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Douglas Island news., 1900-12-05
APPLICATION.

Land Office, Sitka, Alaska, Sept. 15, 1900.
 The Victoria Cross Fishing and Mining. Co.,, a corporation, of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, assignee of William R. Hess, being entitled to the bene.c fits of Section 2SO6 of the revised Statutes ot the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the war of the Rebellion, do hereby apply to enter the following:
 Commencing at Q stone marked Cor. No. l. situate on the shore of Tongass Narrows at the mouth and on the left bank of ketchIkan creek from which U. s. I. NJ. bears N, 49o 10 w., 115 chains distant; thence N. 7o w. 151 chains to stone marked Cor. No. 2; thence s. SS @ W. 1.14 chains to stone marked Cor. No: s, situate on left bank of Ketchikan creek; thence along ordinary high water mark of Ketchikan creek and Tongass Narrows $, 18o 30 E., IS chains; S. soc 30 E. 1.24 chains to the point of beginning, being Alaska Non Mineral Survey No. 151.
 Magnetic Variation 2S O5 E.. containing .12 of an acre, as additional to his original homestead on the West 1a of Sw1I Sec. l, T. 2B \. R.5 w., which he entered April 8, 1872, per Homestead No. 402S, at the Ironton, Mo. u. ;. Land Office - VICTORIA GROSS FISHING & MINING co. By L. s. Schoenfeld, Sec'y.
 First publication. Oct. 24 l9OO
 Last publication, Dec. 26 1900.
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-05
WRANGEL NEWS.

The sawmilI has shut down for three months during which time the mill will undergo a thorough overhauling for the coming season.
 PC. Jensen has added another story also a new roof on the Skookum build ing on his Front street property.
 Mrs. E. H. Turner and daughter, Mrs. J. E. Worden, returned on the steamer Topeka after spending the summer on Puget Sound.
 What do you think of this for winter? Six inches of snow and thermometers at freezing,
 MT. A. T. Bennett, the head sawyer of the Wilson 6 Sylvester saw mill, has gone to Fairhaven to join his wife where she went some three months, ago.
 The young people of the town are en. toying the weather and snow by coast 1 ing on Government square.
 Miss Ehrhart is nursing a sprained wrist from the effects of skating, but it does not keep her from her duties as postmistress.
 J. F. Collins has just finished his new play house, the Lyceum, and it is one of tbe finest and cosiest theatres north of Seattle
 . On Monday evening the steamer Amur made our port and landed car go of dried salmon for the Northwest mounted police, to be used as dog feed.
 Mir. o. Hastings has resigned as in- spector of customs and has gone to the Sound to join his wife and family. He also has the good will of every person in Wrangel to take along with him.
 Mir. Fred Patchin is now connected with the Reid & Sylvester store, where his many friends go for their muck, a-muck now.
 There will be public Christmas tree at the Lyceum on Christmas Eve and ! it is expected that every child under ! I6 years old in Wrangel will receive Q gift, as something over one hundred and thirty dollars has already been donated by the citizens for the occa sion, and on Thursday evening the Wrangel Dramatic company will give the performance "Who is Who" as 2 benefit for the same, at the Lyceum.
 On Thursday, Dec. 27th, the Wrange Dramatic company will play "Down by the Sea" at the Lyceum. The follow ing is the cast of characters; John Gale .......... Fred Patchir r Mrs. John Gale. Mrs. Fred Patchir Capt. Danderline. MT. H. Campbell September Gale. Geo. McCullocl
 March Gale. ,......... Ed. K. Turne 5 Kittie Gale ........ Mrs. B. F. Kible 2 Kate Raymond. Miss c. M. Ehrhar MT. Raymond ........P Prof. V. Hol Il JACK.
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-05

wANTED-ACTIyE MAN OF GOOD CHAR acter to deliver and collect in Alaska for old established manufacturing wholesale house. $500 year, sure pay. Honesty more than experience required. Our reference, any bank in any city. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Manufacturers, Third Floor, SS4 Dearborn St., Chicago. S-l7
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-05

A reduction in the price of shirt waists-silk ones-from 812.5Oand S8.50 to s4.75 has been made by s. Blum & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09

