The Davenport Weekly Leader from Davenport, Iowa • Page 2

'X- -V 1 WEEK RING COMPLETION C. A C. WORK HEAR PORT PROGRESSING RAPIDLY. 1-. With tht Cxcaption of tht Laying of the rails ietwten Princeton and This City and the Making of a big Pill in East Davenport the Work it Practically Finished.

The D. C. railroad between here and Clinton is practically all finished wjth the exception of about 1,000 feet extending from the Lindsay Phelps mill to the point near the water-worKs where the D. C. E.

tracks will be connected with the St. Paul tracks. Here a fill of about 1,000 feet in length and 16 or 18 feet in depth, in many places, will be required. The making of this fill necessitate the placing of rock and macadam some feet out into the river. In the neighborhood of 15,000 yards of earth will be required to make tine fill so that the proper the D.

C. and would have nothing to do, baring no other outlet. Indeed. Uiis paper quoted President H. Ik Schuler Home time ago to the effect that us BOOU as the line was completed arrangements would at once be made for a through train service to Chicago.

It Is perfectly natural, under these conditions that no depot would be constructed at Clinton. However. it is but just to state that Mr. Schuler and all other members of the company who have been approached In the matter state that the Northwestern has nothing to do with the construction of the line. Another Question.

However, "as to the Chicago and Northwestern having anything to do with the Terminal another proposition A fU JC IN COMMEMORATION MASONIC BODIES ON DEATH OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. EADKB PRESBYTERIAN FUR 5,1890 Will in Holding Centenary Solemnity Commemorative of the Death of the Father of His Country of December 14--Committees Appointed by Lodges. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW CHURCH. December 14 will be observed by the Masonic bodieg of this city with cen- ely different, is brought before! na solemnities, commemorative of It should be remembered in the death; of George Washington first place that the D. C.

and E. is an Jw-ve decided to hold them jointly and entirely different company from the th arrangements will be in the hands I d4 fca. i. b. A.

a int committee comixsed of the Masters of each of the three Jodges. The action is in con- Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern railway, more commonly known as the Terminal Though the officers are the same atl jrrnity with the recommendation of the present time the affairs of each I TM Grand lod are conducted separately and apart in every particular. Now as to the true situation. John i Tfce initial action was taken by Tnn- The Fair Will Open Wednesday Afternoon and Continue Through Thursday Evening--Given For Purpose of Raising the Church Indebtedness General Appearance of the Edifice. The work of installing the booths for the First Presbyterian church fair which opens in the new church on Kirkwood boulevard has been commenced.

The fair opens Wednesday OeiTUAHY. Crull. Many will be pained to learn of the death of Mrs. B. 8.

Crull which occurred early Saturday mom- Ing at the family residence 1718 Park Avenue. Mrs. Crull been seriously ill since last Monday, but not until Friday was her life despaired of. For about five days she laid unconscious. The cause of her illness was nerrous prostration with which she was stricken, last Monday.

She attended the Homer T. Wilson lecture on the'preceed- Ing Saturday evening and was apparently well at that time. By the death of Mrs. Crull Davenport loses one of her truest and best women. She was a generous hearted woman and had such a lovely 'spirit that she was admired by everybody.

"No one knew her but to love her" afternoon and will be held afternoon may well be said of the deceased. She and evening for two days. The func- was always sunshine and took delight Gates the gchulers and other ity lodge at its meeting Friday evening at which time Louis Block, worshipful master, was named as the lww member of the committee from that ed. Tne rails are all laid irora win- ajl connec ted with some one of the lodge on program and general arrange- lon to Princeton, a locomotive having ftt gteel companies They are now, ments. The other lodges will probab- made its appearance at the latter di ectly or indirectly interested in ly take the matter up at the meetings tion will be the first to be given at the new church, which is now nearing completion.

The frame work of the different booths is now in place and tomorrow and next day the decora- in making her companions and associates happy. The deceased was an ideal mother, her home being one of gladness and sunshine. Mrs. Crull was born in Indianapo- grade for the road bed may secur- 1 ntlemen interested are, or tions will be placed them. i 37 years ag 0 she was the wife of E.

S. Crull, a well known traveling man and the president of the local post of the T. P. Among her rela- fair will be held in the spacious basement of the church, which will ac- comodate a large number of people. place on Thanksgiving day.

