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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
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The proper care of children, especial
ly in winter. when the frequent
changes in the weather make them es-
pecially liable to illness, is Il subject of
the utmost Importance. says Il writer
fin the Philadelphia North American.
All children, and especially those who
are very young, bear cold very badly.
Sudden chances of temperature are to
be avoided, and especial care should
be taken against the child remaining
In low temperature. for the reason
that the body soon loses it's heat. and
as a result the vitality is lowered and
the system liable to disease.
Short contact with cold air or water
is injurious to infants. while prolonged
exposure is of necessity even more so.
especially when the air is damp as well
as cold. Children under six years of
age cannot stand long walk in cold
weather They soon tire and then feel
cold exceedingly. While in the air chill
dren passing from a sheltered TO an ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

rs an example of what the cooper
alton of labor organizations is cap
able of accomplishing. Rock Island
has a home for labor, conceded to be
the finest i'm the west, erected by the
Industrial Home association. 1t is
three story building of brick, with
two large store rooms on the ground
floor, offices and halls for meeting
places for the labor organizations on
the second floor, and Il large hall on
the third floor. Its cost was $4,000.
The Rock Island Industrial Home
association was formed at mass
meeting of the members of the labor
unions of the city headed by the
Knights of Labor, held in December,
1887. The branches of organized
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

of the original affairs, being held al
ternately in the three cities under
the auspices of the three Industrial
Home associations.
The first PROPERTY the association
purchased was a lot at the corner of
Fourth avenue and Twentieth street.
This was sold when the site for the
home was purchased. The erection
of that building was accomplished in
1894 and il was taken possession of
in 1896. The financial affairs of the
association are in the competent
hands of II. III. Thomas, who has
acted as agent with power of attor
ney since the building was begun.
In addition to the revenue from the
rental of the different apartments in
the building and the proceeds from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

labor represented in the association
in the beginning included knights of
Labor, printers. gfassblowers, tailors,
iron molders, cigarmakers, carpen-
tiers, switchmen and locomotive fire
men. The first board of trustees was
composed of II. +. Wheelan. Albert
Owens. AXel Erickson, f. W. Bloch
linger, William Bleuer, NJ. W. Bat
ties, T. a. Fender. Joseph Geiger, j..
w. Cavanaugh and John McDarrah.
The first officers were: j. w. Cava-
naugh, president; T. \. Fender, vice
president; +. f. Wheelan. secretary;
VI. w. Battles. treasurer.
The first meetings were held at
Norris hall, Killers hall being later
used as headquarters for period of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Rock Islands POstOffice

Seventeenth street. In 1913, when
Col. John Buford was postmaster.
the office was located between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets on
First avenue. In-1S49 it was remov-
ed to Second avenue between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets. In
1853 Bailey d BOyle's building in the
rear of where Mitchell &, Lynde's
building now stands was occupied.
Three years later another removal to
the south side OF Second avenue. be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets. was made. but in 1861 Bailey
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

by about 200 yearly. Forty-seven
newspapers and periodicals are sub
scribed for The circulation of books
for the year ending June 1 of last
year was 4S.OTO. The librarian is
Miss Ellen Gale and the assistant Ii
brarian Miss Harriet o. Carter. The
members of the board of directors
are Col. {. l.. Walker. president:
John w. WEIGH. Prof. c. W. Foss. Wal
ter johnson. Louis Kohn. {. J. Lar
kin. j. II. Kerr, Charles Fiebig and \.
Soland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
ETCHING MADE EASY.
Simple Device whereby Any One Can
Become nm Artist.

