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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
FACTS FROM FOSTER.

Foster, May 16.-Mr. and Mrs. +.
w. LeQuatte and son spent Sunday at
ID. l.. Ripley's.
The Baptist Sunday school has de-
cided to observe Children's day sun
day, June 9.
Several of the pupils of the differ
ent schools took the central eXamina-
ton Monday and Tuesday.
viii Downey, Of JOY, bought a
drove of cattle from Thomas Watson
last week.
In responce to invitations about %
of Mrs. George Workman's lady friends
met at her home last Saturday and
engaged in a rag sewing. A delicious
dinner was served and all present
spent most enJoya BILE time.
There will be quarterly meeting
services at the German NJ. +. church
Sunday. Elder Zimmerman, of Bur
lington, Iowa, is expected to be pres
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20

and property of all kinds managed by this department
we
and conservator of estates
assignee financial agent
nor -reside invaid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
CORDOYA CHAT.

Cordova. May 15.-P. Y. Comstocb
and Grant Marshall, of Chicago, spent
few days here last week.
Mrs. Aaron Runyon, of Clinton, Ia.
is visiting with friends here.
w. T. Humphry Rreturned to Chi
cago Monday.
Miss May Roe, of the Port Byron
academy. and her sister, of Beloit,
Wis, were the guests of Mrs. George
Spoor Tuesday.
Mrs. John Wooders returned to her
home in Canton, Mo, Tuesday.
Royal Cummings arrived here from
Waterbury. Conn, Monday, and will
spend the summer at his old home.
Miss Olive Hunt, of Port Byron, is
spending a week with friends here.
The Rake school closed with a pic
mic Tuesday.
Mrs. George Crowder and daugh-
ter, of Moline, are spending few
days here.
A. j. jackson has moved his family
here from Rock Island. They will
occupy the Cummings place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20

other point. Did you notice that sher-
| ry before we started"
Arthur confessed that he had not no.
ticed it particularly.
'Well, l did. And it happens 1 can
tell you something about that sherry.
If she ever took a glass Of wine, it
was sherry. And. what's more, she
kept two sorts of ii. There was one at
Is and one at sc. / know that for a
fact, because l know the man she
dealt with. Now. the IS I've had at
the house before; nice enough, you
know, but with u sort of sting In II.
The one we had just now was not the
Is, but the SO and quite a different
thing.
81 rarely touch anything" said Ar
thur, with melancholy. "Can't-its
liver with me-"
What you want is country life and
good plain food. I'm never In town
but notice the difference there. You
can't get good stew in town. That's
a country dish for country cooks. L
don't say / could fancy it on hot day
like this. but in the winter Well. you
must come down one day and see for
yourself what we can do. Give me
three helpings of a good stew. little
bit of cheese and pint or so of old ale,
and don't mind
But it never transpired what George
Goad, under those delicious circum-
stances. did not mind, because at this
moment the coach stopped. They were
already at the cemetery. Without de-
lay George and Arthur assumed the
necessary expression. The coach moved
on n little farther and stopped again
close to the cemetery chapel. There
was moments delay. and then a man
in black opened the door, and the dis
tant relations got out and took their
places in the partially formed process
sion. At the door of the chapel they
could see the curate waiting. There
came burst of laughter from children
in the distance. Then as they entered
the chapel the curate's voice rose clear
and vibrating in words of singular
beauty and solemnity. George and Ar
thur looked all right. - Black and
White.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
BOWLING BREEZEs,

Bowling, May 17.-Adam McBur.
ney was in Reynolds attending tc
business in connection with the high
ways Thursday.
William Daxon, of Andalusia. pur,
chased 600 raspberry plants from
Moses futile.
Robert Mcconnell was in Rock Is
land last Saturday.
Daniel Daxon, of Milan, has begun
planting corn on his farm.
James Hynes and family were visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Daxon Sunday.
The click of the cornplanter is heard
on every side.
Miss Flora Repine made John Der
rick's family q visit Tuesday.
The Pleasant Ridge school closed
Thursday.
The Bowling and Black Hawk Tel
ephone company is now building a
new line from the chapel to Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
PORT BYRON NEWS POINTS
New Council Takes Hold and Appoint
ments are Made

