The Semi-Weekly Advocate du lieu suivant : Belleville, Illinois • 1

SEMI- ADVOCATE VOLUME 77. WHAT OTHER TOWNS ARE DOING ON WHITE WAY Few More People Needed To Make New System Here Assured. But few of the business people along street have failed to sign conwith the city for the Great Way. The committee now sees goal almost in sight and urges all who have not yet signed to do at once. DeKalb, a city of 10,000 population, recently placed in operation on its streets a White Way lighting system, which puts the city once again an equal footing with its nearest Sycamore not many miles distant.

Sixty-four lamps have been in the 'heart of DeKalb's busidistrict, lighting six squares of city's busiest streets. The lamps of the luminous are type and are supported on ornamental posts. The system was installed by the lolighting company and is maintainby merchants in the business disco-operated with the city. Belleville business people seldom down on any project that is undertaken and it is hardly probable plan for the new street lighting system will not materialize, still it require the co-operation of all interested if the scheme is carried to fruition. ARBITRATION BOARD IS IN DAMAGE CASE A board of arbitration Thursday heard testimony in the effort of Geo.

Niess to recover damages for injuries sustained on June 7, last. when he was seriously hurt at Addieville while unloading a threshing outfit that had been sold by the Monk Implement company. of which Niess is president. Under the compensation act Niess filed a petition in circuit court Thursday asking for the appointment of an arbitrator. Niess named Otto Heinemann' as his representative and Fred S.

Fleischbein was named as the company's representative. Judge Crow of the circuit court named Justice L. E. Wangelin as the third arbitrator. There is no contest between Mr.

Niess and his company, but the use of arbitrators is made necessary in order that the case may be settled. PROCASKY IN LEAD OF SHOOTERS Charles Procasky led all the shooters in the Belleville Revolver club in the match with the Citizens' team of Albany, N. Y. The following scores more made: vocasky .45 42 41 43 39-210 an .43 38 42 40 41-204 undlach ...38 38 46 44 34 -200 H. Gundlach 40 40 39 39 40--198 B.

Gundlach .35 42 40 39 42--198 These also shot, but were not in the match: W. Andel ..35 37 42 39 38 -191 A. F. Merck. ..35 37 36 46 31--185 CUBA BUYS HORSES.

Fred. Wolfe, of Havana. Cuba, has started to his home after having spent six months in the National Stock Yards at East St. Louis buying horses for the cavalry of the Cuban army. He purchased 3,000 horses, for which be paid 1500.000.

FOR SALE Street improvement, bonds. The safest and best security that can be had. See DUVALL KUHN b11-tr BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914. WHOLE NUMBER 3591 EIGHTH GRADE PUPILS TO ARGUE WEIGHTY MATTER During Course of Long Program They Will Pass On Immigration Bill. Pupils of the Eighth grade of the Henry Raab school are to decide whether President Wilson shall sign the Immigration Bill.

-The momentous question will be an incident to a program consisting of thirty numbers which is to be rendered by the school Friday afternoon, February 27. The program follows: Lucia." Class. Reading- You're the Man," John Green. Captain! My George Kuhn. Recitation "Abraham John Scobby.

Reading Flag and the Child," Theodore Wuertz. Piano Solo- Irene Fisher. Ride." ELmer Zink. Recitation- The American Flag," Class. Recitation- Pat's Purchase." Hermann Bauer.

the President sign the Immigration Bill Affirmatives: John Green, Ludwig Daesch. Negatives: William Florreich, Elmer Taylor. Violin and Piano Duet -John Hoehn and Bertha art Recitation- The Soldier," Fred. Hofmeister. Recitation "Like Washington," Walter Sanders.

Good Old Hilda Tuerck. the Little Red Stamp," Floyd Wilson. Vocal Anita Wirsing and Selma Heinemann. Recitation "Die Auswanderer," Class. "Henry Raab Hermann Bauer.

Philipp Seiler. Recitation "The Village Blacksmith," Blanche Johns. Piano solo "Sweet Bye and Josephine Egner. Spicer at the Beach." Hannah Henzel. Recitation- February Twenty-secand." Adolph Hug.

