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THE ARGUS, -.THURSDAY. JANUARY. 2, 1908. 5 IS FREE OF DEBT First Baptist Church' Ends Year with Every Obligation 1 Fully; Paid AND BALANCE IN TREASURY ! Zion Lutherans Also in Good Condi tion First Swedish Lutheran Yearly Meeting.' Reports read at the annual meeting t of the congregation of the First Bap V list church lieltl last evening at the church were roost favorable. AH ofti .ycers of the church and church auxili 'arles gave reports which showed the Riatlfyhur fact that n!l Haims naainst ? the church have been paid and the ;.church chosed the year with a balance in the treasury. All the former ofli- - -ers of the church were reelected, as follows: , ' Financial Secretary W. J. Ka'hlke. Treasurer Dr. F. H. First. U Church Clerk J. V. Welch. K Trustees for Three Years Thonia ' 'Campbell and Dr. F. H. First. " Deacons for Five Years P. O. Jon- nssea'and Rev. H. C. First.. : - Sunday School Superintendent B. ? H. Wilson. . Assistant Superintendent Henry Ward. ' Secretary Miss Edna B. Reed. : Treasurer Miss Nettie Dempesy ' Librar'an G. H.'kingsbury. ,, ' Organist -Miss Bessie Sangien. y i : ' '.inn l.nthrran. 7.on" Lutheran congregation held the - annual meeting at the chinch yester ... day, the pastor. Rev. E. K. Jonsoti. pre factory condition in the general organ Ization and all the auxiliaries as well. ..' The meeting was well attended. It was decided to retain the old church .as a chapel and to use it for the mid week services and for the regular , . meetings or the various societies. The board of trustees were asked to make forae necessary repairs upon the build lug. the pastors report showed that 3G communicant members joined the; lair i omc FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS Antiseptic and Hygienic A Hair Invigorator Just what lta finrne tinplips. It supplies nourish -ni in I. the Hpmc-nts of urowth. which, when absorbed by the hair, strength ens anil beautifies It in the tame way thHt tap gUirilles Hie folinse cf a tree. K.ven where the follicles are sceinlnnly dertrl. If the scalp Is massaged dally with Mmo. Yale'$ Hair Tonic a vigor ous crowih will ho produced. It has honestly earned- lta title of "the great hair arower." It stimulates the most stunted Browth and makes the hair magnltloently healthy and beautiful. Lty its.usn women can provide them solves with a trailing mantle of hair woman's natural raiment, her birth right. .Mine. Yale's Hair Tonic Is prized Hitnlly by men and women, partieu- lsrlr when tho hair begins to weaken or fade. Cures baldness. Rrayness, splitting of the hnir, dandrulT and ail diseases of the hair, scalp and beard. fine application usually stops hair fall Ins. A. nursery requisite: no mother should neftleet to tiso It for her boys nttd Kirl;- when tho hair is made stronir- In childhood It remains proof ski Inst disease and retains Its vigor and yrnit hf'ilnr?"" Ihrnuchout life. Mme. Vale's Hair Tonic Is a color less, fracrant. delightful hair dress ing: neither sticky, frrttty. nor greasy: makes the hair soft, fluffy and (rloeay. Contains no artificial coloring: would not soil the whitest hair; restores original color by Invigorating the scalp and re-estahl!shlne normal circulation and proper distribution of the live col oring matter. Beautiful hair redeems the plainest enuntennnee. nnrl anv on can secure' It hv imlrnr Mme. Tale's Hair Tonic; r:"V to three sirs. ' Our specmi price 89c, 45e. and 23c. "We will frive you free a copy of Mme. Taie's s-far'e-hook on Reanty and Physical Culture, if you live out of town-, write us and we will ma. I 5'ou a copy. 1 U S.:McCabe & Co. For Drakcnnesi, Opfan, morphine And other Oral Using, tbe Tobacco Habit and Neurislhtni. AW IL AM Strictly ' .'JW ;:JMme.Yale's 1 1 sr n ft - i m. m. 