There formatlon of one of the greatest which will be held during the present city. The proper grade for Uie road bed has practically been secured, although more rock will have to placed on certain portions of it. be The work of laying tie rails from Princeton to this city will be commenced this week and all futfoer work be pushed rapidly. The rails will be laid on-ly as far as the fill referred to in the first part of the article. is the intention of the contractors to haul the major portion of the dirt for the fill from Princeton.

Thus it will be seen that the making' of the fill be last work to be done on the road. As soon as possible the entire force of i 150 men now working at finis end of line will be put to work on the fill. It will not take over two weeks at the most to finish the fill after work is commenced upon it in earnest. The work of making the road bed through the well fcnown fishing grounds, known as "The Rocks" has been an extremely difficult task. cavations had to be made through solid rock and in doing the work a considerable amount of dynamite and giant powder had to be used.

Excavations of considerable depth had to be made in several places. The railroad crossing "The however, will not totally destroy the grounds for fishing purposes. The headquarters of Kenefeck company, the general contractors, at end of the line are in Camp Mc- The headquarters are repre- sented by J. J. Downey, superintend- ent of construction and paymaster for the division between Davenport and LeClaire and Lawrence O'Brien, walk- ing foreman over ttoe Davenport end of the line.

The -camp is known as the "White There are about F-; eight or ten tents, all conveniently ar- ranged, A reporter of The Leader called at the camp and was pleasantly entertained by Messrs. Downey and O'Brien. They are both competent men and are pushing the work as rapidly as possible. Mr. Downey stated yesterday that there was no doubt but that the trains would running; by January 1, 1900.

C. and N. W. Owns it. The Clinton Herald comes out with a statement that away down beneath the surface it has found something.

It has discovered that the Davenport. Clinton and Eastern is owned by--in fact is being built by--the Chicago and Northwestern. This in itself would have been so much of a discovery if it had not stated that this great corporation also owns the Terminals in the three cities. It goes on to state that the men who are at the head of the deal--John W. Gates, the Schulers Johnnie Drake.

Mr. Palmer and the rest of the ontfit. each worth millions are but figureheads in the whole undertaking and that they have not put a dollar of their own money into it. but have been making a lavish use of the "dough" of the great and N. W.

It is rather remarkable what important discoveries that enterprising paper makes once in a while. In fact it is very remarkable. It claims to have gotten the inside facts on the matter. Here is what it says: Herald's Statement. "The Herald is able to say upon authority that it cannot be doubted that the Northwestern or its leading stockholders which is the same owns practically all the stock in the D- and railway company and also in the Crescent Bridge company at Davenport.

The men who are doing the building and "who appear as officers are mere figureheads. They represent nothing. The road is practically the Xorthwestern's to do with as it pleases. It wfll first be operated as a separate line, bat in a year or two a sale will be perfected and the road Trill be in fact from the start. "It is state that the Northwestern are about 37 teams at work on the rallwav com bines of the country week.

(Where has our Herald man been all George. Washington, Father of His this time?) which includes some 01 Country, whose death occurred Dec. the branches of the Great Northern 14, 3799, was a Mason of high degree. and including the terminals at Sioux an fitting that the members of City, with James J. Hills at the head the order should observe the one of them, the Pittsburg, Kansas City (hundredth anniversary of his death.

The local lodges which will participate in the exercises are Davenport lodge No. 37: Fraternal lodge No. 221, and Trinity lodge No. 208. As has been stated Trinity, lodge held its meeting Friday evening at which the initiatory action was taken.

Davenport lodge will hold its meeting Monday evening and will at that time take the necessary action while Fraternal lodge will meet next Wednesday evening at which time it will take action. The program, without doubt, will be very interesting and impressive. THE COUNTRY BOY. The booths will be arranged along tives her is a ter, Mrs. C.

Newton may be interesting to note that the Great Northern has traffic arrangements extending down through Iowa and into Missouri; the Baltimore and Ohio and innumerable other interests and these different lines control terminals in many of the great western centers. It would seem strange therefore, that these very men who are manipulating this great deal, would give up rights, which by the construction of 125 miles of road to the southwest will connect them with all of the construction of about an equal number of miles to the southeast will form eastern connections equally as good. The Terminals in the three cities are acknowledged to be the best, tapping the very heart of the three cities of Davenport, Rock Island and Moline and it is simply out of the question, that they would be given up to a company that at the present time at least, is not In the combine. Wilt Build in Spring. It has been given out by these very gentlemen that other lines will be constructed in the spring.

