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THK AKGU8, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17. 1895.
Spot Cash
Itpartnent Stort
1 1725 Seeo&S At
KoctltlanL
young & wois
iLIQUOR to minors.
Judge Bigelow Renders an Im
portant Ruling.
Special Mid - Summer
Still On.
Sale , is
The crowd who have had the pleasure of visiting our
Crockery Department for the past week went away
greatly pleased at our great mid-summer sale. We have
deposed of many dinner and toilet sets, buc still have
many bargains to offer. We having purchased from the
Au-Bon Marche, the big department store of Chicago
that could not stand the pressure of the hard times, their
entire line of silver-plated ware of best known manufac
turers at less than 25 cents on the dollar, and we place
these goods on sale Monday at the following unheard
of prices:
Silver-plated salt and poppers, an bon marche, price 95c; our price 25c
butter knives,
child's set?,
nut picks,
3fc
2.0c
50c
35c
69c
G!),!
(1.25
f!.G'J
:5.-c
35c
(1 49
10c
So
9c
15c
25c
19c
49c
75c
7c
9c
11.25
$2.85
75c
ex. handle
napkin rin;
Sterling silver liair. with set,
(ienuino irarnel solid cold ear-fin?
Kogi-rs' triple-plated knives nnd forks, 1817 brand f 1.5')
Hni'ern' trinle-ulalcd teaspoons. (1.25
And many other items.
SILKS. SILKS.
As the season is far ndvanced in this line, we will pi vo our many
patrons a mid-summer sale of silks to commence Monday. July 15. and
to continue the entire week, if- the stock will hold out. '1'here are
manv rare bargains iu this bale that demand the attention of every
shrewd buvcr.
CHINA SILKS.
24-inch in beautiful designs, have been 49, C2 and 82c; sale price.
30c per yard.
Plain black China silks, (Cheney Bros.) 21-incb, was 75c per yard;
sale price 37Jc per yard.
Kai Kia wash silks which have been 52 and 43c per yard, go in this
sale at 27c.
Cheney Hros'. best China silks, all this season's patterns, 24 inch,
iave b:-en" 98, 87 and 75c; sale price 59a.
BLACK AKMURE SILKS.
Extra qnalitr, have been $1.25; sale price C9c.
24-inch black brocaded Jap silks, small ligure, have been f 1.25; onr
sale price 72 Jo.
A beautiful line in TafTetta silk worth up to tl 85; sale price C9c.
BLACK SILK LACF.
l or dresses, 40 inches wide, worth f 1.53; sale price 92c.
Mack silk. 48-inch wide lish net and brocaded, was worth
sale price $1.49.
26-inch silk umbrellas, a bargain at $2; sale price (1.25.
Cballies for this sale 2c per yard.
12.35;
Young Mc Combs
1725 Second Avenue,
ROCK ISLAND
Carriages, Harness,
Laprobes, Whips, etc.
Mason's
Carriage Works
YOU CAN ALWArS
GET TJTE LATEST STYLES AT
See the ball bearing and rubber tiro wheels on vehicles
of all kinds.
Wo carry all grades in stock and personally warrant all
work sold either of our own or other makes.
219 to 124 Hast Fourth street -
DAVENPORT.
SPECIAL PRICES
ON-
Refrigerators and Gasoline Stoves
TO CLOSE THE SEASON.
We don't intend to carry one over for next sea
son. We sell only the Jewel Gasoline Stove and the
"Shirk" Refrigerator. Everyone guaranteed perfect.
Call at once, and take advantage of these prices.
They won' last long at the figures they are marked.
Allen. Mvers & Company
THE HUEEUr CASE DISMISSED.
The Difference Between Giving It Direct
and When It to Merely to the Acent fur
Another Two Decisions In Point In the
Circuit Court.
