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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
Some Interesting Facts About
Illinois Metropolis.
By StanIey Du Bots.

the river west of Clark street They
were leased by the canal trustees of
the state of Illinois i'm the year 1885
for term of 800 years. The lessees
pay the state OF Illinois one barley
corn per lot per year for rent. binding
themselves i'm addition Ito build and
maintain Il good dock five feet wide
and three feet above the water"
These lots are all covered with bust
ness houses which front on South
Water street. and from which Il
princely income is derived by the
owners of the original leases.
The Union Depot company was Of
fered 81 900 per month for one room
and the parcel privilege. but deciin-
ed it as ii can make double as much
ut 10 cents per parcel per day.
Since the drainage canal was open
ed, perch and herring can be caught
anywhere in ;he river and the south
branch the water is so clear and
pure. but from some cause, not fully
understood. the north branch is still
perfectly vile. The elevation of Lake
Michigan is. ON the average, one foot
higher than it was before the canal
was opened.
There are seventeen miles of brick
pavement and not quite 81 miles of
asphalt street pavement in Chicago.
There were pumped last year H.
s97. 260.224 gallons of water for the
use of Chicago.
To get this wafer TO the pumping
engines there are five intake cribs
out in the lake, leading from which
to the pumping stations are tunnels
with the aggregate length of 19S,795
feet. or nearly ;hirty-eight miles of
tunnels. To carry the water TO the
users there are laid in the streets of
Chicago .s72 miles, $50 feet of pipe.
There are in that city 2,790 miles of
streets and 1862 miles of alleys. In
these streets and alleys are laid
/ .4s1 miles of sewers, of which 54s
are of brick construction, and 933 are
of vitrified pipe. There are inside
the city limits ten cemeteries. with
a combined acreage of 740. As Against
these there are SO parks, with an ac-
reage of 2.3O7. The largest park is
Jackson. $50 acres; the smallest,
Union square, As of an acre
The smallest cemetery is on North
Clark street. four acres. a Jewish
bnrying ground. The largest is Rose
Hill, 800 acres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
is BUILDING A MODEL
Tri-City Railway Company Making
Pattern Car in New
Shops.

| The Tri-City Railway company is
getting together the framework of
the f-~st of a series of large ears
that i is about to build in the new
car shops in Davenport. Spruce and
oak are the foods that are used. and
the framing 'of the base of the car
body is of the most substantial and
sturdy description. The timbers are
pnt together with eNactness and care,
and reinforced at the angles by
heavy ironing. 1t will take a gen
eral smash-up at high speed to start
amy of the mortisc joints.
As soon as the bed frame is done.
which will be in day or two. the
frame will be sent down from the up
per room where this work has been
done, and on The lower floor the car
Will be erected. This will he Il work
requiring some time. There are n
number of things that the company
has to work out. Haste viii be made
slowly, as various measurements are
tried, till the right dimensions and ar
rangemcnts. to the smallest details.
have been secured. Then the car
will be finished i'm line with the stand
ard adopted by the company, of
which il will he the model and pat
tern. After that the other cars Will
he got out i'm much shorter space of
time.
The trucks, airbralles. motors and
some other parts OF the equipment of
the ears have been received. and are
ready to go in a. soon as the work
is far enough advanced To take them.
The sample seats are here, or on the
way, and Will be tested i'm every way
before they are adopted ana ordered.
These ears are To be seated with
icrosswiSe rattan seats of regular pas
senger car pattern: reversible, and
supplied with all the latest improve
ments. They will be softened with
springs, and very comfortable. If the
regular car seat is used there will be
nine on a side, each good for two pas
sengers. with ample room at the
doorway, in the corner of the car.
for passengers to enter and leave.
The ears viii be eight feet and four
inches wide, outside measurement,
and about 20 feet long. The interior
length of the cars will be 30 feet.
Their Is double seats will take SO
passengers. Each rear platform win
contain roomy smokers apartment,
that will take passengers of this class
out of the way of those getting on
and off the car. and give the smokers
themselves plenty of room to fumi-
gate ut will. The seats have not been
selected. ana the regular pattern may
not be used. 1t is possible that 4
double seat, SO arranged that il can
he swung around against the wall to
form side seats like those we now
have. may be adopted. The expense
Of this style of seats is much greater
but if they viii secure convenience for
the patrons they will be ordered
crthcIesS. 1t is the determination
to make the new cars the best that
can be built, in all respects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
Annusennents.
limo u |! !! !. ARE 4
DIRECTION CHAr1BERLIN. KINDT a corIPAHV.
March 24-3o.
The Murray
Comedy Co.
zone week. Return Engagement
Chas. Lamb, Director. J. Rus. Smith, Mgr.