'w. m m spesdeacs: I INSTITUTE, Owigftt, III. Cenfia'tattaL church , during the year and that o3 had moved away. The total adult membership ia now 316,' or, including children, '456. The ' following were elected to office: .v.. . Secretary of the Congregation C. E. Nelson. . . Members of Council for Three Years A. G. Anderson, Ed. F. Boquist. Trustees for Three Years A. M. Westling, A. Gustaf Anderson. Organist and Choir Leader Miss Lillie Cervin. Janitor William Anderson. Flrnt Swedish Lutheran. The annual business meeting of the nrsi oweaisn iutneran cnurcn was held yesterday afternoon at the church. Report for the year were read and the election of officers re suited as follows: Secretary L. J. Wessell. Deacons for three years John Matt- son and Anssgar Anderson (reelected) Trustees for three years Alfred Stromquist (reelected), Martin Lund b,urg. Superintendent of Sunday school Alfred Pealstrom (reelected). Organist Miss Caroline Peterson l reeiecieu j. Janitors-Albert Johnson. Members of auditing committer Martin Rudgren, Carl Osterman and Andrew Carlson. Ushers Etnll : Rosene, Frederic Peterson, Alfred Peterson and Godfrey Johnson. Make Favorable Rrportn. The pastor, Rev. S. G. Hagglund, re ported a total membership of 324, 241 being communicant members and 83 children. Alfred Pealstrom, the Sun day school superintendent, reported a very prosperous year, S3 children be ing enrolled. Miss Hilda Olson, the Sunday school treasurer, reported total income of $149.36. while the total outlay was $152.2G. M. T. Rudgren, the cashier of the Young People's so ciety, reported total receipts $l,O0S.S0 and total disbursements $1,004.27. Miss Ellen Rosene, cashier of the Willing Workers, reported total 're ceipts $152.45 and total disbursements $150.20. Mrs. G. A. Peterson, treas urer of the Ladies' Mission society, reported $524.15 received and turnei over to the church treasurer. Olof Swanson, treasurer of the Men's Mis sion society, reported receipts amount ing to about $40. The church treas urer, Xels Swanson, reported a total income of $4,962.S8 while the total ex penses were $4,929.57. A new parsonage has been erected at a total cost of $4,600, of which $3, 000 has, been paid. A bazar will be held in April or May towards paying the rest. ENDS LIFE ON EVE OF THE NEW YEAR Davenport Young Man Suicides, Using a Shot Gun to Blow Out Brains Motive Not Known. Elmer Gerdts, who resided at 1931 West Fifth street, Davenport, took his own life New Year's eve, blowing out his brains with a shot gtin at his home. He spent the evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs-. Charles Gerdts, and was ot again seen alive. His fate was not learned until last night, when the body was discovered by his mother. The young man's motive is not known, and little can be learned under the circumstances of the deed itself. He is survived by two brothers, besides his parents. He was 25 years old. having been born in vashington m 1883. HAD A REMARKABLE CAREER Late Estrol Sjostrom Came From Aris tocratic Family. The late Estrol Sjostrom of this city. who passed away at his home last week after a short illness, had a very interesting and romantic career, ac cording to facts which have come to light since his death. Mr. Sjostrom came from one of the aristocratic fam ilies of . Sweden, where he and Mrs. Sjostrom were prominent In social cir cles. He removed at one time to Aus tralia, where he conducted with re markable success a mine and attained a considerable fortune. Later Mr. and Mrs. Sjostrom traveled extensively in Europe and other parts of the world. Finally, after meeting reverses, they came to this locality and purchased a farm near Milan, where they lived for many years before moving to this city HONENS HAD AN ICY BATH Former Milan Man Took involuntary Bath in Rock River. Sterling papers tell of an icy bath in Rock river tha other day by Fred Ho- nens, formerly of Milan, and for a num ber of years assistant engineer on the Hennepin canal. Mr. Honens was row ing across the stream in a small skiff, when one of the oars broke and he was thrown into the water. Fortunately the depth was not great, though the current was swift, and he was able to keep his footing till help came. Atkinson Saloon Robbed. Word was" received today at the po lice station of the robbery of an At kinson saloon last night. The missing articles include a shot gun, shoes, old clothing, and several , bottles of whisky It Dses the Business. . E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton, Maine says' of Bucklen's Arnica Salve: "If does the business; I have used it for piles and it cured- them. Used it for chapped hands and it cured them. Ap plied it to an old sore and It healed !l without, . leaving; a scar behind cents at all druggists. ; 1 25; MEW YEAR EMIT Mr. arid Mrs. B. C. Hartz and ' Daughters Give Brilliant '; Party at Harper. IS ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS Beautiful Decorations and a Happy Scene in Parlors and Bail Room. A fitting climax for a happy holiday social season in Rock Island at least, 1! not in the three cities, was the danc ing party given at the Harper house last evening by Mrl and Mrs. B C. Hartz and their daughters, the Misses Elizabeth and Maude Hartz. The par lors were decorated with Christmas greenery, holly and palins. In the ball room wreaths of holly tied with red ribbons and candles were used, the orchestra being concealed by a bower of palms and plants. Brilllaut Company I'rcnent. Mr. and Mrs. Hartz and the Misses Hartz received in. the parlors near the main stairway, their guests who num bered about 450, including, besides tri city people, guests from the surround ing towns. The seenahere as in the ballroom was one long to be remem bered, the handsomely gowned ladies combined with the pretty decorations presenting a brilliant picture, the presence of a pretty company of youn people enlivening the occasion. Dancing was the main diversion of the evening. Refreshments were serv ed in the ordinary, the decorations here being also Christmas greenery, sinilax and American beauty roses. CoNtumrn of the IlecelviiiK I.adirM. Mrs. Hartz was gowned in gray foul ai d and wore diamonds. Miss Elizabeth Hartz wore blue lansdown with trim ming of real lace carried a large bunch of violets, and wore pearls. Miss Maude Hartz wore pink lansdown trim med with lace, and carried an arm bou quet of pink roses. PERSONAL POINTS. Ed Reed left this morning for Chi cago to spend a few days. ' Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Collins are the parents of a sou born -Monday. C. F. Lynde of Muskogee, Okla., is pending a few days in the city. Judge and Mrs. Emory C. Graves of Geneseo were in the city yesterday. Mr. an u Airs, ineoaore Herzog are visiting for a few days at Oshkosh Wis. Mrs. E. A. Briggs left last eveuin for Fort Worth. Texas, to spend the winter. The Misses Ruth Buffura and Cora VanGalder returned today to Urbana to resume their studies' in the Univer sity of Illinois. ' " ' - Miss Berenice Wagner departed last evening to resume her studies in the Macomb Normal school, after spend Ing the holidays at home. Stephen Spencer returned this noon to t'ue Northwestern un: versify to re sume his studies after an absence of a month on account of sickness. Steven Maxwell of 504 Thirteenth avenue will leave next week for Long Island, , where he 'will "sail as a mid shipman in the United States navy. Earl Bowlby left today to resume his studies at the University of Chica af;er spending the holidays with his parents, Professor and : Mrs. . S. T Bowlby. Miss Eloise Bramlett, Those home is in Arkansaw and who is attendin Lake Forest college, is visiting durin the holiday vacation at the home of Miss Dorothy Pleasants, her . school mate. v . .A card from Mrs. Mary H. Wads worth of this city, who is now in th orient announces that she has recently visited Shanghai and Canton and ex pected to spend Christmas at Manila From the last named city she will go to Calcutta, India. : . RURAL MAIL CARRIER SUES STREET RAILWAY Joseph Burgart Begins Action to Re cover $5,000 for In juries. Sus V tailed in a Runaway. ' " . Joseph Burgart, through Kenworthy & Kenworthy, today filed praecipe In the circuit court in a $3,000 damage suit against the Tri-clty. Railway com pany to recover damages fordn juries sustained In a runaway on Eighteenth avenue, near Twenty-second street. two months ago. At the time of the accident Mr. Burgart was employed as the rural letter carrier of the Rock Island postoffice. He claims his horse was frightened by a Long View car, and seeks to show that the company is liable for the injuries sustained. .He was confined' to his home for a tim following the accident. OISPLAYS INDIAN Charles Fiebig Has Placed Interesting '. ',-' i .'i. Collection in Store. . V. '.. Charles Fiebig, ; the locksmith, has placed an interesting display of Indian relics in his store."; The collection con sists 'of about 200 arrowheads of all varieties, six or seven tomahawks, and Mun masher. Mr. Flobig recently pur- "based , about 100 arrowheads and a I tomahawk from a collector residing in Whiteside county, where, the relics were j gathered." In addition to those display