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THE ARGUS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1904. 5 OOOOCCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOX2000COOOOOCOOOOOOCOOCO A Thief ih&i Has never 15 Been IPmaished I THOUGH OFT CONVICTED. Is "I'rocrustlnation, thv thief of time." Has he made a haulatyoiirexfen.se? If you knw what wonderful bar- g train selling whs sroing on all the time at this popular gro- O c-ery, would you still put oil' sending in that llrst order? g Every order placeJ means a saving a saving t hat no eco- g nomical housewife would overlook, for she knows that o the Shields method of selling groceries gives her the lest - qualities obtainable at priees which are not found else- g where. I'riee alone stiouldii t le tlie only object wnen buying groceries, and It isn't with the housewife who appreciates values. This Is one of the many reasons for the popularity of this fast growing store, and for the feeling of satisfaction which is universe amoujrits patrons. If you knew the pleasure you could derive from trading there, to say nothing of the saving, you would have done so long ago. lint it isn't too late. liegin now. lust a few prices: Walter Baker's Choc olate, per lb Star Tobacco, per !b Scrap Tobacco, per lb White Hoop Holland Herring, per keg Three large pkgs. Parlor' Matches T Gold Dust, large PB- - Yeast Foam, per Pkfl Three 1-lb. cans Salmon Corn, Peas and Toma toes, per doz Calumet Baking Pow der, per lb 29c .45c .25c 59c 15c ..3c 92c 17c Pancake Flour, 3 pkgs -Ow Three 1-lb. pkgs. seeded Raisins kDs Three 1-lb. pkgs. cleaned Cs Currants i-OU New Citron , per 19C Duffy pure Cider, '"" per gal mt Sour Pickles, syr per gal Sauer Kraut, Cp per gal luw Malta Ceres, per pkg OU Four lbs. Head Or Rice OU O I I I o I Shields9 I Cescsh Grocery. 8 Both 'Phones. -M-l-M-I"H-H-I We Donate in gold to any in stitution in Rock Island County tli at a commit tee of three will name if the Lon don dissolution sale is not a Gen, iine Dissolution Sale. You Know Us. J. B. SAX, M. C. RICE, Proprietors of the London. USES A HATCHET ON HIS PARTNER Simon Rich and A. Treloar Fight in a Meat Market. SCALES BONE OF CONTENTION Attacking Party Charged With Assault With Deadly Weapon, But Case is Dismissed. Simon Rich, and A. Treloar have been in partnership In the conduct of a meat market on Fourth avenue be tween Twenty-third , and Twenty fourth streets. They had a misun derstanding and decided to separate. In the division of property Treloar claimed the counter scales. Yester day afternoon he called at the mar ket to carry the scales away, but met with a formidable obstacle in the form of his erstwhile business associate. There was a wordy argument, and when Treloar discovered thai he could not accomplish his mission through oral persuasion he gathered the scales in his arms and turned towards the front door. But before he had gotten many steps Rich was on his back and brought down on his head the blunt end of a hatchet. The blow was struck just above the eye. and the optic was in mourning when Treloar appeared in police court today to pros ecute his former partner for an as sault with a deadly weapon. Rich also displayed marks that he. received in the combat, the men hav ing had a desperate fight on the floor of the market. The scales were not removed from the building. When the men met at the imlicc station thi3 morning friends counselled peace. Rich had engaged Attorney 11. M. McCaskrin to defend him, but Treloar was disjKised to a spirit of forgiven- ness. and with his consent there was order of dismissal entered by Magis trate (5. A. Johnson. Rich agreeing to defray the costs of the proceedings. I.ovrrn Have Klatlr Karoualrr. Rlauche Homer and Fred Johnson are lovers. They were doing the town last night and before turning in stop xd to have a hamburger at the porta ble lunch room on Market square, Because Blanche did not have a nap kin to furnish him. or some other triv ial reason that neither could explain when they were brought before the magistrate this morning, they had a dispute, and began pounding each oth er. At the end of the third round De tective Richard Carnes came on thj scene and piloted the pair to the sta tion. There was blood on Johnson's hands this morning, and Blanche' had a swollen face, but both declared that they had not been fighting. They were simply love taps. Blanche