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THIS ROCK" ISIiAXD ARGUS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1013.
SEPTEMBER TERM
WILL OPEN NEXT
MONDAYMORNING
Docket for This Session of Cir
cuit Court Heaviest
in Years.
MANY CRIMINAL MATTERS
Grand Jury Will Report on Opening
Cay but Petit Panels Will
Not Until Later.
An unusually heavy grist of business
1 cwaiting the anion of the Septem
ber term cf cirrul- court which opens
on Monday. The criminal docket Is
the largest In years and State's Attor
ney F. R. Thorppsou exrtrcts to he the
husiert man in Rock Island county for
th next few weeks.
Th're rp many defendants already .
under ind.ctment in 'he county ja'l
whrse crr were carried over from
1h last term of court wa'ting for trial.
The Clyde .Stratton rase at the for
mer session of court took up so much
aiionuon :nat if was necessary i& '
-ontiniif many of the matters until I
September. Amors them are thr I
trials of Lou's Kleinau. Bert Mai- j
elm end Hirrison Dillon, who j
escaped from th? coun'y jail in j
the delivery which was engineer- j
ed by Strattcn, w ho its now serv-
ing time Ii ih" stat penitentiary at
Joliet. K. H. C'owdery v:l also b" j
Trd at. ih is term. M was convicted
et a former tprm of the crime of in
est, th complaining witness being i
Jiis daughter Koe. However, sen-
ienre for a definite frm of years j
was pasd upon him when under the ,
r.w laws, hn should have heen con
viced undr the indeterminate act.
Th effort SUl;''s Attorney F. K.
Thompron confessed error before the
rupremp court 0' the state and the
jrrisrner was brcughf back to thi
ounty f?r retrial. There are also
many cases awaiting th" act'on of
th'; grand jury.
J1K1 Til
The grand jiry will meet un
Mon-
day. the members bcina:
Cordova P. T. HHrvey.
Co K. H. l.yfonl.
Canoe Creek C. I. Markee.
7.uma Clyd- Wake.
Tort I.yrcn K. II. Young. '
Hampton Harry Odcndahl.
Pcuth Mo'ine fharh-8 A. J-odin
Moline John F. Rope. ). H. Kuehl, !
C A. BTg!imcl. ''harlep Hrnld.
Kock IslHr.i Flmfr Hnlmgrain,
Jtirhard Csrnes. John Steel.
Srutli I; k Island '.V. T. Harnett.
Bliek Hawk 1. C. Davis.
Cm! Valley T. R. Iei'S.
Rural M. O. Wilson,
fun linn- James MiVr.
F"dBinstn John Malx-rry.
And.ilusia John A. Carlson.
Buffalo Prairie Thomas Yanatta,
Drury W. F. Putsch.
n n i r Jt wiks.
The services fur the petit jurors!
rill not he required thn firs- wk.
The fj1Ft panel will report September
12 as folliws:
Cordova -Charles Reynolds, Wilbur.
AUei, Frank Di"ss.
Zumn Martin Mumnia.
Port Byron Art Avery.
Hampton--James Sharp. S. F. odrll.
Mel;ne -- Harry W. Klat'enhof. W. C. j
Tliicller. Frank 'B'omberg. C. S. Fitz-I
fcibbrms. R. .1. Green. I.. P. Marklan.
H. S. Ransom, M. K. Sutherlan. Frank'
11. Carlson, CI: de West. Roy EniriUin, j
Mat Hall.
South Moline Charles M. Larson.
Rock Island.!. 1). liec-thcr. A. P. ;
Class. (). W. Cowden. H. I'. Dunlap, C.
1.. Ruinlw. A. A. McCartncv. ,. M.
M Carson, John Polzin. J. A. Rcid. R. j
H Rol.!, C. I.. Hubbard. Deison-
o h. Crorue v. Reddig, F. M. Rush,
Wtiliam Schmidt. . j
Rlaik Hawk Charles Olson, Juh2
Ma berry.