Simple Device Whereby Any One Can
Become nm Artist.
benjamin Hawley. an artist of Phila-
delphia. is the inventor of device
which has been recently patented by
which works of art can be produced by
any one without any previous tuition
or particular aptitude for handling the
pencil, says The Scientific American.
The instrument is called the etcho-
graph.
On the top plate OF a tripod n sup
port is carried comprising Longitude
nal bar and a lateral bar. At one end
the longitudinal bar carries an adjust
able frame to receive a glass plate
coated with transparent film of gel
attn or collodion. At the other end the
bar is formed with slot to receive n
holder for Il vertically adjustable lens.
The lateral bar serves rs an arm rest.
The tripod having been set up in prop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

$4,000 for the furnishing of Ii
brary building and loan of $4,000
for its construction, plans were got
ten under way for the erection of a
new building. for which a site was
purchased at the southeast corner of
Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue
The foundation is now complete and
the contract let for the erection this
year of a building which will cost in
the neighborhoud of $4,000. COM
plete.
The library now has 1920 volumes
and this number is being increased
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Electric Sprinkler

DOCK Island is one of the few cities
nof its size that can boast of electric
sprinklers to keep the dust on its
busy streets settled and to cool its
pavements in the blistering days OF
summer. These very useful devices,
of which the use * made possible by
an extensive electric street railway
system. have been operated by the
Tri-City Sprinkler company for sew
eraI seasons past. Through them the
company has been enabled TO keep
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

the main streets sprinkled in uni
form and effective manner at low
cost 10 the public. Besides being an
important factor in the promotion OF
the public comfort and health the
sprinklers form an effective adver-
tisement for the city during the sum-
mer months when there are thous-
ands of visitors brought here by con-
ventions and excursions. Streets not
provided with street railway lines
are sprinkled with wagons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

stitution and three delegates is the
quota from each. The regular meet
ings are held on the evening of the
third Thursday of each month. All
assoeiatlng unions use the halls of
the home as headquarters, paying
moderate rental for each meeting.
The present board of trustees is
composed of Fl. +. Daugherty, Peter
Nelson, Harry Lewis. j. c. Buck, NJ.
w. BATTLES. Frank Cavanaugh. John
Wilson, Thomas Mabley, j. w. Cava-
naugh and Gus Bergeson-
The officers are:
President-H. y. Daugherty.
Vice President-Peter Nelson.
Secretary-J. w. Cavanaugh.
Treasurer-M. W. Battles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

,picnicS and fairs, the association has
been accorded the support of citizens
who have come to its aid i'm various
ways. The present Indebtedness is
about $4,000 with $1,000 more needed
to complete the building after the
original plans. These latter include
the installing of library, gymna-
SUM. bath rooms and everything. in
fact, to make il a complete home or
club house for the use of laboring'
men,
Nearly all labor, unions in the city
now send delegates To the meetings
of the association, which is all that
is required to give them an interest
in the home. ANY recognized union
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
An illuminating SUBSECTION.

In illustration of the value of Ed
sons new storage battery, Franklin III.
Head in lecture recently delivered
before the students OF the College OF
Commerce and Administration mt the
University of Chicago suggested as n
possibility of future Illuminating meth
DDS the use of belt of windmills to
run dynamos for the storage of batter
les with electricity. Such series OF
windmllls, he said. would be able to
supply enough storage batteries with
electricity to light whole city contin-
uously and perhaps to heat ii also.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

BY this means any one can IzrsrKe a
satisfactory picture without the least
knowledge OF art or even acquaintance
with the use of the pencil. but with the
skill which soon comes of practice and
observation some very artistic effects
can be obtained. For instance. by al
lowing q small amount of ink to remain
on the plates surface instead of thor
oughly cleansing it and then by
broad sweep here and there with Il wad
OF cotton the print made can be given
all the appearance of an etching.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Bread Made of Pea Flour.

