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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23

action OF the regular routine business
will adjourn to Krell & Maths hall,
where banquet will be given in con-
ncction with the annual meeting.
The will of the late George Ramsey.
of Rural. was probaled today. By its
terms the home farm of 40 acres is
left 10 Samuel Ramsey. Jr., small
sum in cash being given to each of the
living children and grandchildren.
james Kelly. an old offendsr r. was
found by Officer Barney MeCabe this
morning trying to dispose of an over
coat. and placed him under arrest.
Magistrate Stafford fined him $25 and
costs for disorderly conduct, and he is
in Jail. Kelly has several times been
ordered to leave town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
Engli.hmen In America.

Among Englishmen who come to
America a British author, Mr. Vachell,
enumerates ''the parsons son, the for
tune hunter, the moral idiot, the re-
mittance man and the sportsman"
1t is a clever and comprehensive
catalogue, but it omits one of the types
most interesting to Americans-the ir-
responsible younger son" sent to "the
States to seek a fortune he has never
been able to find at home or to avoid
maturing crop of wild oats.-New
York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
Cards.

Harry-Uncle George. at the end OF
this marriage notice of Cousin Toms
It says, mo cards." What does that
mean?
Uncle George-It doesn't mean any
thing. Harry. That is to say. it is only
blind. 1t Is promise that Tom will
give up cards, but, bless you, he won't
be a month married before he'll be
back to the poker table again.-Ex-
change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
La,iIes. Attention.

Having made arrangements with
one of the largest importers of shirt
wasting. we now have samples of
and domestic jacquards, silk cords,
madras, cheviots and mercerized
goods. Any pattern selected will be
exclusive. LLoYD's NEW STORE,
Harper House Block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
Spring Announcement.

William Filter & Co. are now pre-
pared to show their customers full
and complete line of spring and sum-
mer samples for suits and overcoats
Fit and workmanship guaranteed to
be the highest. 328 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
Notice.

ALI druggists are authorized by the
manufacturers of eRemick's Eczema
Cure and Remick's Pepsin Blood
Tonic to refund the money when
tn ~ fail to cure any case of eczema
or skin eruptions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23

The expressions of grateful women
who have experienced wonderful
blessings using Rocky Mountain Tea,
compensates us for the efforts in their
behalf 35 cents L. II. Thomas
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23

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as.,.,s. =, Ihs kind Ycu Hays Always Boaahr
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
ALMA SUGAR COMPANY.
More Notes and Instructions.

IL you have a small acreage of beets
there is no necessity TO hurry the har.
vesting, only just 10 fill what orders
you get, If you fail to bring us any
beets for week or ten days after you
get your first tickets, and then you bring
US beets, and find our sheds full, please
don't find any fault if you are put of
ten days longer, as it will be your fault
by not drawing when our sheds are
empty We must have beets the first
week and please fill your first order i'm
mediately, or we shall have 70 give the
privilege TO some one that will fill it.
Be careful about the topping A
large per cent. of our samples that are
C )ming in are topped very poorly; IN
fact some are not topped all only just
the leaves taken off The stem should
all be cut Off, and by the stem We mean
that part of the beet the leaves have
grown upon during any part OF the
season Some beets the first leaves
have fallen off, bat that part should be
cut OIL as it has grown leaves IN the
season and contains ingre dients that
are very detrimental to the making of
sugar.
TO those that ship by car We mail an
order containing little white order
slip, a bill of lading containing three
parts in duplicate. also a stamped envel-
ope with our address upon n, and We
mail under separate cover blue card in
two parts, duplicate When you get
your car order, the first thing TO do L. TO
take the httle white order slip 10 your
railroad agent where you intend to load
your beets, and show II 10 him which is
mis- authority TO place youa car just as
soon as possible After you get Your
car loaded, take the bin of ladinR TO the
railroad agent ana have him place the
number and initials of the car upon ach
part, then be viii keep one part giving
two parts back 10 you Mail one par to
US with the Httle white slip, properly
filled out i'm the stamped and addressed
envelope that we sent You; the other
part Of the bill OF lading you keep your
self
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
BRANDS:
Ask Your Grocer For IL.