Drury William Zollmer.
VF. DMI I'WKI..
On October i; the second panel com
yos'd of the fullcwiiiK will report:
'ord'ir Victor Hick.
Coe Claus Flint.
Port Byror; William Bunker.
Moiine C. F. Johnson. Seth Krm
bHlI. J. P. Johnson. Horace Alt. H. W.
'tinpcr ,?r , w. c. Ijcptlen, J. H. Wess
ley. So Kaifman.
Sotith Rock Island A. A. Burt.
n-.-vn iMrfiiu w . it. .uouu. jnna
Kcbmidt. Fr.nk IWch. r. James
tICnri. rranK t ni!,py, tirman uison.
mo .in-,;, uonrrt Knmrnna. R. p. Wil
5s
RING
Rock Island
gJ 6
For
Baker's
Laundry
The Up-to-Date
One
L. E. Baker, Prop.
633 17th Street
eon, reter Olsen, J. C. Morris, Terry
Burk, Herman Brinkerhoff, S. R.
Wright, M. McNealy. Adolph Strom,
Walter Rapp. A. A. Rounds, Dan Mc
Kinr.ey, Ben Redecker, A. J. D. Moel
ler, H. F. Fv.lmer, M. F. Underbill.
Rural R. J. McKeca.
Edgington Charles Bogner, Jr.. El
mer Patterson.
Drury William Hudson, J. S. Price.
PREACHER OF NOTE
IS TO SPEAK HERE
Pastor E. D. Sexton.
Much interest is beine centered in
the comins series of unsectar'an biblo
lectures to bo given here -under the
au.-pices of the International Bible
Students' association. who?e head
quarters are in London. H is an evan
gelistic work carried. on by Christian,
people from all denominations, with
the purpose of publicly examining the
bible testimony on subjects of import
ance to all. Collec'ions are never
solicited, and an invitation is extend
ed to everyone, especially all who are
in'crested in the bible.
"Beyond the Grave" is the subject
announced as the openinp theme,
j The ct'ire w ill he delivered tomor
! row morning at 10:30 o'clock at the
; Empire thea're. Pastor E. D. Sexton.
of London, a leading evangelist, is
! taid to lie fully competent to handle
i thin subject, having studied on this
i particular "heme for years. He claims
'that the many different views set
! forth on what lies beyond the grave,
are ennfusinp, and that all Chris'ian
pecp.e should come losetner io ascer
tain what is the only ha-monioue
Ecriptural view to be held.
II
SCRIPTURE
II
7th
Troverbs 22d
Chapter
-1st to
verses.
A good name is rather to be chosen
thau jirat r'chrs, ajid loving favour
lather than silver and gold.
The rich and r-oor meet together:
the Lord is the maker of tjiem all.
A prudent, man forseeth the evil,
pass on, and are punished.
By humility and the fear of the Lord
are riches, and honour, and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way:,
' nf t!ip forward- hp that fioth kppn hrs f
soul shall be far from them,
j Train up a child 'n the way he
I sho id go: and wheu he is old, he
; win net depart from it.
! The rich ruleth over the poor, and
! the borrower is servant to the leader.
EPISCOPAL '
Trinity Episcopal church,
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Granville H. Sherwood, rector,
ices at 7:30 a. m. and 10:45
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Nine-
Rev. !
Serv
a. in.