Something new in the way of food
product IS pea flour, with which the
war department has recently been max
ing experiments. 1t will be placed on
the market before long at a moderate
price and seems likely to come into
use TO considerable extent. This
flour is intended to be mixed with
wheat flour for making bread, and the
claim is that ii improves the flavor of
the bread, which remains soft and
moist for much longer time than
when wheat flour alone Is employed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

The receipts for the present year
ending June 20 are estimated at $50
900.
The present office force consists of
IL clerks, - letter carriers, three sub
siitute carriers and special delivery
messenger. The free delivery system
was inaugura;ed in 1855 with live ear
rierS. The money order department
does an unusually large amount Of
business for Il city of the size of Rock
Island. Al present about 1900 or
ders are handled annually amounting
to over Sl.iOO,OOO. For three years
the office has been rated first class.
Twcnty-nine mails are received and
- dispatched daily. There are now
being received daily on an average of
11.032 pieces of first class and +,7S4
pieces of other mail. The receipts
amount on the average to 1913
pieces of first class mail and 9,15+
other pieces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

was passed March :. 1872, ana the
public library was installed in this
city i'm November Of the same year.
The first library the city had was
founded in 1879 by the municipality
and it had grown to fair proportions
at the time the free library had its
beginning. Since the library was
placed under the state law il has
been located in its present quarters
i'm the Mitchell & Lynde building
Last year. through the liberality of
Frederick Weyerhaueser. who gave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

name of the Davenport & Rock Island
Railway company.
In October. 1895. the name of the
company was changed to the Tri-
City Railway company. which it now
bears. Shortly after the change in
name local capital came into control
of the company and Rock Island,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

ROCK ISLAND was the first city in
the state of Illinois to take adj
vantage of the law for the organiZa-
ton of a public library. The state
act providing fo4 such institutions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

ministration.
The different postmasters since the
establishing of the office with the
term during which they served are
as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

er position. the engraver looks through
the lens and sharply focuses the image
transmitted through the glass plate by
sliding the holder i'm the slot of the lon
gitudinal bar. The reduced image. be-
ing apparently projected on the plate,
can then be engraved on the prepared
surface Of the glass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The settIement.

Joneson-Did your father-ln-law set
tie anything on you when you married
his daughter?
Baneson-Yes; the rest OF the family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

AS one of the best indications of the
manner in which the city has grown,
the receipts of the postoffice at diff
ferent periods during the past II
years are given:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

General Managcr ITCHY Its- Co
Davenport and Moline men are at the
head of it to-day. Electricity was
first used as "a motive power in July,
1891. and from that time the old
horse cars were rapidly done away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

IL first Postoffice in this
county was established in
connection with old Fort
Armstrong, April %, 1925,
Col. George Davenport
being the first postmaster.
Owing TO the fact that
there was no one to adj
minister the obligations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

of the position Mr.. Davenport served
a number of years without taking
an oath. April I. 1884, the first post
office was established upon the main
land and Joseph Conway was made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

Capt. l.. NJ. Haverstick ..1S71-Is73.
William jackson ........ .1s73-1s76
Thomas Murdoch ........ .1S76-1SS0
Maj. j. NJ. Beardsley .1SsO-1SS4
August Huesing ......... .1SSS-1Ss9.
Howard Wells ........... .1SS9-1S93.
j. w. Potter .1S93-1S97.
L. ii. Thomas 1897
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The Street Railway System

Secretary and General Manager.
+. Lardner.
General superintendent &. Hun
tOOn.
Assistant General Superintendent
Robert Hill.
The system as now conducted is one
of the metropolitan features of Rock
Island and of the three cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

To the efforts of James +. Lardner,
secretary. treasurer and general
manager of the railway company.
much of the credit for the successful
upbuilding and operation of the lines
of the company is due. Mr.. Lardner
was born IN Chicago in 1862 and lived
in that city up to his removal here
i'm 1891. His early business expert
ence was in connection with the man
ufacture of electrical apparatus, par
ticularly telephone and telegraph in
struments and appliances. He had
achieved marked success i'm his choS-
en- line when he was offered the posi-
ton of manager of the street car line
of the three cities. then controlled by
Chicago capitalists headed by ID. ii.
Louderback. j. j. Mitchell and Clar-
ence buckingham. When the local cap
italiSts took charge of the manage
ment of the system Mr.. Lardner was
retained in his original position. Tn
der the management of Mr.. Larlncr
the company has met and success
fully overcome difficulties that with
q less able man at the head would
have sent it into Insolvency. 1t has
been his constant aim To give the pen-
Pile of The three cities Il car service
equal To the best and he has in no
wise failed of his mark.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-05
BIG ROW ON OVER THE
KOHALA DITCH MEASURE
]. 7. McCrosson, Before the House Com
mittee, Charges MIR. Gehr With
Being Out for BIackmai!.

