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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
Publication Notice,

State OF Illinois.
County court OF Rock Island county. To the
February term, A. ID. 1900
John ! Hun'icy- administrator of the estate
OF JAmcs T. ctugton. deceased, Melvins
outer, Margaret Tolaud- Elizabeth RankinS
Clara FdGfnEton, Ella EdRtngton aud Nellie
EdgnEtou and Elmer Lee. Petition to sell real
estate 10 paw debts;
AFFIDAVIT OF the non-residence OF Melvina
Coultc- Margaret Tola d. Elizabeth Rsnkins
Clara EdginEton Ella Edgington ard Nellie
EdGinEton- defendant above named. hav-
ing been rled in the Office of the clerk of the
county court OF Rock Island county. no
ttce i hereby given to the said Melvina
Clara EdCington. Ella EdgingJon and Nellie
EdEinCtou. that the said plaintiff admins IA
Tor OF the estate OF james EdginGtou. de
ceased. has fled his petition IN the said
county court OF Rock Island county for
order 10 sell the premises belonging 10 the es
tate OF said deceased. or 50 much OF IL as n ~
be needed 10 pay the debts OF said deceased,
and described as follows. tO-wit:
LOIS four ca Ia block thirty five (35l in the
village OF Andalu.ia, in the county OF Rock
Island and state OF Illinois a1d that sum
mons has been issued out OF this court as sinst
you retUruaole a. the February term, A. ID.
100. ot said court TO be no den on the inst
house in Rock Island in Rock Island county,
Illinois
Now. unless you the said Melvina Coul.e
Margaret Talaud- Elizabeth RAnsius Clara Ed
gington Ella Edgington and Nellie lexington,
shall personally be ard appe at be fore said coun
" court OF Rock leland county. on the first
day OF The March term thereof. 70 be holden at
Rock Island in said county. on the nrSt Monday
OF March. 1870. ard p cad. answer or ceEur
20 the said complainant pet-t ton nled therein,
charged and stated VII oe taken IS confessed.
Snc decree entered against you ACCORDING 70
the prayer OF saii bill
Rock Island Illinois January y. 1900
u. B HUBBARD, Clerk
AnAIR PLEASASTs, Complainant Solicitor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
Executors Notice.
state OF John Mulqueen. deceased.

Estate OF John Mulqueen, deceased
The undersigned having Deen appointed eX-
ecutriX OF the last will and testament OF John
Mulqueen, late OF the county of Rock Stand,
state OF Illinois. deceased hereby gives
notice that she will appear before the county
court OF Rock Island county, at the county
court room, IN the city OF Rock ISL
and. at tbe May term. on the first Mon
day In MAY next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the pur-
pose OF having the same adjusted.
AL persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immedisSe payment TO the
undersigned.
Dated this Goth day OF February. A. D. 1900
KATE BRISN EXecutriX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
RUBBER GOODS.
LEGAL.
Administrators Notice.
, OF William J Irwin. Deceased.

Estate OF William J irwin. deceased
The undersigned having been appointed ad-
ministratriN OF the estate of William J.
Irwin, late OF the county OF Rock Is
land, state Of Illinois, deceased, hereby
gives notice that she will appear before
the county court OF Rock Island county, at
the county court room. in the city of Rock Isl
and, at the April term on the first Monday
in April next. at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend. for the purpose OF
having the same al Justed.
All persons indebted to said estate are re.
quested 10 make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this LIST dav OF February. A. d. 1900.
Mrs. FLORENCE IRWIN. Administrative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
DANCE OF THE JACK TARs.
Large Party Given by Naval Reserves at
Armory Hall.

ArmOry Hall.
The grand ball given by the Naval
Reserves at Armory hall last night
was q fine affair. The walls of the
hall were literally hidden by the deco
rations in the national colors, while
on the stage rePosed large picture
of the father of his country surround
ed by the arms and relics of the Re-
serves. A grand march was held at 9
o'clock led by the officers and their
ladies. and later a cake walk took
place, which was won by Jack Davis
and Miss Booth. A supper was served
at the Woodman hall by the Reserves
and was all that the most fastidious
could desire. About seventv-five
couples were present, making the ball
a financial as well as a social success.
Bleuer's full orchestra was employed.
Good night was said amid the best
wishes of the future success and
prosperity of the blue jackets of I'd
division, n. NJ. I..Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
ICE HARVEST is DONE.
The Rock Island Dealers All Have
Their Ice Houses Well
Filled.
LARGE CROP HAS BEEN PUT UP.