CHRISTIAN
Memorial Chrlst'.an, correr
avenue and Fifteenth street
Third
Rev.
m- a
i : :
M. E. Cuatley, pastor. Sunday j m ETHODIST
school at 9:? J a. m. Senior and In- Kirst Methodist, corner Fifth ave
lermediate Christian Endeavor at 6:30 nue and .Nineteenth street. Rev. T. E.
p.m. Services at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 ! Newland, pastor. Sunday school at
p. m. Home-coming day will be ob-.9:30 a.m. Epworth league at 6:30
served with special sermon by pastor p. m. Services at 10:45 a. m.
outlining fall campaign at morning Spencer Memorial Methodist, corner
service. Evening theme. "Reaping I Forty-third Ktret
i t.-i,., w o.
second Christian, corner SLrth Btreet
,n(1 Thirteenth avenue
W. B. Stine.
pastor. Bible school
at 9:30. Serv-
I Ices at 10:45 a. ru.
i Third Christian, Fourteenth avenue
1 and Thirty-ninth streeL Sunday school
i at 9:30 a. m.; Dr. J. H. Nichols, super
intendent. Bible school at 9:30 a.
j ni. Services at 7 p. m.
! LUTHERAN
! Zion Swedish Lutheran. Forty-flith
'street and Seventh avenue. Rev. N. J.
Forsberg pastor. Sunday school at
9:30 a. m. Services at 10:45 a. m.
i German Evangelical, corner Twelfth
' itreet and Twelfth avenue. Rev. F.
'J. Rolf, pactcr. Services at 10:45 a.
jii. Sunday school at9:30 a. m. and
2 p. m.
, First Swedish Lutheran, corner
: Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue.
Rev. Karl Nelson, pas'or. Services at
i 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
i Grace English Lutheran, corner
j Seventh avenue and Forty-fourth
1 ktreet. Rev. Ira O. Nothsteln. pastor.
'Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Services
'at 10:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Subject
of morning sermon, "The True Sab-j Sunday school at 9:15. Young Peo
bath nd the Way to Honor." Sub- pies meeting at 6:30 p. m. Services
jeot of evening sermon, "The Bond ef at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning
Peace." Special music at both sr-j theme. "Lift Up Your Eyes; Behold
rlc"- Ripened Harvest Fields." Conference
German Lutheran, corner Twentieth j service in evening,
sireet and Fifth avenue. Rev. Ph. WI Swedish Baptist, corner Twenty first
CONVENTION OF
NEWSPAPERMEN
BEING ENJOYED
Luncheon Tendered Visitors at
the Harms Hotel Auto
Ride Planned.
ELECTION THIS AFTERNOON
All of Preent Officers Slated for Old
Places Entertainment at
Turner Hall.
Members of the German Newspaper
Men's association were entertained
yesterday afternoon and last evening
by Davenport citizens at Davenport
Turner hall, and this morninR at 11
o'clock were tendered a luncheon by
Lot liar Harms, proprietor of the
Harms hotel.
An informal session was held this
morning and unfinished business of
the association during the past year
was discussed. An auto ride had been
planned for this morning, but few
of the visitors were on hand to enjoy
it. Accordingly the trip was post
poned. N
TO HOI. I) EI.FtTIOV.
The association meets this afternoon
at '3 o'clock at the Rock Island Turner
hall, where will be held the annual
business meeting. All of the present
officers are slated for re-election.
After winding up the business this
afternoon the remainder of today and
tomorrow will be spent in social
sion.
KSTEHTAIXMfHT TOMGHT.
An entertainment has been ar-
ranged at the Rock Island Turner hall
this evening and many prominent men, I
including the mayors of the three
cities will speak.
rj. j. i-eier. iormeny eaitor or tne Firs5t christian Spirits Church Ser-Yolk-Zeitunp
of Rock Island, and now j vices everv Sunday night at 7:45, at
editor of a German newspaper in Oma-; odd Fellow s hall. Fifth and Bradv
ha, arrived in the city this morning. ! streets, Davenport. Rev. Mrs Julia
Mr. Peter is one of the leading German ! Alfred, minister. Message meetings
editors of the middle west, and a j everv Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
very prominent figure at the conven- at tne nome of Mrs, Julia Afred- 514
tion.
Attention Ladi'ii
Miss Tauline Kortum and Mrs. R. J.