J. h BURKPART, NJ.
MRS. HADA n. BUREHART, n. o
DIS. BURKHART & BURKHART,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
RURAL DELIVERY BY BOAT.
Scheme to Establish Marine Postal
Route on Inland Lakes.

| OconomowOc, Wis, Is to have q ma
rine rural postal route if the plans of
Postmaster Jones are approved by the
postoffice department, and of this there
| Is little doubt, says the Chicago Trib-
une. The project contemplates the de-
livery of mail to all the cottagers about
the chain of lakes. covering upward Of
so, miles of territory. the delivery to be
made by fast steamers.
Such a thing has not been possible
heretofore because there has been no
connection between OconOmOwoc lake
and Lake Fowler and Lac La Belle.
Last year, however. there was incorpo-
rated under the laws of Wisconsin the
Oconomowoc Waterways association,
which has for its object the extending
of marine facilities through the big
chain of lakes and the general i'm
provement of the resort. The assOcia-
ton is now dredging channel from
Oconomowoc lake to Fowler lake.
Most of the residences Of Chicago and
st. Louis people are located on Lac La
Belle and Fowler lake. as is the city
of OconomowOc itself, and Oconomo-
wOcl Jake is over mile from the town
limits.
Lac La Belle Is considerably lower
than Fowler, the water of the latter
running into the former over a dam.
Between the two lakes there will be
constructed Il marine railway which
will transfer lake craft of all kinds
from one lake TO the other. The chan
mel being completed. the boats may
pass from Lac La Belle up into Fowler,
thence through the channel into Oco-
nomowoc lake. passing under the
tracks of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
St Paul railway. BY dredging the
OconomOwOc river access may be had
to Okauchee lake and thence TO North
lake, affOrding a wide range for boats.
y map Of the entire section has been
prepared by Postmaster Jones and sent
to Washington He proposes to cover
the shores of the different lakes, reach
ing all farmhouses and summer cot
tages. s. s. Barney. congressman Of
this district, has been interested in the
project. The work is now going on
night and day. and it is hoped that the
channel will be completed by August.
The earth which is being thrown out of
the channel will he leveled and formed
into n boulevard. Grass plots and
shade trees will adorn its entire length.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09

nese government has been gravely re-
sponsible.
Another thing 1 wish to emphasize"
continued Mr.. de Bavier. is that Rus
STA controls the whole situation. The
international politics of the present
crisis in China is complex question,
but you sift it down and you will
find that Russia has the whole civilized
world at her mercy and is at the pres
ent time no doubt laughing in her
sleeve. Why: Well, here Is the case
in a nutshell:
Russia has $1,000 or 10000 men at
the present time between Port Arthur
and Manchuria. She is the only ma
ton capable of going on at an instant's
notice and protecting her interests. l
tell you that if this trouble increases
the whole civilized world will be on its
knees to Russia, begging the Slav to
protect it's interests. Suppose the ma
tons do object TO Russian interference
in China. Other European nations can
talk, but Russia is in a position to act,
and, what is more. she knows il. She
viii act if necessary without interior
ence too. France would stand by Rus
STA. Germany is too afraid of
FrancO-Russian alliance TO act. while
England is in no position TO interfere.
What do a few hundred men in Hong
kong amount to? 1t lies with Russia
or Japan, and no nation will ask ia
pans assistance. / think the ministers
Of foreign legations will not be muir
dered. because the dowager empress
will shelter them in her palace if neces-
sary. do not know about the mission
aries. 1 do not think she will shelter
them. She does not love the foreign
ministers, but she fears the power
back of them.
I'm conclusion, l may say that the
Cinnamon are honorable business men
and are delightful people to trade with.
To speak plainly, our commercial in
terests would have been better without
the missionaries, because they have
too much with the govern
ment and incensed natives against out
siders." Mr.. de Bavier is native Of
Switzerland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09

