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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-26
city Needs Ground Floor House.

There was a unanimity of opinion
that the city needs a modern ground
floor theatre. 1t developed also that
unless some public spirited citizen
would come forward and build an
opera house with little expectation of
auy financial return on mis- invest
ment, that the city had little hopes of
getting a new playhouse other than
by the plan proposed and which, by
the way, has been adopted by many
other towns like Rock Island.
Then followed a general discussion
of the work already done and sugges-
tious made as to the best manner in
which to carry out 4 thorough canvass
of every citizen regarding the seat
sale. A resolution was finally offered
by DIR. c. G. Carter, providing that
President Bahnsen appoint commit
tee of 10 from each ward in the city
to represent their respective districts
in the seat sale canvass. Amend
ments were offered by Charles Nc
Hugh and j. j. Ingram that the pres
ident OF the Rock Island Retail Mer-
chants association and the Tri-City
Labor Congress, respectively. act
Jointly with President Bahnsen in the
appointment of such commi tees. The
resolution as amended was thereupon
adopted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-26
TAKES HOLD.
Rock Islands New Theatre Pro-
ject Is Given New
impetus.
MEETING HELD At THE CLUB
Committee of Ten in Each Ward
to Assist in the Can.
YaSS.

There was a well attended meeting
of citizens generally at the Rock Is
land Club last evening to give atten-
ton to the new theatre project. A
representative attendance from the
Rock Island Retail Merchants asso-
citation. which adjourned its meeting,
was present. and after hearing of the
work already accomplished, action
was taken looking toward a system
attic canvass of the city in the interests
of the enterprise. President F. W.
Bahnsen, of the Rock Island Club. pre-
sided.
A detailed statement of Mr.. John
ston's proposition was then outlined
by the committee in charge of the
work, which provides, as has here
tofore been stated, for tie erection of
a thoroughly modern theatre to cost
about $50. 00O, including the site, 10
return for which the citizens are to
purchase the seating capacity for the
first nights performance at : 0 per
seat.
Plans of the proposed building were
on exhibition and seemed to meet the
approval of all who inspected them.
The specifications provide for the most
modern theatre equipment. including
every convenience for an up-to-date
playhouse. The seating capacity as
proposed will be about l POO Imme-
diately after the completion of the
ticket sale Mr. Johnston agrees to
make his selection of a site. having
already secured options on about half
dozen locations. When the site has
been chosen he will at once break
ground for the erection of the theatre.
No collection of the amounts sub
scri bed whatever is made until the
roof is on the building. at which time
the promoter has himself invested
double the amount of that subscribed
by citizens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-26

The bath. A properly fitted
bath room is = pleasure and
the bath proves a healthful
invigorant. You run no risks
IL we equip your bath room.
Modern plumbing il faultless.
Ours is modern plumbing.
Let US makes estimates for
you.
The Coconino sun., 1900-12-08
Played Out.

Dull headache, pains in various parts of the body. sinking at the pit of the stomach. loss of appetite, feverishness, pimples or sores are all positive evil dences of impure blood. No matter how it became so it must be purified in order to obtain good health. Acker's Blood Elixir has never failed to cure scrofulous or syphilitic poisOns or any other blood diseases. It is certainly a wonderful remedy, and we sell every bottle on positive guarantee. w. k. Edwards, druggist.
The Coconino sun., 1900-12-08
County Notice.

once of the Board of Supervisors OfCoconino County. Arizona Territory,
 Flagstaff December 5, 1900. Notice is hereby given that that the Board of Supervisors of Cocouino county, Arizona. will receive sealed bids until 10 o'clock a. m., on Janurry 2d. 1901, for furnishing the county for the year 1901 with the following supplies, etc.:
 l. Printing and publishing. g. Stationary.
 g. Board of county prisoners at county jail in Flagstafi.
 f. Care of indigent sick at Flagstaff D. Medicines and medical attendance for in- digent sick at Flagstaff. G. Medicines and medical attendance for in- digent sick at Williams. Bids for printing. publishing and stationery will be received in lump bids, or for each sep arately.
 Bids are to be marked on envelope and ad dressed to the Clerk of the Board. Bonds in the sum of One Thousand Dollars will be exacted for the faithful performance of any contract that may be let. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 By order of the Board of Supervisors
 T. F.. PUILIAM. Clerk.
The Coconino sun., 1900-12-08
THE COCONINO SUN.

