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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
The Diamond Garment
Cutter.

For years the masses of the people
have been unable to cut their wearing
apparel according to the prevailing
styles and get a lit. The. demand of
fashion has been so eXacting that
none but an expert could do satisfac-
tory work. This has not been on ac-
count of lack of Intelligence upon
the part of the people, but inventive
genius has not been successful in this
particular direction heretofore as it
should have been. There have been
many attempts made to get a correct
system whereby all kinds of clothing
could be cut for general wear. and
until the invention of the Diamond
Garment Cutter none had been sue
cessful.
There have been charts, models,
scales, etc, without number, but all
of these were either crude, or so
shrouded in mys'ery that mo hers and house
wives OF the country could not successfully
use them and the few that approached sue
ress had to be constantly used or the worker
forgot all about the principle applied. In
brief there were no means in use by which
anyone could cut all the clothing wOr by the
family witnOut "a great deal of trouble and the
combating OF u number of different methods
none OF which was entirely satisfactory.
The need OF a correct plan or system OF
work app aren't that all could see II. yet
none was able to remedy the defect until the
idea originated OF symplif! ing tailors rules
and applying them to ladies' dresses and chill
dreu's wei rs mens garments The merits
of the DiRmOt t5arms mt Cutter system But
few per-ons have any idea of the extent OF
the work that can be done by the Diamond
Garment Cutter. Many persons think OF 1t
Only a model o. char Upon examination
you viii ind the Diamond Garment Cutter sur
passes anything In its wo k that has ever been
invented.
The class rooms In Rock Island Will be To-
~ "a cd NJ ar
ment will be N ide OF the time the school com
mences.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
STORY OF new ROAD.
Davenport, Rock Island & North
western Publishing Sou.
Venir.
GOOD AID FOR THE THREE CITIES.

Ten Thousand Edition OF the Book, Which
Will Contain Historical, Statistical and
Descriptive Matter Chief Engineer
Dearborn ResIgns-Nsws and Gossip of
the Ran Gathered About the Depots.
The Davenport. Rock Island &
Northwestern road is going to treat
itself, the three cities, and all the
towns along its line, to a lot of good
advertising by the souvenir route.
General Passenger Agent Berry start
ed the ball rolling, and Z. C.. Hayner,
of the department named, is carrying
it out as to details. A book of over
200 pages, large size, fine, heavy pa
per is to be issued. 1t will consist, as
TO its body and substance, of a sketch
of the road, historical, descriptive and
statistical matter relative to the four
towns of Rock Island, Clinton. Dav-
export and Moline. and other matter
devoted to the villages along the line
of the road. all of which will be elab-
orately embellished with good half
tone illustrations made from photo
graphs taken along the line of the
road. many of them illustrative of the
work of construction. Added to this
matter of general interest will be an
amount of advertising matter, in
which the merits of the business
houses in the places touched by the
line of the road will be set forth. The
book will be issued in an edition of
10, 900, and will not be long in making
its appearance.
RumbIines OF the Rail.
Engineer Morgan, of the c., K. 1. &
p, is again on duty.
Brakeman John Mulligan, of the c. /,
K. l. & P, is off duty.
Conductor William Strawhorn, of
the Rock Island, is sick.
Brakeman A. p. Schram, of the
Rock Island, has resigned.
George W. Foster, the Rock Island
brakeman, is at work again.
Brakeman William Ferguson, of the
c., K. l. & p, has resigned.
Brakeman w. Archer, of the c., r.
/. Il p, has reported for work.
DIR. Breadon, division surgeon on
the q, was in town Wednesday.
Engineer NJ. E. Hanford, of the c.,
K. /. & p, has reported for duty.
Fireman w. Johnson, of the @, has
reported after two weeks lay off.
Brakeman Swisher, of the G , 4. /.
& p. has reported after an illness.
II. f. Nutting, conductor on the
Rock Island, has reported for duty.
The r. l. e p. switch engine No.
has been overhauled and repainted.
Fireman r. Weimer, of the Bur-
lington, has gone to Barstow to work.
Joe Ames, passenger conductor on
the Rock Island, is taking a vacation.
Engineer c. c. Pratt, of the Rock
Island, is on duty after months alb
sence.
Fireman Ed Hinkley, of the Rock
Island, is sick. and Frank Pierce has
his place.
The Rock Island switch engines
sol and $50 have been sent to the shops
for repairs.
j. G.. Medley. storekeeper for the
Burlington at Beardstown, was in the
city Friday.
Fireman Frank Newmire, of the
Re OK Island. is ut work after an alb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
Hope Town VIII Come In.
HEALTH FOOD FACTS.