Sunday, Sept goth, will be the last
chance TO visit Saginaw or Bay City at
excursion fares. Make the most OF it.
Special train will leave Alma at 10 :55
q. m. llI6-2w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
IRON HAS ARRIVED.
Work of Laying the Rails Will be
Resumed This Week

The iron for the L.. St. j. & St l.. Il.
r. has at last begun too arrive, and l25
men will rush the work between Lam
sing and st. Johns. The great steel
strike caused delay in the work, but
now everything looks favorable for the
completion of the road TO St. Johns
within the next two OF three weeks, and
the company expect to have cars run.
ming into Maple Rapids before January,
1902, and to St. Louis by the first of
next July. According to present indi.
cations, the road will be extended to
Saginaw.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
FOOTBALL


The fsst football game of thc asou
will be played ON the college gridron to-
morrow, between the NJ a @ aud the
Amd College teams. Both of these
taams are expecting to win the state
championship this fall, and the game
VIII be looked forward to with inter
est by the Michigan colleges The hopes
of the one or other must be lowered on
the college campus tomorrow Nj. a. O,
has an eastern coach from Williams
College and is reported to have 500
students from which to select their
eleven. Alma's coach is Mortimer, the
famous Chicago tackle. He Is being as.
sisted by Watson Robinson, captain OF
last years championship team
Captain Fuller expresses himself as
well pleased with the progress his team
is making and of course expects to win
the game. Nobody ever knew Fuller
10 expect defeat. Turn out and see
the boys play. Admission 20 cents,
school children l5 cents Game will be
called at 2 p. IN. standard time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
VIII Open October End.
The Alma Sugar Company Will
Commence Operations on
the above Date.
Nearly 100000 spent in Improve
ments During the Summer.


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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
SHOT BY HER BROTHER.
sad Accident in Bethany Township

Little Zelma G. Neigh, the ten year.
old daughter of John Neigh of Bethany
was shot and instantly killed by her
twelve year-old brother who was hand.
ling what he supposed to be an unloaded
gun The sad affair occurred Tuesday
afternoon of last week, about five O'Clock
at the family's home four miles north.
east of ST. Louis The two children
were in bedroom when the boy took
the gun down from the wall where II
was hanging and says that he broke il
open and when he closed it, il went off
The charge struck his sister under the
right eye literally blowing that side of
her head off The funeral services were
held Thursday afternoon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
New Music. 3"

Planners Music House, Milwaukee.
Wis, has just issued a pretty ballad en-.
titled my True Wisconsin Pearl" by
A. j. Wick. IL will be mailed TO any
address for II cents This same house
sells all Popular Sheet Music published,
for 10 cents a copy. Catalogues mailed
free
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
Stockholders Meeting

There will be a meeting OF the stock.
holders Of the Alma Woolen Mills at the
office Of Bert Hayes. Tuesday night,
October 1, at 7:30 standard time. Ii is
important that oil are present.
ED HANNAH. Pres.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-27
Pine River Farmers Club

The Pine River Farmers Club will
hold their next meeting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Thursday Oct 3,
1901, an afternoon session only. Fol-
lowing is the program:
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
May he Called.

St. Paul, MIMI, Dec. Sit is announc.
ed that Governor Van SAINT may call .
conference of the northwestern governors
to assemble in Montana for the considera.
ton Of the SO called merger of the NORTH.
ern Pacific, Great Northern and Burling.
ton. No announcement has been made
to this effect, but the governor is SO
much elated over the encouragement he
has received by the replies of the govei.
nors to whom he addressed letters on the
subject that it is believed this course will
be pursued. Attorney General Douglas
has about finished the preparation Of his
case against the consolidation plans anil
it is said that action may be commenced
at an early date. Attorney General Doug
las declines to discuss his plans, but it is
understood actions will be brought in all
courts having, jurisdiction.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
/ Commerce Of philippine,.