About twenty-five men are employed doing assessment work on the placer claims at Lees Ferry. An eastern syndicate has large number of loca- tiOns on the Colorado river above the ferry, and they will put in dredger during the coming year.
The Coconino sun., 1900-12-08
An Interesting Case.

The case of Thomas Bassford vs. the Santa Fe & Grand Canyon railroad comdany ct al, was heard before Judge R. E. Sloan, on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday of this week. The amonnt involved is the largest of any case heretofore tried in this county.
 E. F.. Ellinwood represented the plaintiff, but the plaintiff was lost sight of in the hearing of the case owing to the.great interests of the h. ternational Trust Company Of New York, which corporation holds the first myrtgage bOnds issaed by the railroad company, and the Trust con- pany was represented by c. W. Sterry and T. J. Norton, of Los Angeles, and J. Du Pratt White, of New York City
 The lien holders oppose the Trust company and there are score or more of them. R. R. Coleman being the largest lien holder, was represented hy E. M. Doe and Herndon and Norris, ]. c. Herndon opposing, Neill B Freed represented k. J. Post & O., of AL buquerque. other minor lien holders . were represented by Attorneys D. L. Cunningham and H. F. Ashford.
 Tuesday and Wednesday were given to the argument ip the case and the case was taken under advisement by the court.
 The various parties were given sixty days time in which to file their brief in the case.
 It will probably be three months be- fore a decision will be given by Judge Sloan. as it will take nearly all that time for the attorneys to get their statements of the case before him.
 The principal point in the case is the question of the priority of the right of the mortgage holders or the lien holders.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31
What Bear Lake Can Produce.

The EXAMINER, was shown two
ears of white field corn, last Tues
day, from Brig Bowen's place at
the mouth of Loe's Gap. canyon.
The ears measured IL inches In
length and one of shem contained
100 kernels of grain. This corn
demonstrates that, Bear, lake foot
hills will produce as good corn asa
any section In the wess
The other day we saw as fine
beans and tomatoes, raised in this
valley, as anyone would care 10
look at, thus showing that up in the
foot hills frost is unknown during
the summer months.
A great many orchards have been
set out during the last few years.
and they areall doing we'll. Grape
vines look especially promising.
AS, Bear Lake has the finest
climate in the world, and almost
anything can be raised here, why
doesn't 1t oferextraordlnary induce.
ments to home seekers? Well. it
does. Come to Bear Lake, get y
foot-hill farm and become Eich an,k
happy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31

Reese Davis in tha LAST issue Of his
paper, the Tribune, takes fafto of
W. b. Hepburn, on the now much dis
cussed and apparently, unsolvable labor
plank in the republican plaaform.
After reading Reese's dissertation, we
are unable 10 say Just whahthe plank
really means. Reese infers, however,
that it is condemnation OF the per
nit system" Hepburn and StaHdrod,
who are both running on the platform,
while Reese is not q candidate, say
that it does not condemn this system,
and it cannot be in anywise so constru-
ed. When such eminent taIenE, as
these; cannot agree as to what their
murdered English" means, we would
like to know how the every day mortal
is going 20 decide The ordinary ruR
of people can undersBand pIHin English
but when party for the 4ada ~ vurasf
has 70 twist and iiiIggssEEie ulfe wurtfH Intzr i
meaningless or una0lEaff mass. diinn II =
tiEne for the VOTERS dlg BetiE somewhere
eI-e for 4 pLa1tllrm 1ila, IL mnrH easily
Interpreted
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31
A Minister'S Good Work.

i had a severe attack of bilious cole
got bottle OF Cham5erlains ole o.,
era and Diarrhoea Remedy tooL ~
doses and wasenrire1y cured .nsave D.,
a. A. Power, OF Emporia, Kan un,.
neighbor across the street waa sio,, e..
over week, had two.or shree hott1aa ~ y.
medicine from the doctor. He nse,f 49,, -
for three or four day without r e.ls'.'
enen calfe't IN another doctor who tro.t
ed him for some days and gave b;s.
relief, SO discharged him. Kwo,,. ny
TO see him the next morning Uo 9 se.r
ms bowels We're in terrible fx 49, 49,
they had been running off go lon', tnas
it was almost bloody fux. askel hr,
u ne had ever tried Cham berlain,ana aI'.''
Cholera aid Diarrhoea Remedy on9 9','1
said, No. I went hoae and h ,nu ho
NM my bottle aud gave him ono ,,aza
told him to take fnother dose IN e use
Or twenty minutes if he did NOT fn ,'ee.0
lei, but ne took no more and vac 60: :
~ cured" For aale by Hoovsrs me- mr.,
Store 'o's oFhg
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31
IT'S UP TO Us.