Reupsch. formerly of Davenport, have , ond avenue. Bible studv everv Sun
opened a dressmaking shoo at 4409 j dav at S:45 a m studying Lesson
Seventh avenue. Rock Island. Your No 3..Tne Divine Pla.i o: the Ages."
patronage solicited. Terms reasonable,; Rprpan iesKOn studv at 11 oVio,u xv.
satisfaction guaranteed. (Adv.)
helm, pastor. Services at JO a. in. and
7:30 p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN
Central Presbyterlaa, corner ot
Fourteenth street and Tenth avenue.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Christian
Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Sen-ices at 10:45
a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Rev. Arthur Amy
of Stanley, Wis., will preach at the
: church tomorrow.
I Broadway Presbyterian, corner of
! cue. Rev. W. S. Marquis, pastor. Sun
: day school at 9:15 a. m. Young Peo
j pie's meeting at 6:30 p. m. Services
'at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 d. m. Morn-
theme. -The Pi.rnnw nf vtdnfa.
tion." Evening subject, "To Him That
Overcometh."
South Park Presbyterian, coiner of
Thirtieth street and Fifteenth ave
nue. Rev. W. Q Oglevee, pastor. Sun
day school at 9:30. Y'oung People's
society at 6:45 p. m. Services at 10:45
a. ni. and 7:30 p. m.
Aiken street chapel Aiken street.
South Rock Island. Sunday school at
2:30 p. in. J. II. Cleland, superin
tendent emeritus. A. W. Coulter, su
perintendent. Christian Endeavor at
6:45. Evening service at 7:30.
United Presbyterian. Third avenue
and Fourteenth street. Rev. J. L.
Vance, pastor. Bible school at 9:30
a. m.
Rev. Charles E. Hawkins, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Epworth
league at 6:45 p. m. Services at 10:45
a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Wayman African M. E. (colored),
corner Fifth-and-a-half avenue andThir
teenth street. W. H. Saunders, pastor.
Responsive reading at 10 a. m. Ser
mon at 11 a. m. Sunday school at
1:30 p. m.
German Methodist, corner Four
teenth street and Sixth avenue. Rev.
Theophilus Kies. pastor. Sunday
school at 9:15 a. m. Services at
10:45 a. m. Epworth ieague at 7:30
p. m.
Free Methodist. Ninth avenue and
Fifteenth ftreet. Rev. H. C. Willing,
pastor. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Services at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
BAPTIST
First Baptist Corner Third avenue
and Fifteenth street. Rev. H. W.
Reed, pastor. Sunday school at 9:30
a. m. B. Y. P. U. at 6:45 p. m. Serv
ices at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Edgewood Baptist.' corner forty
fourth street and Fifth avenue. Rev.
C. E. Taylor. LL. D.. acting Dastor.
street and Fifth avenue. Sunday school
at 10:30 a. m. Y. P. U. at 5 p. m.. al
ternate Sundays.
Second Baptist, (colored), Tenth street
and Sixth avenue. Rev. J. W. Whitfield,
pa6tor. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Services at 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. B
Y. P. U. at 6:30 p. in.
SCIENTIST
Firsv Church of Christ. Scientist,
835 Twenty-third streot. Sunday ser
vice at 10:45 a. m. Subject of
lesson, "Substance." Wednesday even
ing testimonial meeting, at 7:45.
The church maintains a free reading
room in the People's National bank
building, which is open every week
day from 11:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. and
every Saturday evening from 7 to 9
o'clock. All authorized literature on
Christian Science may be read or pur
chased. CATHOLIC
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic.
Twenty-eighth street and Fifth avenue.
Rev. J F. Lockncy, rector. Masses at
8:15 and 10:30. Catechism at 2 p. m.
Vespers and benediction at 3 p. m. ev
ery Sunday and holy day.-
St. Mary's Roman Catholic, corner
of Fourth avenue and Twenty second
rtreat. Father Adolph Geyer. pastor.
