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; Ube, decision ; or tue I , fcX :-.-.V - H -V.t-ggf.gV7Tn TtUt .. .v-V-- AHGUS, THURSDAY, DKCK31UKR 30, 1001? if V m NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS DAVENPORT iHome Guards of the "World, a fraternal Insurance society established in Daven port five years ego, will be merged with the Homesteaders of Des Moines Jan. 1 and arrangements are being perfected with that end In view. The Homesteaders is a much stronger or ganization and takes over the local Isoclety at the same rate the policy holders are now paying. The Home jGuards hav 1,300 members, most of iwhom are in Iowa The plans of Ijerry Green, supreme secretary, for jmerly of Davenport, are not decided ;as yet. Green's health has been f an ting and for some time he will take a needed rest. i Record of 450 Rabbits. Henry Ditt mer, a farmer residing near Blue 'Grass, Monday afternoon and Tues 'day succeeded In killing 50 rabbits, ia. record breaking number in this vi cinity. The shooting was excellent, 'the fresh snow making the best kind of rabbit hunting. The animals were Eold in this city. Rabbit hunting has :been the best this winter in many years, the continuous fall of snow blotting out all old tracks and the 'depth of it making it difficult for them to travel swiftly. Many cases have Ibeen reported when the huntsmen have overtaken them and caught them with their hands. i Cfub Directors Nominated. The nominating committee of the Daven .port Commercial clu appointed re cently to place in nomination the names of live members to be voted on for directors at the annual meeting to be held Jan. 10 made its report jesterday, as a result of which report the following nominations for dlrec- panies soon had the fire under control and the adjacent buildings were not materially damaged. Mrs. McCraney Given $1. The Jury in the slander case of Mrs. Minnie McCraney of LeClaire vs. Mrs. Eliza beth Smith yesterday afternoon after being out for about six hours returned a verdict of 1 in favor of the plain tiff. In addition to awarding this sum as a vindication of the plaintiff, the Jury answered the interrogatory which queried whether or not the defendant on or about March 24. 1909, in the presence of several LeClaire residents, stated in conversation that the plain tiff was a kleptomaniac and had been guilty of shoplifting. The Jury's answer to this query was affirmative. The verdict, while of no material con sequence to the plaintiff, is a vindica tion of the accusation which had been uttered against her by the defendant and is satisfactory to the attorneys for the plaintiff. J. A. Hanley and William Chamberlin appeared for Mrs. McCraney and Lane & Waterman and Loui3 Block for the defendant. Death of R. J. O'Donnell. Robert J. O'Donnell, 216 East River street, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Julia Stapleton, after a prolonged illness. He was born J una 16, 1832, in Ireland and had been a resident of this city for the past 49 years, being a retired laborer. His wife, Mrs. Robert J. O'Donnell, died May 8, 1906. Five daughters. Mrs. H. S. Moore of Chicago, Mrs. P. H. Sta pleton and Mrs. James Stapleton of this city, Mrs. W. A. Porter of Rock Island and Mrs. F. A. Byinskie of Garey, Ind.; two sons, John O'Donnell of Rock Island and Thomas O'Donnell of Kansas City, and one brother. Dan iel O'Donnell of Chicago, survive. The funeral will be held this morning from the home of his daugnter, Mrs. Julia to visit relatives. Mr. French return ed Tuesday, but Mrs. French and Pearl will remain for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. William Bookman and children spent Saturday with relatives in Freeport. Mr. and Mrs. U A. Williams left Friday for a two months' visit with relatives in Walnut, 111. Frank and Jennie Carpenter went to Joslin Monday for a visit with friends. Rev. Mr. McFarland of the Memorial Christian church of Rock Island gave a Christmas talk at the Christian mis sion Sunday afternoon. Dr. J. H. Long and family spent Christmas day at the home of the doc tor's parents in Orion. Martin Van Gent of Muscatine spent Sunday with his sisters, Mrs. G. F. Shelling and Mrs. M. A. Ingersoll. James Westphal spent Christmas with his parents near Clinton, Iowa. Mrs. William Sackville and daugh ter Margaret and Margaret Willey were Christmas visitors at the home of Mrs. Sackville's mother in Milan. Mr. and Mrs. A. Briseland have re turned from a visit at Garrison, Iowa, and are spending a few days with their daughter, Mrs. A. Morton, before re turning to their home In Mineral. tors are announced: Hugo Braunlich, i stapleton. 