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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
George K. Ksnnan in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, July S.-George
X. Kennan, the we'll known traveller
and writer, has arrived in ST. Peters
burg, after a short stay In Finland.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Eortz-Four Join Church.

WYMORE, Neb., July 8.-As a re-
suit of the union gospel meetings in
this city recently there were forty
four accessions to the church Sun
day.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
John Hoops.
REV. w. HASKELL TO
WED MISS STEPHENS.

An engagement was announced
in Molioe today that will occasion q
ripple OF surprise in tri-city society
circles, the parties mostly concerned
beng Rev Wesley Haskell, pastor of
the Unitarian church. and Miss Ger
trude Stephens, daughter of G. A.
Stephens, vice'president of the Moline
PIoS company. Miss stephens was
sponsor for the city in the street fair
flower parade Two years ago.
She is one of the leading young
women of the city, n favorite So
cially and has considerable talent as
a vocalist She has just returned
after spending the winter in Califor-
mia. Rev. Haskell came to Moline
from Rockford, and expects to return
to the latter city to accept call from
the Unitarian church there. The
wedding will occur in October.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
STOCKMAN
TALKS OF BLACK HAWK.

About forty stockmen from various
parts of the country stopped in this
city last night on their way TO attend
the Shorthorn cattle sale of eDjamin
Whitsitt. of Presumption, which was
held today. Among the number was
j. A. Teei, of Rushville. who is PROB
ably the oldest breeder of Shorthorns
in the state. He is past 20 years
Of age aud lived in this vicinity in the
days of Black Hawk and Keokuk AL
though but a boy at the tins he has
a distinct recollection Of the former
warrior, and after an inspection of
his statue in Spencer square this
morning he had no hesitation in say
ing he failed to see any resem olance
to the original.
Mr. Teel's mother made broad
cloth coat for Black Hawk while he
WAS in captivity. which he afterward
wore on his trip to Washington.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
RIVER GIVES UP DEAD
Body of Ray Johnson, Drowned
Last Winter, Recovered
at HiIlsdale.
BIS EoME WAS IN BYRON, ILL.
One of Two Children Who Per.
ished Six Months
Ago.

Coroner Eckhart left this morning
for Hillsdale in response to a tele-
gram informing him that floater had
been found in Rock river at that
point.
Tee corpse. which was that of a boy
about five years of age, was discov-
cred by ". H. Robinson. Although
it had evidently been in the water
many weeks, IL vas in fair state of
preservation.
There was nothing by which 30 es-
tablish the identity aud at the inquest
q verdict was return ned attributing
death to drowning.
Later Coroner Eckhart telephoned
to points up the river and learned
that two boys were drowned at Byron.
a small town above Dixon, during the
winter and their bodies were not re-
covered.
Remains Identified.
Late this afternoon it was learned
that the remains are those of Ray
John son. of Byron, who was drowned
Uec. Is.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
WILL CHANGE TIME
OF @ CHICAGO TRAIN

Confirmation has been received of
the change of the Q's Chic ago train,
as indicated in Mondays ARGUS. The
train has not been on a paying basis.
and the change of running time will
be made in al attempt to increase the
receipts and possibly to curtail the
expenses. BY the new card. which
goes into effect next Sunday, the
train will leave Chicago at 9:05 n. m,
arriving here about l O'CLOCK. Re-
turning, it will leave this city at 4:l5
p. m, arriving in Chi' ago at $50.
BY this arrangement it is probable
that one OF the two crews now in use
will be done away With.
Railroad men IN this city DO not ex-
pect increased patronage as a result
of the new time, and the taking off of
the train altogether in 4 short time
would not occasion any great sur
prise.
Another change that goes into op-
Grafton Sunday affects the accommo-
dation now run between Sterling aud
Denrock. Hereafter it will run twice
daily to Barstow, making connection
with the morning train from and
the evening train to ST Louis, thus
affordiDg additional facilities for daily
travel to and from the tri-cities. The
Sterling local will also be retained as
at present.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
BIDS ON NEW THEATRE
WORK ARE TOO HIGH.

