6 THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT APRIL 30. 1903. LULU! Is in Town Call on the following stores for free samples. F. C.
Bruning Frank A. Martin L. E. Lingafelt Co. J.
C. Johannsen Geo. Eckmann LULU Of Ernest Utech WATER Moeler Bros. A NEW CABLE. Better Telephone Communication With Rock Island and Moline is Promised.
The Central Union Telephone company is stringing a new trans-Mississippi cable across the bridge, connecting the exchanges in Rock Island and Moline with that of the Iowa Telephone company in this city. The new cable is very heavy, weighing six pounds to the foot, and aggregating, in its 5,000 feet of length, a total of 15 tons. It contains 300 wires, or 150 pairs. This is 90 pairs more than are contained in the old cable, now in use, and which this new cable is meant to replace. The increase of telephone traffic between the two sides of the rvier renders this expansion of facilities a necessary thing, and, also, the old cable had so deteriorated that its replacement would soon be necessary.
The work is being done by force of 25 line men, most of them skilled men, under command of Foreman W. B. Thomas, of Peoria. The replacement will represent a cost of over $7,000. ODD FELLOWS PLEASED.
The Davenporters Liked the Way That Celebration Moved Off at lowa City. The Davenport Odd Fellows went to Iowa City Tuesday, to participate in the big celebration there, are well pleased with the time they They were 150 strong, and went out of here with a special train of seven coaches, which was filled by the time Iowa City was reached. There was a warm welcome for the visitors, and they met other Odd Fellows from all over this part of the state. Ladies were numerous, and the affair bore much of the aspect of a big city picnic. The degree staff of Scott Zedoka Rebekah lodge No.
2 did the work in the Rebekah degree. Davenport had a prominent place in the parade, in which a couple of thousand of Iowa Odd Fellows participated, and in general our visitors to the ancient capital of the state regard themselves as having had their share of attention. The next celebration goes to Cedar Rapids, another good Iowa town that knows how to put her guests at their ease. SURPRISED MR. SECCOMBE.
The members of the Bethlehem Congregational church surprised their pastor, Rev. S. H. Seccombe, at his home, 520 Warren street, last evening. The affair was of the nature of a pound party, many of the packages containing articles in large variety, from a mammoth potato to a bottle of lotion, good for cuts, bruises, etc.
Refreshments were served and the evening was spent in pleasant conversation, with musical accompaniment and other diversions. NOW WE KNOW WHY. The Roek Island papers feel impelled to rally to the defense of the that connection B. waetr supply of town, and in their, Q. road has stopped using artesian water on its trains, and is now taking its water cooler supply from the Rock Island hydrants.
There has been considerable wondering and guessing why so much bottled liquor was consumed on those trains, but this statement explains it. REVERED GERMAN LADY CALLED TO HER REWARD. MRS. MARIA GOOS SLEEPS WELL AFTER NINETY YEARS OF LIFE. Was Noted for Her Kindly and Extensive Charities--Made a Trip to Europe Unattended When 75 Years of Age--Funeral on Saturday.
Mrs. Maria Goos, for many years lovingly known among the Germans of the city as "Mutter died at o'clock Wednesday evening at the 7 home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Henry Garstang, 517 West Third street. The deceased had reached the age of 90 years and 5 months, and retained her mental clarity and physical well being to the last. Until the last six years she rarely missed a Turner concert or literary evening function during her life, and she was a frequenter of the German in theater, which she took a great interest.
Mrs. Maria Goos was known every German in Scott county, and was beloved by all. For 15 years she was president of a ladies' sewing club, which was the pioneer thimble bee society in the city. She delighted in works of charity, and her needle was constantly employed in the fashioning of garments for the poor, and her purse strings were loosened for the needy. "She stinted herself to give to others," said Mrs.
Henry Garstang, her grandaughter, who made her home with the old lady for the past 17 years, tuis morning. "Grandma never was a care. She died happy, and was always good to us." Mrs. Goos was a great traveler. At the age of 75 years she made a trip to Europe, to Germany her na: tive place, without escort," and her last trip was taken to Grand Island, where she visited her daughter, At the end of 90 years "Mother Goos sleeps well.
