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THE ARGUS, THURSDAY, MAY-13, 1909. 8 WONEY IN SIGHT TO BUY THE TRACT IN EAST END FOR PARK Committee is Authorized by the Board and Mayor to Take ' Steps to Close Deal. i; TO BEGIN THE COLLECTIONS Funds Subscribed by Citizens for the First Payment of $5,000 Will be Called in at Once. , There 13 now no question about the east end park. The Case tract of 22 3-4 acres between Ninth and Eleventh avenues and Thirty-eighth and Forty-second streets is to be pur chased. The committee which has had in hand the raising of the 55.000 for the first payment on the tract today completed its work so that the money is in sight, and acting on the author ity of the park board and Mayor Mc Caskrin, the committee notified Charles P. Taylor of Ottawa, repre senting the owners of the tract? to come to Kock island and close the deal for the land. Mr. Taylor is ex-, pectcd here tomorrow to arrange the title to the tract and sign up the nec essary papers. Vlty to fay Itiilnurr. The first payment of $f.ooO has been entirely secured subscription and the some months tigo went en record to insure the payment of the balance of 510,000 on the purchase price on condition that the first $r.ono was hecured. .The owners of the tract have agreed to accept the $,",000 as a first payment," and allow the balance to be paid" in live annual install ments of $2i000 each. The first cf these installments to be mot by the city will be due next year. IirBllzHllun of Prpnin. " With the step taken today by the committee, ' the dream of the resi dents of the Seventh ward i:; assured of realization. For years there has been a sentiment there in favor of some action for an cast end park, and several limes negotiations have been considered. It was net, how ever, until a few months :i:-,o. that the proposition was taken up by the Bluff 'Improvement association and other residents of the Seventh ward, and an organiation was formed for the express purpose of putting through the park project. J. F. Wit ter, city attorney, was made chair man of this ward clul;. and he and A. 10. Nelson and Frank Mauckcr, were named aa a committee to take the matted up with the park hoard. When the matter was presented to the park board, it received the hearty support of that body, and the three men authorized by the park board to solicit contributions for the first pay ment for the park. Yesterday this committee had se cured subscriptions in a cuflicient amount to make certain that the $5,000 will be on hand, and on con ferring with the park beard and the mayor, decided to notify Mr. Taylor at once. The option on the tract ex pires this week, and the committee concluded its work just in time to take advantage of the offer for the land. The committee was assisted in its canvass by members of the park hoard and Superintendent Gaet jer. The raiding of so large a fund in such a short time was no small task, and required much time and work on the part of the committee. Itlvnl for I.iidk View. The new park will prove a most valuable addition to the city park system. It is a large tract and well adapted for park purposes. About 12 acres of the park is level and high above the river and the lower level of the city. The rest of the ground is rolling and forms a naturally beau tiful park. As soon as the deal for the pur chase of the ground is closed, the city council will probably take of ficial action to turn it over to the park board, and before a great while the subject of a name will come up for consideration. With the addi tion of this tract to the park system, trie park board will have two new parks on its hands for improvement, in addition to the Seventh avenue boulevarti. which is now being improved- The other p-irk is a biock in the west end of thti j'l. given by Mr. and Mrs. F. C. IUv.kinann, and named Deifltmann park by the coun cil. When the new east end park is improved, it. will prove a fine balance for iong View; and although not so large, it will in time he made 'o rival Long View for beauty and attractive ness. Molinr'a Xrn Park. In this connection it is interesting to note that the Moline council is planning the early improvement of the new, rnd incidentally the first, park in Moline. a