The Daily Times from Davenport, Iowa • 5

THE DAILY TttlEa 3 Saved by the Neal Treatment Hi UINJTUKE Two Business 1'artners Saied from Financial Ruin By Tallin? the eal Treatment for the Drink Habit SATURDAY, I 1 7 go xr-j I Although they made lots of money they were always financially embar rassed because they spent too much money for drink. Those Iowa business men decided that it was either "Cut out the booze" or face financial ruin. They decided to cut out drink but had them firmly bound. They both needed help and came to the fountain head of practical help for drinking men The "Neal Institute." In Three Days they were restored When you tell your guests that the furniture in your house came from this store, immediately you establish in their minds the certainty that it is quality, furniture. You are not forced to pay a premium for this satisfactio our prices will surely bear out our assertion that we sell quality furniture, not imitations, not makebclieve, but genuine goods at prices as low and usually lower than is com and one exclaimed, "It's worth a thousand dollars to me." The Neal Treatment Is an Internal removes all desire, craving or necessity for alcoholic liquors by eliminating the poison.

For information call or write tho Neal Institute, 821 Far-nam street, Davenport, Iowa. monly asked for the most ordinary sort. Do not take this to mean that we handle nothing but high priced goods. That is a mistake. Our lines arc complete from the lowest priced goods to the finest, but regardless of the.

price we insist that we will not allow anything to become a part of our stock which will not give consistent service and satisfaction. There are hundreds of interesting things to see if you come to the fall exhibit which we are now making. Furniture of unusual beauty and excellence for every room from cellar to roof. Handsome new styles for the "dining room, splendid comfort pieces for the living room, handsome beds, dressers, chiffoniers, piece after piece 'and set after set that will delight you with their richness and price economy. Rugs and 'carpets of unusual merit both for their beauty of design and coloring and for their color stability and wear resisting power are awaiting your choice.

Do not miss seeing this display before the lines are broken it is more than worth a special trip to see. I Tggpj JN fXai fituikjmj fejtf.a LAD OF THIRTEEN IS when they tried they found the habit to complete mastery of themselves remedy no hypodermic injections. It 4 to 2 in favor of the Cubs. Many auto parties accompanied tho players. Miss Myrtle Miller has gone to Lost Nation, for an indefinite stay.

William I'ye, D. went DeWitt on business Mondav. Mr and Mrs Allied Schlotfeldt motored to Clinton Wednesday to BpeuJ the day. Mrs William Selgmund and daughters Blanche. Margaret and Winifred spent Sunday in DeWitt with friends.

Mr and Mrs Hans N. Pedcrsou and daughter Misa Anna and Mrs J. J. Hele motored to Davenport Saturday to spend the day with Miss Svanhllda Pederson. who Is attending school in that city.

Barney Grager bought Mr 'Corbin's harness tolls and small goods, such, as buckles, rivets, and will go in business In Maquoketa. Mr Grager has made many friends hero who wish him much success la this new undertaking. School closed hero Thursday to r1-low the pupils and teachers to attend the Clinton county fair at DeWitt, The agricultural expert, Mosber, talked to a largo audience at tho brick hall on Monday evening. Ilia subject was "Seed Corn," Theso meetings will be held regularly during tho year. A daughter was born to Mr and Mis Elmer Cook on Thursday morning.

Mrs Mablo Mueller spent Wednesday in Grand Mound with friends. Mrs Hlchard Hughe and daughter, Miss Ella, went to Clinton Monday, where Miss Ella will attend school at Our Lady of Angela' seminary this year. John Jensen is In Clinton, where he is a member of tho grand jury now la. session. George Pederson has arrived from Davenport and will spend his vacation hero with his parents, Mr and Mrs li.

N. Pederson, TAXI SERVICE Phone mi Hawkeye Motor Co. I0B-11I Brady St. Daenport, la. on everything.

Bargains In unredeemed pledges. 811 W. Third. TeL 10W.Y. Ill E.

Third. Tel 1550-1 If You Are as particular about buying as we are about making our ice cream, pastry and other good things you will never get anything but the best. 218 Brady Phone 632 Tri-City 6 Cumulative Preferred Stock Authorized $1,000,000.00. Issued One or moro shares ran be 1 honffht bow nt a rate of a boat per hare. Each share Is ntltJed to dirt- dends July 1st fUO Oct.

1st fL50 Jan. $IJU April Ut ILSO Total dividend any en $8.00 votes 1h at rate of 6 1.3 ca present market DITIDE.VD CHECKS MAILED vrell "Satan Must Have Invented Toothache." rainless I.ee Toothache is enough to make anyone forget his religion. Nobody really blames the tooth sufferer from cussing and kicking the cat. But how useless it is. Think of it, just a few minutes in Painless Lee's clean, pleasant office, and the suffering is gone.

