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T1E ARGUS, FHIDAY, APBIIi LO, 1904. oooxoocooccxoeoo H0USEIV1AN A THIEF CALLED TO REST LOSES WIFE'S LOVE n I o I I I I 8 I The First We HslVC ihe Line Yoi're Percy Rathbun Confesses to Stealing Jewelry From Huber Residence. William Tenges, One of Milan's Well Known Citizens, is Summoned. 0. R. Smith Brings Suit for $5, 000 Damages Against William Jennings Looking For (Ga.inre of the s Js sure 1 awaken ihe interest of tin- f:ins and baseball will now be a live topic for conversation. Anl it is an in terest in one to iiiiinv, lint a topic of much more in terest to tin a i-r:ir" housewife - i t ti - -neat jirice reduc tions which an- in force at all times at Shield's" Cash (iro 'I'll. You will find hargii'i- there today limidrruw always I!arr.iii:s that arc bargain- in every 5cnse of the Can you afforil to in any of Ihcin'.' You'll think not after you have placed i,i,r first order. 4 pounds wa.-sljinjr powder, per package Sapolio, ; 1 wo for 7 pkps. White Line vvash- i ri powder Star tobacco, per pound Scrap tobacco, per pound 15c 15c 25c 42c 25c 22c 25c 10c Smoking" tobacco. per pound 40 to 'tit fancy priim-K, pounds for Dried peaches, fancy, per pound Fruits and Vegetables of All Kinds Fresh Every Day. Jo To Shields Pioneer Cesh Grocer. T!ii:sToi;r. un n a !:i:i'i TATiox dehixd it." New 'Phone 5217. CX3000C50COOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOO Special $12 Suit ISale. I Are you ready to save $3 on a Suit, if so this is your chance. i raw .V ROCK ISLAND I LI . ..15c 1.00 ...3c 39c 25c .. 5c ...5c ..15c Old 'Phone 1217 cocooooococooooooooooooooo Strictly fresh ep-gs, jter doen , 'i pounds best granu lated sugar Ye;i-t foam, per package I'needa biscuit, per doen packages Quaker or Mother's oats, .'! packages for IZaking soda, icr pound package fold water starch, per package 10c I vory soap. "; two for The greatest that ? ever happened f We offer 100 fine! all-wool suits for $12 that cannot be j duplicated e 1 s e - I where for less than $15. PROPERTY IS NOT RECOVERED As He Keranes to Tell Where it II& Been Planted lias Been Blowing Himself. Percy Kathbun, houseman for the family of Ijrnatz Huber. has confessed to the theft r the $1.ihio worth o. jewelry that mysteriously disappeared from the Indue "Monday afternoon. The property lias not been recovered, however. Kathbun declining to divulge its w hereabouts, but aiimittinr tliat it has been planteil. Since the roll-.ery the police hae been keeping clo.-e tab on th.e move ments of Kathbun and it was learned that he ha lieen spending money rather freely fir idle of his income the past few nights. lie did not return home until 2 nVlfK'k this Morn n jr. He had been ea mih in;r with friends in Davenport. Rathhun's sleepinir quarters are intlie barn on the Huber premi.-e. When he arrived there this morning' lie was received by IK-ttcthe Kit-hard Carnes, who had been laxing in wait fr him. having gained siittieient evidenee again-t the t-oaehman to warrant Ids a rrest. Kathbun jn-otested his innoeei.ee. ant! steadfastly held to the claim that he had not the slightest knowledge of the robbery until he was subjected to the sweating process t-his morning1 by Chief Phil Miller. I'lannvil to Leave the City. Kathbun told the chief that he might as well be honest about the matter and tell the whole story. He realized that the police had him in close quarters and it would be only a question of time until they fount! him out anwvav. He said that he hail lieen uneasy since the rohhery and last niiiht had decided to leave the eitv. He tried to secure his salary yester !ay. and if he had not remained out o late would have taken one of t lie trains of last evening out of Hie city. He would not admit that the trump tiling at the house for a lunch at the noon hour, when the jewelry was missed, was a ruse planned by him. but it is the theory of the police that it was. There were 11 rings taken, 10 with diamond and ruby and diamond and pear! setting, ami one of emerald set ting, be.