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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Want KIDD|ES IN
HOLIDAY PARADE
Moline Fourth OF July Association
Offers Special Prizes for Chill.
dren Who Participate.
ENTRIES MUST BE MADE AT ONCE
Music Will BE a Feature of Exercises
at Prospect Park In the After.
noon-Hill Print Songs.

The Moline Fourth of july assoc;..
ton has asked for the cooperation NJ
all the children OF Moline in the biy
parade the forenoon Of the fourth
The association will present three spe-
ciai prizes for the best representations
in the parade which depict the spirit Of
Independence day.
Chlldren's organizations may be rem
resented by float, auto or marching
body or IN any other way best suited
to them. An entire section of the ma
rade Will be devoted to this feature
The time for entries is limited and II
is hoped this matter will be presented
to the children tomorrow at Sunday
school sessions.
The sane celebration association ex-
tends an invitation to all Sunday
schools, parochial schools, private and
public schools. to participate in the
parade. The association wishes the
active interest of the children, in the
belief that those who participate will
have better conception of the real
significance Of the day.
No Lack OF Bands.
No committee of the association ia
more busy than that on music. Mem
bers are Louis Sonneville, Oscar Carl
mark, John Nelson and s. H. Forsberg.
American spirit is wanted, and moth
ing will start things more quickly than
singing patriotic songs. Hence the
work of the music committee is an i'm
portant one
There will be chorus of $1,000 for
the singing at Prospect park on the
Fourth if the committees plans sue
coed. Everyone at the park on indie
pendence day is invited to join in the
singing. There will be plenty of band
music. Within a few days of the
Fourth The Argus will print the words
of five patriotic songs that are to be
given at park-The Star Spangled Ban
ner, Marching Through Georgia, Co.
lumbia the Gem of the Ocean. Battle
Hymn Of the Republic. and America.
Moline subscribers are asked to clip
them from the paper and TO go to the
park prepared to join in the program
of the American spirit of song.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17

continue east to Fifteenth street on
Fifth avenue. south of Fifteenth street
to Sixth avenue and east on Sixth ave
nue. to the cemetery. Program at the
grounds:
Song-Swedish Olive quartet.
Names of deceased members-Axel
Peterson.
Address-Hjalmar Widell.
Song-Swedish Olive quartet.
Closing exercises.
March home will also be made in pa
rade form. Attention is called to the
fact that the services will be in the
Viking lot on top Of the hill. and not
in the grand stand, where other memo
rial exercises have been held this
year.
At the semi-monthly meeting of the
lodge last evening it was decided to
participate in the industrial parade of
the centennial next Thursday as an or
der. Practically all members of the
lodge are expected to be in the affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
man INJURED IN
TUMBLE IN SLEEP
Joe Geisropski is Found in Cellar Of
His Home With Blood Squirting
From Cash On the Head.
OTHERS AWAKENED BY MOANS
Victims Plight is Discovered at 3 in
the Morning. Refuses to Enter
City Ambulance.

Joe Geisropski was found at this
his home, .346 Ninth street, with
blood squirting from a cash which ex-
tended from his eye over the entire
crown of the head and with his body
painfully bruised. At the time the
man was discovered it was thought he
was dying. How Geisropski came to
take the fall which resulted in his in
juries has not been established.
The injured man was carried to an
unstairs room of the house. DR.. A. H.
Beam was called and he hurriedly
summoned the city ambulance. BY the
time the vehicle had arrived, however,
Geisropski had regained conscious
ness. He walked down into the kitch-
en-, losing quantities of blood all the
while, and when the ambulance arrived
refused to be taken from the house. So
determined was he that the plan of
removing him to the hospital was
abandoned and Dr. Beam dressed the
wound in the home.
Walked in His Sleep.
The man was visibly weakened by
loss of blood, even while protesting
against being taken in the ambulance,
for which he seemed to have horror
The wound is such that three or four
weeks must pass before it will be
healed. 1t is thought that Geisropski
was walking in his sleep and fell
headlong into the basement. He, him
self, has not been able to give any con-
nected account of the accident. He
was found at the foot Of the stair by
other persons in the house, who were
aroused by his means.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
MOLINE OBITUARY
Charles NOreen.