The triumph of modern dental methods! No pain, no excessive expense, no delay, no old-fogey puttering around. Why suffer any longer? Full Sets of Teeth (Upper or Lower) or 22k. Gold Crowns Guaranteed 20jears, The Money Saving Dental Parlors Dr. II. W.

Lee Fourth and Brad, over Dolte's Candy Store. nen Evenings and Sunday Morning. RESPONSIBLE BY JURY'S VERDICT IQlE.ST HELD FOIt MRS MUDD, SHOT BY FRED CLIFTON Only Six Witnesses Testify to Mrs JIattle Hale Appears Before Jury At the Inquest held this morning by Coroner Dr. P. E.

Rudolf, responsibility for the death of Mrs Ellen Mudd, colored, was placed on Fred Clifton by the Jury. Mrs Mudd was shot to death by Clifton on September 3 at the home of her daughter, Mrs Mattio Hale, 310 West Tenth street. In the verdict the jury found that Mrs Mudd died as result of a gun shot wound, severing her aplnal cord, delivered at and by the hands of Fred Clifton with murderous Intent, said shooting taking place on September 3rd, about 1:10 p. rn. at 310 West Tenth street." The members of the jury were Dan MiOugln, John I'oeltl and Fred W.

Brooks. The Inquest was brief, only six wlt-nesess being called to testify. Three were members of the Davenport police department, Charles Schluetter, Sidney LaGrange and Charles The two plain clothes men, IaOrange and Jessen, and Olilcer Schluetter were called to the lisle home and found the murderer, Clifton, lying in front of the house where he fell following his leap from the second story window. They testified to finding Mrs Hale covered with Mood In the rear yard and also the finding of the body of Mrs Mudd. Mrs Hale Recovers Mrs Hale, who w.is shot twice by Clifton and who has been in the hospital was brought to the Inquest In the city ambulance.

was pale but apparently had recovered from her Injuries. She told her story of the affair. In her testimony she states that Clifton came to her home after his wife, her daughter, She reprimanded A DARK SECRET Our special brick for Sunday. Delicious Ice Cream TOr WILL LIKE IT Barr Dairy Co. ADE him for carrying a gun and warned him that she could have him arrested.

Her threat of arrest was followed by the shooting, Clifton turning and firing at her twice, both bullets taking effect, The gun was then turned on the old lady, Mrs Mudd, who was killed in stantly. Mrs Clifton, wife of the murderer, testified at the inquest. She told of her husband's coming into her moth er's home and the threat of her mother to have hint arrested. When she saw trouble was coming sho rushed from the house calling for help. She did not witness the murder.

Dr. I F. (Juldner testified as to the cause of Mrs Mudd's death. Mrs Hale was taken to her horns following tho Inquest. V.

G. Mott, attorney for Clifton, attended tho inquest. Nineteen Miles a Second without a jar, shock or disturbance, Is the awful speed of our earth through apace. We wonder at such ease of nature's movement, and bo do those who, take Dr. King's New Ufa I'illH.

No griping, no distress, just thorough work that brings good health and Hue feelings. 25o at Kmels Pharmacy. FALLS TO WALK IN FAINT Ralph C. Halo BnilMod When Suddenly Taken III On Street Ralph C. Hale, 1025 Brady street was badly bruised about tho Lad late yesterday afternoon when he fell to the sidewalk in a faint at Fourth and Brady streets, Halo became 111 and reeling fell to the walk striking his head.

He was revived by friends and taken to his rooms, CALAMUS CALAMUS, Sept. 14. The Norwegian church is undergoing exten sive repairs. The entire building has been raised about four feet. The base ment will be divided Into kitchen, dining room, study, boBido coal room.

A heating plant and lighting system will be Installed. Miss Winifred McMahon spent Friday In Wheatland with friends. William Schecser, tinner and plumber for A. Petersen's hardware store, has bought the Frank Pleper residence and will take jtossession some time soon. Paul Selgniund of DeWItt" was an over Sunday guest at the homo of his brother, William F.

Selgmund. Frank and William Tlnim transacted business In DeWltt, Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Marron departed Saturday for St. Louis for an extended visit with relatives. Mrs Sara Doty, Mr and Mrs William Mullet, Mrs Hose Sharp and Mrs Ella Stammer of Delniar were guesls at the home of Ieslle dago, Monday.

