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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

once rushed to Morganville where
he was placed on board the Rock
Island train arriving in Manhattan
at noon.
The injured man was at once
rushed to the Charlotte Swift hos
pital at Manhattan where it was
discovered that his back had been
broken. It was announced this
morning that he had been placed III
a plaster cast and that he had spent
the night as comfortably as could
be expected and that he may recov'
err. though he win be crippled toi
Nationalist
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
GIVE UP THIRD STREET
WATER MAIN PROJECT

Two bids of s3226.50 and $2s07.-
40 for the laying OF a four inch
water main on Third street from
Pine street to the George Huffman
residence were rejected by the city
commissioners at their meeting this
morning and the project given up.
The bids were asked for to get an
estimate on the work but we're too
high to admit of any such expendi-
ture by the city at the present time.
The commissioner issued permit
10 the Standard Oil Co. for the
building Of q gasoline filling sta
ton at the corner Of Fourth and
cedar streets.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
SONS Of Veterans EIect

Abilene Camp, s. of ", elected
these officers last evening:
Commander, T. M. Jones; senior
vice commander, w. p. Blye; junior
vice commander. l.. E. Jeffcoat
patriotic instructor, Harold Hoover
chaplain, IL. e. Bower; secretary
A. E. Reynolds treasurer, A. A
Pepper; guide, H. +. Smith; color
bearer. c. o. Landing; musician
Fred Smith; camp council. b. F.
Lands; inside guard, j. N. Hayes
outside guard, f. o. Farrar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS SEND
PRICE OF WHEAT DOWN

The drop of nearly ten cents In
the price OF wheat today was due
TO the authentic report that Ger
many had made peace overtures to
the allies. Such negotiations if COM
Melted will throw open all of Eu-
ropes ports and her wheat now
held at home by enemy gunboats
will be thrown on the market. And
the American farmer will be the
loser.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
Engagement Announced

The engagement of Miss Neva
Anderson to Mr.. Harry Vaupel OF
Salina was announced Sunday at a
dinner given in Miss Anderson S
honor by the Delta zeta sorority at
Manhattan. Miss Anderson spent
two years as a student at the agri-
cultural college at Manhattan and
has for the past six months con-
Quoted the Anderson tea room here.
Her home is in salina. Mr.. vaupel
is senior at Manhattan. He lives
northeast of Salina.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

The following people attended a
dance at Solomon last night: Misses
Elsie Cutler. Nina Broughton, Dolly
Callahan. Eileen Price. Mildred
oliver. Gertrude Callahan and Ray
mond Cutler. Clark Steyer. Leo
Martin. Harry Kruger. Arthur Dodge
and Sid Lucier. Miss oliver and
Arthur Dodge furnished music for
the dancers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
Entertain Golden Belt Club

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rice were
host and hostess to the members of
the Golden Belt social club, their
husbands and families at their at
tractiye country home east Of town
on Tuesday, and although other de-
lightful affairs have been given by
the club this was the most elabor-
ate and entertaining ever attempt
ed by the ladies'. 1t was in reality a
delayed Thanksgiving feast, and
the IL o'clock dinner served at
noon to the 60 guests present was
one of the finest ever prepared. I'm
mediately following the dinner a
program of Rotations, songs and
music was enjoyed, special praise
being given to Marie Broughton, the
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Broughton, who with a sweet voice
sung "Sing Me the Rosary" Horse
shoe games and running races were
the outdoor amusements, the day
being ideal for such games. Miss
Jennie Sheets, the teacher of the
school in the district, granted her
pupils a half holiday and all en-
joyed the dinner and afternoon fes-
tiyities. 1t was intended to have the
installation Of the new officers at
this time but owing to the absence
of the president, it was postponed
indefinitely The following guests
were present: Mr.. and Mrs J. p.
Winsler, Detroit; Mrs. Fred Nc
Cullough and son of Abilene, Mrs.
Laura Watt of Abilene, Mrs. VIII
Christie and family of Abilene, Miss
Jennie Sheets of Abilene. The next
regular club meeting will be on
Thursday, Dec. IA, with Mrs. Mary
Sprinkel as hostess.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
Garflcld Mothers' Gun

