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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
Natural Anxietv


Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness, children take cold
so easily. No disease costs more lit
tie lives than Group. It's attack is sc
sudden that the sufferer is often be-
yond human aid before the doctor ar
rives. Such cases yield readily to One
Minute Cough Gre. Liquifies the mu-
cous, allays Inflammation, removes
danger. Absolutely safe. Acts inn
mediately. Cures coughs, colds, grip
bronchitis, all throat and lung trou-
Bile. F. S. Mcmahon, Hampton, Ca:
"A bad cold rendered me voiceles
just before an oratorical contest.
intended to withdraw, but took One
Minute Cough Cure. 1t restored nv
voice in time to win the medal" All
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
NEWS OF THE RIVER.

The Isaac Staples came down with
16 strings of lumber.
The George S. came down.
The E. Rutledge and r. ID. Kendall
went north.
The packet Winona made her regu.
lar trip.
The stage of water was stationary
at 2.s5 at noon. The temperature at
noon was II.
The Helen Blair made her regular
trip in from Burlington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
Change In Name.

Having changed our name to the
Davenport Machine Works and dis
posed of our second hand machinery
business, we desire to announce that
we are prepared to execute orders
for light locomotives and heavy ma
chinery of all sorts. Repairing
promptly attended to.
DAVENPORT MACHINE WORKS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
CITY CHAT.

Steel ranges at Wilcher's.
McCabe's anniversary sale.
Open tonight. Dolly Bros.
i For insurance, E. J. Burns.
BATTLES for good footwear.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For tin work II. T. Siemon.
Insurance, c. f. Taylor & Son.
Homes for sale. A. Rush & Co.
Cincho Relief Tonic always cures.
For real estate and insurance, E.
J. Burns
| 81 pounds granulated sugar for 81
at Bartlett Bros Saturday.
Souvenirs to everybody at Bartlett
Bros third anniversary sale Satur-
day.
Music. ice cream and cake at Bart
lett Bros third anniversary sale Sat
urday.
Every day brings out something
Combs
\ good supper. only 25 cents, at the
Central church Saturday evening.
from to 8.
The larger your purchase the larg-
er the souvenir at Young & McCombs
souvenir sale.
Buy Riverside oaks; they are in
use by the best families in the city;
at David Don's.
1t will pay you to trade at Young
& McCombs' and get something for
nothing this week.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
three days more of the souvenir sale
Young & McCombs.
Riverside oaks, the cheapest and
best stove to use while hard coal is
so high. David Don.
Fine pictures of the lumber yard
fire can be had at the Blakslee studio.
All sizes, from 25 cents up.
DIR. I. B. Ennis, physician and sur
geon, also cancer and skin specialist.
Office, 3o3h Twentieth street.
Steam cleaning and dyeing. New
Panitorium Club. Montgomery &
Campbell, proprietors, 1909 Second
avenue. Phone west 1915.
Young men desiring to take the
civil service examination for clerk or
carrier, apply at the postoffice for
application blanks and full particu-
lars.
Riverside oak, best mounted oak;
made well, keeps a continuous fire
with less coal than any oak made.
You will save money by using it.
David Don.
Wards comedy, actually has we'll
defined and consistent plot, which is
more than can be said of the average
lfarce-comedy.
The fall opening display and Send
anniversary sale at McCabe's is prog
ressing with a rush and a hustle that
means the biggest business ever done
in Rock Island.
Perfection of style and excellence
of material and modesty of price are
combined in the millinery, trimmed
millinery store.
| Some of the presents we are giving
with a So purchase or over: Furni-
ture, silverware, clocks, albums. stat
nary. jardinieres, umbrellas, etc.
Young & McCombs.
Tomorrow from to 10 a. IN. and
from to p. m. NJ. & X. will have a
sale of mems fine shoes. All their
new s. shoes at So and 81 shoes at
$3.50. Everybody welcome. Come.
From to 10 a. IN. and from to 4
p. IN. tomorrow NJ. & X. will have
special sale of mems shoes, So foI
| their s. values and $3.50 for their 81
grades. None before or after those
two hours and but one pair to Gus
toner.
The crowd increases at McCabe's
anniversary sale from day to day as
the news gets wider circulation. The
added number of clerks and rear
rangement of some small details en-
ables them to give prompt attention
to all customers; no matter how
large the crowd, handsome and valu-
able souvenirs every day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
To Enlarge AsyIuml

The state Legislature is to be asked
to appropriate 100000 for the cree
ton of another insane ward at the
Watertown hospital with a view to
increasing the district from which
patients are received at that institu-
ton. The purpose is to bring the
capacity to 1,5OO patients. For gen
eral expenses in the operation of the
hospital 100000 will be asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
The Weather.