few blocks from the newly acquired 'lock Island park. Moliro's natk is south of Sixteenth avenue and west of Seventh street. by popular Jt rontajns something: like 13 acr.?3. city council u has boen sllC!rested that the two parks be connected by a fine boule vard and the future may see the de velopment of this idea. numerical count;. the amendment to the Itinerant venders' act; and the law Lto place express companies under the jurisdiction of the railway and ware house commission. The association has urged favorable consideration for these bills in communications to the representatives and senator from this district. They are measures advoca ted by the State Retail Merchants' as sociation. JERSEYVILLE MAN AT HEAD OF THE ELKS State Organization Klects Officers and Picks Ojiincy as the N'cxt Meet ing Place. Springfield. 111.. May 13. The Illi inois Klks" association today elected the following officers for the ensu ing year: President Hon. Harry A. Shep herd of Jerseyvillc. Vice presidents Burke Vancill of Springfield. Secretary A. J. Cowles of Ilock- ford. Treasurer E. C. Hardin of Mon mouth. Kxecufive Committee Ralph Ham burger of Chicago, R. H. Savil of Can ton and Bruce Campbell of East St. Ixmis. - - J' ' The only contest was on the secre taryship. Dr. Sowles received 7G voles to 40 for D. A. Decosta of Bloom ington. Quincy gets the next convention. The motion to repeal the law en acted at Peoria last year prohibiting any officer from being elected to an office in the order for two consecutive years was tabled, as was also a motion to amend the law so that the secretary of the state organization could suc ceed himself. OBITUARY. Thomas Edwin Smith. A telegram received by relatives here oday brought word of the death at St. Luke's hospital at Duluth, Minn., this mornfng of Thomas Edwin Smith, the well known printer and writer. Nj particulars were given. Mr. Smith had been in Duluth all winter, but relatives here did not know he was ill. De ceased was 42 years of age and a son of Mrs. Louis A. Schmidt of 1521 Sev enth avenue. He was born in East Dubuque, but had made Rock Island his headquarters for many years. lie was a printer by trade and worked on various newspapers in the three cities and had alr.o traveled extensively, be ing in later years engaged in getting out special publications in various cities. In this work he made an exten sive acquaintance. Besides the parents lie is survived by one son, Charles cf Denver, five sisters, Mrs. Emma Mey ers ft Moline; Mrs. J. A. Bauer it Davenport; Mr?. G. P. Garrison cf Galesburg; Mrs. J. A. Miller of Sioux City, Iowa, and Mlrs. Otto Evers at Rock Island; and two brothers. Henry Smith and Charles J. Smith, both it this city. The latter left this after noon for Duluth to bring the remains home for burial. HAS NO ILL WILL Man Who Lost Eye in Encount er, Speaks for Assailant in County Court. LATTER IS FINED $250 John Gallagher Is Given Heavy Pen alty, Though not Maximum, tor Assault with Knife. will make th?ir home in South Rock Island, where the groom is a gardener. Ladies' Auxiliary Meets. The la dies' auxiliary of the Eagles was en tertained yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bergstrom, 1615 Four teenth street. Cards were the diver sion of the afternoon and a feature of the afternoon's entertainment was the eating' of a large fancy cake which Mrs. Bergstrom received as a prize it the Eagles fair. The affair was very pleasant. Married In West. Miss Sue John ston received word from Spokane of the marriage of Mfss Lulu M. Sehmit ten and Scott B. Halferty both of Cash- vnnA It'.- . . 1- . r T , jiurie tibu., may t. f uirs. fiai- of Rock Island. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil H. Schmitten, now ' of Cashmere, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Halferty will make Spo- "kane their home. WILL SUPPORT THE BILLS Representative Abbey Gives Favor able Reply to Merchants. Charles Golf, rating secretary of the Rock Island Business Men's associa tion, has received word from Repre sentative F. K. Abbey that he will give his support to the senate bill for the commission ' plan of government; the enabling act for ordinances to require dry groceries to be sold by weight or HAVE ARRANGED TRIAL LIST Attorneys Select Law Cases to Come I'p for Hearing. The trial list lor the week in he circuit court was set yesterday after noon. All of the cases are on the low Hide of the docket, the list being is lollows: MONDAY. SS91. Gillap vs. Smith; 9519. Chris toplier vs. M. W. A. TUESDAY. 