The "Gold Aunt" of a score of nephews and nieces and 27 grandchildren, and the fairy god mother of 34 great grandchildren, who named her because of her openhearted generosity, has passed away, and there will be no more waiting for grandma to come with her big with gifts, and her purse filled with coins for all. Maria Goos, nee Petersen, was born in Eekernfoerde, Schleswig- Holstein, Germany, Nov. 29, 1812, where she was married to her husband Carl Goos, now deceased for 34 years. In 1851 the couple came to this country, and immediately afterward to Davenport, where Mr. Goos operated a wagon shope on the present site of the Boston store, near the alley on the Harrison street side.
The shop was removed to the rear of West later, street, where the death of the venerable lady occurred Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Goos had four chitdren, but of their union which was terminated by the death of Mr. Goos in 1869, there survive only two daughters, Mrs.
Augusta Thode of this city, and Gretchen Joehnck of Grand Island, Neb. Twenty-seven grand children and 34 great grandchildren survive her. The funeral will be held from the Garstang residence at 2 o'clock Saturday alternoon, with incineration at the Davenport crematorium. The obsequies at the house will be private. Gustav Donald will pronounce the eulogy.
The friends of Mother Goos and the family are invited to attend the portion of the funeral at the home, but the incineration will be private. MR. POTTHORST'S PLANS. Otto Potthorst, the jeweler, has again taken an interest in the bustness of the Davenport Jewelry company, ocupying his old stand at 406 West Second street, and will continue as its business manager, Preparaare making for expansion of the business, new fixtures have been ordered for the store, and Mr. Potthorst leaves for New York in a day or two to purchase new stock for the company, A DAY IN HISTORY.
Tomorrow will be the 5th anniversary of Admiral Dewey's splendid vie. tory at the battle of Manila bay. The day is also May 1. May day, Bock beer day, Dragon day in Chint, and the anniversary of Mexican independence from French rule. There is enough history crowded into that day to satisfy almost anyone.
WILL ELECT OFFICIALS. Another Election Due at Bettendorf at An Early Date. The report of the commissioners in the matter of the incorporation of the of Bettendorf was filed with town Clerk Noth by Attorney A. P. County Wednesday, showing that McGuirk the freeholders of the proposed town had voted by a large majority to inAnother election, to corporate.
choose municipal officers, was therefore ordered, and will probably be held in about three weeks. The officers to be elected are a clerk, treasurer, and six counmayor, cilmen. As the law is understood, if not all the officials will hold some office only until the next general election of towns under the general Iowa when officers will be elected for laws, regular terms provided by the the code. One or more nominating conventions will probably be held at Bettendorf before the forthcoming election. Whether the people there will divide party lines on such short notice on whether they will agree on a citizens' ticket for their initial administration, remains to be seen.
Heretofore they been divided for and against incorporation, and to break into opposing camps on party lines for an only a few weeks off will require a speedy alignment on a new basis, and may not occur at all. IT INTERESTS US. Moline's Campaign For a Cleaner City is Gathering Force as it Proceeds. The people of this city can hardly help being interested in the work that Moline's citizens, notably her women, have on their hands there, in the dis rection of making the town more sightly and putting unpleasant things out of the range of ordinary vision. There is a distinct organization in every ward, and a general organization that has supervision of the The league proposes to work hand in hand with city council and the other city officers.
Ordinances that call for the repressing of loose papers, and other street and alley nuisances, to be enforced as far as the members of the league are able to accomplish that. Circular letters are to be sent to people all over the city, sug gesting things that they can do in the interest of improvement and cleanliness, and urging their cooperation. In short, the movement for a cleaner, brighter, neater town, in every feature, is fairly under way here, seems to have a good deal of steam back of it, and may accomplish things. And such a reform as that is bound to be interesting to the people of neighboring places, particularly places that are such close neighbors as we are. THE SNAKES ARE OUT.
They Are Quite Numerous in Various Parts of Town. One of the indisputable evidences of spring is furnished by Charles J. Hagemann, ex-city treasurer. He found quite a large and healthy snake upon his lawn at 504 West Fifteenth street, which he quickly dispatched. His snakeship was of generous girth and of a length which showed him to be full grown.