-ides one gold chain, a irold ocket. a gold-braided, bracelet and a rrceii enameled butterfly with dia mond setting. There were other md more valuable gems, together wilh a large sum of money, in the rot in from which the iewelrv was tolcn. but none of it was touched by Uathhun. Asked whv he did not take he ent're lot. he replied: "Oh. 1 got nervous aiiK made a hutch ot the whole job." Hide SwHff In Malt Houe. He said that he hid the swag- in the hi malt home cast of the Huber rtsi enee until night, when it was planted :n a spot on the outskirts of the city. I 'he belief of the police is that Kath bun ha disposed of most of the jew- elrv in the saloons of Ia venport. Kathbun is a member of a respected familv in Cordova, lie lias been em- ploved by the Huber family Miiee last Noveiniier and implicit trust was rc-por.e-1 in him. liilpnleiit Vittit m Club. The I iidcpcudt ii t Voters club of the I'irst ward was organized last even ing. It starts with a membership of about eighty. The otVicers are: President ieorge Freestone. Vice Pre-ident - -Joseph (Jutzweiler. Si'.-ri'tii ry ( M-orge fin berger. Treasu rt r Henry Ku mpel. Directors Koy Huntley, Charles Starr. Peter Clausscn. (Jeorge Wittick and Daniel Shehan. Y0UNO & M'COMBS' Store New for Saturday. April TO :.'( doen men's shield- or band bow tii's, all colors. "." values, for lie. Any ."tic and 7."c men's tie in the house for Saturday, only '.'Mr. Men's negligee shirts, neat patterns, regular 1 shirt for t'..e. Fine brown Id-inch muslin in rem nants, ri gubir vc quality, for ."e yd. .Newest leather wrist oags. .ic. La lies heir.-titclied handkerchiefs. -C. Va-elino harness i i! paste, per can. H'e. Ammonia, large sie bottle. Oe. ilbert's talcum powder. 1c. Our i cad -t o-w ca r street hats are causing all kinds of commotion. Don't miss getting one of them. Imitation cut glass olive dishes, -ach. bo. Any taih r-ma !e suit in the house at .'." per cent disci nut for Saturday. Summer and tape girdles. I'.'e. Sunboniiet s. extra sie, double ties, all ci l rs. Jde and 23c. Adjustable window screens. li 13 varieties tine candies, per lb. Music in the evening. ruf- Many at Oorxt Time Social. The good time social at Memorial Christian church last evening attract- I a large company of tnemliers and their friends., all pasi a m st i:e tig-lit ful evening. The pro ra m w as a II. Smith: follows: Vocal solo. recitation, M. Cornwall: piano solo. Mr. W. F. P.raiMey: vocal solo. Ae! Dundcrbi-rg: vocal solo. Miss Mary VeagiT; reading. M iss Joli nsT! .n : vocal so'o. Arthur Anderson: vocal solo. Gilbert Grave-; adult--.--, A. UtusLaw. ILL LONG WITH TUBERCULOSIS Conducted Blacksmith Shop in Vil lage Over Cnarter of a Cen turyOther Obituary. William Tinges, the well-known Mi lan blacksmith, died at '.::: this morn ing at his- home in that village. Death was due to tuberculosis contracted in the discharge of his duties at the forge and his illness had covered a period of several years. Mr. Tenges was vears of age. He came to Mi lan in l-TT" from Dayton. Ohio, and had worked at his trade since that time. f fj For years he had been one of the solid bii'-iliess men of the town. lie held various positions of trust, includ ing for a number of yuars the presi dency of the village board. He was also prominent in lodge affairs, being i lentified with the Masons and of lit r orders. There survive the wife and four children. Winifred. Mildred. )r rin and William. The funeral arrange ments have not been completed. Funeral of Charts It. Hire. Funeral services over the remains of Charles H. Kice. who died at Aiken. S. C, were conducted at 10 o'clock this morning at the home of M. C. Kice. brother of deceased. Tls Nine teenth street, by Kev. W. II. Fine schriber, of Temple Kmanuel. Daven port. Interment was at Chippiannock cemetery. ltarlal of Ferdlnuntl Davis. Ferdinand Davis, of South Kock Isl and, was buried yesterday afternoon in Chippiannock cemetery. Funeral services were conducted at - o'clock at the re-idence by Kev. II. W. Keed. pastor of the First, lkiptist church, and hymns were rendered by a quar tet composed i f Mrs. W. F. I'.radley, Mrs. .1. W. Crandall. Arthur Ander son and Walter Karr. Kock Island lodge No. is. I. O. O. F.. had charge of the services at the grave. OWNER OF GRIPS IS NOT YE 'LOCATED Xot Certain That Unknown Killed on Hail Wai J. M. Cronin. Man Michael Cronin. LMK! Third avenue, a salesman for the Hammond Packing ft tin:i in i'iie not l-.elleve the 11IMTI I 1 killed in Naliek yards at Moiinc a week :go. vv;i. a brother of his. James and John M. ( renin are the 'names i f his brothers, am! while the initials on tin- clothing if the dead man tally with lliese of the latter. .John was last