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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
COLLINS FUNERAL.

Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at the Perryton
church in Perryton township for
Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, who died
last Friday night. Mrs. Collins was
81 years old and had resided with
her daughter, Mrs. Ella DoQaway
in Perryton township. Mrs Col
Inns was one of Mercer county's
earliest settlers, having lived in
this county 40 years. She was born
in Batotat county, Virginia. She
moved to Illinois at the age of IA
years. Since then she had spent
her entire life in Rock Island and
Mercer counties. She was married
to Henry Collins, who passed away
30 years ago. Mrs. Collins has four
children living. They are Mrs
Lorenzo Sprospon and Mrs. Ella
Donaway Of Reynolds, Eugene Col
Inns of Rock Island and Mrs. Will
Sprospon Of Mt Vernon, Iowa.
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GLEASON FUNERAL.

The funeral of Mrs. Melissa
son of Aledo, who passed awul
Tuesday at the St. Mary's bod
in Galesburg, was held vested
Rev. J. M. Jones of Carthap |
charge of the services at I'D
the hbme on East Fourth d
The pallbearers were August 81
son, T. d. Winder, Joe Cabsa|
B. Boulton, John Gourley ana I
Ingmire. Mrs. Gleason is surI
by five children: Mrs. Ed Y
Rock Island; Mrs. A. H. Canl1
Wataga and Mrs. John Run
Miss Ada Gleason Of Aleda
Roy Gleason Of Fulton, Wash
also is survived. by a sister,
Jack De Borde of Millersbsrt
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Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. Oct. 11.-Cattle: re-
ceipts, 10000; good and choice
steers, steady to strong; bulk,
15.50@17.75; top, 1880; fat grassy
kinds. steady; plain grassers, weak;
bulk, 9.50014.50; butcher cows
opened slow, mostly 5.50@9.0O;
bulls, steady to strong; choice veal
ers, &c lower, at 16.00@17.00:
grassy kinds, steady, bulk $500
1900; desirable feeders, steady;
common kinds, slow. Receipts:
Westerns. 10000; quality. common
to fair; market, slow.
Hogs: receipts, $1,000; mostly
15c to Csc lower than Saturdays
average; top, 1910; bulk light and
butchers, 15.50@16.00; bulk pack
ing sows, 14.25@1450; pigs, stronS
to Csc higher; bulk desirable kinds
around 1900.
Sheep: receipts, 10000; fat
sheep and lambs opened steady;
early top native, 1925; bulk native
lambs, 11.25@12.00; fat native
ewes. SIS; bulk, 5.25@5.75; feeder
lambs active strong to unevenly
higher; no early sales westerns.
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COUNCIL MEEI|
TO lETERN
LIGHT REQE
Petition Of Northern Utilln, !
Company to BE Acted r.
This Evening.

Tonight marks the special !,
ing Of the Aledo city Corr
the purpose of returning 1 |,
cision regarding the petition !.
Illinois Northern Utilities -
Of Dixon for the right IA ~
its high tension wire direch
the city. Representatives n
company expected to b n
tendance.
1t is believed that the q,
will grant the company it, r.
but it is also believed that ~
nance containing this IN
bear clauses protecting thA 4
ests Of Aledo. especially in -
ton with the maintenance n
standby plant here.
Late this Afternoon the q
meeting scheduled for touizit,
postponed until Oct. IS.
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RESUME GAMES

Games in the billiard -
ment now in progress at ths n
club will be resumed tonikht ?
a layoff since Friday. The i
expected to disclose better :
for some Of the players, who d |
weeks games failed to appa,|
their best. Much rivalry ID ~
ent and every indication poisl
hard battles in tonight's contsf
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ALPHA