The trustees of the downtown dis
trict have issued an order that no
nonresident pupils can be accom-
modated in their school this yeat.
The reason assigned, as everyone
knows, Is the crowded condition o8
the present school building, and the
inability of the trustees TO provide
more room. While the trustees up,
town have not as yetissued similar
order, yet their school is in the same
condition as the first mentioned.
Montpelier can't afford to- have this
state of affairs. It ought and It
must remedy these conditions
There is only one way to do it.
Consolidate the two districts, make
an independent school district out
of the town. Then build structure
in the central part of the city, con-
yenient as possible to all. Use the
two school buildings, we already
have, for primary departments for
the children living nearest to them.
Arrange the central building for
a high school, and the advanced
pupils of the city. This Will fIrn-
ish ample room for all for years.
Then fix q reasonable tuition for non
resident pupils and bid them all vel
come. Keep the schools up to a
high grade and Montpelier and
everybody in it, will profit thereby,
and the ''crowding'' cry will cease.
The law provides that any district
or districts may be organized into
an independent district If it or they.
have TO exceed $3.50, 600 assessed
property, by oDe-6fth of those quail
fled to vote at school elections
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31

The PocsteElo Advance seems tee
be getting Judge S$androd into %
pretty tight box, on his mtreprets-
.tlon of the labor plank IN the repub-
lican platform. Reese Davis ex-
PLANTATION of its meaning and pur-
pose is the club the Advance is,
using and it is striking some sting
ing blows wfth it.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31

Both the uptown and, downtown dis
trlces are in the same condition finan-
cially, and both are in good shape, to
consolidate and makean independent
district. The time has come for the
town to take some action, If we are to
keep in. front as school center. The
trustees Of the two districts should
meet and canvass the matter, and sub
NIT the proposition to the people of the
city for their adoption or rejection.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31

We take off our hat to the Harrison
Ensign. 1t has interpreted the labor
plank in the republican platform. That
brilliant light has solved a mystery
that Hepburn, Standrod, Reese Davis.
and others, have all taken q turn at
alUd failed to unraveL The Ensign
says it means ''just what it says Why
how plain. Just as simple as falling
eff a log, amt it.
The republican party made mistake
mr. Nominating Standrod for governor
II should have named the editor cf
the Ensign. He seems to have ever 90
mtlch lneBe brains than any man On the
republican ticket, with job lot Of rer
nnblicaA editors thrown in. Reese
l>avis wasted two columns and half
of the Tribune's valuable space explain
ing that plank last week. and his in
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31
board

petitioning the board og
county commissioners. Then an
election is ordered, andif q majority
desire it, the district Is set apart asa
ap Independent one. The new dis
trict can then bond for new build.
mgr
This action ought to be taken inn
medately so IT'S to, get things III
shape for another year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31
EDITORIAL SQUIBS.

A plain question to. the republican
hominees:
Does the republican party condemn
the permit system or not?
Now give the people p ain answer.
aud don't waste any words in doing 30.
WSesan understand PLAIN English.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31
MontpeIler's schco, cens,,.

The me number Of school children il
school sano l district No. 10, uptown, for ~
zoos 100 Is 54a, This is less than thar b's
In district No, 10, downtown ~.
plumber numb r returned is close to 2 s'1e
p pelng few less than that Of T kss.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31

CHARITY go the we.sH1.zan8 srrangs;, =
IS described - kind at garuaea=
thas viii completely co<er = mau- :
short~coming, bGt isn't large enough
to hide the cheek Of shame OF :
woman
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-31

trepretation" wasn't particularly lucid
either The Ensign explained it all in
one line, and how plain il. was.
We can explain this in only one way:
difference in the quality OF grey matter
used.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-02
EXPERT SAYS SMALLPOX
Is the Malady Raging in the linz
terror Counties.

