This is by no means the first long
journey which Mrs. Hess has made
horseback. A year ago she made an
excursion from the west coasts of Flor
ida to the Everglades, a distance of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08
HORSEBACK TRIO
ON THEIR WAY TO
HOME IN THE EAST

When Mrs. Frances A. Hess de-
cided to return from Colorado Springs
to New York City, where she resides,
she adopted horse back riding as the
means of conveyance because she likes
to ride and believes it is a healthful
form of travelling.
Mrs Hess arrived in the tri-cities
yesterday with her two daughters,
Julia, aged Il, and Caroline, aged g..
Each was astride a horse. They have
been riding nearly continuously for
six weeks. Although New York City
is their destination, the hot weather
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08
cox FAMILY TO HOLD
REUNION TOMORROW

The 18th annual reunion of the 100
descendants OF Joseph and Mary Cox,
who settled in 1885 near Rapids City,
will be held at CampbeIl's island to-
morrow The affair is TO be held under
the auspices of the Cox Reunion assO-
citation. Charles Cox, the oldest sur
viving descendant, Will come from
New York City to preside at the gath
ering. The reunion virtually extends
over a week, but Aug. 9 has been set as
the day when all members of the fam
lily will try to be present. Following
the usual custom, one of the best
camps on the island has been engaged
for the week and will be placed at the
disposal Of the family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08
Holm Deyore

The mystery surrounding the iden-
tity of a man known as Jack" who
died last Monday at the Sehnert room
ing house, 100 Twentieth street, as re-
suit Of being overcome by the heat is
believed to have been cleared up today
following receipt of letter and pic
ture by Walter O'Malley, local. under
taker. from Mrs. S. J. Carlson of Orion
The photo bears strong resemblance
to the deceased with the exception Of
a heavy mustache the heat victim had
The photo shows a smoOth-faced man
John DevOre is the name of the man
who has been missing from Orion for
over a year and a half, and Mrs. Carl
son is his sister. 1t would have been
possible for him to grow a heavy mus
tache in that time. Mrs. Carlson stated
in the letter that her brother was com
monty known as Jack" and was of
quiet dispositions was the deceased
The body was held for three days for
Identification, being inferred Thurs
day. Coroner R. c. J. Meyer has given
Mrs. Carlson permission to disinter the
body, should she think it necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08

efS from near and far flocked in for
the harvest Nearly a hundred men and
Boys were soon on the scene. and the
rush was something fierce.
IL was free pitch-in Anybody had
az much right any place as anybody
SlSe ana the fellow who worked the
hardest got the most out of 1t. A Buff
iaio clam shell dealer brought up a
crew or 80 men and boys He hired a
team and wagon, paying 81 a load to
tae owner. and got out nine loads in
Single day. Since then the picking
mas not been so good, but he is still
doing fairly well. This man divided
the work up so that best results could
De obtained. He set a large crew to
work gathering CLAIMS and another one
COOKING them and cleaning the shells.
ne brought along scales and has been
ouylng clans as they were brought out
or the river bed and having cash on
the spot for them He has a pile of
shells as big as a house.
Others have been working in groups
or alone. One man and his son cleaned
up four tons of shells in five DAYS.
winch IS pretty fair wages. as one
may ascertain by a little figuring.
whole families moved to the scene
ana everybody worked. Some pitched
tents and others camped in the open
"AthouC SHeIleF. getting their sleep
IN dlhance of mosquitoes and compet-
ing with hordeS of flies for what they
ate Creature comforts were not
thought Of The main thing was to get
the clam shells before somebody else
got them and everybody has been
working from daylight till dark
No Love Wasted.
Where there was money to be made
and everybody had as much right as
anybody else naturally there has been
much friction. Everybody soon came
TO have decided opinions regarding all
competitors and wordy clashes were
not infrequent. Often riot and blood
shed seemed imminent. Each growing
pile of shells is zeaIously guarded
night and day. 1t is a case of every
body for himself and the devil take the
hlndmOst- All of which apprOximates
on a small scale, conditions wherever
there has been a rush for gold or oil.
or anything else of value to man that
nature has stored away.
This is not the first time that there
has been low water and a clam rush
at the same point in Rock river. Two
years ago great many shells were
taken ont under similar conditions,
but not nearly so many as have been
gathered this time. From the way the
diggers are going after them now it is
doubtful if any clans will be left for
seed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08
KILLS Wife and Shoots Self.