Rev r. A. Reeves and family
Friday for their new home u .
nepin, Ill. j
James Delphies having pufc.
the Amos Smell property 1en
Wednesday cleaning houss
yard. They will move here "
as their corn is picked. i
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. McCufu
rived home Sunday evening
their wedding trip. Monda! Y
ing a reception was given ms|
the home of Miss Clim Mos
A beautiful electric lamp WI
scented by the Baptist cnufn
Sunday school of which no 2
perintendent. Dainty refresu
were served. Mr.. and MI
Curdy will make their no~
Alpha. -
James Ratchford OF A~
spent Friday with his Odd y
brothers. -
The w. H. NJ. society Of tne;
odist church will meet WIZ
George Bolton Tuesday siV"'
Oct. II. -
! FEE. Cederburg and D. kJ
ley are seeing sights in lndH~
Ohio this week.
There IS a great need q
in our village. Every mouse
cupied.
About one hundred severn
Drury county Odd Fellows "
the Alpha lodge room
night. Seven candidates ~ -
the first degree, the WORK ~.
on by the Cambridge desi"
They were from kewanee' ~
Galva, Cambridge. Orion,
land outside the county
Aledo, Joy, New Winds@
York and Rio. For the ~
months there has been VOL
week in the Alpha lodge. ~
association will meet al
second Monday in Novem,.s. ~
freshments were served A.
hall. -
Our ice dealer had ~
Galesburg last week lcf -
supply was exhausted. -
Merriett W. Allisan OF -
Miss Hazel Roberts OF Ns~
sor were married WedneseS
ing at the home of the pILS
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. HAIRY ~
Only relatives and q Iev
were present. The Rev.
way Of Littleton. ILL.,. a fpI
tor. performed the ceremC.,s
and Mrs. Allison left for w.
amid the shower Of rice.
will spend their honey
Chicago. Milwaukee anS no,
western points. They w. a.,
their home on the Allison -
south Of Alpha
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Mrs. Charlotte Gran.

Word has reached Moline friends
of the death of Mrs. Charlotte Gran,
pioneer resident Of Cambridge, ILL.,,
which occurred last Friday in an
Orion hospital. Remains will be
taken to her home in Cambridge.
where funeral services will be held
in the Lutheran church. Interment
will be in Andover cemetery.
Mrs. Gran was 81 years Of age
and had lived for a number Of
years in Cambridge. She had a
score Of friends in this vicinity who
mourn her loss. She .aves no sur
vivors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
RALLY MARKET
AFTER STEADY ! ] ! J
MORNING. FALL

New York. Oct. H. Rails. oils.
steels. coppers and sugars declined
steadily during the morning on the
stock exchange. Texas e Pacific
lost 3 points and Lake Erie West
ern. preferred. 81. with minor re-
.cessions In New York Central,
Pittsburgh & West Virginia and st.
Paul, preferred. Bethlehem and
Republic steels lost l and 2 points,
respectively, Mexican petroleum
IN; American sugar. 2. and the
motors and their specialties, to 2
points. The market rallied feebly
on buying Of investment rails. but
reacted again before noon when
feathers were depressed. Strength
Of Liberty issues featured the bond
market. Call money opened at "
per cent
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BOYS Who Died
IN EUROPE ARE
INFERRED here


Full military rites were accord
ed two Moline boys. lawrence An
derson and Vernon johnson, VINO
gave their lives while in the serv-
ice overseas. Their funerals were
burial will be accorded another
burial will be accorded anoth r
Moline hero, Gunner Lundahl. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lundahl.
1140 Twelfth avenue, Uho was kill
ed in Germany since the signing OF
the armistice, later ID the week.
Yesterdays service was for
Lawrence Anderson, former Dis
patch employe, who died in France
two years ago. Service at the Es-
terdahl chapel was conducted by
Rev. C. o. Morland with services
at the grave in charge Of Moline
post, American Legion. Bearers,
members of the local post, were
August Claus, J. r. OGDEN, Harry
r. Millette, J. A. Greeting. John
Taylor and Earl Hiatt. A squad
from Rock Island arsenal fired the
final salute at the grave. Inter
ment was In Riverside cemetery.
At 2 this Afternoon services were
held in the Danielson & Furgie
chapel for Vernon johnson, SON o.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. johnson. 184:
Fifteenth street. Rev. Walter Till
berg delivered the sermon and the
local post had charge Of the serv'
ices at the grave. Full militar,
rites were accorded him with mr.
ing squad from the arsenal. Inter;
ment wa sin Riverside cemetery
The bearers were Frank Hargens
Robert johnson. Stuart Priestman
Connie Enright, James Canadol
and Fred Howard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
THIEVES STEAL RIFLES.

Three rides. one Winchester 20
gauge. one Remington 20-gauge and
one z2-gauge. were stolen from the
Frank Denhart farm near Barstow
yesterday. A reward Of SIS has
been offered BY Mr.. Denhart for
their return or information that
will lead to the capture Of the
thieves. The firearms were taken
from the house while the family
were away from home yesterday
AFTERNOON. Although there were
other Articles Of value In the house
none Of these was found to be
missing. Mr.. Denhart did consid-
cradle hunting and was known to
have the weapons in the house.
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Weather Forecast

