Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 7

THE DAVENrOKT DEMO CHAT, JUNE 8, 1902, 4 ALL ENDED WELL. AT SAINT KATHARINE'S. jk FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. GOOD WORK BY INDUSTRIAL RELIEF SOCIETY. AS EIGHTH STREET PAYING PROBLEM.

SHALL IT BE THIRTY OR THIRTY-SEVEN FEET WIDE? i if I SOL 9 Headquarters For OUTING AND, BUSINESS SUITS 1 8 ft All Wool Flannels, ii .1 gic urcastcu coolest and 0 1 or Canadian and Scotch ill i.i oouoie orcasicu anu most stylish oulfit for mmm ti i 8 121 West Second Street. 8 3 Homespuns, sin- ii iNorioiK styles- the hot weather nines ooooO 1 1 1 uiiii'mi lif wimw tl miK' nnmii i mt'lll wedding gilts. This season sur .0 one or two line's but In each ane Glass. 0. ffMn JoMJ $3.75 Men's Flannel Trousers-regular $5 values at STRAW IIATS-Panama shapesthe new Ping Pong and all the leading styles from $1.00 to $7.50 ior tUliU 0 .1...

I 1....... I'lllliiK ill." mni wv ntivir: utwuja 0 of suitable arthica to bo used us passed all proviuiiH, not only in tiXflifV .1111 But For About a Minute it "Looked Squally For Jim Hill's Special Train. A few days ago Jas. J. Hill president of the Great Northern road, and admittedly one of the greatest railroad men on earth, passed through here over the R- I.

N. on a tour of inspection tf the C. B. Q. system.

He went Iroin here to Clinton, leaving here about ti o'clock in the evening, or a little later. He and his party were traveling in luxury in an elegant train of three cars, supplied with all the good things to, be had. However, it happens sometimes that a railroad magnate is not a bit better or bigger than a plain everyday passenger who pays his fare, and on tne occasion of this special train trip between? here and Clinton there came near arising a clreumstano to prove this afresh. The special was speeding along the straight and level hit of track between the stone crusher, and Duck creek, two or three, miles above the city. It was not out to break records but it was going at a good gait.

By a singular coincidence, as it happens, the B. Q. evening passenger was coming down on that same road. Neither train, it seems, had any knowledge of the presence of the oth er on that bit of track. Lapped or dors, or something, gave each of them, as it was thought, a clear way.

Both were making good passenger train tnme. The 11. q. swung around the Duck creek curve, and through the gap in the trees that fringe that classic stream, while tiic Hill special was some distance to the west of it, hut there was no more t-an time for a safe stop. The two engineers used all the air they had at hand.

People who were near by and witnessed the stop declare that when the engines slowed to a halt there was not over 50 feet between their pilots. In part this may have been due to running after the trains were well in hand, and, in that far there may not nave been a narrow escape trom colli sion, but if the little circumstance had occurred a fe whundrod yards farther to the eastward the timber on Duck creek would have hid the engines from the respective engineers till not even an emergency stop would have prevented thorn going together. The tassengers of each train swarmed to the platform, and there was evidence of a good deal of interest In the situa tion on their part, but. not much time was lost in backing the special to the stone crusher switch and giving the two trains a track apiece for passing lurposes. And all's well that ends well.

THE OLD DAVENPORT HOUSE. It Leads Off a Lot of Good Pictures of Tri City Interest. The June number of Picturesque Tri Cities is one of the best. It gives the place of honor to the old Davenport house; on the government Island, whose walls, which witnessed the tragic death of the pioneer trom whom It takes its name, are fast falling into dc cay. Next comes the group flashlight taken on the occasion of the Tri-City Press clubs banquet, at the Tower Inn, to George Ade, John T.

McCutcho- on, Henry Barrett Chambeiiin and Richard Henry Little, a quartet of bright Chicago newspaper men who loom up prominently in the picture. Rook Island attorneys, Moline bank ers, Augustana college, two interesting views of Davenport in 1875, and Bchools and factories familiar to the many subscribers to the work are shown. There Is a fine portrait of Mayor Becker and Davenport receives more than the usual share of atten tion. In another column will be found the announcement of the progress of the contest uy which a fine Everett piano is to be voted to the most popular lodge, church or society in the church with ballots which accompany each number of i icturesque Tri-Cltles. HOMES ON INSTALLMENTS.

t. New and -Beautiful Homos, all complete, ready for occupancy in Park Iawn. For sale on monthly payments. This is within roach of everyone who pays re'nt to secure his own home for what he squanders in rent. Three four-room cottages, suitable for a small family or newly married couple, and two five-room homos all with city water, fence, sidewalks wood and coal house, In excellent lo cation at $0.00 to $8.00 monthly pay ments.