New Council Takes Hold and Appoint
ments Made
Port Byron. May 14.-W. F. Gar
nett's store is to be improved by a
new front and other alterations.
Capt. III. G. Trent went to Malta to
visit with his daughter, Mrs. F. H.
Schafer.
Clyde McCord, son of DR. H Nc
Cord, visited with w. H. New and
family Wednesday.
George Lollich came down from
Clinton Wednesday last and visited
with his old associates.
The town hall was Gro wded at tn @
commencement exercises Thursday
evening of last week.
Ike Schattuck has returned from
the soldiers home at Quincy. He
walked the entire distance from
Wednesday to Friday last. 1t is said
| ne took French leave and does not in
| tend to return.
1t is given out that pupils in all
grades at the high school will be fur
nished with certificates of promotion
| for presentation to their teachers next
year.
The new council was organized
after the old village board had finish
ed business Tuesday evening. The
board is as follows: President. F. z
Rogers; trustees. A. A. DIN, DR.. w.
c. Sensibaugh. John Larson, A. F.
HOLSTER, j. +. Swisher, George New
ton; clerk, Julius Lincke; COM
mittees, finance, Olin and Sensi-
baugh; ordinance, Ssnsibaugh
and Larson; streets and alleys,
HOLSTER and Newton; sidewalks.
Swisher and DIN; police, Newton and
Hollister; lights, Larson and Swisher.
The president appointed f Nj. Rogers
village treasurer and the appointment
was confirmed. The president then
appointed H. j. Brandt village con-
stable and he was confirmed.
The two baseball teams, the North
ern Illinois college, of Fulton, and
Geneseo Collegiate Institute, brought
crowd of people to Port Byron Sat
urday. The game was won by the
Northern Illinois team by a score of
II to 10.
1t is said that letters have been re-
ceived stating that DIR. and Mrs.
George Merriman have again started
for the gold regions in Klondike.
Miss Lila Block has been presente
with a years scholarship by Lomb bard
college of Galesburg.
The ladies of the Lend-a-hand soci-
ETY. of the NJ. f church served ice
cream, cake and coffee Tuesday even
ing in the league room.
Mrs. Frank Z. Rogers has been so
sick of late that visitors have been eX-
cluded. the doctors claiming that alb
solute quiet is necessary.
The school board has engaged Prof.
Delano for another year. also Fay
Woodward for the intermediate room,
Sarah Hollister for the primary and
Anna Schroegler for the Canaan
school. Elizabeth Durbin was en-
gagged to teach the grammar room.
Wednesday evening a telephone
company was organized for the pur-
pose of building a line to the union
switch board, when it is located. A.
f. Hollister was elected president,
and Frank Garnett secretary, A. H.
Wendt, treasurer, and these three
constitute the executive committee.
l.. II. Trent has sold his insurance
business to Simonson & Schafer.
Volk & Co., of Rock Island, COM
menced putting in a new front in the
store occupied by w. F. Garnett,
Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
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The Daily Short Story
DISTANT RELATIONS.
BY BARRY PAIN.