The Subcommittee will probably re-
port on the bill tomorrow and place 1t
before the full committee. 1t is under
stood that the subcommittee will like
ly favor a general bill, allowing the
Hawaiian Ditch Company to dig irri-
eating bitches but this afternoon the
subcommittee had not agreed upon
the details of the measure.
a decision of the Comptroller of the
Treasury that Hawaii is a part of the
United States as far as being entitled
to a part of the appropriations of the
Federal Government for different bu-
reau work is concerned, will have an
important bearing. The case was
brought up for test purposes, being
bin of 50 for records from Hawaii re-
garding the topics in which the Geo
logical Survey is interested. As the
Comptroller decides that the expense
was justifab1e and legal the Geologl-
cal Survey, the Coast and Geodetlc
Survey and other bureaus of the Gov
ernment, supported by general appro-
priations. will not hesitate TO under
take work that seems desirable from
time to time in Hawaii The decision
Of the Comptroller is very brief, COW
ering something like 100 words.
ERNEST CT. WALKER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-05
CAMP M'KINLEY
GETS ITS PAY

Where few days ago there was pow
erty now there is wealth, all because
the Warrea brought from San Fran
cisco the money to pay off the soldiers
at that post. The fact, however, that
the payday was Monday instead of last
week caused some uneasiness among
the men at the post. Had the ship not
brought the cash they did not know
when they would get it. The fact that
the delivery of the coin was made on
the day of the pay, and that there Is
nothing said in explanation gives color
to the story which is now going around
the city to the effect that this was due
TO the carrying away of the box OF
coin in the transport, after it had been
brought here from San Francisco.
The assertion is made by men from
Camp Mckinley that the fact is thai
the Warren carried the money away
and that it was only the for them
lucky chance of her return that gave
them their cash without a wait OF sew
eraI months for the January pay
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-05
WINDS AND
RA|NSTORM
EIementsC Combine
and the Trees
Suffer.
MANY TELEPHONES
ARE OUT OF USE
Several Hundreds Are Put Out Of
Commission-Bis Trees
Blown Down.

The fifth day of the storm gave
variation of it in that there was. in ad-
dition to the high wind. heavy rain
fall. The wind blew all over the upper
part of the island, while the rainfall is
reported to have been heaviest right
in the city.
Reports of the condition of the Nu-
uanu valley indicate that there was
little rain there, while the wind was so
high that at the Government electric
station there were a number Of lights
of glass blown out in the windows of
the power house. There was also some
damage done at Luakaha, but this
was not serious in any event Several
| trees were blown down AMI there was
some loss to the nursery. the young
trees suffering. When the valley folk
came down to the city yesterday morn
ing they were astonished to find that
| a large amount of rain had fell as
their gales had been dry ones.
| The continuation of the winds. and
the presence of rain had bad effect up
on trees in Kapiolani Park. The soak
| ing of the ground gave the trees which
| less tenacious grip on the sofl, and
the result was the dropping of num-
Der of the biggest trees there. The
telephone system has been uemoralized
by the breaking of the poles and wires.
Every pole along the main road
through Waikiki from the bridge to the
Campbell place has suffered. The re-
| ports of the linemen show that there
are down thirty-five of the large trees
in that district, and there will be more
today, if the forecasts of the men in
the business of keeping the wires up
are to be taken for they see danger in
the high winds. According to reports
Yesterday there are 700 phones out of
commission in the city.
The electric light system suffered
little since Saturday, as the only lights
out have been few on long private
lines. The government lights have
been able TO get through the blow with
out any loss of time, and there is ht-
tie chance that there will be any seri-
Gus damage TO the lines unless 1t comes
through some large tree cutting the
wires.
: The winds were so strong yesterday
that the small island boats were una
Ible to leave the harbor, but they hope
to get away this morning
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-05
Passed Wreckage.