Possibly less than you an now paying in rent. The only propo sition by which a person of limited moans, or one. that his only capital Is his dally earnings, can secure his own homo. For particulars call on John Oclis Sons, 120 Main street. HELEN HUNT CLUB.

The Helen Hunt club mot at the home of Miss Agnes Schroodor on West locust street Friday evening. The club was formed for the purpose of studying literature. The book discussed at the last mooting was Scott's "Ivanhoe." Miss Jennie; Ch aves acted as teacher and conducted the evening's work, using the questions furnished by the University of Chicago as the basis of hor quizzing. AIRS IN WALCOTT. Potor Lease of Waloott was in the city Saturday on business.

He was trying to purchase a heavy team for agricultural purposes in that section of Scott county. Mr. Lease, who is a brother of the West Third street blacksmith, says that lien Sehwarting of that town is putting down the first granatold walk in village. WAITING FOR LOW TIDE. The Ideal club had expected to occupy its quarters on Pelican island today, but the present nUmo of the water will not.

permit it. The touts, however, have boon pitched and everything Is In readiness for the opening of the (amp whoii the conditions permit. If you would know where you're at, got your printing at The Democrat. Items of Interest Connected With the Closing of the Term. School week opens at Saint Katharine's hall with the Baccalaureate sermon, at Grace cathedral, at 11 o'clock this morning.

Rev. G. W. Kinkle, of St. Paul's church, Steubenville, will deliver the sermon.

He is a classmate and fellow alumnus, with Bishop Morrison, of the General Theological seminary, class of '73, and a very warm friend of his. He is a clergyman of influence in his part of the country, and his church is one of the largest and most influential in the state of Ohio. Friday evening the ten members of the senior class read their graduat ing essays, in the presence of a small company of friends invited by them lor that occasion. The senior class, following the ex amples of those that have preceded it, has left Saint Katharine's a beautiful memento in the form of a line framed carbon print of Edwin Abbey's picture of The Holy Grail. Several of the graduates of the school are already here for the pur pose or attending the exercises and greeting their friends of the school; among them are Miss Louise Tompkins of Sioux City, Miss Glenora Hell-sell of Sioux Rapids, and Miss Al berta Stewart, of Ireton, la.

Miss Bufflington, principal of the hall, has again been honored with appointment to the position of examiner for the state of Iowa for the College Entrance Examining board. This simply means that she is empowered to conduct examinations for admission to the colleges embraced in this or ganization. Candidates for such ad mission will find these examinations for entrance of the various higher schools for women in progress at Saint Katharine's Hall, June 18-21. in clusive. THE KINDERFESTS.

Three Children's Day Exercises Will Be Held in City Today. The bird shooting events which have ben postponed from last Sunday on account of the rain, will be held today at the several places arranged for. The weather Saturday was still unsettled hut hopes were entertained that today would prove propitious. The children, as well as the elders, look anxiously forward to these kin- derfest events, and it will be a Bore disappointment for them if it rains today. The same program as announced In The Democrat last Sunday will be carried out.

At 8 o'clock in the morn ing the children of the turngemeinde will meet at Turner hall and a committee of youthful officers and escorts will proceed to get the king and queen of the last shoot from their homes and escort them to Turner hall, where a line of murch will be taken up south on Scott street to Second, thence east to Brady, north to Third and west to Warren street, where street cars will be taken to Schuetzen park, where the festivities will be held. The children of the Northwest Dav enport Turning society will meet at the hall in that quarter of the city, and move about the streets of that section under lead of king and queen of the last season. The exorcises will be held at the garden adjoining the Turne Halle. At Brandt's Ton Halle, the Allge- melnde klnderfest contingent will meet at the same hour to take up the line of march to Washington garden, where the frolic will be held. The procession will be headed by Gustav Hannemann, king, and Henrietta Koehler, queen of last year's shoot.