Seventy-five mothers we're in at
tendance at the Garfield Mothers
club meeting held in the Garfield
building yesterday afternoon. A
very interesting program was Civ
en-. Mrs. d. c. Dutton spoke on
"How to Instill in Our Children a
Right Spirit of Thanksgiving" and
Mrs. ]. II. Wallerstedt told about
christmas in Sweden" Miss Tull
read a paper on do Children Gain
or Lose by Home Study" and Miss
Becktell gave an interesting lecture
on "Children's Diet in School" Miss
over and Miss Ellis were appointed
as a committee to arrange for an
art exhibit to be held by the ciut
sometime in the near future. l.. d
Mckee visited the club and LEFT
some interesting literature on chile
welfare which the club expects t.
use in its work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
BurIin-WatsO

Announcement Of the marriage OF
Miss Cecil M. Buriin formerly of
Abilene, to Mr.. J. d. Watson. which
took place on Wednesday, Novem-
Der 30, at Lewiston, Idaho, has been
received in this city Mr.. Watson Is
a leading merchant of Lewiston. Mr..
and Mrs. Watson will make their
home in Idaho.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
Entertain for Guest

Mr.. Lelant Grove and Miss Dor
othy Grove delightfully."- entertained
thirty young people on Saturday
evening at their home east of town,
honoring their cousin, Mr. John Mills
OF Russell, Kan, who was guest
at their home Games and music pass
ed the hours away and excellent re-
freshments were served at the close
of the pleasant evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

II you don't get your Reflector
regularly phone ss.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
WIN She Voted for wilson

Il intended to vote for Hughes
said q Second ward woman recently,
but read in the paper that Mrs
Wilson had planted lot of tulips
hyacinths and primsoses, and ! knew
how would feel IL | was compelled
to move early in the spring, just
when all OF those flowers were get
ting ready to bloom. so ! went down
and voted for Wilson. Emporia
Gazette.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
SOCIAL DO|NCS OF THE WEEK

me IWeuLlelH century IHuu WIN
meet Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. C. Johntz at o'clock.
The dance held in the knights
of Columbus hall Wednesday even
ing was not a K. of G. dance as
announced in this paper. The
Knights do not dance during the
advent period before Christmas. The
dance was given by a club which
rented the hall.
Now what's the matter at Solo
mon and why does Editor Hamilton
print this solemn warning: Kiss
ing your neighbours wife may be
great sport, but kissing your own
is deal safer"
Senior Spread
The high school seniors held their
annual spread in the X of G. hall
last night in the form of chicken
dinner. The color scheme of red
and white, the class colors, togeth-
err with Christmas green was carried
out very successfully.
The hall was decorated in very
Christmasy manner Large red bells
and imitation holly gariands were
strung all about the room. The din
ner, also, had touch OF Christmas
in It, The place cards, in the form
of small diplomas and written in
red ink on white paper, conveyed to
each member of the senior class and
OF the faculty a Christmas greet
ing. A four course dinner was sery-
ed by the following sophomore girls:
Maude Irene Whitehead. Marion Pat
terson, Arlene Brown, Adena Dut-
ton, Thelma Happen. Gretchen Rugh,
Edna Robson, Susy Kyle and Ethis
Kaufman.
After the dinner, Harvey Rohrer,
the class president, presided as
toast master. Each member of the
faculty present and each of the four
senior football boys nobiy respond
ed to Harvey's toast The rest of
the evening was spent in playing
games and singing old college songs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
LOCAL ROTARY CLUB
HOST TO VISITORS

Visiting Botarians from Iowa and
other points. en- route to the interna-
tiOnaI convention at Cincinnati, were
entertained royalty in the tri-Cities to-
day. 4 special train from Des MOines
arrived at 9 O'Clock this morning All
visitors were then registered at the
New Blackhawk hotel in Davenport,
where they took breakfast A tour was
made of the arsenal and from there the
party went to the Rock Island club
The local Rotarians treated the Wis
itors TO a ride TO Watch Tower.
Luncheon was had at the Moline Com
merclaI club. At 3 o'clock this after
noon the party boarded the steamer
Morning Star for a trip to the rapids
They will return to Davenport via troll
ley from lie Claire. At $50 tonight
the visitors will assemble at the Black
hawk hotel to take cars for Schuetzen
park, where supper will be served.
The special train leaves at 10 O'Clock
tonight for Cincinnati. A number of
tTI-cIty Rotarians Will board the train
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
GOODNESS FAILS
TO CHECK PLAGUE
Number of New Cases and Deaths Not
Materially Reduced by the Marked
Drop in Temperature.

