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5 GS0OO$OOO0O0OO0 000000000000009 & MILLER MOURNED MISS PLUMMER LONG A SCHOOL TEACHER FROZEN TO RAILS Money enough to buy a box of Pills? Then be thankful ! It means so much to have a box of Ayer's Pills always in the house. Just one pill at bedtime, now and then, and you need have no fear of bilious attacks, sick-headaches, indieestiqnconstlpttion. Sold for sixty years. liwJff'iE?;: 0 O 0 0 TITE ARGUS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2G, 1905. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Wssr Ems. tlhe Etst Burlington Fre'ght Traffic Mana ger Had Many Friends in City. Rock Island Passenger Train Stalled Two Hours at Ceneseo. Daughter of Late Pioneer Physici . Her Funeral to Be Held Saturday. 0 0 0 O 0 Looks Compared to the present internal troubles in Russia, all cf , which is interesting to the average person; but the thing that is of greatest importance to the housewives of this vi cinity is where to get the biggest dollar's worth of grocer ies. without sacrificing quality. If you have never watch ed this space for low prices, it isn't too late to begin now. 13 Lars Etna Soap White lUwtp Holland Herring, keg Three nice Mackerel 4 2b Im ported Anchows ... Walter Raker's Chocolat?, per lb .. 1 lb Shredded Cocoanut 1 lb Calumet Rakinr Powder Head RUe. per lb Z large packages I'arior Matches Sour or Dill Tickle, per gallon . Sour Pickles. per gallon Saucr Knrut. per Raima Olive. per quart I"nrolor d Japan Tea. per lb .25c ..59c 25c .25c 29c ...15c .17c 5c 25c .25c .25c ..15c 25c 25c Java & Mocha j ff Coffee, i-er lb. 2c. 4 lbs for I . U U in 11,,. frehh Holl-! Oafs Yeast Foam, per pkK- 25c .. 3c HIELD 75he Popular. Pioneer CaLsh Grocery. 0 00000O000000000000000O000000O0O Just Prior to the ArrivaJ of Spring Goods THIS HOUSE ALWAYS CLEANS UP ALL BROKEN LINES AND SIZES OF SUITS AND OVERCOATS. FOR TWO REASONS THIS YEAR IT IS MORE ESSENTIAL THAN EVER. ONE. TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING GOODS. THE OTHER. TO CLEAN OUT EVERYTHING BEARING THE SAX 6. RICE LABEL. All Suits and Overcoats where there rvre one Bind two of cv kind, regardless of whewt they formerly sold vt. ha.ve been reduced to tho uni form price of si AT THIS PRICE THEY SHOULD MOVE RAPIDLY, AND WOULD ADVISE AN EARLY INSPECTION. THESE SUITS ANO OVERCOATS RANGE IN PRICES 4- f. FROM $1S TO $25. ILoodloBlll $ M. C. RICE, Prop. tU I 1 1 I II H 1 I 1 I I I I I I 30 Kopecks 0 N. Y. Cream Cheese, per lb 2 quart Nary Deans 10c sack Salt Z cans 1 lb Salmon 3 cans 3 lb Black Deans 3 lb can Khubard 3 ib can 1 Sects Star Tobacco. per lb 2 bars Trilby Toilet Soap 3 packages 1 lb Seeded Raisins .... 3 packages 1 lb Cleaned Currants .. 4 lbs Whole Apricots 7 lbi Prunes 3 lbs Dried Peaches 4 lbs Dried Apple Baking Soda. 1 lb. pkg 3 lb. can Ham or Veal Loaf 15c .15c ...Be g; 25c g 25c a 5c r- 0 .. 5c 45c .15c 25c 25c g 25c g .25c g 25c 25c 5c e 25c Mil 1 I I I 11 I I I I I I ! LOVED BY HIS SUBORDINATES Honor in Business Transactions Wins Esteem of His Competi tor. l. W. Crawford, division freight agent of the Burlington, leaves tomor row morning for Chicago, where he serves as one of the pallbearers at the funeral of Thomas Miller, freight traffic manager of the Burlington sys .era. "Mr. Miller was one of the most lov able men I ever knew." said Mr. Craw ford, referring to his late chief. "I ipeak not only of him as a superior, but in a personal sense. Regardless of the relative stations in railroad cn ployment, he was always the same. Humble as is my own position compar ed with what his was. he never failed to receive me with the utmost cor diality and to make me welcome to his home. "Master as he was of his own sphere in the railroad world, he would not stoop to anything small In order to gain business from a rival. It was not his way to seek to interrupt associa tions of long standing that had their origin in the ties of personal friend ship and association. He believed in loyalty. He expected this trait in his subordinates, and he did not fail to treat them in the same spirit. AvoMrtl Public Attrntln. "He was democratic through and through. I speak of this not only In a Iolitical sense, but as it pertains to the character of the man. There was no ostentation about him or his office. On the contrary, he was as modest as a girl. He shrank from any position that might draw public attention him. I think there are people in Rock Island who will recall the incident that has been related to me by Mr. Mack, of his declination to attend the banquet