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INVESTIGATE THE
DYING STATEMENT
OF J. SGHOESSEL
ATit Did Wounded Man Mean
ien He Said 'Tour Men
Toot of Stairs."
DID HE MEAN BACK PORCH?
first Supposition That Shot Was Fired I
en S dewalk In Front of Rest,
dence Might Be Mistake.
xno killed J- B. Schoestl?
What was the motive?
If robbery was tne purpose, w hy
vis Schoessels money and watch
Bjtonthed?
Wty was a revolver "planted"
In the yard of Eugene Field school
across the street from the Schoes
.elfcorce and who "planted" it?
What did ?ohoessel mean in Ills
tying statement to his wife. "Four
Bn st Cie loot of the stairs?"
Four men at the foot of the flairs." .
this was the djir.g statement of J. B.
gcfcoessel as he lay in his wife's arms,
after being shot at his home. 2SS ,
Strath avenue, on that fataf night;
ia't November. This was the only ax
plaaalioa nhic.i the wounded man '
fU aij:e to give regarding the attack i
hich coft him his iife and resulted In
one of the most p:rocious crimes in
lh ti-io."' of r.'.ck Iland. '
What Stairs? J
What "stairs" i:J the dyirg man
n'.'T to The general f ur-P ; ion at
th tiire cf tl? ii:::rufr was tliat lie
tad been sl.ft as he walked on the
s d?w alk in f""1 f his borne, aiid .
Cat he meant '.i nine stone steps '
hlcn lead from the walk into the .
jari yet those who have been study
i the crime core fully are wondering
if there i a po f Tjliity that he miht
fcive had ia miiiJ l.'i.; steps at the back '
pcrco. .
Wosld It nave ncen posM.,:e ior a
mza suff-riiis with in'.-rr.&l hemor
rta?e and faialiy wound' d. as was
Scsuez.oel. to have summoned up :u'""i-cW-nt
srrer.rth In have walked up the
Siyht ef r.iu-? steps, which were with
out s railing, into the yard and a dis
tance of I'J feet or more to the back
porcli at the rear cf the house, tip
jereral fep tc. th porcli a::d across
it to the lir or b-f r failing uncon
rfons? Ther rre tIio-e w lio think
this a phy?ieal Improbability ar..l tiiey
therefore, are inclined to believe that
fkSoessel nitelit hare meant the Flops
at the tark porch. Should this have
been the ca-?e the crime taks on
more gruesome aspect than first sup
posed, for it would mean that the
marderert had followed Schorscl In
to his own yard, reserving the fatal
bullet until he wai about to enter the
back door of his home.
Objects to Crowding.
Another dying statement of Mr.
Pchoessel's is al'O called to mind.
After mo'terirg to his wif, "Four
ma st the foot cf the stair?." he
tnrned to his son. Arthur, and cau
tioned him iK't to co:r.e too clo-e. Was
It partible be thought his as
Hants
ere still around Iiirn? Did he.
In
bat evidently wa delirium as be
approaehed death, imagine tliat some
ece was crrjdi.is against him mak-
it diffi'iilt for him to breathe Of
tcials would have given a good deal
to tare had Schoose! lived a few
iin:ats longer, ln order that he
fc!ht hare been able to have given
ome fciight clew as to the identity of
tae icarg that shot him down. Schoes
who evidently fought off his mur
rrs for several minutes before he
il.ot. Judging from the torn and
t ?ted condition of his umbrella,
9'uU'd ht probably used in his defense,
ot have had a better opportunity
tiian any r;e ei to have f ized up the
renmen. One little Harc-mnt from
Ihn ttlg!.t have cleared t!i retire
aiyitery and the guilty parties mlph:
bar been bronght to justice. As I:
lancibl c!ews Iiare rot be.--n found,
and the officials are all in the dark,:
loping aeain.-t hope each day some j
evWenr mcy be secured w hicli ,
hl lead to the d
ren.
