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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
WHITE GIRL WEBS NEGRO:
CLAIM THEY LIVE HERE

Walter McVay (colored) and Miss
Maggie Miller, white woman. both
giving Rock Island as their place OF
residence, were united in marriage at
1890 this morning in the office OF
Justice o 4 Cramer. that official
performing the ceremony.
The Justice was for a moment
Jumped when the couple presented
them selves before him and asked him
20 tie the knot, and before doing so
he telephoned County Clerk Hubbard
70 satisfy himself whether there was
any provision in the statutes against
miscegenation. The county clerk
looked up the Illinois Law aud
replied that he could fad no legal OBJ
lection to it. And so they were mar
ried.
McVay is a barber, and % years OF
age. He was born in Macon City,
Mo. The bride is aged 20 and was
born in Salina, Kas. she is a blonde
and good looking. The groom is a
neat dresser and dapper appearing
fellow.
The modern Othello led his Des-
demona to Fourth avenue street
car and they started for the west end
of town on their wedding trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
RAILROAD COMMITTEES
ARE TO MEET TONIGHT

The joint meeting of the railroad
committees of the Rock Island Club,
Retail Merchants association and city
council is called for s o'clock prompt
this evening at the club house on Six
teenth street. The attendance of
every committeeman is urged. as a
plan of action is to be INFLATED in
order that the purposes for which the
committees are appointed can be car
ried out while there is possibility of
attaining good results. The commit
tees are:
Rock Island Club. S. McCabe,
+. G. Denkmann. l.. Simon.
Retail Merchants Association-G
M. Loosely, w. G. Msucker, Z. t.
Myers.
City Council-Mayor William Nc
Conochie. Mayor-elect b. f. Knox and
Aids. F. + Andrews and a. G. An
derson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
BLUFF WATERWORKS
Pumping Station Now Almost in
Readiness for the Off
cial Test.
HOW THE FLANr WILL OPERATE
Work of Laying Drain Pipe to
Storage Basin is Nearly
Completed.

The pumping station at the reser-
voir, which will furnish the bluff dis
trict of the city with water, is now
practically completed and the official
test will probably be made Saturday.
The plant has been run from time to
time during the past week by Davis
company. which is installing it, and
nearly all minor imperfections reme-
died
The pump house, which has been
partially described in these columns
heretofore. Is located east of Twenty
second street at the northwest corner
of the storage basin. 1t is single
story brick building, 36x30 feet in
ground area and has an attic and
basement 1t is very nicely finished
inside and furnished with all conven-
fences for the comforS of those in
charge.
The Pump.
The pump sets on solid concrete
foundation on the west side of the
room and there is room on the east
side for another pump and motor of
the same size If il ever becomes neces-
sary to install them. The weight Of
the pump is 20 tons. IL is a three
valve affair and Is supplied with a IL
inch pipe. 1t is provided with a
pressure valve which can be set so as
to give any desired pressure. When
the figure at which it is set is exceed
ed the surplus water is run out of
the mains into the sewer. This will
be made use Of in case of fire. The
Sc ST
plying the stand pipe on Thirtieth
street and when 1t is full valve at
the latter place acts automatically,
closing the main at the base TIL the
pressure is lowered In case the pres
sure is increased in the mains the
valve also closes and no water enters
the stand pipe. The pump will handle
2 600, 900 gallons daily. When the
stand pipe Is full the pressure is
about 10 pounds per square inch but
it can be increased to l25 pounds.
The Motor.
The motor is about 75-horse power
alternating current affair IN ede by the
Westinghouse company. The wires
| which supply it enter the building
| through the attic and connect with Il
current reducer in the southwest cor
ner of the room. By this apparatus
the pressure is red from a 1000
voltage to one of 400, at which the
motor runs. Connection with the
controlling switch board is made
through switches at the ceiling Uper-
ated by means of ropes. This leaves
it impossible for anyone to come in
contact with a charged wire when the
plant is at rest. A pressure Indicator
tells Just how high the water is in the
standpipe. and an automatic register
run by clockwork traces the same in
red ink on dial. These dials are re-
placed every day and may be referred
to if any dispute arises over the pres
| sure in case of fire.
The work of laying 12-inch sewer
pipe to drain the storage basin, which
has been going on for months and
which is now pros eeding at a depth of
% feet, will be completed in about a
week, as there are only about thirty
feet more to lay. The mud in the
lower part of the ditch has to be
dipped up in buckets operated by
means of ropes. The water has been
drained Fl m the south filter basin to
facilitate operations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
MRS. 3. II. KIM BALL DEAD:
SETTLEDiHERE IN 1856.