They Take Advantage of Recent Cold
Snap and Lay Away Enough of the Frigid
to Supply the Trade the Coming Sum
mer-ouantities Cut by the Leading Deal
ers-In Moline.
The ice harvest in and about Rock
Island is about practically completed,
the late freeze having given ample
time for the storing away of the
frigid.
The quality secured in some places
was below the average, the rise in the
river before the last cold snap having
rolled the water and made dirty ice.
Then the equent warm spells render
ed the ice men very anxious at several
intervals and led them to store away
much of the product that was honey
com bed and consequently less liable
to keep. This has been particularly
true or the ice put up in the central
part of town. That taken from the
pool at Moline, from below the Cres-
cent bridge, and the canal is generally
of prime quality.
Amount Stored.
Among the larger dealers Martin
Weinberger Il Son have put up about
1000 tons. John Slegrist has
1000 tons and the Consoli-
dated Ice company has we'll filled
ice houses, so there is no reason
to doubt that the ice man will be as
foxy and ubiquitous as ever next sum-
mer.
In Moline the Channel Ice company
cut 300 tons, the Twin-City Ice
company IS. 753 tons, and the Moline
Ice company q, 200 tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
sclatic DETERMINATIONS Cured.

L. Wagner, wholesale druggist,
Richmond, Va, says: Il had a fear
full attack of sciatic rheumatism, was
laid up almost two months; was for
tunate enough to get Mystic Cure for
rheumatism. This cured me after
doctors prescriptions had failed to
have any effect. I have also heard of
fine results from others who have
used it," Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gustave
Schlegel & Son, 22o West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
The Modern Way

Commends itself to the well-informed
to do pleasantly and eflectually what
was formerly done in the crudest man
ner and disagreeably as well. To
cleanse the system and break up colds,
headaches, and fevers without I'M
pleasant after effects. use the delight
full liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of
Figs. Made by California Fig Syrup
pOmnany
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
THE INVITATION TO DEWEY.
Davenport Joins Rock Island and Moline
in the Movement.


The Davenport Business Mems as
ISOLATION has Joined the Rock Island
Club and the Moline Business Mems
association in a joint invitation to
Admiral Dewey to include the three
cities in his western trip next May,
and appointed committee to cooper
ate. consisting of j. +. Lardner, A.
W. Wander Neer and NJ. j. Eagal.
The admiral will be in Chicago May
and in Jacksonville May 3. He has
already refused an invitation to visit
Galesburg, but the three cities think
they have enough of national as well
as local interests to induce him to
look favorably upon their invitation
to become the guest of three commu-
mites
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
Visitation Academy.

Academy of the Visitation. conduct
ed by the sisters of the Visitation
2939 Fifth avenue, Rock Island. The
academic, preparatory and kinder
ten departments of the new academy
are now opened to Students.
Superior advantages in music, art,
elocution, physical culture and the
langu ages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
What Do the Children Drink

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
YOU tried the new food drink called
Grain-O? Ii i delicious and nour-
ishing and takes the place of coffee
The more Grain-O YOU give the chill
dren the more health you distribute
through their systems. Grain-O Is
made of pure grains. and when prop
erly prepared tastes like the choice
grades of coffee. but costs about one
fourth a much. All grocers sell it
Is cents and IS cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
Frequent Coughing

infiames the lungs. Foley's Honey
and Tar stops the coughing aud heals
the lungs. The ordinary cough med
icines, which are simply expec.orauts,
will not do this, as they keep the
lungs irritated in throwing of the
phlegm AL druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23

Among the new ideas offered this
year, or rather the 18th edition of
that favorite and famous spectacle,
the Forever Devils Auction" is the
new and complete ballets arranged by
Vincencino Romeo, illustrating in
typical costume and artistic panto-
mime and dance all the latest success.
es of the age. Those timely ideas
form a advertisement which will at
once appeal te aud interest the thea
tre-going public. At Harper's theatre
Monday eVPniDr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
Amount Stored.
CONNOLLY WINS TROPHY.
Captures Peters Cup in Marlin Rifle Club
Contest-A Turkey Shoot.

