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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Notice of pubIIoation -Chancery.
State OF Illinois, -
Rock Island County.

State OF Illinois.
Rock Island County.
In the Circuit COurt-In Chancery.
Huida Strand ". Charles Strand In Cha
Gerry
AfiidaVit OF uon-rcSidence OF the defend
ant, Charlie, strand. having been fled in the
Clcrs = once or The circuit court of said cOun-
~. notice IL tberefOrc hereby given TO the said
non reside nj defer daut that the complainant
has nlCu her BIZ Of complaint IN said court. on
the chanccry side thereof. on the sd day OF
June. 100 ana that theTcUpOn a SUNNI ons is
~ued out of said court. wherein sad suit is now
pending. returuRhle an the third Monday in
ue month OF September next, as j. Dy law re-
4ulred- Now. unless you. the sad non-rcst
dent defendant above named. Charles Strand
shall personally De and appear bcfOIe said cir
cult court, 90 the first day OF the next term
thereof. 10 he holden at rock Island n and for
the said county. on the urSt Monday in MSv
next. and plead. answer or Cemur the said
couplainAnt's oil OF coupl sint, the same and
he matters and things therein charged and
stated VIII be taken - confessed. and a de-
cree entered against you AccOTCing to the
prayer OF said bill
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk
Rock Island Illinois. Dec I. 1900
r II. GUYER, Compliments Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

sessions and is making such progress
that there is fair prospects of COM
pleting the bill before the holidays
recess. Owing to reports that hor-
izCntal reduction Was TO be made on
all estimates, the authoritative state
ment Is made that no such reduction
is contem plated. The committee is
taking up each project on its merits
and is applying such measure of
economy and cut in the estimate as
suits each case, in some cases only
one-hfth being allowed. while in 9th
ers the allowance is much more.
The Iowa City Republican says:
The Moline papers have just discov-
cred that the Davenport girls are tt e
sweett st girls on earth. They do not
say so in so many words, but let out
a secret which amounts 20 the same
thing. The Moline scribes probably
never got any farther west than Dav-
export or they would not make such
rash statement. We say emphat-
ically that the Iowa City girls are
still leading in the matter of beauty,
and while the Davenport girls may
be all right, we are sure that Iowa
City lasses stand at the top of the
list"
Ire c., B. & Q system has been
experimenting for the past six months
in the use of acetylene gas to replace
the old-time oil lamps in passenger
coaches. The lights are attached to the
ceiling. two or three being bunchei
together in the shape of little glaze
covered globes which hang downward.
The light is of dazzling brightness
and somewhat resem bles that used in
the acetylene gas bicycle lamps. If
they can be replenished enroute, or
enough put in to last trip, it will
bring about a wonderful Improvement
in the present poorly lighted trains
and will be great convenience and
help to the passenger trying to read.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
TOPICS OF THE TOWN.

julia.
Julia.
Sauer kraut at Horizons.
The Modern good shoes.
Sweet cider at Horizons.
The Modern for good shoes cheap
Reliable pianos. prices right.
Tnttenis.
See Wright x Barbei's line of Nmas
slippers.
Bennett is headquarters for furs
and gloves.
Reliable pianos. prices right,
Totten's.
The place to save money in shoes is
at the Modern.
Games. books, blocks, tables, chairs,
etc, at Mitsch's.
Bennett is selling gloves at manu-
facturer's prices.
500 styles to select from in furs and
gloves at Bennett's.
a fine line of Nmas candies and
nuts at Trefz * &c.
Beautiful assortment of bath roles
s. so up. The London.
All popular music 10 cents per
copy at Totten's music house.
Benefits is the only place to buy
your furs and gloves for Nmas.
Neckwear galore for holiday gifts
Sommers & La Velle.
New teck ties, worth to cents, only
% cents. The London.
Late popular music ) cents per copy
at Totten's music house.
For Xmss presents in the way of
slippers 60 to Wright x BARRIERS.
Reversible silk oxford muiiiers 50
cents, worth So cents. The London.
A big line of silk oxford mufflers re-
duced to 4S cents. Sommers IL La
Velle.
today at ?. The temperature at noon
was Al.
Muffiers. handsome patterns, new
designs, as cents to IS. Stewart, the
batter.
Everything in the way of sporting
goods suitable for Nmas presents at
Benefits.
Only few of those solid gold 81 %
fountain pens left for 95 cents at
Brookman's.
Our chiIdren's shoes are the best
in the market and the lowest prices.
The Modern.
a large assortment of Nmas cigars
and pipes at Green's ccsdemy, S29
Twentieth street.
knabe pianos are acknowledged TO
be the best pianos of the present age.
Totten's music house.
Fancy wax candles. candle sticks
and shades Just received at Cramp-
toms. They are beauties.
Tomorrow morning st 10 O'Clock
we will sell folding checker boards at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