30 People. Car Load of Special Scenery.
Presenting the following repertoire of plays:
Natures Nobleman. Queens Eviden-
Ce. Pride and Poverty. David Car
rick. Black Flag. Taken from Life
Hearts of Kentucky. Prince Otto, New
Partner, Because.
Novel specialties will be introduced be
tween acts Prices 10. 30 and 30 Monday
night. March. 81 Ladies accompanied by
person holding paid soc ticket admitted
free on opening night only;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
PROPOSALS FOR HEATING
NEW LIBRARY CONSIDERED

The library board at n special
meeting Saturday evening heard
propositions from Blake d Murphy
and Channon. Perry d Co. for the in
stailatiOn of a Herbert smokeless
boiler ia heat the new library build
ing. The two firms proposed sepa-
rate plans in regard to pipes and the
question of accepting one of the bids
was referred back TO the building
committee with power to act. On the
question. of furniture it was voted
ia have oak throughout and bids for
furnishing tables and chairs and the
desk of the librarian were ordered
advertised for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
COUNTY TEMPLE
Transfers

March ga. c. Dart to Mary \.
Dart. lot .. \. c. Darts subdiv.. out
lot ,, j. w. Spencer's Third add.
Rock Island. 81.
y. {. Dart TO Sarah l. Dart. lot 10.
y. {. Darts subdiv., outlot ,. j. w.
Spencer's Third add. Rock Island. 81.
\. {. Dart to Margaret Dart Stew
enson, lot ). \. {. Darts subdiv., out
lot .. j. w. Spencer's Third add. Rock
Island, 81.
Fred \. Moody TO Clara Brown
tract by metes and bounds. swH ne Il g.
6; VIZ. seA. neH, 6; neH. neA. 6. Is.
2w, S1.7OO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
RadIo Actire sub.tnnces.

Different solid bodies-cOpper. plati-
mum. lead. glass. wax. paper, etc.-be-
come radio active when they are placed
in u closed vessel along with one of the
radio active salts of barium or. still
better, immersed in n solution of such
n salt. The induced radiation is of the
same character as that of the original
salt-its rays are deviated in the mag
netic field. If tube containing Il gas
under low pressure has a current of
electricity passed through ii, the gas
becomes luminous when the pressure is
low enough. as is we'll known. Air at
SO millimeters pressure becomes lu-
minous when so treated. for example.
When Il radio active substance is held
near to such tube. the luminosity be-
gins at u higher pressure, which for
air is A millimeters. The color OF the
light varies I'm the two cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
Election Notice.

Notice IS hereby given that on Tuesday. the
first day of ADrU- A. ID. 1902, in the city OF
Rock Island. IBiaOis. election VIII be held
for the following omcers, to-wit:
CITY OFFICERS
One alderman in the First ward for two
years
one alderman IN The Second ward for two
years
one alderman in the Third ward for two
years
one alderman In the Fourth ward for two
years.
one alderman In the Fifth ward for two
years.
One alderman 10 the Sixth ward for two
one alderman in the Seventh ward for two
years
TOWN. OFFICERS
One assessor for one year.
One collector for one year.
One supervisor for two years.
Three assistant supervisors for two years.
One justice of the peace TO Ill vacancy
Which election will be open at O'Clock In
the morning and continue open until O'Clock
in the afternoon of that day. Places OF regis
tration and voting Will be as follows:
First ward-First preci1ct, No. 4os Fourth
avenue.
First Ward-SecOnd precinct, No. 506sFOurth
avenue.
Second ward-Firs. precinct, No. 1914 Third
avenue.
second wsrd-second precinct. No. IIOO
THIRD ward-FIrst precinct, No. 400 Second
avenue.
Third ward-Second precinct, No. 14s4
Seventh avenue.
Thi Ward-Third precinct, Meyer & Beh-
ring Nursery company, corner Fifteenth
stree AND Eleventh avenue.
Fourth Ward-First precinct, Tricks livery
stable, No. 1914 Third avenue
Fourth Ward-Second precinct, N. Levy
carriage house, Nineteenth street, between
sixth and Seventh avenues
Fifth Ward-FIrst precinct, hose house on
Twenty second street
Fifth ward-Second precinct. Schmid's gro
Gerry store, No. s23 Twentieth street
Sixth WaTd-FIrst precinct, hose house,
Twenty-stxth street, near Seventh avenue
Sixth Ward-Second precfoct, chapel. cor
ner Sever tn avenue and Twenty-nInth street.
seventh Ward-First precinct, No. 3i10
Fifth avenue.
Seveuih Wsrd-Second precinct, Martin
daleis blacksmith shop. No. 900 Fifth avenue
Seventh WsId-1 hi,d precinc', Stephenson
barn. Forty-fourth strs ct. between Seventh
and Eighth avenues
II. Q. SCHAFFLR,
City and Town Clerk
Rock Island, March II, 1902.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
George snvv Too.