"Jokes." Clemens Jaques. Golden Rule," Theresa Agne, Anita Wirsing. Jewel Bowl, Laurella Pope, Alma Peter. Piano solo "The Violet," Selma Heinemann. More We Celebrate." Lottie Rech.

Boy Washington," Mauterer. High Resolve," Ernst Junck. Song "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," Class. SOME ONE IS TRYING TO PLAY JOKE ON SOMEONE The Advocate received the following letter Thursday, which is planatory: "Belleville. Feb.

26, 1914. Daily Advocate. Sir--Regarding the item published in your paper, announcing the engagement of Miss Minnie Ecker and Aug. Juncker, would like to state that there is absolutely no truth in the matter and I can only imagine it be a prank of some "friend" of ours. "Kindly publish this, and oblige, "AUG.

The item above referred to was telephoned to the Advocate office by some one representing himself to be Mr. Juncker. Mr. Juncker denies the truth of the item in his letter. Evidently someone was trying to play a joke.

MILLSTADT YOUTH RAN INTO A FINE George Eekert. who was served with a warrant issued last October, when he went into Justice Wangelin's court Wednesday, pleaded guilty to a charge of disturbing the peace and was fined $3 and costs. Eckert went to Wangelin's court to swear out a warrant against Oliver Merkel, and Andrew Diesel. After the warrant had been issued, Constable Lautz remembered he had a warrant for Eckert's arrest issued month ago. He found the warrant and served it.

Eckert at first said he was not guilty, but later said he would plead guilty and pay the fine. JUDGE DEWEY SIGNS BIG BILL OF EXCEPTIONS Judge W. S. Dewey of Cairo was in Belleville Thursday to sign the bill of exceptions in the condemnation suit of the Western Union Telegraph company against the Louisville Nashville Railroad company, which he heard as judge of the county court here several weeks ago and which he decided in favor of the railroad company. The case is being appealed.

The bill of exceptions covers over 1,000 typewritten pages. CRUSHED IN MINE. Charles Flaga, a driver in the Shiloh mine. was caught between, pit cars Tuesday and badly injured. He was sent to St.

Vincent's hospital for treatment and later sent home. GIVEN'A LINEN SHOWER. Miss Viola Schmisseur was tendered a linen shower at the home of Miss Laura Alexander on Centreville avenue. Miss Schmisseur's engagement to Joseph Thoman, of O'Fallon, was recently announced. INJURED IN FALL Fred Weber of Missouri avenue fell at his home and suffered a severe scalp wound.

ARE CONVALESCENT Misses Georgia McComment and Laurie Darrow, who were operated on for appendicitis at St. Elizabeth's hospital, are convalescent. TELL OF ENGAGEMENT. The engagement of August Juncker and Miss Minnie Eckert, both of this city, has been announced. The wedding is to take place in the near future MYSTERIOUS SUPPER A "mysterious supper" will he given by the Agoga class at the First Baptist church, and Jackson streets, Friday evening, February 27.

Supper will be served from 5 to 10 p. m. A la carte style. CASES CONTINUED The trials of Thomas Lambers, burglary and larceny; M. Johnson, libel.

and William Groom. indecent liberties, were all continued in circuit court Wednesday. SAMARITANS' DANCE. The Good Samaritan Benevolent Society will give a masquerade ball at! Turner hall Saturday night of this week. Prizes will be awarded those wearing the best masks.

AGAINST NEW PLAN Millstadt. Shiloh Valley and Marissa townships voted against adopting the one man system of highway commissioners at the township election held Tuesday. DIED IN ST. LOUIS. Edward Drozda died at his home St.

Louis, aged 57 years. He was born in O'Fallon and is survived by his widow and several children. Interment was made in the New Picker cemetery. Snoreribe for the Advocate. BEGIN SERIES OF BOOST TRIPS FOR CENTENNIAL H.

C. G. Schrader, president of the Commercial club; Probate Judge Frank Perrin, and County Superintendent of Schools W. A. Hough, and Aug.