tectlon of the mur-
Posters Are Out
E'g printed posters have ben sent
p n a;l OT"r ti:e country br Chief of;
Police J. v. Jirina containing notice I
of the reward of $1,000 offered fori
and conviction of the :
mtirrfererw f"lf t'i! num. :
Z promised by the county board
J iupervisors and JOO by the city of ;
5ck Island. It is still
hoped that
wercor E. F. Dunne will offer at
7t $500 on behalf of the people of
tte atatw of Illinois in the present at-
apt being made to run to earth t!:t
-arrs of this exemplary citizen. j
FORMER ARMY MAN NOW
RUNS WISCONSIN STATION ior
1L-in!. - i , ,i by
k. IT. , V h8; 1 ' Vr' i
."J?.te.d V i"eKK IsIand
- w i.m i r.i eJ ariuy re"
eralting service, is now in Prairie Dr'
vaien.
V,:. where he is operating a
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Ttrok rA atorIn? It! TTsfrlc f
' every bfcu!
.1 r.Uft f tot, tjroi mu4 m.ui, I S
! Mr 41. fm mi it- Mia-
Catarrhal Jelly
ft 1
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ub station for a week. From this city
he will go to Ion a and open a perma -
ncnt station ln some part of the Hawk -
eyo state. H. H. Frlsby now has charge
of the local office.
PERSONAL POINTS jl
J. Smith of Muscatine was in the
city yesterday.
V. R. Powell of Peoria is visiting
frleuds ln this city.
N. E. Smith of Galesburg was in the
city yesterday and today.
Mrs. Dell Newton of Peoria is visit
ing friends in the tri cities.
John McGre-ior of Sborrard was a
business caller bore Saturday. I
Wiiiiam Heal has returner! from n I
month s visit to the Tac tic coast. I
I-oui.s Fur.kenstein leaves tomorrow
mornins for Peoria. He has recently
been appointed income tax collector
and will consult wita the collector of
this revenue district at Peoria.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Ilarland P. Herbert
lert yesterday for Des Moines. Iowa,
where they will make their home. Mr.
Herbert bavin? accepted a position
with the State Auditing company.
A son was born today to Mr.
and Mrs. A. V.". HeirabecU, loll
Kourteenth and a-half Ftrcet. The
young man is not only f :e firs, child i
In t, fIl.. i. r.Z... ... , j
and great grand child.
Major G. M. Hoffman, in charge of
the river engineer corpx. has returned
from a week lon i.ieetirg in Wash -
ir.Kton. H. (. Th jratherins was held
to take up the discussion of the. light-:
house Fjttem used throughout the na
tion. John Shields, clerk in the mailing
department of tiie .Vodein Woodmuu
of America, v. e:-t to Chicago today to
confer with Captain Wrs-t cf the sixth
UH Nion of the railway mail service
with a view to rerouting of the ser
vic for tiie M.di rn Woodmen maga
zine. MANY
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SERVICE EXAMS
Answer Questions to Secure;
Clerical Positions Another j
Test Soon.
Ki;4ht corteidn's from tills section.
of the co'uitry took the clerical and
, sulj- It-rital examinations held at the
.local po.-i office Saturday. Itoport.1 :
'from Wd.siiii'rton o:i th-ie examina-1
tier, a v. ill probably not tc received for;
, some time. j
I t):i tiie 21st of this month a second j
quiz will Lc heid at the po-tofIice for j
; stenographers and tyrrwriterH. The I
, povi iiiiMil at present io thort of civil
I set vice men of all kinds and the young
I men of the country who are willing to
'accept entran"e salaries of $StO and
$;m.) p r annun'i are urged to take the
' examinations.
TO HEAD THE U. S.
MARINES IN MARCH
Col. George Bar net t.
Co!on-.'l George Barnett has
been !
head !
chosen by President Wilson to
the marine corps w hen the present ;
commandant. Major General W. P.
Middle, retires some time next month.
Colc.nel Ban'.tt w !i bo made a major
general. His regular station now is
the Philadelphia navy yard, but at
present he is on a cruise wi'h a bri-
f marln n-i?', Ihu Atlintl
floet. Ho is a graduate of the Naval
neademv. to wr.icli he was appointed
from Wisconsin.