Mass at 8 and 10:30 a. m.
St. Josepl s U-Jiian Calholic, corner
Second ae.'.n:'; auJ j-ourteeatli street.
Dean J. J. Quinn, rector; Rev. Wil
liam Graham, assistant. Masses at
7, 8, 9 and 10 a. m.
St. Paul's Belgian Catholic. Twenty
fourth street and Eighth-and-a-half ave
nue. Rev. J. AV. Sraiers, pastor. Mass
at S a. m.
WEST END SETTLEMENT
West End Sunday school, 700 Filth
street Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
ses-!7:30. W. E. Barker, superintendent.
! ,
ii-ATTER DAY SAINTS
Church of Jerus Christ. Latter Day
(Ltah Mormons). At Math's
hall. Sunday school at 2 p. in. Preach
ing service at 3:14 p. m. J. C. ScUoltea
presldirg elder.
West Sixteenth street, .Davenport.
International Bible Students' as
sociation Moose ha!:. I7ifii,i Ker-
collection.
Church of the Brethren Services
at the Greneil schoolhouse, First
streot. East Moline, at 10:30 a. m. and
7:30 p. ni. Services conducted by
Rev. D. A. Rowland of Dixon, 111.
SPENCER CHURCH
IN ANNUAL SESSION
The annual meeting of the congre
gation of Spencer Memorial Methodist
church will be held Monday evening
at the church and at ths time reports
will be received from all branches of
the church. Reports will be present
ed by the trustees, church treasurer,
Sunday school officers, Epworth
league officers. Ladies' Aid society,
Woman's Home Mission society,
Standard Bearers and the pastor. Rev
C. E. Hawkins. The meeting will be
an open one and will serve the pur-
pose of acquainting one with another
and the ladies will serve refreshments
and the invitation to attend the meet
ing is made general. Rev. C. E. Haw
kins will leave Tuesday to attend the
meeting of the Central Illinois con
ference at Galesburg and the dele
gates from the church, W. E. Hill, W.
Earl Freeland and F. W. Fossell, will
leave Friday.
CONFERENCE SERVICE
AT EDGEW00D CHURCH
At Edgewood Baptist church tomor
row evening there will be a confer
ence service on the topic, "Why the
Revival," led by Dr. C. E. Taylor, and
1here wiU be 811 address b? Dr- J- (-
it. rteau. nr. neaa recently conducted
a great revival service in one of the
strongest Baptist churches in Missis
sippi and he has a message for the peo
ple of Edgewood church. The meet
ing of tomorrow evening is a prelim
inary one to the revival services to be
gin in two weeks at the church, con
ducted by Dr. Montgomery.
CLOSE CONFERENCE YFflR
X CIDPT M c nu, . nr,
A I UnSI M. E. CHURCH
Tomorrow w ill close the conference
year at the hirst Methodist church
and at a meeting to be held Monday
evening at the church the congrega
tion will receive reports from the var-' word of the death of Allen Cameron, I canoe at the Milan lock of the Hene
ious branches of the church's activl-' an engineer for the Rock Island, at his I pin canal yesterday afternoon and
ties. Dr. Alexander Smith, distri'-t j home in Joliet Thursday The de- J boarded a street car for Roc k Island
superintendent, will be present at this ceased formerly resided in Rock Is-i to spend the night. Thin morning
time to be in charge of the meeiinz.
Matters pertaining to the welfare of
the church w ill come up for discus-
sion aud important business will come
in for its share of attention.
MEMORIAL CHURCH
. HOME COMING DAY
At Memorial
Christian church to-
morrow will be
observed as home
coming day and the pastor. Rev. M. E.
Chatley, will preach a special sermen
outlining the fall campaign. The pro
gram for the day has been made in
teresting and every member is ex
pected to be present. The theme of
the evening sermon is "Reaping What
We Sow."