Adolph Wendel went to Clinton on business Monday. Miss Mno Wendel of Grand Mound was here Friday in the interest of her music class. Clark's Construction company has Installed electric lights, where they ore working on the big ditch. A gang of men wll' work at night. Mr and Mrs James Doff, Mr and Mrs Charles Stuart and Mr and Mrs Win.

Hon have returned to their homo In IeClalre after attending the funeral of their daughter and sister, Mrs William Fey, Supervisor Hans Johnson transacted business in Clinton, Monday. The Calamus Cubs went to Baldwin Sunday to play bull. The score was We Are Pretty Safe in claiming that nowhere else In town will you obtain better meat than right hero, If you knew how very careful we have been to admit only tho worthy, how scrupulous wc sre to get Just the right qualities you would he here as soon as Vfiu could come. Why not take the chance? HELBIG MARKET Prop. 4tu n4 Iowa BU Pump Call me J.

Voss Telephone 3490-Y El Brady St. home in Marion, Iowa, after a week's visit with Mrs K. Voss and other friends. Mr and Mrs Frank Jordan, 822 West Eighth street, left for Maquoketa, yesterday and will visit friends several weeks. M.

V. Boles funeral directors. Lottie Boies Clapp, directress. 323 Perry. Phone 447.

Miss Kittie Clover, of Cedar Rapids, has returned to her home after spending two weeks with friends in Davenport Charles Gallagher, 1543 Franklin street, left yesterday for Marionette county, to visit friends and relatives for a week. Mrs Nick Hansen has returned to her home in Dixon, after spending several days with friends in Davenport and Rock Island. Miss Rosie Reimers, of Long Grove, returned to her home yesterday after a visit with her grandmother, Mrs Louise Reimers, 2011" Harrison street. Mrs Wright of West Liberty, has been visiting her daughter, Mrs L. W.

Struble at 833 East Fifteenth street, and today returned to her Mr and Mrs George Wilcox and son Rollo, stopped over in the city yesterday while on their way from the fair in Joslin, III, to their home in Dixon, la. Mrs John Maloney of Atkinson, 111., and Mrs Joe McCullouch, of Gowrie, Iowa, arrived in Davenport today, and are visiting Mrs Victor McCullogh, Rockingham road. W. J. Housman, assistant cashier of the First National bank, wdio was operated on at Mercy hospital last Tuesday, is reported to be progressing nicely towards recovery and is pronounced by his doctors to be out of danger.

Today is the anniversary of the death of President William McKinley. He was shot by Czolgosz, September 6, 1901, at the exposition at Buffalo, N. and died September 14, at the home of John G. Milburn, with whom he had been visiting at Galer Royer and Robert Stebbins of Minneapolis, spent several days in Davenport with the former's uncle on Jersey Ridge road. They are on a motor cycle trip, leaving Minneapolis last Sunday.

From here they proceed to Marshalltown, Chicago, Milwaukee and back to Minneapolis. Dance at Coliseum Sat. Sun. night. CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS Examination for Carriers and Clerks at Postoft'ie Nov, 2 A civil service examination for clerks and carriers will be held at the Davenport postoffice on November 2.

Clerks and carriers in first and sec- ond class offices are divided into six grades with salaries ranging from $600 to $1,200, and it is expected that there will be many applicants. Further in-! formation and application blanks can be secured from W. C. Guy, clerk of the commission, who hai his hcad-' quarters at the postoffice. Other civil service examinations that have been announced are as follows: Sept.

25 Radio inspector and ex- in ireless telegraphy, salary $1,400 per annum. Oct. i) Inspector's assistant in de-' partment of agriculture, salary S40. Oct. 9-10 Business teacher in In-: dian school at Carlisle, salary $1,000 per annum.

324-326-328 LOANS LOANS made on Personal Property and Real Estate L. E. Marshall LOAN MAN AND LAWTEE 207 So. Putnam Bldg. Phone 1732-J Brief City News W.

W. Bailey, M. 26 Whittaker bldg. Mrs L. A.

Beaver, 1220 Main street, is spending today in Wilton, la. John Bekkcr, 1730 Mitchell street, is spending several days' vacation in Nichols, Iowa. Schick's Ex. T. Co.

655. Mrs Maggie Burger, who was ill in a local sanitarium, went back home to Colo, Iowa. Miss Dorothy Freisinger is spending today and Sunday with relatives in Oxford Junction, la. Ewert Richter, exp. Btge.

Tel. 598. Mrs Henry Clefisch and her daughter, Miss I M. Clefisch, 321 East Ninth street, have left for Garber, la. Mrs Henry Scharfenberg, 611 West Sixteenth street, has gone to Marionette county, Wisconsin fora visit M.