Mrs. Betsy S. Klmball, wife of Ben
jamin II. Kim bali, died of lung fever
ut 3 a. m. today at her home, $40
Twelfth street. Her m'.iden name
was Betsy Reynolds. and The was born
in Septem Der, 1918. at Berlin, Yer
mont. She was married to Mr.. Kim
ball in 1871 at Montpelier. The cou-
pie lived aG Woodstock II years and
IN New York City three years, coming
to this city in 1856, ana living here
ever since. Their union was blessed
with one daughter Mamie, who
was drowned in Book river in
1861. Mrs. Kimbag was Away $
in good health up TO last win
ter. Then she had a severe at
tack of the grip and Ter system was
90 weakened that shq fell ready vic
tim TO the disease WI ch caused her
demise.
She was an ardent christian, having
identified herself will the Presbyter-
ian church 81 years s. 20 IN Montpelier,
and at the time of he death being 4
member of the Central Presbyterian
church of this city. Besides her hus-
band she is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. NJ. w. Wood, OF Woodstock, and
Mrs II L Stimson. of Geneseo. The
funeral will take place from the home
at 2 o'clock tomorrow, with interment
at Chippiannock.
Mrs. Emily Rarton died at her
home, 937 Twenty-frst street, at
1915 last night OF the infirmities of
age. She was So years of age and the
mother of the late Mrs. Martin Huth-
maker. The funeral, which will be
private, will be held from the home
at 10 tomorrow morning.
Charles D., the l7-months s. old son of
Mr. and Mrs Frank d. Taylor. died
this morning at the home. 713 TWEEN
tythird street. He had been i'll only
a few days death being due to bron-
chitis, which followed an attack OF
the measles. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy of the COM
munity in their severe afilictiCn. Pri-
vate funeral services will be held at 3
p IN tomorrow at the residence
The remains Of Margaret Cecilia
Saunders, who died Monday, were
shipped to Rapids City this morning.
where the funeral was held at 10
o'clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
Fin est MausoIeum In Iowa.

Work was begun yesterday at Dav-
EXPORT on what will be the finest
mausoleum in the state of Iowa. 1t
is to be'built by William Ziegler, the
millionaire New Yorker. who is back
ing the Baldwin polar expedition.
MIR. Ziegler's parents and stepsisters
live in Davenport, and he recently
bought them one of the finest houses
in the city, and now proposes to erect
for them a mausoleum in Oakdale
cemetery nearly equaIin magniicence
to the SIS. 600 structure he has built
for himself in Woodlawn cemetery,
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
MAY CAUSE HIS DEATH
John Wymer. a Boy, Loses Both
Legs in Rock Island
Railroad Yards.
FALLS UNDER A FREIGHT TRAIN
He Had Started Out With Two
Companions to See
the World.