In the circuit court yesterday aTter
noon Judge Bigelow gave his decision
in tue case of hriwaru Murrin, indict
ed for selling liquor to minors. The
ruling was for the acquittal 01 tnc
defendant and it is important, ns it is
the first instance in Kock Island
county where a iudjje has defined the
difference between selling liquor to
minors direct and giving it to them
for others. The Schaffer boys in the
iustaucc complaiucd of were sent to
Murrin's by Daniel lie-Master, au
employe in a bakery a block from
there, and I he beer was purchased for
McMaster. This was the point
raised by William McEniry, attorney
for the defense, upon the agreement
as to the state of facts w ith State s
Attorney Searle. The .law under the
dram shop act holds that no one
shall sell or give intoxicating liquors
to minors without consent 01 par
ents, guardians orphvstcian, and the
penalty for the violation of this
clause is not less than (20 or more
than 1 100.
The Judge' Decision
In this case Judge Bigelow held
that to constitute a salts or gift of in
toxicating liquor it is necessary that
the legal title shall pans from ven
dor to vendee. Hut in this case the
agreed state of facts showed that the
Schaffer boys received liquor as agent
of another, and as a well settled
priuciple of law that the title ml
properly could not pass from vendor
to agent, and the boys' receiving the
liquor in th; capacity of agents
could not receive the title to the
liquor. Hence the sale was not to
the boys, but to the man who sent
them for the liquor. Henco Murrin
was not liable under the statutes lor
selling liquor to minors.
Not Hern Derided ISefore.
This question has not been de
cided by the supreme court of this
state, and it was the first time the
question was ever raised in the cir
cuit court o? Kock Island county.
The point contended by Mr. McEniry
that a sale of liquor could not be
made to an agent has been sustained
by three decisions of the supreme
court of Massachusetts under a stat
ute similar to that In this state,
which decisions were followed by
Judge Bigelow.
JVInrtin round Guilty.
In the afternoon Jack Martin was
found guilty of one count for selling
liquor to a minor in the person of
James Shannon, by the following
jurors: L. K. Svkes, William Hice
K. B. Kuschuiann, S. C. Bligh, George
McUce, William Kirby, K. L". Alex,
andcr, Frank Babcock, T. C. Wake
field. John Shellv. W. II. McCurtv
and A. B. Cox. The tine was placed
at ?2d and costs.
Mr. McEnirv, for the defendant.
did not deny his guilt in selling in
toxicants to the boy, who repre
sented that the goods were tic-
siied for other parties, whereas tl e
lad used the liquor himself and be
came drunk. The court contended
that Mr. Martin was iruiltv in so far
as he was responsible for the conse
quence of the intoxicants while in
the minor's possession, and until they
wore delivered over to the purchas
ing party. State's Attorney Searle
prosecuted, assisted by M. E.
Sweeny, employed by the W. C. T. U.
The case was given to th jury at 6
o'clock, and after a few hours' delib
eration returned a verdict, lindicg
Mr. Martin guilty on one count,
three charges being held against him.
ETTA AFTER MclNTIRE.
1821 Second Ave. Opposite the Harper House j
A Thrilling t.sperlence.
The Molinc Dispatch has the fol
lowing account of a thrilling acci
dent in a that city Monday afternoon:
A miraculous escape from what
seemed imminent death occurred to
Fred, the 11-year old son of A. II. F.
Mueller, yesterday afternoon, on
Fourth avenue near Twelfth street.
Ho was riding iu the bick of au open
buggy, driven by Louis Kitt, adeliv
eryman for John II. Mueller, the
boy's uncle, when the horse suddenly
shied at the street car, or some other
noise, and turned directly across the
track in front of the car "which was
going at a good rate of speed. The
car was too clos.i upon the wagon to
check its speed, and struck the vehi
cle with great force, throwing the
boy high in the air, he alighting be
tween the wagon and the car while
the latter was still going along at a
fast rate. With a presence of mind
surprising in the lad's years, ho
seised hold of the guard just under
and in front of the car, w here, hold
ing on, he was dragged until the
motorman stopped the car. The ex
cited motormnn got oil expecting to
tind A mangled boy. but the little
fellow was out from under the car
nhead of him and entirely unhurt.