At one of the regattas of the Nation
al Association of American Oarsmen
during the early nineties James Pilker-
ton, for many years the champion soul
Ter of America, was matched to row
double against another team. He and
his mate were the champions, and the
general belief was that they would win
without effort. But the night before
the regatta public opinion suddenly
and mysteriously changed. Mr.. Pill
kerton knew that this was not caused
by any new development of strength
in his opponent or any loss of skill on
his own part. After making some quiet
inquiries he discovered that there was
talk of his rowing mate having been
bought up by the other side and of an
arrangement to throw the race.
He didn't say anything about his sus-
picions, but when the two men were
seated in the shell and were well out
into the deep water he leaned over to
his mate and said:
Look her, you blooming cutthroat!
You've got to swim, drown or win this
raceI You know me-" He won.-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
Masters Sale.
Sweeney & walker. Attorneys

State of Illinois, 90
Rock Island County. -
In the Circuit. Court in Chancery. Partition.
General No 47l7.
Jacob Wolf Eliza Wolf, Henrietta Lowe,
Charles Wolf. Lena Wolf. Philip Wolf. Theo-
dore Wolf Mary Wolf. Lena DurIing, Charles
Durling and George kadle Katherine
Tretchler and George Tretchler.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue OF
decree OF said Court, entered in the above en-
titled cause, on the Twenty-first day of
June, A. D.. 1900, 1 shall. on Saturday, the
Fourth day of August, A. d. 1900. at the hour of
two o clock in the afternoon at the east door of
the Court House. in the City of Rock Island in
said county of Rock Island, as directed Dy said
decree sell at public auction to the highest and
best bidder that certain parcel OF land
State of Illinois, known and described as fol-
lows. to-wit:
The West half % of the North East quarter
of Section number Twenty-Five (22) in Town
ship numoer Sixteen G6). n orth Range number
-Four "a West Of the Fourth Principal Me-
ridian.
Terms OF Sale:-The above described pre-
mi es will be sold for at least one third Cd in
cash on the day of sale and the balance in one
and two years secured by note and mortgage
upon the premises sold with six per cent an
nual interest.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois this 3rd day
of July, A D., 1900
ELwIN z PARMESTER
Master in Chancery. Rock Island County, Ill
SWEENEY S WALKER, Complainsnts' Solicit
tors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
Long Range Photography.

Captain Gentili, an Italian officer
who has been experimenting in long
distance photography, has discovered
a means of taking photographs at
distance Of many miles. says the Lon
don Daily Mail By this means it has
been possible 10 photograph fortresses
from a distance of IL miles and masses
OF troops at q distance of 10 miles.
Captain Gentfli's invention is likely to
become OF considerable importance
from a military point of view.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
Watch SPRINGS.

The watch carried by the average
man is composed of 9S pieces, and it's
manufacture embraces more than 1000
distinct and separate operations.
Hairspring wire weighs one-twen-
tieth of n grain to the inch. One mile
of wire weighs less than half pound.
The balance gives five vibrations
every second, 300 every minute, $4,000
every hour. 432, 900 every day and 49,
6SO.OOO every year.
The value of springs when finished
and placed in watches is enormous in
proportion 10 the material from which
they are made. \ ton of steel made
up into hairsprings when in watches
is worth more than 1919 times the
value of the same weight in pure
gold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
WOMEN AS FARMHANDS.
Club Formed of Kansas Maidens to
Save the Wheat Crop.


Word has reached Topeka from Ellis
county that a club composed entirely
OF young women has been organized
there to assist the farmers of that sec
ton Of the state to save their wheat
crops, says the New York Times.
Ellis at this time of year is practical
" solid wheatfield. Although thou
sands of harvest hands have been i'm
ported into Kansas this year. there is
dearth of them in the northwestern
part of the state, and the farmers there
are in a state OF semipanic over the
prospects of losing part of their crop.
The situation became so serious that a
meeting of young women was called to
discuss IL. A Club was formed. and il
was voted unanimously that the men,
bers should go out in the wheatfields
and assist in saving the crop. They
will receive regular mems wages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
Executors Notice.
I Mica c. Bowen, deceased.

