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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
THE UNIONS MACHINE.
Mor.'.s P.psr. New L'.otyps In opsr-

Morning Papers New Linotype In Oper.
alton. H
The Union of this morning gave
a sample of the work of its new Mcr-
genthaler linotype machine. which it
hopes to have in complete operation
in a few days. The linotype is q
marvellous invention, and while facil-
itating aud thereby increasing the
resources of the mechanical depart
ment of a paper. contributes in an
incalculable degree to the artistic ap-
pearance of the paper which is its
product. Aside from this the high
speed attained in the matter of COM
position is an item which is of the
greatest consequence. especially
where machine is expected to take
the pace Of q number Of skilled
workmen.
That the typesetting machine is
to become an essential auxiliary to
the mechanical department of the
newspaper of the future does not ad-
NIT of a doubt, and the Union is to be
congratulated on the fine prospects
before it as indie ated by the initial
showing this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
SOUTH HEIGH rs

SOUTH HEIGHTS. May IA Mr.. and
Mrs. South visited at the home OF
Mrs C. C. Kirsch Wednesday.
A. F. >chmid. the assessor of South
Rock Island, commenced his work
" ednesday.
DR.. C. l. Silvis is building a nice
2-story residences on Eighteenth av.
enue Just west of his fathers home.
A number of the family Of j. C.
Irwin have been afflicted with the
mumps for the last few day., but
are reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood and
daughter. Miss Jennie, visited at the
home of MIR. Greenwood, of South
Moline, the first of the week.
Miss Bette Irwin left for Alexis
Wednesday to attend the commence
ment exercises. Miss Irwin grad
uated from the Alexis schools last
year.
School closed today for the sum.
mer vacation. The usual picnic will
be held Friday at the grove near the
school house. A good time is antici-
pated by the children.
Mrs. Gustafson and daughter
Edna, left early Wednesday morning
for their home at Denver, after q
visit of nearly three months. at the
home of her father, b. II. Redeker
and other relatives.
Between l and 2 O'Clock last Fri
day morning the people in the neigh
borhood of Seventeenth street and
Eighteenth avenue were aroused
from their sleep by the cry of .'mur.
der" 1t is supposed that it was
William Settle. who claimed to have
been robbed on his way from town
as related in The ARGUS at the time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
BRIEF MENTION.
Variety, the Spice of life,
Can easily be had.
Then show that you are up to date,
And use \ .-Xarted' ad

And use wanted" ad.
H. N. Hansen is in Morrison on
business.
William Blaschke's steam dye
house. 1412 Fourth avenue.
Miss Nellie Reeves. of Norwalk.
Iowa, is here on visit to her sister,
Mrs. J. w. gay.
Only one fare for the round trip to
democratic national convention at
Chicago. July 9Th. via C, &. /. & P.
railway.
At the Latter Day Saints hall in
Burral's block on Second avenue
Elder Pitt, of Chicago will deliver
an address at 7:45 this evening
Today's excursion to Peoria as ar
ranged BY he Young Peoples society
of the United Presby terrain church
was slimiy attended-Owing no doubt
to the uncertainty of the weat her.
Only one fare for the round trip to
the annual meeting OF Baptist Young
Peoples union at Milwaukee, June
1913. via c.. r. l. & P. rsil~ay.
Best service and quickest time BY
this route through Chicago.
General Superinte dent A. j. HIT
and Division Superintendent C. l.
Nichols. Of the Rock Island, came in
on the formers private car today. and
after u shot interview with local
officials. return d to Chicago.
Glen E. Seidl. OF What Cheer.
Iowa and Miss Mary f. Thomas. CT
this city. were married yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles LaPortc, 26l5 Fifth
avenue by Rev. T. w. Grafton.
One fare for the round trip to
Omaha. August Is. II and 1s, via c.,
r. l. Il p, account of annual conven-
ton Young Peoples Christian union.
Three fast trains daily in each direc-
ton, via c., x. 1. & p. railway.
Wednesday ami Thursday of rex,
week occurs the convention of the
Rock Island County Women's Chris
tian Temperance union at Hillsdale
in the Methodist church. There will
be several addresses on timely and
important topics. Among those
who will speak are Mrs. j. F. Hun
toon. Rev. E. P. Brand, Mrs. M. E.
Metzgar and Mr.. ]. N. Stephens.
The city authorities are congratu.
lating themselves on the fact that
Ringing Bros shows, which exhibit
here Wednesday next. make feature
of their own detective and police de.
partment, and are thus enabled tc
prevent the depredations of crooks
and gamblers who too frequently fol
low other shows. An orderly day il
always assured wherever Ringing
Bros. exhibit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
CORDOvA CHAT.