Barthel, went to O'Fallon Wednesday night and visited the Commercial club of 0'Fallon in the interest of the centennial celebration. These gentlemen will make similar trips to other towns in the county in an effort to arouse interest in the coming celebration here. The )'FalIon meeting was a rousing affair and was attended by visitors from the East St. Louis and Lebanon Commercial clubs. An elegant banquet was served by the O'Fallon ladies in Masonic hall, where the meeting was held.

OBITUARY Mrs. Augusta Finger (nee Mitchell) was born in Neustadt-on-the-Hardt, Germany, on the eighth day of March, 1828. and died at her home near Marissa, at the hour of noon on day, February 20, 1914, lacking but a few days of being 86 years old. She suffered a paralytic stroke on the 25th of January, but remained conscious and was able to converse with her children up to within two days before she died. Mrs.

Finger was one of the pioneer residents of St. Clair county. In the year, 1837, at the age of nine years, she came with her parents to this county. They lived at Belleville, for some time and then moved to New Athens, Ill. Here she became fed with, and later was married to Dr.

Henry Finger, a young man who was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, and received his medical edu-! cation at the University of Heidelberg and who. a short time before their marriage, had started to practice his profession in the vicinity of what is now Marissa, living and having his office at the home of Matthew E. Hamilton. After their marriage they settled on tract of land which is now a part of Marissa, and having their residence on the site now owned by Mr. Louis Wolter.

In 1855 they moved to the place east of Marissa, which has come to be known as The Finger Hill, and here in a beautiful country home Mrs. Finger lived until the time of death. Grandmother Finger, as she -was lovingly called. not only by her grandchildren, but by almost everyone who knew her, was a woman of beautiful character. She was kind, friendly and charitable.

She was a Christian in belief and practice. She was a wife worthy of being patterned after, who "looked well to the ways of her household." She was well fitted to be and was a worthy consort to her physician husband, who, by his excellent medical training and by the assistance of his beloved wife. was able to render a professional service of very great value to the pioneer families of this vicinity. To Mr. and Mrs.

Finger seven children were born. two of whom died in infancy. Her husband died in 1863. leaving her with five children, four sons and one daughter--Charles Theodore, Albert. Mina and J.

Henry Finger. The daughter, Mina. died in 1865, at the age of six years. One son. Albert.

died in 1900. One brother. Albert Michel of Kirkwood, one adopted sister. Mrs. Anna Herbel of Citronella, three sons and one adopted daughter, Miss Mary Umfried of Marissa, and several grandchildren survive her.

Mrs. Finger was a great lover of flowers and took pleasure in giving them to her loved ones and to anyone to whom they might bring cheer and happiness. The funeral services were held in the United Presbyterian church Sunday, February 22. and were conducted by the pastor. Rev.

E. E. Douglass, asinsisted by Rev. H. Meier of the gelical Lutheran church.

The remains, were laid to rest in the Marissa cemetery. The death of Mrs. Finger marks the passing away of another of the residents, now very few in number, who, because of their sterling worth, GIRLS TO DEBATE ON DANGERS OF 2 DEPARTMENTS Special Fire Prevention Day Program to Be Given At High School. Four girls of the Belleville High school are going to tell about the tive dangers of a fireman's and a policeman's life in a debate to be given at the High school Friday afternoon, when the subject, "Fire Prevention," will be discussed. The judges of the debate will be Harry Funk, Oscar Heinemann and Myron Brightfield.

The program for the afternoon will be as follows: Piano solo, Raymond Rapp. Reading of the governor's proclamation, Albert Kessling. Recitation, American Fire man." Millie Green. A talk. "How to Kindle a Paul Windsor.

Essay, "Causes of Fires and How to Avoid Them," F. Bleicher. Recitation, "Engine No. 8," Benjamin Strottman. A lesson, "Danger In the Use of Gasoline," Hazel Ebert.

Essay, "Fires at Sea," Dosha Meng. Composition, "Forest Fires," Orrie Morrissey. Quartet. "The Senior's Farewell," sung by H. H.

Mace, F. G. Sahlender, R. Rapp and F. Winans.

German, "Das Feurer." aus Schiller's Lied, von der Glocke, Florence Seis. Debate: Resolved. That the life of a fireman is more dangerous than that of a policeman. Affirmative, Bernice Colson. Marie Schadie; negative, Con suela Streat.

