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THE AKGUS, TUESDAY, MAKCII 12, 1907. WAS OLD RESIDENT Marx Harder, Who Passed Away Last Night, Had Made Home . Here Since 1867. WAS IN HIS 81ST YEAR Suffered Apoplectic Stroke Friday George Downing, Jr., Formerly of This City is Dead. Marx Harrier, u resilient of the oily biiice lSb7, died last evening at 11 o'clock at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Vieior Beck. 2511 Fife ii and -a-lialt avenue, after an illness of but a fev days. Mr. Harder last Wedn'.day v ebrated his Mith birthday, and until Friday he seemed jn his usual ;;).) 1 health. Friday he slift't -red an aiiopU'" tic stroke, and the effects of this caused his death. Mr. Harder was born in (Jcrniany March i, lstiT. li'.' canu; to this country and sellle.l :'i Davcniiort in lo, :u resided ihe- until 1S;7. when he removed to llo.'k Island. For 21 yiais h was cniploy-j I at the Uock Inland I'.ow coinpany'. factory. After the death of his wile :i issi, he made his home with his daughter. Mrs. Keck. Ml. Harder was a veteran of two wars, serving t !i iimti'i tin- Danish sitn;:.ule in 1 S IN-r.o. ami be in?; a member of ("otuiia.iy 0. Nth Iowa infant iy. i:i the civil war. He is survive I by his daughter and a son. Theodov llarthr. also of this city, and by 11 grandchildren. The funeral will ''" hi hi Thursday utiunoon at :'. o'clov1 at the home of Mrs. Kick. K v. C, A. Menr.iel-.e. jiasior of the Ociiran l.w li lt an chure'h. will cruxiiirt ilie service;. Tile family requests that no flowers be i-t'llt. ;crr llimilliiu. Jr. Weird has reached relatives here of the deat',1 at his home in l.os Angeles, fal., March e;, of (ieorgf Downing. .Ir.. formerly d' this city and for a number of years proprietor of the old Downing foundry on Nin;li :-lre i. Mr. Downing bad been ill two vvks with jaundice. He was born and sp ir leis early lile in Uock Island, ri moving to California 1.1 years ago. He was .1:5 years of age. isuiviving are the wife and five chil dren, all of l.os Angeles. There are' also left one sister, Mrs. Thomas Man uel of this e-ity, and four brothers, .! i.eph of Abilene, Kan., John of Andalu sia. James of Alexis. 111., and Thomas eif Pittsburg, lbtrial took place at Leis Angeles. ('mini KlimTnl. Funeral servie-es over the remains of Carl Fdwarri Cowden were held at 15::!U this afternoon from the Spencer Memorial church. The services we're e-on.lucted by liev. W. I. MacVey, tis siste'd by Kev. K. W. Tlumipson. I'lir ial took place at Chippianimck cemetery. cafe will make a specialty of fish diu- ners. Children's novelty spring caps. IT. & S. Mermaid muslin underwear 'at the Mill store. Mermaid muslin underwear at the Mill store. Fish dinners during Lent at the Rock Island house cafe. Red Cross shoes for 'ladies; stylish and comfortable. The Mill store. OnWy four more days of the great H. & H. sale. Lange Ai Heitmann. Red Cross shoes for ladies, stylish and comfortable. The Mill store. II. T. Siimon wants your tin and fur nace work. 1j2G-132S Fourth avenue. Don't fail to attend the Harris ol Hess sale. Only lour more days. Lange & Heitmann. l.ongley. best $:J.nu hat marie, styles thai set the pace. .:o!d only by I'iie nieyeT Ac Sterling. 75 cents saved em shed protected ceial on account of the; weight of wa ter. Try Mueller's. V. & S. suits and spring overcoats are the b;-st that tailor:: can mak..'. Inspection invited. I'llemeyer & Ster ling. and $1..1'i negligee shirt spe cials at I'llenieyi r ,fc Sterling's. All styles in the new spring effects. I'. & S. Your Master inn lit is liere. All you need lo i) is pick it one. You are sure of satisfaction at i'I!c:ni'yer Su rling's. Export manicuring, shampooing and thorough treatment of the hair and scalp givem by Mrs. Sol Levi, I'M Sev cnU'enth street. Old phone west 5'J. The rccit-il gieu by Mrs. Marlon !iumphres, a.