Captures Peters Cup In Marlin Rifle Club
COntest-A Turkey Shoot.
The contest for the Peters trophy
and handicap prizes has been finished
by the Marlin Rifle club. B. D. Con-
nelly won the cup with a score of Sol.
A. d. Sperry won the first prize, 600
cartridges, in the handicap shoot with
a score of 354. Capt. David Upton
won the second prize, 400 cartridges,
with a score of 326. Other good
scores in the contest were as follows:
Junge, SIG; Mitchell, 312; Huber,
29S; Harms, 297; Durham. SOL.
The club held successful shoot at
the Elm street range yesterday after
noon. Twenty-six large birds were
up. F. l.. Bills captured the prize
bird, a magnificent gobbIer weighing
80 pounds. The score was as follows:
Ryan, 3 birds; Glenn, l; Freeman, l;
Mitchell, ,; Carson, l; Harper, /;
Harms, 2; Lynde, 3; Bills, .; Hellpen-
stell, 2; Frank Halves, l; Connolly, 2;
Van Patten, /; Eyster, l; Huber, 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23

Il have always used Foley's Honey
and Tar cough medicine, and think it
the best in the world" says Charles
Bender. q newsdealer of Erie, Pa. All
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23

w. l.. Yancy, Paducah, Ky, writes:
Il had severe case of kidney disease
and three of the best physicians in
southern Kentucky treated me with
out success. was induced to try
Foley's Kidney Cure. The first bot
tie gave immediate relief and three
bottles cured me permanently. l
gladly recommend this wonderful
remedy" All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23

At any time a Sousa concert fur
nished one of the most enjoyable mu-
steal events possible, but Sousa 5
present tour. the only one in America
this season, is said to excel all former
concert tours in at least one feature,
the amount of brilliant new music
that Sousa has put on his programs.
More than half of all the numbers o l
any of the programs prepared are al
together new, including the latest
SOusa march, The Man Behind the
Cur. This is extraordinary. The
great leader has always shown that he
is never behind the times in any way,
but in this instance he proves that he
is far and away ahead of even him self
in gathering the latest and best music
of two continents. The concert here
will occur Tuesday, Feb. 81, at the
Burtis. The soloists are Miss Bertha
Bucklin, violin, Miss Blanche Duffield.
soprano, and Arthur Pryor, from
bone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23
AMUSEM ENTS.
Observation-Disclosures

A very small audience greeted the
naval drama, Under the Dome" at
Harper's theatre last night. The strik-
ing feature of the play was the scenic
display, especially that of crossing
the Hudson river OH the Hoboken
ferry and the storm scene in the har-
Dor of Apia in the Samoan islands,
both of which were hamPered by the
poor stage accomm odations, another
forcible evidence of the need of new
theatre. George Hanna, as Howard
Considine, and Miss Madeline Hunt,
as poor relation, carried their parts
well.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23

Two Little Migrants. which has
has been so remarkably successful both
in Europe and America will be given
at Harper's theatre Sunday night. 1t
is a stirring drama of life in Paris,
free from the melodramatic faint and
with reasonable situations and con-
vincing action. The leading char
acters, the Migrants, are played by
women who make up as boys of wide
ly differing character. In the cast are,
Neva Harrison, Barbara Douglas,
Anna Bodden, Bengie Harrison,
Eleanor Worthington, Katharine Vim
cent, Arthur Cogliser, Frederick
Douglas. Del La Barre, Walter Cooke,
Harry W. Collins, w. ii. Weber and
others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-23

A big company in an enjoyable
comedy drama, an operate orchestra
of II pieces, two brass bands in a
novel street parade all at 10, 20 and
30-cent prices, will no doubt draw
we'll at Harper's theatre Sa,ur-
day night. Uncle Josh Spruceby"
makes his bow on that occasion and
the jolly old New Englander will af-
ford an evening offun and amusement.
The play has many specialties aud the
sensational saw mill scene is an excit-
ing climax.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
THE DOUGLAS SHOE.

