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THE ittlGTJS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1900. f I BENEFITS TO CITY IN INTERURBANS What Rock Island Is Losing Through Lack of Facilities. BELT LINE IS NECESSARY Will Afford Ihitiunce to 1-IIectrics and Open Up West Kiid Factory District. Rock Itland must have in'erurbaa railroads if it is to hold its ow agamst tne growing surrouniung cen ters that are affording these advan tages to the residents of the rural dis tricts. Several projected electric lines have sought an entrance to this ci'.y in 'vain. The most recent one was promoted by W. C. Lawson, a Chicago au hacked by ample capital to com plete his undertaking, which ha 1 CiMcslnirg and Rock island for its ter minals, coming v'ia Aledo, and tapping the richest territory to the south of this corrniunity. Mr. Lawson experi enced no difficulty in securing right: of way until reaching the city of Hock 1. land. Here the people of the resi d.Mcc districts would not consent tj the running of freight tiains in front of their property. They did not wan: to be undci stood as spiking t j block pi'ogrcs;-, hut their answer was ..tli.it Kock Island ha 1 al-.vays cpnUr.ed its iai! road, accommodations to. the. river I rent, and they saw no r.-a-gn ( .why there should ho a cli:;:;ge ;rnv; , lix. , there was room t-'ieie .for ih? jMier , urban as well as - the steam railroitvj j. llfxtNtrrs 'lr,l' Action. . Tho trustees t:t' the !iof::r; t irin.l, subscribed by ci'izens for the lOiiini;.--cial and industrial development of lioek Island, saw no more effective direction 3 in which t c:.i lay a por tion of this money than i'l affording facilities to the iMerui !.;'ii.s by build ing a line from thcVout'.i rn limits to the business cen'e;- of ;!i- city. At the same tine it was iiu-i'ii'i-nt upon tioiue nubile :ig. r-v lo solve lac west nd factory probli u wants now i.:-.In:-.: i ie them if ic is to grnv Ivors. Gnvncrj of s seeking new loe;.t:o considered P.oi k Isl.u of railroad facilities. i: !; Islan I 1 1 must lriv ' i s ncig'a- as vcr.il i-idustrie j Irive lavora')! I nil to t'.i'- point Hock Inland 1ns one available site in the west end. for factories. It is Factories demand competitive iai!roui conveniences. But one railroad out tb wa-l v-.- district. TI:-.u district will 'o opened up to all railroads now cr:,v; i,g her.: and to all lines that i.-ny come in fu ture years, as will ,iS servo as an en trance to intei'ii'ba'is. Tli- i opk- an vantiug more factories, l.ut !h".v can't he secured until ihy first: are ;i (forded the accommodations th;tr they exact. The booster fund could not bring the factories here if it was ;en tiai's it" tize under present enndit io;is. What Other 'lii-j r- li iin-z. As for internrhans atid tin- advan tage they are to a city, one il;is but to look around over the st;Me. A visit to Joliet, Hcxkfoid. Aurora. Klgin, Sfiringfield, Plootnin'iron, IVtiria, I)e catur, Danville, Jiicksonville. and Iast St. Louis will show the benefits of the interurban, all these coinmimiiies prof iting by many thousands of dollars every year from tho trade that is brought from the outixinc, districts to the cities. Hock Ishind must rnp.ko ;t move to conserve its own- interests, present and future. . v To this end every rncoui aeemeitt should be given to the proposed fielt line from Sevemeenth street along First avenue and Muth to Kighteenth avenue. Proiterty owners :ite asked io give consent to the use of a ::n-foot strip KOiiUi of the pres-.n: tracks on First avenue. Tin re nii.Lkr b: grounds for serious opposition were the belt to be the first railroad to be built there. P.tit it is only an addition to what luis been there for years, and it can but slightly alter the present situation. Will Solve Two I'rolilciiiN. " The belt line will solve tl,.. west end factory and the interurhan probhins. Tho saving of l;oth is essential to the progress of the city. No communal advances are made without sacrifices. Hack Island is no rlitTon n t f rum nt hor . ii.ie n.mt set toseiiur :! b(Hst onu-r- Iprisea that pre in tho interest of the' I general welfare. In this way, and in this way only, will tho development of i the city he realized. ALLOUEZ COUNCIL TO CELEBRATE THE DAY .'ttcitaiiuuent This I i veiling to Coin iiieinniorute Anniversary of Columbus Discovciy. A'loiicz council. No. (I5S, Knights e-f Columbus, is to give an entertainment fit its l V'.'ia evening in com::iomor.i tiou ef the a'mivcrs.