His mother was sitting on the pare 1
at his home, 1204 Fourth avenue, a
witness to the horrifying accident,
and to her the boy immediately has
tened to assure her he was unhurt.
The wagon and driver suffered no
injury, they leing only pushed along
by the car. Today the little bny is
ail over the scare,' though his mother
has not recovered fully from the ner
vous shock."
1..10 to I'eerut unit Itrturn St SO
On the excursion Sunday. July 21.
Train leaves Rock Island' at Twen
tieth street depot at 7:50 a. m.;re-
I turning, leaves Peoria at 8 p. m.
K. &TOCE1IOI SE, U. 1. A.
iiarnlabeta Him to Recover McPhail'
Drench of rromiM Debt.
In the September terra of court
Etta Trovillo will attempt to compel
William Mclntire to remit to the ex
tent of $1,250 the amount awarded
her against Malcolm McPhail for his
tampering with her fluttering heart.
The suit will come under the title of
a garnishee. It will be remembered
that immediately after the verdict ia
the breach of promise suit McPhail
disposed of his interest to his part
ner, William Mclntire.
She Thinks It Shun.
The widow is strongly of the opin
ion that the transfer was a sham
and that the wily Malcolm still re
tains hi interest in the property, al
though he has flown to a northern
clime, with thij pretention of re
maining henceforth away from the
scenes of former days. The court
has allowed her the amount, and as
she believes Malcolm's finances are
in the possession of Mclntire, she
will endeavor to make the lutter pro
duce through a legsl process of gar
nishee. William McEniry is repre
senting Etta in this matter.
THE SCHOOL LEVY.
Hoard ol Education Ask. for 3J Per Cent
of the Assessed Valuation.
The board of education at a meet
ing last evening adopted a recom
mendation of the linance committee
iu ordering a lovy of 2 per cent for
general uses and 1J per cent for
building purposes on the assessed
valuation of the city property.
What this will aggregate depends
upon the deliberations of the state
board of equalization which meets in
Springlield in October, when the
school district valuation will be
either reduced or advanced or prob
ably not altered in the lr-a.-t. If the
latter, the income will be about the
same as last year, when it was (73,
000. The directors state tht it is
not their desire to permit an increase
in the levy. In the past live years
the levy was inerca.se t thus wise: In
189!) it was $J0.OO.: 18'Jl. $52,500;
1893, $75,000; (78,000; 1895, (?)
Auunnl Census.
The census report submitted by
W. L. Sweeney shows an increase in
scholars over last year of 2C7. This
gain comes almost entirely from
either end of the city, while in some
of the central wards the increase has
been very light, the Fifth decreasing
15. t or illustration, in the Seventh
ward the train was 12i, and in the
First 73. This further bespeaks the
necessity of additional buildings in
the extreme portions, which the
board has under contemplation, the
contract for one structure having
been let. By wards, the scholars arc
as follows:
B tweeo ft fin 1 21 renr.
WarJs. M'l.. FcM're. Total.
Kii .us Sin; bit
Second Mil 41.", 77
T-i.l 3S7 T;
Ko .rth S.1, Si 474
Fifth avr, fm
sixth n :r'.i '.sr,
M-ViIKU 4.-JH 4.I.! w)
i,-0 S 4113 4.7K
I met St vnrs of !.c.
F.'r-t Ml AC, l,iiir,
So-,d Mil l.l.VJ
Thiol .'37 1.IW5
Fourth 3.-J .110 KM
rifrli :tss 7:7
mms fill r'i i.tiir,
bevcati 6 0 Ii'i5 1.311
3.4:.) ;i,i;i5 cut
Children numbering 1,012 at
tended the private nnd parochial
schools, us compared with 999 last
year.
(Itt.rr Intuffft.