216 East Fifth street, with I John A. Feenev Colonel George W iFrench, J. F. Porter and Dr. W. H. Rendelmann. The nominating com mittee consisted of Charles Grille. John A. Feeney. H. J. Zeuch. Isaac jPetersberger, R. J. Stelling, Walter 'Schmidt and F. J. Allen. Home Damaged $1,030 by Fire. A midnight blaze which had its origin in ithe furnace in the home of Arthur . Clifford at the corner of Thirteenth street and Oneida avenue Tuesday night nearly resulted in the destruc tion of the entire house. As it was, the structure was damaged to the ex tent of at least $1,XX and the loss to the furniture will total a like amount. ,The Are was discovered about 11 o'clock by Mrs. Clifford, who was aroused from her slumbers by stifling smoke which filled the house. She at once arose and discovered that the entire houe and been filled with smoke and she. then notified -the other members of the family, all of whom escaped safely. The alarm was sent to the fire companies and within a few minutes several companies were on the scene of the conflagration. Tuesday afternoon fire wrought con siderable damage to the- bicycle store of C- R. Ceurvorst at 327" West Third street, the estimated damage being about $150. The Maze started in the rear of the store and was caused from an overheated brazing machine. The efforts of the down town fire corn- services -at 9 o'clock at St. Anthony's church. Burial was in St. Marguer ite's cemetery- East XFoline A program was given at the Chris tian mission Friday evening.' Mr. and Mrs. John Dormady spent Christmas in Sherrard. Fred Wild and Clifford Sandige spent a few days near Cleveland, hunting. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Aldrich and son Tracy left Monday noon for Chi cago. Hector Martin has gone to Belgium It has been rumored around town that he is to bring back a bride. The Plymouth entertainment was well attended and a great success. Robert Smith left Friday to visit his parents In Peoria. Harry Rasmuseen returned from Al- gona, Iowa, to visit his parents before bis departure for Idaho. Hugh Gorman is here -from Mather- ville to visit his brother, Tom Gorman. Roy Kenner went to Charlotte, Mich., where he will be married to a young lady of that place. They will stay there until after the holidays, and will then come here. Mrs. Klutz has been seriously ilL Emil Haas went to Freeport Friday to visit his parents. Mr. and Mtb. William French and daughter Pearl went to Peoria Friday Milan Lawrence Fitzpatrick of St. Louis Is visiting home folks. He arrived here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Heath and daugh ter left for their home in Colorado Tuesday. Mrs. Rathbun is sick. The Christmas program given at the Methodist church Friday evening was greatly enjoyed: Mrs. Bertha David and Mrs. Rene Ruge and daughter Ruth attended a house party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin David of Preemption Christmas. They returned home Monday. Arthur Mercer or Oelwein, Iowa, is visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. W. Kale. Frances Cullen is sick with scarlet fever at the home of David Matthews. MOLINE Pedestrian; Icy Walk; Hospital. Axel W. KJellstrom, residing at 1805 Eighteenth street, slipped on an icy walk on Fifteenth street between Fourth and Fifth avenues at 11 o'clock Tuesday night, seriously injuring him seir. lJr. f. O. Rlngnell was summon? and he ordered the man removed to St Anthony's hospital, where he will be confined for at least a fortnight Mr. KJellstrom is suffering from a se vere contusion of the head and back. ited from Friday until Monday with relatives in Rock Island. Ethel Bruner is teaching the Cole school. Mrs. Joe Gould returned home from Iowa Tuesday. POET AND EDITOR Brilliant Career of R. W. Gil der, Leader in World of Letters. 3 r:4 THE REASON WHY IS THE BEST STRENGTHENING TC?i!C for Feeble Old People, Delicate Children, Weak, Run-down. 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Oil iliiV p DOOKiet sent on request. 