Notice.
1 hereby notify the public that Fritz
Petersen has no connection with n
further than an employe, and has Pm
a'ithoriy to make any transactions
under my name or to issue on endorse
cath che,k!' r jrnrtcd to bQ ,ssu
me. !).:n''a,
PETER PETERSON.
31S Eighteenth street.
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(Aar '
Moline. 111.
POLICE NEWS
II
Itrl McCnrlson was fined $1 and
costs this Momirg by Police Mag's-
trate Charles j. Smim'ii on a char,;c ol
drunk nn'-ss.
The charge f f l.:rceny against John
Driscoll. who bas ten held for some
: lime in the county Jail, was dismissed
jthls mornii.g In police court and he
was given Lis iii.erty.
Closes Thursday.
The court bouse ii to be clo-ed all
day Thursday, in o.d.'r that the county
enipioye.i can properly obi.e.rvo Lin
coln's birthday.
THE ROCK
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BUILDING UNSAFE
FOR PUBLIG USE
Inspector Reports to Commis
sion Commercial Structure
Should Be Closed.
BRICK WALLS CRUMBLING
Commissioner Archie Hart Asks
Have It Condemned Property
of John Bengston.
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Steps looking toward the condemna
tion of the Commercial hotel building.
210-212 Seventeenth street, on the
ground that it Is unsafe to be used
were considered at the weekly meet
ing of the city commission this after
noon. Commissioner Arcnle Hart present
ed a report from Duilding Inspector J.
H. Stapp, which stated that he had
I""" mice luuiirui, m.uiiaitu
persons examine the structure in
nnRtfrn And fbnt their all concurred
: in his own opinion that the building
' should be closed and that immediate
! Btens be taken for Its removal. The
i building
was purchased last summer
by John Dengston.
Stapp's Report.
The report of Inspector Stapp fol
lows:
I have examined the building
known as the Commercial hotel at
210-212 Seventeenth street, and
have also caused said building to
be examined by three competent
and disinterested persons and
they have reported to me as fol
lows: ,
First, on the Seventeenth street
side, there is "a very ' marked
bulge at the level of the second
story' joists. This bulge is largest
near the south end, amounting to
four inches, and gradually de
creasing toward the north end,
where it is two inches. There are
star anchors extending through
to the exterior on the wall at the
level of. these Joi.sts about eight
feet apart. If these anchors were
built in originally, they have fail
ed in their purpose of holding the
building from bulging. The prob
abilities are that the anchors were
added later to prevent a threaten
ed collapse.
Second, we have personally ex
ani'ned the foundations and be
lieve that the cause of the bulg
ing lies there. The foundations
are of small, local limestones laid
up in a mortar which is now
crumbling and not much better
than sand. A great deal of this
mortar has washed out. There are
large, hollow places in the wall
next the ground.
Walls Crumbling.
Third, the brick walls near the
level of the sidewalk are now
crumbling and many have fallen
away, and there are some cracks,
especially in the lintels nbove the
windows of the first story
Fourth, the first story level is
depressed below the level of the
sidewalk one step, and this story
is very low. The second story Is
extremely high, and this fact adds
to the weakness of the structure.
In conclusion, we are unanimous
in saying that the building is not
safe.
Which report agrees with my
own belief, and I recommend that
said building be closed as a hotel
at once and immediate steps be
taken for Its removal.
A BUNGALOW TYPE
FOR NEW STATION
IS PLAN OF HART
V j
StUCCO
One Story Brick or
Building Is Suggested for
Structure No. 5.
DRY HOSE IN BASEMENT
Proposition to Use Baseball Park
a Site Meets with General
Approval.
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At the meeting of the city commis
sion tills afternoon. Commissioner;
Archlo Hart presented a formal reso-
. lution asking that the southwest cor-1
1 ner of the Island City baseball park,
which is now municipal property, be
declared the site for fire station No. 5.