Washington, Dec ga comparative
statement of the commerce of the Philip
pine islands for the fiscal years 1901 ami
1900 has been prepared in the division
of insular affairs of the war department
and shows that the total value of mer-
chandise imported during the fiscal year
1901 was $30,279,4O6, as against $2O, 6Oi,-
400 for the fiscal year 1900, and the total
value Of merchandise exported during the
fiscal year 1901 was $23,2l6,94S, as
against $l9,75l,O6S for the fiscal year
1900, an increase of Al per cent in the
value OF imports and an increase of Is IL
per cent in the value of exports.
The value of imports of merchandise
from the United States was 81 ,855 ,6S5. an
increase of 72.4 per cent over the previous
year; OF the United Kingdom, a AGO, las,
increase 1853 per cent; of Germany, g..
1922, increase 1855 per cent, and OF
France, 81 $3.50 ,923, increase 1857 per cent.
The value Of exports to the United
States was $2,257 ,O2l, decrease Of n per
cent; United Kingdom, $lO,7OO,74l, in
crease u per cent; Germany, $sl ,526, de-
crease 1853 per cent; France, $685., 25u,
increase $50 per, cent.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
SPOKANE QUOTATIONS.

Poultry and Chickens old. 10c
per ID. Live weight: spring chickens. 81
@$4 dozen; ducks, 1Oc per lb, live
weight. dressed 12c; geese, dressed, 10
Ql2c per Id; turkeys. live weight, lie,
dressed, 1Sc; eggs. fresh, IS per case.
Potatoes, S5c@S1 per
cwt; onions, 81 per cwt.
Fruit-Apples, 5Oc0$1; prunes, so
&c per ID; pears. 50c0$1 per 40lb box.
Livestock-Beef, live steers. 3A@4c.
live cows. 3033Ic; veal calves, dressed
loc; mutton. ewes. Sc; wethers, soc:
hogs. live, IS. 90 per cwt.
Sheepskins-Short wool pelts 206a
Soc; medium wool. 3o@50c; long wool.
50075c.
Htdes-Green hides and calf skins. Z
csc Per ID; dry hides. butcher, 12@13c
per lb.
The wheat quotations are a. follows.
Centennial mill-Club, 42c bulk. 44c
sacked; bluestem. 43c bulk, 45c sacked:
red. 41c bulk. 43c sacked.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
OREGON NOTES.

Pilot Rock Is now an Incorporates
town.
The prohibition state convention
nominated full state ticket. with Raw
A. J. Hunsaker Of Yamhill county for
governor.
Athena is the popcorn center Of III.
eastern part Of the state.
James g. Green was hanged at stev
enson, Washington, last week. in tia
presence Of seventy-hve people Green
murdered e. v. Benjamin.
Four-fifths Of the cattle which RANGED
this summer in the Blue mountain
tributary to Milton and eWalla Walla
are down on winter feeding grounds
Over 5000 head have been brought
down 80 far.
Articles Of Incorporation OF the Ore
gon General Electric Company have
been died at Portland. with capital Of
100000. The purposes Of the corpor
alton are to furnish electricity for light
ing and power. ii
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
HE GIVES $lO,oo0.oee

Chicago, Dec. PA dismal,
Washington says: n lron
Andrew Carnegie is to give en-,
600 to the cause OF university Wv,
sion in the United States. An,e e1ser
ment Of this great gift to eau ounce
will be made at the White uou.'loa
niediately. Mr.. Carnegie was hs. H.
few days ago and took luncheon ' ~,
President Roosevelt, when de,au with
the plan were fully discussed ' Of
Mr.. Carnegie has thought he's.
e'eate national board to hand1a -, %
munificept benefaction. pros,s 'n's
Roosevelt will probably name sna ue's
board for Mr.. Carnegie, or at loas.
in motion the machinery which s, ss,
lead to national organization 'Nal
Mr.. Carnegie is expected haro
morrow or on Tuesday and full do.."
OF this enterprise will become nnh1 a'S
Nicholas Murray Butler, who H..
succeeded Seth Low at the head As :.
Columbia college, has been how VI
guest Of President Roosevelt -, =,
White House, and he has aided in NO,
fecting the plans. p'''
According to the plans of Mr. r.,
negie and his advisers the nations,
organization is to have its he.s
quarters at Washington, but its onar
etions are to extend Throughout ~.
United States, the work to be CARRIE
on in cooperation with uniyersitios
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
Kitchener WIN continue.