Funeral services for Charles Nor
cen, Port Byron truck farmer, who lost
his life in the Mississippi Thursday
noon, were held in the Knox chapel
Moline, at $50 this afternoon. Burial
was in Riverside cemetery.
Charles Noreen was born in Moline
June Is, 1871. He grew to manhood
and had spent all his life in Rock Is.
land county. He was well known
throughout the county. The widow
and two children. Nels and Christine
two half sisters, Mrs Nels Ecklund Of
Moline and Mrs. G. Rohweder of Rocl:
Island. survive him. Two brothers
Oscar of Port Byron and B. j. of Mo-
line are also bereaved.
Alfred c. ELS.
Alfred C. Ellis died suddenly yes
terday afternoon in his home, Fruit
land addition, as result of stroke OF
apoplexy He suffered stroke year
ago and had been under physicians
care after that, but his condition was
not considered critical. Mr.. Ellis
went to work and seemed as usual
the day before his death.
IL n
May 16, 1859, and had been resident
of the tri-cities for 35 years He was
employed in the government shops on
the arsenal for II years preceding his
death. He was devout member of
the Memorial Christian church of
Rock Island and was affiliated with
the Woodmen of the World order.
The widow and five children, a son
and four daughters, survive him.
None of the children is at home. A
brother, Morris of New York, and
sister, Mrs. J. P. Siemon of Rock Is
land, survive.
Funeral services will be held in the
A Y. Esterdahl chapel at $50 tomor-
row afternoon, Rev H. W. Reed Of
Rock Island officiating. lnterment
will be made in Riverside cemetery.
Woodmen of the World will be in
charge at the grave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
FINDS TOWNSHIP
KEEPS GOOD Time
Assessor Henry VI. 0ldefest Uncovers
119 Watches and Clocks Without
Aid of Search Warrants.
IN LEAD OF OTHER LOCALITIES
Full Cash Value OF Personal Property
Is Reported to Be s4.43l,1lO-
154 Dogs Located.

The assessment roll compiled by
Henry NJ Oldefest. assessor, shows
the total full cash value of personal
property in Moline township TO be &c.
494 $40. Assessed valuation is 81
164 $40
Real estate in the township is valued
at SiS.295, 1870, and is assessed at So
ALTO or one-third, as required by Il
linois state laws.
AS usual, material and manufactured
articles and manufacturers tools, I'M
Elements and machinery constitute the
largest individual items under per-
sonal. material and manufactured ar
ticles being valued at s1,162,440, while
tools. implements and machinery are
valued at sS65,170.
Household and office furniture is an
other big item. being valued at $685.
$40. Property of banks is valued at
S693.003.
There are more automobiles and auto
trucks in the township than there are
carriages and wagons. Of the automo-
biles there are 662, valued al s152,S65,
while of carriages and wagons there
are only 397, valued at S14 POS.
The assessor and his men uncovered
119 watches and clocks in the township
without the aid of search warrants,
which is doing very well in light of
reports on watches from other town.
ships in the vicinity.
There are far more sewing machines
than there are timepieces, 1404 of the
former being reported, valued at s21,-
500. Of pianos, 1921 are listed, valued
at s10S,SS5.
Water Craft Scarce.
In view of reviving river traffic on
the Mississippi. Moline's report or
steamboats,, sailing vessels, barges and
all other water craft is not extremely
exhilirating, the total value of all
boats of all sorts in the township be-
ing only S16,770.
Merchandise constitutes a big item
with total valuation of s6SS,065.
There are 45 steam engines in the
township, valued at 1857 $50, and 167
Moliners find it necessary to use fire
and burglar proof safes to protect
their values. Safes are valued al
$3.915.
There are 103 billiard tables, valued
at S4,6S0. Saloon and eating house
property is valued atS11,445.
There are 1854 dogs in the township.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17