by local ap Jlications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way TO cure deaf
ness aud that is by constitutions
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
iuflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the eustachian tube. When
this tube gets inilsued you have q
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entiI ely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the intlam
nation can be taken out and this tn be
restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be DESTROYED forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarIh. which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give Oae Hundred D)llars
for any case of deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh cure. Send for circu-
lars, free.
F. j. CHENEY Il Co TOLEDO, Ohio
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Spirits In the Case.

Down at Galesbrrg Emma Van
Steen burg is suing j. V. Van Steen-
burg for divorce. They were mar
ried Nov. IL, 1892. She alleges that
he has been guilty of extreme and re-
peated cruelty. He accused her of
infdelity. She alleges that he is
believer in spiritualism ard that he
claimed that when in communication
with the spirit of his dead wife she
told him OF the unfaithfulness of the
present wife. She charges that he is
guilty of using intoxicating liquors to
ex ,ess ana of coming home intoxi
Gated. Thanksgiving day. with BIZ
consent. she invited a company of %
% the house. He was in violent tenn
per that morning and left home, re-
manning away intoxicated during the
day. while she was obliged to enter
tain the guests alone. She represents
that his conduct has made her fire. III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Executors Notice.
Estate OF Charles ". Negus, deceased

Estate OF Charles ". Negus, deceased
The undersigned having Deel appointed e1-
ccutriX of the last will and testament of
Charles w. Ncgus. late OF the county OF Rock
Is and state OF Illinois. deceased. hereby gives
notice that she viii appear before The county
court OF Rock Island county, At the county
court room, 10 the city OF Rock Is
} And, ~ the February term, on the first Mon
day in February next. NJ which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested TO attend. for the pur-
nose OF having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
guested to make Immediate payment 20 the
undersigned.
Dated this IIh day of December. A. \. Isoo
InA N. NEGUs, ExecutTiI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
SEVEN STEEL BRIDGES
TO BE BUILT IN COUNTY.

The bridge committee of the county
board, acting in conjunction with the
highway commissioners of the several
townships, has let contracts for the
erection of four steel bridges in Bow
ling, two in Coe, and one in Black
Hawk. The latter will cross Turkey
Hollow creek and consist of 5O-foot
main span, with 40 and 50-foot wings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
For Hoarseness.

Benz. Ingerson. of Hutton, Ind,
says he had not spoken above whis-
per for months, and one bottle of
Folsy's Honey and Tar restored his
voice. Used largely by speakers and
singers. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

If the average man would look him
self squarely in the eye, he would see
st once that he needs Rocky Mountain
Tea. a priceless boon to men For
sale by L. II. Thomas. 50 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are, the
best liver pills ever made. EssySo
take and never grippe. B. Il. Biebef,
HART & Ullemeyer. /
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-11-10
Mo@W@e@O@W3wO@@wD@
THE METEOR DIAMOND
How 1t Was Recovered by a
Detective.