ed in his store, Mr. Fiebig has several other fine relics, which he prizes- bigh- and keeps at his Home. Among them is a tomahawk which he secured from an Indian in Kansas in 1866 while he was a member of a surveying party. The former owner had placed mark ings of the number of people which the eapon had . killed, numbering ,4.". Many of the relics were secured on his farm near Andalusia, ONE MOVE PLEASES; COMPLAINT ON OTHER ' Restoration of Elm Street Car Gratify ing, But Discontinuance of Ow ' Service Is Criticized. The Elm street service of the Tri City Railway company was restored to its former efficiency yesterday, the car aken off some time ago being put on again, and the west terminal being made Fifth street again. This action proved very gratifying to patrons of the line, and notwithstanding the un usually heavy traffic during all hours of the day, the cars maintained the schedule fairly well. The discontinuance of the all night service on the Fourth avenup linf however,-, is causing considerable com plaint, increased because of the com pany's recent action in Davenport in auguratiug just such, a service on the Third street line there as has now been discontinued here. There may be sim- lar action taken as in the pusn of rh 1m street line to restore this service. The opinion is general that the com pany's attitude is purely one of reduc- ng expenses, and that when the serv ice was once curtailed, before restoring that particular line's equipment, the company made a cut elsewhere in or der to keep down the expenses, with out regard to the accommodation f the public. The traffic on all lines was excep ionally heavy yesterday, and the cars carried unusually large numbers of passengers during all hours of the day. BURNS IS BACK WITH HIS OLD LINE Recent Central Union Telephone At- tache Becomes Assistant Manager .- , of the. Union Electric. E. J. Burns has severed his rela tions . with the .Central Union Tele phone, company ttie first of the year. rather than leave Rock Island, had no more than re;jred,lwheu he was made a nattering .offer, wm . the Union Elec trie, company , with. ..which he had been lormeny connectea, which today he . . accepted. . Mr. Burns becomes assistant to Gen eral Manager H. H. Bratt of the Union Electric, and he enters unon his dutips forthwith. George B. Stucker of Har risburg, president' -of the company, ar rived m Rock Island today, and had an mierview with Mr. Burns with the result that a mutually satisfactory ai rangement was consummated. Mr. Burns was for .three years uoi fined with the Union Electric before he went with the Central Union a year ago. His inulerstaiKlins then was that his duties would not be such as to necessitate his removal from R6ck Is landf and notwithstanding that he has been away from home much of the time in the past year, he did not com plain until it was indicated to him that after Jan. 1 he would be obliged to take up work that wohld involve makmg his residence elsewhere. He then resigned. His experience has made him a val uable telephone man and his popular ity and wide acquaintance in the three cities will prove a great asset to-the Union Electric company. i Beer That Is Beer. . If you want to drink good beer, order the Davenport Malting company's pale export. , Delivered anywhere in Rock Island. Both phones 1C9. . , EXTENDED TO ALL, And may vdur first resolution be to rattle this store your head ' quarts during 1908 for buying jrything needed in Jewelry, 'not only for personal use, but for birthday, wedding, and anni versary gifts. - . . ''-No other resolution will put you in touch as quickly with ev erything dependable in Jewelry, Fred Bleuer, 1702 BeconrT Avenu. mm MM MUST GET HONEY Ruling of Controller of Treas ury to Prevent Loss in Nat---' uralization Cases. FEES ARE COLLECTED FIRST Clerks Must Receive Amount to Cover Final Order as Well as Peti- j tion, in Advance. Circuit Clerk G. W. Gamble has re: ceived notice, from Richard K. Camp bell, chief of the division or naturaliza tion, of an important new ruling in re gard to the collection of fees. -The rul ing, made by the controller of the treasury, is to the effect that hereafter the clerks of the courts having juris diction in naturalization matters, shall not issue the petition for naturaliza tion until the entire fee, 54, for the pe tition and the final order, is paid by the alien. ' Held lulil IlrnrluK. Under the former practice, the clerk has collected two fees, 2 for issuing the petition, and $2 for entering the final order of the court. The new or der makes it necessary for the clerk to account at once for $2 of the fee, and to retain the other $2 until the or der has been entered, and then make an accounting with the division. This will result in increasing the work. 