would not say a word against Johnson, trying to persuade the magistrate that their re lations were most pleasant. They were charged with disorderly conduct and each fined $10. They paid. Hazel aid Her Ilnby. Hazel Stringer and May Jones got drunk last night and were giving their lodge yeil on Second avenui when arrested by Detective Carnes. Hazel was fined $10 and May $5 on a disorderly charge. The magistrate made May's fine the lightest because Hazel. said she was her "baby" and was blameless. YOUNG WOMAN TRIES TO DIE VIA THE POISON ROUTE Restaurant Employe Said to Have Been Saved by Quick Attention of Doctor Story Denied. A young woman employed in one of the city restaurants is reported to have attempted suicide via the poison route this morning shortly after the break fast hour, but the quick attention of a physician with a stomach pump saved her. Why the young woman should have desired to shake off this mortal coil was not learned; in fact, there was an emphatic denial from the proprietor of the restaurant that there had been any stich tragic occurrence at his establish ment. At any rate, the girl has recovered. She was at her work as usual this afternoon. FALL IS FATAL TO JEROME B. r.lAGILL Father of Representative Dies at the Moline City Hospital. IS INJURED LAST WEEK Long Foreman of Foundry of Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Company. PERSONAL POINTS. REV. ODELL ACCEPTS THE CALL TO TRINITY CHURCH To Be in Rock Island Tomorrow Night for Final Conference With Vestry. - Rev. Daniel Odell, of Philadelphia, has accepted conditionally the call to the pastorate of Trinity Episcopal church of this city, and is expected here tomorrow evening for a final con ference with the vestry. He will probably remain and conduct the ser vices at the church Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Odell is a bril liant and noted member of the Epis copal priesthood. He is considered just the man for the Rock Island par ish, one of the oldest in the state and undoubtedly the most important in the Quincy diocese. Rev. Odell is the choice of Bishop Fawcett. NEW GENTS FURNISHING HOUSE TO OPEN IN CITY Storeroom at Eighteenth Street and Second Avenue Has Been Rented Take Possession Jan. 1. There is to be another gents' fur nishing store in Rock Island, opening about the first of the year. It will be established in the storeroom at the northeast corner of Eighteenth street mil Second avenue, recently vacated y C. E. Adams, the shoe merchant. The building is owned by Max E. Ochs. of Davenport, but he has ndt innounced the name of the managers f the new venture. . Stockholders' Meeting. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Central Trust & Savings jank of Rock Island. 111., will be held it their banking house Monday. Dec. . 1904, at 3:30 o'clock p. m., for tha election of directors and to vote upon changing section one of article four of the by-laws, to read, "composed of three directors, and for the transac tion of such other business as may properly come before them. IL B. SIMMON, Cashier. John B. Danvers, of Omaha, is here visiting friends. Mayor William McConochie has re turned from St. Louis. Mrs. Hannah Bollman has returned from a visit to friends in Cambridge. Mrs. B. C. Stone has returned from a short visit with Chicago relatives. Mrs. B. H. Halman, of Madison. Wis., is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. A. Elitte. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnstone, of Clinton, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Seigel. Mr. and Mrs. 1 D. Xold departed last evening to spend the winter at New Orleans. Miss Lucile Schroeder departed this morning to spend a week with rela tives at Peoria, H. C. Holmes has returned from a month's business trip in South Dakota, where he has land interests. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Rem is have re turned from a three weeks' visit with relatives at Marshalltown, la. Miss Florence Wads worth, who has been visiting friends here, has return ned to her home in Galesburg. Mrs. B. W. Easton ami daughter Harriet have gone to Vicksburg to spend the winter with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Moll have de parted for Memphis, Ttnn.. where they will spend a month with relatives. Mrs. H. V. Smith has returned to her home at Peoria after a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. R. A. New ton. N. B. Lewis has gone to Florida, where he will take a position as a buyer for a commission house of New York. Miss Lulu Holmes of Galesburg is visiting friends in the city. She will also visit in Minneapolis before re turning to her home. F. L. Smith and family have return ed from a two weeks' visit to the world's fair at St. Louis and a week's visit in Pike county. Jerome B. Magill. father of Represen tative L. M. Magill. died at 8 o'clock last evening at the Moline city hospi tal from the effects of injuries that he sustained in a fall from a ladder at his home Wednesday evening of last week. One of his legs was broken and he was hurt internally. Mr. Magill was born in Lincoln, Vt., Sept. 10. 1S42. He served in the civil war, enlisting as a member of the 2Sth Wisconsin volunteers, and was promo ted to the rank of adjutant. In 1885 the family settled in Moline, and for years Mr. Magill was foreman of the foundry of the Barnard & Leas Manu facturing company. Forma Firnt Militia Couipnny. ; He had the distinction of having formed the first militia company in Mo line. and was elected as its captain and afterward as major of the regi ment of which it was a part. Mr. Ma gill affiliated with the Masons in 1SG7 and at bis death was a member of Doric lodge of Moline. He was also a charter member of the Knights of Py thias lodge of that city. His marriage to Joanna Graham took place at White water. Wis., in 1872. She died in IS. S3 in California. Surviving Mr. Magill are his son. L. M. Magill. and his daughter, Miss Minnie Magill. Punrral to lie lipid Tomorrow. The funeral will be held at 2:30 to morrow afternoon from the residence of Postmaster G. H. McKinley, on Nineteenth street. 'OOOOCXJCOOOOOOOCXWOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCX) FORTY-TWO ARRESTS IS RECORD FOR NOVEMBER Twenty-nine City and 13 State Cases Handled by the Police Department. ANOTHER RECORD FOR MONTH Revenue Collections in Peoria District in November Over $3,800,000. Internal revenue collections for this district for November will, it is esti mated, exceed those of November of last year, the record month, by $00,000. With all but the last day's collection on the books revenue officials at Peoria predict great things for the month just closed. In November last year the collec tions reached $3,?S4.O0S.18. the high water mark for 1903. Estimates issued by the department would bring the col lections this year to $3,844,000. PURCHASERS ARE SATISFIED Find Everything Just as Advertised at Simon &. Mosenfelder's. Happy are the purchasers who thronged the great crowd at the open ing of the greatest of all sales ever opened to the public in this vicinity. Not one customer left the store with out being convinced that Simon & Mo- senfelder are doing as they advertised, everything sold at from 25 to 33 and 50 per cent on the dollar. Nothing re served. You cannot afford to miss the greatest opportunity In a lifetime to buy good clothing so cheap. HERE TO VISIT OLD FRIENDS Edward E. Barrett to Become Interest ed in an Engineering Concern. Edward E. Barrett, who several years ago was connected with the United States river engineer's office here as inspector, was in the city to day calling on old friends. Mr. Bar rett after leaving Rock Island was assistant engineer for the Burlington system on its double track work through Iowa and of late has been associated with Fairbanks. Morse & Co. in the erection of automatic coal ing stations for railroads. On Jan. 1 he goes to the Robertson Schaeffer company, a highly success ful mechanical engineering concern of Chicago, in which enterprise he will be interested in a financial way. To Inspect Watertown Hospital. Dr. W. E. Taylor, superintendent of the Western Hospital for the Insane at Watertown, has received word that the state board of charities will be here to Inspect the institution Rome time next week. 'the exact date not yet having been set. New Confectionery Store. Charles Youngberg. for a year a member of the police department, and who resigned some weeks ago, has opened a confectionery and notions store at 50C Fourth avenue. Forty-two arrests were made by the police department in November. 29 being city and 13 state cases. The charges were as follows: Drunk, 5: assault and battery, 3; keeping tip pling nouse open on Sundav. 1: ills orderly conduct, 18; breach of the peace, l; discharging firearms in city r.mits. 1 ; assault with intent to com mit murder. 