The best-advertised and consequently
the best-known shoe in the world today
is undoubtedly made by the W. l.. Doug
las Shoe Co. of Brockton. Mass. The
one idea of this company has always
been to sell shoe for $3.50 which equals
in every way the So shoes of any other
concern. They are able to do this on &C
count of there being no middle man s
profit, as the goods are sold direct from
the factory to the wearer. In 60 of the
principal cities of the country they have
their own retail stores. The goods are
made in all sizes and widths. and few
shoes equal them for style and durab!l-
ity.
The factory at Brockton employs over
100 hands. and all labor troubles are
settled by the state board of arbitration.
Nothing but union labor is employed, and
pay about the best average wages of any
shoeworkers in the United States. The
factory pay roll amounts to 81 .435 per
week. This company makes shoes for
men only, and it is their proud boast that
over one million men wear them.-Den-
yor (COlO) Post
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
LOMBARD STREET RULES.
Black Broadc1oth and Tall Hats in H IT
Weather-Nustache Barred.

A heat wave must be at its height be-
fore the heads of certain Old-established
banking houses reluctantly allow their
clerks to discard black brOadcloth and
the tall hat for a more comfortable form
of attire. In normal weather, of course,
Lombard street tOlerates no departure
from the traditional black coat and
topper and when occasionally some
daring clerk ventures to break through
that tradition. he is instantly ''carpeted''
by his indignant chief and told that it
mustn't occur again.
Even in these sweltering days. when
the embargo has been temporarily re-
moved, some venerable bank officials
have continued to wear with much os-
tentation buttoned-up frock coats and
heavy silk hats. They endure this mar
tyrdom grmly and glare with scandal
lied eyes at their light-suited straw
halted juniors. The wearing of such
undignited attire during business hours
constitutes, to the minds of these CON
servative old gentlemen, species of
dissertation.
a very curious rule is the one to which
the members of Messrs. Coutts' staff
have to conform. No clerk in the en-
ploy of that famous banking establish
ment Is permitted to raise mustache
or beard. The merest suggestion of
side whiskers is the fullest extent to
which the cultivation of hirsute adorn-
ment may gO-Sc far and no further.
| The origin of this unwritten law is
wrap in my stery.'-London Express
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
THE MISSISSIPPI JETTIES.
Cost $5O,OOO,OOO and Now Are to be
Turned Over to the Government.

Turned Over to the Government.
''The Eads jetties, IN the south pass Of
the Mississippi delta, are now ready to
be taken over by the government" said
Estell McHenry of st. Louis, one Of the
administrators of the Eads estate, at the
Raleigh last night. ''The twenty years
that the contractor was required to keep
twenty-six feet Of water flowing through
the south pass have now expired, and ev-
cry condition of the contract has been
complied with. By the terms of the re-
cent act Of Congress the government may
assume control of the works by paying
over to the Eads estate the $500, 900 yet
remaining of the contract price. This
VIII be done as soon as purchase price
for the plant has been agreed upon and
other details cleared up 1t is not likely
that any obstacles will come in the way
of a final settlement. as it is provided
that the price to he paid for the plant,
which is outside the contract price for
building the jetties, is to be fixed by ar
bitration in case OF failure to agree.
The Mississippi jetties are among the
most gigantic engineering feats of the
world, costing in the neighborhood of
So0,0O0,O0O, and making 26-fOot chan
mel out Of a stream where there was for
merly but eight feet Of water. This has
made of New Orleans port for the larg-
est among Ocean-gOinp vessels, where 9TH
erwise only the smallest of craft could
have crossed the bars.
The Eads jetties, however, while they
are up to the specifications of the con-
tract, will not meet the needs of the flu
ture They are already building vessels
that draw thirty feet of water. 1t is
now proposed that the government shall
build jetties in the Southwest pass that
will make of it a channel with water for
even larger than 3O-foot draught vessels.
The Southwest pass has now only about
eight feet of water. the silt the MISSISSIPPI
pi brings down having filled up eight feet
of it since the Eads jetties were built
twenty years ago" -Washington Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
Everything Upside Down in China

China is the land where everything is
upside down. Thus in Canton the wom-
en- act as sailors and boatmen, while the
men are employed as chambermaids,
laundresses and seamstresses. In salu-
tation the Chinaman shakes his own
hand instead of that of his visitor. As
a mark Of respect he puts his hat on in
stead of taking it off. Their signboards
are perpendicular instead of horizontal.
In reading Chinest print it is necessary
to begin at the right-hand side at the
bottom and read to the left and up.-St.
Louis Republic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
A VERY RARE FIND.
Fine Specimen Of Ruti1e from the
Moiava Desert.