It was the night of Nov 4, 1899, as
Mr.. David Allen sat blue penoiling
some proof sheets, when there came q
ponderous, thud that to him seemed
Just under the window. 1t shook the
whole house, and when he looked out
Of the window he saw that something
had made a deep hole in the garden.
The next day he dug up a small me-
teor. 1t was a most formidable look
Ing piece of metal 1t contained at the
surface a small crystal
The stone in size and shape resem-
bled the egg Of rock pigeon, but in
color it was watery, with just tinge
OF yellow. Mr.. Allen wrapped it up in
tissue paper, placed it in a box and call
ed on the scientist to ask his opinion.
DR., Reford said it was leopardite-
a mineral, he said, found always in q
crystallized condit ion-and talkedabout
lateral planes, oblique prisms. trans
lucent edges and wound up by giving
the component parts of this wonderful
stone and it's specific gravity.
rs the stone of any value. DR.. Re
fordY Allen asked gss i.
"Well, scientifically. yes; intrinsicai-
", no. But before returning it ]
would like to make a further and ~ more
exhaustive inquiry into the chemical
parts of II"
Certainly, DR.. Reford. Keep it as
long as you wish" Then Allen went
home.
He thought no more about it until
his friend Jones asked:
What have you done with the peb-
BILE, Allen?'
"Oh, i took it to a local doctor who
dabbles a bit in science"
ibid he tell you what it was? IN
tell you why ask. Do you remember
Clayton Of YaIe7 Well, no matter.
He's wonderfully smart chap. I saw
him absolutely make a diamond a few
weeks back. He explained that the
pinhead he produced was Of the first
water and that when electricity was
better known diamonds would be as
cheap as they are now dear. He placed
q few metals and other ingredients in
to crucible and then boiled the lot up
by the aid Of a powerful electric cur
rent, with the result I've told you.
Now, Clayton says if he could only get
an odd hundred or thousand degrees,
I forget which, more heat he could
make diamond as big as a hens egg.
Despite all efforts Of Allen to dispel
the thoughts conJured up by Jones re
marks the matter would recur. He
tried to laugh it away. but to no avail,
SO he walked over to Dr.. Reford's to
ask for the pebbles return
The doctor was in. and disengaged.
.srWeN, Mr.. Allen, 1Shaye dissolved
that stone. It was nothing more than
glass; DR.. Reford showed Allen a
wide necked> vial with some whitish
liquid in it and beneath which was a
small ridge Of green sediment.
'sThere," said he, us all that is left
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-11-10

Many people worry because they
believe they have heart disease. The
chances are chat their hearts are all
right but their stomachs are unable
to direct food. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. digests what you eat and pre-
vents the formation of gas which
makes the stomach press against the
heart. twill cure every form Of indi-
gestion Hulburd & johnson.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-11-10
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came to the conclusion that there ias;
been some foul play, and for the last
fortnight I've been searching the
! neighborhood, and met with success
this morning. Both doctors bodies
were lying in Meridon quarries hidden
among q lot of underground. To me 1t
Is clear DR.. Refofd must have seen
Smith hiding or seeking shelter, and
the two must have had struggle on
the cliff and in their frenzy have fallen
over
Allen took the pebble and examined
it and declared it was the one he had
extracted from the meteor. He said he
wanted to sell it at once. 1t was de-
cided that he should run up to town
and if possible dispose Of it. Allen had
provided himself with plenty Of work
to, occupy him during the Journey and
was quite absorbed in itwhen a hand
somely dressed woman entered the
compartment wherein he sat This
rather Disconnected him, for he smoked
heavily. The train was again IN mo
ton, when the door was suddenly
opened and an elderly gentleman stun
bled In
Ten minutes later, without any warn
ing, the elderly gentleman stood up,
covered Allen with revolver and de-
manded the diamond.
Don't move, my good sir, or yot1'll
find yourself perforated with a chunk
of lead, and you, madam, had 6etter
keep quiet also, as the threat, I am
sorry to say, must extend to YOU You
see, our friend there has in his pos
session a diamond worth nearly half a
million Of money, and we don't pick
up fortunes like that every day Of the
week. 80
''NTEow, then. sir, hurry up; can feel
the train, is slowing up, and / must
skip out lively, you bet. Don't get out
your precious diamond hurriedly or
may think you mean mischief, and pull
this trigger. That's the ticket, slow
and sure. Thank you; just place 1t on
the seat here. I'm much obliged. All,
the train is slowing up nicely. Give
my regards to Inspector Westlock, viii
you, and tell him only for his untiring
efforts our little gang would never
have got this plum. Smith got the
doctor fooled, but made a mess Of it.
Good evening, madam"
All smiles and contentment, the ED
erly gentleman got ready to skip"
The train was running into the station,
and still covering Allen, he tried To-
open the door, but it was stiff and me-
eessitated his STOPPING awkwardly,
and, of course, removing his bead"
from Allen. The handle went click,
and when the, elderly gentleman looked
round, his face was picture. rs
Move and you're dead" said in a
voice that Enthusiastically meant it.
To Aliens utter establishment it was
the lady passenger, who was standing
and leveling two businesslike reyolv-
ers at the elderly gentleman.
Drop that revolver on the floor bel
fore count five or / fire. One, two.
three, four
The revolver was dropped on the
carriage floor.
The lady passenger thereupon walk
ed up to the man, one revolver dead set
all the time, and calmly slipped on
handcuffs just as the train came to
+
CONTINUED on page ST
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-11-10

