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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Hon. Ben T. Cable.

There are few men i'm this country
of broader experience or wider ac-
abundance than Hon. Ben II. Gable.
\ man Of extensive and diversified
interests. great student and a great
traveller he is the best type OF high
minded American citizenship. Mr..
Cable was born in Kentucky 4S
years ago, being the only son of the
late p. J.. Gable. After obtaining his
early and preparatory education here
he entered the Michigan state uni
versity at Ann ArbOr and completed
a course there. 4 year was spent in
finishing his education- i'm Germany.
Returning to Rock Island. he evinc-
ed n desire to enter active business
affairs and was given place in the
offices of the Rock Island q Mercer
County railroad and the Coal Valley
Mining company. Here his success
was immediate and after a few years
he was chosen superintendent of both
corporations, holding the position till
the Mercer county road was merged
with the Rock Island & Peoria
From his early life Mr.. Cable has
taken an active interest in agricul-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

His father was James Connolly. n
contractor and heavy dealer i'm live
stock. His ancestors on the mater
nal side fought in the war of the
Revolution. After obtaining a com
mon school education in his native
village Mr.. Connolly graduated from
an academy at Somerset, Pa. and at
once entered the office of news
paper of that place TO learn the
trade of printer. His career as an
editor began when ne was but 20
years of age and in 1855 he formed a
partnership with Emanuel !. PERISH
ing. the two removing To this city
and beginning the publication Of the
Rock Islander. This paper was soon
changed from a weekly to- daily
and after two years the publishers
bought The Argus and consolidated
the two papers. In - Mr.. Connolly be-
gan the study of law; during the year
following he severed his connection
with the newspaper business and in
1sGO he was admitted to the bar.
From that time till Sept. IL. 1862. he
continued to practice his profession
and upon that date he joined the
army lie was commissioned lieu
tenant of Company l.. of the 18th IL
linQis cavalry, in 1868. and served with
distinction in the army of the Ten
nessee winning promotions over the
heads of officers who had been in the
service longer than he. For gallantry
in action while in charge of battery
in East Tennessee he was made
captain and for further acts of BRAY
cry he was made ma ior in the early
part of 1865.
When he returned home Maj. Con-
nelly was elected police magistrate
and later served during the years
1s69-1s71 as city attorney. BESIDES
building mp n large law practice Maj.
Connolly has been identified with
many of the movements that have had
important results i'm the up-building
of Rock Island. He was for many
years a member and president of the
school board ard filed the office of
president OF the board of directors
of the public library. His early
training as newspaper man has led
him I'm later years to turn some at
tention to work of n literary nature
and many interesting articles from
his pen have appeared from time to
time an the National Tribune and in
various law journals.
In 1894 he formed partnership in
the law business with his son. Ber-
nard ID. Connolly. under the firm name
of Connolly & Connolly. Although
still member of the firm Maj. Con-
nelly has retired from active work
and together with his estimable wife,
has been spending the past winter
ON a weII-earned visit of recreation
To the Pacific coast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Hon. William McEniry.

Hon. William McEniry. one of the
foremost members of the bar of
Rock Island county, and indeed of
the western part of the state of IL
linois. is a native of this section, hav-
ing been born on farm in the upper
end of the county May 9, 1860. He is
a son of the late William McEniry.
who at one time resided at Moline.
William, the son, as boy obtained
such education as the country schools
afforded and then completed thor
ough preparatory@o Course by mastering
the commercial branches at Prairie
du CHEN. Wis. and later pursuing
literary studies at Notre Dame,
Ind. Having decided upon the law
as his profession he entered the
State University of Michigan, at
Ann Arbor. and in due time gradu-
ated with honor in 1885.
Returning home he hung out his
single in the seat of government of
his native county and was successful
from the start. Politics soon claim
ed his attention and he became one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
w. A. Rosenfeld.