-.: y of the dise.v iy of America by C'hrisioph -r Colam Li:s. The add.e's of the evening w'.'I be by 1 ).-;; u .). J. 2vi!!n of St. Joseph"-; church. Tli" ::u".iir is for tnc member ship and the public generally. The following piogiui;; will he presented: Piano Mil.) ?liss Aiiele Geigor. Vocal solo Miss Amanda Schmidt. Address Dean J. .1. Quinn. Piano solo Miss Mavi Frenier. Piano tolo with violin obligate) Messrs. Streckfus. Vocal s lo A. A. Hurt. A quartut composed of A. A. Hurt, Charles Hoantrt'c. .Tohn Na.ib and J. A. Houston, accompanied by Miss N. M. Itoantie?, will give song numbers. Being a state holidsv, the banks of tho city aie closed for the day. ii MIND OWN CHURCH," SAYS REID IN WILL Peculiar Clause in Testament of Mo- line Man Filed in the- County Court. The will of the late David Ogle He-id ot .Motine wa:j admitted to probate in the county court this morning by Judge H. W. Olmsted. The instrument was dated June 21, limit, and it con tained provisions dividing tho property of deceased among his wife', two daugh ters and four grand-children. A rather odd bequest was the giving of his mem bership in the society of "The Army of the Tennessee" to his son, R. J. Heiel, together with his commission, arms, and other paraphernalia of the society. He also explained at some Ier.gih in his '.rill his own peculiar religion, in which he: said his "mind was his own church." Ht asked that his wife, Amanda Iis Heid, be appointed exec utrix of his will. PERSONAL PQiNTS. Wither Mis coy will leave tonight for an extenif visit in California. Miss Mae K. Higgins has re-turned sifter a visit with Chicago relatives. M. V. Archer, SO 7 Twenty-fourth ;treet. left last evening for an extend ed visit in Nebraska and South Diikot i. Miss Nona Fiekenscher left today for Pittsburg, where she will attend the national convention of the Chris tian church. Dr. W. S. Marquis will leave: tomor row night for Oshkosh, Wis., v. here he will speak before the Presbyterian synod of Wisconsin. Otto Schwenker and J. W. Houdc-r are in Chicago attending the- meeting of the Illinois Masonic grand lodg 1 v hich convened there today. Dr. X W. Stewart and Miss Dina Itamser are attending the state con ference of charities at Peoria as dele gates from the Associated Charities of this city. Phil Mitchell and Carl Hellpenstell are attending the annual convention of (he Illinois Bankers' association which opened today at Decatur and beore which the latter is standing as a candidate for the presidency. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carso ifnd Mr. and Mrs. John Ohlweiler are visiting in Milwaukee. Mr. Carse and Mr. Ohlweiler are attending the sessions of the National Bottlers' association, which is holding its annual convention iii that city. are Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder Made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Hence Finer, More Wholesome Food WOMEN PAY FINES Resort Keepers Arc Assessed $200 and Costs Each in County Court. SAY THERE !S NO GRAFTING lit Grace Nelson Claims That Her Hcgular Police Assessment Jhi t it led Her to Protect Ion. Following the raid by the sheriff's forces yesterday on information filed in the county court by State's Attorney L. M. Magill, 10 of the keepers of houses of ill repute were arraigned in the county court and assessed fines of ?2ih snd costs each. All of the wo men plead guilty io the charge against themi, paid their lines and were releas ed. Those penalized were Leone Fisher, Grace Nelson, Emma Russell, Mattie Adair, Hattie Swanson, May Howard :nd Maggt Alexande r, all of whom have their resorts on Twenty first street between Second ami Fourth avenues; Nell Hill, Sixteenth street, between First and Second avenues; Grace Cooley, lSOtl First avenue, and Nellie Knight, Fourth avenue between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets. The Nelson woman, while on the witness stand, was accused of having made the statement that she '"paid for protection and was going to have it." The charge that this statement was made grew out of an incident which occurred several weeks ago. At that time there? was trouble at the Nelson resort and the call was sent in to the police to come up and remove a male visitor. Mio Was MitiunlerMttMiil. i iipuuii vines oi uie petuce loiee-cinu several others who were on the scene v . . i . . .