Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 1

DAVEN rm DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT ESTABLISHED 185P. DAVENPORT, IOWA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1897. GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1811 nn FOR SHOULDN'T GET CAUGHT. THE ROAD RACE. ON THE RIVER.

A MOB OF ROUGHS. I COMINO THIS WAV. I Talk about the decay of the drama! FELL DEAD. A- P. BARNHART STR CKEN DOWN IN THE STRcET TODAY.

An Uncle Tom's Cabm company has juBt started out from Winterset tor a tour of Iowa, and any other part of tha country that can be reached without contact with the regular army. It travels in wagons, carrying all scenery, properties, member of the troupe, etc. It is Baid by tho Winterset papers to be in the hands of persons expert in the barn storming business, and at last accounts was headed In this direction. What need is there to clone the opt ra house in the summer just because some or these York theater folk per- eiai tninRing tney need a vacation Mueklen's Arnica naive. iue besi Salve in the world for vuis, ui uruisee, ores.

Ulcers. Stlt Uheum. Iever Sores, Tetter, Chapped nanus, command all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perrect eatiBtaction or money reiuaueu. i rice si cents per box or K.

Hallord A. Co. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMEKICA On June 3, The Modern Woodmen of America will hold their annual picnic lor the Dubuque district at Dubuque lowa. On above date theC, M. St.

1. Il'y. will sell excursion tickets to Dubuque at cs.uu ior tne round trip, (rood returning same day. For further information apply to J. H.

General Aent. Room 13 Masonic Temple Family washing. People's St. Laundry oooo OOOOOOOOO OOOOOOtl FARM LOANS. For sale on improved Iowa farms.

Interest collected and taxes looked after without charge. I have made a specialty of handling such loans for nearly 20 years. Investors are invited to call. H. H.

HENLEY, Koom 80. anil 32 Masonic Tmnpift. ooooooooooooo OOOOOOOOO Tea Entries la the Brent ot This After noon la This City. The road race of the Davenport cyclists was run this afternoon, as an nounced. out Third street and the Tel egraph road and back on Fourth street.

The race was started at 3 p. and was witnessed, at start and finish, by quite a number of persons, mainly those interested in the wheel in some way or other. The following were the entries and officers of the event: SCRATCH STARTERS. H. A.

Nickerson and H. B. Clem- mons. MINUTE AND A HALF HANDICAP. ohn Ileuck.

Homer Pollock and Arthur Stibolt. THREE MINUTE HANDICAP. Frank T. Casey. Fred W.

Lumsden. Karl Huttmann, F. L. Waterman and Dana Hyde. OFFICERS.

Referee, Walter Chambers. Judges. Chas. Eueene Banks. J.

II. Ha8s and A. Vere Martin. Starter, Will J. Casey.

Times. W. A. Scharnweber. J.

F. Nabstedt and Theo. II. Lambrecht. Scorer, Webb L.

Mason. Checkers. Geo. Newcomb and Ilucro llohlfs. The start was made at the corner of Third and Main, and the finish was made at Fourth and Main, a block above, after pacing a 10-mile course, which was in generally good order.

xne order ot the finish waa Casev. Hyde Heuck, Stibolt. Pollock. Water man, demons. WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

Davenport, May 31. To the Editor of The Democrat. In Bimple justice to the retiring matron of St. Luke's hospital I feel compelled to ask snaca in your paper to sav that she offered her resignation to the old board of managers and its acceptance is its last recorded official act. Therefore the statement in Sunday's Democrat that she is to be "superseded bv the new board, is inaccurate and entirely uiiBieauing.

i -i do not hesitate to say that the sue cess of the hospital in all of its depart uieme is wnnout a precedent in the maiory or sucn institutions, and what ever ot credit Is due to the manage mem, a yery larsre share he rmo-n rn Mrs. M. A. Mclnerny, who has so emi nentiy and acceptably filled the oosi tion of matron since the hospital opened j3.prii, loyo. airs.

vv. Peck. AIL SHOULD DECORATE Their floors With our snlfindirl Unrrl Finish Floor Paints and then with a coat of our "calo" floor finish, and Oh my; what a beautiful floor vmi win have. Chas Naeckel Sons', Paint House, 405 W. Second St.