9.rS5. Johnston vs. Central Electric company; 95:'.t, Johnston vs. Central Electric company; 9511,' Slnllberg, ad ministrator, vs. C, R. I. & P. Railway company. WEDNESDAY. 9579, Miionter vs. Moline Plow com pany; 9(!o:;. Crouch vs. Schroeder; 00 11. Pittsburg Plate Glass company vs. Lundqiiisl. t THURSDAY. ' 9t15, Vander Vennet vs. Welch; 9C1G. Sala vs. Dempsey! 903-1, Troop vs. Deere & Mansiir company; 'tfiSo, Maxwell vs. Rock Island Plow company. FRIDAY. 90:J9. Brry vs. Farham; 9040, Hues ing Vo. Ix)oney. GENERAL. 9(199. Beckstrom vs. Krone; 9251, Okerberg vs. TriCity Railway com pany; 939,1. Murray Machine company vf. Hock Island News; 9403, Payson s. village of Milan; 9423. Durmann vs. Tri-City Railway company; 9424, Dtir- maiin vs. TriCity Railway company; 9451. Eidem vs. C. R. I. & P. Railwav ompany; 9471. Littig vs. Wesse'.; 9190, town of Drury vs Workman, 9523, Strafford vs. Republican Iron t Steel company; 9555, Hasson vs. C, B. & Q. Railway company; 9570, Ixioney vs. Koester; lull, Drack vs. Ander son; 9a7. Anderson vs. Drack: 9000 Myers vs. Deere & Mansur company; i-oi-j, look vs. reopie s rower com pany; 9020, United Jewelers Manufac turing company vs. Reed; 9023. Smith vs. C., R. I. & P. Railway company; 55-15, (chancery) Baker et al vs. Baker et al." Ever See a House Fly? " You'll see millions of 'em soon. Put the Wheeler Screen on for free trial as below, and fool 'em. During the trial watch the Wheeler win its way, up stairs and down, on crooked, straight, swollen and shrunken win dows, under the daily duties of washing glass, cleaning sills," shaking out dust rags, etc. Ten-Day Free Trial. On any or every window you wish to screen. No mat ter what you thought to buy or what you thought to pay, first use the Wheeler ten days free, and learn all that a screen must do to satisfy, year after year. Off they come after the trial if they fail in any way. MUELLER LUMBER CO. . i - . ' . . Exclusive Agrents. A man who lost one eye as the re suit of an attack by another thi3 morn-jferty was formerly ing stood in the county court before Judge R. W. Olmsted and stated that he had no particular ill will toward his assailant, and did not care to urge a heavy penalty on the man who im paired his sight. The defendant be fore the court was John Gallagher, and he was charged with assaulting Carl N'eberg. Gallagher was employed as a night man at the Opera house res taurant, and March 18, about midnight, he engaged in a quarrel with Neber.. and wielded a kiSife. cutting out Ne berg's eye, and inflicting several wounds on Neberg's face and neck. He was captured a few minutes later in the railway yards, and went to jail in default of the required bail to await the action of the grand jury. He plead guilty this morning, and Judge Olm sted asked Neberg if he had any state ment to make about the case. He re plied! that the affair occurred as the result of the use of liquor, and that It wo'.ild probably teach hirn and Gallagher-both a lesson. He said that he bears no malice toward Gallagher. ;rtn Hravy Fine. Judge Olmsted fined Gallagher $250 and costs and sentenced him to a day in the county jail. The maximum pen alty for the offense is a fine of $1,000 nd a year in jail. It will require bout eight month's service in th ounty jail for Gallagher tp square his cVount for the fine and costs, at the rate of, $1.50 a day. He has already been in jail nearly two months. OIlK-rx PlriKl ;iil!t. Frank Christian plead guilty to pass g a bogus check for $7.50 on the Metropolitan Life Insurance agency. nd was fined $1 ami costs and sen- enced to a day in Jail. o spend about 20 days in jail to settle be line and costs. He has been in jad since Jan. 20, when he was held to the and jury. Walter Brown plead guilty to steal- ng doming from a Molme merchant, and was fined $40 and costs, and sen tenced to a day in jail. He will be '1- lowed to work out the fine at the rate f $1.50 a day in the. county