Elva Glover. "How to Avoid Injury, and What to Do if Burned." Adele Hauss. "Fife-Fighting Apparatus," Walter Brandenberger. Song, High school chorus. "Story of the Chicago Fire," Martha Regan.

"Funnygraphs," Ruth Twitchell. Oration, "Fire Heroes," Harold Emery. Lecture, "Fire Prevention as a Remedy for the Depletion of Our Natural Resources," Fred S. Fleischbein. CORONER'S JURY GIVES VERDICT IN NEUMANN CASE A coroner's jury investigated the death of Adolph Neumann, whose body was found on the Southern railway tracks in the rear of the Star brewery last Sunday morning.

The investigation was postponed until Thursday in order that all evidence might be adduced, for fear there may have been foul play. No trace of foul play was found and a verdict of death by being run over by a train 011 the Southern railway was returned. MOUNTERS MASK BALL. The annual masquerade ball of the Stove Mounters Local No. 4 will take place Saturday night at Liederkranz hall.

Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes of various sorts. The Oakland orchestra will furnish the music DEATH OF A CHILD. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weber, nee Faith, of St.

Louis, formerly of Belleville, died Wednesday. The funeral was held in St. Louis. Mr. Weber is a son of Mrs.

Peter Buchert, of West Fourth street. expressed in their standing for the right, their honesty in their relations with each other and their Christian characters. have left an impression for good which rests as a benediction on this community. Mrs. Finger was a faithful wife.

a fond and loving mother, a Christian woman and a loyal friend. Truly, her children can "arise and call her blessed." She, is gone, but not forgotten. A FRIEND. INTERESTING FACTS FOR THE ESSAY WRITERS Co. Supt.

Hough Gives Out Some Valuable Information to Prize Aspirant. Main tracts White the those so bas main on rival placed ness the are cal ed trict, fall the will That a great deal of interest is bearoused among the school children of the county in the coming centennial celebration and the essay contest that is to be a part of the affair is evidenced by a letter received by County Superintendent of Schools W. A. Hough from Joe McGowan of East St. Louis.

This young man is going to write an essay on the subject, "St. Clair County--Past, Present and Future," which is the subject to be written on by all contestants in the contest which is to take place March 24. Prof. Hough's answer to the young man's request is full of interesting data, which may be of use to other pupils in the county who are going to enter the contest. It follows: "Your letter of the 25th inst.

received and contents Will answer your questions as follows: "Nupber of public schools in the county, 185. "Number of high schools, 9. "Number of parochial schools, 41. "Number of teachers, 135 in private schools and 540 in other schools. "Number of children of school age, 47,774.

"St. John's orphanage probably has a school of its own where its children attend and receive instruction. You might inquire about this at your school. As far as we know, there are no schoolchildren at the county farm. "The first county superintendent was George Bunsen.

"John Messenger taught school in 1804 near Shiloh, in St. Clair county. He was a surveyor by profession and taught only an evening school. He was the man who drew the map of Illinois known as Peck Messenger's. The first schoolhouse in the county was built at Shiloh in 1811.

"The first courts in this county were known under various names, such as the court of common pleas, orphans' court, etc. It Is a difficult matter to find who the first so-called county judge was. because it is uncertain AS to the time the name, 'county court' was applied. The first county judge under the present constitution wag Judge Frederick H. Pieper.

"Very sincerely yours, A. HOUGH." ATTACHMENT ISSUED FROM CIRCUIT COURT On application of the National Stock Yards company of East St. Louis an attachment has been issued out of the circuit court against Zach Mulball of Mulhall, to recover an alleged debt of $377. Mulhall is a famous circus man and it is charged he owes the stock yards company that amount for feeding his livestock. BenCHICKENS Villa, Wilinto MexSALOON TO CL ought not nd the discus- PURCHASE OF usS- Constable Ben Lautz, notter closed the Oasis bar, Hubert street, operated by Hur place was closed undi insisting issued out of Justiceo take hold on a judgment obt when released Koesterer againsore Justice of the for chickens Kuer for trial March sold Magin.

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