The contests for honors will be de cided at each of the events during the afternoon and the annunciation of the name of the kings ard queens of the several i'ests, together with the awards of prizes will be made about o'clock in the evening. On Monday the dances given by the royal personages will be held at the Turner hall, Northwest Turn halle, and Brandt's Ton Halle. OBITUARY. Churchill. Word has come to Daniel Churchill of the death at Utica, N.

of his cousin, G. Clarence Churchill, son of a former old resident of this city and himsclt a prominent business man of Itiea. Churchill's addition to this city, consisting of 50 acres of Le- Claire's reserve, including such sightly spots as that on which Saint Kathor- ine's Hall now stands, was platted hv the father in 1853. He died in 18M and the subject of this sketch was his only ton and heir. He had been a quite frequent visitor to Davenport in the days when his property interests here were considerable, and leaves many old friends here.

The Robeson Funeral. The remains of Mrs. Will Robeson are expected to arrive here at noon to day, and the funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon from the home of E. D. Robeson.

HI 8 Main street. The bereaved husband, returning home under such sad circum stances, was accompanied to Pittsburg by John L. Martin, at whose home at Lancaster, he and Mrs. Robeson had been visiting, and Harry C. Robeson met him in Chicago.

THE CIRCUS TOMORROW. Harris's Big Nickel Plate Show will be here tomorrow giving us a free parade and performances down on the Rockingham road grounds. The Harris's shows have the reputation of being t.ie best one-ring show in tb country, and everybody knows that the 1-ring circus is the best there Is. It is the one around which cluster the fondest memories of boyhood, and Harris's is said to be just tiiat kind only better. TAKE CENTRAL PARK CAR.

For the Forester park this afternoon and see the Hickeys vs. St. Onges, and i. rows vs. R.

S. ft. Dr. C. R.

Baker, dentist, Whitaker blk. Too serve as reminders we attempt to name a few of those New Porch at the Home, Given by Mrs. Nath. French, Enlarges thei Facilities of a Valuable Department Other Needs to be Met. The Ladies' Industrial Relief society is doing a fine work for the women of Davenport who have to work for a living, and it is accomplishing a good deal by a means which may be overlooked in some places, and which is not often publicly noticed here, and that is by taking care of the children oi poor women who otherwise would be tied down by home cares and prevented from supporting themselves; or else could support themselves and their children only by great neglect of the latter.

For some years the society has maintained a nursery at the Home. Here the children of hard-working women are cared for during the day, at a nominal charge of one child for five cents, two for eight cents or three for a dime. These children are in good hands all day and are given proper food, and that the privilege is appreciated is shown by the fact that as high as 16 children have been in the nursery in a single day this summer, and the average on work days is 12 to 14. The need for more room for the little ones has been met this year by a very generous donation to the society oy Mrs. French, who has had a fine porch, 10 or 12 feet wide and 25 or 30 feet long, built, on the east side of the Home, opening off the nursery.

is saicly enclosed, and there the little ones can enjoy the sunlight and fresh air while their mothers are out at their work. The nursery, under the cenoral di rection of Miss Toller, the sooiotv'R agent, is in charge at present of Miss Emma Beckstrom. It has afforded pleasant quarters for children of all ages from five weeks to five years. Most of them are placed there hy widowed mothers, some by wives with sick nusuands, where the burden of breadwinner has been thrown upon the mother, and some are the children of wives deserted by their husbands, or wnom there are entirely too many in this country. The society is thus able to meet in quite a large degree the need for care of very small children, but there is a class of older children whom it is not yet able to reach, but for whom it hopes some time to be able to do something.

These are the children of from, five to ten years of age, of working mothers, old enough to go to school, but who have no place to stay, nor proper control, before school hours, during the noon hour, or dur ing the latter part of the afternoon. miss oiler lias a score or so of these children in mind, who are thus thrown upon the street, nracticallv. for much of the day, some of them making the yard in me rear of the Home a playground, their mothers being employed in the laundry there or their li'ttlo brothers or sisters kept in the nur sery, one working mother, for instance, has six children, three of whom she places in the nursorv while the older three go to school, it Is to tie Hoped that some philanthropic citizen will be found to open the way for he realization of the hones of A front Toller and others for these older chil dren. The laundry of the slciety is furnishing steady work to several women. About all the work is furnished it that it can do, with its present capacity, and it is just about soir-sustain-ing.

It gives the society the means of offering work to all women applying for aid, and it is noticeable that a larger proportion of the women who ask for help are more willing to wck for it than of the men. THE VAUDEVILLE. It Pleasantly Entertained a Large Throng at Unity Hall. Unity Hall was never in handsomer dress than for the garden vaudeville Friday evening. Flowers and loliage had turned it into a veritable garden, in which the audience enjoyed itself while hearing the rendition of two scenes from Martha by Wallace E.