The smallpox Ia Harrison county Is
well In hand. The quarantine at Mt.
Glare was raised Thursday, the pa
tlcnts there having fully recovered.
Five Short Line negroes, reeently ar
rived from Boston, Va, where there
is a smallpox epidemic, became sick
OF the disease In Wyatt camp near
Wallace, Thursday OF Inst week. They
we're promptly and properly quarar-
tined At Glen Falls there is said 70
be new case In the Dean home. Miss
Katherine Shlnn, who taught thc
Glen Falls school, 1t Guaranteed ut
the home OF her father d. NJ. Shinn
at Shlnnston, as suspect.
The county health board hns guards
placedatal railroad stations in the
county and some on a public highway
or two b. s. o. trains have ceased to
stop atall flag stations.
Marion county quaranttned against
Harrison county and placed an inspec-
tor on all NJ. II. trains, who is very
strict In his inspections
Ahc Hvuiud uVuiQ LAa kuttldo tsV UtAo
b. s. o. depot and at thcvnrious roads
leading into the city.
DIR. John ID. Perry, Of the U. s.
Marine Hospital at Washington, sent
out by the U. S. Government To dag
nose the disease at Buckhannon, went
up on q special Tuesday night, and
after u thorough examination pro-
nounced the malady smallpox Thurs
day morning, and the physicians In
Upshur county, who looted ut the
idea, now wear faces as long as your
arm.
The epidemic is spreading rapidly In /
the interior counties and numerous
new cases are reported every day. At
Camdcn.on-G auley 1t Is almost beyond
control and there are said to be 90
patients huddled together In a barn
which Is being used for q pest house.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-02
HIS FOREHEAD CUT OPEN
BY a PoIiceman's club for Assaulting
the officer.

Wednesday night about 8 O'Clock
Hayden Cork, Roscoe Randolph and
Policemen Waters and Cunningham
had a general mix-up, as a result OF
which Hayden Cork received a deep
cash over his right eye, in which four
stitches had to be taken. Randolph
was ordered out of Jaspers saloon,
but called the proprietor and bystand-
ers some ugly names before he went.
After going out he started to return,
threatening to lido up" a bystander,
who happened to be friend Of Hay
den Cork. Hayden heard his threats
and it was no time at all until Ran
tlolph and Cork were ina fight. About
that time Ofiicer Waters arrived and
Cork resisted arrest. A melee follow
ed in which Officer Cunningham, Just
arrived, joined. Hayden wouldn't be
arrested and in his resistance received
a whack over the eye from Waters
club and Cunningham got black eye.
They finally landed Cork and Ran
dolph, The latter was fined $3.50
Thursday morning, Corkstrial had
not taken place at press time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-02
Blythe SKIN OF HIS TEETH
Joe Brown Escapes Being Shot to
Death by virginus Jasper.

Joe Brown, colored, by the skin of
his teeth, escaped having his body
filed with bullets Saturday night.
Joe is sort of night keeper down at
Virgins Jasper's saloon and sleeps
upstairs. Saturday evening Jasper
went away for an hour and the barrel
room door was locked SO Brown could
not commune with the spirits. Joe
went up to bed but thirsty seance
came over him and he Imagined he
heard the spirits gurgling out OF the
spigots and it possessed him to go
down and guzzle awhile. He went
down and broke the door open with an
iron bar, helped himself to an undis-
covered amount, scaled the hall parti-
tion and unlocked the door and went
out. In the meantime Jasper re-
turned;so did Joe. Jasper heard the
noise below, grabbed his gun, and was
in the act of filling the air with blue
streaks and bullets, when Joe made
himself known and, thereby, saved
to breathe yet awhile.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-02
AN ExcITING STREET FIGHT.
"A Very Disgusting Mixup of Mer
and Booze

John Baton andPool Hickman con-
fessed in police court Thursday morn
ing to the charge of drunkenness and
dsorderly conduct and were fined So 90
each. Tuesday afternoon they ere.
ated considerable excitement by hav-
inga scrap on Pike street. 1t seems
they had refused topay for beer in Nc
Donald's saloon and Mcdonald under
took to throw them out. They were
about to get the better of him when
the bar tender interiered and Charley
Gould got mixed upin it too. In the
scramble they gradually wendell their
way to the street and gave a splendid
pummeltng exhibition. The police ar
rived upon the scene in due time and
found Hickman an obdurate arrest.
Asalast resort the persuasiyeness OF
thechains had the desired effect and
brought Hickman to his senses, but
not, however, untilhe had tripped the
chief and brought him sprawling to
the muddy street.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-02
in THE OIL FIELD.
The Record Being Kept up by
Many New Wells.