Oshkosh. Wis, Aug. 8.-Charles J.
Clark shot and instantly killed his wife
and probably fatally wounded himself
this morning on one of the principal
residence streets. The couple had
been separated. They have three chill
dren. Including LRinA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08
ONE CANDIDATE FOR
STATE LEGISLATURE

The democratic senatorial commit
tee for the Thirty-third district met in
Aledo yesterday and decided to place
but one candidate in the field for rep
resentatiye in the legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-08

several hundred miles. The present
little jaunt involves travelling over
/ 200 miles.
Mrs. Hess and her daughters will
spend three days here.
The herald., 1916-04-13
BARROW WAS SUICIDE, THINKS
HIS BROTHER.

The police no longer entertain
doubt that the man who leaped from
the deck of the ferry boat \. NJ.
Halliday shortly before midnight
Saturday and was drowned was
George T. Barrow. a tile setter. who
only half an hour before told vii
liam Burdette, of 1916 Cleveland
avenue. that he was disguised with
life because he was out of employ
ment, and that he was going to
throw himself into the river.
John H. Barrow, of 1904 Maren-
go street, bOokkeeper for the John
5. Talmage Company. Ltd. Of 237
North Peters street. a brother Of
George 7. Barrow. also has little
doubt that ii was his brother who
committed suicide. Mr.. Barrow has
requested the police to notify him in
the event the body is found, that he
may identify it, He stated that he
does not know where his brother
lived, and had not seen him in some
time. Search for the missing man
was made in all his usual visiting
places. but without avail. He was
The herald., 1916-04-13
\ BIG SUCCESS.

The euchre given by Miss Mamie
Morrison on Saturday last to heir
her little niece, Helen Gertrude Skel.
ly. who is the Algiers playground
candidate for Play Day Queen, was
decided success. Handsome SOU
venirs were distributed. The sue
cessful male players were Charles
Brown, n. Whitmore and A. Worley.
r. Amuedo received the consolation.
The girls were Miss Emily Talon,
Gertrude Finley, Annie Davis and
NJ. Oertling. the consolation. A hand
some pair of skates. donated by Mr..
NJ. Rooney, was disposed of and Miss
Mamie Morrison was the successful
girl who received them.
The herald., 1916-04-13
PERSONALS
ND OTHERWISE

Mrs. F. Tegtmeier, formerly of our
town, now of Jersey City, gave a par
ty on last Sunday in honor of Mrs. L.
II. Ayers, also formerly of our dis
triCt.
Third Recorder Golf acted for Sec.
Ond Recorder Tiller Saturday. the lat.
ter being indisposed
Charges of having in their posses.
sion milk below the standard we're
preferred by Inspector Burke, of the
City Board of Health. against G. I.aci-
max. dairyman. and Miss |. Peter
son, dealer, before Recorder Golf on
Thursday. LaCinak also was charged
with refusing to give a second SAM
pie from the same milk can.
An oil heater exploding in the kitch-
en- of the residence of Peter Verne.
800 Bellyille street, caused the flame
! TO leap to the walls of the house,
which was damaged $25. The con.
tents of the kitchen were damaged
S2J. The loss TO the building. owned
by Mrs. Carolina Belcher, 3OS Olivier
street, was covered by insurance.
Peter Manala, owner OF the building
at 1891 Seguin street, next TO which,
it is alleged, a plague-infected rat was
caught March %, has been charged
with violating the rat-proofng laws in
failing to comply with instructions
from the health authorities relative
to repairs to be made on the building.
Manala is the first party to be ac-
'cused in the Third Recorders Court.
Mrs. S. w. Collins, of McComb
City, was called here on account of
the death of her brother, Mr.. c. w.
Daniel
Tom Graham spent few days
here with his family.
Mrs. Palmer and mother and sis
ter, Mrs. Schaumberg, and Miss
Schaumberg, left Monday for Gulf
port, Miss.
a. H. Verrett left Saturday for
Washington, d. C.
Mrs. T. Schroeder is here to at
tend the Malain wedding.
Mrs. Al. Tufts and baby spent
week with Mrs. Tufts of Belleville
street.
On Friday. April 2S, a benefit ride
will be given for Miss Helen G. Skel-
ly, candidate for Play Day Queen
from Algiers, on Steamer Sidney.
All of Miss Skelly's friends are in
vited and a good time is promised.
Tickets will be sold at so cents a
couple and % cents for each extra
lady. Come out and swell the can
didate's fund. X. c. Band will be
on hand. Admission will be PSI
cents and 10 cents for tallies.
The Ladies Guild of Mt. Olivet
Episcopal Church will hold their reg
ular quarterly meeting Tuesday |
night at the rectory This meeting
should be the social meeting, but as |
next week is Holy Week only a bust
ness meeting will be held. All men,
bers are urged to attend as business
Of Importance will be transacted.
The Tuesday Euchre Club met at
he home of Mrs. ]. A. McKinsey.
The successful players were Mrs.
". ]. Ernest, Mrs. L. Vinet, and
Mrs. Griner. The next meeting of
he club will take place on April 25.
At a meeting of the Commission
Council held Tuesday, with his mes
age the mayor transmitted a petit
ion from residents of Algiers. ask
lTnpfinno1 An Doua
The herald., 1916-04-13
ASKING FOR BIDS.