Rank, Wilbur Allaert, Ambrose
O'Neill. Raymond Sill Clement O'Neill,
Ruth Purcell. Harry Steckel, Gertrude
Steckel, Mary Higgins, George Stec-
mel, Gilbert Purcell.
Eighth grade graduates who re-
ceiyed diplomas are Bernice VaZ, Lor-
ena Ehms, Clara Krone, Bernadine
Pfefer, Helene Adlfnger, Ambrose
O'Neill, Wilbur Allaert, Clarence
Steckel, Thomas Kelly, Frank De-
Paw, Omer Roeland, Raymond Sill.
Graduates from the high school are
Gertrude Steckel, Charlotte McCaf-
fiery and Josephine Miller.
Presentation of a cantata and three
short playlets preceded the graduation
exercises proper and proved to be uni
que in every respect. "Gyp Junior by
intermediate grades, with Mary 10 Nc
Gallery in the lead, was a special sue
cess. The younger members Of the
school appeared in gypsy garb and the
musical numbers were excellent. Cast:
Gyp junior-May 10 McCaffery.
Granny Gyp-Frances Heise.
First tramp-Lawrence Phares.
Second tramp-Walter Shuda.
Frances. school girl-Frances Kelly.
Lily, school girl-Evelyn Sears.
John, sailor boy-Bernard Rank.
Ella-Dorothy Duffy.
The Griddle" was short playlet
that held the interest Of all. Leo
Grymonprez, as a typical cobbler, and
Clara Krone as his wife, were the char
acters around whom principal inter-
est conferred Cast:
Paddy, the cobbler-Leo Grymon-
PREF.
Peggy, his wife-Clara Krone.
Farmer-John Leonard.
Tom, the doctors boy-Raymond
Sill.
Dan-Joseph Rank.
Jimmy, the newsboy - Clarence
Steckel-
Policeman-Joseph Grymonprez.
A recitation, The Dolls Funeral
followed, while The Rising of the
F.! Moon" military playlet, with the
! following cast, was next:
! Captain Tom Crawford, confederate
Joseph Sparks.
| Sentinel-Omer Roeland.
/ Drummer boy, confederate-Am-
brose O'Neill.
Lieutenant Richard Arden, federal
Gilbert Purcell.
Captain Ed. Arden-Wilbur Allaert
Union and confederate soldiers
Frank DePauw, Joseph GrymonpreZ
Carl Hafner, Walter Fielder, George
Krone, Clarence Steckel.
The Battle of Books" by girls 81
the school, closed the program. Those
who participated in this:
Reading-Clara Krone.
Elocution-Lorena Ehms.
| Geography Lambertson.
Botany-Marie Duerincks.
Literature Bernadine Pfefer.
RhetoriC-Bessie McEvoy.
! Logic-Ruth Purcell.
| Chemistry-Jo Josephine Miller.
| Astronomy-Ber Vaz.
enmanship-Gladys Maiers.
Mathematics Adlflnger.
7 Primer-Nora Colbert.
Spelling Kelly.
Grammar-Mary Higgins.
History-Lily kirkhove.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Moline Society
pUpus PRESENT PROGRAM.

Mrs. Eva Entrikin Morgan gave a
musicale in her studio Thursday morn
ing after which the pupils and the
mothers who attended, went to the
Watch Tower and all enjoyed a pic
mic dinner together. sort of annual
thing with Mrs. Morgan and her
music students. The following pro-
gram was we'll given:
Viking March (Verner)-Alice Leaf
Spinning Song (Elmerich) Gordon
Aspengren
Minuet in G Observation-Disclosures
inc Duncan.
Longing (MasaeneD-Neul Rad
cliffe.
Violin solo-Hugo Frederickson.
Rosary (Nevin Warren First.
Airs de Ballet e)-Lucile
Warren.
Reading-Edith Young.
Valse Arabesque (Rack)-Grace
kuehl.
Improvisation (Dutton)-Irma Rob-
wer.
Anitras Dance (Grieg)-Myrtle
Hgolund.
Solfeggieggo (Bach)-Milard earns
For the dinner at the Tower four
tables were set and all enjoyed the
afternoon, the return home being
about o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Argentine Oniclai 'eturns Home.

New York, June 17.-Rear Admiral
Juan Amartin, president Argentine
naval commission, has taken passage
to Buenos Aires on the Vasari, which
leaves today. He will take command of
the Argentine navy. He has been in
this country to supervise manufacture
and purchase of naval supplies for
Argentina. A second contingent OF
American boxers sails for Buenos
Aires on the Vasari. In the party are
Albert Badoud, Ted Lewis and Charles
Johnson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Chicago Teachers in Protest.

Chicago, June 17.-SeveraI thousand
teachers and others are expected TO
attend a mass meeting at the auditor
ium today to protest against the adop-
ton by the board of education of the
one years tenure of positions rule re-
Gently substituted by the board for the
so-called ''meritorious service clause"
under which teachers in Chicago
schools have been working for some
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
SPEEDERS RUN AFOUL
OF MOTORCYCLE cop"

NJ. H. Berger of Moline, iitney bus
driver, and Walter Navin of Rock Is
land were arrested by Moline police
last evening charged with speeding.
They were arraigned for hearings be-
fore Magistrate Frank Gustafson in
police court this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
DESAULNIERS BUYS
WERLICH RESIDENCE

The residence of Henry F. Werlich,
1873 Fifteenth street, has been pur-
chased by Charles L. Desaulniers, who,
it is understood, will establish the fam
ily home there Consideration is said
to be about $4,000. Mr.. Werlich and
his family have gone to Oregon, where
they expect to take up their permanent
residence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
MOLINE PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs Harry Nylen of Erie
are the parents of a son, their first
born, who arrived yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Nylen was formerly Miss
Fern Schryver of Erie.
Mr.. and Mrs George Chaplin, who
were called to Moline two weeks ago
by the illness of Mrs Chapin's broth
er, W. S. McClurg, returned to Ur-
bana yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Observe 'Weight and Measure Week.