Colorado Springs Statistics show
ing that mortality from cancer ru
creased from 67.9 per 100.000 popula
tion for the average of the five years
ending with 1P'5 to 74.3 in 1911 were
cited by Dr. F. L. Hoffman of New
York in an address before the Amer
ican Public Health association.
SKIDDING AUTO
DROPS 25 FEET
FROM A BRIDGE
Eight Eock Island Tourists Nar
rowly Escape Death
Near Batavia.
MACHINE A TOTAL WRECK
Plunges Through Space Landing
Creek Occupants' Escape
Serious Injury.
in
Eight Rock Island people, traveling
in a automobile, narrowly escaped
death yesterday morning when the
machine skidded cn a narrow bridge
near Batavia, jumping down an em
bankment a distance of 25 feet and
landing in a creek. The car was j
wrecked, but by a miracle did not turn
turtle. All of the party were badly j
bruised, but their injuries are not ser
ious. Those In the rnachine were Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Mclnnis, 1502 Twenty-flfjh
street, and three children, Mabel, aged
10, Edna, aged 13, and Earl, aged 2;
also Mrs. L. S. Rasmussen, a sister of
Mrs. Mclnnis, together vith two chil
dren. Marie, aged 8, and Grace, aged
G months. Mrs. Mclnnis broke her
left arm just below the shoulder, but
the remainder of the party escaped
with but minor bruises.
I.KFT THl'RSDAY.
The Rock Island tourists left for Ot
tumwa Thursday morning, but owing
to heavy rains were detained at Win
nVM. Yesterday morning just outside
Batavia, the machine started across a
bridge. Th boards were slippery ow
ing to the heavy rainfall, and the car
skidded, lurching suddenly to the side
and off the structure, on which there
w as no railing. The car plunged down
a 2-ri-foot embankment and landed in
a creek at the bottom. All of the oc
cupants in the car were thrown into
the water and received a duck
ing. All of them wore badly shaken
up. They returned to this city on the
Rock Island train last night, and the
ambulance was called to convey Mrs.
Mclnnis to her home. The machine,
which was a total wreck, will be ship
ped here later.
CITY COUNCIL TO
HORRY PROJECTS
That th? city will pet busy at once
and put in the public improvements
this fall which were voted at the spe
cial bond election yesterday is the
promi'1 of the city commission. At
an informal session this morning it wsi
decided to push th projects with all
possible haste.
Mayor H. M. Schriver is especially
Enxious that the work be undertaken.
The new fire station, the police alarm
system, the elevated tank, and new
water mains,
are all s:jriousIv needed.!
The Milan bridges are to be repaired
and the Island City hall park taken
over for a municipal athletic field aud
! Pu'jl,c n'av grounds. The high school
i foot ball squad is already planning for
playing its games this fall at the park.
II
OBITUARY
li
JOIIV III If! OX.
John Burton, who had resided in
this city nearly all of his life, passed
away at his home at 1321 Fifth ave
nue, at 10:30 last night. He had been
ill for the past several months and
death was due to complications of
dropsy and old age.
Mr. Burton was born in Cumberland,
Md., in 1845. and came to this city
with his parents when he was just a
small child, and resided in this city
ever since that time. The deceased
was a baker by trade, but for several
years, until the last illness, was em
ployed by the city.
He is survived by his wife, and two j
brothers and two sisters: Albert Bur
ton of this city end Isaac Burton of
Lewistown, 111., and Mrs. Mary Tomey
and Mrs. Josephine Murdock of Jack
sn, Mich. Mr. Burton was a member
of Camp 309, M. W. A. The funeral
will be held from the late home at
2:30 Monday afternoon and burrial
! "'ii' be in Chippiannock cemetery. The
j services will be in charge of Rev. W.
I S. Marquis.
ai.i.kn rtMKHnv.
Friends in the city have received
1 land.