New York, July ia marked drop
in temperature failed today materially
to reduce the fatalities and Develop
ment of the epidemic of infantile pa
ralysis. During the "A hours ending
at 10 o'clock this morning there were
81 deaths and 144 new cases of the
disease reported in the five boroughs
of New York City.
Hotel and boarding house keepers
all over the state were notified today
by local health officers that they
would be expected to do their part in
preventing the spread of infantile
paralysis.
The local health authorities acted
under instruction from DR.. Herman
Biggs, state commissioner of health.
The proprietors will be required to
notify health officers of the arrival of
any children from infected districts.
The state health department also
urges local health officers to see that
eating and drinking utensils in public
places are thoroughly scalded or 9TH
erwise disinfected after use. The in
structions apply particularly TO soda
fountains.
Physicians were encouraged today
by cooler weather, also by the fact that
there has been a slight decrease in the
number of offenders arrested for VIC
lating the sanitary ordinances. Jani-
tors and caretakers are cooperating
with the police to enforce the law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Obituary
Mrs. NeIs +. GustafsOn.


The death of Mrs. Nels F. Gustafson,
68 years of age, and a resident of An
dover, Ill, occurred at 2:45 yesterday
afternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Emmett Atkinson. $500 Eleventh
street, following an illness of five
weeks with a complication of diseases.
Mrs. GustafsOn came to Rock Island
five weeks ago when she was taken i'll
Her maiden name was Fredericka
Grill She was born in Sweden in 1848
and came to America when she was
20 years of age, settling in Chicago.
She was married there to \. F. Gus
tafson. Later the family moved to
Andover, where Mr.. Gustafson engag-
ed in farming and she had made her
home there up until the time of her
illness. She was a member of the
Swedish Methodist church at AndOveT.
Besides her husband she leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Emmett Atkinson, Rock
Island, and two sons. Fred Grill. Peo-
ria. and David Grill, Rock Island. Her
sons adopted her maiden name. She
also leaves a brother. August Peter
son. and a sister, Mrs. Charlotte Al
lard. both in Sweden.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the home of her daughter Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Burial will be
in Chippiannock cemetery. Rev. MIR.
Welsh of AndOver will Oficiate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
CAMBRIDGE

Dr. j +. Westerlund was a business
caller Monday in Davenport.
C. s. Frampton, who is employed
at Fairbury. spent the Fourth at his
home in Cambridge.
George Munson and Laura Whipple
spent Tuesday in the tri-cities.
Frank Whipple and Bertha Halls
lander spent the Fourth in the tri
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Arnold left We'd.
pect to make their home.
Mrs. Ed. Hennessy OF Davenport
visited last week with her mother
Mrs P.J. Berg.
Ida Lyons spent Saturday In Day-
export.
Mrs. Gerhard Poppy spent Monday
in Rock Island.
william Lindblom was a business
caller in Rock Island, Monday
Ray Blomgren of Chicago spent
Tuesday at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
+. B .Hadley.
Miss Jennie Swanson visited the
latter part of the week in the tri-cities.
Lars Bengston visited Tuesday in
Rock Island.
Miss Mamie Johnson was a tri-citiy
caller Tuesday
Miss Clara Fairlie is visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. l.. a. Taylor and
family, in Woodruff.
Misses Eva Anderson and Ottalie
Baugh were tri-city callers the
Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jockey yisite /
in Rock Island, Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
ENGINEER FOUND
DEAD IN HIS BED
Anthony O'DOnnelI Succumbs to Heart
Attack iE Thirty first Street Room
ing House During Night.

Anthony O'Donnell, 81 years of age,
a resident of Chicago, and an engineer
of the Rock Island lines. was found
dead in his bed at rooming house at
5S1 Thirty-first street at 1910 this
morning. Inquest was conducted at
OMalIey's undertaking parlors by
Coroner r. c. ]. Meyer. A verdict of
death due to natural causes, probably
heart trouble, was returned, The re
mains were sent back to Chicago at
4.3O this afternoon and funeral ser
vices will be held there Monday
Mr. O'DonneH plotted a passenger
train running between Rock Island
and Chicago on the Rock Island lines,
and came into this city at 2:30 yester-
day afternoon. He retired about 6
o'clock At the time he seemed in his
usual health.
Samuel Reed, call boy, had received
instructions to awaken Mr.. O'Donnell
at 12.4U TO enable him to get ready to
take out a train at $50 in the morn
ing for Chicago. He raped on the
door several times and receiving no re
ply entered the room and found that
Mr.. O'Donneu was dead. Frank
Bedford, who worked with Mr.. O'Don-
nell as fireman on the same engine,
and who was sleeping in an adjoining
room, was notified. Mr.. ODonnell re-
sided at 554S Fifth avenue
He was born in southern Illinois 81
years ago. but had spent most of his
life in Chicago. He went to work for
the Rock Island lines when Is years
of age and had been an engineer for
over IS years. Besides his wife he
leaves three children, brother IN Fort
WAYNE. Ind, and two sisters in Chi
caro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
LABOR PARADE TO
Be HELD TONIGHT
Famous Scots Band of GiIIispie, Ill.
viii Head Procession in Rock
Island Business District.
MEETING IN MARKET SQUARE
Similar Demonstration is Staged in
Davenport Last Evening and in
Moline This Afternoon.