The board purchased 350 Andrews
desks at pric.-s ranging from (1.85 to
$2.12, for the new school, with an
option on 100 more on. the same
terms. An order for four teachers'
desks at $11 each was also given.
The Kock Island F'ttel company
was awarded the contract for supply
ing wood to the schools for the ensu
ing year.
Illark Hank Association Anunal.
The Black Hawk Building. I.oaii
and Savings association held its an
nual meeting last evening in the
Bengston block otlices. H. l. Mack
and Jonas Bear were re-elected di
rectors, while Henry Kinner nnd 11.
C. Cleaveland were chosen to suc
ceed IHrcctors Wiilhini Wilmerton,
of Preemption, and Gustavc Swens
son.of Moline, resigned. The di
rectors then organized and elected
the following ollicers for the ensuing
year, all being re-elections except
Mr. Mack, who was chosen in place
of President W. II. Marshall, who
declined to serve another term:
President II. li. Mack.
Vice President F. C. Dcnkmann.
Secretary T. J. Medill, Jr.
Treasurer J. F. Kobinson.
A Nornln c n rdiftn
This morning at the home of Mr.
nnd Mrs. W. B. Pct'.it, 314 Ninth
street, occurred the marriage of Al
len W. Giles and their eldest daugh
ter. Miss Fannie K. Peltit. The cer
emony ws3 performed by Bev. C. E.
Taylor, of the First Baptist chnrch,
in the presence of he familv cir
cle only, it being a quiet 'home
wedding. The couple departed this
afternoon on a brief honeymoon and
wiil make Rock Island their home.
River Kinters.
The Glenmoct came down with 1C
strings of logs.
The Kcindeer came down with
cijjhi strings of lumber.
The Za'.us Davis. West Rambo and
Verne Swain came down and re
turned. The stage of the water at the Rock
Island bridge at noon was 2:00; the
temperature, 83.
ThJ W. J. Young, Jr.. was in on
her regular trip in the Rock Island
Burlington trade.
OVER HEAD.
Council Changes Front on Alley
Paving Despite the Mayor.
RECONSIDERS ITS TO WISE ACTION.
Necessary to Apprml Fiona the Decision
of the CLalr Before the Aldermen Could
Accomplish Their Move The Snnb on
the Saloon Question.
Dospite the contrary position taken
by Mayor Knox, the improvement of
the alleys will be pushed along. On
returning from their inpectiou trip
about G o'clock last evening a num
ber of the aldermen seemed to realize
the unwise precedent established the
night before, and resolved to recon
sider it even at the sicrifice of a
little jar between themselves and the
mayor, who declared a motion
to reconsider out of order,
holding that the meeting was called
for a specific purpose. Some of tho
aldermen contended that it was
merely a continuation of the session
of the night before. Aid. Nelson
presented the motion for reconsider
ation and received a second from
Aid. Maucker, but the mayor in
sisted on its illegality, and Aid.
Kennedy appealed from the decision
of the chair. The mayor put the
motion, asking if the chair should Ik)
sustained, and it was defeated 3 to
5. There was a debate as to the
constitutionality of the action from
a parliauientarr standpoint, but it
tinally went, and so will the paving.
Prior to the session, the council in
a body investigated certain grades in
the Sixth and Second ward and in
spected the Thirtieth street paving.
The latter was approved, and It is a
very line piece of work and a credit
to Contractor Wheelan.
The Sunday Enforcement.
Either Mayor Knox was innocently
submissive to a snub on the part of
the council in the matter of the en
forcement of the Sunday saloon law,
or he was willing that the council
should take from him thercsponibil
ty vested in the executive of the city
to enforce municipal law, in the coun
cil's attitude Monday night iu the
adoption of Aid. Kennedy's motion
instruct'ng Chief of Police Etzel to
enforce the law requiring an abso
lute suspension of Sunday liquor
trnlliu. It is the duty of tho council,
as it is of 'all legislative bodies, to
make laws; it is the duty of the ex
ecutive of a municipality.as of a state,
to enforce law. The council, there
fore, transgressed its authority in
calling upon the marshal to sec that
tho laws of the city are executed,
and in doing so it insulted the mayor.
whether he wished to take it so or
not. There have been mayors of
Rock Island before who have de
clined to put such motions as Aid.