com memorative of the owning of the Bur lington's new station here four years ago through fear that he might be call ed upon to make a speech. He wanted to be here, but lie could not bear even the thought of being obliged to make a few remarks. "He was the soul of honor in all his transactions, and all his relations to the world and his fellow men. I re call when on one of my visits to Chi cago he remarked that he bad found out be was the richest man on Grand Itoulcvard. And when I asked him how h had discovered the fact, lie showed me the published statement of the tax collector's returns, showing him to be the h aviest taxpayer on the boulevard. And that was Tom Miller for you. He would have shirked no rcsiioiisihility, though it took his last pair of shoes. He was as thoroughly contented with the reputation of ful filling his obligation to the state, as he would have been had he in fact been the richest man on Grand boule vard. "It was because of these conspicu ous traits in his character, his unfal tering honesty at all times, that his subordinates all loved him and that he was so immensely iMtpular with all wbo knew him. I do not think there haa been a death in the western railroad world that has occasioned so much genuine sorrow since the passing of Tom Totter.'1 Mr. Mark l.oK Time Friend. H. I). Mack, former division agent of the Burlington and now with the Santa Fe. also feels in the demise of Mr. Miller a personal loss. He was Mr. Mack's chief for many years, and the relations between the two were al ways those of the closest friendship. "He was one of the best men I ever knew." said Mr. Mack this morning. "Honesty was his preeminent trait. What he said you could rely upon." Many expressions of grief over Mr. Miller's death are heard among Rock Island's leading shippers. The deceas ed traffic manager had few warmer friends or admirers than A. V. Dart, whose guest he had frequently been when In Rock Island, and who now. in common with so many others. Is able to, !' a heart tribute to the memory of 'Honest Tom Miller of the Burling ion GROCERIES ARE CLOSED Hess Bros, and W. B. Harris Planning to Consolidate. The grort-ry stores of V. H. Harris ind Hess Bros, are closed today, in or ler to Invoice the stock for the pur Ise of effecting the consolidation mentioned heretofore, The new store will be opt rated ffy a stork company, mil will occupy the old Tegeler block, wned by I S. McCabe. Mr. McCabe. X is understood, will be interested in he new company. PURE LEAF LARD At the Packing House Market. J. S. Gilmore, packer, makes a sie cialty of his kettle rendered lard for family use. This lard U guaranteed to Weep sweet for one year. Don't Use poor Oil. For use on sewing machines, bicyc 'es and all purposes requiring a fine lubricant the !c-st is th cheapest in the end. Genuine Singer oil can only be ttbtained at Singer stores. I-ook for the red S. 310 Twentieth street. Rock Isla&d.IIL The funeral of Miss Clara E. Plum mer will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the home of her aunt, Mrs. Helen M. Mills. 600 Twenty-third street. The services are to be con ducted by Rev. V. S. Marquis. D. D.. pastor of Broadway Presbyterian church, of which Miss Plummer was a charter member. Miss Plummer died yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Mercy hospital, in Davenport. Death was the result of anemia, which de veloped about six months ago. For some time Miss Plummer was cared for at a sanitarium at Palmyra. Wis., but was removed to the Mercy hospital in November. She had been a patient at the hospital since that time. Miss Plummer was born in Green ville, Pa.. June 2C. 1S4S, and was a daaghter of the late Dr. Samuel C. Plummer. She had been a resident of this city since 1S53. when she removed here with her parents. Her mother died In 1872. and Dr. Plummer's death occurred in 190". After graduating from the local high school. Miss Plum mer took up school teaching and fol lowed this profession for many years. She taught in a number of schools in this county, and in Nebraska and Min nesota for a short time. Since the death of her father. Miss Plummer has made her home with her aunt, Mrs. Helen M. Mills. She is survived by her sister. Mrs. George M. Loosley. of Moline. and two brothers, Fred H. Plummer. of Beatrice. Neb., and Dr. Samuel C. Plummer, of Chicago. Mrs. Emma P. Darrow, whose death occur red about a year ago, was also a sister of Miss Plummer's. Dr.and Mrs. Piummerand Mr.and Mrs. Fred Plummer are expected to arrive in the city tomorrow to attend the