jail. Snrey (ilvrn Bail. Chris Sarvey has furnished bail in he sum of $500 to answer a charge, of renting property at 3rt4 Twenty-first street, for the purpose of prostitution. The property in question is the pla-;e which was occupied by Amanda Faulk. The place was one of those put out of business by the sheriff on the direc- iton of the state's attorney. TALK OF BUILDING PLAN M. U. A. and It. N. A. Members Meet in the Seventh Ward. A meeting-was held in the Seventh ward last evening for fliose who are nterested in the proposed new Woodman camp hall and consider able interest was shown in the prop osition. The meeting was held at he Spenced Memorial church in the Sunday school room. J. E. Larkin presided and plans for raising the money necessary to the. carrying out of the building proposition were dis cussed at length. KICK BY HORSE BREAKS LEG Harry Leeman of Andalusia Victim of Bad Accident. While hitching a team to a harrow 3n the farm of Daniel Parmenter in Kdgmgton township yesterday after noon Harry Leeman of Andalusia was kicked by one of the horses- and sus- ained a badly broken leg as a result both bones below the knee suffering a compound fracture. A physician han- oened to be in the immediate vicini'.v and he was given prompt attention. rhe Mosh Common Cause of Suffering. "'; Rheumatism causes more pain and suffering than any other disease, for the reason that It is the most common of all ills, and it is certainly gratifying to sufferers to know that Chamber lain's Liniment will afford relief, and Tiake rest and sleep possible. In many nases the relief from pain, which ' is first temporary, has become perma lent, while In old people subject to chronic rheumatism, often brought on jy dampness or changes in the weath er, a permanent cure cannot be ex pected; the relief from pain which this liniment affords is alone -worth many times its cost 25 and 50 cent sizes PERSONAL POINTS. The steamer New Amsterdam pass ed Sciliy Island yesterday morning -U 10. Mrs. G. A. Schumacher and Master Herbert Schumacher and Mis3 Louise Daerfler, who sailed on board of this steamer, therefore reached Rot terdam this morning; N. A. MacLemore, who has been en gaged in the office of the Rock Island Plow- company for some time, has re turned to his former home in Dallas. Tex. Mr. MacLemore will continue in the service of the company at tint city, his new position being in the nature of a promotion. County Clerk and Mrs. H. B. Hub bard leave in the morning for Chicago, where they will witness tho "Tri?" play given by the Northwestern univer sity freshmen, in which their son, Clifford Hubbard, will be the leading "lady," appearing in a female character. ARRANGE FOR THE FUNERAL Remains of .lames Delano Are Re moved to I)a-enport. The funeral of James Delano, the switch tender who was killed in the yards in the west end of the city Tues- aay aiternoon, win he held tomorrow afternoon from the Boies undertaking rooms in Davenport. The remains were taken to Davenport after the cor oner's inquest in this city yesterday. The coroner's jury returned a verdict He will havojthat Delano came to his death as the result of injuries received by being run over by a coal car which was be- ng "dropped" by the crew of switch engine No. 72 of the Rock Island road Tuesday afternoon. AN REGISTER TUESDAY Voters May Knter Names on List for Judicial Infection. The judges and clerks of election re receiving the registration books for be judicial election June 7, from th- county clerk. Next Tuesday is jo be the first day of registration. There lias been some misunderstanding re garding the registration day, due to thf fact that the election falls on Mon day, while the registration days are Tuesdays. SOCIAL AFFAIRS IKoclety news, written or telephoned to the society editor of The Argus, will ue gladly received aim published. But in either case the identity or th sender miiRt be made known, to Insure rella- btlity. Written notices must bear sig nature and address.J Stone-Donlin. The. marriage of Miss Myrtle Donlin, daughter of Mrs. Mel issa Donlin, and Myron Stone too place last evening at the home of the bride, 3710 Eleventh avenue. Rev. F. E. Shult of Spencer Memorial Meth odist church performed the ceremony. They were