-sis'ed bv Io!;n J. l.ia-'S of Davi nperl. t'thl Mis:-: Marv Alice Williams tonight wili begin at N o'clock. The Helen Could auxiliary to the Spanish War Veterans will give a card party at Memorial ball Thursday e v cniug. Admission. 15 cents, iiu'luding tefn shnieiiis. A lo-tlay trip tbinugli Kansas. Okla homa, and Texas, over ".nun miles of traveling on privately condue-ted car. Rate, $ie, iucliuiiiig meals and berth. See us tit once. Schaarmauti & Thomp son, 1712'j Si i olid avenue. While on the way to school til:-. i:o!ii;ti;;. talking and laughing with le r comiKinion. Miss (itaee V. heelaa. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K Wheelan. .1:57 Nineteenth s'uxr. faini- e ri and fell to the sidewalk. A phy sician living near by noticed her fa!! and immi'diaie Iy ran lo her side ami rallied her to l:,r home. She reg-iued loiiscioitsness a short time after :!k acciilenr. She sustained slight bruises in he r fall. Men's Spring Overcoats, Rain or Shine, $15 to $25 The splendid qualities of these coats are most noticeable in such varied weather as we're having now. If it's clear and bright these garments are fine to keep out the early spring chill. If it's "good weather for ducks" raining pitchforks these stylish coats, mind you, will keep you dry. The pure wool fabrics of which they are made are in no wise injured by the process which renders them waterproof. As to their making: the tailor who betters them if there's one who can will have to "go some!" New lines of Shoes, Hats and Toggery now ready No matter what your needs may be in these lines you'll find an,abundance of the newest nobbiest styles here to choose from. You'll find better bargains here. Invariably our prices are the lowest. Clothes for little gentlemen the best new styles are now ready. Everything men and boys wear for spring. Make an early selection. THE W EAT HUH. Hnin fr NnH litnihl anil WrilnoH ilnyt 'hIt toniKlil. with Hip Innrnl t cm i-nil 11 rr nriir t ha ! .inn lii. J. l. Mlltlllltlt, I. ! l-ir--silT. 'IpiiilM-riiliire nt 7 n. m.. -Ill; sit '.'-Ml l. in., t'i. Maximum IriiiiM'raMirr iu IiihI i! I liimrn, -ltt; minimum, tll. 'lorit 4l iml nl 7 li. in.. H inilrs ii-r lump. I'n-- iilaliii. .01. Mn--f of Milrr. 5 frrl, n full il .;: fool. CI TV CHAT, Head Our nri On page I. Custafson & llaje-s. LaSalle e-oal at Mueller's. Fish and oysters at Aim's. Insure with llei'cher l'lrus. Iluy a home eif Reiriy l'.ros. Tlie Mill store for lace curtains. Trj-City Towtl Supply company. Tin- Mil! store for lace curtains:. ItiilU garrie'ii seeds at I'ttPsig tiros'. For bus, baggage, express, ctiil Kobli's. For bus or express, Spencer &. Tiefz. New Idea patterns. The Mill store. Ke rliT & Co., e-arpet and ni e leaners. New Mea ratlerns. The Mill store. Coal going at lowest prices at Muel ler's. During I.i'nr the Hoc!; Island house GRANTS A DIVORCE Judge Gest Issues Decree to Mrs. Josephine Kerr Against William J. H. Kerr. GiVEN CUSTODY OF CHILDREN Charged Cruelty and Drunkenness Prisoner is Released on Payment of One Cent Fine. Petition for Saloon License. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City ot Hock island, ill : We. the undersigned owners of prop erty on Twelfth street, between Sixtli ivenue and Eighth avenue, in the city eif Hock Island, wi hin a distance eif Hon feet beith ways from rie. Cl'.u Twelfih stree't. hereby consent to and petition your honorable body to permit Max llellfrich to open and conduct a saloon at No. tu Twelfth street: Feet. Christian Naab no Ceorge Biehl 411 J. D. Heecher lt;i! John B. Cramer S5 Henry Wing lsn t redene-k Setdlitz (;n Anthony IXvoe 411 I). Taxman 411 A a. Anderson 50 Mrs. .!. J. Williams .Me'k .Mssen 45 R Hachman 51) K. Budelier no Judge Cest yesterday afternoon is--neri ti dei'iei.' of divorce to Mrs. .lo- phiin' Kerr of this e ity, in her suit ig;eins! William J. II. Kerr. Tile com plainant was granted the e-ustody of five minor children. Mrs. Kerr eharg- d her husband with extreme and re peated cruelty and habitual litunkeii liess. M. K. Sweeney ripri stilted the coinphiiuant. The couple were mar- tied Oct. us, Ism;. Ye'storriay afternoon the case of W. L. Cansert against ICarl Tliornbill, who frnnrly conducted a store at Joy, HI., was called, and when the plaintiff fail ed to prove the account e-liarged, the case was eli.