A street parade and mass meeting
in Market square Will be held tonight
in Rock Island by the Tri-City Fed
Grafton of Labor. The plan is a part
of the labor forward movement now
being actively carried on with excel
lent results by the local labor forces.
The parade. which is to start
promptly at 7:30 from the Industrial
hall on Third avenue, will be headed
by the famous Scots band, composed
of miners from Gillespie, ILL., The line
of march will be west from the hall to
Twentieth street. north to Second ave
nue. and west to Market square. Local
men in labor circles will act as speak
ers for the evening and numbers will
- ~~'--O-' ~ tho how'd
-..u4 pa4a4e and mass meeting
were held this afternoon al , o'clock
in Moline and last night at o'clock
in Davenport. In Moline the line of
march was'from the Industrial hall on
Fourteenth street through the bust
ness section to Market square, where
a mass meeting was held.
Last evening in Davenport 300 I'M
iOnists assembled at Turner hall and
headed by the band, marched to Har-
risOn and Second streets, where a
meeting, which was attended by be
tween 1000 and 5000 people, was held.
The Scots band, which arrived i'll
Rock Island last night over the Bur
lingtOn road. marched from the station
on Twentieth street to the ferry land
ing, taking the boat TO Davenport.
Last Demonstration Here.
James B. Connors, assistant to the
president of the Switchmen's Interna-
tionaI union. whose home is in Chi
cagO, was the principal speaker in
Davenport. Charles F. MacGowar,
president of the Tri-City Federation of
Labor, presided at the meeting and in
troduced the speaker. The parade il
Rock Island this evening will mark
the close of three of the greatest labor
demonstrations ever held in the tri-
cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
PLAN REUNION Of
NOWACk FAMILY
HERE IN AUGUST
Mrs. Gusta Y. Chatfield, St. Joseph,
Mo- Missing for Over 40 Years.
VIII Come to Rock Island.
DIDN'T KNOW MAIDEN NAME
Thought II Was Newak and the Mis-
take Prevented Her from Finding
Her Relatives.
Special to The Argusl

-
s. Joseph, Mo. July l5.-Nrs. Gusta
NowaCN Chatheld, who several DAYS
ago made the discovery that brothers
and sisters from whom she was sep
R-ated when she was little girl are
set living IN Rock Island. Ill. is MAX
IUE arrangements to so to Rock Is
land at an early date for a family re
union She Is eagerly looking forward
to a happy meeting with the relatives
who have been lost to her for more
than forty years, the sad feature of
VIII eh viii be the absence of her par
POD Si0"o ho- dis
wack's parents let her go to make her
temporary home with Lorraine Cher
r.nSton. a Mercer county. Ill, farmer,
the ChcrTIngton' removed to Butler
county, Kan, and took the little girl
with them, without advising the child s
parents. From that time the child
lost all knowledge OF her family and
heard nothing concerning any of her
relatives until an investigation was
made by her foster father, Lorraine
CherrlnEtOn. several weeks ago. upOn
visit 10 Illinois
Thought Girl Given Away.
The CherrlngtOns had reared the
child as their own aad Cherrington
who has been twice married and whose
first wife obtained custody of Gusta
NOwaCh in Illinois, says that he had
always been under the impression that
the girl was given TO tie fiNt Mrs
CherTIngton to he her own.
When GuSta was ~ years old the
CherTingtons TC. we'd from Kansas to
Sullivan county. Mo, and five years
later they removed to =, 7ria, Ill.
where they resided several years. Then
they came to St Joseph and % years
ago she became the wife of John Chat
field, who died six years ago. She now
makes her home with her son and
daughter.
Mrs Chatfeld says she has no com
plant to make of the treatment given
her by the Cheringtons, as they gave
her all the advantages that they would
have been expected to give to their
own flesh and blood. She does blame
them, however, for keeping from her
for so many years the fact that her
relatives lived in an adjoining state.
Didn't Know Name.
For several years prior to learning
that her brothers and sisters were liv-
Ing in Rock Island. Mrs. Chatfield had
been trying TO locate the0 through the
pOstoffice department. CherringtOn was
under the impression that her name
had been ''Newak." and no family of
that name could be found.
1t is Mrs. ChatfeId's intention to go
to Illinois for the family reunion on
her birthday, next month.
Mrs. VIII Hofer and John Nowack
left today for st. Joseph, Mo, for
visit with their sister, Mrs. Gusta
ChatheId, who they have not seen for
over 40 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
PERSONAL POINTS