he;'rd from in Iowa, where both brothers are loeatid. John M. (Von in. until ore year ago. was a resident of this city. He was employed by the Fremont Putter Tub company. The Kock Island brother, to make sure the dead man is imv kin of his, has writ ten to Iowa to lis brothers. The clothing that came to the local of fice of the American Kx press com pany for J. M. Cronin and believed to belong to the dead man. has not been opened. The local officials declined to surrender the property unlit ordered to tlo s,, from headquarters. PERSONAL POINTS. Mrs. A. J. MePherrin and Miss Grace P.oweu eft last night for a trip to Cal ifornia. Dr. ti. (i. Craig, Jr., who has been in the south and west for six months, arrived home last night. Miss Agnes (iilmore has returned home afli r a -visit with her friend. Miss Carver, in New Yi rK City. Marvin Pea rt ! ley. of J'.ouidcr, Col., arrived in the city yesterday, joining his wife, who has 1 ecu here for sev eral weeks. Tliev will visit at 1 he home of ( apt. and Mrs. J. M. Peards iey on Fir.-1 avtnue. Dr. K. M. Pearco goe;; to Chicago this cvtning to attend a clinic where some of the toreiiu st dental surgeons i f the country will give a demonstra tion on porcelain work which is ob taining practice consid'-ra ble favor hi dental M'CABE'S Spei-lttlii for Saturdar. Patiste girdle corsets, l'.ic. Maple cream fudges, lb., sc. Peanut squares, lb.. 7c. Fresh salted peanuts, lb., inc. Mi.-ses," and children's ready t rim again mi''!, ready-to-wear sailor hats , -r. Menni n's talcum powder. l"c. '3c I!. S. center pieces. L'Ic. Women's white feet ho.-e. 'jr. Hoys $1.-3 solid leather .-hoes Women -I.J.. strap slippers, ' Table oil cloth, per yd., so. La-I! s handsome white apron 1 oriental porch pillows, 43e. Fancy dress lawns, per yd.. '.H Men's $1 percale shirts. 3te. 3dc fancy wool ehal'ies. :'3 Music in the evening. 13c Pneumonia ! Koblwd of I tn Terror Py Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the racking cough and heals and strengthens the lungs. Jf taken in time it will prevent an attack of pneu monia. Kefuse substitutes. All druggists. FOR ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS Defendant Induces Woman to Leave Reynolds, Starting Her in Business in Iowa. William Jennings, a well-known res ident of Key nolds. is made defendant in a. suit for $3.(XM) for alleged aliena tion of the atTections of the wife of O. K. Smith, who lives in the same vil lage. The praecipe in the ease was filet! yesterday afternoon in the cir cuit court bv Well & Olmsted, attor neys for Smith. It will be heard at the Septembt r term. leimings is a nachelor and for vears has been proprietor of the Keyntdtls hotel. For a time he employed Mrs. Smith as cook. She is 43 years of age and the mother of three grown chil dren, a son of L'ti. a daughter married and living in this eitv ami a daughter that makes her home with her par ents. The latter is still in her teens. YVhT Smith Left Home Smith is a painter. Two month ago. it is charged. Jennings, whose at tentions to his cook had grown to be a subject of village gossip, suggested to Mrs. Smith that they leave Rey nolds. He had means anil would start her in business in another town. The result was that Mrs. Smith and her son went to Wilton Junction, Iowa, and procure 1 a restaurant business. Jennings furnishing the capital. In a week Jennings left Keynohls and was next heard of at Wilton Junction. where he was esconeed in the same home with his former cook. Smitl remained behind to finish painting" contracts at Keynolds. anil when finally lie joined his family at Wilton Junction he made the discov ery, so lie claims, that he was not wel comed as a member of his own house bote?. He objected to the addresses of Jennings, but his wife gave him no satisfaction, telling him if he was not pleased with the surroundings he might depart. Smith says he then urged his wife to return with him to Keynolds. but she turned a tleaf ear to his importunities. He accordingly left, taking his son and daughter with him. AIMS AND OBJECTS OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The managers of the Mozart orches tra, composed of high school girls, send out the following announcement lling attention to their coming con cert : I'ni'er the management of Miss Au gusta llvllpenstell and the able lead ership of Prof. Franz Zcdeler. direc tor of