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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
ACCOUNTS OF WooDMEN.
Being Examined by Board of Auditors at
Head once.

Being Examined by Board OF Auditors At
Head once.
The Modern Woodmen board of au-
ditors. consisting of Emory Townsend,
Michigan; G. G. saunders. Iowa; +.
W. PARROT, Kansas; A. n. Bort, Wis
consin, and E Z. Georgia. Indiana,
is in regular session at the head Office.
All the books and accounts of the head
clerk and head banker will be
thoroughly examined and a report
thereon made by the auditors before
adjournment. The head clerks report
TO the board of auditors for the period
beginning Jan. 1 and ending June so,
shows that the benefit fund receipts
for the first six months of this year
were 90, 274, 695. As, and 50, 159, GA. so
of this amount was paid to the bene-
ticiaries of 1875 deceased mem bers.
The receipts to the general fund dur
ing the same period totaled $297,-
500. IS, and the disbursements were
1852, $40 50. The balances in the
hands of Head Banker Croker June
so were: Benefit fund, $3.50, 467. 65;
general fund, $239. 96I.01.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
White Man Turned yellow.

Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends of NJ. A. Hogarty. of Lexing-
ton, KY, when they saw he was turn
ing yellow. His skin slowly changed
color. also his eyes. and he suffered
terribly. His malady was yellow
Jaundice. He was treated by the
best doctors, but without benefit.
Then he was advised to try Electric
Bitters. the wonderful stomach and
liver remedy, and he writes: After
taking two bottles / was wholly
cured" A trial proves its matchless
merit for all stomach. liver and kid
ney troubles. Only SO cents. Sold
by Hartz & Ullmeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Summer Tours.

The Grand Trunk railway is the
ideal route for summer travel, reach
ing with it's own lines or direct con-
nections all the popular resorts-the
Muskoka and Kawartha lakes, Lake
of Bays Highlands of Ontario) Mag
ara Falls, st. Lawrence river and rap
ids, Thousand Islands, White noun
tains and the seacoast resorts of the
North Atlantic.
For copies of illustrated tourist lit
erature. rates and full Information,
apply to j. II. Burgis, 249 Clark
street, corner jackson boulevard,
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Easy Money.

Here is the latest swindle to catch
the farmer with and it has the merit
of being perfectly legal. A land
Spectator comes along and offers the
farmer big price for part of his
farm. The farmer accepts and $50 is
paid down to bind the bargain, the
papers to be made out at the end of
two or three weeks. Before the time
is up along comes Spectator No. 2
and wants to buy the whole farm at q
big price. Farmer bites and writes
No. 1, offering him. say $400, to let
him off. No. l reluctantly consents
to this. No. 2 never shows up and
farmer is out 1850.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
John Jacobsen suicides.

A telegram was received in Daven-
port Wednesday evening ann uncing
the suicide of John Jacu bsen, of that
city, in Dwight, Ill. Mr.. Jacobsen
was well known in the tri-cities and
was member of the Davenport
Turner society. the ImProoed Order
of Red Men and the Danish Brother
hood. A wife and four children sur
vive the suicide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t cools
the feet and makes tight or now shoes
feel easy. Cures corns. bunions,
swoolen, smarting, hot, callous, sore
and sweating feet. Aliens Foot-Ease
relieves all pain and gives rest and
comfort. We have over 5000 testi-
monials- 1t cures while you walk.
Try it today. All druggists and shoe
stores sell it, 25 cents. Sample sent
free Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE
Roy, y. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Cure for Cholera Infantum-Never Known
Fail

During last May an infant child of
our neighbor was suffering from
cholera infantum. The doctors had
given up all hopes of recovery. 1
took bottle of Cham berlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to the
house, telling them l felt sure it
would do good if used according to
directions. In two days time the
child had fully recovered. The child
is now vigorous and healthy. / have
recommended this remedy frequently
and have never known it to fail
Mrs. Curtis Baker, Bookwalter, Ohio.
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Buchanan, Mich, Nav %. G

Buchanan. Mich, May %. Gene
see Pure Food company, lie Roy, n.
Y. Gentlemen: My mamma has been
a great coffee drinker and has found
it very injurious. Having used sew
eral packages of your Grain-O, the
drink that takes the place of coffee.
she finds it much better for herself
and for US children to drink. She has
given up coffee drinking entirely. We
use package every week. L am 10
years old. Yours respectfully,
FANNIE WILLIAMS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
O. H. OIsen's Funeral.