Bonds to the extent of $16,000 havej
: already been voted for the new irttiy-
lag and its equipment.
! Bungalow Type.
I Commissioner Hart today stated
that he had heard no objection to the
baseball site. The matter was brought
up several weeks ago but action was
deferred until the public could be
given an opportunity to be heard in
the matter. It is Commissioner
Hart's plan to have station So. 5 built
on a bungalow style. He propones to
do away with the time honored
"tower" and have the hove dried- out
in the basement. He plans a one
lory building of either brick or stuc
co, w it h' rooms for the firemen adjoin
ing Uio "stall" uhere the auto hose
cur is to be kep't. Whether the main
exit will be on Ninth street or Eight
eenth avenue has not been determin
ed. Ninth street is now paved and
tiffs would doubtless prove some ad
vantage. It Is expected, however, that
ISLAND ARGUS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1914.
FIchteenth avenue will also he im. !
proved within a short time so cither
thoroughfare could be used.
Open Bids Friday.
r$!ds will be opened Friday morning
at 10 o'clock for the combination
chemical and liose car for station No.
5. Station No. 4 on Thirtieth street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth ave
nues is rapidly nearing completion.
The structure Is promised for Febru
ary 20, but Commissioner Hart ex
pects that It will be March 1 before
the department can use it. The hose
cart from the central station will be
taken to No. 4 as central is now oc
cupied with a fine new fire truck.
TWO R.I. TRAINS
ARE ELIMINATED
New Schedule Makes Material
Changes on Big Line New
Passenger.
The new schedule which went Into
effect Saturday on the Rock Island
lines has made some material changes
in the time and number of the trains.
Two trains, number 316 to Des Moines
and number 21 to "Washington, Iowa,
have been eliminated.
In place of the number 316 to Des
Moines two trains, number 5 and num
ber 9, have been consolidated. The
through train from Chicago to Omaha
will now leave Rock Island at 4:50 p.
m. This train will make many stops,
between here and Omaha, which it
never made before. Colfax is includ
ed in this new list of stops.
Besides these changes, the time of
many of the other trains lias been re
arranged, making them arrive in Rock
Island a few minutes earlier or later
than before.
CUPID BREAKS INTO
WESTERN U. OFFICE
Mischievous little cupid has been
busily at work and consequently the
Western I'nion . Telegraph company
lost two of its employes when Miss
Mildred Chapman, 92G Third avyenue,
and Karl OITaver, 718 Eighteenth
street eloped Friday 'night about 10
o'clock. Their destination Is not
known. O'Haver was emnloved as
operator at the ofTice and Miss Chap -
man as clerk and both had been work -
im there over a vear Friend v-nw
that a strong friendship existed b-i-
tween them, but this move took them
entirely by surpirse.
Miss Chapman's parents refused to
discuss the matter 'when interviewed
today but the manager, H. P. Stapley
of the telegraph office states that the
two left together, taking a taxi to the
P.ock Island depot. He has received
no word from them.
MISS HARRIS TO
ATTEND MEETING
County school superintendents of the
northern Illinois district will open a
session tomorrow at DeKalb. Miss Lou
Harris, county superintendent of
schools, will attend, and today she
announced the p-ogram to be offered.
Miss Harris leaves for DeKalb tomor
row.
"High School Tuition Law.- "Certi
ficating Law" and the "Sanitation
Bill" will be the chief topics of a round
table discussion at the meeting.
The cdosing session of the two days'
meeting will be marked by a visit to
the normal school classes.
STREET CARS NOT
TO MAKE A CHANGE
The street cars will continue to
stop at the "near crossings,' " declared
General Manager J. G. Huntoon of the
Tri-City Railway company this aft
ernoon. He said that at a recent meet
ing of the Davenport city council as
a whole, a resolution favoring the
I present plan and against any change
In the ordinance in force there, was
adopted.
The Tri-City Federation of Labor
first, started the agitation against the
present rule and sent a delegation to
appear before the Davenport council
to protest. However, it is understood
that there is a big division of senti
ment ln the labor organization at the
present time on the subject
Is Candidate For Collector.