George III Johnston arrived in the
city this morning from st. Louis
bringing a check for $4,000 to pay
for the new Illinois theatre site on
Second avenue and Sixteenth street,
and he may also close the option on
the 20 feet of ground adjoining on the
east, which he is to put TO good use
as business location.
Mr.. Johnston announces that he is
also prepared to put up the $4,000
bond for the satisfactory completion f
the play house. In fact, he is ready to
go ahead with the building operations
Just as soon as contractors come
down to a reasonable figure In their
prices. He came here from st. Louis
this time to confer with Mr.. Button,
his superintendent of construction,
and to let contracts for some OF the
work.
But" says MIR. Johnston, II find
the figures away too high. II there
is one thing that l will not stand for
it is being held up. l know what
every particle of work and material
that is to go into the theatre is
worth, and therefore no contractor
need expect to get six prices out of
me. 1t is the same story in every
city where put in theatre. The
contractors seem to have an idea
have currency to burn. want to do
business in a businesslike way. lam
willing to pay all for labor and ma
terial that they are worth, but no
more"
William Foley, of Lincoln, Ill, who
is financially interested with Mr..
Johnston, is also in the city.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
white Is ReooverInK.

ii. N. Stone. the directory publish
or, has received word from Chicago TO
the effect that A. White, who was
injured in Peoria, and whose life was
given up by the physicians. who made
a marvellous recovery. and who re-
Gently had relapse and was taken to
Chicago to have an operation per-
formed with scarcely any hope that it
would be successful, is much better.
and the prospects for his complete re-
covery are very good. Mr.. White is
n marvel to the physicians, and the
wonderful case has been heralded all
over the medical world. He has the
greatest record for vitality of any
man Of the present age.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. T. w. Bahnsen went to Peoria
this morning.
r +. PfAff and daughters, Edna and
Cora, are spending a few days in
Chicago.
Warren Roberts, of Chicago. who
built the Woodmen head Office, is in
the citF.
Mayer Rosenfield has moved his
family into his old me on Seventh
avenue.
Miss Marie Bdrney, of Mineral, H.,
has returned home af,er visiting with
her sister. Mrs. G. IL. Norton.
Mrs. Ira Morain. of Rock Rapids.
Iowa, bas returned home after a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bates.
William BuchhoItz and family left
yesterday for an extended visit at Mr..
Buchholtz' former home in Berlin.
Mrs. Elizabeth Arndt, of Quincy,
who has been the guest of her sop,
Peter Gutenberg, returned hone to-
day.
S. F. johnson and j. f. johnson
leave this evening for St. Paul, where
they will be employed during the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOLn Crubaugh and
Mrs. Charles McHugh and daughter
Elizabeth returned this morning from
the north.
Kenneth Frazer. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. q. Frazer. has gone to Aua-
conda, Mont, to spend the summer
with his grandfather.
Mrs. \ +. Newland, of Colorado,
who has been visiting with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. G. NJ. Stonebraker, left for
ST. Louis this morning.
Michael MeEniry. of Lenox, lows,
is spending q few days with his broth
er. Hon. William McEniry, of this
city, and with relativ es in Moline.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Woods and
family leave tomorrow morning for a
10 days' visit north. Mrs Woods and
the children will visit in Wisconsin
and Mr.. Woods will go as far as st
Paul.
Sol c. Erbstein, of Chicago, is IN
this city in connection with an apPli-
cation for parole that has bAen
made IN behalf of q. w Treglown, of
Coal Valley, who is serving term in
the penitentiary.
The Misses Claire and Cora Van
Calder lefC this morning for their old
home at Sycamore, Ill, waere they
will attend the commencement of the
Sycamore high school and visit for
two weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Heath depart
ed yesterday for New York, after
2 weeks visit at the home f Mrs.
Heath's sister. Mrs L Warnecke, and
other relatives in the city. Saturday
they sail for Eaglaud for an extended
visit to Mr.. Hea:h's parents.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
CHARLES FIEBIG ,
WILL A. ROBE.
Tho Grand trunk hallway system

is the picturesque Pan-American
route to Bnfralo;" Muskoka and Ka-
wartha lakes; st. Lawrence river and
rapids; White mountains and Atlantic
sea coast resorts. Commencing June
24 magnificent Pullman vestibule
drawing room sleeping cars will
leave Chicago daily at SOP p. m. for
Portland and Boston via Port Huron,
Toronto aud Montreal.
For tourist publications, etc, apply
to city passenger and ticket agent, 2It
G. ark street, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
PIONEER OF ILLINOIS
Benjamin GobIe, Whose Death
Occurs at TiskilWa, Born
in 1918.
IN THIS COUNTY IN 1929
Has an Interesting History-John
Hoops Dies at the
Hospital.