It was of the garden variety. Mr. Hagemann has not been alone, either, in finding and dispatching snakes. This seems to be a good year for them. In the eastern part of the city there are a good many of them.
It is no strange thing to find a dead snake, killed by some one who has an aversion to reptiles in general, and some of the deeper hollows that slash through the town have a good many of them. THE CASE DISMISSED. Justice Hall Found Evidence Insufficient to Hold John Drexler. The case of assault and battery lodged by Wm. Schmidt against John Drexler was tried before Justice J.
C. Hall Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The evidence showed that the two men had some trouble in a shanty boat some time ago, for which Schmidt had Drexler arrested, and for which the last named party served out a 10-day jail sentence for assault and battery. The two men met again the other night at a saloon on Third and Green streets, and the trouble was renewed. The testimony of witnesses disputed the statement of Schmidt as to another assault having been committed, and therefore Justice Hall dismissed the defendant.
BARGAINS FOR THIS WEEK! 30 Ladies' $25.00 Spring Suits, on Best All Wool Ingrain Carpets Why pay 50c for working shirts? special $15.00 most everywhere this Buy them for 39e at St Onge's. made--sold sale season -no where less than Ours will match any 50c shirts in 50 Ladies' $8.00, $9.00 and $10.00 65c, our price this week 58c. All the tri-cities. New Pattern Trimmed Hats. On the latest best Spring Patterns.
Special Sale 125 Pairs New Lace Curtains. The Big lace and embroidery Tables $5.00 greatest lace Curtain Sale in the sale at 3c, 5c and 10c 25 dozen New Percale and Lawn city--ask to see the Curtains at big bargains. On Spe- $2.19, $2.98, Another special offering of ladies' $3.75 white waists Wrappers, cial Sale 98c and in two big lots at $1.50 and The latest and best of at 59c $1.00. Don't miss these. All $1.50 Mercerized and patterns the latest styles and worth 25 The greatest the season.
per cent more than we ask. Moire Black Petticoats on sale at, each Hotel Damasks, A clean sweep of Men's shoes. Take 98c Special linen sale of 72-inch heavy 900 yards 36-inch wide 470 your pick this week of the $3.50 020 at yard 69c and and $4.00 Percales, at yard 1,500 yards Dress Ginghams, 50 Bargains in Oil Red Damasks, kinds at $2.50 10.000 at yard Rolls Wall Paper worth up yard worth 40c, 29c 1,500 Prints, yards 5e 91. 020 D) Special Sale Great Towel sale, worth up to 25c, yard to roll this week. and roll- at 10c 2,000 yards Cotton about 5,000 rolls of each to sell.
and Crash, yard 17c 28c H. A. ST. ONGE CO. BIG BUSY DEPARTMENT STORE.
SECOND AND BRADY STREETS. FIRST POLICE CASE UNDER TRUANT LAW. Ju FRED SCHULTZ FINED FOR NOT SENDING HIS SON, TO SCHOOL. Was Cautioned by Truant Officer Hans Hargens But Disobeyed Him and Found Himself Arraigned Un-1 der New Law--Fined $3 and Costs. The first case under the state compulsory school law was tried before Magistrate Finger this morning.
Truant Officer Hans Hargens filed information Wednesday afternoon against Fred Schultz, a carpenter residing at 1503 Union street, in Northwest Davenport, charging him with refusing to cause or permit his child, Rudolph Schultz, who is between the ages of 7 and 14 years, to attend school. Truant Officer Hargens testified that he had called thrice at the Schultz home, but secured no satisfaction. The lad, who is only 13 years For age, was compelled to work at nailing laths instead of attending school as the educational law commands. When the truant officer called he was told to do what he pleased, that the boy would not be sent to school. What he did doubtless doesn't please the stubborn father who was made to feel that the law cannot be disobeyed.
truant law makes it necessary shall attend school for. 12 consecutive, weeks each year during the years, between 7 and 14 years. The penalty for not doing so is fixed at a $3 fine for the first offense, $20 for the second offense and thereafter from $20 to $100 at the discretion of the court. Mr. Schultz could not speak Engand the magistrate to converse him in German, He was with found guilty of infringing the state law and was fined $3 and costs, amounting to $5.35 in all.