The Los Angeles Herald states that
Henry r. Adams. q mining man who has
been in the Mojave desert many years.
has presented to the collection of the
Southwest Miners association some
beautiful specimens of copper oxides and
carbonates from the Phalon mountain
district, as we'll as samples of alabaster
and rutile The latter is very rare, and
comes almost entirely from Japan. Mr..
Adams found single boulder of this
beautiful crystal. weighing about forty
pounds, and broke il into number OF
pieces 1t is something like i moss agate,
but the dark lines are perfectly straight
and cross each other at all sorts OF
angles. like the hair lines on the face OF
a national bank currency note. 1t has nc
value except as a rare and beautiful
ta1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
What DO the Children Drink

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
YOU tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing, and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made of pure
grains, and when properly. prepared
tastes like the choice grades Of coffee
but costs about IA as much. All grocers
sell if. 15c and 25c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
AGRICULTURAL CURIOSITIES.
Two Strange Freaks Exhibited by
Michigan Farmers.

Portland. Mich. has an agricultural Gu,
riosity. 1t looks like a bunch Of ears of
corn, and grew from the top of stalk.
but is covered with silk. From the top
of the bunch. standing up like a feather,
is a long prong upon the end of which Is
oats while the butt of it is corn. There
are perhaps twenty separate ears of
corn. The freak is the product of D..
c. Turner's farm in Dandy.
Ira Weeks. a farmer near Hanover,
Mich. is exhibiting a potato raised en-
his farm. which has an iron ring embed
ded around the center
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
Boiled or Distilled Water.

Boiled water Or distilled water should
not be used either by grown people or
children unless there is danger from con-
tamination from the water in ordinary
use. Pure cold water is preferable. A
child may be given glass of cool, never
ice, water the first thing in the morning
say half an hour before breakfast; and
may also take a glass on retiring.
"A few years ago a bullfight took
place in Mexico, the toreador being
mounted on bicycle. The rider, Manu-
eI Garcia by name. was so badly injured
that he died soon afteward.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
British Boxers.

The 'Chartists'' We're typical Box
ers' Their intentions at the outset were
good and their demands by no means I'M
reasonable. Yet whenever they man
aged to get the upper hand frightful
scenes were invariably enacted. At Bris-
toll they broke open the prisons, set fire
to the mansion house, the bishops pal
ace and more than an hundred private
dwellings. and murdered and pillaged to
their hearts content. Similar scenes
were repeated elsewhere At Birming-
ham, in one short summer night July Is,
1880 well-nigh incalculable damage was
done Il 40ndnn reSnnnlent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
ChiIdren'S Books.

The late A. w Tuer's collection OF
children's books printed in the Seven
tenth and Eighteenth centuries was sold
in London recently for 5000. Among the
most valuable of the books were Charles
Lambs Beauty and the Beast first
edition. which sold for S215; Charles and
Mary Lambs Mrs. Leicester's School,
500. and their Poetry for Children, y
first edition. 500
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
All Were Farmers Then.

In the first directory Of the city of New
York. published over 100 years ago, the
only Vanderbilts whose names appeared
were not members of the old Commo
dore's family ancestors. They were
Dutch, to be sure, and spelled their name
Ivan der Bilt.' The most prominent
among them was a truckman. All
that time the ancestors of the present
millionaire family were prosperous farm
ers on Staten Island and their names did
not belong in a New York directory
New York Commercial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29


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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29
Diet of Animals.

Sea lions, seals, walruses and pelicans
are fed on fish when In captivity: mon
keys, young lions and hippopotami drink
miIk-a full-grown hippopotamus will
absorb fifteen quarts OF milk in day.
Polar bears live on bread; monkeys like
fruit as we'll as milk; snakes require rab-
bits. chickens and ducks. A kangaroo
eats nearly 200 pounds Of bread a week.