Plans and specifications for the
new school to be located adjoining
the property of the Algiers Land Co.,
Inc. near the Naval Station. are in
the hands of many contractors, who
are now engaged in preparing bids
for the new structure, which will be
the most modern school in our city.
The new school is to be ready for the
fall session.
The herald., 1916-04-13
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

Remaining at Station A, New Or
leans, La, Post office. week ending
Thursday, April 10, 1916.
Men-Ruffin Adams, Frank Ar
noni, c. A. Barlow, Henry Bareaux
John Brooks Especially, r. Dietrich.
l.. n. Thrack, o. ]. Thibodeaux.
Ladies-Mrs. n. +. Henritzy, Mrs.
Ardel Lewis. Mrs. Agnes Louis, Mrs.
Miller. Mrs. c. Z. Palmer, Mrs. W.
Payne, Miss Mary Shines.
Misclellaneous-Freed & Clark.
lly. Freed and p. Clark.
CHARLES JANVIER. p. NJ.
JOS. w. DANIELS, Supt. Sta. A.
The herald., 1916-04-13
If YOU LOSE.

y beautiful and valuable pearl
sunburst was restored to its owner
this week. through a lost ad in our
classified columns. The jewel was
found by Mrs. c. Brechtel. AS Web
ster street.
If you want good results try our
classified columns for anything YOU
have to sell or buy, lost or found, etc
The herald., 1916-04-13

CONTINUED on Page S.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-04-19
Methodist

The regular Easter service will be held
at the usual hour of meeting on Sunday
morning. The orchestra will assist the
choir in the Easter music. The Pastor
will preach from the subject, ''Our Risen
Lord" At this service the pastor will
present to each one present beautifully
embossed Easter greeting. Special music
as follows will be carried out:
Prelude, Melodie in F, A Rubenseein
Anthem, Lo, Easter Dawns,a Lorenz
Contralto Solo, The Lord Is Risen, Violin
Obligato, A. w. Lansing, Mrs. jack
son, and Mr.. Lawson,
Offertory, Morean Facile, : Carl Bohm
Orchestra III IL
Anthem, Triumphantly Sing, Wilson
The program to be carried out at the
Easter concert at p. m. is given below.
Opening Song, Greet the Day., School
Scripture Reading, , Pastor
Prayer, , Pastor
Song, Blue Skies. 's
Christabel Wallace and Mildred Stevens
Recitation, This is Easter Day,
. Four Beginners
Song, Faith Edmunds
Recitation, At Easter Time,
N't Two Beginners
Song, Sweet Bells Chime,
Dorothy Waite and Barbara Raymore
Exercise, Ring Out Glad Bells,
Primary Boys
Song, Signs of Spring, Junior Girls
Exercise, Primary Children
Song, School
Recitation, Marion Brooks
Song of Springtime,
Ruth Lawson and Lyle Silloway
A Missionary Exercise,
90 The Light OF the World is Jesus
Song, Dolly Magoon
Defamation, The Cross of Victory,
Sidney Ingalls,
Song, Mrs. Best's Glass
Recitation, The Changed Cross,
JJ Elsie Bowen
Song, rhelma Edmunds
Remarks by Pastor,
Song, Cassie Sears and Gladys Sherman
Ofertory, Piano Solo, Marion Benson
Song by Schools
Benediction.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-04-19
Death of Orrin N. Russell