CORDovA. May 12.-Roy Benway
spent Sunday at home.
Miss Glass. Of Brooklyn. N. Y. is
visiting relatives here.
F. c. Purity, of Rockford, is here
for few days on business.
There was born to MIR. and Mrs.
Joseph Green May IL, boy.
j. H. Buckley returned home from
the Indian territory Saturday.
Mrs. j. Schneider came down
from Thompson and spent Monday
with her parents.
The Hillsdale baseball nine will
play against the home nine at the
Cordova ball park May 80.
Mrs. r. e. Cool, of Rock Island,
who is i'll at j. A. Cools, is reported
some better at this writing.
James Ong. F. H. Ong and w. H.
Plymire attended Il. Ingersoll's lee.
ture at Davenport Thursday night.
The public school will close May
10. The teachers and scholars viii
enjoy q picnic on the Mound Wednes
day.
The G. A. X. and members of diff
ferent societies will arrange q very
pleasing program to be rendered Dec
Grafton Day.
Jerred Sexton and granddaughter
Miss Nellie Sexton, who have spent
the last few months in Milwaukee
arrived home Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
COALvALLEY CULLINGS.

Coal VALLEY, May l2.-Mrs. Will
liam Wood, OF Rock Island, visited
her folks from Friday until Monday.
F. Naylor is home on q short va
cation.
Our assessor. S. ID. Pace, has COM
menced his work.
B. Medtsler made a business
trip here Saturday.
Ricka Callahan aud Jacob Staser-
ofski visited Sherrard Tuesday.
Mrs William Henderson, of Orion,
visited he folks and returned Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Stoddard we're
here Sunday. They now reside in
Reynolds.
John w. Pryce is attending the ex-
animation of the Miners association
at Decatur.
w. j. Framing was on our streets
Sunday. He seems to have an at
tachment for Coal Valley.
j. 5. Coke, Of good roads and com.
monweal fame. spoke in the hall Sat-
urday afternoon. There was a fair
audience.
The Jabobs contest was put off till
Saturday the 10th. 1t will be in the
hall. An interesting time will be
had. Open at 8 p. m.
Miss Phoebe Lund died at the
county farm of consumption las
week. She was insane and one Of
her parents is similarly afflicted.
Gustave Knapp. our new street and
alley overseer. has commenced to i'm
prove the streets. 1t is expected
that good work will be done. as MIR
Krapp is a hustler,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14

Best all wool Carpets. SOC per
yard.
All wool remnants, 4Oc per
yard.
Very heavy half wool Carpets.
soc per yard.
A few pieces of Body Brussels
left at S5c; Roxbury Tapestry Car
pets at CSC.
Good Tapestry Carpets. at soc
per pard.
Tapestry Portiers as low Is sass
pair.
Best Opaque shading by the yard
in all widths very cheap to close
out.
All wool ingram rugs. large line
of French Wilton. Aoquet and
Smyrna rugs very low.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
COUNTY BUILDING.
TrQuGfara

9-Katie McQuaid to John Grover,
c 20 feet lot 5, block 6, Spencer &
Cases add, Rock Island, $1,000.
John I. Brown to David Brown,
Sr.. lots 4. 5. 6. 10, IL and ~. block
8. lots 4, 5. 6, 10. IL and II, block 4,
Highland Park. 81.
William Stewart to Michael V.
Concannon. VIZ lots l and 4, block
Is, Chicago or lower add, Rock ISL
land, $1,000.
Charles Larson to Daniel Maroney,
lot 4. block Gen. Rodman's add. E.
Rock Island, $1,000.
In. ID. Bradley by heirs to c.
M. Bradley ct al, undS lot and 9,
block II, village of Milan, 81.
N. d. Bradley by heirs to Gertrude
Bradley, unda lot IL, block 2. viii.
liam Dickson's add, Milan, und3 lot
Z. block IL. village of Milan, 81.
Anna Crawford to M. b. Under
wood, lots and s, block IL, village
Of Hampton. 800.
nj. G. Field to A. F. Schmid, lot
3, Jackson's subdiv., sci 2, II, 2w
$3.50.
N. D. Bradley by heirs to c. d
Bradley. und2 (25 $1,000 acres) W!
sci %. IL. 2w. unda lot 6. block 8
William Dickson's add, Milan, und;
lot z. block IL. village of Milan. s.
N. D. Bradley by heits to c. NJ
Bradley. unda 80. IL. 2w, unda lot 5
block 6. William Dickson's add.
Milan, unda lot z, block IL. villag,
of Milan, 81.
Sarah K. Grove and Emma Karr t.
Daniel Larson, J acre ne4 set "a, 10
lie, $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
Did You Ever