People hesitate at the statement
that the famous food Grape-N
yields as much nourishment from one
pound as can be absorbed by the sys-
ten from ten pounds of meat, bread
wheat or oats. Ten pounds of meat
might contain more nourishment than
one pound of Grape-Nuts, but not in
shape that the system will absorb as
Ia -ge proportion of, as the body can
make up from one FOUND of Grape
Nuts.
This food contains the selected parts
of wheat and barley which are pre-.
pared and by natural means predi-
gested transformed into grape sugar,
ready for immediate assimilation.
People in all parts of the country can
testify to the value of Grape-Nuts
food.
H. G. Carpenter. 1929 Oak street,
Kansas City, Mo-, says:| Il have
gained 10 pounds on three pack
ages of Grape-Nuts food. l can
truly recommend it to thin people :"
He had been eating meat, bread, etc.
right along. but there was no 10
pounds of added flesh until Grape
Nuts food was used.
One curious feature regarding true
health food is that its use will reduce
the weight of corpulent person with
unhealthy flesh. and will add to the
weight of thin person not properly
nourished. There is abundance of
evidence TO prove this.
Grape-Nuts balance the body in a
condition of true health. Scientific
selection of food elements makes
Grape-Nuts good and valuable. The
foods delicious flavor and powerful
nourishing properties have made
friends that 10 turn have made Grape
Nuts famous. Sold by all grocers.
Made at the pure food factories of the
Postum Cereal company, limited.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
,ence on account of the illness of bis

sence on account of the illness of his
wife.
The r. /. & p. engine No. IL is out
of the Peoria shops after a general
overhauling.
James Carver, wiper at the Peoria
roundhouse, fell from an engine and
hurt his hip.
Frank McCarty has been given a
regular place firing on Rock Island
switch engine.
The Rock Island engineer, Jim
Smith. is off duty, and Denny Hayes
has engine 473-
j. A. Carney, master mechanic on
the St. Louis division of the @. was
in town Thursday.
Harry Lindsey. brakeman on the
Rock Island, is back after month off
with n sprained ankle.
Ed Heffernan, of the Rock Island.
is running the engine on the work
tain at Valley junction.
Brakeman Harry Schiefer, of the c..
r. & p, has been called to Ottumwa
by the illness of his wife.
Fireman NJ. Calhoun, of the c.. Il.
l. & P. left Friday to go on the work
train at Valley Junction.
Brakeman d. F. Deppe, of the Q. is
taking 30-days' leave of absence and
Ii. A. LINEN has his place.
Engineer Denny Hayes brought the
Raymond special in from the west on
the Rock Island Wednesday.
F. A. Dunsmore. switch tender on
the c., r. 1. & P. has returned to
his duties after visit in Chicago.
II, Woods of p
1. & N. W., has received and set up in
his office a fine new oak ticket case.
Engineer John DAILY, of the Rock
Island. is back, after 2-weeks' alb
sence on account of the illness of his
wife.
j. w. McCarty, of the Rock Island,
has been advanced to the position
of fireman on passenger engine No.
HOG.
Engineer James Shehan, of the
Rock Island, received telegram
Thursday announcing the death of his
mother in Chicago.
Charley Castle, Burlington brake
man who is known here, fell off his
train near Beardstown Tuesday night
and was severely injured.
Fireman William Dunivan, of the
Burlington, went to Beardstown
Thursday to fire on passenger en-
CINE in place of Fireman Soldiers, who
is sick.
f. l.. Frary, chief clerk of the pas
senger department of the D., K. 1. &
N. w, was calling on Rock Island
business people yesterday, in company
with q. w. Woods. the local city
ticket and passenger agent of the COM
pany.
G.. f. Dearborn, chief engineer OF
the D., r. I. & N, has resigned to ac-
cept position with the Ohio Valley
Railway company, for whio h he will
become chief engineer. His head
quarters will be in Pitts burg. His
resignation takes effect April /. Mr..
Dearborn's successor has not been
named.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
CLOTHING FOR THE POOR.
Efforts of Associated Charities to Secure
supply for Next Winter.