Benjamin Goble, whose death oc-
CURED at Tiskilwa yesterday, was
probably the earliest living settler in
the northwestern part of Illinois and
one of the very oldest native born Cit
liens of the Prairie state. In fact, he
was born while Illinois was yet ter
ritory. in Wabash county, Oct. II,
1918. Both his grandfathers were
soldiers in the revolutionary war, and
he was the oldest and the last survi-
vor of family of 10 children.
After the close of the second wac
with England Mr.. Goble'5 parents re-
moved to Clay county and after sew
eral removals settled in what is now
Rock Island county in 1929, living
near the present site of Moline. At
the age OF II the young pioneer was
left the head of the family by the
death of his father, and upon him
fell the responsibility of protecting
the other members of the household
through the Black Hawk war. The
few white settlers here barricaded
Fort Armstrong, which was located at
the west P int of the island, and to
this place they fed when danger
threatened.
Takes Up Claim or wild Land
Mr.. Gobls was married Aug. p,
1888, to Miss Barbara Vaudrutf, and
the couple took up claim of wild
land, including part of what is now the
eastern portion of this city and later
kno Sn as the Brooks place. After
several years they removed to Henry
county. selling out there in 1869 and
travelling over the west in a coveI ed
wagon. Upon their return they
again settled in this county 90 the
farm on Big Island now occupied by
their son, Merritt.
In 1882 Mr. Goble retired from ac-
tive life and took up his residence in
Milan. Since the death of his wife,
which occurred q number OF years
ago, he had been making his home
among his children. He was a man
Of remarkable vitality and his health
was good up 10 few months ago.
As an old man he possessed a remark
able memory, and a book entitled
| Pioneer Life in Illinois," which he
| wrote after his retirement, is very
clear and accurate in detail. as well
as filled with anecdotes of much in
| terest.
Eleven children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Goble. Ten survive. They
are: Jesse, Beatrice, Neb Vester,
Oklahoma; Gemenemus, Colorado;
Merit and Ferrell, Milan; NJ s.
Rheusa Wood, Sheffield. H.; Mrs.
Esans, Iowa; Mrs. Barbara Diltz and
Mrs. Heiserodt, Tiskilwa; Mrs. Angie
Cook, Chicago.
The remains arrived at 3 O'Clock
tn S afternoon over the Rock Island
road. The funeral occurred from
the train to Cbippiannock cemetery,
where the interment took place.
John Hoops.
John Hoops, a baker who had been
employed at Ranges bakery on Twer-
ty-irst street, died early this morning
at St Anthony's hospital after au i'll
ness of three weeks with typhoid te-
yer. He was 33 years, Of age and had
been living with his wi !e at 5'3 Twen-
ty-iirst street. Mrs Hoops left today
with the remains for WashipgtoD,
Iowa. where the couDle formetl ly lived
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
AND IT, TOO, EXISTS
ONLY IN THE NAME

The directors of the d., X. L. &
n. w. road today held a meeting at
Davenport for the purpose of merg-
ing the four corporations formed
for condemnation and construction
purposes into one. The corporations
were the Davenport. Rock Island &
Northwestern; Davenport. Clinton &
Eastern; Rock Island & Eastern Illi-
nois and the Moline & Peoria. All
were consolidated under the first
name.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06

'Tisn't safe to be day without DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the house.
Never can tell what moment an acci-
dent is going to happen.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
Sing

You may be sure that they are
happy and when the matrons of
every household that gets its goods
from SHIELDS CASH GRO
Gerry sing the praises of the
fair price grocery selling, you may
be certain as we'll
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
a Terrible ExpIos,on

"Of gasoline stove burned lady
here frightiully, writes N. T. Palmer,
of Kirk man, Iowa. "The best doc
tors couldn't heal the running sore
that followed, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve entirely cured her" Iniallible
for cuts, corns. sores, boils, bruises,
skin diseases and piles. 25 cents at
Hartz & Ullemeyer's.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
raise rretenses AIIeEed.

w. III. Bonner was arrested today,
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses The allegation against
him is to the effect that he collected
81. falsely representing himself as q
sewing machine agent. He is having
n hearing this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
Dissolution Notice

Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Fiebig & Robb has dissolved by
mutual consent. Mr.. Fiebig will con-
tinue his business at the old stand.
1917 Third avenue. and Mr.. Robb.
who will receipt for all accounts and
pay all debts of the old firm, will re-
move the electrical business TO No. liz
Seventeenth street.
CHARLES FIEBIG,
lVuV A Rom
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
Notloe to worl<m,n.