A deplorable accident which may
cause the death of John Wymer. 10
year old Davenport boy, who lives
with his parents at Sl7 LIE Claire
street, occurred in the Rock ISLAND
yards at Forty-fourth street in this
city at 3:45 this morning.
Wymer, in company with Carl Mil
Ter aud Charlie Larkin, two other
Davenport boys of about bis own
age. left that city last night about 9
O'Clock to go to Chicago and see Bit
of the world At Moline Larkin con-
cIuded he had gone far enough. and
being unable to persuade the other
boys to go back with him, he left
them ABOUT midnight and walked
h ONE.
Were RstdrnIng Home.
Wymer and Miller remained a cou =
pie of hours in Moline and then start
ed after their companion. At Forty
fourth street they were overtaken by
freight train No 80. in charge of Con-
ductor McCose and Engineer Goodall,
aud attempted to board it for ride.
Miller got aboard. bat jumped Off,
shouting 10 his companion that it was
going too fast and that he had better
not try to make. Wymer, however,
made the attempt and his legs swung
over the rails and were caught by the
wheels. The right one was taken off
at the knee and the left one crushed
from the ankle down.
Miller dragged the injured lad of
the rails and ran for help. With some
difficulty he aroused citizens in the
neigh borhood and telephone call was
sent in for the ambulance. Wymer
WAS taken to St Anthony's hospital,
where Drs Saia and Hall dressed his
injuries. An auputatiou will be per
formed if he survives the shock and
loss of blood
Money In His Shoe.
Wymer has been employed at the
Bettendorf Axel company's shops and
yesterday he was paid off. When the
accident occurred he had some paper
money in one of his shoes. A 81 bill
was found on the ground and another,
saturated with blood, was found in
the remnants of his right shoe. Mil
ler's parents live in Arkansas. He
works at the Kimb ball house and
b ards at Wymers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
o,d soldiers Experience.

81. NJ Austin. civil war veteran,
of Winchester, Ind, writes: MY wife
was sick long time in spite of good
doctors treatment, but was wholly
cured by DR. Kings New Life Pills,
which worked wonders for her
health They always do. Try
them. Only % cents at Hartz &
Ullemey er's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
WoooWoRKERs FIX SCALE
Carpenters, However, Have Not Settled
with Bosses

The woodworkers of the tri-cities
have settled scale of wages for the
year with their empl 'yers. The men
will receive 224 cents an hour for q
9 hour day as last year, an advance
having been secured from 10 per cent
to % per cent for extra time put in.
This is all that was asked. The car
penters have not yet effected settle.
meut.
The sheet metal workers of the
three cities are on strike for an in
crease in wages from 25 to 80 cents an
hour and an S-hour day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01

Reidy Bros are receiving bids on
the buildings located at Nos. 3O31.
S035. 3039. 3041, 3045 and S049 Fifth
avenue. Rock Island.
For further particulars call on or
write REIDY BRos
Real Estate Agents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
..Onr little rirl MAS unconsc

''Our little girl was unconscious
from stl angulalion during sudden
and terrible attack of Group Iquickly
secured bottle of One Minute Cough
Cure, giving her three doses. The
Group was mastered and our little
darling speedily recovered" so writes
A. l.. Spafford. Chester, Mich. b. a..
Bieber and Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01
River Rtplets.
The Winona war in aud out

The Winona war in and out.
The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge was $50 at q. m. and
stationary. The temperature at noon
was so
The w. j. Young. Jr., came in from
and departed for Burlington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01

Yard was once any stick. rod OF pole.
The expression is still used with this
meaning when applied to various parts
of ships equipment, as yardarm, sail
yard and the like. .s..-sss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-01

$4,000 will be paid to any one pro-
ducing as good a spring tonic as
Rocky Mountain Tea. A family bless
ing. 80 cents. L. III. Thomas phar-
macy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
LARGEST IN THE NAVY.
The Cruiser West Virginia Wtii be Inn
nense-Her Tonnage VIII he I3-s0O-
And Her Crew Nearly One
Thousand Men.

Since the united efforts of the West
Virginia delegation in Congress, led
by Congressman Dayton resulted in
the navy department naming one of
the new 10. 800 ton armored cruisers
West Virginia, there has been great
interest throughout the state in this
vessel. The IDtelligencer not only
gives complete and very interesting
description of the West Virginia from
the pen of the Chief Constructor f.
T. Bowles of the navy, but also repro
duces from sketches furnished by the
navy department fine illustration,
showing how the West Virginia will
appear afioat
The West Virginia's construction
was AUTHORIZE by the last Congress,
the contract being given to the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, of Newport News,
Va, where by the way only the
other day the keel of the largest yes
sci in the world, IA 1000 ton liner
for the Pacific Steamship company
was laid.
The keel of the West Virginia is
soon to be laid and the contract pro-
vides for her completion ON or before
January "a, 1904.
The IVES. Virginia will be the lar
gest in the navy her tonnage being
10, 500 tons nearly 1000 tons in excess
of the Iowa, Indiana, Texas, Oregon
and other famous battleships of the
Spanish war. Length SOP feet, beam
20 feet, speed % miles an hour, anna
ment, four S-inch guns in turrets,
fourteen G-inch guns broadside, and
numerous rapid firers. Her crew will
consist Of 1872 officers and men.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
A NEW ELECTRIC FIRM.
Wiring and Fixtures VIII Hereafter be
on the Open Market.