Illinois: Fair tonight and Tues
day. except somewhat unsettled in
north portion. Warmer in south
portion tonight.
Missouri: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday. Warmer in south
east and cooler IN northwest por-
tons tonight; cooler in north por-
ton Tuesday.
Wisconsin: Unsettled weather
tonight and Tuesday with possibly
showers; warmer in east and
south portions tonight.
Iowa: Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; warmer in extreme
northeast and cooler in extreme
portions tonight; cooler Tuesday.
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Kansas CITY Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 11.-Cat-
tie: receipts. $500; beef steers
and sfe-stock, mostly steady to
weak. Calves. lower; choice veal
ers, 15.00@15.50.
Hogs: receipts. $500; best kinds,
steady; mixed droves unevenly
lower to higher; lights and me-
diums, 14.90@15.15.
Sheep: receipts, $500; sheep
steady. t
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Mrs. Harry B Wr1ght.

Funeral services for Mrs. Harry
r. Wright were held at 8 Saturday
afternoon at the Knox chapel. The
services were conducted by Rev.
J. T. Dodds and members Of the
Eastern Star Of which Mrs. Wright
had been q member. attended in a
body. The lodge had charge of
services at the grave In Riverside
cemetery. Singers were Mrs.
Frances Perrett and Mrs. M. C. Nc
Claim with Mrs. w. E. Hill. at the
organ. Bearers were Harry Haley,
A. s. Edwards, Frank L. Fugate
c. s. Albertson, Earl Hiatt and J.
Mauthe.
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Mrs. Margaret Hartnady.

Mrs. Margaret Agnes Hartnady
died at her home, 1927 Twelfth
street, at $3.50 last evening after an
Illness Of two years. Mrs. Hart
nady had been a resident Of this
city for 30 years, and was a MEM
Der Of st. Joseph's church and the
Ladies' Altar society.
She was born Nov. 20, 1860, at
Cohen, N. Y. She was married at
Tiskilwa, ILL.,, to John Hartnady,
Oct. 9, 1881. Hen husband died two
years ago. Surviving is a son, Will
liam, and a daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Smith, both of Rock Island. A
daughter, Margaret, died six years
ago. Funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
BALLS STILL Kissing,

No trace has been found Of the
billiard balls which have been
missing for over week from the
Aledo club rooms. Whether action
will be taken in connection with
Sheriff Fleming to investigate and
prosecute this case In not definitely
knoEn. although the temper of the
Aledo club directors and oiicials OF
the billiard tournament Is by no
means unfanled. II the balls fail
to make their appearance and the
person or persons who made away
with them are discovered NO lenien-
cy will be shown, 1t is said. The
property stolen was valued at ap-
FORTUNATELY 500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
VEYS PLEADS GUILTY,

Jules Veys, 1870 Eighteenth ave-
nue., arrested on complaint of
George D. Long. city attorney, for
exceeding the speed limit while
driving past the Lincoln school.
pleaded guilty to the charges
against him this morning before
Magistrate A. A. Niles and paid a
fine Of IS and costs. veys was
identified by his automobile license
number. as he had repeatedly evad-
ed attempts to arrest him while
passing the school. He admitted
that he had been accustomed to
driving past the school at Is miles
an hour when the limit it Is miles
An hour.
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hg1s Heat vletin kfter Taking
w hth aad Waieh Passing
7. ~ Auts Saves Woman.

One holdup and an attempted
1tJ1up took place in Moline late
&a4nrdAy night. Otto Lncke. 3055
Ueysnth avenue c, and an un-
Known woman carrying . child
uege the victims.
Llncke was robbed Of $18 and .
watch and chain valued ut $58 by
.tWo thugs while walking east on
Eleventh avenue near Twenty-sec-
nd street He was afterwards
X heatsn, and thrown into . clump OF
weeds. His sssailants made their
tDcsDs.
Lincke had stepped from q Blu(
Nno street car at Eleventh avenue
&C and started walking east toward
I 1loAome. When he had gone about 81
31stth two men stepped out Of the
1ask. One took him by the throat
and held him while the other made
n search Of the victims clothing
The woman was walking toward The
Moline public hospital when sh.
WAS halted by . lone bandit. A
rum was showed in her face ant
NE man was about to search hel
when the lights Of an automobile
aDpeared and the robber turned and
ran rf
The woman hurried to the offic'
sOf DR.. H. e. Beck, 720 Sixteenth
eSeuue. She was exhausted an,
nsaf 9 nervous Collapse zen sh'
reached the ONCE and 1t was neces
sAry to administer medical atten
! tt0n.s ~
The police investigated both hold
\ ups, but did not see or find the rob
berk The man who attempted 4
hold up the Belgian woman is de
scribed as being 5 feet inche
tall. with . mustache and wearin,
cap.
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JAMES P. VANCE Is
SUDDENLY CALLED;
BURIAL TOMORROW

