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THE ARGUS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8. 1909. IS NO BINDING DEAL; WHEELAN Minority Representative From This District Declares House Will be Fair. NEW HEAD OF MASONS DEMOCRATS ASK HONESTY Present Alignment Will Not Be Main tained on Other .Questions Be lieves Stevenson Elected. Hon. H. L. Wheelan, minority repre sentative, returned this morning from Springfield, after an interesting initia tion into the inner workings of tho state legislative body. He declares that he is thoroughly In sympathy with the action the house has taken and be lieves that good will result. There is no evidence of a deal, he declares, which will go further than to insure to the democrats a fair recount of the vote of the state on governor. This Is all that will be insisted upon. There Is on j intention or desire to oust the present governor by gavel rule in joint sesskpi, or by any other form of politi cal trickery. The members, particu larly "the democrats, have shown a de cided disposition to be. independent of boss rule. He does riot anticipate that ' yesterday's alignment will be maintained on other matters, not even upon the United States senatorship. However, he believes that others now have about as good a chance of being elected, as Hopkins the present incum bent. 1 ' " GronndN for n Content. In discussing the recount of the vote for governor Mr. Wheelan said the democratic state central committee bases-its claims upon errors that have been found in numerous precincts, rather than upon fraud. It has been found that most of the scratched bal lots were marked for Stevenson. Of ten the judges of election, in their long and tiresome ordeal, laid aside tickets as "straight," which were in reality marked for the democratic nominee for governor. So large has been the percentage of votes thus miscounted In known Instances that it is believed should the vote of the entire state be canvassed it would be found that Deneen's plurality of 23,000 would be wiped out. A quorum of the house remained at Springfield to keep up the sessions and thus- throw the entire onus for delay upon the upper house and Governor Deneen. J ",' ''' v. - VI V' ' I " t POWER COMPANY LN ORGANIZE Adopt Constitution and Elect Officers for Year a a Banquet Kejd ' j at the Harper. t- J. L. S. SCADDING PRESIDENT purpose is Education of Members in Gas and Electric Branches Will Meet Once Each Month. Otto VV. Schwenker, Who This Even ing Will Be Installed as Master of Rock Island Lodge. old residents of the county! havin; lived here for 40 years, the last 11 of which were spent in this city. He was born pr New Matamoras, Ohio, July 7. 1838. In 18C8 he removed to this county and settled in EJgingtpn where he remained until he came to the city in 1897. He is survived by his wife and three sons, County Clerk II. B Hubbard, Harry II. Hubbard and Ken- nith P. Hubbard of Seattle, Wash. At a banquet at the Harper house last evening the employes of the power company and others who were ihere formally adopted a name for the association which has been recent- y formed, and along with the name a constitution and a set of by-laws. The organiation will be known as the Tri-City Railway and Light Employes' association, and its purpose, besides sociability, will be to educate the mem bers along the lines of uses to which gas and electricity are put In the three cities. Besides forming a very interesting subject for study, this will materially aid in the efficiency of the members of the organization in their work. OllWrn Chonrn. The meeting last night was the first panied by; MrNoach on the piano. Following the" music the meeting ad journed." , -i . LADIES HOLD ANNUAL HOUR OF PRAYER SERVICES Missionary Social Union Meets at First Baptist Church Helpful Thoughts on New. Year Resolutions. There are six grandchildren. Private funeral services will be conducted at real meeting of the society, although the home tomorrow morning at 10:30 1 there had been several preliminary by Rev. W. S. Marquis. Burial will ones, at the last of which the follow take place at Chippiannock cemetery. I ing officers were elected The Woman's Missionary Social union of the city, composed of ladies from the various churches of all de nominations, held the annual