THE NOTE CAME BACK. The Des Moines Register of Satur day morning contained this item, of interest in this city: BEGINNING OF A ROMANCE. Waterloo. Mav 28. A vnnno aa employed in the Washburn-Halligan Coffee company's house at Davenport dropped a note in a box of flavoringex-tracts, In which she askeid "When this you see, just think of me," and signed her name to it.

A clerk in a west side here unpacked the covered the epistle. In some mysterious way the note cam ft intn nnacoinn of Nelson Tieman. who represents the YYashburn-Halliaran companv nri is carrying it in an Inside pocket until ne reaches Davenport. It is Af trmv that Nels will have some enjoyment from that little piece ot paper. The Westheld iTnd.l Nwn m-into ollowlng in recard to nM rom-rior.

of that place: "Frank MeAvov fm- many years in the, Amnio? A. B. Ry. here, says: "I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for ten years or longer am never withnnt in family. I consider it the best remedy or the kind manufactured.

I take pleasure in recommendim? it." rt ia a specific for all bowel disorders. For sale by druggists Willi rtrf Absolutely Puro 01lrat(1 for Its jnrnt lvnlnii stronRth an himlllifulnrKH. Amiii tlio food hksIiihI Iuiu an i nil forms ot adulteration common to llis choxp brtiinlH. lidVAL HAKINO I'OWUIR JiW VO Marquette 3d Vein For 8ritiNu and M'mjikh use all ready prepared for rv knack ukatk or COOK STOVK J. S.

WYLIE, TELHPHONn NO, 1. ilASONIC TEMPLE NO. 1. YAKDS 4th and FRONT Farm Mortgages We constantly have on hand anJ for sale, choice ilrst mort. gflges on Improved farms In the best counties of lowa.

Investors are Invited to make an examination of these securities. FICKR FICKE, ATTORNUYS AT LAW. 213 Tvln-in Street. Carpets and Mings Wo know wo can stylo and price. A J.

Smith Son lof 1 AND PAVING. The City About to Contract for Several Small Jobs. The city has been doing but little sewer work this year, and it is not making arrangements to do much. Sewers are not in such demand as they were some time ago. The districts that were crying for them most loudly have been well supplied, and the other parts of the city are making shift to struggle on without them.

But there are to be a few sewers built thin summer. In this issue of The Democrat will be found an advertisement for bids for the construction of three of these works. They ure all small, but they will all help. At the same time there is to be a lit tle more paving. Le Claire street from ront to Third street ia to be paved, jrars avenue irom sixteenth to Locust.

Alley iso. between Harrison and RiD- ley streets, the alley between Rock Is land and Iowa and Sixth and Seventh streets, and the alley in the rear of tne Academy of the Emmaculate Concep tion, from Eighth to Eleventh street. I here is not a vast amount of work in all of this, but it will furnish quite an amount of work, and be a step of some consequence in the direction of the permanent improvement of the city all over. For choice cuts flowers go to Bills. Bedding plants at your own price, 309 Brady street.

BORROWED A NAME. A few days ago a young woman servbd a term in the house of detention for breaking a window of a business office on East Second street, and otherwise demeaning herself in an unladylike manner. She gave the name of Lizzie Koepke, and was so published. it transpires that lizzie ivoepke is a wholly different sort of person; honeet and respectable, and not to be connect ed with 6uch persons. The police, the reporters and everybody else were imposed upon by the culprit, whose name was really Delia Muller, and whom the police have down to a tine point now so that there will be no more such mistakes, she simply stole the good name of Mies Koepke for a masquerade in police court; a despicable piece of meanness Davenport Malting Co's Pale export qottled beer, guaranteed six month before bottling.

