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iTHE ARGUS, SATURDAY. JUNE 27, 1908, CIRCUS ROCK ISLAND, THURSDAY, NEWS OF THEHEIQHB0RS i i DAVENPORT Look for Missing Man. The local police have been requested to endeavor to secure information if possible, which will lead to the locating of Charles SJegmund, who disappeared from his home hi Minneapolis last August, Siegmund had just left a lios pital where he had been confined by illness and while on his way home dis appeared. The local police have ascer tained that Siegmund was in Daven port last September. While here he etopped' at Koeter's- hotel and drew ?S5 from his account at the German Savings bank. lie si ill has $100 on deposit at that bank. So far the po lice have been -unable to ascertain his present whereabours. Closes Gambling Places Late Thurs day afternoon Mayor Scott issued an order closing all gambling houses in the city. The order was given to Chief of Police Tom Atkinson and by him served on the proprietors of all fiuch places. The order became effec tive at once and as a result every gambling house in the city was closed Thursday night. In speaking of the matter Mayor Scott stated the gamb lers were getting too numerous in the city and complaints to this effect had reached his office. The mayor also de clared that all floaters and tin-horns "Who have come to Davenport from other places will have to float out again. Davenport will not longer be a lighting place for them. ( Find Runaway Boy. Several days tigo the police received a tear-stained and pitiful letter from a broken-hearted mother at Quincy, II)., besiiwhing them to assist her in finding her 12-year-old For the Summer's Cooking No kitchen appliance gives such actual satisfaction and real home comfort as the New Perfection Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove. i Kitchen work, this coming summer, will be better and quicker done, with greater personal comfort for the worker if, instead of the stifling heat of a coal fire, you cook by the concentrated name of the NEW, PERFECTION Wick Blue Flame Delivers heat where you want it never where you don't ' want it thus it keeps the kitchen cool. Burns for hours on one filling. Instantly regulated for low, meJium or intense heat. Has sufficient capacity for all household needs. 'J Three sizes if not at your dealer's, write our nearest agency. Why don't you cover your Bath Room and Kitchen Walls with SANITAS The washable wall covering. For sale and hung by STRECKER SL LEWIS 1429-1431 SECOND AVENUE. Rock Island Vehicles Never, Disappoint. IF1 YOU WANT A BUGGY THAT IS BUILT RIGHT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, CALL AT OUR REPOSI TORY, WHERE WE WILL BE PLEASED TO SHOW YOU A COMPLETE EXPOSITION OF OUR LINE 'AND TELL YOU OF SOME"OF THE SUPERIOR POINTS IN OUR .CUSTOM MADE VEHICLES. 1 , Rock Island Buggy Company son, Charles Ciese, who had run away from home and was known to have boarded a freight train on which he rode out of Quincy. Thursday night the police discovered the runaway lad sitting on a bench in Washington square. He was taken to the station and a telegram was sent to the dia uacted mother telling her of the child's capture. Davenporter Safe Blower. Charles Harris and Jack Day .were arrested ir Springfield, Ohio, for blowing a safe in the Swift Manufacturing plant. The former said his, Keyre is in Davenport, where he met Day. They traveled to gether six months. .The. pair first de nied knowledge and -z then - admitted their guilt. Harris workd, in a shoe factory at Davenport. He" .'.Bays the safe-blowing is the only one doneby them in Ohio, but that they hSve blown five others, have visited Cleve land. Buffalo and Cincinnati and pur chased revolvers in Louisville, Ky. Harris' claims Day used too much ex plosive and they " were captured be fore an escape was possible. Obituary Record. W. B. McMuIlcn of Knoxville, Tenn., father of Mrs. H. C. Wylie of this city died at his home in the south at 8 p. m. Thursday. Mr. McMullen was general manager of the Tennessee Producers Marble company and superintendened their quarriew and mills, which are among I the most extensive in this country, The survivors are the widow, two daughters, one of whom is Mrs. Hiram Wylie of this city, and three sons. The funeral will be held Saturday. MILAM. C. H. Smith of Rural Route No. 4 (has been having his vacation. Fay Oil Cook-Stove m i JXCaysfflJ-L- safe, economical and a wonderful light giver. Solidly made, beautifully nickeled. Your living-room will b pleasanter with a Kayo Lamp. If not with your dealer, write our nearest agency. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) Hammond his substitute, has charge 1 of his route for a week. I Miss Mina Gilmore attended the rededication of the Presbyterian church at Rural last Sunday. Mrs. M. A. Williams of Cambridge who spent severaljdays with Her cous in J. D. Lafferty returned to her home Wednesday. Ed Heflin, a former Milanite, wlien Milan was Camden Mills, was calling on old friends Wednesday. It has been 34 years since he left here and he found many changes and few old friends. He is now a resident of De Beque, Col. He has been president of the town council and at present is past master of DeBeque. He became a resident of Milan in 1848 when but four years of age. Miss Elizabeth Whitsitt returned Saturday from a few days' visit with old friends in Pre-emption. ,i Herman Hawkins started on Tuesday for Peru, Ind., to spend the summer with his, grandparents. The W. M. B.'of the Methodist church had their annual picnit: at the Watch -Tower Friday afternoon. Mrs. John Bettie, a former resident of Kansas for the past twenty or more years has been spending the past week in Milan with old friends. Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Jamison and daughter of Vinton, Iowa are visiting at the home of Airs. Nichols' son. William Nichols. They are on their way to Maryetta, Ohio to visit another son who lives there. Ash Fitzsimmons has added to his property 'a foundation and other im provements and . will soon occupy it himself. For a number of years he has lived in the old Frysinger prop erty on West Dickson street. SILYIS. Miss Sadie Zetterman has returned from a short visit to Port Byron where she attended the wedding of Walter Engdahl and Miss Lydia Larson of that place. Miss Zetterman played the wedding march. ' The sociable planned, for Tuesday evening to be given on the vacant lot on the corner of Tenth street and First avenue by the Silvis lodge of the Royal Neighbors was abandoned on account of the threatening weather Mrs. Richard Walsh of Englewood, 111., who has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walsh, here returned home Tuesday. Mrs. William Marchant is visiting in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Dick Belj was hostess to about 10 young ladies at her home Friday afternoon. She had as her guest Miss Crable of Streator, III. Mrs. Bell was assisted by Miss Helen Donaghoo. A delightful luncheon was served. Bounced Through. . Sergeant Wilkins ouce defended a breach of promise case for a singular ly ugly little man, which case lie told the defendant, after reading bis brief, must be "bounced" through. And the sergeaut did bounce it through; "Gentlemen of the jury." be said at the close of a most eloquent speech,! "you've heard the evidence f of the plaintiff, and, gentlemen of the Jury, you have admired that most bewitch ing lady, the plaintiff herself. Gen tlemen, do you believe that this en chanting, this fascinating, this capti vating, this accomplished lady would for one moment favor the advances or listen with anything save scorn and indignation to the amorous protesta tions of the wretched and repulsive homunculus. the deformed and degrad ed defendant?" ' His client lool.cd up from the well of the court and piteously murmured: "Mr. Sergeant Wilkins! Oh, Mr. Ser geant Wilkins!" "Silence, sir!" replied the sergeant Id a wrathful undertone. "Gentlemen," he continued, bringing his fist heavily down on the desk before him, "do' you think that this lovely lady, this fair and smiling creature, would ever have permitted an offer of marriage to be made to her by this miserable atom of humanity, this stunted creature, who would have to stand on a sheet of note paper to look over twopence?" Instant verdict for defendant Lon don Globe. Notices Which Make You Smilo. -J There Is quite a rich crop of humor, usually unconscious, to be reaped by the observant In the ndtlces displayed In shop windows, of which the follow ing announcement by a south end bird fancier Is not at all a bad exam ple: "Doves for sale, cheap. Eat near ly anything. Fond of children." Not long ago a Farrlngton road butcher had in his window this notice: "Want ed, a respectable boy for beef sau sages." An east end publican an nounced, "Billiard tables upstairs, 1 shilling per 100." A well known High Wycombe tobacconist proclaims from his shop window, "This shop is open on Sundays from 9 a. m. to 9 p. in., in spite of Charles II." "Wanted, a warehouseman," ran another similar notice. "Applicants must be accus tomed : to rigorous discipline. Only the offers of such candidates will be entertained who have served in the army or been married for a consider- ' able length of time." Westminster Ga- fcette. Twould B Easy Then. McJlgger It's 11 well enough to tell usv to forgive our enemies, but I tell you it's a hard thing to do. - v Thingumbob