The remains of o. H. Olsen were
inferred Tuesday at Winona, Mimi.
where his death occurred. The in
terment was temporary and the re-
mains will probably be removed here
in the near future. Mrs. Olsen, who
is in poor health, returned home with
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Coyne,
and Mr.. and Mrs Charles Adams, who
attended the funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Metal Workers Elect.

T1i-City Amalgamated Sheet Metal
Workers union 81 has elected officers
as follows:
President-Henry Reimers, Daven-
port.
port.
Recording Secretary-A. Sandborn,
Moline.
Financial Secretary-K. 1. Willis,
Moline.
Corresponding Secretary-R. d.
Bergin, Moline.
Treasurer-C. A. Proseus. Moline.
Conductor-M. Griffin, Rock Island.
Warden-F. H. Kehoe, Moline.
Trustees-Jacob Hager, Moline; NJ.
Griffin, Rock Island; G. j. Rooster.
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
To Asthma sunerers.

Lawson Elvidge, of Darlington. Ill.
says he was cured Of chronic asthma
Of long standing by Foley's Honey and
Tar. 1t gives positive relief in all
cases of asthma, so this disease. when
not completely cured, is robbed of all
its terrors by this great remedy. Take
no substitute. For sale by all drug
YiSts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
1t Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth, of La Grange, Ga,
suffered for six months with a fright
full running sore on his leg, but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For ulcers,
wounds, piles, it's the best salve in
the world. Only % cents. Sold by
Hartz & Ullmeyyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Stockholders, Ma.tinr.

once OF the Peoples Power Company, Rock
Island. Ill, June IL, 1900:
Eorice Is hereby given that a special meet
ing of the stockholders of the Pc pies Power
Company will be held at the general oficea of
said company, No. 100 Seventeenth street. ia
Ibe city Of Rock Island, In the county OF Rock
Island, and state OF Illinois, on the eighteenth
U5thl day OF July. 1900 at the hour OF $50
o clock p. "a, for the purpose OF voting on the
following proposition. TO wit:
To increase the capital stock OF said corpor-
alton from the sum OF three hundred thous-
and dollars (s300oo) 20 six hundred
thousand dollars fsE 0.ODOJ and the number Of
It's shares from three thousand fzyOOO) 70 six
thousand (o,Oco1. SAMCEL 8 DAVIS,
PHIL MITCHELL.
THOMAS -. DAVIS,
CHARLES II. DEERE.
WILLARD l. VILE,
CHARLIE o. NAsOE,
Directors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

Any advertised dealer is authorized
to guarantee Banner Salve for letter,
eczema, piles. sprains. cuts, scalds,
burns. ulcers, and any open or old
sore. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
The List or Wounded

who have been healed by Banner
Salve is very large. 1t heals all
wounds or sores and leaves no scars.
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

If you are sick all over. and don't
know just what ails you, it's 10 to 1
Foley's Kidney Cure will bring health
and energy. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Speeches and Music.

An hour was spent in doing justice
to the inner man, after which there
were several addresses, the principal
ones being made by Congressman
George w. Prince, of Gslesburg, and
Hon. William Jackson, of Rock Isl
and, both of whom referred to the
patriotic significance of the annual
celebration of the OraDgemen, re
cited the history of their order, and
dwelt at considerable length on the
history of the country from its in
fancy to the present day, and the
promint Mt factors those who came
fro the old world had been in it's
development.
There were also talks by Rev. d
I. Robertson, of Hamlet, and II. A
Weld, of Rock Island. The speeches
were interspersed with music by the
bands aud singing by the Rock Islsnd
and Orion male quartets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
DOLLY BROS.

ga Good Shoe is More to BE Desired thar
Riches -
Because in order to get riches, it
is necessary TO have good health,
and good neat shoe is necessary
to good health. A good neat
shoe also gives character and
standing to the wearer. We are
supplying good shoes, stylish
shoes, shoes with individuality
and character, to many people.
We are preparing for more of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

AsTo1 LA.
B..r,th. 1Ths kild Ven Have LlEsys Bsggtt
A', q GMAzEx
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
OF THE BOYNE
Orangenen Hold Their Annual
Celebration at little's
eGroVe.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE THERE
Large Parade and Speaking by
Congressman Prince. William
jackson and Others.