While they have not stated for publication, still they have not denied, that one of the lines to be constructed next year or at least commenced, would be one of running to the Illinois river in a south easterly direction from Moline, neither have they denied that still another line will be constructed to the southwest a distance of about 125 miles thereby making connections with the Pittsburg, Kansas City and Gulf and i the feeders of the Great Northers. It might be -well for the Herald to keep some track of the manipulations of the railways before it makes such rash statements. It-stands to reaton that the Northwestern would want to get its share of the traffic of the three cities which it can either do by buying the D. C. and or by a traffic arrangement with it but there is at the present time, so long as there is a prospect of the great railway deal going through a chance for it to get the Terminals here.

DISCOVERED BY A WOMAN. Another great discovery has been made and that too, by a lady In this country. "Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seined imminent For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. She finally discovered a way to recovery by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. Kings' New Discovery for Consumption.

and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night and with two bottles, has been absolutely cured Her name is, Mrs. Luther Lutz. Thus writes C. Hammick and of Shelby N. C.

Trial bottles at S. The Oxford Leader is published in an agricultural community, so that the following statement may be relied upon as correct: "The statement is made every now and then that about ninety-two per cent of all the successful men in the different cities were reared on the farm. The explanation of this is probably found in the fact that the country boys are taught to work and a little labor does not make them tired. It is all a matter of vim and energy. A boy who is twelve years of age has to get up at o'clock in the morning and feed the stock, drive the cows to pasture curry and feed the horses and help with the other chores before breakfast then hoe corn until noon, carry water for his mother to wash while the farm hands rested go back to the fields anci work all afternoon, do the chores in the evening and then attend a spelling bee or go to a coon hunt at night is not likely to be appalled by the sight of work.

He iraag- he is having a regular snap while doing about three times as much work as the city bred youth who thinks he is a genuine hustler." Ballord drug store. Regular sizes 50c and 11.00. Every bottle guaranteed. THE GREAT FILL. Terminal Company and the Moline Till Race.

Superintendent John Crowley of JAMESTOWN NOTES. Mr, and Mrs. E. L. Moore and little daughter Gladys of Davenport took dinner with Mrs.

Moore's parents. Mr and Mrs. Secoy of this place Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs, George Gould, and son Allie.

of Davenport, ate turkey with Mrs. Gould's sister. Mrs. Mosier. of Jamestown.

Charley Aford, of Worthington, Minn, went with his brother Ed. to shoot quail on Thanksgiving, while the woman folks were getting dinner ready. Quite a number of our young people went to the dance at Blue Grass on Thursday night, and report a good time notwithstanding the rain. Our school master left on the Blue Grass train on Wednesday evening for his home in the west to spend Thanks giving and will be gone until Monday evening so there will no school until Tuesday. Mrs.

O'Rourke departed for her home in Mlnownk after spending two weeks visiting her old time friends. Mr. and Mrs MacKin's family. Our church and Sunday school seems to be increasing in number and good works under the leadership of our new preacher Rev. Poole of the three sides of the room.

On the east side of the basement there will be sufficient tables placed to accommodate 200 persons at one time. T-he supper which will be served for 25 cents will be a regular feast. There will be roast turkey, oysters, salads and in fact almost everything good to eat The fair is given for the purpose of raising the indebtedness of the church. The new edifice cost nearly $60,000, which amount is much more than its estimated cost of construction. Following are the names of some of the pretty booths that will grace the interior of the church and be among the features of the fair: Oriental, Colonial, Remembrance, Fancy, Mitten, Doll, Candy.

In the Oriental booth there will be six ladies in oriental costumes, who will have charge of the selling of the various articles. This booth will be decorated in white and will contain several varieties of tropical plants. Mexican ices will be among the things sold at this booth. The Colonial booth will be a place of beauty. It will be fitted up in Colonial style and will have many interesting features.

Twelve Puritan iauies will have charge of this booth. There will be an old-fashioned fire place in this booth besides corn and apples on strings and the various other things usually found in an old Colonial mansion. The doll and ca'ndy as well as all the other booths promise to be most attractive. 'As the fair is given for a good cause it will doubtless be well attended and a social and financial success. The New Church.

The new Presbyterian church is nearing completion. When completed it will be the most beautiful protestant church in this locality. The best of architectual skill is displayed both on the interior and exterior of iue structure. There has been nothing left undone, which would have added to its attractiveness. The church is spacious, the auditorium together with the balcony and Christian Endeavor room having a seating capacity of 1,100 persons.