George Goad and Arthur Sonnet oc-
| cupied the third OF the mourning coach
| es in the procession. They had worn
quite the right expression as they
stepped down from the house to the
coach. Not one of the little crowd that
had gathered to see the procession start
could have found any fault with it.
Arthur wore his handkerchief so that
the black border on it peeped out of his
| pocket and indicated how his bereave-
| ment had gone all through him and left
its mark on the smallest detail. But
when they were once inside the coach
| and leaning back on the cushions that
expression dropped off. 1t was a very
comfortable coach, and George Goad
looked perilously near to being content
ed. Even Arthur's querulous face wore
an appearance of partial and rancid
satisfaction. For a minute they nursed
their solemn thoughts in silence, but
they were the kind of men that had got
to talk. Arthur looked out of the corner
of his eye at George. 1t was for the
elder man to start and to Justify 1t.
And George began with n justifica-
ton that he had used before on similar
occasions. after ALL" he said, I'VE
may have our feelings. but we couldn't
have wished 1t otherwise. 1t was a
merciful deliverance."
II can't help but agree with you"
said Arthur, as though he rather re-
GREETED this want OF an independent
judgment in himself. "She was great
sufferer. When the news was brought
to me. had n feeling that was almost
like relief. If 1 may use the word"
"And after all we're nothing more
than distant relations. 1t can't be the
same 10 Us that it should be (and 1 hope
isl to them that were nearer and are
now in the coaches in front"
THAT Is So" said Arthur. GAS to the
relationship, I've tried to work it out,
and 1t fogs me. l was thinking about
1t only last night. It's kind of cousin,
and should say it was n third cousin.
But / wouldn't speak for certain"
"Ah." said George indulgently. 1--WE
country chaps are no good at problems.
Now, your Professionalism to a So
licitor-In wager that sharpens the
wits"
do you know what's the principal
use of n solicitors clerk?" asked Ar
thur bitterly.
well. and what might that be?'
"To stop the solicitor from making n
fool of himself"
"Oh, that's n good onel That's as
good n one as ever l heard. I'll re-
member that. III He pulled him
self up with n short. sharp jerk. In
another minute he would have been in
TO 4 guffaw. He went on rapidly,
clearing the smile from his face as he
spoke: "She was n good woman. Yes,
and thoughtful woman too. 1 don't
suppose the expense would have kept.
you away today or me either. Still,
that 70 pound note apiece for the pur-
pose was thoughtful"
THAT is how 1 took It," said Arthur.
"Of course your railway fares more
than mine. Still To-
"Of course. There's a margin, and
1 haven't the least doubt she meant
there to be a margin. I'll give you an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
It's the Best,

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powder made. Apply I-o-do to a
fresh wound, burn or sore and it's
cooling. soothing, pain-quieting and
healing qualities are felt Immediately.
1t prevents fostering or the entrance
of poison into any wound. 1t is anti
septic, kills all poison and germs as
soon as they come into contact with
I-o-do. Druggists, % cents box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20

Alvin Horne 40 to So Mitchell Lynde building Book
possible will be compelled
81 Take elevator to 4th floor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
Shudders at His Past.

81 recall now with horror" says
Mail Carrier Barnett Mann, of Levan-
ma, o. "my three years of suffering
from kidney trouble. l was hardly
ever free from dull aches or acute
pains in my back. To stoop or lift
mail sacks made me groan. 1 felt
tired, worn out. about ready to give
up, when l began to use Electric Bit
tiers. but six bottles completely cured
me and made me feel like new man. p"
They re unrivaled to regulate stom-
ach, liver. kidneys and bowels. Per-
feet satisfaction guaranteed by Hartz
g. Ullmeyer. Only so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
IL people only knew what we know

If people only knew what we know
about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, it would
be used in nearly every household, as
there are few people who do not suf-
fer from feeling of fullness after eat
ing, belching, latulence, sour stom-
ach or water brash, caused by indi-
gestion or dyspepsia. A preparation.
such as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which
with no aid from the stomach viii di-
gest your food, certainly can't help
but do you good. b. III. Bieber and
Hartz q Whenever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
AdmInIstrator,s Notice.

Estate OF Charles p. Ryder. Jr deceased.
me undersigned having oeen appointed sd-
Jr late of the county of Rock Island, state
of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that
Island county, at the county court room, IN
the city of Rock Island st the July term, on
the first Monday In July next, at which time
all persons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested 20 attend, for the
purpose of having the same adjusted.
AL persons Indebted TO said estate are re-
quested TO make immediate payment TO the
Underlined
Dated this sth day of May. A d. 1901.
JOHN Q. II. READ. Administrator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
Old Soldiers E.psrisnce.

NJ. 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 DIR. Kings New Life Pills,
which worked wonders for her
health" They always do. Try
them. Only % cents at Hartz d
Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20

''Our little girl was unconscious
from ST. angulation 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. II.
Bieber and Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
Ahmini.trntnr,. NotIo..

Estate of Guy II. Hitchcock. deceased
The undersigned having oeen appointed ad
mfnistratOr of the estate of Guy II Hitchcock
late OF the county of Rock Island. state OF
Illinois, deceased. hereby gives notice that be
viii appear before the county court of Rock
Island county, At the county court room, 10
the city of Rock Island, at the June term,
on the FIRST Monday In June next, 81 which
time al persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested TO attend,
Tor the purpose OF having the same adjusted
All persons Indebted 20 said estate are re-
quested 70 make Immediste payments 20 the
dated this 1sth day OF April, A. ID. 1901
y II. HITCHCOCK, Administrato
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.