1; assault with deadly weapon. 1; larceny, 1; disturbing the peace, (: burglary. 1; fast driving. 1 malicious mischief. 1. The jail bill was $2.40. There were 42 ambulance calls and 13 patrol calls. Fiftv tranins were lodged. Fines and police fee.s collected by Magistrate G. A. Johnson were $9G.20. MRS. M. J. SHELLEY MARRIED Third Matrimonial Venture for Dru ry Woman Leaves Her Mrs. Gouker. At the matrimonial parlors of 'Squire Howe, of Muscatine, Tuesday afternoon, was solemnized the nup tials of Daniel Gouker and Mrs. Irene Shelley, both of the interested parties being from the lower end of this county. This is the third matri monirl alliance of the bride, she hav ing secured a divorce from her sec ond husband, a M. J. Shelley, well knowntAto p'olice and justice courts in Rock Isfahd. Her newest and" latest companion' was'f6r:a yeaT! employed by Mr. Shelley on the farm, and while there formed the acquaintance of Mrs. Shelley..' who, now that she was le gally free to marry whome she chose, decided to accept the proffer of the former hired man. POWER C0MPANYEXTENSI0NS Will Expend $125,000 Coming Year Enlarging Capacity of Plant. The People's Power company, which has just increased its capital stock from $C00,000 to $1,000,000. is making plans for great improvement of its fa cilities for next year. The directors have set aside the sum of $123,000 to be used in improvements next year. The company will purchase two and a half acres near their present plant, and will erect a building, to be used as at tendants' quarters. A new building for the purification of gas will be erect ed, and a 2,500 horse power genera tor, similar to that installed this year, will be added to the equipment of the plant. The company will place a num ber of additional water wheels in the in the big power dam, thereby in creasing their capacity greatly. During the last year the company has laid five miles of gas mains in Rock Island and Moline, and has in stalled 580 gas stoves. MAY ADD TO THEIR STRING Charles McHugh and J. E. Montrose Have a Conference in Chicago. Charles McHugh went to Chicago last evening to meet his associate, J. E. Montrose, of Peoria, to confer, it is claimed, as to entering upon anoth er undertaking that will enlarge the scope of the line of business in which they have been so eminently success fui. They are now proprietors of ho tels in Rock Island. Peoria, Cedar Rapids aad TaylorvilleHL Enjoy the Comforts of Hlooie By Having It Properly Furnished V To Have It Most Com fortable Let Us Furnish It Take a look at our line of Leather Chairs, Rockers, and Couches. If you do not want the leather furniture, you can have them in any fabric you want. Our assortment of Holiday Goods is now at its best Let us figure with you on Carpets and Rugs. We have a most attractive line to select from. Davenport Furniture & Carpet Company. Opposite Masonic Temple, 123-125 West Third Street, Davenport, I a.. Warm Overcoats At Little Prices If you are interested in Men's Overcoats, at this store you will find all top notch styles at low prices. We would like to have you look at these few bargains in Overcoats: Men's Oxford Melton A 44 ir. long $7.50 Men's Black Irish ffn Frieze, 44 in. loug plu Men's Black Irisn n Frieze. 52 in. sto. collar $J.J) We show aJl grades up to $30.00 SOMMER.S & LA VELLE, 1804 Second Ave n vie. Rock Island. lW FOOD f 7 1 O I? your lungs are weak Nfe2ri v C4 thi?y need food-t;trength. tJjjp J fx There is. a veiretablrt U remedy which is to the lungs just what bread is to the system food, strength- It is DR.. BELL'S PINE -T AR.-H0NEY. In the first place, thi3 remedy cut3 out phlogm which may be present on the lung tissues. Then comes its halin!7 and Hoothimr effect. It stimulates the blxl to an active circulation through the lungs, ana ine gerniB or uisea.se are destroyed by tiw antiapt properties oi lais scienuac remedy, it enables the blood to receive retain it natural sunn!? nf nrvmn ltin f,l l ,.ll. 1 t J - j tt I luufj w4f urauiUf nucuiu. J i any Couch. Lunxr or Bronchial aflWti Out of a total of over 3,000,000 bottles sold during 1003, on a positive guarantee, only live bottles were returned making one out of every C00.000 bottles sold. I z. 1 and V 1 1.. f tST L0J)K FOR THE BELL ON THE BOTTLE. 2Sctsta,Mccatasfl4 IM Bottles Prepared bj E. E. SUTHERLAND MEDICINE CO., PadMcah,Kj. 8