The Christian Endeavor room adjoins the spacious auditorium on the east side. The two rooms are so arranged that they be easily thrown together. The church audi- Wilson. She is survived by her bereaved husband and two nchildren, Clifford a son of 19, and Stella, a daughter of 10. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Second Presbyterian church in Mt Ida.

There will be no services at the house, owing to the fact that the new residence is unfinished. Lillis. Mrs. Mary Liliis. widow of the late Martin LilHs, died at her home in Winfield township this county Friday evening at 7:15 o'clock.

Deceased was one of the oldest and most respected ladies of Scott county. She has made it her home for 49 years and throughout all that portion of the county she was widely known and greatly respected. Her death was due to a general breaking down incident to her advanced years. Her death took place on the farm upon which she had lived for nearly a half century. Mary Power was born in County Clare, Ireland March 11, 1802 and would therefore 'have been 98 years of age next March.

She was reared to young womanhood there and was united in marriage to Martin Lillis a number of years before she left her native land. In 1845 Mr. and Mrs UUis came to America, landing at Quebec and from there they removed to Kingston, Canada, where they continued to reside until 1850 when they removed to Scott county and located in Winfield township. They settled on a farm. and by hard work and thrift accumulated quite a competency.

In 1888 her husband died, at the advanced age of 88 years, but Mrs. Lillis continued to make her home on the old farm with her sen Michael LilHs, with whom she was living at the time of her death. Three sons were reared to manhood John Lillis, who resided in this city and whose death occurred in 1S96; P. H. LilHs, whose home was in Madison county this state and whose death occurred in 1897, and Michael LilHs the only surviving child.

irs. Lillis was a constant Christian and was greatly beloved in the community in which she lived. She was torium is filled with handsome pews of charitable and kind hearted and was quarter sawed oak. The pews match ever ready to lend a helping hand to the wood-work of the church which is also of the same kind of oak. The those in need or distress.

In time of sickness or death she was never fail- ceiling is what is known as an art ceil- ing in her kind offices. To her. until 1 Yl Vt 1ft 1 Arf-fc J-iCT 4-lv A ft em not want side of the east side, been completed here as at first contemplated the road down the west aide of the riv-r woald never have been built. But the stopping of the work on the Peoria lino by the Illi- OntraJ interest. led to the Flick Johnson paay stated last evening that his force of men would not today, owing to the fact thai the rain has made the ground to soft and mucky and consequently work will not be resumed on the Moline tailrace fill until Monday.

and not then, unless the ground shall become either dry or frozen. This applies not only to the force at work upon the fill proper but also upon the 6-foot sewer which that company is John ant to go down on putting in. in connection wath river, bat the Oof-re fc Co. if the Peoria Short line had Th? construction -j flkrkik -There 5s good reason that the road w311 be to this time, has hauled in 50.000 cubic of earth and at the present rate the fill not completed before March 1. The earth for the fill is secured along the lane of the Rock Island Peoria Railway company 2 miles beyond Coal Valley and 5s coa- hauled around MHan and to th? fill.

Tho Mrs. Dyer and son Ed" are comfortably settled ia their cottage on the hiJl. Ed says they are happy as bugs in a rug. The coal shafts are still doing a rushing business seven of them running fnll blast. One of the bosses told us he was making 25 dollars per day profit.

Mrs. Henry Metzger has quite recovered from her sick spell and is able to attend to her household duties again, for which we are thankful. Mrs. Lip Dyer is able to be around, but is not very strong yet. as she had ing panelled with coves and containing a large dome in the highest portion.

The ceiling presents a very attractive appearance. The church is handsomely carpeted with a carpet of dark green. In the front of the church auditorium is the large pipe organ. It is the same' organ that was used in the old church, except that a new front has been placed upon it and a number of additional pipes added. The organ, which was rebuilt by the Moline Organ company, is one of the best toned-organa in the city.

On the east side of the church as one enters the front door is the Christian Endeavor room. It is a cozy little room and is graced with several memorial windows. The Sunday school room is on the same floor, with the church auditorium. adjoining the latter on the north. There is a balcony in this room which will accommodate a large number of pupils.