Henry Wynes, the well known con
ductor on the lines of the Trl-CIty
Railway company, today formally an
nounced bis candidacy for the demo
cratic nomination for the office .of
. . 1. I ..ItAAln. HT. H' I.
lUnilDlllif luiicnut. .ill. tvyut?B una
. many friends and would make a model
candidate.
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
For Township Collector.
j I hereby announce my candidacy for
i the nomination for the office of town
I ship collector subject to the will or
j the democrats of Rock Island and ask
their support.
R. HENRY WYNES.
OC3COCOCXXOCOOCCXXX00003
MONARCH
SELF-ADJUSTING
Metal Weather Strip
will keep out SOOT, COLD AIR
and stop rattling windows.
For Windows or Doors, old or
new.
No felt or rubber, to rip or rot.
VV. GEO. I1EIOER
Phone 640X. 1202 15th St. Molina
MANY TEACHERS
ENTERTAINED AT
MILAN MEETING
Interesting Program Is Carried
Out Saturday Afternoon in
District No. 42.
MUSIC AND DISCUSSION
Teachers Consider Various Educa
tional Topics Roster of Those
In Attendance.
An interesting teachers' meeting
was held Saturday afternoon in Dis
trict 42 at Milan. There was a large
attendance. Miss Lou Harris, county
superintendent of schools was present
and delivered a short talk.
Following is the program given:
Song Alice and Meriani Baker.
Review Chapter Two of Rural Econ
omics I F. Hazleton, Coal Valley.
First Part Chapter Three of Rural
Economics Miss Millett, Reynolds.
Second Part Chapter Three of Rural
Economics Mr. Fowler. Milan.
Discussion of the above book.
Piano Solo Miss White, Milan.
Taper Joseph Burgoyne, Andalusia.
Paper Miss Ella Dingeldsin, Rock
Island.
Piano Solo Miss Loretta Wilhite,
Milan.
Paper Miss Edith Davis, Milan.
Paper Miss Irma Wenks. Anda
lusia. Recitation Gilmore Foster, Milan.
Talk on Penmanship Mr. Faust.
Talk Miss Harris.
Song Misses Baker.
The Roster.
Those in attendance. Anna Bran
berg. Edith Davis, Anna Feaster, Edna
Dalluege, Helen Blakslee, Ruth Ander
son, Jennie Wahlstrom, Rosina Rob
erts, L.iF. Haeleton, D. H. Fowler, Jo-
sep Burgoyne, Agnes R. Farrar, Cora j
.Neisuu, r.raa Liunueen, -Margaret gam
ble, Annie W. Gillespie, Sara L. Arm'
strong. Frances G. Wiggins, B. Irma
Wenks. Esther Young, Ella Mitchell,
Ella Goldman, Hope Hayes, Inez Bon-
ynge, Margaretta Wiggins, Lizzie
Crawford, Mary Russ, Julia McGinty,
Ella Dlngledein, Eva Parnell, Gertrude
1 Huston. Helene Fullmer, Bonnibell
! Fullmer. Matthew O'Coniell, Daisy
Simmons. Millit Wilson, Anna Mo
Quaid, Hazel McDonald, Ida M. Mil
lett. TWO CAMPS TAKE
A MIDDLE GROUND
Edgington and Rural M. W. A.
Organizations Send Dele
gates Uninstructed.
OTTO OUT FOR AN OFFICE
Crawfordsville, Ind., Man Announces
Candidacy for Head Banker of
the Order.
Two Modern Woodmen camps in
Rock Island county met Saturday
evening and took a middle ground by
electing uninstructed delegates to the
county camp. Both camps were about
equally divided between insurgency
and the administration.
Edgington elected four representa
tives while Rural selected three. The
Edgington men are Dr. A. J. Miller, W.
11. Wenks, H. Patterson and Willard
Parmenter. Those at Rural are Thom
as Lees, Paul Wadswortb. and W. Wil
liam. Otto Is Out.