E. Bowling, undertaker. Tel. 9S5. Lady attendant.

The Misses Irma Schreiber and Wil-nia Korn went to Chicago today to take up studies in an art school. Mrs Maggie Wehr of Sigourney, was calling on friends in Davenport yesterday and left for Chicago today. Oscar Leyerly. excavating, grading, Eodding and general landscape work. CI 5 Spring street.

Phone 4114. Miss Clara Lake has returned to her We always aim to handle Fure Linseed Oil Strictly Fore White lead and for producing the many different shades we have the Strongest Colors in Oil for tinting purposes. Painters, Paper Hangers and Plasterers Brushes ChasJaeckel'sSons Taint House 403-407 W. 2nd St. Davenport, la.

i i i i i PICNIC OF RAILWAY MEN HAY BE LATER CARS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON THE DATE SET Commercial Club at Iowa City Awaits Iteply In Regard to Accom-. modatlons Times' Special Service. IOWA CITY, Sept. 14. The Iowa City Commercial club committee is awaiting word from the Rock Island Railway company officials as to the availability of special trains on September 21.

It the company cannot supply the tri-city excursionists cars on September 21, the big jaunt to this city will be postponed until September 28. Stub" Stewart Coach Walter Stewart, formerly a University of Iowa star quarterback, and captain of the baseball and basket ball teams here, has been engaged to coach Simpson college at Indianola. He is here from Des Moines, where he is practicing la v. He will divide his time between the capital and Indianola. Pioneer Is Dead The body of Samuel Beech has been brought hither for interment in the family burying ground in Oakland cemetery.

He was a pioneer of Iowa All Things Considered it costs 3'ou less to have your family washing done by us than it costs to have it done at home, and in addition you don't have the worry and bother. We call for your washing, wash everything clean, iron all flat pieces and prepare the rest for ironing and 6 cents a pound is all you pay. 8 RUNS IN FRONT OF AUTOMOBILE AND IS KNOCKED DOWN Henry HueUmann JAts In a Precarious Codirlonat St Luke's Dog. pltal As a ltesiilt Henry Huettmann, the 13-year-old son of Mr and Mrs II. C.

Huettmann, 1310 Union street, Davenport, was dangerously injured yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock when he Btepped In front of an automobile' and Vaa knocked to the pavement, the car passing over his body. The accident happened at Marquette and Union streets, It seems that the boy was attempting to catch a ride on, a wagon and being unsuccessful in catching the vehicle he suddenly darted across the street just as George Washburn of Orion, 111., rounded the corner in his automobile. The boy failed to see the danger and Mr Washburn was unable to stop the car before the boy was knocked to the pavement. The lad was picked Up unconscious by Washburn and passersby and Dr. Kuhl was summoned.

An examination of the boy's injuries showed that two of his ribs were broken and that he was bleeding internally. He was hurried to St. Luke's hospital In the city ambulance and his condition is regarded as precarious. Washburn was placed under arrest by Detective Kinney, who was near the scene when the accident happened. The driver was released, however, on 'his promise to appear if wanted.

City, and died in Neely, during the current week. Motorists Organize Iowa City motorcycle and automobile men, well pleased with the recent motor inert here, have organized a wheelmen' association and will hold annua! tournaments. Will Felkner, formerly superintendent of schools at South English, is the charter president. Tax Are lilted The tax levy for 1912 has been made by the board of supervisors here. A cut was made in the county levy by the board, but the Increase of the city's levy, the state's tilt, and the additional school assessments snds the total up to SI.

5 mills, from 74.2 mills, that obtained last year. Hit ten by I)or Edward Tti'tenmeyer was bitten by a doe that may be mad. The animal tore his leg cruelly. The wound, not given medical attention promptly, is in bad shape. WifeIndicted Joseph Jlora has been indicted hy the Johnson county grand Jury for deserting his wife.

He fled, she alleges, a few days after their marriage. Judge Howell asks a bond of $500. Hora now expresses aj willingness to pro-tide a bond to support his wife. Women Teacher Better Paid County Superintendent C. M.

Miller has prepared a table showing that the wages of teachers In Johnson county have increased nearly 63 er cent in the past decade. The average monthly salary of women teachers Is now $17.41 in tl.is county. It was but $29.24 in 1903. Dance at Coliseum taL Sun. night.

El INJURED Oct 9-10--Pnnter in Philippine ser-; vice, salary, $2,000 to $2,500. The explicit Wants tell clearly, con- cisely. in a minimum number of words Ijust the thought that Is to ba ex- i pressed.