Telephone 18(1. THE ROSES of SPRING Are nature's best oroductiou. They typify all the strength and purity ot creation. We Compare with them Our Handsome Shoes. The same highest qualities are possessed by both.

Its worth your i while to see them. Our Specialties are Medium and High Grades BICYCLE SHOES and LEG GINS. (JP TO Cor. Second and Harrison Children's Pants 500, SOME SEWERS THEY TRIED TO CLEAN OUT OFFERMANN'S ISLAND. ALL Officer Jansen was Badly Handled bjr Doian Rowdies Borne of them Said to be Seriously Hurt Four of Them Bound Over.

Sunday evening was productive of a fair-sized riot on Offermann's Island that was the subject of Investigation in police-court this morning. Detective Jansen, in attempting to make an ar rest on the Island, was set upon and pretty thoroughly "done up" by a crowd of vonng toughB, being com pelled, as he was the only police officer on the island, to return to the city with out arresting his man and to go to his home tor the rest of the night and seek by a good rest to recover his physical balance and customary vigor. This morning in police court he wore a black eye, had a cut on nis cmn ana a Dig bump on his head the latter the effect of a blow with a club. Four of the detective's assailants were known to him, there was another that he gives a pretty good description of, while hair a dozen more, wno were pretty active in the melee, left but a blurred Dhotoerapn or tnemseives on his memory and so far have enjoyed immunity from arrest. The quartet that be named were gathered in during the remainder of the night by Capt.

Rumsey and his officers, and occupied the prisoners' bench at the heannsr, They were George, or "Buck" Hoff mann, Walter Snyder, August Hartz and Frank McGovern. They were de fended by George W. Scott, while Act ing County Attorney (Jhamnernn ap peared on behalf of the state. Detective Jansen story, wnlcn his appearance corroborated in general and in detail, was that be was present on the island in accordance with instruc tions of Chief Martens, to see that the peace was kept. About 10 p.

m. or thereabouts, a scuffle had occurred on the dancing pavilion, in which "Buck" Hoffman seemed to be the aggressor, "Buck" was one ot a crowd of fellows who had landed on the island in flat boats and who were apparently looking for trouble. The officer led "Buck" to bis boat and told him to leave the isl and. This advice not being to Hoffman's likeing he had suddenly struck the off! cer, exclaiming to his friends, "Come on. boys; we've got the Dutch where we want him now." With that there was a general attack upon the officer as well as a concerted attempt to release the prisoner.

There were enough husky young fellows in the attacking party to clinS to the officer and prevent him from de-tending himself while others slugged him and others pulled his prisoner away. As soon as Hoffman struck him the detective had told him to consider himself under arrest, but his rescue by his friends was followed by their rowing away to a neighboring island in their boats. After a short time they returned and a second attempt made by Jansen to arrest them was defeated in a similar manner, with as fierce a fight resulting as before. This time Jansen broke bis cane over Hoffmann's cranium, but the detective was finally overpowered by numbers and a club, and Hoffmann and his crowd left In triumph. In the witness chair this morning, McGovern, who was reared here, but who has been absent from the city for several years prior to the last three weeks, declared that he had never seen Jansen until after he was brought into police court.

He had been on the island the night before, had caught a distant glimpse of a man with a cane, had seen a struggle, but was never within 20 feet of it himself. He never Baw Hoffman or Snyder until Sunday evening. The fact was drawn from Mcuovern on cross-examination that be had al ready been arrested once since he returned to the city, and Hartz, who followed him to the stand, admitted that all four of the prisoners bad been to gether Sunday afternoon before they went to the island, nartz naa been about eight feet from Jansen and Hoffman, and had seen Jansen alternately strike Hoffmann and fall to the ground with him, but couldn't explain what took the big detective off his feet. Snyder also suffered from the Bame optical delusion, which left him with the memory only of Jansen alternately abusing Hoff mann and then falling to the ground with him. Attorney Chamberlin was inclined to be Barcastlc about a medium sized fellow like Hoffmann rolling the big policeman around on the ground without assistance, but wnue tne wit nesses flinched under his quips their memories remained as detective as ever.