hour of prayer " and praise service yesterday afternoon in the First Baptist church. Because of many conflicting dates the attendance was not as large as was hoped for, but the meeting was most beneficial and good short talks were listened to. Mrs. W. G. Oglevee spoke on resolutions for the new year and gave some helpful thoughts for the year just entered upon. Rev. W. B. Clem mer of the Memorial Christian church took as the theme for his address "Christ's Program for Us," telling of the life that Christ led while on earth and giving that as an example for the life of all to lead. The devotionals were conducted by Mrs. Phil Wagner and sacred hymns were sung. The Broadway Presbyterian and First Methodist churches will again join in union services this evening at the former church. Dr. Charles E. Bradt of Chicago will speak at this service also, his theme to be "The New Church." The services conduct ed by Dr. Bradt last evening were well attended and interesting and profita ble. There will be no services tomor row evening, but Dr. Bradt will con duct the services Sunday morning and evening. 1 , CHILD'S STORIES WILL INTEREST ARGUS READERS The Argus has secured and tomor row will begin the publication of a weekly series of children's stories en titled "For Every Boy and Girl." Each story is complete in. itself and of the very highest class published. The mosi famous juvenile authors 'and the most noted artists contribute to these pages. This is a feature that cannot fail to interest all the young people and many of the "grownups.' "Her First Day at School," by Fanny Adam Wilkes, will be printed tomorrow. . ... Jigsaw puzzles are very popular now adays, and The Argus has, secured a series of these entertaining devices of which the first will be printed tomor row. They are entitled "Teddy in Jungleland." County Clerk Hubbard's office will be closed from 10 to 12 o'clock tomorrow, and there will be a recess of the county court during those hours. President J. L. S. Scadding. Vice President Carl Mochow. Secretary A. E. Littig. " Treasurer James Normoyle. These officers will hold office for one PAYS FINE TO THE CLERK year, during which time monthly meet ings will be held. There are several H. A. Weld Settles for His Offense to I hundred pmnlnvpa tf tho nnmnnnv whn the County Court. are eligible to join, as the number is H. A. Weld, who was fined SI for not confined to the employes of the contempt in the county court because offices. There were about 50 present he took from the court house certain at the banquet last evening, and a papers in an estate in process of pro- pleasant time was enjoyed. bate, has paid the fine to the county , , , . . , , . Enjoy a Program. - s, rlprk arm tno nrjipr n mmmit him t the county jail until the fine is paid f?111" excellent supper serv will not be enforced. While the order ed for the membe' .a few ofthe an' OBITUARY. i William A. Hubbard. Wjlliam A. Hubbard, 832 Twenty- first , street, died last evening - at 6 o'clock, after an illness of about eight months. Mr. Hubbard was one of the C5lDOOOCOOOOOOOOOCXXXXOOOCg xuai uiv BEST IS THE CHEAPEST ? therefore we always talk Quali y. Our Groceries will satisfy t.he most discriminating purchas ers. Give us a trial and we will convince you. We will have for SATURDAY fresh mushrooms, cauliflower, green , and . wax beans, egg plant, cucumbers, parsley, parsnips, carrots, spi nach, Michigan celery, head let tuce, radishes, etc. Also plenty of strictly fresh eggs. " In cheese we have Neufchatel, iBlue Label, Imported Swiss, Schloss Kase, Brick, Royal, Edel- weis, Mac Laren's, Camembert, Edam, Pineapple, New York Full Cream, Sage, Lumburgei- and Sap Sago. We also have select Sealshipt Oysters, Malaga Grapes, Arizona Oranges, Florida Grape Fruit, Monarch Asparagus Points,. Jer sey Sweet Potatoes, Baldwin, Greening and Jonathan Apples. Club House" Canned Goods, Upton Teas, In Coffee we have the best there is. Jones' Dairy Farm Sausages, Jones', Dairy Farm Buckwheat, Jones'? Dairy Farm Lard there is no better. ' . . was put on the books some days ago, queters were called upon for short i.ii n t j a ert 3 j 1 Mr. Weld was not idace.l in durance P18 rrewaem waning, wno aci vile, but was advised to nroduce the ed as toastmaster, and a short musical liar. The incident has