Our Mississippi river improvement
fleet has arrived from the south and
will operate in this vicinity the bal
ance of the season. We are operating
the quarries at White Sulphur and
Buffalo. Ia, and want men for river
work and men and teams for quarry
work. Apply to
II. CROSBY. Buffalo, Ia
FETTER & CROSBY, Muscatine, La.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-06
Low Rates to Buffalo Exposition

via the Nickel Plate road. Three
through trains dai y, with vestibuled
sleeping cars and excellent dining car
service, meals being served on the
Amer ican club meals plan, ranging in
price from 35 to 81. Chicago depot
Van Buren, street and Pacific avenue,
on the elevated loop.
Write John Y. Callahan, general
agent. Ill Adams street, Chicago. for
full Information and beautifully illus
trated descriptive folder of the expo
sition buildings and grounds.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-11
HEIGHTS!
ATTRACTIONS OFFERED TO HOME SEEKERS.
Water.

Water will be supplied at the rate Of
SIS per year for each lot, from our Pacific
Heights Water System. This Is less
than city rates.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-11
Location.

They are located on high ground at an
elevation Of from 200 to 500 feet, atfording
unsurpassed scenic and marine views.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-21
First of Revolver Experts.

"Wild Bill" Hickok was the first
frontiersman who recognized the i'm
portance of proficiency in the use of the
six shooter. says E. c. Little in Every
body's Magazine. This was the real
secret of his supremacy. He was an UNI
erring marksman land shot as accurately
under fire as when firing at a mark, APP
parently taking 10 aim.
Probably NJ man ever equaled him in
the lightning-like rapidity with which
he could draw weapon in time OF
emergency. and in the thorough self-ros'
session that made it possible for hin,
to take advantage of every opportunity
in savage conflict. He had standing
order to his deputies that they Shout
not rush in on him in any of his ARRAYS
and especially should not come quickly
up n mis- rear.
BY forgetting this, Williams met hi:
death, Hickok taking him for an enemy
and firing so rapidly that it left no op
portunity for recognition. He readily
kille.l the wild goose across the Smok!
hill with his revolver. Riding at HI;
horses highest speed he fired shot afte
shot into a tin can or hitching post |
few rods distant. Standing at one tele
graph pole he would swing rapidly OIL
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-21
fit, there should be no objection to a

fit, there should be no objection to
little reciprocity in the premises.
The main trouble with the former
wolf bounty laws has been the reluc-
lance to give them a fair trial. AS
soon as an enactment has begun to
demonstrate it's efficiency by producing
a large crop Of wild animal scalps, an
ill-advised and successful effort has been
made to replace it with a law that did
not operate so wei. and the pest has
been allowed to recuperate from the war
that had previously been made upon it.
After killing off few thousand head of
the enemy, truce of three or four
years was proclaimed, and the results
has been a temporary check to the null
sance instead of it's practical annihila-
ton. The experience gained from former
efforts at wolf bounty legislation should
convince Montana lawmakers that a
measure which secures the destruction
of large number of wild animals should
be kept in force until it fails to pro-
duce such good results. The present
law is doing quite well, and when it
ceases to deolete the ranks of the wolf
and coyote family it will be time to talk
about law that will do better work.
Benton River Press.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-21
WHAT TILLMANISM MEANS.
Congressman Curtis Defines It as Peg
ging Along With the Same
Old Mule