-miss! ri ny Mr. Canse rt's attorneys, Sciiriver & Schriver. Tlie' case was one appealed from the jus tice court, which rendere'd a judgtnen' against Mr. Thonibill for $:.'('., claimed to be a balance due on an nce-ount orig inally of over $ l.nuii. Murphy & Witter represented Thorniiill. lriNoi-t-r ix Iti-li-iiMCtl. Gale Howard, sentenced to the coun ty jail some time ago em a plea of guilty to larceny, was re-leased yester day and sent to Cable. Howard was taken into the circuit court, and owing to his physical condition Judge (lest made his sentence :1 days and lined him e;ne cent. Howard had already seive'd Jt! days, ami on the fine being ;-niri by (). L. Bruticr, he was released. Mr. Hi uner provided him with a ticket for Cable. Missouri I'aeiiie today. Si ity vi sa'it Fish was elected a member ol 1 tie board of elii'cetors. DR. MANNING A FUGITIVE? Warrant Out for Arrest of Former Rock ls!3-.d Dentist at Peoria. Ace-oniiiig 10 the l'coria Star Dr. C. ('.Manning, bu-mei Iy a de'titist iu Hi k Islam!, who ik's begun hankrulcy pro ceedings in tliat e-ity, has disapjieare I. A wnriant has In en sworn out fur his arrest. It is alleged that iti.m 'diate'y befeiri bling ,t petition it! ban!;n:p:cy lie pt;ich;iseii and had etelive'fed som. Jt'un worth o-' goods from re nin mer chants without paying for the same. Salt Lake Po'icc Chief He, J. Salt Lake City. March 12. Chi-1" f Police (iiiirge Sheets, charged with eonspiraCy to defraud tourists passing through Salt Lake City, was lod-: held to the criminal riixViou eri' . he district court. Archie Doing Nicely. Wasliingic.ii. March 'I'. The im provenient in Archie Housevelt's coti riition continues. "He is doing nicely.' said Dr. Hlxey tifier the morning visit to tin- patient today. THE MARKETS. Fish on Board of Directors. St. Louis, March 12. At the annua! meeting of the stockholders of the Chie-ago. M:tie-h 12. Following arc the market emulations teiday: Wheat. May, 77',, 7SU, 7t;"s,-7S-i. July, 7S1 ',. 7!K-S, 77".;, 7!'i. September, ls4., 7:i-s, 7N's. 7!t-",A. Corn. May, li;7.;, I71i. IC.";. I7A. July, l(;"s. lii'i. Ki's. September, fti's, -17, l;"'s. 4C94. Oats. May, 41 is, 11;.;, -In-;, 4 1 July, ".7'.!. 117'i. :'.ti"i. "7-".;. September, ;i2:.Vi. :;:!'s, '.',',. Pork. July, ii;.37, 3i;.;;7. i-mt, May, li;.lu, li;.17. l"..:m, ltl.in. Lard. July, !.::.-), !i.;;.-. !.it. .:;n. May, :.:;i, a.tio, :i.i2. !.2."i. Ribs. July, !).nu, u.ur(, s.!i,"., !.ur. May, N.:7, !J.un, s.im, 'i.no. Chicago receipts Wln'tit 13, corn ARE STILL BUSY Home of John T. Noftsker En tered and Valuable Jewelry and Money Taken EARLY IN THE EVENING While Members of Family Were at Church Sunday Evening Entrance to House is Gained. That tile leign of the burelar in Hock Island lias not been ended was shown i-.gaiu Siiinkiv eve-ning. when the hoiis.' el John T. Noftsker. St'.t; Twentieth street. w;is cnti nil, and a number of valuable pieces of jt-wclry and about in meni y were taken. The mem bers of the family were at church at tile time', the home being entered be tween 7 and ! o'clock in the evening. An entrance was gained through a win dow of ihe laundry at the tear of the house. ilti ciiie-h being pried off by the tiiief. From a!j: a ranees the home was si-arched from top to bottom, the work ...... seeming to begin in the riming room, where the drawers of a china closet wire ransacked, but nothing removed. in one of tl.e bedrooms new clothing was left undisturbed, ihe search being evidently for money and jewelry. itln:M- JcMrlrv 'I n Urn. Among the articles s'ol'-n v,ns ; very valuable brooch of Mr;-. NoftskeT's. wit Ii a largo numbe-r of pears forming tlie setting. A lady's gold watch and seve-ral article's of less value were taken. On eliscoveting the burglary wheti they returned from e-ir.trch. Mr. and Mis. Noftsker notified tile" police-, and an oflie-e r marie.' a si are li eif tl.e build ing lor the thief, but as yet no traces of the burglar nor the' articles stolon litis been foiiiul. The officer on 'he beat re'ported every thing all right in this teiritury betwce'ii S and o'edoe-k. t'.'