Snyder nad a recol lection of a "general mtx-up, in which some Rock Island fellows whom he didn't know had attacked the officer; and he had heard the latter call for help and had started to his as sistance "and this is what 1 get for it," he declared with an expression of injured innocence that would nave put Stuart Robson to the blush. At the conclusion of the hearing the auartet was bound oyer to the grand jury and was remanded to jail pending the furnishing of bail. Manager Charles T. Kindt, lessee or the island, annouces that be intends to puBh the members or tms gang as iar as the law will let him. He says they are trouble makers from away back, that they go to the Island, and have done so in the past, with the intention ot making a rough time.but with no particular grudge against anybody.

Tbey do not care whom they insult or nght with, so they have a chance to clean out the place. They intended to do this Sunday night, but encountered more resistance than they expected. There are rumors to the effect that some of the gang are at home nursing sore spots that are too serious In character to let them appear on the streets today. Mr. Kindt gives it out for a straight fact that hereafter he will run the island or be run off it by sheer force of numbers, and he intends to be loaded for the next gang that comes.

We invito your inspection, please you in quality, Milkmen VTarned to Look Out tor Critl- eal Eyes. We have state inspection of the milk by local officers, milk tests, and inspec tion of the dairies by the local board of health, but still the people are not altogether happy. There is complaint now from another quarter, and on an other account. This time it is not his milk or his cow or his can that is com plained of, but the milkman himself. The charge is that when he wants a drink he fills the inverted cover of a milk can with the contents of that can, and drinks from it, then replaces the cover, unnnsed.

Worse than this, he is charged with serving drinks of milk to bis friends along the road in the same way. lie does not do it now ana then, but he is charged with doing it habitually and with disgusting fre quency. Aud he is not particular whom he serves. Drivers of wood wagons, men at work on the streets, as well as persons passing on the waiss, have been seen to take refreshment; a good many of them, and recently. It seems to be a common practice, it is fair to believe that there are some milkmen who have too much respect for the decencies of life to thus make common of the stock of mik that their customers trust to their honor to be not only pure but daintily served, but there are a good many who are not troubled by any such scruples.

And this, too, is a matter that the authori ties might take a hand in. The milkman who wonders why he loses a cus tomer here and there may find the rea son in this disgusting serving of all comers from the cover of his can, and being caught at it. If he will follow this practice he should at least not get caught. BEAT THE RtCORDS. Delivery Team Eclipses All Runaways by Jumping off Frahm's Bluff.

The team of the Robeson market that has figured in one or two esca pades of the kind before took another sprint around the city Sunday fore noon. The lad who is accustomed to drive them was delivering meat at the back door of a house on top of Frahm's hill, the precipitous bluff on the west side of Harrison street above Sixth, when the team started. They left the wagon in the alley, and continued on to the east to the jumping on piace racing Harrison street. It is thirty or forty feet high, and almost straight up and down. but they landed at the foot uninjured.

and started off to do the town. They ran down Harrison street to Fourth, east on Fourth to Perry, north on Ferry to Fifth, west to Brady, then down Brady to Fourth again, and there tney turned east once more tor another circuit of that block, still fresh and running well, when they were stopped at the alley by the government build ing. The team is at work again today, apparently as well as usual. Nobody was nurt. NOTHING PLEASES THE EVE So much as a nice, shining bucsry.

one can or our buggy paint or a can of our fine varnish will make the old buggy or cart look like new. You run no chances when you ask for ours. Chas. a eckel Sons. Paint House, 405 W.

Second St ITEMS IN BRIEF. Dr. C. R. Baker, den ist, Whitaker bik Richter Sons, hats and neckwear.

The regular meeting of the city coun cil will fall on the coming Wednesday evening. A marriage license was issued today to Ferdinand Wlehelm Schroeder and Manda Blake. The roof is being placed on the new Y. M. C.