- . - : i . . i" .i ii . . at tiie time testified that the Nelson woman had made t lie statement cred ited to her above, and States Attorney Magill demanded to know to whom . ! she: was paying fer her protection. She said on the s and that her stat - mem had l.ei-n misunderstood, and that 1 instead of having said what was cred i Led to her she had said that she "paid her fine regularly at the police station i and wits entitled to police protection" I v lien a man raised a "rough house" in i her place. She c laimed that she is j not paying anyone for protection and jthat she never has done so. i UDDEN TO ADDRESS BROADWAY MEN'S CLUB Ai;gustan Professor to Be- Speaker at First Dinner of tho Full. The first fall dinner of the Broadway ?dem's club is to be he-hl the evening of Oct. 22 at the church. The dinir-r will be served at ti::ju, and the pro giiim will follow, the; feature to be in address by Professor J. A. Uddeti of Atigustatiii college on "The Geographi cal Formation of the Soil of Illinois." OBITUARY. Edith Ferrman. Miss Kdith Ferrman died last even ing at S:10 iit horJiome, 211!i,i Fourth iivemv, after an illness of severil months of consumption. Deceased was born May 22. 1SSS, at Macomb. Iil., and moved to this city four ye:i-s ago. She- is survived by her mother, Mrs. Samuel Rippetoe of Macom!.. (Tile funeral will be held tomorrow niurning at iu:;;o trom the Knox un dertaking parlors. Burial will be made at Chippiannock cemetery. Funeral of George N. Clapper. The funeral of George Neai, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Clapper, was held from the home of his par ents, :;ili:2'i Fifth avenue, this after noon at 2.::n. The services were co :- i duc ted by Rev. W. G. Oglevee. Buri 1 'took place in Chippiannock cemelerv. Funeral cf A. R. Brown. The funeral of Alexander Roberts vi , Brown was held from the home of his The healthful properties of Grapes conveyed to food by -on, II. P. Brown, 1019 Sixteenth ilicet, at li o'clock this mornin; ftev. R B. Williams, pastor of tho First Methodist church, conducted the orvices. Burial took place at Chip- ; iaiMiock cemetery. Funeral of Frederick Gottsch. The funeral of Frederick Gottsch, ho died yesterday at St. Anthony'3 hospital as the result of wounds raustd by being kicked by a horse a 'poi'th ago, will be held tomorrow af ternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Gnttsch. seventeenth and Brashar streets, in South Rock Island. Fred trick was aged 10 years. CITY SCAVENGER IN FIGHT; IS ARRESTED Fiem ISassctt tJets Mixed in Quarrc Between Boys Says Other Fellow Struck First. Flora Bassett, the colored city scavenger, is in trouble. He was ar retted this afternoon on complaint sworn out by August DeYVitt. am both Flem and Lis son Rufus, will have to appear before Police Magis trate C. J. Smith tonight in order t square himself. Fleni's Rufus ane some white boys, among whom wa.- the son of August DeYVitt, got into s; scrap this morning, and before Ion the boys dads were mixed up in ii and a rough and tumble light took place. DeWitt declares that the scav enger assaulted him and the eolore man says he was struck first. Th police were inclined to make light ct the affair, as Bassett has been in th service of the city for many years anil is known to be a peaceable citi zen. j mntf rDflOT npfn JrAUlV rilUw)l Utlw FINGER IN PIE Icy (icnt Conspicuously Present, With Minimum Temperature Below . Freezing: Point. Jack Frost got in his work beaut i fully last night. The o.Ticial minimum temperature was oil degrees, 2 belo-v the freezing, point, while street the! mometers showed as low as 27. Tli cnill was driven in by a 2'MniIe wind ami the ground was covered with i; slight crust