occasioned Pgram was rendered, it consisted much comment, and Mr. Weld is being or lwo V10iln selections Dy Miss t,atn- chided much by his friends. He agrees erlne acn. accompanied on the piano that the court should take measures to y Martin R. Noach, and a vocal solo enforce its rules. by Carl Mochow, who was also accom Jasper L. Thurman and Nancy A Perdue both plead guilty in the county court this morning to charges of adul tery and fornication, and were each fined $50 and costs by Judge R. W. Olmsted. The fine was paid. PROBE DEATH OF HOWARD Alleged Poisoning at Des Moines Will Be Investigated by Coroner. Des Moines, Jan. 8. As a result of the physician's report showing that Dean Frederick Howard of Drake Uni versity Conservitory of Music died from morphine poisoning Coroner New len last night ordered an inquest to be held. An effort will be made to learn all the circumstances regarding the mysterious death. George E.- Hufford and Ralph E. Jones, druggists, near Dean Howard's former home, will be among the principarwitnesses. It has been reported that Dr. Howard was in the habit of buying morphine at their stores. Dr. D. C. , Bice,' who attended Dean- Howard on the evening before his death and administered three small doses of morphine to relieve suffering caused by an acute attack of indiges tion, will also be called. FIRE IN A GARAGE Zeman Auto Company of Davenport Suffers Through Defective Furnace. cars, one with limousine body, and a Mitchell demonstrator belonging toi the owners of the garage, two Max wells belonging to Buck Zeman and Ed Heazeimann, a Stoddard-Dayton, the property of Gus Haase, and a Deere Clark owned, by Henry Kuhner. All were fully Insured, with the exception of the Mitchell, which of course was new. The Meteor machines were man ufactured in Davenport. PERSONAL POINTS. E. H. Guyer is in New York. Mr; and Mrs. H. A. Hill, formerly of this city, are here from Goodland, Kas., for a brief visit. Mrs. O. V. Holmgren left yesterday for Paxton. 111., where she will spend several weeks visiting. Will Beecher left last evening for St. Mary's college at St. Mary's Kan., after spending the holiday season at home. . Daniel Koenig who came here to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Dorothy Koenig, has returned to his home at Bremen, Ind. WT. R. Butler, ticket agent of the Rock Island at the Thirty-first street depot, has left the service of the road to engage in a new line of work. He has been succeeded by James Meehan, who was transferred from the Twen tieth Btreet depot, and Mr. Meehan'3 son has been transferred from Daven port to the Thirtieth street station. 8100 PORE FOR SUFFERERS FROM QUAKE L. S. McCabe & Co. added $100 more to the Rock Island fund for the relief of the earthquake sufferers' In Italy and Sicily in the form of a check sent to The Argus office this morning, the total subscriptions to date being as follows, and there is plenty of oppor tunity yet to subscribe before an- other draft is sent to Washington: First Church of Christ, Scientist! .1173.50 L. S. McCabe & Co. ............. 100.00 First Baptist church 26.00 First Church of Christ, Scientist, seeond collection IS. 50 The Argus ., 10.00 NINE MACHINES DAMAGED Four New Meteors Among the Number That Must Be Sent Back to the Factory. Fire about 2 o'clock this morning badly damaged the auto garage of the Zeman Auto company at 310-314 Main street, Davenport, inflicting a loss of probably $7,000. : Eight cars were par tially destroyed, being damaged so badly that it will be necessary to re build them. On the automobiles . the loss is placed at between $4,000 and $5,000, while $1,000 damage was done to the stock of Blanchard Brothers, an advertising novelty concern . on the second floor of the building, and an equal amount of damage was inflicted upon the building. The blaze origi nated from the furnace and was con trolled by the firemen before it had a chance to spread far. Though several of the cars had gasoline in their tanks there was no explosion. . The Cars Damaged. ' -There were four new Meteor touring DIVORCE CASES ARE HEARD Judge Graves Listens to Evidence But Defers Decision. Judge E. C. Graves in the circuit court today heard evidence in two divorce cases. Mrs. Alida Peterson charged her husband, Frederick Axel Peterson