New York, June lin accordance
with the recommendation Of the ma
tional weights md measures confer
ence next week will be observed as
weights and measures week" in New
York and 50 other cities of the Unit
ed States. The ministers, priests and
rabbis of New York have been asked
to open the week with sermons advocat-
ing honest weights and measures. Pu-
pills in the public schools will be in
structed Monday how to detect short
weights or measures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
HUDDLF.MnFS.

Miss Ethel Leona Miles. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Miles. and Edwin
Frederic Huddle, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Huddle, also of this city, were
married at 1880 Thursday evening at
the home of the brides parents, 1877
Twenty-fifth street, Rev. Percy C..
Ladd performing the ceremony in the
presence of IS guests, immediate rela-
tives and intimate friends OF the con-
tracing parties. The Episcopal ser
vice was read.
Miss Emily Miles of Kansas CITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
MAIL BOX WRECKED
BY AN AUTOMOBILE

An automobile driven by William
D'Autremont, resident of the west end,
Moline, collided with a mail box on
Sixteenth street and Eighth avenue,
last evening, demolishing the mail box
The machine was not damaged to any
extent DAutremont reported the mat
ter to the police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Dance Costumes Ready.

Miss Hulda Jansen, assistant super
visor of physical training in the Moline
public schools, requests that all girls
Of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades
who will take part in the dances dur
ing centennial week, call at the high
school gym at Monday afternoon,
June 10, and get their dancing cos
tunes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Moline and Rock Island hello girls
are going to sponsor an excursion next
Wednesday evening on the G. ". Hill.
Silver Cross circle of Kings Daugh
tiers will be entertained next Monday
afternoon by Mrs. Earl Tarbox in her
home, Fourteenth avenue and Tenth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Resigns and Gives Books to School.

Urbana, Ill, June 17.-Mrs. Con-
stance Barlow-Smith, assistant pro-
lessor of public school music in the
University of Illinois. has withdrawn
from active service, it was announced
today. She has presented to the
school of music as public school
music seminary library her collection
of books, music and charts. The col
lection contains several hundred vol
unt-s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
MISS TEDELL HONORED ATPARTY

Fifteen young ladies Of the advertis-
ing department of Deere & Co., were
hostesses Thursday evening for Miss
Anna Tedell, one of the force, who is
to be a June bride, her marriage to
Ray Ekstam, also of this city, to be
sQlemnized this month. There was 4
very jolly dinner at the Rock Island
club, with decorations suggesting the
coming wedding and the usual good
wishes for the bride-elect showered
upon her After the dinner the COM
pany went to the Watch Tower and
enjoyed the beauties of that resort Mr..
Ekstam is employed at Tilsons mar
ket
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Thrift.

Thrift is determination to live with
margin for future advancement, to
earn little more than one spends or
to spend a little less than one earns,
getting meanwhile the value in
strength-David Starr Jordan,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
CoCkroacheS
RatSand Mice

Nothing is more disagreeable than
home infested with these pests. Destroy
them with Stearns' Electric Rat and
Roach Paste, the standard exterminator
for thirty-fve years.
1t kills off rats, mice. cockroaehes and
waterbugs. Does not blow into food like
powders; ready for use; nothing to mix.
Directions in Is languages in every package.
Two sizes 25r and 81 %.
Sold by retailers everywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
PARTICIPATE AT SERVICES.

Rev. A. J. Freeman and his daugh-
ire, Miss Esther Freeman, the former
a blind evangelist and the latter a
beautiful singer-indeed both of them
are we'll known vocalists-will be
especially active tomorrow at the
Swedish Baptist church at all the
services, Sunday having beeG set
apart as a farewell day for them, they
having been most active in the work
of this church. Both Sunday schools
will meet in the church at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning when Mr.. Freeman
and Miss Freeman will talk to the pu-
pills and will also sing, Miss Anna
Haggquist of Omaha, formerly mis-
sionary worker at the local chuhch,
will also be present and speak to the
school. At the morning service the
pastor will preach and the Rev. Mr.
Freeman and his daughter will sing
and at the evening service Rev. Mr..
Freeman will have entire charge. A
union meeting of young people of the
Moline, Rock Island and Davenport
Swedish Baptist churches will be held
in the local church at 4:30. Miss
Freeman is TO be bride Of the month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17