Efforts of Associated Charities to Secure
Supply for Next Winter.
The Associated Charities society de-
sires to state to the citizens of Rock
Island that it is in need of winter gar
ments (the supply is entirely ex-
hausted) to supply the demands that
will be made when cold weather sets
in next fall. 1t is hoped that the
needs of the association will be re-
mem bered when the winter garments
are taken off with the coming warm
weather. Send all clothing you can
spare to the rooms of the Associated
Charities in the Masonic block Satur-
day afternoons between 2 and 4
O'Clock, or, if this is not convenient,
drop postal card to the secretary,
who will see that the garments are
collected. The association will take
charge of the clothing during the
summer, put it in shape for use in
the fall, and see that it is wisely dis
tributed among the needy when the
cold weather comes.
MRS. K. Ct. Young, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
HoW,a This!

We offer ~one hundred dollars re.
ward for any case of catsrrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co, Props,
Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obliga'
tions made by their firm.
WEST & TRAUX,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, D.
WALpING, KINNAN q MABvIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price Use per bottle. Sold
by all druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
Ranker Rout. . Robber.

S. r. Garrison. cashier of the bank
II Thornville. Ohio, had been robbed
of health by a serious lung trouble
until he tried DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption. Then he
wrote: 1T is the best medicine / ever
used for q severe cold or bad case
of lung troEble. 1 always keep a
bottle on hand" Don't suffer with
coughs, colds. or any throat. chest or
lung trouble when you can be cured
so easily. Only soc and 81. Trial
bottles free at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24

Taxes for the year 1899 are due.
Parties having personal tax and nc
real estate will be expected to make
immediate payment. The penalties
prescribed by the statute will be en-
forced for nonPayment of personal
taxes after notification by postal card
or otherwise. Office with Hull & Co.,
real estate and insurance agents,
Room 81. Mitchell &c Lynde building.
CHARLES BOWERS,
Township Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
WEST & IRA
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o
WALDING, KINNAN IL MARVIN,
He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton,
of West Jefferson, o., after suffering
Is months from rectal fistula, he
would die unless a costly operation
was performed; but he cured himself
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
best in the world. Surest pile cure
on earth. 25c box, at Hartz & I'LL
emeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
GoIng noMn HIII.

People suffering from kidney dis.
ease feel a gradual but steady loss
of vitality. They should lose no time
in trying Foley's Kidney Cure. 1t il
guaranteed. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
-FOUR CLUB LEAGUE,
Local Baseball Fans Now Await
An Answer From Musca-
tine.
ORGANIZATION OF THE TEAMS

should the Iowa Town FAN to Take Ad-
vantage of the Opportunity offered the
Berth VIII Be Given to Rock IsIand Ar
senaI Employees, who Want n Place In
the Association.
No word from Muscatine has been
received by local baseball enthusiasts
regarding the position of that city in
relation to the proposed semi-profes-
sional league. Silence. however, is
taken to mean that the Muscatiner5
have the proposition in course of
digestion, and an answer to the query,
will Muscatine come in. is expected
in a few days. In the meantime
preparations for the league are going
on apace. and the tri-city teams will
be in readiness to open the season as
soon as warm weather arrives.
All does not depend on Muscatine
now. as it did week ago. Discus
sion among the tri-city magnates has
developed new scheme, which prom
ises to be equally satisfactory with
the one in which Muscatine is con-
cerned. 1t is that a Rock Island
arsenal team be organized from among
the talent on the island, and that q
schedule of games similar in all re-
spects to the one contemplated with
the Muscatine aggregation, be played.
The arsenal boys are anxious that
such an arrangement be made. They
claim that they could organize team
over there that would be able to wipe
up anything the three cities could
produce. OF course this is something
that must of necessity be proven to
stand good, and it is probable that the
local players will give their island
brethren a chance to make good their
boast.
Hope Town VIII Come In.
1t is hoped, however. that Musca-
tine may decide to come in on the
play, as 4-city league will be more
interesting than would league where
all the players belonged to the tri-
cities. The expense of the league
now proposed would be much lighter
than would be that of a league of
which Muscatine was a mem Der. For
this reason it is likely to be made go.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24