Mabel (anxiously)-Have you seen
George this evening? He promised to
call.
Father-IIe did call. l entertained
him for an hour before you came down
stairs.
Mabel-You entertained him. papa?
Father-Yes. l gave him list of all
the new dresses and gewgaws you had
last year and the cost OF each. / never
saw n young man more interested. yet
he left very hurriedly. - Pearson's
Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
Joints Ike Rusty Hinges

Are among the consequences of rheu-
matism. The sufferer can move knees
and elbows, but the effort makes him
vince. lie rejoices when good ruin
bling with Perry Davis Painkiller
drives the. stiffness out aud brings
the freedom of motion back No won
der our grandfathers believed hearth
~ in this beneficent liniment. There
is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
THE TRICK.

@ZEZ1 TRICK may involve deceit or it may
EEk#] be display of peculiar skill. There
H@is deceit IN some soaps, but there is
none IN Ivory Soap; it is display Of peca-
liar skill. 1t will stand any test and can be
relied upon to do ali that is claimed for it.
IVORY SOAP IS $3.50. PER CENT. PURE.
seYrua -rt.,srr ,.oes- Ao.suse CO -e-sr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
snrreon,. Knife Sol Needed.

Surgery is no longer necessary to
cure piles. De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve cures such cases at once, re-
moving the necessity for dangerous,
painful and expensive operations.
For scalds, cuts, burns, wounds,
bruises, sores and skin diseases it is
unequalled. Beware of counterfeits.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24
For Over sixty Years

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrdp has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25
cents a bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-24

Great tonic. braces body and brain,
drives away all impurities from your
system. Makes YOU well. Keeps you
well. Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c. T..
II. Thomas pharmacy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
saturday, August 8.

Pearl Edwards, who has been
connected with Elliott 4 Harvey i
pharmacy in this city for the past
few years, left this morning for
Blair, where he will visit brie fly
with relatives. He assumes a
position with the Howell Drug
company in Omaha next week.
Miss Faith Olds is spending
the day visiting with Fremont ac-
quaintances.
Marcus j Mattesou of this city
has been granted pension of Sl2
per month.
rne X Rice, who has been
working 10 the Stnrekeepers office
here for the past several months,
leaves Monday for Boone, where
he goes to accept a position in the
office of H J Slifer, superintend-
ent of the Iowa division of the
Northwestern.
Mrs Sinclair, m ,ther of Mrs.
Pilling, is quite sick at her rooms
in this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
Wreck ST the Worlds Largest
Locomotive.

The huge locomotive recently
built for the Santa Fe Railway to
haul freight over the Step Ration
Mountain Road, WAS wrecked on
July 29th. In company with two
other engines the giant locomo-
tive WAS taking very long train
over the mountains. Three times
the train broke in two. When
the last break came the long train
started to back down the steep
grade and the giant locomotive
was unable to hold it. The brake
men, after having frightened every
available brake, were finally COM
PEELED to jump for their lives.
After mad downward plunge of
three miles the train jumped the
rails on bridge, so feet high,
near Seymour. The engine and
all the cars plunged down the
canyon. The engine is the larg.
est freight engine in the world.
Scientific American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
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Mrs Edna Glasier and Miss
Amy Burbank are visiting Omaha
friends. They willspend Sunday
there.
The remnants of the Baldwin
stock we're sold at auction today
Miss Della Oyerton returned
from Fort Casey, Wash, yester-
day for short visit with friends.
Miss Edna Davis returned home
this afternoon from Omaha where
she has been receiving treatment
for the past several weeks. She
returns home greatly improved in
health.
According to letters received
here this morning from the w b
Fensler family, Fred Fensler is
now making favorable progress
Although his improvement il
slight as yet, there is great en-.
couragement for his ultimate re.
covery.
Mr. and Mrs w M Clark will be
the over Sunday guests of Omaha
friends.
Conductor James Moran is Ia
king months lay off because Of
i'll health.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
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Harry Mann and Alex McVey
laid LOG feet of brick sidewalk
in Ell hit hours yesterday.
Bruce Morrison, who recently
retired from the editorship Of the
Mondamin Enterprise arrived in
the city this morning. He was
enroute to Onawa after business
trip to Missouri.
Mr. aud Mrs A II LIE Grow are
lending the day in Omaha.
Miss Clara Robinson, who has
been visiting here with Mr. aud
Mrs Halle Newton for the past
several days, departed this morn
ing for Marslalltown.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
ARE Monday, August n.