That's, what It la. W ' shouldn't be expected t& forgive our enemies except when they freely ad mlt that they don't deserve our for giveness. Philadelphia Press. MOLINE Holding Special Election Today the people of the city are vo'ing upon the question of authorizing the erection of new manual training building upon the Washington school Rite. The polling place for Hie entire city is at the city hall and the polls are to be open from 8 a. in. to C p. m. Find Hidden Cash Some one enter ed Herman Miedke's grocery store on the comer'of. Eleventh street and Fourth avenue Thursday night and took between $00 and $C5 that he had hid in the back of a .coffee bin. Mr. Miedke had been in the habit of plac ing money, that lie takes jn after the banks are closed, in the back part of a coffee bin, covering it over with some thing, and it is thought that someone who was familiar with the surround ings got. away with the cash. Store is Closed Yesterday Charles Tansley closed his place of business at 1423 Fifth avenue and has made an assignment of his stack for the benefit of his creditors. Mr. Tansley has been conducting the store for sev eral months, his specialty being ladies suits. Obituary Record Mrs. Alvin Truxell of Thirty-ninth street died yesterday from nervous pros' rat ion. of which she bad suffered for the past nine weeks. Mrs. Truxell before she was married was Viola K. McCreury. She was born at West Point. Iowa. April 20. 1S58. She was mariied to Alvin Triixell Dec 12, 1877. Mrs. Truxel! leaves to mourn her death lier luisiiaud and five chil dren Dewitt B.. liert A., Ernest It Mrs. Clauili Games, and Iiio P.. at home. All the children reside in Mo line except EriieM. who resides in Rock Island. The funeral will be held from '.lie home tomorrow uf.ernoon at 2 o'clock. New Car Tested A new Model K car of the Moline Automobile com pany. which will be entered in the Glidden contest this vear. was given trial run Thursday from Moline to Lake Delavan, Wis., and return. distance of HIS miles. The up-tri. was made in a little less than seven hours, or at an average speed of more than twenty miles an hour. The return trip was made at an easy pace and consumed all of Thursday night. Holding' Yearly Picnic Members i the Moline club iin.l their families, etc are holding their annual picnic Campbell's island, spending .the after noon tnd evening ai the resort. Aged Woman Hurt Mrs'. Erickson aged !0 years, fell at the home of heri daughter. Mrs. C. K. Basset t. 701 I Eighteenth street. Thursday even r.sr r Your First Breakfast of Swift's Premium Ham ..... 5 or Bacon sets "a standard for all future v breakfasts to measure up to. Buy Swift's Premium, the kind that's always good. ,. Swift &. Company, U. S. A. ROCK ISLAND. II. TREMANN S SONS. 1700 3d Ave. i TOM MOORE, 1700 17th St. CLEMENT & DEIDRICH, 22G 20thSt. II. R. BATTLES & CO., 1S0G 2d Ave. DAVENPORT. - - HELBIG MARKET, .33.1 E. 4th St. W. L. ROBESON. 330 E. Locust St. H. KEPPY, C28' E.,I3th St. DUGLEBY BROS., .220 E. 3d St. MOLtNE. ; E. W. TILSON, C21 15th St. ' For Draakecaeu, Opiun, morphine and ether DroiUsiar. the Tobacco Habit end NeuraitheBM. AlalTW- INSTITUTE. ece 1 I S'ricrtr V fnfiiiilitl fc-' DwIgM, III- THE WIDE WORLD TRAVELED If til U- ill Taking I Blending All New York Said AUTOS THAT A Menagerie of 100 Cages. 70 Elephants and Camels. A Family of Giraffes. Only Two-Horned Rhinoceros In Captivity. A Thousand Animal WnnHr PASS THE AIR Death- Daring Feat 'That Defies Imitation ' TL: V luis.iears At 10 O'CLOCK EVERY MORNIMG BIG NEW, FREE. STREET PARADE. Reserved seats and admission ticket prices charged on the show grounds. and broko lier ril't le above tlio knee and one bone in lier right forearm. 1 he aged woman slipped on the floor while crossing the - room about !) o ciook m nie oai K.. stumhiins upon a ruv Thinks It Saved His Life. Lester M. Nelson of Naples, Maine, says in a recent letter: "I have used Dr. King's New Discovery many years, for coughs and colds, and I think It saved my life. I have found it a re liable remedy for throat and lung com plaints, and would no more be without a bottle than I would be without food." For nearly 40 years New Dis- icovery has stood at the head of throat and lung remedies. As a preventive iof pneumonia and healer of weak i lungs it has no equal. Sold under guarantee at all druggists. 