Orrin Russell. for over 80 years high
ly respected resident of Morrisv:lle, die,
at the Mary Fletcher hospital in Buring
, ton at 2:3O a. m. last Friday, following
an operation performed at 1890 the pre-
vious day. The cause of death is giver
as cancer of the pancreas. He had beer
i'll for the past four weeks, and was tax
en- to the hospital on the Saturday be.
fore his death.
The funeral was held from the home on
Laporte road at two o'clock Monday
afternoon, Rev. r. D. Cranmer of the
| Unlversalist church officiating. The bear
ers were his sons-in-law, c. o. Bignall
and Frank Goss, and George Tiff and
Murray Calkins. two of his fellow work
men in the Mould stone sheds. The fu-
neral was very largely attended. The
Mould stone sheds were closed for the
day and there was large delegation
from Lamoille Lodge, N. E. o. p, OF
which he was member. lnterment was
in the North Laporte cemetery.
Orrin Mason Russell was born in Stowe
March %, 1860, one of several children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Russell He was
united in marriage on February 81, 1876,
to Nellie l.. Hamel, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonathan Hamel of Morristown
and bad resided in town the past 33
years. He was for many years a stone
mason, but for about twelve years had
been employed in the Mould stone sheds
as Jumper. Orrin was an honest and
upright citizen who had large mum Der
of friends by whom he will be greatly
missed.
He is survived by wife and six chill
dren, as follows: George F. and Mrs. c.
A. Bignall of Manchester, N, H.; Mrs.
Frank Goss of St. Johnsbury, Mason,
Glenna, Raenold and Karthreen of Nor
risville; also, by three brothers and two
sisters, Daniel of Stowe. Joseph of Taco
ma, Wash; Nathaniel of Beaver Falls,
Penna.; Mrs. Addie Cross of North Hyde
Park and Mrs Angie Wakefield of Swan
ton, and two grandchildren, Wayne and
Celia Goss of st. Johnsbury.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-04-19
MorrisvilIe =, u Church Notes

Last Sunday morning Pastor j. j.
Bennett spoke from Mark IS: Is and Is;
subject: Is baptism essential to a chris
tian life? Note first the attitude taken
by Christ, and his teachings; second, the
attitude of the apostles and early church /;
third, the mode and significan ,e, with the
definition OF The word baptize; fourth. the
results of obedience to this ordinance.
The Sunday school was well attended.
The search question, which created some
interest was: Who gave a dinner which
lasted one hundred and eighty days?
The subject of the L. w. meeting was
Our Need of the Holy Spirit; led by Mr..
Bennett.
A clear-cut, evangelical sermon IN the
evening by the Pastor on Thou art the
man, showed the searching OF Gods
power after mans guilt.
The Easter morning will be of a
doctrinal nature, on The necessity and
certainty of bodily resurrection.
The Sunday school hour will be some
what shortened and will be followedsby
baptismal service.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-04-19
MORRISVILLE