Fair tonight and probably
Thursday; cooler in north
portion Thursday.
j. M. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature--7 a. M. 50; at
noon Il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
Husband wants Divorce.

Fritz Franson, living on a farm in
Joslin, in a divorce bill filed yester-
day afternoon in the office of Circuit
Clerk Gamble, alleges that he WAS
married in February, 1900. i'm Chica-
go to Coria Franson, and after the
ceremony had been completed she
deserted him and has since refused
to live with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
Forgot to Return Coat

r. L. Hepler, proprietor of sa-
loon at Fifteenth street and Second
avenue, reports to the police that a
man by the name of w. III. Smith
borrowed an expensive rain coat from
him Saturday afternoon to go to Mo-
line, and since that time he has fail
ed to return it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
AdminIstraeor's Notice.

Estate Of John Hinderer, deceased.
The undersigned having peen appointed ad-
Illustrator of the estate of John Hinderer,
late of the county OF Rock Island state OF
illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that he
WI appear before the county court of Rock
Island county, at the county court room, In
the city of Rock Island at the Noyembe 7
term on the first Monday In November
claims against said estate are notified and
requested to attend Tor the purpose of hay.
ing the same adjusted.
all persons Irdebtei to said estate are re.
quested to make Immediate payment to the
undersigned
Dated this 18th day Of September. A. D. 1909
GEoRGEJ EINDERER. Administrators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
Tri-City OIL Meeting.

Tri-City Oil company stockholders
are reminded of the meeting for the
election of directors, which will take
place at Turner hall Thursday even
ing, Oct. 8, at o'clock. All stock
holders are requested to attend in
person and participate in the pro-
ceedings. O.E. CRAMER, Sec'y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08

Place your order with us and get
the purest and richest ice cream in
the tri-cities. Phone West 1241. Tri-
City Milk & Butter company, Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
"watch the Kidneys.

"When they are afflicted, life is in
Danger says DR.. Abernethy, the
great English physician. Foley's
Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
SOCIAL DOINGS.

Miss Bessie Kennedy was happily
surprised at her home, 1910 Seven
teenth street, last night in honor of
her eighth birthday. She received
many handsome little gifts. During
the evening there were games and
music and refreshments were served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08
CONFLICT OF OPINION
As to the First Avenue Depot
Grants Develops in
Council.
CLAIM RAISED BY MOAsKRIN
Another Instance Where the Mayor
and City Attorney Do Not
Hitch.

According to discoveries claimed by
AID George W. McCaskrin and made
known by him at the city council
meeting last evening the city, in de-
Tending the mandamus proceeding
brought by Capt. James Beardsley Ia
compel the removal of the Davenport
Rock Island & Northwestern depot
ON Seventeenth street. is upholding
an ordinance granted by the McCon-
ochie administration in cOntraven-
ton of the state law.
The Fourth ward alderman holds
that, in granting the Northwestern
railroad company right to construct
its depot on East Seventeenth street,
the same extending out into the pub
lie thoroughfare. the council was act
ing illegally. and that in following
the course that has been adopted by
City Attorney Scott. it was only get
ting it's foot deeper into the mire-
Advises Withdrawal of Answer.
His advice was that the answer
made by City Attorney Scott to the
BeardsIey petition for mandamus, in
which it is set forth that the council
had the right to vote the privileges
railroad company, be withdrawn.
that the railroad corporation be made
"a party to the litigation. and let the
controversy go on between the com
planning property owner and the rail
road.
Aid. McCaskrin disclosed his views
of the situation with a fierce earnest
ness that took the breath away from
the mayor and many of the aldermen
as well.
May Not BE So Serious
The affair caused little sensation
in the council chamber. but none of
the other aldermen believed the stu
alton was so serious as the Fourth
ward representative said it was.
Mayor Knox, during the discussion
took occasion to criticize City At
torney Scott for his activity in the
case, in so far as the instructions of
the council were that nothing should
lie done by the city until the court
passed upon the legal merits of Capt
Beardsley's claim.
In order to secure more light on the
question that the city may be prepar-
ed when the mandamus case is called
for hearing in the circuit court Sat
urday, it was decided to call a special
meeting of the council this evening
to investigate further the phase OF
the matter introduced by Aid. Me
Caskrin.
Loop Is Favored.
The ordinance granting the Tri-
City Railway company the right to
construct the west wing of its pro-
posed loop was read and referred un
til such time as the aldermen can
meet with the officers of the railway
company and go over the ground
thoroughly that there shall be a full
understanding of what is desired of
the municipality, and vice versa. The
majority of the aldermen seemed fla
vorable to the ordinance and doubt
less will pass it unanimously when
the proper. time comes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-08