Moody and Louis Susemihl, Mrs. G. A. Hanssen and Mrs. Henry Matthey, and the other excellent entertainment provided for the occasion.

It was one of the best entertainments that the Unitarian people have provided here, and was enjoyed by a large crowd. Hudnut's Yankee Perfumes latest at Harding's drug store. the DAVENPORT WON. Moline golfers challenged the world lor a team match Saturday, eight men to a side, and then wished tiiey hadn't, or would have wished so if they had not learned to take defeat gracefully. The Davenport players defeated them.

20 to 10. Mr. and Mrs. C. S.

Vincent leave tomorrow for Lafayette, lnd to attend the commencement of Purdue university, where Harry F. Vincent Is one of the graduates, after a course In mechanical engineering. He has already accepted a position with the Dodge Manufacturing company of Mishawaka, and will take up his duties there immediately after leaving school. SAD ACCIDENTS. The dangers that lurk In the streets for children have been illustrated across the river during the past week by the killing of 5-year-old Mary Ilre-dar, by being run over by a Rock Island garbage wagon, and by the crippling of little 4 year-old Walter Johnson, in Moline, who fell under a street car and had one leg cut off above the knee.

If you would know whore you're at, get your printing at The Democrat. Suburban Railway Cimpany Said to Havft Settled the Dispute by Guaranteeing the Extra Seven Feet A Review of the Matter at Issue. The McCarthy Stone company, secured the paving contract on West Eighth street between Harrison and Gaines streets. Under the contract they were to pave 30 feet between curb and curb. The company began work on Friday morning, but were compelled to quit further operations on account of rain.

After the contract for the 30 foot strip was awarded, the Davenport Suburban Railway company asked for the right of way over Eighth street, and got it. But the property owners wanted a 30 feet paved street without any street car tracks upon it. When the street car company got the franchise a kick was made. "Give ua a wider street, or shut out the street car," was the unanimous petition of the property owners to the board of public works. They contended that 12 feet between the rails and the curb was not room sufficient for such a street as Eighth street is.

That thoroughfare they represented was the highway for heavy, traffic between Harrison and Marquette streets on the middle hill regions. Gaines street between Fifth and Eighth street was impossible of ascent with a loaded vehicle. The board of public works got busy and asked the Suburban company to pay for the seven feet, as they will have to do in any event, and then decided to make the paving 37 feet in width, simply adding the seven feet of the street railway's company's right of way to the original 30 feet Included in the McCarthy contract. The Suburban company agreed to pay for it when its rails were laid but not before. Then the trouble began.

Saturday morning a Democrat reporter called upon the McCarthy people and inquired what they would do. Said one of the brothers: "We have started the excavation and propose to continue it when the weather permits. We shall look after 30 feet, which is our contract. If we have to add V2 feet to either side to widen it to 37 feet, we will do so, If we are secured." John W. Buck was also seen.

He own property abutting on the street. He said: "A 30 foot street Is wide enough without street car tracks. But if the Suburban company means business, I am willing to have the street widened seven feet, although it will destroy the shade trees which we have planted near the present curb line." Mr. Fahrner, who also is an abutting property owner, was of the same opinion. D.

A. McGugin, manager of the Suburban company, was also seen and said: "We have arrived at an agreement this (Saturday) morning. The street will be 37 feet In width and we have given the guarantee that the seven foot strip betwen Harrison and Gaines street will be paid for, whether we lay rails thereon, now or a year from now." THE OWL IS DEAD. Had Terrorized an East Davenport District by Attacking Evening Wayfarers. The feathered terror of East Davenport Is dead.

A well-directed load from a shotgun laid him low an evening or two ago. He proved to be, as expected, an immense screech owl which had taken up its residence in the trees on or near the A. J. Preston residence, and which resented any intrusion of the human kind in the neighborhood of its home. In fact, so pugnaciously was it inclined, that It went a little out of its way at times to give the evening wayfarer a fright, and some of them narrowly escaped serious injury.

Will G. Smith was attacked by the bird one evening the past week, and came out of the encounter with a cut over the eye, left by the beak or talon of the bird. He narrowly escaped the loss of the optic. It Is understood that Mr. Preston was cut on the head by the bird, and several other people were attacked.