'of handling naturalizations, which is al- ea,dy rather , complicated and requires he keeping of many records. , MuM Get Moiiry. It is supposed that this order is due to the tact . that, after the hearing, when aliens have learned that they were to be. refused citizenship, they in many cases have refused to pay the $2 fee for the final order. In-the cir cuit court here one case arose, but in this instance no order was entered,; the court refusing to give tho alien a' hearing until he paid the fee. The order of the chief of the divi sion states that "In no instance should the clerk of the court undertake the execution of a natularization paper, either a declaration or petition, mi til all of the necessary information has been ascertained, and the fee has been obtained from the alien." If the clerk fails to collect the fees he is out the amount, for the govern ment holds him responsible for all fees earned, even tliougn the aueu does not settle the charges. OBITUARY. Eckert Funeral. Finieial services over the remains of Mrs: Clyde OEckeVt,; who. wfts- i tally burned last Monday evening at her home,, were iield yesterday after noon at 2:30 at the Spencer Memorial church, where Rev. F. E. Shult con ducted the services. A quartet con sisting of Mrs.. Frank W. Leverich, Miss Pearl Saville, Albert Leverich and Rene Curtis, rendered the music. The pallbearers were Frel Slocum Clayton Sellers. Clare Smick, Henry Bowes, Carl Trottuow and Franli Johnson. Burial took place in Chip uiannock cemetery., SCOPE OF OFFICE GREATER E. L. Goff Has Jurisdiction Also on the Frisco System. Official notice has been received by E. L. Rock, Goff, commercial agent of the Island in this citv. of his an- pointment in the same, capacity for the Frisco lines and his. jurisdiction in, tho office will hereafter include both the Rock Island and the Frisco. The notice also gives official information of the consolidation, of the two rail road systems, though the two lines have been under one management for some time. sThe Frisco also . makes announcement of the new arrange ment and the appqintment of its com mercial men to jurisdiction on the Rock Island lines. . ' HAS NOT SOLD BUT MAY DO SO Jay Morton Still Owner of Diamond Ub Packet Line. . For some time' the report has been going about that the Diamond Jo com pany, operating packets on the upper river, had disposed of its boats and business to J. F. Mauff of Chicago. I. P,: Lusk, general passenger ' agent.. of fthe company,- interviewed at Burling- tton yesterday, however, states the deal Ihan nnt hwn rliiKPrl. Ho assprled thai Jay Morton, the present owner, is will ing and even anxious to sell if he (fan get tie Jigure he -wants. Mr. Morton is wealthy and.-devoes little attention to the management of his boats. . Reynolds Girl Muscatiner's Bride.j Yesterday at . Muscatine was sol emnized, the marriage of Leo Fischer of that city and Miss" Jessie. Hayes of Reynolds, Rev. J. C. Willits of the Methodist Episcopal- church ' perform ing the ceremony. The marriage was witnessed only by the immediate rel atives of the contracting parties. J: 1 'V J . Bad Stomach Trouble Cured. Having been sick: for the past two years with a bad Etomach trouble, a friend gave me a dose of Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They did me so. much good that 1 bought a bottle of them and have used 12 bottles In all. Today I am well of a badBtomacht trouble. Mrs. John ; Lowe. Cooper, Maine. These tablets are for sale by air druggists' 1 Alt the itTl ll . tho Ume T.Hir sult feels rage. don't C1 rlliat. t Vh mm us quote you a 'definite figure on the money you need. You'll be sur prised at -the reasonable terms." Besides we will arrange the loan so. it will suit your convenience to repay us. . We loasi from $10 up, privately, on household furniture, pianos, wagons, cows and other personal property; the property is left In your