. Mr.. Herbert X Sergeant one of the in
spectors at the custom house had mar
row escape from being seriously injured
yesterday afternoon, He was on duty at
the East Deering coal docks where ons OF
the tnrret line of coal steamers was dis
charging cargo and was standing near
\ hatohway. Near by him was the cap
tain of the ship and some other men.
Suddenly one OF the wire hoisting cables
broke and fell striking Mir. Sergeant on
the head and infiicting a slight scalp
wound and came very near knocking him
down the hatchway. The captain OF the
steamer was struck on the nose and slight
ly mi ured. MIR. Sergeant was able TO
walk home and will be all right TO return
to his duties this morning, SO IL was
stated last night,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
For'y-fourth stated Meeting al Eye ssa
Ear Innrmary.

The filth stated meeting OF the Maine
Academy Of Medicine and Science was
held at the Eye and Ear Infirmary last
veuing, President 5. ]. Bassford, MD,
being in the chair. A collation. was served
at seven O'Clock. After reading the
records of the last meeting MIR. q. w.
Clark OF Portland was elsSted q member.
The meeting was devoted to discus
sion of section on usrmatology and
Genito- Urinary diseases A paper on
"Eczsma." was read By Dr. G. A. Pudor
Of Portland Dr. b. b. Foster OF Port.
land read a. paper on mime Questions Of
syphilis, with answers from a number Of
authorities" This was discussed by DIR.
E. Il. Holt, DIR. L. NJ. Fuller, DIR, S. q.
Gordon, DIR. ) p. Warren, Dr. W. b.
Small, DIR. N. M. Marshall and DIR. S.
ID. Brooks, U. s. NJ. IL. 5.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12

pl.ce on the Friday previous 20 the muir
der, none carried any portion Of the
broken oross-hars-
Louis d. Hanson Of South Berwick,
the next witness, was in the barn with
others several hours after the murder
was committed. He found tracks which
tlok the direction Of the railroad track.
Casts were mHde OF the tracks which
led from the scene of the murder. by Mr..
White, which process witness saw. Wit
ness asked samuel Locke on the OCCASION
OF their visiting the woodlot where lat
ter was cutting wood. II he had ever
mad any correspondence with Fannie
spraRue, to which the latter replied !
"No, | never have - Locke Afterwards
showeu three piles OF wood which he had
out on the morning Of May LIST. The
boughs taken from the wood witness
saw, looked to have been cut week.
Cross-examined, witness designated the
larger as the finale track" and the
smaller as the female TRACK" He was
not positive whether the plaster casts Of
the tracks were true ones as TO width.
DIR. George Is. Emerson of south Ber-
wick was next called. lie was ct the
scene OF the tragedy on May 4th and
picked from the stall wh1re the body lay
some hslrp.ns, maothes, and bloody
shorts bag.
David Sarsiield was recalled and testi-
he'd to seeing the bloody shorts bag near
where the body lay
James L. White of South Berwick,
stated that he was at the Florence knight
place on May 9. He examined the prem
ises and visited some tracks which Mr.
Hanson had marked and took cast. he
could not tell whether the imprint was
made with a boot or shoe. Another
cast was made OF the smaller track.
witness thought the casts were true as to
size and width Of the tracks.
This closed the testimony OF this
witness and court suspended until $40
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12
WHAT MEANS TO PORTLAND
A Trip Around the Grand Traak
Docks VIII Convince Anyone.