London, Dec. s,--A letter just received
from an officer in South Africa states that
a subaltern drew caricature Of Lord
Kitchener as Rip Van Wrinkle leading a
centenarian soldier up a kopje. A staff
officer showed it to Kitchener and the
chief gave one of his grim smiles and said:
ut is an ugly prophecy, but If necessary
we will hang on here until we are that
age. Our duty is to win and we will"
The subaltern was paralyzed with ter
ror until assured that Kitchener had not
asked for the artists name.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
House Committees Named.

House Committees Named.
Speaker Henderson, of the house, an,
nounced the appointment OF the follow
Ing committees:
Ways and neutrality-suspicious.:
Payne, New York; Dalzell, Pennsylva-
mia, Hopkins. OF Illinois; Grosvenor.
Ut Ohio: Russell. OF Connecticut;
Steele. OF Indiana: Tawney. Of Mime
oota; Mccall. Of Massachusetts; Long,
Of Kansas; Babcock, OF mississippi;
Metcalf. Of California. Democrats:
Richardson, OF Tennessee; Robertson,
Of Louisiana: Swanson. OF Virginia;
McClelland. Of New York: Newlands,
Of Nevada: Cooper. OF Texas.
] appropriations ~ Republicans: Can
non. Of Illinois; Bingham. Of Pennsyl-
vania; Hemenway. Of Indiana; Barney,
~ Wisconsin; Moody, Of Massachu-
setts: Van VOORHEES,. OF Ohio; Nc
Cleary. OF Minnesota; Littauer, Of New
York; 'Brownlow. Of Tennessee: Card
MGR, Of Michigan; Burketf. of Nebras-
kA Democrats: Livingston, Of Geor-
ria: MnRae. Of Arkansas; Bell, OF Col
orado; Pierce. OF Tennessee: Benton, o.
Missouri. and Taylor. Of Alabama.
Enrolled bills-Republicans Wach-
Ter, Of Maryland; Ball, OF Delaware:
Burke. Of Pennsylvania; Turner, OF
New Hampshire. Democrats: Lloyd,
q missouri. and Edwards, Of Montana.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
d. d. Bro,yn Dead.

Kansas City, Dec. S.--Edward H.
Brown, aged 70 years, of Girard, Kan,
who has been prominent in political ami
railroad circles, dropped dead of heart
disease while visiting his sister, Mrs. A.
H. Barney, in Kansas City, Kan. He was
"a delegate to the convention which re-
nominated Abraham Lincoln.
He was elected member of the Kan
sas legislature in 1895. He was one Of
the promoters Of the Union Pacific rail-
road and built the Joplin line from Jop-
lin, Mo-. to Girard, Kan, now part Of
the Frisco system.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
Bank Statement.

New York, Dec. S.-The statement OF
the associated banks for the week ending
Saturday shows: Loans, 1891, $50 900, in
crease 1882 SEQ; deposits, 1898 ,55s, 100,
decrease $l,7l0400; circulation, $3l 1885,.
4Oo, increase $ll 400; legal tender, ST.
$4,000, increase $57S7OO; specie, $780,.
5SO.7OO, decrease $8,655. 800: reserve.
$S4l .A7,2OO. decrease 81 1884, 500; reserve
requirements, $234,7S9,235, decrease.
427,oo surplus reserve, $6,6O7 ,675, de-
crease $6,8O8, 300.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
Submarine Boat a Success.

New York, Dec. S.-A test of the sub.
marine boat Fulton was made in LONG
island sound for Captain Geelmudgen Of
the Norwegian navy. The Fulton was
gwen surface trial Of one mile and was
then submerged for a longer run. at the
end OF which two torpedoes were fired At
imaginary targets. The trial was pro.
nounced entirely successful, and Captain
Geeimudgen expressed great satisfaction
over the Fulton's showing.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
Bslls Controlled Market.