A. building, and on the W. Petersen block, at Third and Harrison streets. The regular quarterly meeting of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's association will be held Tuesday evening at their hall at 8 o'clock. The holding of a river excursion in the near future will be considered.

JohnKroy, B. Rucb, and a number ot other fishermen of fine Waltonian taste are buying rods, lines, reels, min now buckets, creels, bait and lunch to day, with an eye on a trip to Moscow and the Wapsie tomorrow. They offer princely pay to a good photographer for his service during the trip. The Scott county strawberry is get ting red on one side of its face, and will begin to make its appearance in market here in a few days. The rainB came at the time to give the berries the growth they needed, and if they get another shower or two, and some decently warm weather in between, they will be large, sweet and plentiful.

The American Waterworks associa tion is to meet in Denver in a few days. Charles Francis of this city has a paper on Problems of Sewage Disposal. He expected to present it in person, but he will not be able to get there in time to do this, and will send it on to be read by some one else. Denver is deeply interested in this matter, and other places not less so. The first stretch of gravel road tried by the county on the River road is not encouraging in its results.

It is spread on the section that immediately adjoins the brick paving on the east, but instead of packing into the hard roadway it has been cut to the foundation by the wheels that have gone over it. The heavy loads of stone that have been hauled from there have been too much for it. The fact that for three years Mrs. Joseoh Froellch has been one of the most efficient members of the hospital managing board of St. Luke's is well understood.

When the new board was organized a few days since Mrs. Froelich waa asked to become one of that body but she declined to do bo. This statement is made because through misinformation her name has been connected with the membership ot the new board. Did Ton Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy tor your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Complaints, exeiting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs.

It you have Loss of Appetite, Constipation, Headache Fainting Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bittera is the medicine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use Fifty cents and $1.00 at E. S. Ballord i. Drug Store CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS.

Only $24 to San Francisco via the Rock Island Route June 29 to July 3 inclusive. Stop-over privileges en route. Retura trip same rate, good pntil August 15. Four through fast trains daily via this route. Join the Y.

P. S. C. E. excursion June 29.

See A. Tredick. corner Fifth and Brady streets, Davenport, for reservation in special sleepers. For full particulars call at R. P.

ticket office or address Jno. Sebastian, G. P. Chicago, or L. M.

Axlicn, G. A. P. Day. Packet Pointer Bomora About Nhort- line Boats and Channel Changes.

The W.J. Young, came in from Muscatine this morning, and proceeded at once to make some repairs to her starboard stack. It was lifted out of its place, and a joint or two of new metal was riveted on to it at the lower end. The Dubuque will pass up this after nooD, and the Quincy do wn, their meeting place being not far from this city, There is a report' that the shortline packets that have been started at different points along the river are going to run counter to the Diamond Jo line, as far as their lines extend by selling through tickets to passengers and doing through billing of freight, and then pro rating the charges. This report comes from Clinton, in connection with the entrance of the Reindeer into the Clinton-Dubuque trade.

It is only one of a good many things that come from Clinton, which seems to be more prolific of rumors than of rustle, jn'o such arrangement has been made as far as any of the shortline boats here are aware. Tne W.J. Young, is certainly not in it, and none of the other boats below here in which her owners are interested are in anyjsucb. deal. Tbey are wholly friendly to the Diamond Jo line people, and not trying to do any cutting what ever.

Through business goes by the Jo line or It doesn't go. There is every in dication that the report has been started for a purpose. It nas been Btated that the pilots are having much trouble to find the channel since the water has fallen; that there have been so many changes in its lay that tne old marks are no longer of much service, and that the pilots have to go to work to learn the river all over again. There is i ust enough truth in this story, according to the pilots themselves, to serve as the foundation ror a lot or nction. The bars move downstream a little with every flood 1 bey did so during the recent high water, but not worse than usual.

The old ma'ks serve to steer by in all but a few places, and they are the exceptions. There is little material change in the river. It is not worse to run than It was before the flood. A CHARMING RIDE. The Trip to the Wttertown Hospital for the Insane.