Deceased was
a memoer cr tne
Bright's disease
j Knights Templar,
J v-as caused of death,
: PIace tomorrow.
-nfiina vj.Bro-
Burial will take
PlKHll, Ol' t.KKIIAKT ST.IAK.
The funeral of the lats Gerhart
Staassen was held yesterday after
noon from the heme at 2:30 and from
the German Lutheran church. The
' Carpenters' union and Court of Honor
were in attendance in a body. Burial
was in Chippiannock cemetery.
OF MB. ICil.KlllKT.
The funeral of Mrs. Ralph Iglehart
was held at the late home at 2
o'clock this afternoon. Burial at Chip
piannock. Bemidji, Minn. Miss Aileen Kusch
cer, aged 18, returned after a visit at
Sauk Center and learned she was
heiress to 50.000. Her grandmother's
will left the ycung woman's father
S100.0nt. The father is dead in Montana--
Miss Kuschner's sister, Iura,
also a fcchool teacher, gets the other
?50,C00.
WE MAINTAIN DAILY DE
LIVERY SERVICE IN ROCK
ISLAND.
If the standard of laundry work
we do adds no expense to you
why should not you enjoy the.
satisfaction of knowing that your
linen is kept in ideal condition?
You can enjoy this benefit only
by sending your work here to this
laundry of quality ideals.
Try a trial.
FAMOUS BARITONE ON
A 400-MILE CANOE TRIP
A broadshouldered man with the
buiid of a college gridiron hero, ac
companied by an athletic yonnj
woman the kind that does not scream
"Merciful Heavens'' when a mouse
trips across the dining room floor
both of them with sleeves rolled tip
revealing muscular arms tanned to
the color of walnut, stain, strode into
the New Harper lobby yesterday after
noon, and stepping up to the desk
asked the clerk for a 'room.
The ever-watchful guardian of the
hostelry critically inspected the rough
looking attire of the couple, gazed at
a small bundle which comprised tlieir
luggage and then cogitated.
Observing the general air of sus
picion which seemed to surround the
clerk, the man ventured. "We ar..
married and we have not cracked the
Fafe at the Libertyville bank. We are
not mendicants, neither are we strand
ed show people. To the contrary, we
are highly respee'ed citizens of
Madison, Wis. and have the necessary
government engraved certificates to
safeguard you against loss. When
leaving a hotel, we invariably make
our exit, via the front door and have
never taken our departure by the fire
esral,e route. We desire a room for
the night. I might furthermore add
that the absence of sartorial splash
is due to the fact, that we are making
an extended canoe trip, which does
not call for 18 changes of scenery per
diem."
The doubling clerk, slightly reasur
ed, extracted the pen point from the
usual po'ato, and handed it. over with
a motion which was anything but en
thusiasfic. The guest applicant then
inscribed the following "Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Bassett, Madison. Wis."
Had the clerk been a follower of the
society page in lieu of the sporting
news and the police court columns he
would have immediately recalled that
a Mr. A. Til. Bassett of Madison, Wis.
was a famous baritone sinser, and also
that he gave a recit.al for the Cham
inade club of Havenport a few mon hi
ago. He would also have recalled that
the selfsame Bassett entertained a
select audience at Moline some years
ago, the occasion being a musicale
j given by the Moline Woman's ciub.
Mr. Bassett is known the country
j over and every winter makes an ex
tended concert tour, embracing the
leading cities of the Cnlted Statf.s
He ha8 a vecal studio a: Madison, at
which municipality the and his I i(V
are members of the "Four Hundred."
Mr. a;id Mrs: Bassett are making a
4'nt-mile water voyage in a canoe.
They left Madison on September 2.
launching their frail craft on Lak;
Mahona, thence proceeding into Lake
I Kegcnsa, thence on the Yahara river
to Rock river. They abandoned the
they padce.! into the Mississippi and
I nroceeried
i proceeded on the r inurnev u-hlh
j will ultimately land them ai, St. Louis.