OF your treasure, Mr. Alicn.
Allen was disappointed in not having
the pebble to keep as memento. He.
however, said it couldn't be helped. g
"I'll tell you what will do, Mr.. Al
len. I'll solidify that sediment SO that
you may have something to remind you
of your midnight visitor"
Allen jumped at the offer and left,
contented.
About week after this DR.. Reford,
accompanied by youngish looking
man, called upon Allen. The doctor
introduced the youngish looking man
as DR.. Smith. he said DR.. Smith was
going to take charge Of his practice
while he voyaged to Europe.
The next day a gentlemanly individ-
nal called to see Mr.. Allen on urgent
business.
.'My name is John, Westlock." said
he, "and I'm a detective sent to you
under instructions from Mr.. Albert
Jones, a friend Of yours"
..Good heavens, man, what's up?'
According to Mr.. Jones, sir, a few
weeks back You had meteor fall in
your garden.
II had What thenY'
"You sent a pebble it contained to q
local doctor named Reford for exam
lnationY
Certainly"
"Well, sir, the day before yesterday
this doctor called upon Mr.. Clayton,
the eminent scientist, and explained
that the meteor fell in his garden and
that he found the pebble. Mr.. Clayton
examined it and found 1t to be most
valuable diamond A. few minutes aft
er the doctor left Mr.. Clayton's house
your friend, Mr.. Jones, called and was
told the story about the meteor. He
was satisfied that somehow this doctor
had got the pebble from you and had
deceived you. or course it's your af7
fair, but If my advice is worth any
thing I'd go, and get what he. says is
all that remains of your pebble"
TO this Mr.. Allen agreed.
Together they journeyed to DR.. Re
ford's and were somewhat surprised
when not the doctor, but the house
keeper, came to the door,,
"Oh, Mr.. Allen, is it you. sir? I'm SO
glad to see you! Things is in an awr
full mess. Aforc any Of us were up this
morning that Mr. Stnith-or DR.. Smith
(contemptuously) leaves the house.
Soon after the master was up there
was an awful row. He swore he'd
been robbed, and when he heard as
this Smith man had gone 1 thought ne
was going mad, sir; indeed I did. He
Paved round the place like a regular.
luny and then ran to the railroad sta
tion.'' NJ
Mr.. Allen had no difficulty in obtain
Ing the vial, but Westlock learned moth
ing at the station. There had not been
a single passenger either to, arrive or
depart. These two. doctors seemed to
have vanished completely. ...f
The green sediment was analysed,
proved to be nothing but copperas in,
solution, and with that solitary piece
Of information the police and all con;
cerned in the matter had to be content.
Allen had almost forgotten about his,
pebble, when Westlock, the detective,
called again.
."5Well, Mr.. Westlock, any newsY
asked Allen. somewhat surprised.
..I,ye got your diamond, Mr. Allen.
As no outside news was obtainable. /
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16

again. He is the soundest of thu
winter sleepers. The gray squirrel
sleeps" (hibernates, it is really) only
in the coolest weather; the chipmunk
sleeps more, but awakes from time to
time for nibble at his store of nuts;
but the woodchuclk sleeps continually
for about six months. In middle and
late summer he lives alone, and for
a large part of the time sits perfect
ly still at the mouth of his hole. The
scientific people name him Arctomys
monax. Those of you who have COM
menced to study ancient tongues
know that monax means monk; so
you see grown-up people have their
fancies when they say in this scien-
tific name that this is the bear-mouse
monk.
While woodchucks are not rapid
runners, it is very difficult to catch
them, for they usually go but a lit
tie way from the hole, and keep 4
sharp watch to see if anyone is COM
ing. Sometimes the farmers boys dig
out the whole family of woodchucks
in the spring. John Burroughs tells
in ''Riverby'' an interesting story
about feeding milk to young wood
chucl5s, and says that they would
hold a spoon in their little shining
black paws; and in "Pepacton" he
tells how the farm dog Cuff" out
witted an old woodchuck.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
SOME POINTS ON PIGS.