try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? II not. get a bottle
now and get relief. This medicine
has been found to be particularly
adapted to the relief and cure of all
Female Complaints, exerting a won.
derful direct influence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. Il
you have loss Of appetite, constipa.
ton, headache, fainting spells or are
nervous, sleepless. excitable, melan.
choly or troubled with dizzy spells,
Electric Bitters is the medicine YOU
need. Health and strength are guar.
antecd by its use. Large bottles
only SOC at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14

Lovers of popular music will
haye the opportunity Of hearing the
greatest popular music band in the
wor ID at Manhattan beach, formerly
Offerman's island, next Saturday.
The famous Chicago Marine band,
I. p. Brooke. conductor, which today
is considered the best band in Amer
ca, has been secured for the opening
attraction at this resort and will give
two concerts Saturday. one in the
afternoon at 8 and the other at
O'Clock in the evening. One or more
instrumental solos will be given a,
each concert and lovers OF good music
have a real treat in store. In case oil
rain the concerts will be Civ en- at the
Burtis opera house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
A LONG DISTANCE TALK.


TIC American Teiepheoe Company which
seeks 70 Co0e Here.
The American Telephone and Tel
e,raph company, which is the only
long distance company in the United
States combining its. operations to
communication between cities. and
which is now seeking a franchise
in Rock Island county At the hands
of the county board and of the city
council of Rock Island, is a corpora
ton which has been gradually creep
ing westward in recent years. 1t
now has its wires in successful opzr-
alton to all the leading cities of the
east, including >ew York, Philadel-
phia. Baltimore. Washington, ETC.,
and has come west to Chicago and has
built south to Louisville and Nash
vile. Lines are now being extended
from Terra Haute to St. Louis con-
Meeting with the main trunk and
will be in operation by the time OF
the republican national convention.
Another line is to be constructed
from Chicago west to the Mississippi
river at Rock Island, with branches
to Peoria. Galesburg, Bloomington.
etc. Rock Island Is to become the
terminus of this main line to the
Mississippi. which is as far as the
company will 60, it is probable. 1t
is hoped if con ent is given to have
this line in operation by the time OF
the national democratic convention.
The company does its own con.
struction. uses only the best of ma
terial in the way of copper wire and
metallic circuits, and if it succeeds
in getting into Rock Island-as. in.
deed, it seems reasonable it should
our people will have a chance to
hear the voices Of loved ones down
at the seashore the coming season
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
summer Tours.

On and after May Is agents of the
c. R. I. & P. Railway company will
be authorized to sell excursion
tickets at greatly reduced rates to
the various summer resorts located
on or reached via this line. Many
attractive combinations of rail and
steamer journeys are offered this
season at low rates of fare. Before
arranging for your summer outing
call ON nearest ..Rock Island Route
agent or address John Sebastian. G.
P. & T. A, Chicago. H.. or L. N.
Allen, G. A. r. D., Davenport, L. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14

So MIR. Gilman Brown, Of 81 Mill
street, South Gardner, Mass, was
told by the doctors. His son had
lung trouble, following typhoid ma
iaria. and he spent 1915 with doc
tors. who finally gave him up. say
ing: "Your boy won't live a
month" He tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery and few bottles restored
him to health and enabled him to go
to work perfectly well man. He
says he owes his present good health
to the use Of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, and knows it to be the best
in the world for lung trouble. Trial
bottles free at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
Licensed to Wed,
An Educator Of Mornls In Credies.