this morni-.tg, all vegeta Hon susceptible to frost having til life frozen out of it. This mornin:: about 7 o'clock tho first snow of th. season fell, a few light Hakes tlr:t would seem ' more in'1 place a-monir. later. Another freeze is due tonight TO JOB KENTUCKY WAGON Bock Island Plow Conipaiiy Has Sell ing Arrangement. A jobbing arrangement by which the Rock Island Plow company w-!l dispose of the output of the Kentu-jkj Waon company through its various branch houses hits been completed Sale of the Kentucky wagon-? wilT also be pushed in territory handled directly by the Rock Island concern Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The arrangement covering these three states goes into effect at once. Ii territory controlled by the brand houses the arrangement is effective the first of the year. CIRCUIT C0URT0N RECESS Columbus Holiday Is Observed Jurj Secured in l-iideni Case. The circuit court adjourned this morning until tomorrow morning on account of it being a legal holiday in this state. The adjournment did noi take place until a jury had been se cured to hear the evidence in the case of Peter Kideni against the Hoc I. Island road. The office of the circuit clerk did not close because of the holiday as it was found that there was too much worl on hand to permit. OWEN ADDRESSES PUPILS Shakespearean Actor Mnlerlains aS Hifili School This Afternoon. William Owen, who is at the head of the company appeal ins at the Illi nois theater this evening in "As Yot; Like It." "addressed the pupils at the high school this afternoon on tlx writings of Shakespeare and the per sonality of the hard. He also gave a reading from "The Merchant of Ven ice." POISON IN PREPARED MILK IniMrtel Article Caused the Ieath of the Clapper Child. After an investigation of the ense of ileath of George Neal, infant son of Mir. and Mrs. G. II. Clapper, 3002 Fifth avenue. Health Commissioner A. K. Mueller finds that it was a prepared miik, and not milk obtained from one of the local dairymen, that caused in fection of the blood and resulted in the death of the little one. Frightful Fate Averted. "I would have been a cripple fo: life, from a terrible cut on my knee cap," writes Frank Disberry, Kelliher, Minn., "without Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which soon cured me." Infalli hie for wounds, cuts and bruises, It soon cures burns, scalds, old sores boils, skin eruptions. World's best for piles. 25c at all druggists. 1 fll rfcMl r - .ii&&y a k Idmmm bW s.V i -j. in ir Coats and Jackets In the following furs, ranging in price from Black Kussian Pony Coats at $35, up to mag ficcnt 24-inch Alaska Seal Coats priced at $100 Pony Otter Krimmer Seals Beaver Blended Rat Australian Marmot Muffs and Neckpieces In the following furs, ranging in price from Blended Rat Neckpieces at $2.U, and Muffs at $5, up to beautiful .$100, and large, Mink Kolinsky Black Lynx Isabella Fox Black Fox Blue Jap Mink Elack Wolf Blende 3 Rat Anyone expecting to purchase furs for this win ter has every advantage in selecting now besides 10 DISCOUNT A1iich means a saving 4:01 mirnlinsfi ;." OH 1liJ VH--V , '-T V. J Ull Br rl ' ' aTcn -or our announcement of the Greatest Book ULJi1. J Sale ever held in this part of the country. Fine de Luxe editions of standard authors will be sold at about twenty-five cents on the dollar. Mayor Says There Room Violation and Other Things Mayor G. W. McCaskrtn. at the meeting of the city council last eve ning, answering an inquiry for an ex planation of the newspaper reports of the growth of the wine room evil in the city, made a some what extraordinary statement, in the course of which he indulged in some re marks which The Argus docs not real ly believe he fully meant to make. Thi:; is the mayor's version, verbatim: "In replying to the remarks of Alderman Kllinwood about the papers uhhing it in to t lie administration about the winerooms, etc., I guev the aldermen would recognize the fact that there are some steps bein;; taken in that uirection now. Therf Isn't a paper in the city of Rock Is land running the mayor's o.'iice. u::! I don't listen to any pin-head for in structions to run my office; they may write what they please. 