Few men below the age of p years
are called upon 70 bear the business
responsibilities that rest upon the
shoulders of Walter \. Rosenfield-
Fewer still. it may be added. possess
the inherent ability that enables
them to control large interests with
the unvarying success that is his por-
ton. Mr.. Rosenfield was born IN
Rock Island June 13, 1877. His IA
Their, the late Morris Rosenfield. was
a pioneer manufacturer of this city
and Moline. his principal interests
being tied up in the Moline Wagon
company, of which he was one OF the
founders. He later became president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

ton. His higher schooling was in
the Iowa State university, where he
spent five years completing collegiate
and law courses. In the summer of
1850 he took up the serious duties of
life as clerk i'm the offices of Viewer
haeuser q DenImann. His capacity
for details and great many of them
soon made him valued assistant and
at the end of year he was placed
i'm charge of the sales department.
From that time on he mastered one
department of the business after an
other till now, although not MEM
Der of the firm, he is general manager
of its affairs.
Mr.. Denkmann has very extensive
interests other than those to which
reference has been made. both in
and out of the city. He is vice presi-
dent and one of the chief stock
holders i'm the Tri-City Railway com
pany and secretary and treasurer of
the Rock Island Lumber company.
besides n stakeholder i'm number
of other local enterprises. Political
~. Mr.. Denkmann is n republican,
although he has never sought politi-
cal preferment. The only office of n
public nature he holds is that of
member of the board of education.
strong trait with him and his in
iuence may always he relied upon
as "A potent factor for whatever may
contribute to the betterment of the
city in any sense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

looked after the legal affairs of the
city with entire satisfaction and his
talents as "a legal adviser came prori-
nently into recognition.
His next service in a public ca
pacity was as state representative,
To which position he was elected in
1896. In the lower house he had to
face the peculiar difficulties that be-
set the path of n member of the mi
nority party serving his first term. but
his capacity for accomplishing re-
suits in spite of opposition was mani
tested by the passage of nearly every
measure he championed and before
his term had expired he was recog-
nized by his colleagues as one of the
strongest members of the assembly.
Mr.. McEniry is now engaged in the
practice of his profession in this
city, being in partnership with his
brother. NJ. j. McEniry. of Moline.
under the firm name of McEniry C.
McEniry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Hon. VIM. Jackson.

Hon. William Jackson. head of the
law. firm of jackson q Hurst. is
credit to the bar of the county and of
the state. High-minded and in en-
tire accord with the higher princi-
pies of the profession, he is yet PAINS
taking and thorough, broadly read in
human nature and master of the de-
tails of law and practice that render
him alike IT powerful ally and for
midable antagonist before court and
jury. His career adds another ex-
ample to the many that America has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Z. F. LaVelle.

Among the city's energetic young
business men II. F. La Nelle has made
a place for himself with no other
capital to go on than that of honest
endeaVor. Born at Nashville. Tenn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Maj. III. G. Connolly.

Few indeed have done more to make
Rock Island what il is than has Mai.
Henry {. Connolly, editor. soldier and
honored member of the bar. He was
born in Petersburg, Pa, Dec. -. 1881.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

of the most active and influential
workers among the democrats of the
county. His first success in n pO-
litical way came in his choice as
city attorney for Rock Island in
1887. During his term of office he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

produced of high success achieved in
the face of adverse circumstances.
Mr.. Jackson was born i'm Liverpool.
England, Aug. "A, 1891. After he had
obtained n common schooling he was
apprenticed to grocer for period
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

tion. in the city. The jurisdiction OF
the engineer in charge extends along
the Mississippi and tributary water
ways. from the mouth of the Mis-
souri, river to st. Paul. aud the IN
nual expenditures upon this territory
amount To about 100000. To be ap-
pointed chief engineer in charge of
the government work on the upper
river is an honor as great as that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Robert ReXdale.

Robert Rexdale. author of The Ar
gus jubilee ode printed on the first
page of this issue, is the supreme sec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Hon. f. w. Hurst.

1t is not often that all the elements
that go to make a successful and
popular man are united in such adj
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
F. G.. Denknann.

The manufacture of Jumper has
been one of the chief industries of
Rock Island from the earliest days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Mai. G. Med. Townsend.

1t is n fact realized by few that
larger activities are controlled
through the local office of govern
ment engineers than through any
other single office. with one eNcep-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
INSPECTOR STOPS ALL
WORK ON WAREHOUSE
Officer Is Detailed to Prevent Violation
of Fire Limits Ordinance in
Shields Building.