Estate of Mica G. Bowen, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed ex-
ecutresses of the last VIII and testament of
Nina G. Bowen, late of the county of Rock ISL
and. state of Illinois deceased, hereby give
notice that they VIII appear before the county
court OF Rock Island county, at the county
court room, In the city of Rock Isl
and, at the August term, on the first Mon
day In August next, At which time ali 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 70 said estate are re-
cuested 10 make Immediate payment 20 the
undersigned.
Dated this 4th day of June, A. D. 1900.
ELIZA J. SNYDER,
Ida NJ bower
Executresses
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
DR. 8. H. MILLER
veterinary Surgeon and Dsn,lu,.

All disc ases of horses and cattle treated on
approyed principles. Surgical operations per.
formed In q scientific manner. Dogs treated
All calls promptly attended 30 Residence,
ana innrmary, 1oi5-Isf7 Fourth avenue
(Mauckers stable), opposite No IRE house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
Executors Notice.
Estate of Frederick Rix, dece ased


The undersigned having peen appointed
executor of the last VIII and tesla
ment of Frederick Rix. late of the
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that he will
appear before the county court of Rock
Island county, at the county court room, In
the city OF Rock Island at the September term,
the first Monday in September next, at
which time all persons having claims ag aInst
said estate are notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose OF having the same ad-
justed-
All persons Indebted TO said estate are
requested 70 make immediate payment TO
the undersigned
Dated this 29tn day of June. A. D. 400
A. h LIpDERs Executor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
silva AND DEW.
The Fearful Devil of the HindOos
and HIS Principal Wife.

The Fearful Devil of the HindOos
and HIS Principal Wife.
silva is both typical Of destruction
and of reproduction But the latter at
tribute was doubtless a later addition
TO the sum of his qualities. The orig
inal conception of this deity was that
of a power delighting in destruction,
in the achievement of physical evil and
wrong and in hurting death and deyas-
tation upon the people and their land.
He is represented in the sacred books
of the HindOos as 1.-The terrible destroy
err" 1.-The one who delights in the de-
struction of men" But in all this there
is no whisper as yet of any moral quail
tiles of evil. The conception is entirely
one of physical power, used with the
utmost malevolence and injustice
against men,
Along with his principal wife, who
is variously called Dew, Durga, Una
and Kali, he is portrayed as the incar-
nation of physical evil, wrong, in1us-
tice or misfortune. In the 'Puranas"
silva is described as wandering about
surrounded by ghosts and COLLINS, in
ebriated, naked and with disheyeled
hair, covered with the ashes of a fu-
neral pile, ornamented with human
skulls and bones, sometimes laughing
and sometimes crying. Dew, his con-
sort, is represented with hideous and
a terrible countenance streaming with
blood, encircled with snakes, hung
round with skulls and human heads
and in all respects resembling a fury
rather than a goddess. The only pleas
ure which silva and Devi feel is when
their affairs are drenched with blood,
which, of course, could not be shed
without the destruction of some form
of nfe.-Westminster Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
DR. CORA EMERY REED.
homeopathic Physician.

Special attention 20 diseases of women AND
children, also diseases of eye, ear, Eose Gno
throAt once hours-q30 to 12 q. m, 70
%. al Sixteenth street, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
DIR. H. EMMETT STEEN,

DIX. II. EMNEI DIEENI
Davenport Iowa
Specialist and expert In the treatment OIL
nervous, private and ali chronic diseases OF
men and women
Harrison and Second streets, opposite new
Boston store,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09

Phone 4 on 1867. Once, 8z6 Twentieth
street. once hours: 10 TO IL .. M; 10 and
to 8 p. M Sunday, $50 70 $50 .. M; i:so 70
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
Physicians.

once TremAnn block. once hours 70 Il
O. M, I to 5 and TO p m Phone No. 4Oo2
Rock leland, Ill. Night calls answered from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-09
C. T. FOSTER, N d.
PnyIicisn and Surgeon.