| F %. Smi'h, OF Onaw... N. q. Nc
Evoy. Mondsmin, J. w rnd r.. j Stat
Oh, of Mendoza. Ill.,, ard Mtssrs Cam.
tron and FOSSIL, of I'.xt"m, H., were
in The Valley yesterday the guests of
Frank Kllby.
l. NJ. Carlton, air brake expert of
the Y. u n. W., was III the Valley this
morning
Miss Blanche Mills left tins after.
noon for Hot Springs, South Dakota,
where she will spend month the
guest of friends.
| Tna stop box on Mll street broke
yesterday and made things lively for a
while.
Mrs r. G McG,vren is getting weak
er every day. and there is very little,
hope of her final recovery.
Mrs A I Briggs and family returned
from Norfolk Saturday evening where
they had been visiting relatives for
three weeks.
| Miss Leila Ovens is visiting friends
In Omaha for few days.
Henry Wadsworth left for Denver,
Colorado, this afternoon, where he goes
for months visit with friends.
j. $. Wattlss was up the road on the
West Side of the county on huslness
today.
Frank Alger is in Omaha today on
business.
Mrs. Jessie lilling and Miss Marie
Anderson returned from Chicago on
the morning train, called home by the
sickness of Mrs Pilllng's mother.
1 Mr. John Brennon visited friends in
CoGnc Bluffs Sunday.
9 J Briggs aud daughter Cora re
turued from Greedy, Colo. Sunday
morning, where they had been visiting
relatives for about month.
Frank Benin and wife of Clay town
ship were pleasant callers at the TlSll q
office Saturday. He says Sandy Point
was not hurt 10y high water.
The hosr ais in Omaha treated
tifty-twn cases of appendicitis during
the last two weeks. 1t is getting to be
as prevalent as measels.
George II Williams left for CHICAGO
this evening where he goes to pure
base his fell stock OF goods for his
tailoring establishment
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Deal, of ST
John left this morning for Boyina,
Colorado, where they go for visit
with John Narnes and other friends.
They will be gone about 30 days.
Mrs. ID. r. Miller, mother of Mrs
Abe Daniels, left for Blue Earth,
Minnesota, this morning, where she
g res for visit with her son.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
Took Everything He Had But His
Trousers and Broad Smile.

Switchmen on the night shift
in the North Western yards here
Friday morning about 2 O'clock,
found stranger wandering
around in the yards with his anato-
my protected only by a pair of
trousers and the atmosphere. He
stated he was among the Omaha
excursionists at the Grocer's Pic
mic. During the day he imbibed
quite freely in that which "sting-
eth like an adder" He foil in
with a bunch of congenial com
panions and was soon robbed of
his shoes, coat, shirt, hat and in
fact, everything he had but his
trousers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
Deur Moore Wedding.