James P. Vance OF Aledo died
Saturday, Oct. 3, at Taylor Ridge,
age So years. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow at 2:30
o'clock from the Methodist Epfsco-
pal church In Aledo. Rev. ]. v. Pol
lock. assisted by o. M. Dunleavy,
will read the services. The funeral
will be in charge Of the Masonic
lodge of Aledo. Burial will be in
the Aledo cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
SMALL'S ENEMY
FLEES ASYLUM
Bryant CaadIl, Who Threatened
Nominee, Escapes From
KankAkee.

Kankakee, ILL.,, Oct. 11.-BrNnt
Caudill, alias Byron Candill who,
with Newcomb B. Palmer. was in
dicated BY the grand jury in cir
cult court Saturday charged with
threatening to kill Len Small, Re-
publican candidate for governor, in
order to. extoft money from him,
escaped from Kankakee state hos
pital some time early today and is
still 1t large.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
SELLS FIRST CAR.

Farr Carroll, who has the agency
in Aledo for the Franklin Six, an
nounces the sale of touring model
to Scott Cabeen of mean Seaton.
The deal was made last week and
marks Mr.. CAROLS first sale since
assuming the local agency for the
Franklin,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
COURT DECLARES
DRY ACT valid
Supreme Tribunal Refuses to Re.
consider Decision Of June
Seventh.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The su-
preme court refused today to recon-
slider is decision Of last June Z, sus-
tanning validity Of the prohibition
amendment and provisions Of the
enforcement act.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
REGISTRATION DAYS.

Tomorrow and Tuesday, Oct. rs,
are registration days. Every Re-
publican woman of Mercer county
is urged by Mrs. Charles A. Clark
Of Sherrard, chairman of the Re
publican Woman's club tot Mercer
county, to register. All registra-
tons should be made in the respec-
tive voting precincts. Those who
fail to register, in order to vote in
November, will be required to be
sworn in.
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TEACHERS AT INSTITUTES.

Aledo and Mercer county is pracs
tically teacherless today. Satur-
day and Sunday marked the exodus
to Rock Island Of practically
every teacher in Mercer county,
who will attend the joint institute
being held In Rock Island with
Rock. Island county's teachers this
week County Superintendent Of
Schools G. E. Plat left this morn.
ing. The sessions will occupy the
major portion of the week.
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VISITING IN CHICAGO.

County Clerk and Mrs. Frank A,
Gibson left Saturday morning 10
attend the Masonic grand lodge at
Chicago and to visit with their
son, Earl Gibson, who resides in
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Liberty Bonds,

New York, Oct. II. - Prices of
Liberty bonds at noon today, we're:
3ks, $500: first IS, $3.50; first AIS,
$3.50; Vivtory 3%s, $3.50.
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SHIPPERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Aledo
Live Stock Shippers association
will be held in the city hall in Aledo
tomorrow night at o'clock. Re-
ports covering the business Of the
association during the last year will
be heard, and probably the annual
election of officers will be held. All
growers Of live stock are urged to
attend this meeting.
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Peoria Livestock

Peoria, ILL.,. Oct. Hogs: re-
ceipts, 600; 15c to 35c lower.
Cattle: receipts, 100; generally
steady.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11

The seeds Of the tobacco plant
are 20 minute that q thimbleful win
furnish enough plants for nearly an
pere Of ground.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
New York Sugar.

New York, Oct. 11.-Raw sugar:
nominal. Refined, unchanged.
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Silver.

New York. Oct. s11.-Bar silver;
domestic. .99k.
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Follows Girl-Technicaily charx-
I'D with disturbing the peace, but
In reality held for following Miss
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
The Day in Davenport
Hold Watertoyn Youth-Marvin
Watson, aged 10. of WATERFOWL, ILL.,.
was arraigned before United States