The Electric Light Company which
recently passed into the hands of a
few stock holders is making their
service as up-todate as possible.
They are endeavoring to give the pat
rons the best possible service. For sew
eral years, III fact ever since there has
been an Electric Light Company here,
it has been the impression among the
people Of this city that the Company
would not accept wiring or furnish
light to parties who had their wiring
done by any other than bv employees
of the Electric Light Company. This,
although it has been the impression
was not the TACT.
Under the new management every
thing is on the open market Con-
sumers of light are at liberty TO buy
their fixtures and have their wiring
done by who ever they may desire.
The Company now only furnishes
current, and Will furnish it to any
person who has his wiring done ac-
cording to certain requirement. The
Company is out of the wiring bust
ness entirely and hereafter will do no
more.
A new firm, Messrs. Shade and
Hammond have formed partnership
for the purpose of dealing IN electric
fixtures, doing wiring and any other
work, of general electric kind They
will have their place of business on
w. Martin street, where Mr. Ham
mond has conducted his machine shop
for several years. They Will open up
a store and put in complete line of
electric supplies.
These gentlemen are well known to
the people of Martinsburg and are
competent to take charge of this kind
of work. Their experience is such
that they will be able to get goods
which will meet the requirements of
their customers at prices that Will be
within reason.
Hereafter when You desire wiring
done you VIII consult the new firm.
The Electric Light Company, here
after will do no wiring or furnishing
of materials or machinery and the
consumer will be at liberty to pur-
chase his fixtures and have his wiring
done where ever he can have it done
the cheapest.
The new firm will no doubt do work
at reasonable figures, for if they do
not there will be one some who will
and as everything is in the oIen mar
ket, work will be free to all
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
THE SPRINGS EXAMINED.
DR.. New, the Government Expert, Pro-
nounces the Syringe at Water Works
UnheaIthfuI Patterson and Big
Springs Absolutely Pure.

DR.. W. M. New, the u. s. Govern
ment expert chemist, came here Fri
day and with the Mayor and Water
Board drove around to the various
springs which the Council have in
view for supplying the City Water
in the future. DR.. New had been
previously sent Walls containing the
water from all the springs for exam
nation. The analysis showed the
water in the big Spring" and the
q Patterson Spring, y located near Kill
mer's Mill, to be absolutely pure, but
it showed the water in the two
springs near Water Works to be pol
luted.
The visit to the springs Yesterday
corroborated the analysis. Dir. New
pronounced the water in the big
SPRING and the Patterson Spring"
TO be absolutely pure and healthful,
but the water in the two springs at the
Water Works he pronounced polluted
and unhealthful he will make a
complete report in a few days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
SUCCESS or RURAL DELIVERY.
The servies TO be sfill Further Improved
I'm the state

1t has been the intention of the
postoffice department from the start
to give the patrons of rural delivery
in West Virginia and throughout the
country not only free delivery Of mali,
but all Of the other conveniences of a
fourth class postoffice.
Those who live in rural districts
have not been accustomed to sending
registered letters or money orders,
but they are now being taught this
modern system of doing business
through the mails and reports prove
that the American farmer is very
apt student to the teachings Of the
government.
AS soon as it was decided that rnral
free delivery was going to be sue
cess the department announced that
the carriers would register letters
and also receive applications
for money orders. The rural, mail
patron thought he had no use for
this service just the same as resi-
dent thoughtlessly passed up the tele-
phone a score of years ago. During
the month of July, 1900, only. 3S7 let
tiers were registered by rural carriers
and only 81 applications for money
orders were received.
There we're then q rural mail
offices. During the month"; of March,
1901, 5,24 letters were registered, and
205 application for money orders were
received. The total number of officers
WERE 1885. During the month of
March, 1901, rural mail carriers in
West Virginia issued 326 applications
for money orders and collected ri
registered letters.
The postoffice department point to
these figures as an argument that
the rural mail delivery is success
in more ways than one.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Harry Henry, who shot and Killed
Young benjamin Myers. Givena
Hearing and ReIeased.