A special officer now guards the
warehouse of the Shields Sorghum
company, which the council had been
Informed had been erected before a
permit had been granted and no fur
Their work will be permitted until an
ordinance authorizing the building has
been passed.
Il am afraid Aid. Bantz and the
committee on streets were little has
ty about that building" said Building
Inspector Elerbe yesterday. The
Warehouse is not completed. as Mr..
Bantz was informed, nor will 1t be
until proper authority has been given.
We stopped work twenty-four hours
after the structure was commenced
and again this morning. when a special
man was detailed to see that our or
ders were obeyed.
The building Is in the rear Of a brick
block on Third street, near Seventh
and Is In the care of Aid. Elder. It is
understood the owners, taking their
cue from other cases, simply went
ahead with the work, figuring that as
Mr.. Elder was a member Of the coun-
Gil there would be no trouble in get
ting the permit through the two coun-
Gil bodies.
Yesterday work on the structure was
again started, but the building depart
ment fearing further trouble prompt
ly put stop to it and detailed an in
spector to see that the order was
obeyed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
THE LANDLADY'S SON
i. Set Right by a Boarder.

Most people are creatures of habit.
The person who thinks he cannot get
along without his morning drink of
coffee is pretty hard to convince unless
he is treated like Mrs. Clara Hoffman,
of Portland, Ore, treated her land
lady's son. She says: Having suf-
fered with stomach trouble for several
years, determined to discontinue the
use of coffee and try Postum Food
: Coffee.
I carefully followed directions for
making and the result was a beverage
very pleasing to the taste. induced
my husband to give 1t trial and soon
noticed the Improvement.
He complained Of heart trouble but
as he drank coffee I felt sure that this
was the cause. 1t proved to be SO. for
after having used Postum for a short
time his heart trouble completely dis
appeared.
Last year we went East and while
there boarded with a private family.
Our landlady complained Of sleepless-
ness and her son of obstinate stomach
trouble. 1t was a plain case of coffee
poisoning in both. Knowing what
Postum had done for me, advised a
trial, but the son declared he wanted
none of that weak, watery stuff Well.
I had been making Postum Coffee for
myself and husband and next morning
I offered him cup and he drank it,
not knowing what it was. Well
said, you seem to like Postum after
ALL What he exclaimed, that was
not Postum; why, that tasted fine.
Mother, il you learn to make it like
this I will always drink it, The next
morning she watched me and explain
ed the Importance of allowing it to
boil long enough. After that we all
drank it regularly, and our landlady
and her son soon began to get well.
They continued its use after we re-
turned home, and recently wrote me
that they are improving daily"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30

MAYOR AND ALDERMAN
handy SHARP WORDS
Horovitz Case Leads to Discussion 4
Which the Retort Courteous is q
- Brought Out. -

Those who attended the meeting of the,
city hall and court house commission yes
terday afternoon were treated to a lively
little tilt, in which Mayor Smith and Aid.
Bantz were the principal figures.
Last month the commission at the in
stance, it is said, of Mayor Smith, res
tired Norris HorovitZ, a. janitor, for al
legged remarks not calculated to strength
en- his interests with his superior. Given
his job through the efforts of Aid. Bantz
that official called to intercede for his
reappointment.
Il can't stop now to listen to any ar
gument, interrupted Mayor Smith, who
was presiding, as MIR. Bantz prepared to
air his grievance. 81 am going hunting
tomorrow and want to get away"
There was many a man who stopped
and made an argument for you when you
We're out of position Aid. Bantz re-
piled.
you only made one speech for me-" re-
tOrted Mayor Smith.
Did you make any more for me?" MIR.
Bantz inquired.
Mr.. Bantz's entrance into the chamber
was about the time when adjournment
was to be taken, and without further
comment Mayor Smith declared the meet
ing closed Mr.. Bantz insisted that the
case be reopened so that he could speak
in the discharged janitor's favor but it
was refused. !
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
ORDER OF NORTH STAR
DECLARED INSOLVENT
Insurance Commissioner Orders Re-
ceiver Alphabetically one Mem:
bers Will Lose Policies.