Representative Curtis of Kansas, has
taken keen interest in the fight in South
Carolina between McLaurin and Tillman.
To-day h said:
''Tillmanism means just what he as
serts-back to the days Of the old Gen.
tury No industrial expansion, no in
dustrial increase of wealth: no advance
ment in principles. political, industrial
or otherwise: nothing new: same old
story, nothing new. Just peg along with
the old mule: pillow the corn, pick the
cotton; stand still and let the rest of the
people get rich. and the rest of the coun-
try expand, build up and grow wealthy.
tits a good thing that such senti-
ments do not rule in the United States
outside of his section. If they did. we
would not need to import into the state
of Kansas 10000 men to help the thou
sands already there harvest the wheat
crop this year. which Is the largest we
ever had. According to Tillmanism. this
is all wrong. We must not advance. We
should remain in the buffalo and prairie
dog stage forever.
"McLaurin is a brave man. He Is also
bright man. A man has got to be
both to dvance such ideas as he ex-
presses in the rock-ribbed democratic
section in which he lives. They already
says he will be defeated. New ideas and
principles don't digest we'll there. hope
he comes back to the senate. He has
shaken up the dry bones and scattered
the dust and mold Of steel-bound con-
servatism in a way that mas not ben
witnessed in the south since the war.
He wins admiration for the courage of
his convictions, at least"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-21
HARD WORK DID 1T.

ENCOURAGEMENT is made that
"a preparations have been COM
pleted for building a railroad up
The Ruby valley to the mouth of Alder
Gulch. The line will open up section
of mining country of no small impor-
tance to the people of the state and Will
afford opportunities for wealthgetting to
numbers of mine owners who have wait
ed long and anxiously for the construe-
ton of a railroad that would enable
them to move their ore to smelters With
out the great expense entailed in freight
Ing the product of the mines. Residents
of Montana who have a share of the Old
pioneers fondness for the famous camp
of Alder Gulch will be glad to learn that
the road is soon to be constructed.
The fact that a railroad will finally
reach the mines near Virginia City is
greatly to the credit of the enterprls'
ing people of Madison county, who have
labored hard and long secure means
of transportation for the ores taken from
the hills surrounding the town. The
newspapers of Madison county have hae
no small. share in the work of keeping
the need of the mining community con
stantly before the people most interested
in the project. The line of road t.
Alder Gulch will be, when completed
substantial evidence of the enthusiastic
work done by the people of Madison
ecuptv RI nron1ota the interests of thu
community.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-21
The Third
Party
Is Wobbly
Its Pins.

ing Tom OF Georgia to place BryaA
the democratic platform. platform of the
third party padded with the issues hher
to regarded the mainstay of popusm and depended
solid upon which their candidates
stood The public ownership clause is of the principal
panks platform is mentioned of all and,
following this declaration in favor of the initiative
and referendum
before world principles of Then,
sringng along in the of the procession of wobby
issues the financial plank This particular splinter
party platform is the peculiar of all the
the crude the little gathering of polti
clans City knocked together.
financial plank platform constructed after the
model followed by third party should be of
primary Importance. By all the accepted of
sm the heaviest artillery of the should be directed
toward the money effort made spike the
Of ringing declaration in favor of cheap
money plenty is evident that the third party
listened to counseers who forgetul of the duties
well regulated body of reorers owed the The
platform declares for form of which shall be
full legal tender issued by the general government in su
business purposes, volume Of
fered proportion to the population"
This declaration the currency being
meaningless than anything the socalled REFORM
have been able to grind during recent It
declares, nferenay least that the population
country in the demand circulating
medium This idea of of the fundamental
cipes of the question is survivor of the
of 1896 when Bryan sowed his political belief broad
among followers of his running mate Watson.
The members of the popus grabbed eagerly for
bait held and the third party
poraed in its platform financial plank supposed be
built the Bryan used in fashonng his
political creed The declaration in the third platform
which demands circulation medium, proportionate
the population of the country might changed
appeal for that would keep with
annual rain fall. 1t will be plain are
familiar with the history of political
new third party is very wobby on its pins.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-21
Montana's Wolf Bounty.

The wolf bounty fund is supplied with
revenue by a special levy upon all cat
tie, sheep and horses returned for taxa
ton in. Montana-the total value Of this
class of property last year being about
So, 900. The only other contribution
to the fund is an aDportionment of five
per cent of the license collections. the
revenue from this source last year be-
ing about $4,000. Some of the coun>
ties which furnish a considerable amount
of license money. and whose live stock
interests are comparatively small, are
not very we'll satisfied with this ar
rangement, but as the live stock coun-
ties contribute to certain state funds
from which they get scarcely any bene-