violin ami orchestra department of Augiistaiia college, the Mozart r che:tr of the Kock Island high school lias been formed with a mem bership of about twenty young ladles, all pupils of the high school. Their aim is to devote a few of their leisure hours in a pretty way to the cultiva tion of their musical talent and to be come more familiar with the proline-I lions oi lamoiis composers aim in en tertain now and then their friends Since it is the fir-t time that the high school has termed such a large or- ehestr.i it is natural that there should be some expenses for music and in striimcnfx. In order to meet these ex penscs ami to provide a fund for flu future, the orchestra is planning a concert, to lie given May in. The young- ladies have practiced faithfully and enthusiastically many an evening tf the past winter and feel that they have accomplished something and promise a pleasant ev ening to all those who will Im- present at their ci ncert. A program will be published later. The members of th orchestra beg to s.-iy that they would be grateful if the people of Kock Isl and would cooperate with them, and make it possible for the Kock Island high school to take a leading position in rtg-art! to music. The following is a lis t of the members if the orches tra: Mis.-es I'l'ssie Pien. phi-be Prooks. Mabel Prunr, I'dna Carl. Clara Crawford. Irene Don. Orpha i-1 eema tin, v torencc lriestat. t urn Caetjcr. Kuth Ilemenway, Marion Mi Candles--. Hael M unger, Mina Mun- ger. Florence Schneider, Charlotte Smith. Mabel Smith. Sara Stoddard. Nina Van Puren, Jessie Warnecke ant! Maude Young. WARR'S BONDSMEN OFFER $5,000 TO LOAN ASSOCIATION I-:. K. In clot k. one of J. W. Warr's bondsmcn as secretary of the Moiinc Pudding A- Ijonii a-.-ot-ia t ioii. has made an i tTer to the directors of 1 he insti tution to pay over $3.(HM). provided that sum is accepted in full for the li ability of the bond-men ami the suit that has been started against them for recovery of the full amount of defalcation is dismissed. A meeting of the directors will be held to con sider the offer. Leveen-Kxner. Swan 11. I.evcen and Miss Maude A. livii'T were married at 3 o'clock yes terday afternoon at the rectory of St. Joseph's church. Kev. Thomas Mac-kin performing the ceremony. Mr. Lev ecu is an employe of the Kock Island Klet trie Construction company. The cou ple have gone to housekeeping on Fourth avenue and I'lcvenlh street. All the Argua. news all the time The 1 8 I Si I Most beautiful designs in Side boards, Buffets, China Closets, etc. 80 different designs to se lect from. The prices you know are absolutely the lowest. To Get the Best Resvilts in Home Furnishings spend yor money with us. We Claim Superiority in Carpets and R.vigs. See the elegant new things our line contains. Davenport Furniture & Carpet Company. 123-125 West TKird Street. Davenport. Ia.. A'R.ciKe-O'Ver of Tteto Continents Ilome-Spuns spun at home- Scotch from Itonnic Dundee Tweeds from North of l-'nla ud - Woolens woven on low land Looms- Strong and Honest Fahries from the (Ircat Fastern Mills of Massachusetts, in every comliina t Ion of form and fancy that the weavers have conceived. .Never have the clothes m::iie at the STF.I N-I'.l.t )( II shops otlered such a variety of fahries from which to choose as can be seen in our Spring and Siimim r Assortments. SOBERS & LA VELLE. 1804 Second Ave.. Rock Island. .s3 XTT itrrrp 4)444444444444 JWti " -' - 9v aV P. J. LEE. 11 WINTER. Wholesale Deilera in PURE WI.NE3 AND LIQUOKS CELEBRATED COLFAX MINERAL t WATER. Manufacturers of WINTER'S CELEBRATED BITTERH. ti!l-l:i9 Tblrd Aver.ae. Kocd imanO. Ill- ft I i 8 11 1 i '1 Q I 1 to find tiim fixf.st fauuics to i:f. madi: into tiii: smakt- FKT CI.O TliFS- STKIX-IILOCII ci.otiifs sk;m:i with this lai:i:i.: Dressy Papers There's a line of wall paper here that richly deserves that title. I hey will "dress up" the dingiest room and make it a thine; of In-a ut V. Simplicity is one of the jrreat- e.-t charms and low price their .Tea test attraction. We now otter new and heauti fid wall papers at low prices. Also a full line of paints, oils, triads, brushes, moldinys:, etc. 142-1431 -rm! Avrnae. . pMlt Ciiiirt lloiixn ' 444444444 Hair Vigor Always restores color to gray hair, always. Makes the hair crow and stops fallin'r hair. A splendid dressing. J C,'. rCo., 1 Itgszm ''i&Mtrs y-'irfftfiifcJ