50 cents and $1. Trial botTle free. Here's Money for Your Vacation Some one of your family Is tired out. Why don't you get the money of us, and let themtake a vacation? You can pay us back in easy weekly or monthly payments. N4 one will know you ob tained the money of us. Every deal Is strictly secret. $1.20 is the weekly pay men on a 550 loan for 50 weeks. Other amounts In pro portion. . Loans on household goods, t?s fca pianos, teams, .or any chat tel security without removal. We make loans in, Buffalo, I,e . Claire, .Princeton, Clinton, Silvis, Milan," and all sur rounding towns. .. Fill this out and mail it to us, and we'll come and . see you at , , ouce, without charge. Call, write, or phone: Let us hear from you. E3 ft Name SL and Number. Tovn Amount $ Security.. ... Tri-City Loan Co., ft rllable. . Private. 1423-N.: new .242. Old phone 219 V, Bradv strpot. Davenport. Iowa. Opore . Wednesday ard Saturday nights. ,; , LI w 1 I If V I J A E.AII.EY 1 Filling S Arenas, The Big Hippodrome and th e of the Largest Tent Ever I the Very Essence of all the Earth's Sensations all Concreto and Perfect into the Greatest Circus Human Eves Ever Beheld. It was the Biases! and Best Ever Seen In Madison Square Garden m The Circuses end Amphitheatres o! Europe Depleted To Make Of - aticw i remenaousiy wore uionous Acioug ibe Imported Artlita cf WcrU-Wk'e Renown Are: Italy's Equestrian The Petrof's Great Acrobats, Tfce Fredianis Russian Animal Circus Austria's 10 Meiectlcs, France's Great Fassics .Marvelous Acrobats And Amaiinji Moustiers us am. i a vmx jousts msisosther iststs b laported Ircn A brat 4. Prefacing St-nuiicstl Am ko . Cl:ijdrcn.Lnderl2Years.lLirVrice. 2 rerfcrmaocca D:J!y tt 2 C S P. M. Doors Open at 1 on sale on show day at the Harper , Best Trips for Vour Vacatioii. Colorado $24 90 Round Trip Colorado lias a more invigorating and enjoyable summer climate., and a greater variety of opportunity for outdoor rerreation and sorl than any oilier state in America. Uood board may be had from $C a week tip. t Pacific Coast $69.25 Round Trip Includes more unique scenic attractions and points of interest than any other trip the Rockies and Sierras the Spanish Missions and Big Trees the Pacific Ocean and Puset Sound. Yellowstone and ' Yosemite as convenient side trips. About $15 extra for Grand Tour including all Coast cities from Vancouver to ls Angeles. Above rates are daily. I will give you illustrated folders describing routes, points of interest, list of hotels and boarding houses with rates for board and quote you rates from your home town. See me today. IBB Hi Agent C.,' Telephone, Old 680. CONSULT DR. WALSH 'FIRST. r ; Be la the old reliable apeclallac eata.blishd In Davenport IS yeara. Dur ing that time over fifty specialist have come here and remained from few weeks to a few years. They took your money and left nothing but broken promises. Dr. Walsh has remained here Ions enough to prove his evres are permanent, for the people he cved 12 yeara ago have remained eured. EXAM IN AT!? N - rata. you DOJPT waste your time trying other, for yon ran not tret oor treatment at any other place, as most of our appliances and treatments are tha re sults of our own study and Invention, and you cannot get the same r : sultd without thum. . . 8BB our new Rlsrantlc 8tatlo X-Ray machine. It Ik a wonder. We use all forms of electricity, vihratior and violet rays. Call and rcn a thoroughly equipped Institute. CouulttMin, . nspecUou and explanation free and cheerfully given. .T' ' ' RE MEM DICK, our treatment Is the tet and the cheapest. Don't pay your money for inferior treatment when he surest I the. cheapest. Our guar antee Is backed by 12 years of isuoces right here In Davenport and thous ands of cured and satlsrted patients. Do business like a business man go where you can get the best for ' our money if you are not sure, ln ventlprate, and be sure you're right, hen go ahead. WOMEN suffering from nervous exhaustion, headache, backache, consti pation, neuralgia, palpitation of the heart, or any other disease peculiar to the sex, should consult Dr. "Walsh and get the 'benefit of his vast ex perience. MEX, we cure blood disease, skin disease,' urinary' and bladder diseases, hydrocele, nervous debility and special weakness, kidney, heart, liver, stomach snd Intestinal diseases.-- Varicocele removed in one treatment, painless and bloodless. Keep your money lu your pocket until you sea It removed. A Call or address Dr. Walsh or Chicago Medical Institute, 114 West Third street (near Main street), Davenport. Iowa. Hours, 10 to 1 a. ou S to 1:10, and.? to 8:St p. m-. Bundays from 10:19 to It a. m. WORLD CONQUERING A THE SISTERS LA RAQUE In their mad Auto V Race, passing each other in separate ' cars while flying and somersault ing In the Air Baby Bunting, A Tiny Nursing Baby Elephant Smaller than a . New Foundland Dog. Frisky and Cute as a Kitten. - intn tver One 50-Cent Ticket Admits Tc Ail. & 7 P. M. Houss Pharmacy at exactly the same . acas F. A. RIDDELL. B. A. Q. Railway. Telephone, New 6170. tSSSSESSKESS CANOT GET A SURE PLACE ELSE. CURE ANY V . i. i