3IfflEN & ROBERTS V4Ve ,, -VtloMl Ramk KM. Nodmalathn. No alcohol hmbii. AsK .'VAVWWrpi a tonic for the goang. jS?;' tonV o. X. The following new books have been received at the Rock Island public library and will be ready for circula tion next Friday morning: "The Old Wives' Tale" E. A. Ben nett. "Homesteaders" Kate Boyles. "Island of Regeneration" C. T. Brady. "American Prose Masters" W. C. Brownell. "Last Days of Papal Rome" Raf faele de Cesare. "The Foreigner" Ralph Connor. "True Tilda" A. T. Quiller-Couch. "It Never Can Happen Again" Willlam de Morgan. "Mexico" C. R. Enock. "Labor and the Railroads" J. O. Fa- gan. "The Winning Lady, and Others" M. E. W. Freeman. "Veronica Playfair" Mrs. M. W. Goodwin. "The Picturesque Hudson" Clifton Johnson. "Songs Every One Should Know" Clifton Hudson. "Founders and Rulers of United Is rael" C. F. Kent. "Heroes and Crises of Early Hebrew History" C. F. Kent. "Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah" C. F. Kent. "Awakening- of Turkey" E. F. Knight. In the Forbidden Land" A. H. S. Landor. "The Long Gallery" Eva Lathbury. "The Dominant Dollar" W. O. LSI- libridge. Little Sister Snow" Mrs. F. C. Ma- cauley. Conquering the Arctic Ice" Ejnar Mikkelsen. "Less Than Kin" Mrs. A. D. Miller. "The Great Divide" W. V. Moody. "In Viking Land" W. S. Monroe. "Green Ginger" Arthur Morrison. "Psychology and the Teacher" Hugo Muensterberg. "Lords of High Decision" Meredith Nicholson. "My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life" S. A. R. Pryor. "Christianity and the Social CrisiB" Walter Rauschenbusch. . "Army Letters From san Officer's Wife" F. M. A. Roe. "Immigrant Tide; Its Ebb and Flow" E. A. Steiner. "The Speaker" Vol. 3. "The Reformation" Wllllston Walk er. "The Oath of Allegiance" E. S. P. Ward. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. . "Four Plays for Children" J. J. Chapman. "Faery Queen and Her Knights" A. J. Church. "School Team in Camp" J. P. EarL "Child's Guide to American History" H. W. El son. "Felicia's Friends" E. L, Gould. "Emergencies" C. E. Gullck. "Garden of Eden" George Hodges. "Captain John Smith" Tudor Jenks. "Montana, the Land of Shining Moun tains" K. B. Judson. "Flying Plover" Theodore Roberts. "Stories of the Great West" Theo dore Roosevelt. "Boys and Girls of Seventy-Seven" M. P. W. Smith. "Stories of the Ancient World." "Stories of the Middle Ages." "Stories of Norse Heroes Told by the Northmen" E. M. Wllmot-Buxton. Fire In Stockroom. An explosion caused by the overturning of a lighted lantern In the stockroom of the D. M Sechler Carriage company started small o'.:ize yesterday afternoon. The burning 'oil set flre to the wall paper and generated sufficient heat to set off one of the automatic sprinklers An employe of the carriage company was repairing a gas pipe, the light being furnished by a lantern. The lan tern rested on a pile of carpet, and some manner reii to tne floor an ex plosion following. None of the burn ing oil struck the workman. The loss is between $50 and $75 and was caused chiefly by water. 60,000 Pieces of Mail In Day. 00,000 pieces of mail were handled at the Moline postoffice on the Thursday pre ceding Christmas, according, to rough estimates just made of the volume of holiday business. The record of the cancellation machine for the one day shows that between 28,000 and 30,000 letters and postcards were handled in outgoing mall, and the volume of in coming matter of this class was equal ly as large. These figures do not take into account any packages. Acting under special orders from the office of the postmaster general none of the offices throughout the country stamped incoming mall during holiday week, It is estimated 55,000 postal cards bearing Christmas greetings were sent out during the week by Moline people. The heaviest day was Thurs day, when 22,000 cards were sent out. The next heaviest day recorded 19,000 cards, the next 9,000. In two days during the week 25,000 1-cent stamps were sold. To Keep Up Fight. Moline is to have another local option tight next spring. Win or lose the opponents of the liquor traffic are determined o keep the issue before the voters and wage unrelenting warfare on the liquor business. This much was decided on at an enthusiastic mass meeting held Tuesday night at the Firet Congrega tional church. It was the unanimous sentiment that the fight on the liquor traffic should not be permitted to be come lax in the event of either win ning or losing, and for this reason a permanent organization was perfected "The Local Option Law and Order League" is 'the name of the new or ganization. The officers elected to lead the movement are: President, Rev. W. M. Story; vice president, C S. Trevor: secretary. Rev. C. A. Lin coln: treasurer, Harry Alnsworth; finance committee. John