In the Wolf Summit field the South
Penn OH company has completed its
No. q on the Hiram Lynch farm and
has a 100 barrel producer natural. The
company has its No. Al. Williams
finished and has a l50 barrel well; also
Hiram Lynch No. 81, 45 barrel pro-
Queer. The p. c. Williams No. 0 Is q
200 barrel we'll.
The Harrison county district shOwB
more than 80 drilling wells and rigs up
and much OF the work starting in with
a view toextending the producing line
The South Penn oil company and Judge
Nathan Golf have been themost active
operators In this territory bus Gu1ey
s Ca. are now taking an active part
in following up the northeast extern
sion. The Southern oil company Is
drilling three more wells on its J. c.
Smith lease.
Dakin No. 2, drilled by the indie
pendent company, came In Monday
with a big showing in the Gordon and
promises to be fine we'll This Is the
only Gordon well In the Wolf Summit
field, except Gotf No. Lover which the
litigation occurred several years ago.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-02
Hugh Jarvis Hattie Maxwell.

Mr.. Hugh Jarvis, Of thlsclty, cashier
OF the West Union bank, was married
to Miss Hattie Maxwell, daughter OF
Porter Maxwell, ut high noon Wednes-
day, February %, 1900, at the home Of
the brides father at Peel Tree. Rev.
Ben Stout performed the ceremony.
Only the Immediate family and near
relatives were present. A sulnptuous
dinner was served, after which Mr..
and Mrs. Jarvis, accompanied by some
OF the wedding guests, came TO W..
Brent Maxwell's, this city, where y
reception was held and q bounteous
repast was participated in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis left on No. IS
fast express west that evening for .
bridal tourthrough the South, expect
ing to return In ten days.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-02
Or. 8. F. McKEEHANPAssEs AWAY.
HeFeIl Down Stairs Saturday Night
Breaking His Collar Bone.

DR.. Benjamin Franklin McKeehan
died, at o'clock, Tuesday morning,
February %, 1900, at his late home on
Mulberry street.
For the past eleven years he has
been totally blind and this was ma.
terlal cause OF his death. Saturday
evening he went up stairs and took a
bath. After dressing he came down
in bis stocking feet and fell near the
bottom OF the stairs, breaking his col
lar bone. His son and daughter hear
ing him frll rushed to him and carried
him unconscious to d bed. He re-
gained consciousness but had no recol-
lection of falling. A discoloration
around one OF his ankles discovered
after his death would Indicate that he
had trlpped himself, or sprained the
ankle In some way. The fatal acct
dent occurred about 10 o'clock Satur-
day night.
DR., McKeehan was born In Fred
erick county, Md, October 20, 1918,
and was in his s2nd year. He came to
this county in 1s49 and married Emily
Ann Martin October 81, 1850, in this
county. DIR. and Mrs. McKeehan were
the parents of five children: Charles
McKeehan, of East Liverpool, Ohio;
Mrs. Ida Smith, of Wellsville, Ohio,
and W. c. and Lee and Miss Eta Nc
Keehan, of this city, all of whom and
his wife survive him.
The deceased was one of the most
eminent and best-read physicians and
surgeons in the county, standing at
the head of his profession ut all times.
He possessed an unusually bright in
tellcct, natural and disciplined. AS a
citizen there could be none better. AS
a Christian he was regular in attend
ance upon his church and ready at all
timesto do the biddingof the Master.
His church membership in the First
Presbyterian church, Of this city, COW
ers 5lyears, having united with that
church in 1s49, and is, perhaps, the
longest on record here, For twenty
years or more he held the position OF
pension examiner, the first 8 or 10
years alone and the last II years as
one Of the board Of three, serving his
last term under Cleveland's admins
tratlon with Drs. Smith Carr and Will
Bowcock, selected because Of his ex-
perience and eminent fitness, though
republican politically.
The funeral was conducted at the
residence at 3 o'clock Thursday after
noonby Rev. C. p. Marshall and inter
ment was made in the l. O. o. f.
cemetery.