attended by Miss Belle Ih-' rig as bridesmaid and Herman Doer- ing as best man. The ceremony was performed in the parlor which was decorafed in pink and white. Miss-33 Grace Donlin and Harriett Druehl, nieces of the bride, acted as ribbon bearers forming an isle of white rib bons, through which the bridal couple entered the room. Miss Grace Maucker played Hearts and Flowers as he wedding march. A wedding sup per followed the ceremony. Mr. Stone s employed at the Davenport Gas company andi his bride has been em ployed at the Gansert Candy factory They will make their home with the bride's mother. Raithel-Nowack. The marriage of Miss Frieda Nowack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wifiiam Nowack, and Henry Raithel. both of this city, took place last evening at the German Lutheran church. Rev. E, D. Mennlcke perform ing the ceremony. They were attend ed by Mliss1 Anna Seidiltz. cousin of the bride and Charles Nowack, broth' of the bride. The wedding colors were pink and white. The bride wpre gown of white and carried pink carna tions, the bridesmaid was dressed white and carried carnations. After the eeremony a wedding dinner wjs served at the home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Raithel will make their home In South Rock Island. Flack-Weinberger. Miss Jennie M Weinberger of South Heights and Ar thur J. Flack of South Rosk Island were married last evening at 8 o'clock at the parsonage of the First Meth odist church by Rev. R. B. Williams, They were accompanied by the groom mother, Mrs. Samuel Flack, and Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Burgess. Both young people -were born and reared In this The World's Best Climate. not entirely free from disease, on be high elevations fevers prevail. while on the lower levels malarja is encountered to a greater or less ex tent, according to altitude. To over come -climatic affections lassitude, ma laria, jaundice, biliousness, fever and ague, and general debility, the most effective remedy is Electric Bitters, the great alternative, for every form of bodily weakness, nervousness and insomnia. Sold under guarantee at all druggists. Price 50c. No Wonder She's Cross. The woman who has a thousand rtty cares and annoyances while sbe suffers with headache or sldeaohe must not be blamed If sbe cannot always be anpel- cally amiable. What she needs is houffhtfulness from her family and stifh 1 simple and natural remedy as Lune's Family Medicine, the herb tea that makes weak women stronp and well. Sold by drue'sts and dealers, 25c. The Annual EXHIBITION v - Of The- BLAKSLEE STUDIO Comprising the Prize Pictures, together with Convention Ex hibit, will be on display SATURDAY, MAY 15 Afternoon and Evening. 1822 Third Avenue. A Cordial Invitation to All Horblit's Department Store Here is what we offer. Take advantage of these low prices. 27x54 Axministcr Rugs, beautiful patterns, well worth $2.00 for $1.29 36-inch Curtain Swiss, 17c and 15c kind, yard . "JOC, 12c 34 -inch Irish linen finish suitings, heretofore sold at 15c, now per yard . 12V2C Alberta Satin in brown, blue and old rose, dotted and plain with side bands, per yard 25c Ladies' Black Petticoats, deep flouncing and ruffles. 48c American Shirtings, all patterns, per yard 4V2C Standard Calicoes, per yard ,. 4V2C 32-inch 10c Percale, per yard 7V2 French Dress Ginghams, 12'c kind, odds and ends to close out, per yard BY2O Notice these prices on Dress Skirts,, exceptional bargains down to $4.25 Ladies' Waists of the latest and newest designs, ranging down to 50c We carry the best hose for the money, try these at . "5c A ncyr arrival of ladies' wrappers of $1.69 price, will go for only . . '. $1 .25 All copper Wash Boilers, each i . . $2.98 No. 8 and 0 Copper Bottom Wash Boilers, each . . $1.09 17 quart Blue Enamel Dish Pan, only 49c 12 quart Galvanized Water Pail 20c Choice Granite Dishes, each IfJC Visit our grocery department there is a saving for you. Horblit's Department Store, 1628 Second Avenue. COME ON, MEN "LEAN FAT, SHORT. TALL No matter what your build, we can fit you with' a suit and suit you with a fit. PAY US LESS AND DRESS BETTER. Illinois Theater Building. for "sale by all druggists. v ' . city and are highly esteemed. They