He gave his promise that the boy would be sent to school next Monday morning. Truant Officer Hargens says there are other parents who are recalcitrant, and unless they obey his caution they also will find themselves before the police magistrate. THE DOWNS CHANGES HANDS. New Management Here and Takes Control Friday Morning. The Hotel Downs passes under the new management tonight and commencing with breakfast tomorrow morning will be conducted by Mrs.
Louisa Gerhard of Clinton, with her son-in-law Walter Dale, as manager. Mrs. Gerhard and Mr. Dale and family have come here from Clinton to take charge of the Downs, which they have purchased from Gorman Harrison, and Harrison, who has been its manager for over nine years past, gets the opportunity which he has desired for some time of devoting his entire attention to the Kimball house while escaping some of the responsibility that he has had with two hotels to divide his time and attention. Mr.
Dale is a business-like gentleman who looks as if he could carry out his promise that the Downs will offer the public a service that will maintain 'and improve the reputation that it has had. Frank H. Elliott will remain with him as day clerk, for a time at least, and Frank Gorman will be the night clerk. John Eden, one of the best hotel stewards in this part of the country, will continue with the hotel, and Con. Boyle, the chef for the last four years, stays to look after the cuisine.
The change adds some more good looking business people to our population, and is therefore a matter for congratulation all around. FIELD'S MINSTRELS. Al. G. Field's monologue on the trust question is pronounced a gem of wit by the critics.
While this may be true, it is nevertheless an act that those reading between the lines may read a good sermon in industrial condittons as they exist today in this country. The troubles of "Brother Anderson" while they amuse, also instruct. Mr. Field long been a has" close student of affairs political, and can discuss with as much intelligence the latest phase of the industrial situation and the struggle going on between capital and labor, as he does the lighter topics of everyday life. Mr.
Field invariably writes his own as it is called by the printers, and is the author of many side-splitting jokes that are told with gusto by other comedians. He will positively appear with The Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels, which will exhibit here Sunday evening. THE DECREE SIGNED.
This morning Judge A. J. House signed the decree in the case of the Eldridge Savings bank vs. L. W.
Van Nostrand and C. Van Nostrand. This was one of the cases which was taken from the jury upon the allegation of the defense that the notes were forged. The decree orders the plaintiff to produce the notes in court for cancellation, and bars all further suits upon them whenever, or whereever brought. Neal Neal appeared for the defendants.
PURCHASED A RESIDENCE. Henry Ott has purchased from Mrs. Catherine Neufeldt the residence property at 1228 West Third street now occupied by Wm. Lavery. The purchase price was $2,250.
The deal was negotiated on Wednesday, Mr. Ott will assume possession of the property next week. A SMALL BLAZE. At 4:55 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Hose No. 4 was called to 166 Bridge avenue, where it extinguished a blaze in the Davenport residence, which was started by painters using a gasoline torch.
The damage done Was slight. PEOPLE OF SEDENTARY HABITS: ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONSTIPATION. Coffee, tea and other stimulants are prime agents in producing constipation, and unless stimulants are given up, the disease becomes chronic. Give up Coffee, get plenty of good pure air, and drink ONLY Mocon Cereal Coffee: For sale by all first class grocers. Cheaper than Coffee, and the best Coffee Substitute on earth.
MANUFACTURED BY Central City Cereal Coffee Co. PEORIA, ILLINOIS. MUSIC AND A MOUSE. The Young Ladies of McCowen Hall Entertain Their Friends in a Pleas- ant Way. The young ladies of McCowen Hall pleasantly entertained quite a number of their friends last evening.
There were two objects in view: the first was to have an enjoyable evening, and the second to provide means for furnishing the hall. Both were accomplished. tickets were sold up to the capacity of the front room, and then much more than the money's worth was given those present. The opened with a piano duet by program, Ida Wildasin and Christine Thomsen. A reading, "The Sweet Girl Graduate," was given by Miss Paula Frahm and it was so well done that a recall was demanded.