One of the finest drives in all this part of the country is that which leads to the new Illinois hospital for the insane at Watertown, 111. Go up the River road and return by the Bluff road, or reverse tne route, in either event there is a water level for the road all the way, a road that is smooth and unrutted, and a charming diversity of scenery. The hospital building itself is well worthy a visit, all unfinished though it is, and no finer specimen of architecture in a state institution Is anywhere to be found. It is beautiful for situation, and from every point of view it displays new charms. As for the outlook tiom the bold bluff which it crowns, there is nothing finer in this part of the country.

The spires ot Davenport, Rock Island and Moline, the whole sweep of the river down the rapids, the prairies of Iowa, and the valley that drops away to the Rock river at Barstow, are all spread grandly before the eye, dotted with homes and checkered with contrasting fields. The top of the eminence the hospital stands upon Btretches away toward the northeast to a somewhat extended ridge, broadening from the hospital site, which is its extreme point, into quite a spread of level land. Some little distance back from the building is quite an area of level ground, open to cultivation and suita ble tor the fields and eardens of the institution. Immediately around it, from the south to the north, the ground is broken with sharp Yavmes, thickly grassed, and deeply wooded with young growth. It looks like a fairyland.

No finer spot can be found in all this region and there is no place that is finer for a picnic. It is a drive of something like 25 miles from this city, and to have much leisure to stop and hunt wildflowers and the like one should go for more than a half day. The roads are fine tor cycling. THE KtUG-HASLEK STOCK AT THE BOSTON STORE. The Klug-Hasler stock is being removed to the Boston Store to be disposed of.

Tuesday at 5 p. m. the store will close, and not open until Wednesday at 10 a. to give us time to mark down and arrange the goods. Many lots from the Boston Store department will be marked out at closing out sale prices with the Klug stock.

The final clearing up sale of this stock opens i Wednesday June 2, at 10 a. and will continue until all lines are sold. We promise buyers dry goods at lowest prices that the same grades of reliable goods were ever before placed on sale in the Tri-cities. IIarned Von Maur. frost east night.

Not often do we have frost as late in the year as this, but this morning It showed, quite a rime of silver, on walks and other objects favorable to its formation. In this city, as far as known, even tender plants were not touched by it, but there may have been frostbites for the corn in low places in the country. The unusually low temperature we are having this 6pring is by way of compensation for the abnormally early and warm spring of a year ago. Furthermore, it appears to justify the belief that there will be a longer summer and a later fall. Advices from the country this afternoon are to the effect that there was thin ice in places, and that on low lands the corn and potatoes were pinched, and that there will be no new potatoes of Scott county growth till after July.

NEW KINO AND QUEEN. The Kinderfest at Schuetzen park Sunday was enjoyed by several hundred children, and the festivity continued this afternoon at Turner hall. The crown this year fell to little 5-year-old Alfred Wichelmann, son of Otto Wichelmann, manager of the park, while of 10 little maids who were tied on the highest possible score in the deciding shoot Lulu Bowers, stepdaughter of T. Richter, was the fortunate one who finally earned the title of queen. There is Nothing So Good.

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For Coughs, Colds, Consumption and. for all affections of Throat, Chest and Lungs, there Is nothing so good as is Dr. King's New Discovery. Trial bottles 10c Regular size 50 coats and 91.00 at Ballord Co. Drug Store.

Bo Victim of Heart I)1mi Fa-nily I ahcrttanc Death of ChrUt Wmhllc Sunday Evsalns; Mrs. Sam Way Other Deaths. Augustus 1 Uarnhart, a teamster well known about the city, fell dead In the btreet, about 9 o'clock this morn ing, while at work. He was engaged In hauling ashes bwst from the Eldrldze block, on the corner of Fifth and Brady streets, at the time His team was stand Ir.fj Fifth street, near the walk, and be waa at work with a shovel, putting a load on his wagon. He was 6een to etart, halt leap upward, then fall Lack, lie was plainly dead by the time the lp teem about got to him.