Ten thousand people were at Lit
ties grove. two miles west of Preemp-
ton, yesterday in attendance at the
Esd annual picnic of the Royal
Orangemen' association 1872.
The arrangements picnic is held an
nually to celebrat the victory of the
forces of William III over those of
James II on July II, 1890. known as
the Battle of the Boyne." Boyne
is river in Ireland, which rising in
the Bog of Allen, near Car berry, ia
Kildare. and flowing in northeast
erly direction, passes Trik, Navan and
Drosheda. and enters the Irish sea
about four miles below the last men
toned town. About mile west of
Drogheda, an obelisk, $50 feet in
height. marks the spot where the fam
Gus battle was fought.
July II is a festival day for the
Orangemen residing in Presumption
and surrounding towns. 1t is made
a holiday. and young and old turn
out in their best bib and tucker to
celebrate. Each year the occasion
seems to grow in interest, as was
evidenced by the large crowd on the
grounds yesterday. Foster Arm
strong, marshal of the day, said it was
the largest gathering at any picnic
yet held by the association.
The weather was perfect for an out
ing. Long before O'Clock, the hour
announced for the beginning of the
parade, the members of the society
and their families and friends began
to assemble in wagons and on horse
back in the village of Presumption.
The orange and the stars and stripes
were conspicuous.
The procession as it weIded its way
from Presumption to the picnic grounds
was a picturesque spectacle. 1t was
led by the marshal of the day and
his aids on horses. Then came the
Modern Woodmen band, of Rock ISL
and, Orangemen riding horses and
each wearing large sash of orange
the Goddess of Liberty Miss Maggie
Blakely, Of Bowling), the Highland
ers' Martial band, of Gilchrist, and
what appeared to be an unending
string of wagons and carriages. Ar
irving at the grounds, j. P. Johnston.
president of the association, mounted
the platform, and delivered a felfci-
tous address of welcome, after which
there was a concert till noon by the
WOOdmen band
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10

Thousands of sufferers from con-
sumption, tuberculosis, catarrh, bron-
chitis, grip and its deadly after effects,
lung weakness and pulmonary diseases
in every form are being cured by new
system of treatment which is rapidly
supplanting old methods in the leading
hospitals
DR.. T. A. Slocum, of New York, the
discoverer, has robbed consumption of
Its terror by destroying the deadly ba-
GILL and building the system anew.
He has gone deeper into the solution
OF the problem of healing the inf1amed
mucous surfaces than any other medi-
cal giant of any age.
The new Slocum System of Treatment
cures by scientific progress, each step
OF the work strengthening the other.
The weak, thin woman whose nerves
are diseased and unstrung, is made to
feel the flow of tingling new life in her
veins. The respondent are rejuvenated
and their blues banished for good.
pr. Slocum has reduced medicine to
an exact sicence, and he proposes to
save countless lives by sending free to
all who apply, his four preparations
comprising the full Slocum Treatment,
which is pleasant to take and adapted
to all ages
II you wish to get well don't miss this
opportunity, for the cold weather dan
gers are constant menace to the all
ing. Get rid of any disease of head
throat or lungs before it gets rid of you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10
RAILROAD NOTES.