Hold Watertovn Youth-Marvin
Watson, aged 10, of Watertown. ILL.,.
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Bush Saturday morn
ing on a charge of white slavery.
On petition Of counsel for the de-
PENDANT the case was continued
nutil 9 o'clock Tuesday morning
in order to allow the defense to
investigate conditions attending
the arrest of Watson. The Water
town youth, it is claimed, induced
Blanche Jones, aged Is. to leave
her home and go with him to Lin
coin, Neb., as his wife. From Lin
coin the couple went back to Wa
tertown after her mother had be-
gun a search for her. The couple
left WATERFOWL a few days ago and
came to Davenport.
Wife Forger; Husband Floos,-
Mrs. Marie Virgins, the mother Of
a 5-weeks-old baby girl and q self
confessed forger, was released from
Jail Friday on furnishing bond-to
find that her husband. Harry Wig
gins, who idled while she cashed
the worthless checks for which
she was cast into prison, had de-
serted her and her child and fed.
, A warrant sworn out by Mrs. Wig
gins Saturday trailed the fleeing
man to Cedar Rapids. where he das
arrested as he stepped from the
train which left Davenport in the
afternoon. Detective Quinn was
sent after Virgins Saturday night,
and brought him back to face wife
desertion and child abandonment
charges in Scott county.
Get Shoplifter. - Caught with q
shopping bag filled with q doxen
or more stolen articles. fnOm. the
! Metropolitans5 to 30 cent stora,s 4
woman who gave the name Of Mrs
Jennie Kruhl of Wilton, Iowa, va
arrested Saturday afternoon By De.
tectives Kinney and Bishop. She
was released on bond. The total
value Of the stolen merchandise
will not aggregate $50. according
to the police. and the most ser.
)ious charge which can be filed
against the woman ID larceny In 1
building. It Is probable, however
that she will be tried on . charge
Of petty larceny.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11

laFrfago LieenSes-Ambrose r
Lloyd. Davenport, and Lula Helen
Schroeder. Davenport Harry o.
Hansen. Davenport, and Henrietta
L Lamp, Davenport: Paul r. Carl
son. Moline. and Viola ]. Lucas,
Davenport; Jesse Fay Crawford,
Bettendon. and Hazel Florence
Lobdell, Davenport
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Isabella Ziffern, Eighth and War
rem streets, Albert Wright, 73l
West Second street, is in a cell at
the police station, after his arrest
Saturday night. According to po-
lice reports, Wright. a man about
IS years of age, trailed the Ziffern
girl from Third and Harrison to
her home, keeping close behind
her apd annoying her with his at
tentions. Reaching grocery store
near her home, the frightened girl
entered the establishment and
called the police.
Golf 1t Island.-Work on a mu-
nicipal golf course at Credit island
has already been commenced, DR..
H: G. Pape of the park board an
ndunced Saturday. The course has
been laid out and seeded and the
turf will be in shape for the fol-
lowers Of Old Man Boyle in 1922,
Death Record-Mrs. Louise Stein
hflber Krause, widow of the late
manufacturer, Robert Krause, q
pioneer Of Davenport and prom.
inently, identified with German.
American circles here for many
years, died Saturday night at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs. L. p
Best, ST., GIT Ripley street. She
was 70 years Of age. Death follow.
ed . short illness due to the in.
firmities Of age. The deceased re.
sided at SGT West Eighth street.
At the home Of her nephew. Her.
man Wittenberg. 500 Harrison
street, occurred the death of Mis-,
Christina Wfttenberg late Friday
night Miss Wittenberg was SO year!
old and death was due to the in.
ffrmaties Of age and followed 8
brief Illness The deaceased VA,
born July 5. 1881. in Germany, an(
received her education there.
The death Of August KARL oc
CURED Friday night at the famil,
home. 612 Carey avenue, and FOL.
lowed = six months illness OF can.
Ger. Mr.. KARL was born in Ham
burg. Germany. June Is, 1851, ans
came to America in 1866.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11

Ireland has $50 cooperative
The Washington times., 1920-06-04
GIRL DRINKS POISON
RATHER THAN MARRY
Bride-to-Be Tears up License and
Leaves Note Saying She
Prefers Death.

wILKESBARRE, Pa. June 4.--The
Nnal chapter in the story of a blasted
romance was written yesterday when
Rose Castingrano. a bride to-bc, COM
mitted suicide by drinking poison
rather than be forced into marriage
through the persistency Of suitors
and her parents. The authorities
today learned the reason for her self
inflicted death. Among those VINO
viewed the body today was Antonio
Reatini. twenty-five years old. 1t
was the prospect of marriage to
him that caused Rose to drink the
poison.
The girl had many suitors. She re-
jected them all and declared she did
not want to be married. But Reatini
furnished n house and her parents
bought bridal clothing in anticipa-
ton OF her marriage. The girl found
the poison. barricaded the door, and
drank the liquid.
When her mother broke into the
house, she found the girrs body on. the
floor with pieces OF paper. the mar
riage license torn into bits around
her. A note found on n dresser de-
clared that life in marriage is worse
than death.