II any one wishes to see what the Grand
Trunk is doing for Portland and what
the steamship buainess here means TO
many Portland people, 1t win pay 20
make trip about the Grand Trunk sheds
some Of these winter nights when the
work OF loading these ships is being
rushed. Last night there were six ships
In port and only two Of them were
working night crews. In all there were
about $50 men at work on these two
ships and perhaps so Isore about the
docks, In the elevator, In the custom
house service, besides Inanv others In the
railroad yard. This was only an ordi-
nary night and perhaps not even that
for sometimes four and five shiDs are be-
ing loaded day and night as fast ~ the
freight can IL piled into them.
One OF the longshoremen told PRESS
reporter last night that he had averaged
$50 q week at the Grand Trunk in rush
times and frequently makes so and 80
week In the busy season. The men are
paid 80 cents an hour for night. 40 cents
for work at noon hours and on sundays
and holidays, and 80 cents at other times
some OF these mel work almost "a hours
on stretch when the work Is being
rushed. At midnight they knock on
their work and are fed by the stevedores
ct the Eagle house or some near oy res
taurant. At the Eagle house last night
there were $50 men fed at IL O'Clock.
They get good, substantial food, served
well and in a clean and comfortable din
ing room. 1t would make dyspeptio
green with envy 20 see the way these
hardy longshoremen get outside OF one
of these midnight suppers.
In the day time, OF COURSE, there are
a great many more men at work here
than at night. and one can readily sse
what this all means to the lahorins
men, the merchants and in fact the whole
city OF Portland.
Last night a trip through the ak big
freight sheds mammoth In size, showed
thousands Of bags of flour, bundles OF
shocks, BOXES OF cheese. barrels, boxes
and bales containing all kinds Of pro.
ducts, piled almost to the roof. These
sheds are well lighted and In the day
time especially are fllled with busy men.
1t means a great deal to Portland to
have these steamships come here and at
no plaos in Portland are more men en-
ployed during the winter time than are
TO be found at the Grand Trunk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12
AUGUSTINE DOW SMITH.

The members OF Maine Lodge No. !, j.
.. q. r., desire to give expression to
their love and respect, and to place upon
their records this memorial in oommemo-
ration OF their late brother and fellow
worker. Past Grand Augustine Dow
smith. IL IL were possible to transform
our hearts into words, We might offer a
fitting tribute to tbs tender, seli-saorlfic-
Ing, Owing soul that has gone from us.
We mourn for him as an Odd Fellow,
who entered into the broad spirit Of
brotherhood, so that today his record
stands without parallel in the history
OF our order. Continuously for forty six
years, = member Of our most important
committee, he has ministered to the sick
and dying, and we realize that our grief
Is shared In hundreds of homes, where
our brother has so long and faithfully
stood as the connecting link between our
mercy and their distress
We grieys for him, as wa recall ths
fidelity with which he guarded the finan-
cial interests of our louge; for thirty
seven years our treasurer, handling and
paying out thousands and thousand1 OF
dolla RS, with practically no pay but the
simple consciousness Of duty done
Yet, In the midst of our sorrow 10 feel
grateful that ne has been so fobs hsh us
In thought and fesiinR, leaving 90 us the
heritage of his deep sympathies and gem
erous humanity.
"We love him, praise him, just for this;
In every form and feature,
Through wealth and want, through woe
and bliss,
He saw his fellow CREATURE"
We tender our heartfelt sypmathy TO the
family of our late brother In this hour OF
their great Bereavement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12
YARMOUTH.
A Boys club was organized Friday
night in the First Parish Chapel. The
following officers were elected:

A Boys club was organized Friday
night in the First Parish Chapel. The
following officers were elected:
President-lieorgs Penuleton.
Vice President-Charles Mitchell.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mill.e Good
Ing
Supsriutendent-Re q ID. Crane
Assistant Superintendent-Aiiss Marian
True.
Matron-Miss Inez Whitcomb.
The club will meet Friday evenings.
Part OF the evening will be given to mu-
tual improvement and the remainder
to games and recreation.
Thsre was a large audisncs present at
the Old Folks concert last night in the
First Parish church, which was the clos.
ing entertainment in the Peoples course.
The pastor announced the course had
been in every way a success and that a
similar course would be arranged next
season.
Rev. Horace York, ID. D., preached two
able sermons at the Methodist church,
Sunday.
Rev. o. x Crosby. who has been con.
fined to his house by sickness for fort
night, is improving, but will not be able
to occupy his pulpit before February
"a. Principal Moore of the High school
mas supplied acoeptably during the pas
tors illness.
Preparations ara being male for the
Joint debate between the Yarmouth
academy and the Freeport High school
which will oecar at Yarmouth in about
three wseks.