Kennedy offered, though not per
taining to the same subject; and
without discussing the issue involved
the prcscot mayor would have stood
more on the dignity of his office had
he have outlined to the aldermen his
duty in the premises, as well as
theirs. If ordinances arc deliberate
ly violated it is the mayor's duty to
apply the remedy, unless the coun
cil is disposed to stamp him as in
competent or negligent.
When Travellnc,
Whether on pleasure beet, c.r busi
ness, take on every trip a bottle of
Syrup of Fig?, as it act? most pleas
antly and effectually on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, preventing fevers,
headaches and other forms of.sick
ness. For sale in 50 cent and $1 bot
tles by all leading druggists. Man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
company only.
Weak, Weary al Wit1eJ
people may become strong, vigorous
and healthy by taking Foley's Sar
saparilla. a perfect blood puriticr, a
splendid tonic trial size, 50 cents.
Sold at M. F. Bahneen's drug store.
Waterproof collars and cuffs that will
rot wilt, arc not effected by incisiurs
and look just like linca arc ell the
fashion now. They ore rr.cdc by cov
ering n linen collar or cuff with "cel
luloid " nnd are the only waterproof
goods made with tn interlining, con
sequently the only ones that will stand
wear and give perfect satisfaction. Try
them and you will never regret it. Al
ways neat, and easily cleaned. Whca
soiled simply wipe off with o wet cloth
or sponge. Every piece of the genu
ine is stamped as follows :
TRAOf
LULQII
Ask for those so marked and refhsc any
inrflations, as they cannot possibly
please yon. If your dealer docs not
keep them, we will send a sample di
rect on receipt of price. Collars sc.
each. CuXTs 50c pair. Stats size and
vthdfccr stand-up or turned-down col
lar is wasted.
TEE CELLULOID COMPANY,
471-429 Broadwcy, Sew Vera?
Baker, McNeill
" r
e Sessler.
Stoves.
Hardware,
Plumbing,
Hot Water Heating,
Steam and Gas Fitting,
Copper, Tin and
Sheet Iron Work.
COB. IIilHTH ST. and SECOND AYE
Opposite Harper House. Rock Island.
Boys9 and Children's Suits.
BOYS' LONG PANTS SUIT Lot i.
Suits that sold at $3 60. 17.75, 7 50, fG.75, fG.50.
$5.75 and $5-60 for this sale-
All ihc Children's Double-Breasted Two-Piece Suits.
LOT 2 Suits that sold at 3.50, (3.25, 13 00 and
'2.75, also combination suits included, for this sale
02.5O.
Junior and Reefer Suits Lot 3.
Suits that sold at 12.00, 1.90, $1.75 and f 1.C5. for
this sale fftl Rfl.
Lot 4.
Suits that sold at (1.85, (1.75, (1.53. (1. 25, (4.00 and
(3.75, for this sale $3.40a
All suits in this sale are of this season's make;
the best and the newest that money can procure.
Now is your chance to lay in a supply for the
boys. Never again will yon buy them so cheap.
Sommers & LaVelle
1804 Second Avenue.
One Price.
THE PLACE TO BUY
VVall Pa
Room Mouldings, Pictures, Picture
Frames and Window Shades is at the
Adams Wall Paper Company,
310, 312 and 314 Twentieth street.
JOHN KONOSKY,
Carpenter and Builder,
OFFICE, HO: 3821 SIXTH AVENUE.
Shop on Vine street, U0CK ISLAND.
l.T.
Twm SnaanrraVD
ROSENFIELD BROS.
PRACTICAL
Plumbers, Steam, Gas Fillets,
liouse Heating and Basilar Plnmbiag. Basement Bock lala; d Nat Bank

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