Chicago, Dec. 8.-Pandemonium broke
loose in grains Saturday and with en-
thusiasm that has seldom if ever been
equalled, the bulls carrying everything
before them. It was q wild day in IN.
| pits, with wheat in the lead, and, as on
other recent bulges, an incessant stream
of buying orders from the country
brought the advances.
Wheat easily led the activity and set
such rapid pace that it was difficult
task to follow. As has been the fashion
for several days past, the pit opened with
la jump, and disregarded the usual gov
erning factors. Bullish enthusiasm dii
Everything The country was crying fo-
huge quantities and it was case of buy
buy. Such a market was great
temptation to holders of long wheat aud
soon a food of it poured in from several
points. One prominent broker threw a
million and half bushels on the market
and it had practically no appreciable ef-
feet. Where several large sellers were
making fat profits there were as many
Others. taking in all offerings with avid
ity. Commission houses had orders that
demonstrated that the public was bigger
that the professionals.
The regular trade was Of the opinion
that the bull campaign was at an emil
and that prices would slump in panicky
market. Tips have been going out to sell
everything, but today's business showed
the effort was wasted Resides xho ,o,,r
tryman. the capitalist was getting into
the trade.
The conditions back Of the upward
whirl of prices were almost identical
with those that started the strong bull
movement here Wednesday and Thurs
day. Although the visiting stock men
are rapidly leaving the city, many Of
them are still buying Country orders,
for wheat, deluged the COM
mission houses this morning before trade
opened. Added to this big demand how
ever, was new and powerful bull incen-
tive, that Of capitalistic speculation.
Prominent brokers say that the country
has gone speculation mad, and that men
who usually dabble in stocks are turning
10 grain.
And, added to these very strong bull
arguments, came the news of strength
It Liverpool and in the English country
markets. Receipts, especially northwest
I'm, were falling off. The weather was
unsettled and all outside markets were
moving corresponding strength.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
Labor Convention.

scranton, Pa, Dec. 8.-The American
reservation OF Labor, which has been in
session here for three days, has COM
pe.ed It's organization and the real work
81 'ne convention began on Monday. The
Official roll of the federation shows thu
presence OF 3l2 delegates, the largest mum.
Der IN the history of the organization.
Turing the past two days 1917 resolutions
were presented for consideration hv ~
convention, and all of them were referred
70 committees. The committees held ses.
s'ons Sunday because of the enormou.
amount OF business to be disposed Of
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12

North Yakima, WASH, Dec. S.--The 4
year old son Of Andrew Fowler of this
city fell into the Union ditch and was
drowned. The child had been playing near
the ditch in front of its home, and dis
appeared some time before the discovery
was made. The body was found several
hundred yards below the house, lodged
against an obstruction,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
Porto Rico Labor Union.

San Juan, P. R., Dec. Sat meet
ing held here under the auspices Of San
tiago Iglesias, the federation libre, has-
ing 500 members, approved the constitu
tion of the American Federation Of La
Dor and received President Gompers' d.
ploma from Iglesias. This is the first Ia
Dor organization on this island to join
the American Federation of Labor, AMI
marks the beginning of an EXTENDED
movement here.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
The Same Thins.

Z No" said the insistent creditor
% Doverspike, II can't permit you
% increase your indebtedness. /"
'You misunderstood me- replied
Doverspike. II don't want to do
chat. ] merely ask You to give me
time. y
just so, but you know that time
g money, don't you?"-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
Gridiron Club Dinner.

Washington, Dec. s.--The Gridirou
club. composed of 40 Washington CORE
spondents, scored another notable success
on the occasion of the December dinner.
About $50 guests assembled around the
gridlron table at the Arlington hotel. The
features, as usual, touched upon public
events in a ocular manner and began
with a menu which was a "New Alice N
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
For Boer war.

Greenwood, B. c., Dec. S.-Lieutenant
Jack Leckie, late Of Strathcona's horse
has received commission in the Cana
dian mounted infantry. He is in Ross
land to accept applications for the new
contingent. Several men from Greenwood
are anxious to Join.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
stock show ut Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. Sit is estimated that
100000 persons visited the international
live stock exposition which closed here
Pupils Of the public schools were gwen
free admission to the grounds today, AM
nearly every school Of the city was rep
resented among the thousands Of specta
tors.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-12
A Jewel,

Mr.. Gooph-I tell you, Blithersby's
wife is jewel.
Mr.. Whooph-Is that so?
Mr.. Gooph-I should say so. Why,
ne went fishing yesterday and came
home with an empty jug, a can of
salmon and two salt mackerel, and
she complimented him ON his luck.