PORT TOWNSEND. Feb. T.-As a
result of the recent storms some vessel
has met with a mishap off Cape Fiat
terry, according to the report brought
here by the steamship Tampico, arrIV-
ing this morning from Honolulu, after
a very stormy voyage. Twenty miles
off Umatilla reef the Tampico passed
through a large amount of wreckage,
consisting of lumber and lath (princI-
pally lath). and the captain OF the
Tampico thinks some vessel has lost
her entire deck load.
The steamship Tampico, arriving to-
day from Kahului, twelve days OUT re-
ports an uneventful voyage until near
ing the coast, when she sighted a large
feet Of vessels which had been blown
off shore in recent gales. None ap-
peared TO be damaged.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-05
New Corporation

Articles OF incorporation OF the Ha-
faiian Dredging Company were filed
Fith Treasurer Wright yesterday The
ysoeiation is organized for the ousi-
less of dredging. excavation OF docks
bad slips, removal of bars. reefs, etc.
building OF wharves. piers, operation
/. portable railways, purchase anu
Fuilding OF tugs. scows, pile drivers
re, and the performance of subma-
fine work. The capital stock OF the
fompany is given at $1,000. with priv
fese to increase to s25o,oOe. John X
Parker holds thirty shares, George
p Dennison and Walter Z. Dilinghah
Rack thirty shares and r. w Atkinson
md F. E. Thompson hold five shares
kzch
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-05
Valuab Hawaiian Stamp.

Seven hundred dollars was paid for
a tiny piece of paper in Philadelphia
recently. The little slip was rather
crudeIy engraved. Two words, Ha-
vaiian Postage were printed at the
top, and two other words, namelS'
Two Cents" were printed at the bot
tom. Around a large, bold figure D.
which is stamped in the center OF the
paper. there is a rough scroll design
For this and nothing more-exceptng
the fact that the little piece OF parch-
rnent is sole survivor Of the first Ha-
waiian postal issue-an unknown man
was willing to pay 700 good American
dollars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-05
HONOLULU TRADE
WITH NORTHWEST
Especial to The Advertisero


SAN FRANCISCO, February 25.-
Sydney Drake, one of the largest hold
ers of mining properties in the State
of Washington. returned recently from
Honolulu, with enthusiastic ideas of
the possibilities of trade between Sc
attic and the Islands. He says that
the steadily increasing business be-
tween Seattle and Hawaii is becoming
a potent factor in causing uneasiness
to shippers doing business with San
Francisco, and that the latter are thor
oughIy awake to the dangers that lie
before them in the commercial rivalry
of Puget Sound.
"I left Seattle for Honolulu. on De-
cember TO-" said Drake, land spent
several weeks in Hawaii. While there
I got acquainted with number OF
wholesale merchants and learned
great deal about the commercial situa-
,io1 so far as Seattle is concerned. of
which l had previously been ignorant
In the first place, found that whole
sale men in Honolulu are beginning
to look more and more to Seattle as
the point where they shall secure sup
plies. and that many of them actually
buy a very large part of their STOCK
in-trade in Seattle. whereas few
Years ago everything was purchased In
San Francisco.
( There are several reasons for TINS
change i'm sentiment, the most notable
being that in many lines of goods
Honolulu merchants can make their
purchases in Seattle more cheaply than
at any other point. For instance, was
informed that meats, staple groceries
and similar good supplies can De
bought in Seattle TO better adNantaSe
than at San Francisco, while IL Is aiso
tr,1e that all the goods in two large
art stores We're purchased in Seattle.
Among those with whom talked
~, the subject were George Angus ol
the Hall Co. Ltd. wholesale dealers
I, groceries. dry goods. furniture anu
hardware. and ]. F. Torbet,' manager
- the Pacific Hardware CO. Both oi
these gentlemen assured me that ian
r-ra,cjsco merchants ere hseinr'n" t'
..al disturbed over the conlmerS-ai OF.
1oots on account OF the growing disposi-