Harry Henry, the fourteen year-old
youth who on Saturday April IL shot
and killed young Benjamin Myers,
nine ar-o)d son IF Mr.. and Mrs
William Myers, residing about three
miles from town, was given hearing
before Justice Martin Tuesday after
noon and the case against him dis
missed, it being proved by the ! evil
dence that the shooting was purely
accidental. There was no evidence
whatever to show that young Myers
was mal1ciously killed Mr.. Myers.
the father Of the dead boy, said Sthat
the death of his oldest son, leaving
him with only one remaining child,
had caused him much grief, but that
he believed the shooting purely acct
dental and did not wish young Henry
prosecuted.
Young Harry Henry, the boy who
did the shooting, said that young
Myers had told him to get the shot
gun and bring it out III the yard and
while going out into the yard the
gun struck against the gate, dis
charging the fatal load. He said he
had no malice toward Myers what
ever.
Thomas Grannagan. the first man
on the scene after the shooting, said
he arrived at the house just before
the boy died and found Henry trying
to take care of him..
The other little Myers boy who was
present when the shooting occurred,
was considered too young to testify.
After hearing the above evidence
Prosecuting Attorney Pitzer said he
didn't wish to prosecute the case any
further and Justice Martin dismissed
the lad, who went out of the Office
smiling as if relieved from geat care.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
LAW RELATING TO WAGES


School officials generally, as well as
teachers, should acquaint themselves
with the following provisions of the
school law passed by the last Leeis-
lature, which affects teachers salaries
and members of boards of education.
"Thc board Of education of the sew
eral districts shall hold their meeting
first for each school year on the first
Monday in July. AT this meeting
they shall determine the number Of
teachers that may be employed in the
several sub-districts, and fix sthe sal
aries that shall be paid to teachers.
In determining the salaries they shall
have regard to the grade Of teachers
certificates. fixing to each grade the
salary that shall be paid to the teach
ers Of said grades in the several sub
districts as follows:
Teachers having certificates Of the
grade Of number one shall be paid not
less than thirty dollars per month !;
those holding certificates Of the grade
of number two not less than twenty
five dollars per month, and those hold
ing certificates of the grade of mum
Der three not less than eighteen dol
lars per month And the trustees Of
the several isub-districts shall in no
case transcend or diminish the salaries
so fixed in any contract thew NAV
make with teachers. A quorum of
the Board of Education shall consist
of majority of the members threof,
and in the absence of the president
one of said members may act as such /;
but they shall do no official business
except when assembled as a board,
aud bv due notice to all members,
except that the president and secre-
tarv may sign orders upon the treas
urer for any sum of money which may
already have been ordered to be paid
The members of the Board of K Inca
ton shall each receive compensation
for their services the sum of one dol
lar and fifty cents per day, TO be paid
in like manner as the salaries of the
clerks of the Board of Eduation.
Provided that no member shall
receive pay for more than seven days
service in any one year, one full day
of which shall be spent in attendance
upon the Teachers Institute. -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
OFF ron THEIa NEW HOME.

Rev. 5. G.. Ferguson, who for the
past four years has been pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church South, left
Tuesday with his family ON the noon
Baltimore 81 Ohio accommodation train
for his new home In Leesburg, Va.
MANY of the friends of Rev. Ferguson
and bis family were at the station to
see them off.
Rev G, d. Harris, the new pastor
Of the church is expected sto arrive
here on Friday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-27
DIED FROM STANDARDIZATION.

Messrs. Charles Pine and Harry
Smith attended dance given by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Smith at their home
near Be- kelley Station f day night.
When they were ready to start for
home they went to their carriage and
found their horse dead. 1t had been
tied TO a fence with a rope halter
and had evidently strangled itself to
death.
The horse was from Heller's livery.
Messrs. Pine and Smith are not skill
ed in the art of handling horseless
carriages and they were compelled to
find other means of getting home.