The patrol was called, and his body was taken to IlallianV undertaking establishment, where it as held for the oGicJal examination, and where it will be prepared for burial. At 1 o'clock this afternoon an autopsy was held by Drs. McCortney and De Arn.aud. It showed clots in the heart, the cavities of that organ being Oiled ith blood. Tne presence or clogging by a clot undoubtedly caused the heart to cease its beating as though a deadly bullet had struck it.

The life story of the deceased has not been one of pleasantness, though there have been few tragedies in it. Thirty years ago he was a young rarm-er, in Pleasant Valley township, with a laruily, a good place, and apparent assurance of prosperity. Some time after his wife died, ana her death was followed by those of some of the children. Then came losses of property. L.utfr, a Fcore of years ago or more, he wus married again, to the estimable lady who bears the name of Mrs.

Molly Criswell. bhe obtained a divorce on the ground of cruelty, and since then he has been alone in the world. Ills surviving family consists of a daughter In the west, and a son, for some time inmate of the hospital for the insane at Mt. Pletsant. At the time of his death be ad a team and wagon, but far as known, no other estate.

He carried S2.G00 insurance on his lite, in the Modern Woodmen, tor the lxne(H of his daughter. Stories as to his age contlict, as it is placed all the way from 54 to 4. He is declared by his friends to have been straight as tar as his personal habits went, drinking nothing, and using no tobacco. For several weeKs he has been feeling badly, and fearing an attack of this kind. He had no warning of tr fatal seizure, as far as known, but it is certaiu that he had been apprehensive of something of this nature for some time.

He was making his home at (504 Mam street, with a colored family. Search among the effects of the deceased this afternoon, and further inquiry, developed the fact that his age was 53, and his daughter Mrs. Grace U. Ketd ot Colorado Springs. She has Leen advised by telegram.

Among the effects of Mr Barnhart this afternoon was found a newspaper clipping, of what date or paper is not known, which told of the death of his brother, J. M. Uarnhart, on his farm near Stuart, in almost precisely the same manner. The family seems to have been predisposed to this form of organic trouble. LAUEK.

At the family residence, 1621 West Locu6t street, at 1 o'clock this morn mg, occurred the death of Mrs. 1J. H. Lager, nee Christina A. Foppa.

Mrs. Lager was born in the province of Hanover, Germany, in 1822. She came to this country in 1838, settling tirstinSt Louis, where, in 1847, she was married to the husband who survives her. In 1855 they came to Dav enport, settling in the northwestern quarter of the town, where they have since lived. The surviving family consists of the husband and father and four children: Mrs.

Henry Beaver, Mrs. Joseph Abeln, and Henry B. and Edward Lager, all of this city. The date of the funeral has not been arranged, but will be from St. Joseph's church of which the deceased was a prominent and well beloved member.

WAHLIG. Another 6udden death waa that of Mrs. Margaret, wire of Christ. Wahlig, ot 515 East street, at 10 o'clock Sunday evening. At that hour Mrs.

Wahlig was sitting in her chair at home, talking with some friends. While doing this sh8 was seized with some form of heart disease, and fell over her chair, and died almost immediately. Mrs. Wahlig was born in Davenport May 25. 1849, and so had just passed her 4Sth birthday.

She leaves beside her husband four children; George, Charles, May and Gertie: her father, George Herrmann, and two brothers, George and E. R. liermann, and a sister. Mrs. C.

Ceurborst. The arrangements for the funeral have not been made. The funeral will be held at 9 a. m. Wednesday, from Sacred Heart cathedral, with burial in St.

Mary's cemetery. KOCH. The death of Carl Koch, the known carpenter of many years dence here, occurred at his home, well-resi-1626 Harrison street, Sunday evening. Mr. Koch was born in Germany 72 years asro, but came this country in 1850, and five years later to Davenport.

This city has been his home ever since. He was married in Germany, aud is survived by a wife and two children Mrs. J. C. Kohle, wife of the alderman of this city and Mrs.