The ffty-one members Of the fra
Aternal organization known as the Or
der of the North Star, who have insur-
ance aggregating Sal 600, are in. a bad
way to realize on the policies.
Insurance Commissioner Dearth has
notified the attorney general that the
order is insolvent and that the i'm
mediate appointment of a receiver is
necessary.
On Aug. 12, when the Insurance
commissioners investigated the associa-
ton. the assets aggregated $57.55, and
the liabilities $1,871.64 as excess of liza
bilities of $1,814.19.
Among the liabilities are 5000 to the
Second National bank; $715 to Fl. N
Hodgman and $500 to Brown, Treacy
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
ROXEY REBER LIVES ON
EVAPORATED ONIONS
Says Everything Is Expensive at Nome,
But Whisky + Within the Reach
of Everybody.


"Evaporated grub did it, said Roxey
Reber, referring; to- the weight he is
carrying. I've been living on evap-
grated potatoes, fonions, beef and salt,
pig. Up at Nome there is nothing
fresh but the booze and that is evapor-
ating pretty fast 4
cit is a great town in a great coun-
try, even if wezilo have to get along
with condensed food. 3fThere is nothing
but gold produced iD the country yet
and it costs plenty to ship food up
from the coast eitiesa
Eggs sell for So % dozen and that
is about fair Illustration of the cost
of provisions. There has been some
reduction In the price of the actual
necessaries of life though. Whisky
only costs rs cents drink. It used to
be SO cents, but the pepulace rose up
and threatened to quit drinking If 1t
was not brought within reach Of ALL
There are five or six thousand peo-
pie in Nome and not a bad one in the
lot"
Mr.. Reber, who was formerly a ca
terert in St Paul, has been in business
in Nome for three years. He is on his
way to Des Moines, Iowa, with the
body of his wife, who died last winter
at Nome.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30

Two Views of the New York Central.
Secretary Shaw's campaign Joke book.
which has been accepted as law and COS
pei, contains this:
stopped off at Syracuse not a great
While ago and listened to two men talking
about the tremendous business develop
ment of this country in which everybody
the point that the general prosperity was
Tor the benefit of the entire community.
Look at this great railroad, with its
said. 1t is highway of empire. car
Tying each day to the Atlantic or the
Pacific the product of the factory, the
mine, and the loom. Wipe it off the map
and everything comes to a standstiIl. and
we become involved in a common ruin
Just then the Empire State Express
came rushing along and a red hot cindeF
struck the speaker in the eye.
- these engines! said he Z wish
there was not a railroad in the coun-
try. New York Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
MAKE LABOR DAY PLAY
TINE FOR EVERYBODY
Mayor Smith ProcIaims the Working
Mems Holiday and Urges
Rest for All.

Mayor Smith yesterday issued two
proclamations, one for the observance
Of Labor day, next Monday, and for
st. Paul day at the state fair.
For Labor day Mayor Smith re-
quests as far as possible the cessation
of all labor and the closing of all
places where labor is performed. He
desires that all who labor with their
hands shall be given an opportunity
for rest and recreation.
For st. Paul day at the state fair
he asks that all who can do so lay
aside their usual avocations on that
day and attend the fair.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
ASSESSED VALUATION OF MIN
NEsoTA REAL ESTATE Is
sea0,o0o9oo
GAIN or $40, ooo, 900 IS
MADE ~ LAST TWO YEARS
seventy-Five Counties Are Heard
From, and ST. Louis Leads in In
creased Values With an Addition of
$23,0oo,0 oo-Five Counties Show a
Falling Off in the Totals.