Half the ills that man is heir TO
come from indigestion. Burdock
Blood Bitters strengthens and tones
the stomach; makes indigestion inn
possible. For sale by Marshall &
Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24

Too many people lose valuable time
in experimenting with coughs and
cold cures. They should take Foley's
Honey and Tar before it is too late.
All druggists.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31


a marriage license was issued
yesterday TO Fred. Giem and Trena
Nelson Of Morgan.
The Carino Temple club will meet
with Mrs. G. =. Parkhill Wednes-
day afternoon, January 31st.
+. W. Philbrick expects to visit
with Matt. Wimsey OF Brookings,
South Dakota, during the latter Dor.
ton Of this week and the first Of
next.
The Industrial society Of the
Christian church will meet with Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Wolf this afternoon
and evening. Supper will be
served.
F. J. Barnes went to Tracy We'd
nesday and returned home Thurs
day accompanied by his mother who
made an extended visit with her
relatives.
In the opera house program it is
stated that the w C. T. u. meets
on the I'd and 4th Thursdays OF
each month at 2 o'clock. This
should have read the w. r. G.
The Epworth League will give a
social at the NJ. E. church parlors
next Friday evening, February I'd.
Refreshments will be served for
which a charge of ten cents will be
made.
Elder Henry Goodacre of the
Christian church will move his
family and household effects to the
residence OF K. F. Glasscoe on the
corner of Mill and Bridge streets
this week.
In a letter from Andrew Reed
of Newkirk, Oklahoma, formerly a
resident of Redwood Falls, be
states that Oklahoma is having a
very mild winter, but more rain
and snow than the territory usually
has. Healso adds that smallpox is
raging all over Oklahoma and Texas,
and that I'VE are in danger no mat
ter which way we go to trade. 1t
is a mild form and so far there have
been but very few deaths.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31

The management Of the Topeka
Capital has decided to place its
plant and the entire editorial and
business control Of the paper in the
hands Of Rev. Charles N. Sheldon
Of that city, author Of In His
Steps, for the week commencing
March 18th, that Mr.. Sheldon may
exemplify his idea as to what a
Christian daily newspaper ought to
be. The experiment, while posi-
bly, carrying with it far reaching
influences upon the press, will
probably be a great money maker
for the week, although it will be a
very difficult thing to make ad-
vanced newspaper men believe that
man Of mo experience, and even
gifted with the talent Of Rev. Mr..
Sheldon, will conduct a newspaper
spccessfully-that is, from the
standpoint Of giving all the news.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31
THE BOER VICTORIES.

The latest adyices from the seat
of war in South Africa is to the
effect that the British army has sus-
tanned signal defeat at the hands
OF the Beers, leaving over 1900
dead and wounded on the field, and
then being forced to retreat to the
south of the Tugela river.
During the middle of last week
Gen. Warren, with Gen. Butler s
division, after the entire army had
crossed the Tugela river with but
little or no opposition from the
Beers, made an attempt to ascend
Spion Kop, one of the fortified
mounts on the road to Ladysmith.
Gen Warren made the ascent at a
fearful cost of life during the night,
but finding that the Beers had
simply Centrapped him and we're
making it. too hot for him he was
obliged to retreat.
This retreat was followed by a
general retreat on the part of the
British army to a point south of the
Tugela river. The retreat was made
without any harrassing on the part
of the Beers.
This makes the third severe re-
verse sustained by the British army
in South Africa, but the last reverse
is the worst of all, and it seem that
Ladysmith, the relief of which was
sought by this division of the Brit
ish army, must now fall and the
British garrison under Gen. White
surrender to the Beers, giving to
the latter the best fortified town on
the road through Natal to the Orange
Free State.
While the news cast a general
gloom over London and the remain
der Of the British Empire every
where the sentiment seems to be in
favor Of continuing the war and
sending an additional 80, 900 men, or
1OO, 900 men and more if needed, to
the South African seat of trouble
with the view of asserting British
supremacy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31

The American Book Co. has Just
issued new geography, in which
is plainly noted the advancement
that has been made in the teaching
and study of this subject. A spec
ial feature of the book is it's treat
ment Of the earth as the home of
man. The natural features are
studied from the standpoint of
human interest and it is shown how
man has taken advantage of nature,
what railways, water communica-
tions, ETC., have done to connect the
individual and nation with the
rest of the world. The company
issues special editions for different
States, and Minnesota and North
Dakota are given one edition. This
edition differs from other editions
of the work in giving a brief des-
cription of the principal towns OF
elch State.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31