Miss Ruth Smith gave a selection on the piano, followed by a reading by Miss Laura Whitney, "Jerry and An encore followed. The first part of the program closed with a musical number by Miss Laura McCarl. Then came a jolly farce, "The Mousetrap," the characters being taken by Misses Christine Thomsen, Helen Sherman, Emma Kelsey, Amanda Wulff, De Witt, and Minnie Brauch. It was laughable in every detail and position and the young ladies showed surprising capabilities. It is likely that the program will be repeated with an opportunity for a larger audience.
One thing is true it deserves to be. The hall has amateurs who only need the chance show what they can do. APPRAISERS' REPORT. Wheelock Estate Will Net $2,579.78 in Personal Property. The appraisers have made their report in the matter of the Grace Wheelock esatte, returning the value of the personal property at $2,579.78 mostly in notes and stock shares.
The principal sum is tied up in a note given by Gustav Swenson which, with interest, now amounts to $1,789.78. There are also five shares of the Tri-City Electrie company's stock included in the assets appraised. It will be remembered that Mrs. Wheelock died intestate, and shortly afterward her husband joined the ranks of John Alexander Dowie and now resides in Zion city. The court named S.
C. Wheelock as administrathe estate, and guardian of the two minor children. The appraisem*nt was made SO that the property be divided, to the husmay band at Zion and the other two thirds to the children. The appraisers were Messrs. R.
G. Englehart, Spencer Howe and Henry Reis. MURDER ON THE MUSSER. According to a dispatch from LaCrosse, a member of the crew of the Musser, which passed here steamer Muscatine, enroute to Monday from the north, fatally injured. another of boat's crew in a fight which took the place on board the rafter Tuesday.
The dispatch is as follows: "William Tibbetts fatally injured Shrake of Trempeleau by striking Ira the head with a cordwood him over stick aboard the steamer Musser, toThe men quarreled at Bad Axe day. Tibbetts's home. As the Bend, near Victory, five miles south boat passed Tibbetts stole behind his vieof here, crushed his skull with a blow. tim and into a flatboat and Tibbetts leaped the river. He is said escaped armed.
A posse of riverto be heavily in pursuit. Shrake is dying men are at the LaCrosse FINISHED ITS WORK. The special committee on water rates held its final meeting last evenagreed upon its report to the ing and council, as well as the provisions city, the ordinance which City Attorney Thuenen will put into shape before the next regular city council meeting. The will probably be rather papers voluminous and it is hardly expected will be prepared in time for that they submission to the entire council hefore that time. THE BOSTON STORE Closes at 5:30.
SATURDAY EXCEPTED. OTHER LATE SNOWS. This is By No Means an Unheard of Freak of Weather. History is repeating itself. It has snowed later than this in this state, and harder.
On May day of 1886, whica will be 17 years ago come tomorrow, this section of the country was covered by a general snowstorm, driven by a hard northwest wind." In all, in the southern part of the state, there was enough to make a depth of four or five inches of light snow such as we are apt to have in winter. The fall lasted all day, and at times there were flurries when it fell so fast and SO thickly, that it made the ground white, in spite of the fact that it was warm enough to melt the flakes as they fell at any ordinary rate of descent. There is no damage in a little late bit of snow of this kind. It has a wonderfully freshening and vivifying effect on grass and other vegetation, and seems to do no harm to plants by chilling them. If it is not followed by hard frosts and actual freezing it will be a benefit.
But it is anything but cheerful, after having days warm enough to drive us into lighter clothing, to have to hark back to overcoats and heater fires again. SHOT AT A BURGLAR. Mrs. Chas. A.
Barnard is the heroine of Moline just at this moment. Wednesday morning, about 2 o'clock, she was awakened by a dim light in the room, and found that it came from the lantern held outside the window by a man whom she knew to have no business there. Mrs. Barnard wasted no time or sympathy on the would-be robber, but cut loose with her revolver, which she had handily within reach. The man had time for just one curse before he vanished.
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