Omce between Third and Fourth avenues on
Twentieth street.. once hours: 20 II O. NJ
Rto4p N and to9p. N Night cAlls from
once Phone 1854
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-08
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs. A. S. Champion, of Joplin
Mo-, is in the city.
Hon. j. w. Simonson, of Port
Byron, was in the city today.
Thomas Corns. Of Trimella. Iowa
was Rock Island visitor today.
Miss Josephine Woodin has gone
for a visit at Peoria and Champaign.
Hon. E. W. Hurst went to Chicago
today on matters relating to state
politics.
Miss Selma Godskesen, from Gin
ton, Iowa, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
B. j. Staubach.
Henry Moeller. of Edgington, who
has been visiting in the city, returned
home yesterday.
S. S. Davis has moved his family
from Twenty-third street to the Wey-
erhauser mansion on Tenth avenue.
The Augustana Business College
Alumni association will hold it's an
nual banquet the evening of June 81
in the college gymnasium.
Hon. William McEniry went to Chi
cago today in response to an invita-
ton to attend a conference with
prominent democratic leaders with
reference to state politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-08
INTEREST IN THE CENSUS.
Is Shown In an Inaccurscy to q Com
pleted Precinct.

Is Shown In an Inaccuracy to q Com
pleted Precinct.
The attention of THE ARGUS was
called today to the fact that certain
section of Twenty-first street had not
been visited by the census enumera-
tor. and fearing that the distric t
might be included in the precinct of
the Fifth ward already reported as
completed, the people who fear they
have been omitted desire this refer
ence to the matter. The explanation
of the circumstance, however, is de-
veloped in the fact that the first precinct
is the one completed instead of the sec
ond. The fact that attention has been
called to the inaccuracy so promptly,
is nevertheless gratifying to THE AR
GUS. for it indicates the interest that
has been awakened in the enumera-
ton, and that no one wants to be
missed. This is right. If there is
anyone in the completed first pre-
cinct in the Fifth, in which Mr.. ia
cobs has made such a record for expe-
ditious work. who has been passed,
THE ARGUS is sure the enumerator
will be glad to be apprised of the fact.
anu "ullc Iuls Is Up, Iuc opportunity
is taken by THE ARGUS to state that
as fast as enumerators report their
work completed, if any who may not
have received a cali from the CEN
sus taker will make the fact known to
THE ARGUS it will undertake to d.
rect the attention of the proper Off
cial to the fact.
The matter of the absence from the
city of one family from the
First precinct in the Fourth
ward during the taking of
of the census was brought to the at
tention of THE ARGUS today and
through this directions were given by
which the information will reach the
in the district where
the family residess- People gem
orally whose neighbors to their
through absence from town
or otherwise may be overlooked, owe
it to their city to report such fact to
the census enumeration in that local
ity. and failing to find such official
The ARGUS will always be ready to
its Efforts to the end that
none may be omitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-08
TRIBUTES.
To BE Paid to Departed Knights
BY St. Paul
Lodge.
SUNDAY A MEMORIAL DAY.
Floral and Patriotic Emblems
to Be Placed On
Graves.

Sunday will be Pythian memoria
day, which occasion will be fittingly
observed by the Knights of Pythias Of
Rock Island. st. Paul lodge. 10Y. has
arranged to pay tribute to the mem
DRY of departed knights by placing on
the graves of each a beautiful floral
design of the orders emblematic tri-
angle, supported by small Ameri-
can flag. On the corners of the tri-
angle are the three letters F. c. and
B., standing for the familiar motto OF
the order.
Not only the graves of Pythians in
Chippiannock will be visited and
decorated. but those of brother men,
bers of St. Paul lodge elsewhere will
receive attention. Tribute will thus
be paid to the following departed
knights:
The Honored Dead.
At Chippiannock-J. T. Dixon. T.
S. Silyis, J. w. Potter. Morris Rosen-
field. H. c. cleveland, August Hues-
sing. c. j. Long, William Stewart and
Sir Knight Lew. of Chicago. who met
death and was buried here by the local
lodge.
At Calvary-M. H. Higgins.
At Cordova-James V. Bailey.
At Port Byron-C. P. Albrecht.
At Dixon-George Reed.
At Chicago-Dr. w. P. Alexander.
st. Paul Lodge Omcers.
Officers for the ensuing term were
elected as follows last night by St.
Paul lodge, Knights of Pythias:
G. CO. W. Ward.
V. C.-James Darnell.
Prelate-Wiiliam Wins.
M. Of VS.. R. Wright.
M. of Al. j. Staassen.
i. GA. Anderson.
q. William Cox.