with cruelty, and Mrs. So phia A. Shurtleff, also of Moline, asked for a divorce from her husband. Jud son A. Shurtleff on the grounds of desertion in 1905. Yesterday afternoon Judge Graves wa3 occupied with the hearing of argu ments on the master's report in the Interpleader case of the Western Catholic Union, which asks the court to determine whether it shall pay a death claim to Mrs. J. J. Murrin or to Miss Jessie Murriri, both of whom claim the $2,000 due on a policy on the life of the late Mr. Murrin. Judge Graves took the matter under advise ment. Grace Lutheran church Rev. R. B. Williams ... George F. Roth Hon. William Payne ... L. E. West Timothy Beecher ...... Dr. Eli Bradford A Friend J. Schillineer C. L. Esbjorn J. M. Paridon Wyman Beardsley G. Elmer Blakesley .... 8.1S 5.00 5-00 S.00 5.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.09 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total J63.1 3 The Truth Eczema and Pimples are quickly and permanently cured by Zemo, a clean liquid for external use. Zemo draws the germs to the surface of the skin and destroys them, leaving a nice clear healthy skin. Write E. W. Rose Medical company, St. Louis, Mo., for sample. All druggists sell Zemo. For sale by Harper House pharmacy. ' ' An the news all the tlma TUB AJ2GUS. , RECORD OF COURT HOUSE Real Estate Transfers. F. C. Denkmann to city of Rock Is land, block 49, lower addition Rock Island. $1. LAWYERS EAT Grape-Nuts "IT BUILDS THE BRAIN" "THERE'S A REASON.' TURNERS GIVE AN ATHLETIC PROGRAM F we mity - Five Per Cent Off Young Men Show What Gymnasium Training Has Accomplished Dancing Follows Exercises. The Rock Island Turngereinde gave an entertainment last evening for the members of the society and their friends at the Turner hall. The hall was thronged with spectators. There was a very interesting program of ath letic events given by the members of the different classes in turning and acrobatic work and some of the feats done were exceedingly difficult and hard to perform. President Thomas Nessler of the society gave a short ad dress at the opening of the program j and extended a welcome to the guests of the evening and told them some what of the purposes and the accom plishments of the society.' Following the series of athletic events dancing was indulged in for several hours and all present thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The . program was as fol lows: Orchestra Selection. Address President Thomas Nessler. ! Center Pole Boys. Parallel Bars-First and Second1 Boys. Staff Exercises Actives. Climbing Eoys. Horizontal Bar Actives. Dumb Bells Boys. Parallel Bars Bears; Actives. Buck Bears. Pyramids All Classes.' 4 'i 25 I5f)e TT rfr vW25 Off isss iwOii IUUSaLM 11 ,S Off GREAT SUIT. AND .OVERCOAT. SALE y Twenty-five Per Cei4 Twenty-five Per Ceiit 8 n ' SATURDAY1 V WE WILL SELL . Pure juicer sweet cider, per gallon 25c Pureina P. C. Flour, 3 pack ages, for ...25c Nuts of all kinds, per lb.. . . .16c Olives in quart Jars ........25c Pine Maple Sugar, per cake. .20c Dill pickles," the finest kind per dozen .....12c The S & S Grocery SITTIG & STAHMER, Props. Seveateeath Street and Seventh Avenue. Both Phones. WENGER FORMALLY NAMED Is Elected. Secretary of the Safety Deposit Company. , At the annual meeting of the board of directors otbe Rock Island' Safety Deposit company held this week the officers of last year were' reelected to fill their respective positions, with the exception of Hope Thompson, who re signed his position as secretary. G. C. Wenger succeeds :him. . The officers are as follows: Hon. L. S. McCabe, president; C. J. Larkin, vice president; G. C. Wenger, secretary, and Hon. T. J. Medill, treasurer. DISCOUNT OFF OF ALL Men's, JBoys" SUITS AN E CKildreim OVERCOAT M - - None Reserved. No Tampering With SPECIAL COAL SALE In the Store. None Heidi Out. ures. No STORE THAT'S ON THE SQUARE You Know Us None on Credit. Juggling With Prices. At Mueller Lumber Company for a ... Short Time Only. ; In, order jto move some eoal which the mines are crowding on na on ac count of the unseasonable weather, we I will sell for a short time only Carter- .Tfile lump and egg, $4 per ton; third vein chunk . 14 'ner ton. I ' MUELLER LUMBER COMPANY. I 25 Off. 1 .-. ..-I""' Wfoe 25 .ffff. uCOOOGOOOOGOCOGOOGOOOOOOOO