possession. If you already have a loan with some one, call and get our rates.. We'll advance you the money to pay and save you some money be sides. FIDELITY LOAN CO., MITCHELL LYNDE BLOCK, ROOM 38, ROCK ISLAND. Office hours, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m and Saturday evenings. Telephone west 514; new telephone 6011. NEW TIME CARD ON THE ROCK ISLAND After Considerable Discussion Several , Changes Announced Effect ive Next Sunday. . The new time card on the Rock Is land, which has been under discussion for the last month, is ordered to go into effect next Sunday with altera tions different from those previously announced. So trains are removed under the new arrangement though the time of arrival and departure and the numbers of the trains are changed in several instances. Xos. 49 and 50, between Oskaloosa and Rock Island, which arrives here at 12:30 y. m. and departs at 3:25. will run only as far as Washington, Iowa No. 11, now leaving at 10:45 p. ui. for Kansas City and Fort Worth, will in stead depart at. 10:12 p. m. Xo. 20. arriving from Minneapolis and depart ing for Chicago at G:10 a. m., will leave one hour later and arrive at Chi cago at 11:43. .No. C2, the local pas senger between here and Chicago, which heretofore departed at 7:05 a. m. will depart at 7:55 a.m. The num bers of trains 1:5 Purl 15 'are fr lift; ex changed, with the' time of arrival and depaiture the same, and also the num bers of 14 and 10 will' be exchanged. A IG-secfion sleeper, with berths 9 to 16 reserva'ole in Rock Island, has been attached to Xo. 64,-which leaves here at 12:35 a. m.-for Chicago. The aqooooocooooogq LUUK FOR THE BEAR BENNETT, INVITES YOU TO CALL AND EXAMINE A FULL STOCK OF FURS AND GLOVES, WHICH EMBRACES ALL THE LEADING STYLES. CALL AND BE CONVINCED. A FUR STORE IS THE' PLACE TO ---- v BUY FURS. OOOOOOOOOOOOOCX)OOOOOOOOOGOOC2a SCHROEDER BROS. Three Up -to -Date Markets 311 Twentieth Street. 1006 Third ave. 3802 Fourteenth Ave. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED TWO CARLOADS OF HOGS, AND v :. '' : - ' --K- ' . ONE CARLOAD OF CHOICE NATIVE CATTLE AND THEY ARE I ' - ' " - "' ' NOW BEING SLAUGHTERED FOR THE MARKET. CUSTOMERS CAN NOW PURCHASE A WHOLE OR A HALF HOG OR PORK CUTS. CAN ALSO GET BEEF IN QUARTERS OR ANY - OTHER PART. BOTH PORK AND BEEF AT REDUCED PRICES. ' YOUR SCHROEDER BROS; J i l .j' - Doiv'C Hesitate Faint heart- never won fairvLCify sometimes ine iaint neari 4s juie re jLhe of a faint pocket book... A man . a lot easier with-money in his. pocket. It helps to screw up his cour- ' If you have a "faint" pocket book. hesitate to ask us for a loan. If there were no borrowers we would not be in business and If there were not a large number of them we could not afford to loan "money on such low rates and on such easy term's. Tell us what you want today: let train heretofore carried a 12-s'ct:on drawing room slet'ir, which was in sufficient frequently to accommodate the tri-eity patronage. FROM THE ANTILLES. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy . Benefits- a City Councilman at . . Kingston, Jamaica. W. O'Reilly Fogai ty. w .:o is a mem ber of the city c:?uii,-il a .. Kingston. Jamaica, West Indies," writes as fol lows: -"One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy had good effect on a cough that was giving me trouble and I think I should have been more quick ly relieved if I had continued the rem edy. That it was beneficial and quick in relieving me there is no doubt. and it is my intention to obtain another bottle." For sale by all druggists. Why Suffer from Rheumatism? Do you know that rheumatic pains can be relieved? If you doubt this fact just try one application of Cham berlain's Pain Balm. It .will make rest and sleep possible, and that cer tainly means a great deal to any one afflicted with rheaumatism. For sale by all druggists. .' It is very important and in fact it is absolutely necessary' to hnalMi that 'we give" re'lief to the stomach ' promptly at the first signs of trouiile. Take something once in a while; especially aftoi meals: somerhing like Kodol for dyspepsia and indigestion. It will en able your stomach to do its work prop erly. Sold by all druggists. The Rock Island Furrier, . . I . : FOR CASH, f OOOOOOCXOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOq e-i.. - I - V . i.