fu neral. Miss Plummer was a member of the Broadway Presbyterian church since its organization in 1871. and was active in the work of the church. She was one of the leading members of the Ruth's Mission band, and belonged to other church societies. STECKMAN GIVEN VERDICT FOR $3,000 Jury Reports This Afternoon in the Third Trial of the Case. A verdict giving the plaintiff $:V"0 was returned in the circuit court this afternoon by the jury in the suit to recover $2.uo damages for personal injuries of J. V. Steekman against the Roek Island Railroad company. The jury had been out since yesterday af ternoon. It was the third trial of the case. Steckman alleged that a loco motive caused his team to run away on Fifth avenue; that he was thrown to the pavement, and his wagon passed over his Ixjdy. Blake & Murphy are suing to recover 11.300 from the Sisters of the Visita tion Order, claiming it as a balance due on a plumbing contract that they car ried out at the Villa le Chantal, on Twentieth street. The jury to try the case was completed this morning. The sisters refuse payment on the grounds that the stipulations of the contract were not fulfilled, and they offer an offset that covers the amount claimed by the plumbing firm. S. R. Kenwor- thy appears for the plaintiffs and Searle & Marshall for the sisters. Mrs. Harriet McBurney, of Moline, has filed an answer to the suit for di vorce of her husband, denying his charge that she has been unfaithful to him. The couple separated last June after living together 30 years. Mrs. McBurney has retained G. A. Shaliberg as her attorney and will fight her hus band's suit. SOCIAL AFFAIRS. l.ast evening, at the home of Harry Kennedy, in South Heights. 11 mem bers of class 10, of the First M. E. Sun day school met and organized a social club, to bo known as the 1 E. S. The meetings are to be held the second Friday of each month. Miss Wood, the teacher, was instrumental in the organ ization of the club. The following arc: the officers elected last evening for the ensuing term: President Harry Kennedy. Vice President George Shaw. Secretary Will Drips. Treasurer Ralph White. Licensed to Wed. Richard Cady Cambridge Miss Estelia A. Ifclknap . .Dcs Moines Guy, Sam nelson Orion Miw Signe Carlson Cambridge Jaait.s H. Wreath Hillsdale Mis Maud M. Wynes Rock Island Coughs and Colds. All coughs, colds and pulmonary complaints that are curable are quick ly cured by One Minute Cough Cure. Clears the phlegm, draws out inflam mation and heals and soothes the af fected parts, strengthens the lungs wards off pneumonia. Harmless and (leasant to take. Sold by all drug gists. Tak Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. See it exterminate the poison, feel it revitalize the M.od and bring back that happy. Joyous feeling of by gone days. 35 cents, tea or tablets. T. IL Thomas' pharmacy. WATER TANK OUT OF ORDER Two Inches of Ice Form Around the Wheels of the Loco motive. An accident probably w ithout prece dent in railroading occurred early yesterday morning at Geneseo, where Rock Island passenger train east bound, leaving here at midnight, was frozen to the track, where it remained two hours before released. At Geneseo there is a water tank, and the train stopped there to replen ish its supply. When the boiler had received its fill the operator attempt ed to shut off the flow from the tank, but he found to his amazement that he was unable to do so. No more could be taken on by the boiler, so that it was necessary to allow the water to pour on the ground. These tanks put forth a stream of considerable size, as the watering ot the train must be made a rapid oper ation in order that no time be sacri ficed, and it was only a few moments until there was 'a pond surrounding the locomotive and the baggage car. XMirrln In Tto Inrhm of for. The temperature was below zero, anil no sooner did the water touch the ground than it turned to ice. The engineer tried to move his train, but he discovered that the wheels refused to turn. An investigation showed that the wheels were buried in two inches of ice. The tank was allowed to run itself dry. and after laboring two hours; the crew managed to got the engine loose and proceed on tho journey toward Chicago. THE CRALLE-BADE WEDDING Ceremony Takes Place at Parsonage of First Methodist Church. Arthur B. Cralle and Mrs. Freda Bade were married Tast evening at the parsonage of the-' First Methodist church. Rev. R. B. Williams, the pas tor, performing the ceremony at 7 o'clock. Chester Cralle ami Miss Hil ina Nelson attended the