Adjoining the Sunday school room on the east is the minister's study. This is a cozy little oval shaped room for the use of the minister. It has a beautiful fire place and a handsome brassels carpet- There is also a spacious and conviently arranged kitchen and pantry besides other small rooms. the infirmaties of old age overtook her. the whole community seemed to place an abiding faith.

She leaves behind her as an heirtage to grand children and greatgraad children, the example of a life full of love and of noble acts and impulses, and of that purity which results from faith in an ever living God. The funeral will be held at the residence of Michael Lillis this afternoon with, services at St. Ann's church at Long Grove. Interment at cemetery. WARRANTY DEEDS.

The following deeds have been filed for record at the county recorder's office: Mrs. Martin of Davenport, is the guest of her sister Mrs. StUlman-- Council Bluff Nonpareil. MRS RAMM DEAD. The death of Mrs.

William Ramm. formerly of this city occurred Saturday in St. Louis. The remains were brought to this city for burial, this morning. Mr.

Ramm was formerly employed by the Peter Lamp Iron Company. YES OR NO. Henry Hanemann and wife, Margar-1 one's senses? Davenport People are Respectfully Asked to Answer These Questions. Is there anything in the evidence of through Rock cm from which th? earth as being is TCP! wade and abont 15 feet Tor say from Rock Island south into the big coal luis wanted to into the coal there and having snut out is stopping toe Pcoria win i when comply Sis way tfcw by way tf Hock wall aablo Clinton to The JX C. and will hav- no rtc-- pot bere as tbc- -R-ill home.

Beins a part of North- Jt The Tart oT ifc that The leader, 5t has by o5.ar papers, ttoe aso that tfaer? vas a rumor to the eff'p'Ct that the and mas betog TOT and tbat WAS no AiKnit 300 feet of has sa constructed. Mr- Crow- tals British Casualties are Heavy. TV-c. official fiction of the list of the rav- among Jhe about four fever. siege with typhoin Any one passing along the road would think there a camp at this place from the looks of the tents.

There was a coal miner and coal hauler came here and being ua- ab3e to obtain house room they pitched their tents, so they say if the place doa't sail them they can tfo iifce the Arabs they can s53cntly fold tents, and as silently steal away. Undigested Food etna to Geo. Wolters. et Dec, $2.000 3 aad 19 1-6 ft 1 S. 20, 3rd add.

to Davenport. Chas. T. Mcpbani and wife Jennetta to John A. Lanritsen, Nov.

22. 1S99. Is there anything in the testimony of ones friends? Can reliance be placed upon, statements from oeooie we know? Are the opinions of local citizens of of thaa Sab. to Mtgc. $575 at 412, book 43 1 "traasers.

lands Would you believe people John a Sophie io pla EroiHe S. VoyeS, 1. I59S. 1.350. ixents of yoor own city? and D.vcnpor-1 Jg.

ink fOT hoffie proof poison in a few hours and is for constipation. $5on, -dyspepsia, languor, aiad aH lav-cr 3U32 kidney His. Where there is one or all of these ailments Stomach Bitters should lafcea at on re, preseiais as 4. 5, of nw of ae Sec, 33-78-3. Hans Plaginan.

dower, to Israel Barr. Dec, 1. 4 of aw 3e5ajr J2fl acres. of 4.W9 of consecration, Joseph F- Vole and wafe io Canriiae Fe3ger, NOT, 2 add officers Aivfl a total of: Nortfi Uaucasbaros thiw i cures aSi stomach and is a sjK-cific for fnalarta and fcrfr and -wonTid- you get it that a Private John Bms wife MSnato lo Cfeas. H.

Unas. Dec. 1, and corciptetion of T. aad form direct cona-elioTJs the three cities. can he of that for if it did cot woianded: -n fcJHed titfiteon It to casnalties officers Caot.

Win. M. DalzeH. of 1314 I dad that involved stooping or Grantee! Mr suddenly I rewarded irath tt cUngiag twiges across loins. In addition to 3hat aaaoyanoe from the kidney secretions pJaaaiy indicated whai caused tie traabte.

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The prices we know will surely please you. Christmas gifts for the children. Christmas gifts for the young people. Christmas gifts for the middle aged people. Christmas gifts for the old people.

Christmas gifts for all the people. EVERETT MHtfliiMTS Contes Inspection Cordially Invited UC DAVENPORT, IOWA. ON EARTH WRITE CATAUKUE i OUR GOODS Awe THE BEST OUR PRICE THE LOWEST PARRY I I -i if.