At the l,,ml,. OF l,sv. Fi,her Mullen
sol Monday mnrnimg, Aug. III, at q
O'Clock. MI ihtlles Dsur nd Miss
Il ,ssie Moore were united u, ~ .rriage
In the presence of relatives Il 4 a few
close friends. Father Mullen read the
service The brides only attendant
was Miss Fahne Deur, sister of the
groom Mr. Harvey Foss WIS the
groom's best man. The bride wore
her travelling suit. which was tan
etamlne deliberately trimmed IN white
applique The bridesmaid wore gray
silk skirt and u white lace bodice.
After the ceremony the bridal party
accompanied by the parents of the
young couple, MIR and Mrs II Denr,
MIR aud Mrs G \ IL ,llogy were driven
t. the home of Mr. and Mrs J Deur,
Third street. where a wedding break
fast was served. The decorations of
dining room AMI table we're sweet
peas
Mr. and Mrs Deur departed on the
7:45 train for Omaha From there
they will go to the n orthern lakes
They will bs at home to their friends
after Sept l, in the home on East Erie
street, which is furnished aud fnlly
equipped aw .iting their Homecoming
Born, to MIR aud Mrs Geo. Hans,
last night, son.
Dennis OIeary and wife came down
from Woodbine Saturday evening and
spent Sunday ON the farm with re-
latiyes.
Miss Fannie Webb, who has been in
the Valley the guest of Mrs George
Thompson, left for her home in Cana
da this morning.
J II Patterson. of Dunlap, was in
Valley this morning OH business.
George Chrstman will complete the
first coat of plastering on Charles
l1onses new residence i'm Cincinnati
township today 1t takes fourteen
hundred yards of plastering
Mrs George Smothers left for Sioux
Falls this morning called Their by the
dangerous sickness of her daughter
Eli Watkins is again at work in
Williams meat market. His friends
are glad to see him around again.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs j u McKinny,
Saturday evening, a nine pound son.
Mrs Samuel Morrison, of Council
Bluffs, is visiting friends in the VAL
ley
MIR and Mrs George Kellogg leave
for Okoboji tomorrow morning for q
weeks outing.
J J Amen Will join his family at
Okonoji tomorrow and will remain for
a weeks fishing.
Miss Mamie Fhurber who has been
quito sick for the past month, is re-
ported considerably better today.
Editor Enybody, OF the Dunlap Re
porter was in the Valley this morning
on his way TO Omaha He says Dun
lap is right in the swim this year
Mrs. H.. b Cox is visiting friends in
| Council Bluffs TODAY.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
"Clealy Prophetic"
Omaha World-Hcrald.


The Chicago Record Herald, refer
ring to the tariff reform plank of the
Iowa republican convention, calls upon
the national leaders of the republican
party to "think carefully over the Sit
uation." This republican paper points
out that substantially tie same views
are held by the republicans of Mime
sofa, and says that the action of Min
nesota and Iowa conventions are as
clearly prophetic as anything merely
| human can be.
The Record Herald adds:
"On the one hand there are the dem
ocrats, who are nearly united in the
demand for tariff revision and for the
denial of tariff for the benefit of mo-
nopoly. Or the other are those wes-
tern republicans who are equelly insis-
tent on the same points, though their
method of revision would not be SC
drastic. Now if no revision should
be the continuing decree of republic
can congress under republican admin.
istration, how will the sentiment fol
l CIloC Ddo UccIl CutGltdtcu III
both parties work out? Msnifestly
| through republican defections to 6
democratic success. The demands Of
western republicans must be recogni
Zed and granted as condition esentia
to the supremacy of the party"
This republican paper has accurately
stated the situation. Tariff revision
cannot be much longer postponed. l
is very evident that the people demand
Int, and if the dominant party refuse tt
yield to the demand, the people will
place in power party that will repre-
sent the popular view.
l. w Brown, j b Lyon, Frank Kilb,
land G. S Osborne are taking in the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-14
HOW THE TRAINS WE'RE
HANDLED.
1t Was a Gigantic Task to Carry
1000 PiCniCkers tO Mis-
souri, Valley Thursday.

souri, Valley Thursday.
Since the Retail Grocers' pic
mic to Missouri Valley Thursday
over the Northwestern was the
largest excursion that ever pulled
out of Omaha. and since it came
back without q mishap, the story
of how single railroad systemat-
ically handles such prodigious
movement is in itself interesting.
The excursion consisted of four
trains carrying 1890 people out of
Omaha, who were joined by 1000
more en- route.
The block system was extended
to point on the spur half mile
beyond the picnic grounds, and a
temporary telegraph Office was
placed right on the grounds.
Each train carried a pilot con-
ductor to control the train itself,
and the other to collect tickets:
three experienced passenger
brakemen and one fagman, and
direct representatives of the pas
senger department to adjust every
difference that might arise. In
addition to the regular engineer
on each train, there we're two
travelling engineers, or experts
for the four.
G W Daily, assistant superin-
tendent at Boone, was in charge
of the entire movement, and Train
master Hammil, also of Boone,
vas on the grouns to direct the
movement Of the trains.
George West, city passenger
agent of the Northwestern, says:
ga few years ago we could not
have handled such a movement,
We could not have done it now
had it not been for our double
track, and exceptional facilities
in every way. As it was every
train moved like clock work, and
not passenger was hurt, or even
delayed. We spared no expense
in having plenty of experienced
men on every train, and in taking
thorough precautions for safety,
yet it was money we'll spent, for
q single passenger killed or hurt
would have cost far more. Moth
ing of the kind has ever before
been seen in Omaha. World
Herald.