Swanson, G M. Loosely, Harry Alnsworth; press committee. Rev. Thomas Doney, J. S Freeman, A. E. Montgomery; speakers committee. Rev. Carl Vengren, Rev J. A. Hurley, Dr. L. A. -Johnston; peti tion committee. Rev. R. E. Henry, M. Olson, A. E. Montgomery. Death of Mrs. Mary O. Hall. Mrs Mary O. Hall, widow of the late Jo seph M. Hall and one of Moline's well known residents, died Tuesday at her home at 1916 Sixth avenue. Mrs Hall's death followed an illness of three weeks with pneumonia. When she was first taken 111 her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Brousseau. came from her home in Albion, Mich., and remained with her mother until a week ago. The prospect of Mrs. Hall's recovery then seemed so favorable that Mrs. Brousseau returned home. Mrs. Hall was born in Shapleigh. Maine, Oct. 12, 1832. She grew to womanhood mere and was married Dec. 10, 1856, to J. M. Hall, whoalso was a native or bnap leigh. Together they came west in 1866 and settled in Aledo. They re sided there six years when they re moved to Rock Island. Mt. Hall came here in 1878. but his wife spent two years visiting in the east and Joined him in 1880. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1906. Mr. Hall's death occurred Oct. 25. 1907. having been hastened as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. Mrs. Hall is survived by two children, Frank P. Hall of this city and Mrs. Grace Hall Brousseau. The latter reached the city last night. The fu neral was at 2:30 o'clock this after noon from the home. Rev. C. A. Lin coln, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. Interment was in Riverside cemetery. Edgingfton Ray Parment'er and family of Gil man, Iowa, are visiting at Willard Parmenter's. -v Mrs. Charles Lowe is visiting in Rock Island. Lthel Forsythe of Viola is visiting with her uncle, John Rursch and family. Bennle Brubaker is visiting his brother. Clayton, in Rock Island. Paul Carpenter and family of Au drie. Alberta, are visiting friends and relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hartman were in Rock Island Friday. Mrs. Lou Hartman of Rock Island is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ida Bog- nar. - Mr. and Mrs. Lester Holliday of Swedona are visiting Mrs. Hollidays parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gould. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Carpenter vis- TYPESETTER EARLY IN LIFE your you Hear the betflale11 Pit it c beef JKOI SOI' ! I Late Kditor in Chief of Century Be came a Publisher Before He Was 12 Years of Age. Richard Watson Gilder, poet, lectur er and editor in chief of the Century Magazine, who recently died at the home of a friend In New York city, was born In Bordentown, N. J., on Feb. 8, 1844. For more than a quarter of a century he was regarded as an au thority on literature. Mr. Gilder came of colonial stock and inherited a scholarly bent. HJs father, the Rev. William H. Gilder of the Methodist denomination. was the founder of Bellevue seminary, Borden town. N. J. Richard browsed about as a boy in the printing office of the Long Island Times in Flushing. While he still wore short trousers he could hold his own as a setter of type. Perched on an old soap box. he was wont to set his own compositions In type and print them. He showed a precocious lean ing toward letters in his early youth and before he was twelve years old was writing, setting type for and pub lishing the St. Thomas Register at Flushing. N. Y., whither his father had gone to establish St. Thomas' Hall, an academy for boys. In the Antislavery Cause. His education was completed under his father's tuition, and when he was sixteen he was following national is sues. His ardor for the antislavery cause led him at this period to unite vrlth two young colleagues in the pro duction of a newspaper in the support of Bell and Everett for presidential honors. He was always somewhat frail, but when the civil war broke out he was anxious to fight, and at the time when the northern cause seemed threatened. in the campaign of 18G3, he enlisted liv. Landis' Philadelphia battery, serving until Lee was beaten back from Penn sylvania. Mr. Gilder's first serious editorial venture on his own responsibility was the establishment in 1SC8 of the New ark (N. J.) Morning Register, a daily, which he founded and edited with Murray Crane. The Register was not a financial success, and be gave up his connection with it in a short time. HJs literary ability had already