There they will board a train and ship
the canoe back to Madituii.
"Is this a honeymoon trip," queried
an Argus reporter in couversa'icn
'ith the devotees of the simple Ufa
at the New Harper last night.
"No, it is our honeymoon anniver
sary jaunt," chorused Mr. and Mr
Bassett. "You see," explained Mr. Bas
sett, "we were married one vear atm
and made a similar canoe trip for our
. n
honeymoon. We have decided to take
this outing every year at this par
ticular time. The long concert grind
of the winter Is wearing, and I find
that the best way to recuperate, is to
get out, in the fresh air and get close
to nature."
Both of the voyagers are so tanned
that their complexions are almost
of a mahogany tint. Both of them
paddle the canoe, and thus far they
have averaged four miles an hour.
They carry with them a tent, just
what, c'othing Is necessary, two days
provisions, and some cooking para
phernalia. They "row-row-row" rain
or shine, two "slickers" being a part
of the equipment. ,
"We are enjoying it. immensely,"
they said, "and the weather has been
ideal."
As the interview- was about to close,
Mrs. Bassett nudged her husband,
who said. "Oh yes, and where are the
movies here? We are both 'film
bugs' and never miss a chance to take
them in when we stop In a town. Of
course when we camp out on the river
bank, we have to absorb the pr;
scenery".
The requisite information being
tendered, a good bye was spoken.
"And don't forget to send us a paper,"
cried Mrs. Bassett as the reporter was
making his retreat, thus proving the
theory that but very few women are
averse to newspaper publicity of
certain kind.
SHERIFF BRUNER IS
AT OFFICE TODAY
Sheriff O. L. Bruner appeared a
his office this morning and hopes from
uow on to be able to take active charge
of the work, following an illness of a
year. Mr. Bruner will b required to
appear in circuit court Monday to an
swer to th. indictments returned
against him. When seen today Mr.
Bruner remarked: "I understand that
there is to ho tome 'otball contest
on next week and I'm all ready for
the kick off."
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
TO CANVASS RETURNS
The city council met this afternoon
for tlr? purpose of canvassing the re
sults of the recent election. But few
changes are hci ig found in the fig
ures published yesterday.
POLICE NEWS
Pete ThGphili:H paid a fine of $5
and costs this morning for iWddling
withoir a license. I'ete. it seems, took
out a licem-e several months ago, but
when arrest.-d claimed he had left it
ver in Ia venport. I.a'cr he said he
j lla'J wl ru' poli'- investigated
I n'atter and found that heophilus
had lo:intd 'he licpns'' to anothe
Crci k, thereby raving the expenditii'O
of securing another. Pete was in
formed that he would havf to take out
a uew license if he wished to peddle
in Rock Inland.
tins Kc-lsy, the man who yeg'erday
plead d fcr a 10-day sentence to the
county jail hi ord' r that he might-se-fure
mecl'cul attention, was this morn
ing sent to th county poor farm. The
jail committee of the supervisor'
board investigated the case and decid
ed o:i that plan of action.
The
Stenotype at Brown's
Evening
School.
We teach the stenotype, the new
shorthand writing machine, in both
day and evening s' bool. If you already
wriie shorthand, tuke a course In our
evening school and learn the steno
type. This wonderful mnchina n-ni
- ' toon be In every business office To
Oberate the etpnnfvri. i
i . - - --"." iiirdiin mi 1 11-
crease in salary. Call or phone
Brown's Business college, 1423 Second
avenue. Office open this evening and
every evening next week. (Adv.)
Toledo, Ohio In the report of Rev.
T. K. Schmauck, president, to the gen
eral council of the Iilneran church !n
America, rlans were outlined for th4)
celebration in 1917 of the 400th anni
versary of the reformation. ' 1 Dr.
Schmauck appealed for closer stud
of doctrine.
AH the news all the time The Argni.