couple. Mr. and Mrs. Cralle have taken up house keeping at J27 Fourteenth-and-a-hait street. The grom is a son of ex Sheriff L F. Cralle. Rev. I. I. McNary last evening at the parsonage of the United Presby terian church officiated at the mar riage of James H. Wreath, of Hills dale, and Miss Maud M. Wynes, of this city. Mr. Wreath is a prosperous young farmer, and will take his bride to his place near the village of Hills dale. His bride is popularly known in this city. PERSONAL POINTS. Ij. S. McCabe and It. P. Scott are in Chicago attending the annual furniture exhibit. State Secretary A. M. Ilruner and General Secretary J. H. Keyser de parted this morning fur Chicago, where they will represent the local Y. M. C. A. at the annual state executive com mittee dinner. The dinner is to be given at Kingsley's at C o'clock, being preceded by a reception. The after dinner program includes addresses by some of the best known men In the middle west. S. S. Bunn, of Hloomington, and E. S. Faulkner, of East St. Ixrnls, respec tively president and secretary of the state lodge of Elks, were in the eity to:lay. They came to confer as to the arrangements of the state convention of Elks to be held in Moline May 22 24. It has been decided to invite the bulges of Iowa to participate in the meeting. Tho second day there is to be a big parade, and the third day there will be a ride on the river arid a ball at Campbell's island. THIEF TAKES A HARNESS Barn on W. S. McCombs' Premises is Entered in the Day. A thief entered the barn on Hie premises .f W. S. McComb?. 1411 Fourth avenue, during yesterday af ternoon and carried away a single har ness. The theft was rejiorteil to the jaiMce, but no clue haH been found to the thief or the property. Bought Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Sent it to Friends. F. J. Fletcher, a druggist in Vic toria, Australia, says: "A customer of mine was fo pleased with Chamber lain's Cough Remedy, which she had ised for her children when suffering from colds and croup, that during a fortnight's time she obtained at my shop nine bottles which she Bent to her friends in different parts of the state, telling them how much good It had done and advising them to give it a trial." For salo by all leading drug tjifcta. Speedy Relief. A Falve that heals without a scar la D Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. No rem edy effects such speedy relief. It draws out inflammation, soothes, cools and heals all cuts, burns and bruises. A sura cure for piles and skin dis-'-a.cs. Dc Witt's is the only genuine Witch Hait i Salve. Iieware of coua terfeits, they are dangerous. Sold bj all druggists. i YOU'LL APPRECIATE THEee ! MONEY OPPORTUNITIES Offered the Furniture our store. :o: It'i that please. It's the sell. The satisfaction of knowing that the furniture you buy will last that it will always be as good as new means much to you that's the satisfaction guarantee you get at this store. EVER TRY TRADING HERE? BETTER BEGIN THE NEXT TIME YOU NEED SOMETHING. IN THE MEANTIME COME IN AND LOOK AROUND. I Davenport I Furniture & Carpet Company. Opposite Masonic Temple, 3 123-125 West TKird 8 OCX)OQOOOQQOCQQQQCC)CCCCQOOQ Reduction Sale. SPECIALS. One lot of 25c How Neck ties go at 10c Ono lot of C0c Ilox Neck ties go at 25c f.ftc "Ways" Wool Muf- flets go at 30c 50c Scotch Wool Gloves, go at 35c 50c Storkinette Toques, go at 35c 2oc Stockinette Toques go at 19c 25c Woolen Socks, ail styles, go at 19c MEN'S SUITS. Men's Fancy Suits, ningle and double-breasted, reg ular $20 ones, at $15.00 Men's Suits, regular $1S ones, go at $13.50 Men's Suits, regular $15 ones, go at $11.25 Men's Suits, regular $12.50 ones, go at $ 9.38 Men's Suits, regular $10 ones, go at $ 7.50 SOMMER.S & LA VELLE, - 1804 Second Avenue. Rock fsl&nd. IFYnir Sale NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE YOUR FUR COAT OR JACKET AT MANUFACTURER'S PRICES AS WIN TER IS JUST BEGINNING. CALL AND SEE OUR LINES. ENNETT'S FUR. STORE, - SAVING and Carpet buyers at the dependable goods dependable goods we 8 8 I X Street. Davenport, Iol. OCXXXXXXC;CXXXXXSOOOOOOOOC BOYS' SUITS. Boys' Knee Pants Suits, one third discount off regular price. MEN'S TROUSERS. All our heavy wool Ker seys and Hair-line rants, regular $2, $1.75 and $1.50 Taut!, at $ 1.25 $2.50. $2.75, and $3, $3.25 and $3.50 Trousers, your choice at $ 2.00 MEN'S OVERCOAT8. Regular $20 Coats go at $15.00 Regular $18 Coats go at $13.50 Regular $15 Coats go at $11.25 Regular $12.50 ContB go at $ 9.38 Regular $10 Coats go at $ 7.50 ! ooo Rock Island r