Since the record breaking trial Of
Roland B. Molineux, in New York.
on the charge of having poisoned
Mrs. KatesAdams, by poison sent
through the'mail to Harry Cornish,
the Eastern press has been very
severe in its condemnation of the
so-cal-ed expert testimony. It is a
fact that so-called handwriting ex-
perts will 90 or the stand and
swear for or against the defense,
just as they receive pay Tor their
testimony, and too often must it be
said that this is the case Of so called
medical experts. Jurors should be
instructed to pay but little attention
to these professional witnesses,
drawing large per diems from the
county and State. The Molineux
case has been on trial over 20 DAYS
and will probably consume over
100 days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31
OVERFLOW LOCALS.
supremacy.

A good farm wanted, to work on
shares. Apply to Fred. Blumer, Red
wood Falls. 1t
D. L. Cameron and wife of Lam
berton were guests at Hotel Fran
co.'s for dinner last Sunday.
The Industrial society Of the
Christian church will enter tain
George and Martha Washington on
the evening of Feb. %.
Dewey and Queen of May will
represent May 1st, and Uncle Sam
and Columbia will represent the
Fourth of July at the entertainment
OF Days.
In the opera house program J.
7. Stegner has an advertisement
saying fresh figs every week at
8 cents per pound This should
read fresh fish every week at 8
cents per pound
H. Winter of this city will take
subscriptions for the Topeka Capt.
tai for the week commencing March
18th, during which time the Rev.
Hhas. N. Sheldon, author OF I'm
His Steps, will have complete
charge of the paper and will give
his idea as to how modern Chris
tian paper should be conducted
People wanting the paper for that
week should leave their orders with
Mr.. Winters at once.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31

Chairman Steele of the Republi-
can State committee will probably
call the members of the committee
together for a meeting at the head.
quarters in St. Paul on Monday
Feb. 18th. At this meeting the
dates for holding the State conven.
tions will be passed upon. The
daily papers state that the senti.
ment is in favor of holding but one
State convention-for the election
of delegates to the National Repub.
lican convention, and also for the
nomination of candidates for the
various State offices. The daily
press seem to think that this con
vention will be held in the middle
of May
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31
NEW AVON.

Fred Boyer is grinding feed night
Midday.
Miss Flora Patterson was on the sick
list Monday.
f Wurset's little baby boy is sick
with lung fever.
Fred Norman has returned from his
visit at Sleepy Eye.
Emil Hoffman has returned from
his long visit at Owatonna.
Ho-Basso has quite time getting
their mail from the New Avon post
Office.
Dan McPhee and family left the
middle of last week for Oklahoma,
their future home.
Henry Sherman is making his head
quarters at Mrs G Hauptli assisting the
young ladies home from school.
Rev Katchell visited the New Avon
store, and announced that there will be
service in the Evangelical church at
$50 Sunday next.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31
THE REDWOOD l1AZEITE
~ AIKEN Z scnnAHL.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. 81, 1900.
FOR Mr.. TOmpKlNS.

When the officials comprising the
State printing committee take cog
nizauce Of q statement to the extent
Of ordering 100 sample copies for
distribution among the various
county auditors Of the Stat, the
person who prepared, the statement
has right to feel proud. This was
the fine compliment paid to Isaac
n. Tompkins,.scounty auditor of
Redwood county, and his deputy,
Charles V. Everett, by the COM
mission, through its expert printer,
Charles G. Whitney, last Saturday.
The commission is composed of
Auditor Dunn, Treasurer Koerner,
and Secretary. Berg. The gentle
men, with the assistance of Mr..
Whitney, have been watching the
published financial statements. Of
the various counties in the State
this year with the view of obtain
ing one that would make a model
for all counties of the State in the
future. They probably received
the published statements of every
county in the State, and out of the
group the Redwood county state
ment, prepared by Messrs. Temp
kins and'Everett, was selected as
the model,
The selection of the Redwood
county statement for this purpose
is also.a compliment to THE GAZETTE
job and composing rooms, where the
statement was put in type.