L. W. Otto of Crawfordsville, Ind.,
has announced himself a candidate for
the office of head banker of the order.
He is an administration candidate and
now a member of the board of auditors
of the society of Woodmen. Mr. Otto
is well known in Rock Island. The
"Hoosier" candidate will oppose O. E.
Aleshlre of Chicago for the office. Mr.
Aleshire is also an administration
man.
The committee named to boost the
candidacy of Mr. Otto is composed of
C. A. Bowers, city editor Crawfords
ville Journal; Harry N. Fine, former ;
state's attorney for Montgomery coun-
ty, and Ab Jones, a well known Craw-1
fordsville hotel proprietor. Mr. Otto :
is a member of Camp No. 3878. Mod-;
ern Woodmen of America. The Craw-1
fordsville camp of Woodmen is con
sidered one of the most enthusiastic in 1
the state of Indiana. j
John D. Voltz of Indianapolis, Ind.,!
has come out for a place on the
board of directors. Mr. Voltz is at this
time a deputy for the order in In
diana. II AT THE Y.M.C.A.
II
Rev. T. E. New-land's address to the
Y. M. C. A. boys yesterday afternoon !
on "Pitching In the Pinch" proved toj
be quite as interesting as had been 1
anticipated, and was heard with open j
ears by the youngsters. Pleasing 1
musical numbers were provided by a I
quartette from the first uapusi
cholc
"The Church a Men's Job." was the
topic discussed by Rev. Ii. A. John
son before the men's meeting at the
Y. M. C. A. yesterday.
"When a man wants his boy to see
a circus, he goes with him, but when
he wants him to go to Sunday school,
he very often sends him." said Mr.
Johnson, as he spoke of the need for
more men at work in the enure h,. "In
tliis way, the boy is likely to get the
Idea that his father considers the cir
cus of more importance than the
Sunday school.
"Men have a way of thinking that
the church is a good place for women
and children, but that men are Dot so
important there. Yet, when God has
desired to speak to the world and re
veal new truth, he has usually spoken
through men. When lie would call a
people for his own, he spoke to Abra
ham, and later on, when he would
make them a nation, it was Moses
whom he chose to be his servant. Tt
has been thus all through history.
While woman's part in religious lead
ership has been great, it has not ex
ceeded that of the men. And the need
today is for men to take places of
leadership in the great movements
which are being opened up as never
before through the work of the
Church of Christ"
The Tri-City. Checker club has se
cured Newell W. Banks, of Detroit,
for a checker exhibition to be given at
the local Y. M. C. A. next Saturday
afternoon and evening. Mr. Banks.
has played here before, and is remem
bered by many devotees of the checker
game. He is the champion blindfold
player of America, and one of the na
tional cross board champions.
Next Saturday, he will play as many
boards at a time as there are players
and boards to,be played. During the
evening, he will give his famous ex
hibition, playing four of the strongest
local players while keeping his back
to the boards, or with his eyes blind
folded. The games will be played in the big
lobby at the Y. M. C. A., and will be
open to all who care to play or look on.
MIRACLE DOUBTER
CALLED HERETIC
1 5 i,?.f f-r
Rev. Charles Aked.
As the result of criticisms directed
by Presbyterian Ministerial associa
tions of the San Francisco bay cities
against a declaration questioning the
miraculous birth of Christ, made by
the Rev. Charles F. Aked, that gent:,
man probably will resign as president
of the San Francisco Church feder
ation. Rev. Aked is a clergyman of in-
fternational repute and a personal
friend of Jolm D. Rockefeller.
MOTIONS TO QUASH
TAKEN UPT0&.0RR0W
Arguments on the motion to quash
the five indictments returned against
Sheriff 0. L. Bruner were not argued
this morning in circuit court as
nlanned. Jndce E. C. Graves was un
able to be present but will be here
tomorrow morning. It is expected that
Judge R. W. Olmsted will go to Cam
bridge tomorrow to relieve Judge
Graves court work there.