Every retail merchant in this city
should be instructed in the Burnell
Credit Rating Report of Rock Island
county. 1t is the only system that
rates the consumer by actual expert
ence. and it gives proper and just
credit. where credit is due. 1t gives
the credit rating of the very best
paying people in your city. thus Civ
ing you the best opportunity to Sc
lect the best paying people for your
customers. In fact it is an educa-
tor Of morals in credits. The re-
quired number of members to COM
plete the work is almost secured, and
every merchant should see that his
name is among that number. John
N. Paxton, special agent, is now
making the canvass, and when the
few remaining members are obtained
the book will be delivered. and the
system placed ia working order in
Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14

It's an old saying that 1.-THE proof
OF the pudding is in the eating Of it."
And it is because people have takeD
Simmons Liver Regulator that they
know it to be . most excellent medi-
cine and especially for the spring
and fall when there is SO much ma
laria in the air. Mr.. w. T. Lee, OF
Pendleton. N. c., says: IL have used
Simmons Liver Regulator for %
years. in place of COLONEL and qui-
nine."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
County Commute. Meeting.

The members of the democratic
county committee are hereby re.
quested to meet at the Harper house,
hock Island, Wednesday, May 20, al
II a. M. for the purpose Of desig'
mating a date for the holding of the
county convention. A full attend.
ance is desired.
T. S. SILvIs, Chairman.
WILLIAM McESIRY. Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
.WHY-NOT-BUY
Furniture, Carpets 80 Drapsries|
At WHOLESALE PRICES?
WE ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. COME
AND SEE THE GREAT BARGAINS WE HAVE.


Pretty bed room sets SIS each.
Very large sideboards quarter
saved oak ami polish finished,
large French-plate mirrors; great
bargains at SIS
Nice sideboards as low as tlO.
Birch com bination bookcase and
writing desk tl5; oak at $40.
Ladies' writing desk. very pref
ty, rs low as Is.
Nice large bookcases at IS. 25.
Fine hall racks, quarter-sawed.
polish finished oak, large French
mirror at 81.
Fine china closets at % each.
Bird's-eye maple center tables at
$:.25 each.
Mating at 1Oc yard and up.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-01-04
WORST CASE OF BiGAmY ON RECORD
Drummer Who Had Six Living Wives
and Was to Marry Three More.

London, Dec. 31.-Sentence of seven
years penal servitude has been passed
It the central criminal court upon Will
lam Henry Cadman, a commercial trav-
eler who, according to his own state
ment, resided for several years in the
United States, and who was convicted
of contracting a bigamous marriage.
Although the prisoner was tried upon
but one indictment, the evidence show
ed that he had married no less than
seven respectable girls in different parts
Of the country, that up to the time of
his arrest he had been correspondents
with all of them as each ones husband,
and that not a single one of the seven
had any idea that she had been de-
ceived until Cadman was arraigned in
the police court.
Hissfirst marriage took place % years
ago, and by his legal wife he became
the father of nine children in eleven
years. Six bogus marriage certificates
and 1000 letters from women were found
at his lodgings, and from the contents
of the correspondence it was developed
that he was getting ready to marry
three more women, living in widely sep
arated and remote parts of the country
Some of the women with whom he con-
tracted bigamous marriages We're we'll
to-do, and from these in the aggregate
he had secured nearly 100000. 1t was
also shown that he was the father of
22 children, 13 of whom were illegitimate.
In passing the sentence, the recorder
said that he believed this to be the
worst case of bigamy in the criminal
annals Of the country
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-01-04

doris and ministers. The delegation from
the Chinese legation will be the largest,
consisting of 16, and the grandest, for the
Chinese eclipse all others for dress.
The third andl asst grand White hous>:
dinner is to be given to the justices of the
supreme court and their wives and such
other guests as are mutually agreeable.
The president will adhere 20 his custom
this winter of dining all the new sena-
tors at different times, but will probably
abandon the custom of extending the
same courtesy to she new congressman
There are toe many Of them.
The third and last grand White house
dinners, in the dinner line, will be the
eight dinners to be given by the men,
bers of the cabinet to Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland. These will be given on Tues
days, at the homes of the cabinet officers.
They are the only dinners outside Of the
White house which the president will
attend in Washington this winter. The
dates for them have just been set as fol-
lows: January 7, secretary of state; Jam
uary IA, secretary of the treasury; Janu-
ary 81, secretary of war; January 28, attor-
ney general; February 4, postmaster gem
eral; February II, secretary Of the navy;
February IS, secretary of the interior;
February Is, secretary of agriculture.
There are more dinners yet. The sec
retary Of state will give one to the diplo-
matte corps, and this will be little less i'm
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-01-04
SAY SOMETHING LIKE ARBITRATION
y eS:mInster Gazette Suggests a Digni
fled Way Out OF the Diffie ulty.