Engine 283 IS doing service on the
Fast Mail during the absence of %, the
regular engine.
w. H. StillwelI, division superintend-
ent, and A. ]. Hit, general superintend-
ent of the Rock Island, have completed
ar. inspection trip over the northw western
divisions of that system.
A mock congress will be held at the
railroad Y M. c. A. this evening.
Capt. A. M. Fuller of the Rock IS
land ticket office is sick.
w. J. CaVerley, travelling passenger
and freight agent for the RIO Granoe
Western, and E. B. Rowland, holding
the same position with the Grand Trunk
at Chicago, were in town last evening.
T. w. Peterson of the Santa F'e shops
has returned to work after several days
sickness.
Engineer Robert RolIo is running on
the west end of the middle division He
is well known in Topeka, being son OF
James Rollo of this place.
The Southern Pacific railroad has
established a relief department. The
object is to help sick and disabled en-
ployes, and to assist relatives in case OF
death.
James Farley, an engineer on the
Cottonwood division was in town Thurs
The Rock Island station report at
Smith Center for February shows car
load shipments as follows: Hogs, 10; cat
carload receipts were as follows: Coal. s.;
s stR1 b ii ness amounted s to $574454
Agent c. B. Young, of the Santa he,
has been given a six months leave of
absence. He leaves soon for New Mex
leo, where he goes on account OF Mrs
Young's health. G. l. Pfundstein, cash.
Ter at the station, takes his place. and
Mark Corey is down from lola to act as
cashier-Chanute Tribune.
The M, K. & T. will begin as soon as
weather will permit to extend its branch
at Mineral, twenty-five miles east in
Cherokee county, to Joplin, Galena and
neighboring zinc towns. This extension
will add one more division to the nearly
a dozen Parsons already has. Should gas
be struck at Parsons, this line will give
Parsons a direct line to the mineral belt,
smelters will have no difficulty in
getting over.
Not all corporations are soulless and
the Rock Island railroad company Is one
that deserves specific exception. When
J. F. Kerr died at Plains, Kan. last
week he left a wife and three children
almost penniless. The Rock Island has
in recognition of his faithful service ap-
pointed Mrs. Kerr agent at the same sta
ton with the same salary given her hus-
band and has allowed her a capable as
sistant until she can learn the duties of
the position. The station is on a branch
line with few trains and she can easily
look after the work. She takes charge
next week. 1t is a fine and praiseworthy
thing to do and is creditable to the
roads agement-AbiIene Chronicle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10
ENORMOUS INCREASE.
Report of Railroad Operation Last
Year Shows Gain of $138,75O,OOO.

The Financial Chronicle, in it's cur
rent issue, completes as far as possible
the compilation of last years earnings
by the railroads. The figures, of course,
are not complete, as quite a number Of
roads give out returns of gross alone.
Sufficient data, however, have been OBJ
tanned to justify the belief that the i'm
provement for the twelve months end
ing with December 81 last in revenues
by the whole railroad system of the
United States will fall not much below
SAC, 900 900.
Assuming this to be approximately
correct, the magnitude of the gains in
recent years by the transportation COM
panies can be quickly seen when it is
stated that the increase in earnings for
1888 was $50, 900, 0OO and in 1897 75,0O0,
000, making an aggregate improvement
in the three years Of 1905, 1000, 900, albeit
the exact figures reported fall some
what short of this through the failure
of many companies to report. From the
returns actually made the gross earn
ings in 1899, contrasted with those of
the previous year, reflect gain of no
less than $13S, 700, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10
RAISE TIE AND POLE TIMBER.
Santa Fe Will Go Into Business of
Planting Trees.


The forestry division of the United
States agricultural department has
Joined the Santa F'e railway system in
the Inauguration of an innovation in
American railway methods-the rails
ing of tie and pole timbers by the road
itself.
This action is due chiefly to the fail
ing of the natural supply of this mate
rial in all but the newer portions of the
United States About 100000 acres of
timber are consumed annually by rail-
roads in building and repairing, and at
the present rate of timber depletion the
increased cost of such material will
soon be g serious factor in railroad
economy. The Santa Fe line has al
ready done some experimental planting
and the results have done much to slim
ulate interest. This road planted 1280
acres in catalpas fifteen years ago. The
total expense was $12S, 900; but it is es-
timated by the railroad officials that in
ten years more the tract will have pro-
duced s., sec, 900 worth Of poles, ties and
posts.
cessity of growing their own timber.
the railroads naturally wish to take adj
vantage of the assistance offered by the
government to tree planters-which
consists of expert advice and of the
working plans for planting, based on
personal examination. The object of
the government is to demonstrate the
value of tree plantations to land own
ers, especially those in the treeleSs re-
gionS of the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10
A BIG CUCUMBER FARM.
It Will Be Near Lawrence and Will
Comprise HOO Acres.

a industry. 1t is a cucumber farm
on a large scale Not long, ago Phila-
1 1ra fro e zoo F acre f To 5Iy me the
farm to be located near Lansing. But
an insurmountable obstacle was discov-
cred. Cucumbers designed for picking
purposes must be harvested promptly and
there are not enough school children in
the neighborhood of Lansing to gather
the crop. and it is not likely that the
state officers would listen to any propo-
6enitentiarV for such a purpose The pro
ject now is TO secure LOO acres near
Lawrence on the line of the proposed
electric railroad. The cucumber crop ma
lures just as the school term ends and
with the public schools, the government
ting a few pickers from the state uni
versity students tends to the success of
the project.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10
WHEELER STILL In.
War Department Hasn't Heard of
Any Resignation.