T. E. Kelsey. The funeral will be held from the home at 2 o'clock tomorrow, with burial at Pine Hill cemetery. FEST MANAGERS INCORPORATED.

Articles of incorporation of the Saengertest Behoerde have been filed with the county recorder. The officers of the corporation are O. C. Koehler, president, C. Voss and Frank Mueller, vice presidents; Adolph Weis, secretary; Henry F.

Petersen, treasurer. Its Durpose is to effect the corporate organization of the officers and mittees having charge of the management of the Saengertest of 1898, to be held in this city. PERSONAL. Lieut. II.

E. Ely, U. now stationed at Iowa City, Is here for a day or so, the guest of his brother, S. D. Ely.

Miss Margaret Kulp of Muscatine is visiting her sister, Mrs. B. Lafferty Mrs. W. S.

Holbrook left Saturday for DeWitt, for a three weeks' visit with friends. Pleasant Prairie, April 27, 1837. I have been taking Hood's Sar-saparilla and am very much pleased with its results. I was afflicted with faint and weak spells, but since taken this medicine I have never felt any of that trouble. My husband has also taken it and it has helped him very mucn.

une ot our nenznoors nas also taken it with good results. Ella Sissei. Hood's Pills are the favorite family cathartic, Easy to take, gentle, mild. 25c TH fif MB? LARGEST BEST STORES. STORES.

Our great sale of the Simons' stock is the talk of the town. Although opened but a few days, the crowds attending have grown each succeeding day which thoroughly demonstrates the result of honest, truthful advertising, and that the people appreciate our We could have doubled our money on this purchase, by selling these goods at even less than their actual value, but we preferred to share Our lucky find with the people for the benefit of the great advertisement it would be for us, and are therefore giving SIMS' $'S Here are a Few of Children's Suits, Simon sold for $1 50. M. $3 00, M. $4.00, M.

$5.00, M. $6.50, M. the Great Bargains: K. price. 75c K.

price $1.75 price $1.95 K. price $2 95 K. price $3.75 at Half Price. M. K.

price. it 11 it tt tt tt t. it 6.00, M. K. price 7.50, K.

price 1O.00, M. K. price $1.95 2.50 3.00 3.95 5.00 Price. 50c 63c $1.25 1.75 2.95 Men's Men's Pants, Simon Suits at an Average of One-Half sold at $1.00, M. K.

price 1.25, M. K. prioe 2.00, M. K. price 3.00, M.

K. price 5.Q0, K. price Harrlaon'B Pharmagy 315 Brady St COURT NOTES. A divorce has been granted to Mrs. Ella Campbell, from John A.

Campbell. E. F. Parker has filed a confession of judgment In favor of G.A.Bass, for $575 due on promissory notes. Ben Hornby, Insurance, 3d and Main.

SOMETHING NEW, Of especial Interest to the traveling public is the splendidly equipped new 24-hour limited train of the Michigan Central. It leaves Chicago daily at 12:30 p. and arrives at the Grand Central Station, New York City, 1:30 p. m. and Kneeland Street Station, Boston, at 4:00 p.

m. the next day. A trial will convince you that it is the finest train in all respects between Chicago, New York and Boston. For tickets, apply to your local agent, and he will also secure your sleeping oar accommodations in one of the elegant compartment or standard sleeping cars in advance. Send 10 cents postage for a summer note book.

O. W. Ruggles, Gen'l PasB'r Ttt. SchickiExpreesTranfer Co. storage.

Everything ia included ia this, sale-Heavy Underwear, Overcoats, Children's Keefers, Hats, Caps, Entire Furnishing Goods everything at an average of NOT MORE THAN HALF Simons' price, aad many goods at less than one-third. As soon as the stocfc has been disposed of the store will be placed in readiness for the reception of a complete new stock throughout. LARGEST STORES. BEST STORES 115 117 West Second Street, Davenport. 1729 2d 116 to 120 18th Rock Island..