Bruce Dwineli is home from North
western law school for a brief visit
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. o. T.
Dwinell
Miss Elizabeth Bryan. 1925 Tenth
avenue, returned yesterday after a six
weeks visit with her grandparents
at Marissa, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". W. Nutting of New
York City are guests OF Mrs. Nutting's
sister, Miss Carrie Gregg, 2422 Eighth
avenue.
Charles w. Fitch. 719 Fifteenth
street, leaves tonight for Creston,
Iowa, where he will join his family
who have been visiting there, and will
be absent two weeks.
Mrs. H A Thomas of Geneseo, for
merly of Rock Island, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. T. c. HensIey, 1920
Twelfth street.
Helena and John Holtorf returned
last evening to their home in PhiIadel-
phia after a three weeks visit with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Holtorf, 921 Twenty-s street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E, J. Calkins. 6O2
Twenty-fOurth street, leave tomorrow
for Chicago from where they will go
to Lake Delayan to spend their
NdCdbIOI
Mrs. OIof Grafstrom, S31 Forty
fourth street, has returned from a Wis
it in Washington, New York, Boston.
the White mountains and other places
of interest in the east.
Misses Lou Harris, Ada Hemingway
Anna WheelOck, Frances Hemingway
and Mrs. Minnie Vinton left this morn
ing for an automobile trip, stopping al
Grand De Tour enroute to Lake Cen
eva, Lake Delavan. Chicago and other
places of interest. They Will be away
two weeks.
Mrs. NJ. II. Patten returned today af-
ter a visit with friends at Champaign
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Stack, 1902
Fourteenth street, left today for Chi
cago from where they will go to Dew
lis Lake. Mich, and other sumner re
sorts in the north.
Alfred D Warwick. secretary to
uperintendent of building of the Dor
ough of Manhattan, New York, is Wis
iting his brother, David Warwick, 921
Seventeenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
CANDIDATES FAIL
TO RUSH HUBBARD
Republican Aspirants for States At
tOrney and Coroner Draw Straws
to Select Position.
GAMBLE FIRST TO FILE PAPER
Nomination Petitions Can Be Placed
With County Clerk Until Fourth
of Next Month.
GAMBLE FIRST TO FILE PAPER

Anticipated rush of candidates to
file nomination papers with County
Clerk H. B. Hubbard failed to mater
ialize this morning at the court house
Rivals for the republican nomination
for states attorney and for coroner
decided to settle their differences be-
fCrehand and yesterday drew straws
in order to determine the order in
which their names will appear on the
primary ballot Sept. Is.
G.. W. Gamble was the first to file
his papers. When the office of Coun-
" Clerk Hubbard was opened at s
o'clock this morning there were a
number of candidates in the corridor
Because Mr. Gamble was the oldest
man present, il was decided to allow
him to have the honor of filing first
He is seeking nomination for circuit
clerk again, a position which he has
held for considerably over a quarter
of a century. Leo ]. Deisenroth, pro-
bate clerk. was the second to file.
The candidates have until Aug. 4 to
get their papers in. In the democratic
list States Attorney F. Z. Thompson
was the only one to file. The socialist
party has already selected its ticket
but the petitions are not in yet.
Order on Ballot
Order in which the names of re-
publican candidates will appear on
the ballot follows:
States attorney-George c. Wenger,
P. K. IngeIson, H. NJ. McCaskrin. c.
S. Roberts. J. NJ. Johnston, G. D. Long,
a. B. Johnson, J. Clinton Searle.
Coroner-J G. Miller. Al NJ. Dixon.
Circuit clerk-G. W. Gamble.
County recorder Sam RyersOn.
Probate-LeO J. DeiSenrOth