Washington, March 10.-The state
ment attributed to General Joe Wheel
er in a recent interview in San Fran
cisco that he rendered his resignation
as an officer of the volunteer army last
November has caused some surprise
among the officials of the war depart
ment. It is said there that if General
Wheeler was rendered his resignation
the document has not yet reached the
adjutant generals office. According to
the records of the war department, Gen.
Wheeler is still an officer of the volun-
teer army and is in receipt of the pay
and allowances of a brigadier general.
In case he desires to quit the military
service to resume his legislative duties
the matter will be considered by the
president after a personal conference
with him. 1t is said at the war depart
ment that Gen. Wheeler was ordered
home from the Philippines at his own
request as reported to the department
by Gen. Otis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10
NO LONGER A POPULIST.
Barnett Gibbs Returns to the Demo-
cratic Party.

Dallas, Tex. March 10-Barnett Gibbs
has returned to full fellowship in the
Democratic party. Mr.. Gibbs was the
Populist nominee for congress in the
Sixth CDallas) district in 1896, and the
Populist candidate for governor in
1898. Prior to 1896 he was a Democrat
and had been state senator and lieuten-
ant governor. Today he said:
I am going to act again with the
Democratic party and shall participate
in the primary election to be held on
May rs. The iron-clad test adopted by
the county Democratic executive. COM
mittee, which bars negroes altogether,
and also all white voters except pracA
tically Chicago platform Democrats.
suits me exactly. 1 have at last become
convinced that this must be strictly
a white mans government and that the
Democratic party should be white
mans party and party for the masses
and not the classes. 1 voted for Bryan
in 1896 because 1 believed him to be
sincere. I have not changed my mind
concerning him and am ready to vote
for him again. In Texas the point has
been reached where a man has to
choose between a white mans party
and a party ruled by negroes. I prefer
the former
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10
Santa Fe VIII Engage In Man
ufacture of lee.
A Big Plant Is to Be Establish
ed at Newton.
AN ECONOMICAL MOVE.
Estimated That Thousands of
Dollars Will Be Saved.
Storage House to Be Built In
Connection With Plant.

The Santa Fe. engagement has prac-
tically decided to engage in the ice
manufacturing business and build a big
manufacturing and storage plant at
Newton.
The plant will probably be built this
year. 1t Will cost 25 or 80 thousand
dollars.
The question of manufacturing ice for
the company's needs has been under
consideration by the management for
some time In open" winters plant
of this kind would save the company
thousands of dollars. A year ago the
company was able to secure ice at less
cost than it could be manufactured be-
cause OF the continued severity of the
weather. but it is estimated that year
in and year out the plant would accom-
plish a great saving. It would at all
times insure a plentiful supply.
Newton has been decided on as the
location of the plant because of the ad-
vantage offered in distributing the pro-
duct. With a storage house in connec-
ton, the ice could be held and mov':1
to various points on the line when the
opportunity was afforded by trains of
"empties." In this way there would be
no cost attached to the transportation
as cars which would otherwise be
moved empty, would be used.
When established the plant will give
employment to a number of men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10

trains come north through Kansas City,
but engine nearly always takes an
ordinary train over the grade. Last
night train No. 131, in charge of Con-
ductor Kimball and Engineer JaQuish,
stalled on the grade, and it was dis
covered brakes had been set. After the
brakes were released, it was impossible
to start up on the grade, and the train
had to be cut in two. The forward por
ton was taken on to the first siding,
and the engine returned for the rear
part of the train.
While the crew were away two or
three tons of coal were thrown off coal
cars. The robbery was undoubtedly
planned as from twenty to thirty color
ed people were seen about the yards
and train.