Don't breed from an irritable, H.
cious tempered SOW. Her bad quail
tiles are liable to be repeated in an in
tensified degree in her offspring.
The developed hog is so artificial an
animal that it cannot safely be left
to what some swine-growers call mat
ural conditions" that is, conditions
similar to those in which the wild
or neglected hog lives and thrives.
Ten months ought to be a good
average length of time 20 take the
pig from birth to the market. If much
more time is spent in bringing the pig
to market size and quality, there will
be small profit when the carcass is
sold.
The savage, feet, vicious, nervous,
pugnacious "razorback" cannot be
confined and fed and fattened as the
domesticated hog can be. The wild
brute would promptly die if subjected
to the care and feed which make the
tame hog fat and healthy.
In northern regions the pig can be
made to put on lean meat by pastur-
ing, with it's implied exercise, and by
feed of skimmilk, wheat bran, soy
beans and cowpeas. This food is far
cheaper than the rations generally
used in northern ocalities.-J Journal
of Agriculture.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
BOY FIGHTS A CATAMOUNT.
Is Rescued by a Woman When Near.
ly Killed, and She Is Then
Attacked.

Charlie Gallagher, ten years old,
was nearly killed by large cata-
mount the other day within two miles
of the town of Clifton Forge, Va,
where his father, Bryant Gallagher,
lives. The boy, with several COM
panions, was gathering wild flowers
in a ravine when the animal sprang
on Gallagher from an unseen cover.
The other boys were badly scared and
ran away. Young Gallagher fought
the catamount manfully and was al
most stripped naked and torn until
he was bleeding from head to foot.
He succeeded in getting near
enough to William Wiltshire's cabin to
make his cries heard. Wiltshire's wife
was at home and rushed to the boys
aid, beating off. the animal with a
broom. The catamount also attacked
the woman, but she dragged the boy
inside her door and closed it, Wilt
shire finally reached home, and the
.infuriated beast sprang on him as
soon as he came near, but he succeed
ed in killing the animal with club.
The catamount was female, and
its savage attack was supposed to be
on, account of the boy approaching
near her cubs. #7
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16

tie boy, accustomed to the society of
a number of sisters and brothers.
The unusual surroundings, however,
did not appear to make much differ
ence on the happy mind of the sturdy
little fellow. He seemed equally at
home with the old and young and
equally contented with urban and
suburban surroundings. Finally, it
was resolved to put the little fellow,
who was startlingly truthful, to the
test, and the grandmother began the
catechism one morning at breakfast
while her grandchild was sampling
the delights of oatmeal and cream.
(which do you like best, Willie, my
dear, living here in the country or
living in the big city, where your
father is?''
II like it here best when am here,
grandma" returned the child, with a
pretty smile. ''but when I am back
home in the city like that best, too"
SWELL" persisted the pleased grand
mother, ''but don't you miss all your
little brothers and sisters and miss
playing with them and with the lit
tie boys and girls next door?
Wouldn't you rather be with them
than with such lot of old women as
you see around here?"
Such a surprised face turned toward
the speaker from the oatmeal bowl,
while the tiny hand that held the
spoon was allowed to drop unheeded
on the table. Then a child's voice
asked, wonderingly:
"Where are the old women, grand
,na0N
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
THE WOODCHUCK,S WAYS.
He Sleeps for Six Months Out of Every
Year, hut Il aLivelyFellows q 50.
u So Nevertheless

The woodchuck sleeps for six
months out cf the twelve. GIVE been
asleep all winter, but now I'm wide
awake and ready to ENJOY the spring
and summer writer in ST.. Nicho-
las fancies him saying, as he comes
to the mouth of, his hole under the
old tree. In the early part of last
autumn, when he was very fat from
his many summer feasts of red clover,
he filled this nest nearly full of leaves,
crawled into the middle of the long
mass and, curling himself up into a
ball, went to ''sleep."
The woodchuck's appetite makes
him the plague of every farmer, and
his queer and interesting ways make
him the delight of every farmers
boy. If we dig him out of his home
in the winter, we shall find what ap-
pears to be football covered with
fur. Let us take him in by the warm
fire in the farmhouse, and soon
will wake up, but in such drows
way as not to be frightened. Befor
long he will roll up and go to slee,