Followers of semi-pro baseball in
Moline and Rock Island will tomorrow
have an opportunity to see the Moline
Olympics and the Moline Indians clash
for the first time this season. Ar
rangements have been made to stage
the battle at Island City park, Rock Is
land, starting in the afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
SPORT GOSSIP

The Moline Rife club has accepted
challenge from the Davenport Rifle
club to shoot TO be staged on the
Davenport range next Saturday after
noon. A team of eight expert shots are
being selected from the membership
Of the local club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
MRS. OAKLEAF FOR MRS. MAGILL.

Mrs. ]. L. Oakleaf entertained at a
beautifully appointed luncheonb bridge
yesterday for Mrs. M. l.. Magill of
Chicago Seven tables were set in the
dining room for the luncheon, the CEN
ter table being covered with an ex-
quisite lace cloth with pink roses and
pink shaded candles as decorations,
the smaller tables being placed about
the center one, each having on it bas-
ket of sweet peas. Progressive bridge
was played after the luncheon, three
prizes being given, the first, filet bou-
doir pillow going to Mrs. r. M. john
son, the second, a silver flower basket
going to Mrs. George FitzGibbon and
the all-cut cut glass flower bowl and
stand falling to Mrs. David Abram OF
Boston. The affair was beautiful in
all its appointments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17

Vikings of Moline will pay tribute
to dead members of their order tomor-
row morning when exercises will be
held in the |. o. v lot. Riverside Gene
terry March to the cemetery will be
made in a body and the lodge as a
whole will participate in the ritual
service. Formation for the parade
will take place in front of Swedish
Olive hall at and line OF march Will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17

Mo-, cousin of the bride, played the
Lohengrin wedding music and during
the ceremony Mendelssohn's Spring
Song, which was modulated into the
Mendelssohn Wedding March as the
ceremony was ended.
Miss Ruth Hunt attended the bride
as honor maid and Mr.. Huddle was
served by Chester CLAIR. The we'd
ding colors, pink and white, were car
ried out in profusion of lovely roses,
carnations, gladioli and sweet peas and
the table, where the wedding dinner
was served and at which the bride cut
the brides cake in the traditional
fashion, was lovely feature, with CEN
terpiece of pink roses and white satin
ribbon from the electrolier to the table
corners, the refreshments also featur-
ing the pink and white of the color
scheme.
The bride was in a gown OF white
pussy willow taffeta trimmed with
shadow and point lace and she car
ried shower bouquet of white roses.
The bridesmaids gown was of white
taffeta Powered with pink roses and
she carried basket of pink sweet
peas The brides bouquet, when
thrown, was caught by Miss Johnson.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Huddle are grad
yates of the Moline high school. The
bride has for some time been private
secretary to Rev. P. c. Ladd, pastor
of the First Congregational church
and an active worker in that body.
Mr. Huddle is draughtsman for
Deere Harvester company and the new
home will be in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
WOMAN'C CLUB GARDEN PARTY.

The rain of yesterday necessitated
the holding of the annual garden party
of the Moline's Womans club in the
home of Mrs. F. G. Allen, 200 guests
responding to the invitations to the
affair. Mrs. Allen and officers of the
club served as reception committee.
Refreshments were served in the ball
room on the top floor of the house,
which was decorated with profusion
of roses and old fashioned garden flow
ers, making the room look as much as
possible like a garden. Here was sta
toned the orchestra that furnished
music throughout the afternoon. In
the dining room, library and music
room were placed small tables where
were served frapee, ices, coffee, etc.
The affair was delightfully."- informal
and pleasant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
IN MOLINE LODGES

Organization of Plow City encamp-
ment No. 200, |. o. o. F., for the next
SIX months was effected at the meet
ing last evening when following Off
GERS were elected:
Chief patriarch-A. E. Ridnour.
High priest-Elmer Turnguist.
Senior warden-Albert Kaufman.
Junior warden-W. M. Position
Installation will take place July I,
when elective officers and those an
pointed by the new chief patriarch
will assume their duties. Three appli-
cations were also reported last even
ing.
Tonight will be a big night for the
encampment. All three degrees will
be put on at a monster special meet
ing in X. P. hall, when 40 candidates
coming from Davenport, Rock Island
and Moline will receive the work. A
banquet will be served later in the
evening. Most of the candidates come
from the local encampment, which has
been carrying on a strenuous member
ship campaign.