London, Dec 31-The Westminster Ga-
zette this afternoon, in a leading article
headed THE Way Out" says:
while the question intrinsically is not
important, incidentally it is of great i'm
portance that Great Britain can not re-
treat from the position she has taken
up, and the United States will not retreat
from theirs. The only method of escape
from this deadlock which shall impose
neither humiliation nor retreat on either
side, is to find something which is not
arbitrat ton, but which is as like it as pos
s-ble. The Westminster Gazette suggests
that both countries agree upon a board of
Cancellation. not binding themselves as
N the case OF arbitration, to accept its
decision, but on the chance of the con-
c-liators being able to suggest comprom-
Use acceptable to both countries"
In conclusion the Westminster Gazette
remarks: 1--WE firmly believe couple of
impartial, sensible men, say the chief jus
tiec7 vi tile t~u -OuI TRES, could easily set
tie the matter by this method"
DANGER NOT YET PAST
London, Dec. 31.-The afternoon news
papers all regard the utterances of SEN
ator Sherman on President Cleveland's
message to congress on the Venezuelan
question as plain warning that the dam
ser has not yet passed. The stock eX-
change opened dull and Inactive but lat
er the tone of the market improved Two
firms involved in American securities We're
declared defauters today on the Liverpool
stock exchange
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-01-04
THEATER HORROR GROWING WORSE
List of Identified bead Reaches p, and
More Nav Die

Baltimore, Dec. 2S.-The horror at the
Front Street theater last night is in
creased rather than abated by today's
developments. The list of identified dead
has grown to q, and two or three more
lying in the city hospital are so desper-
ately injured that their names may swell
the death roll ere another night passes
The list of dead revised is as follows:
years, son of Leopold Bernstein; Ter
esa Bernstein, aged 6, daughter of Leo
pold Bernstein; Lee Cohen. agen 6; Ida
Friedman, aged IA; daughter of Samuel
Friedman; Jennie Henckel; Louis Leven-
stein; Lena Lewis: Morris Margels; Sa-
rah Rosen: Jacob Rosenthal; Moses Sal
isbury, aged Il; Joseph Weiner; Lena
Frankel; Samuel Kremer, aged 12 and
Rebecca Kremer, aged 10, children of
Abraham Kremer; Isaac Gere, aged 10;
Katie Salsberg, aged Z; Louis Bernstein:
the Gresky girl, aged 6; Sarah Pollack,
aged II; Simon Pollack; Joseph Leverwiz,
ged 6: xera Narvirs.Sy, aged 12: Anna
Narvinsky, aged Z; Wolf Hurwilz.
OF the injured three are expected to die
These are: Goldman. 60 years old, frac-
tured skull; Amelia Goldberg, IA years,
crushed in the head and shoulders and a
4year-old girl, not Identified, injured In
ternally and unconscious.
Hundreds of relatives and friends Of the
dead and injured visited the city hospital
today anxiously inquiring for their loved
ones. While physicians were administer
ing to the injured the crowd attempted
to get into the hospital, but the patrolmexl
kent them back
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-01-04

portant than the one given to the same
guests by the president. The cabinet Off
GERS will try to dine one another at least
once during the winter, and the embaS-
sizes and leading legations will exchange
such courteSies freely.
Dinners will not alone constitute the
social excitement in the capital There
will be receptions galore. At the White
house the first will be the New Years
day reception. The next, the diplomatic
reception, at night from until II o'clock.
Following this will be the judiciary and
congressional reception, during the same
hours; next, the army and navy reception
and finally the second reception to thu
people, which closes the season. The dip
lomatic and army and navy receptions
will be elaborate, by reason of their cos
tunes At the army and navy reception
the officers will come by the hundreds,
uniformed within an inch of their lives.
There are three distinct "sets" in
Washington society-the official set, COM
prisng the office holders and their fami-
lies; the diplomatic set, comprising diplo-
mats ard their families, and the real
set" that IS, the old families, who con-
slider themselves exclusive and above the
official set. The old families sometimes
let down the bars to the diplomats, but the
office holders. the people SD the service"
or Sin Office" as they say in Washington,
are totally tabooed