1 meet peo ple from every walk in life and I treat them with the same courtesy and I will not wrong any one. "I don't pay any attention to these things, and the articles in some cf these papers are a disgrace to the city of Rock Island, and yet they come before the government and s:;y that we are papers published for the ben efit of the public and for the upbuild ing of the community. They are The Best Place in Town to EAT Young &McCombs Restaurant 4th Floor. All this week- A sale of fine furs at 10 discount Our entire stock is included, from the simpl est child's Angora set at $1 to the luxurious Alaska seal coats at $400 an exceptional opportunity at the start of the season. To more widely introduce, and to acquaint the pub lic with the merits of the magnificent furs in our new Fall and "Winter stocks, which are more extensive by several thousand dollars than any we have previous ly shown, we make this unusual offer, 10 discount. High quaHty, merit and genuine desirability are features which for years have earned Harned and Von Maur furs the admiration of all who enjoy their warmth, protection and beauty. Wide shawl effects, coming well down on the back, and falling to or be- . low the waist in front, is the distinctive feature of the new neckpieces. Coats and wraps are mostly long 52 inches. Short Coats, 24 to. 40 inches, will also be worn. We're showing a well selected assortment of Natural Mink Pelerines at MMkm mMffir E G-skin French Muffs at $12r.V. MtSJ H Coney lf,AW Squirrel t73Wi U Wolf Krimmer vou itf ntiel mi Tj. I J I'll '4 Second Floor is No Wine ; common blackmailers, that is my statement, and I give no significance to such articles. I am used to these public affairs and I don't blnine' the alderman for his inquiry because cf the misrepresentations so made In tho common press. "However, I bear malice towards none of them, because I am a g.-nlie-man and I feel they should treat x:se as such, but when they become him k mailers and reprobates and common mongrels on the face of the body p 1 itic, then they all look alike to n e. but 1 give you the assurance th-: your mayor takes not a cent mini any vice or crime in this city, and that is a good deal more than others in the past can say. I have no apol ogy to make, but there is a reason for all this, and I know a whole lot more than you imagine I know a Lour, this situation. I assure you that there is no violation of the law in this city! that the mayor nor a single city ot ficial receives a farthing from, and if there is I will help to send hin: to Joliet, so help me God." HAYDEN IS "Y" DIRECTOR Annual Meet ins f the Active Mem bership Held ImsI l-Aening. The annual meeting of the active members of the Y. M. C. A. was held ot the association home last evening. G. C. Blakeslee. C. D. McLanc and 1. j II. Wilson were reelected members of i the board of directors and H. 11. Hay den was elected in place of II. A. Weld, j The public reception was held at S j o'clock anil a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. Several musical numbers were given by members of jthe association. Dr. W. S. MarquH and Dr. W. E. Martin spoke briefly. I introducing the new officers. Each of j the officers responded with fitting r marks. The association helpers! 'served refreshments. of $2.50 on a HU U-V Hi flWIIIt.f'Ift.iyf fgfTtTTrXT.!J.HU.l.I.lJ t I --ii.'! : , ., . . : , ;, .V Friday 15th SALOON DAMAGED BY EARLY MORNING FIRE Cixssed Wires Cause l&Iaze at I5nnk. rr's I 'lace on A in th . Street. Tho roof of the saloon building at Ninth street and Ninth avenue, occu pied by George Hanker, was damaged by lire at 2:40 this morning. The fire was caused by the crossing of electric light and telephone wires. The dam age amounts to t'-'". and is covered by Insurance, The building is the prop erty of the Helming Hrewing company. A Revelation to many the richness of the flavor of Post Toasties Care, experience and skill In manufacture, bring out of white corn the delightful new flavor. A dish with, cream la comforting. "The Memory Lingers" Packages 10c and 15c. . .11 Postum Cereal Company, Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. 1 mm I - Ml