Finally the hired man armed himself with a shotgun and "lay" for the owl. He landed him, and he proved to be a big one of the "screech" variety. He will terrorize the neighborhood of his recent reign no more. BIG CHICAGO EXCURSION. The Concordia Singing society of this city will entertain an excursion party on June 15.

under the auspices of the Sehleswig-Holstein Saonger-bund of Chicago. Clinton and Lyons will also send visitors to the city upon the occasion. About are expected to come here for entertainment. A TRIP TO THE COAST. Dr.

C. R. McCandless of this city, and Dr. A. H.

McCandless of Rock Is land, loft today on the noon train for a vacation to the coast. Dr. McCand less will visit and Inspect the mining properties and Smelter property controlled by Douglas. Laeey near Preseott, Arizona, as well as their oil and their Refinery propositions in California and possibly their Caiifor nia ami Colorado mines as well. Investors in those properties in this city will await with much interest his report on those propositions.

GAME STARTS AT 2 O'CLOCK. At Forester park, this afternoon Take the Central Park car. 0 0 Cut Napkins, Bowls, Wine Olases, Vasts. 0 Ice Bowls, Liquor Champagne Olive S. C.

Sets. Jugs, Water Botlles, Glasses, Water Glasses, Dishes, Etc. Sterling Silver Ware. 0 PL Coffee Spoons, (f Dessert A Bullion Table Dinner Dessert Cold Meat THE UPSON DIVORCE. Judge Bollinger Hears It and Takes It Under Advisement.

Judge Bollinger on Saturday hoard the case of the Upsons, both of which parties appear to be weary of the knot matrimonial which bad bound them for already those many yours. V. S. Upson, it will be remembered, had attempted to take his wife's life by attacking hor wllh a hatchet and inflicting injuries which brought him before the grand jury, and resulted in his committment to jail under court sentence. After hearing the testimony on both sides, which was mutually incrimlnatlvo, tun juugo took his decision of the case under advisement.

Davenport Malting Palo export bottle beer guaranteed six months old before bottling. Tel. 169. A Sudden In the way of buying your groceries may be old, but the sooner you start paying cash, the bettor you'll live and the more good things you'll have for the same money. We offer special inducements all this week: HERE ARE A FEW.

Enoch Morgan's Snpoilo, Cake 07 Post (linger Snaps, pd 05 Fancy Head Kieo, pd 06 Lewis, Kagle and big Iloniin za Lye, Big Hie cans, per can 07 1.0(10 Matches 05 Finest Now York Full Cream Choose 14 Choice Java and Mocha Coffee, f)It) for pd 19 Royal Java and Mocha, finest, drink In the city 3l.ru for $1, pd 30 Frank A. Martin SPOT CASH GROCERY. 209 West Second Street. ANNOUNCEMENT of standing of contestants In the Piano contest of the Picturesque Tri Cities. 1.

Scott Zedoka Rebecca Lodge. 2. Claus Groth Gilde. 3. Cook Chapel.

4. High School. 5. Union Mission. 6.

Masons' Blue Lodges. 7. I. O. R.

M. 8. L. C. T.

9. Lenda-Hand. 10. St. Ambrose College.

11. Mercy Hospital, 12. Post T. P. A.

13. Hibernian Hall. 14. St. Katharine's Hall.

15. Sisters' Academy. 16. Hy. W.

Lawton Camp. 17. Calvary Baptist Church. 19. Unitarian Church.

20. W. O. W. 21.

Elk Lodge. 22. Davenport Manerchor. 23. Davenport Turn Verein.

24. Y. M. C. A.

25. Academy of Science. 0 0 Knives, Forks, Knives, Forks, Salad Spoons, Pickle Forks, Gravey Ladles, Sugar Tongs, 0 0 0 Forks, 0 0 0 0 French Novelty Tea Sets 0 The new nrtbio of Stylo the French novelty Tea Sol. Wo are showing In this line tiny number of style's and combinations at any and all prices. lietildeH these many Illicit wo also show a huge assortment of Stationary Ili ic a Pine, Dinner Ware, Silver-plated hollow-ware, Onyx 0 Tables, etc.

0 Yours Respectfully, gj, Hi C. Petersen's Sonse 0 0 0 and at home card orders in the 0 and Workmanship. 0 I.onvo your wedding invitations 0 basement. We guarantee Prices Established 1SG5 The U. N.

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