re ceived wide recognition in New York, which then represented the best thought of the country, and at the age of twenty-six he was offered the edi torship of nours at Home, published by the Scribners. When this publica tion was absorbed In Scrlbner's Month ly, organized shortly thereafter, he be came associate editor under Dr. Hol land, retaining that post for eleven years. When at Dr. Holland's death the magazine underwent a further re organization and change of ownership. becoming the Century, Mr. Gikler fol lowed it as managing editor. He held this post from 1SS1 until bis death. During all the period of his editorial work Mr. Gilder was writing from time to time verse, which was the ba sis of his widest public appreciation. His first book of verse. "The New Day," was published in 18S5. and among these anl the six volumes which have followed are included son nets and lyrics which have found a setting in the American anthology and have been rated by critics as sure to pass Into the heritage of the language. Novel Experience With a Contributor. Magazine editors are often charged. perhaps sometimes 'justly, with show ing partiality in their acceptance of manuscripts, but far more often the case is the reverse, and manuscripts are accepted purely on their merits without the editor knowing or realiz ing who the author may be. The fol lowing experience of Mr. Gilder while editor of the. Century is a case in" point: He was sitting at a dinner nezt to a charming young girl whom he knew slightly as a clever young wo man with somewhat decided ideas. which she Bpent a great deal of energy in carrying out. What are you doing now?" he ask ed interestedly of his bright neighbor. Nothing, really nothing In particular Just now," was the reply, "except, per haps, some verses I have been writ ing." Oh, my dear child, don't do that!" cried the editor in a tone of horrified regret. "Why. do you know, you are really wasting your time. People can't get 25 cents for 5,000 verses today." "Can't they?" with sad surprise. "I , tan. though." she continued, "for I re- Phoncgrapi ' . The world's lrest pntprtainprc ih liAafl-Hrii, of the vaudeville shows , the stars of the open tne srooa composers, band leaders ana orchel tra conductors are making: Records for th; Edison Phonograph. All of them are repre sented in our catalog-. Why do they consent to make Records for the Edison Phonograph ? Because they believe : that the Edison Phonograph will do them real justice, giving1 them the most artistic reproduction. When you listen to an Edison Record played by an Edison Phonograph, you hear the orig--inal just as it was sung- or played. Can you do this with, any other instrument? v. " Edlaoo Phonographs can be had from $12.30 to IU5-0t J Ediaoa Standard Record ..... .S3 Ediaoa Ambero) Records (play twice a lona-) .SO , Edison Grand Opera Records - 75c. and $140 There are Edison dealer ererrwhere. Go to the nearest aa4 hear the Edison Phonograph play both Edison Standard and Affiberol Records and get complete catalogs from roar dealer r from us. NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY 7 LakeeMo Aveae. Orange. N. J. Edison Records and Phonographs Sold by J encke Music Mouse 1620 Second Avenue. Edison phonographs sold on special terms of nothing down and $1.00 per week. Come in tomorrow and select your ma chine and have it sent to your home. Every Edison record carried in stock. ARTHUR P. GRIGGS, 121 East Second street, Davenport. ceived $25 for some I wrote last month!" "My goodness!" exclaimed Mr. Gil der in mild amazement. "Who paid you that?" "Why. you did!" cried the girl. Mr. Gilder was far from being a recluse. In him the co-operatWe spirit was highly developed. lie took an ac tive Interest In civic life and performed raluable services to New Vrrk city as a member of the tenement house com mission that eradicated many of the evils of tenement life. lie was a member of several clubs tnl one of the founders of noted so- ilexes. Colds Cause Headache Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide cold and grip remedy removes cause. Call for full name. Look for signature E. W. Grove. 25c DETROIT TO MAKE AIRSHIPS Several Aeroplane Plant Will Be in Operation Within Year. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 30. At a meet ing la6t night of the Michigan Aero club officers were elected and plans adopted for the extension of the aero plane business. 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