The assessed valuation Of real es-
tate in Minnesota for 1902 is $630, 000,-
600.
This is an increase of about $780,
100000 during the past two years.
In 1900 the state board of equaliza-
ton fixed the valuation of realty in
the eighty-twos counties of the state
at $490,537,617. Returns to the state
auditor. from seventy five of the eigh-
ty-two counties in the state show the
realty valuation to be. $450,514, 566.
The seven counties which have not
been heard from as yet are: Aitl1in,
zBeltrami, Itasca, Hennepin, LIE Sueur,
Mile Laos and NfcoIlet.
In 1900 the valuation, as fixed by the
state board Of equalization in these
seven counties, was $106.363, 9S7. There
is certain to be an increase in the
valuation returned from Hennepin and
several of the other counties and the
Increase will be such as to make the
grand total $63o,O00,0e0, if not more.
The seventy-f1ve counties which
have reported to the state auditor this
year return total valuation of $780,
514,566, as against 1884, 1880, which
was fixed by the state board in 1900.
This is an increase of nearly $67, 000,-
900. 4942 Ss.1.. ~ r.
!, . ST. Louis Shows Great Gains.
The most noticeable Increase and
the largest in the state is in st. Louis
county, which shows an increase Of
$23,000.000; RedWoods county has an
increase Of over $4,000 900; Renville,
SS,000,O00; Ramsey, .hearly the same
amount; Brown, ,75o, 900; Grow
Wing, 81, 400, 600; CLAY, $1,300,0OO; Muir
ray, .$1,500,000; Martip, $1,000, 900; Red
Lake, $1,700,00@; .oWillzin, $1,000, 1000;
Becker, Jackson, Lao quf Parle and
Goodhue, each $7,0oo;D00. f'
Ramsey county leads the list of
counties with, a,returned valuation of
81, 100000. Roseau, county, sends in
the smallest, $59S, 400. reg., -
Stearns county,s return shows a de-
crease of $1.000,000, while Cook and
Dakota counties are 100000 less than
the valuation fixed by the state board
two years ago: Fillmore. county is
100000 and Morrison county $500, 900
less
>The. following table shows the valu-
alton as returnedzthis year from each
county and the valuation as fixed by
the state. board in 1900: e
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
& 90. for nrinting. rhere i =,

& Co. for printing. There is but
81 cents in the surplus fund from
which to pay claims.
The commissioner finds there has
been no annual meeting since the or
der was started and the supreme Off
GERS met last Sept. IA, 1900 The full
control and administration of the or
der has been in the hands of ]. D.
Miller, supreme commander, who has
offices at 905 Pioneer Press building.
The other officers of the organization
are: j. F. Starkey, supreme treasurer;
.. w. Miller, supreme secretary; H. N.
Hodgman, supreme treasurer; 1 L. E.
Penny, supreme physician, and Phil
Meiser, supreme guide.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
Missing Man Turns un.

Jacob Streib, who was eight DAYS over
due in arriving in st. Paul from Sacra-
mento Cal. reached this city yesterday.
afternoon after having been detained al a
Portland, Or. hospital by illness. Mean
while his son, who came here from Ma
ron Iowa, for the purpose of accompany.
ing his father home on the Remainder of
his long journey, made persistent search
Tor his parent, but was unsuccessful
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30
WILL ENJOIN POCKETS
RESTAURANT MEN AGREE TO
ASK FOR AN INJUNCTION
Boycotted Houses Subscribe to Agree
ment to Stand Together-They En-
gage Lawyer and VIII Appeal to the
Courts-six Sign the Scale of the
Walters Union.

At q meeting of the restaurant men
at the Hotel Windsor last night it was
agreed to enjoin the "pickets" of the
Walters union from interfering with
the business of the four restaurants
that have been listed as unfair
The attorney who will bring the in
functional proceedings at the instance
of the restaurant men was present at
the meeting and was instructed to
proceed at once in the courts to pro-
tect the proprietors of the boycotted
places.
Proprietors Get Together.
All the proprietors of the eating
houses in the city were present at the
meeting last night, except the six who
recognized the union scale of wages.
A written agreene~ was prepared
and signed by ev ,son present at
the meeting offe: their moral and
financial support to four boycotted res
tauants.
The only walters to go out yester-
day were some Of those employed at
the Sargent restaurant at Seventh and
Cedar streets.
Six Sign the Scale.
Up to last night six restaurants had
signed the scale asked for by the
walters and these are Neumann's cafe,
Charles Brenck, Of the Aquarium bar,
Joseph F'leissner, Harry Cooper, t.
Bighton and Middlestaedt & Hines.
Frank Huber's men were not affected
by the strike.
In some Of the places where the
waters have made a demand for the
new scale the white men and women
are being replaced by colored walters.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-30

While Patrick J. OKeefe was at the
court house yesterday morning ap-o
plying for a warrant to arrest Joseph
W. Jacques, charging him with as
sault, the accused man was lying on a
bed at his home slowing dying from
injuries received during street fight,
near the Jackson street, bridge early
in the day. The application for the