I! REALTY CHANCES il
Mary M and L. M. Magill to Paul M.
Lorenz, $6,000. O. L. and M. A. Carl
son's 1st add., Moline, and tract ad
joining O. I Carlson's add., Moline.
Charles A. Foss to Effie Patterson.
pi iul i , jiucncr a piaL, .vioiine.
James W Slmonson to Annie Hall !
Jew; pt. blk. 30, Bugham s add., Cor-:
dova, and tract in w. 14 ne. yt sec.
31-20-2e.
Guyer & White to Allen H. Head,
$1.00; lot 17. blk. 178. East Moline.
1
Creamery
EE! spy
(Tjuaiiiify .
GROCEKT CO
700 Twelfth Sf.
NEW TEACHER AT
HIGH SCHOOL IS:
PUT ON FACULTY
Oscar F. Achtenhagen, Grad
uate o'f Beloit College, In
structor in Manual Arts. ...
GIRLS CONTEST THURSDAY
Representative to Be Chosen to Pig
Eight Declamatory Event A
Busy Month.
With a total enrollment of 673
6tudents, it has been found necessary
tn nHrt another teacher to the local
High school faculty. Oscar F, Achten
hagen, a graduate of Beloit college,
and more recently, of the Stout Insti
tute, is the new instructor. Mr. Achten
hagen has had much experience as an
instructor in manual arts, and most of
his work will be in the new building,
teaching the boys to do wood turning,
and also in mechanical drawing. He.
will aso probably have some classes
in mathematics. :
Girls' Contet. .
Much Interest at the High school
has been displayed by the students
In the preiiminary Thursday night con
test to select a representative for the
annual girl's declamatory contest-of
the Big Eight association. At present
there are eight young ladies entered
and it is expected there will be1
warm fight for the honors. fV-"
The program follows:
"Father" by Ralph Gibson ....... v
Ruth Blakemofe
"Capital Punishments," by Mamie,.'.
Wentworth Stone
Georgianna BrinkerhoIT
"The Soul of the Violin," by Mf-gar, -. '
et M. Merrill. ..Margaret Underbill
"The King's Pardon," by Basil King...
Bessie Eaker
"Connor, from Comdock's Reclta-
tions Helen Pollard
"Death Disc" by Mark Twain .. .
..' Marie Williams
"Alaska," by Frank Dupree." ..''1
Mildred Rice
"A Scrap of College Lore," from the
Youth's Companion .Laura Holcomb
Busy Month.
February will be a busy month, .as
the folowing summary of events show:
Feb. 11 Robert Rexdale on "Alas
ka, the Wonderland of America."
Feb. 12 Preliminary girls' declama
tory contest.
Feb. 13 Basketball. Davenport .at
Rock Island. '
Feb. 17 Cantata, "King Rene's
Daughter."
Feb. 18, 19, 20, 21 Art Exhibit
Feb. 19 Larkin-Weber Recital, "Par
cifal." Feb. 20 Big Eight declamatory con
test for girls.
Feb. 20 Basketball. Rock Island at
Monmouth.
NOTICEI
All members of Independence Camp
No. 26. M. W. of A., are hereby noti
fied that beginning Monday, February
9, all meetings of the Camp will "be
held at K. of C. hall, formerly the
Y. M. C. A. building, corner of Nine
teenth street and Third avenue. En
trance on Nineteenth street. Meetings
called promptly at 7:30 p. m.
M. T. STEVENS,
ELMER F. JOHNSON, Consul.
(Adv.) Clerk.
Woodmen Attentionl
The next regular meeting of C. W.
Hawes camp, No. 1550, M. W. A., W'Ul
be held on Tuesday evening, Feb. jffl,
1914 at 8 o'clock p. m. in the K.jC.
hall- Electrical building Nineteenth
street and Third avenue. Entrance
os. Nineteenth street side. ...
Election of delegates to county con
vention. JOHN B. CORKEN,..
T. B. REIDY,
Consul. -
Clerk.'
(Adv.)
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