Get your tickets early for the big event
May 2 and 3-on sale at Cheney's.
Fred Child of the U. V. M. was a guest
over Sunday of his. parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. r. Child.
Mrs. Anna Pearl and A. E. partlow of
Johnson were in town last Thursday to
attend the funeral of their uncle, H. H.
Partlow.
+. {. Jones was given a birthday sur
prise party at his Maple street home last
Saturday night by about twenty friends
| and relatives. Upon returning from
down street with Frank Allen, who had
called with Miss Allen to spend the even
ing, Mr.. Jones was genuinely surprised
to find the guests assembled and was
willing to admit that one woman could
keep secret. The evening was most
enjoy ably spent, a feature being prize
hunt. Each guest was given piece of
ribbon. which they were to match with
ribbon used to tie up large number of
presents, contained in basket, from
which each guest drew prize package.
The prize drawn by Mr.. Jones proved to
be a gold watch, presented by the guests.
Various games and music were enioyed
until late hour, refreshments of sand
witches, salads, ice cream and cake being
served.
Do you like to laugh? If you do, you
must surely see the P. A. show, May 2
and 3, at the opera house. The Revolt.
with an all-boy cast, which forms the
first part of the evenings fun, depicts the
horrible consequences of introducing Su-
san Jane Jones, Captain of Company A,
First Militant Suffragettes, into the
guest column of Grandma Gregg's Select
Academy of Household Science. Grand
ma taught the girls how to be good
wives and so she hired new professor
OF husbandology togive practical demon
STATIONS on petting and codding a hus
band. But something went wrong and
she got Susan instead. Then the trouble
began-but you will have to see it to ap-
preciate it. Harold Badger, as Grandma,
is worth seeing, and then Sapphire Sillo.
way, as Pauline. who is working out her
tuition, is laugh all by himself. New
songs, with original music, are feature.
Charms of Music" is another laugh
producer, in which mike" Ellis, as a
real musical genius, nearly wrecks an
otherwise happy home. A play of pref
ty rl', pretty gowns. attractive seen
cry and scene. The girls of the school |
will sell candy and punch between acts. '
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-04-19
Congregational

Voluntary, Mrs. Camr
song, Hail Joyous Easter, School
Scripture Reading,
Recitation, At Easter Time,
Helen VanCor
Song, All the World is Joyful, School
Recitation,
Evelyn Mcdonald and Charlotte Hill
Song, The Secret,
Rebecca Camp and Roberta Powers
Song, Crown Jesus King,
Miss Powers Glass
Recitation, Easter, Florence Dutton
Song, Let Us Sing for Joy, School
Song, Open Your Shining Eyes,
Primary Glass
Recitation, What Little Things Can Do,
Ella Dutton
Song, The Angel at the Tomb, School
Song, Little Heart Doors Open Wide,
Marshall Howe, Elizabeth Howe,
Catherine Gates and Henry Mould
Recitation, Kenneth Dutton
Song, Life Shall Prevail, School
Reading,
Song, Over Hill and Valley, School
Recitation, What Believe, Gladys Dick
Song, Easter, Joyous Easter, School
Song, Mrs. Laws Glass
Remarks,
Closing Song, Hallelujah /! Christ is Risen,
Benediction
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-04-19

Asa Fox succeeds Fred Spaulding as
assistant at the station.
T.. B. Ellis has moved his second hand
store stock from his residence to the Will
son block on Portland street.
The annual meeting of Tucker Chap.
ter, r. A. M, will be held Thursday even
ing of this week.
The Randall reports an unusually
large business this spring. Landlord
Randall is planning for a correspond
ingly large tourist business.
The Baracca Class of the Methodist
church, which is a class of young men
taught by Mrs. J. r. Parker, have rent
ed rooms in the Waite block, which they
will soon occupy as a club. Games,
reading tables, etc, will be provided and
all members of the class will be eligible.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-04-19
Advent Christian

The Easter program will be given in the
evening, opening at z o'clock. ALI are
cordially invited to attend.
The Easter program will be as follows:
Song, Gods Love is Everyw here,
Primary Children
Welcome as the Spring,
Valley Montgomery
The Pink Geranlum, Ruth ODER
The Little April Breeze, Laura Miller
Jesus Lives, Alison Hagen
Little Blossoms, Doris Bennett
The Blue Birds Message,
Four Primary Girls
Easter Voices, Four Junior Girls
Blossoms and Children, Helen Sleeper
Our First Easter, Six Young Ladies
Easter Collection Speech, Maurice Jacobs
Following the program a short sermon
will be delivered by the Pastor: elf Ye be
Risen with Christ, then What ?'