.ie. eiats 177. Northwi'stern receipts Wheat, today OH., last week :!:', last year 25:. Liverpool ipe".ii;ig cables Wheat Va te ',i Imvi'f, corn tine-hanged. ltl'.n p. in. Whe-at ; lo 'i lower, corn '..i lower. Whe at closed lower, corn '& up. Hogs. 21.IMHI; ipc;i slow. Cattle. I.uiiii; eipcn s!o7 Silee'p. 17,nuu; oiie-n slow. Min jiiarke t- Mixe-d. ti.75'rf 7.u 1 ; lie'avy, 4'i.Mifti 7.iai; teitigh. A7n ti 7."i ; light. suit 7.ii(t; bulk, tl.tiuf (J.'.t.'i; pigs. (J.lll'if I'i.Sii. Clearance fair. K.-timated tomorrow. 2s,U'in. Cattle slow and steady. Hi'eves. !. L "i ri tl.S.") ; cows. 1.7" ').',; siockets, 2.Mi(" 5.011; w -.'-iteriis. tl. !n-f 5.2U. She i-p strong-, 4.ni'f t;.lu; lambs. G.U') (1 7.S.-".. Hogs closed mote active'. Top price for day, 57. nn. Cattle elose-d slow. She'e-p strong. New York Stocks. New Yenk. March 12. Following are the quotations em 1 lie market today: (las !H. C. 1 I.",!-,".;. V. S. Steel pre-fe-rreel lnl-'i. C. S. Steel etunrnon l"i;. Heading 124r'x. Hock Island preform! 52',i. Hoe-k Island common 2:!' ;, South ern Pacific St;t!,, N. Y. Central 12'i"i. Missouri Pacific 72";. L. & N. 121. Smelters It'..")1',. C. F. I. tlf, Canadian I'acitic Kf.'i;. Peiina 12."r'A. Krio "u'-i. C. & (. 1! "-,. P.. H. T. H. & O. lei;'s. Aii-hi.Min iil'U. I.oe'omo-ive.' t:!!1. Sugar 125. St. Paul 1!!, Copper TCis. Heptildir Steel common 27' 1, Southern Hy. 2tl' ,. Lard 12c. Fggs Fresh. 15c to 10c. Vegetables Potatoes, 45c. Live Stock. Sheep Yearlings or over, $4 to lambs, $1.03 to $G.50. Cattle Steers, $1.00 to $6.00; coves and heifers, $2.00 to $5.00; calvcg $4.50 to $0.50. Auction Sale. Horse stile at Heynedds, 111., March 1 1. GO draft and reiad horses. FKISD M. CARPKNTER. Reynolds, III. I70 If AVI :ocx Island, lu- LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS. Today's Quotations on Provisions. Live Stock, Feed, and Fuel. Hock Island. March 12. Following are the1 wholesale quotations in today' market: Provisions and Produce. Live Poultry Young chicke ns. 10c per pound;; liens, per pe;und, 8c; ducks, per pound, D to 10c; turkeys, per pouud, 14c to 15c; geese, per pound, D to 10c. Butter Dairy, 2Cc to 27c. BRACELETS. Their popularity seems to grow. And there is no set style. Tt-r bracelets that were melted and sold for old gold 20 years ago are practically being duplicated today. ' l'J The kind wc show are the kind the women love coils, hoops, bands and jewelled in alluring forms. Choose from our superb collection. If OF ATI Roc Island, lu. (xoocecooooocxx;ccK;cooooc.'e" - o Beautiful Suits, Strictly Tailor Made T5? .iril. .ll Invite you to caSi and see their stock of Shoes where everything in Footwear can he had from the smallest to the largest : : : : : o $25 J BEAL TAILORING CO., THEATER BUILDING. 9 tUR Ladie's Shoes from $2 to $4 have a style about them not found in many makes. They catch the eye and fit the foot vith their long shanks and short fore parts that make them appear two sizes smaller thsn they really are. "OYS Misses' and Children's Shoes have been for 16 years our strong point in building up our business. Those who wefit as children are today our best customers, a good proof of our shoe service. For Babies as small' as No. O For Men up to size 12 For Ladies up to 9 1-2 We give Coupons. We make Shoes to order DUO ILLY 307 Twentieth St FOOT FITTERS Opes Wednesday and Saturday Evenings WE carry Men's Shoes from $1.50 to $5.00. Our $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes, this includes our Ralston Health Shoe were nev er N better or more stylish. ESTABLISHED IN 1891 All Styles and Leather j $3.50 wOOC'CCCGCCCOOQOCOGCCOQCCOO