Tuesday evening at NJ. w. 4. and
r. y. of ~ hall occurred very pleas
ant surprise given by the ladies OF
Fay Halves camp in honor of Oracle
Mary f. Kelley. the occasion being
her fifth wedding anniversary. After
the meeting adjourned the hostes
was presented a beautiful inlaid ma
hogany rocker. Past Oracle Mary
Cary delivering the presentation
speech.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03
THE NEGRO PROBLEM
Federation of Woman's Clubs VIE
Have to Consider 1t.
Question of Admitting COlOred Clubs
Must BE Decided at the Los An
EeIes biennial, Which
Meets in May.

During the nearly two years that
have interyened since Mrs. Josephine
Ruffin. president of the Woman's Era
club, of Boston, attempted to open
the doors of the General Federation OF
Woman's Clubs TO cOlored women the
racial question has been burning one
in that organization.
As will be remembered, the Woman'z
Era club was admitted by Mrs. Lowe,
the president of the general fedora
ton, who did not know it was a club
of colOred women, although the con-
stitutiOn forwarded with the applica-
tiOn for membership clearly implied
that fact. Mrs. Rutfin came to the BIZ
ennial at Milwaukee two years ago
expecting to be received as a delegate,
but her necessary credentials were re-
fused by order of the executive board.
This question of admitting clubz
composed Of colOred women has since
become an issue in the general fedS
Grafton, and is the principal theme ofS
discussion in nearly every one of the
81 state federations Of that body as
well as of the individual clubs.
Airs Rufiin will be at the Los An
geles biennial i'll May as a representa-
tive of the Northeastern Federation Of
Colored Women. which voted at a meet
ing held in Springfield, Mass, last sum-
mer, to pay her expenses for this pur-
pose. She cannot be delegate, but IS
entitled to a seat among the club wom-
en-, as the WOman's Era club belongs
to the Massachusetts Federation.
Not long since, says Mrs. H. P. Utter
back, in the Los Angeles Herald, I
called on Mrs. Ruffin at her daughters
home in BrOokline, Mass, to learn
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03
MISS JESSIE ACKERMAN.
Temperance Missionary In Japan ts
Wed Russian NObleman Who
Saved Her from Mob.

Miss Aekerm.n. whc is a travelling
missionary cor the National Woman's
ChristiaT Temperance union, and at
prese' II Japan. has announced her
engagement to man who, she saws,
saved her life. In letter just received
at national headquarters of the union,
in Evanston, Miss Ackerman says she
has been captured heart and hand by
a Russian nobleman," and that they
are 10 be married as soon as she fin
ishes the tour she is making. The
name of the prospective husband is no:
given. Miss Ackerman says that some
years ago. while she was making .em-
perance lectures in Russia. she was at
tackled by a mob. and would have been
killed had it not been for the appear
ance of the nob!eman. An attachment
which soon ripened into love sprang
up between the two at that time.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03
HEALTH AND COMFORT.

Never use heavy bedclothing. Weight
aud warmth are otsynOnymous.
A child's appetite is pretty fair in
sicatOr of health; so, if it fails, and
tks failure is not due to indiScre tionin
diet. see whether it is worried over
lessons and has enough sleep.
To promote ehi.dren's aPPetites, take
care that they have plenty of outdoor
exercise and that they have only such
simple. hOmely food as they can digest.
If this be done there will seldom, if
ever, be any cause for anxiety on the
score of lack of appetite.
One may prevent chilblains by wrap
ping the chilled part very thiekly in
cotton, wool or flannel and taking
brisk exercise in a room having a tenn
perature of about 60 degrees Fahren-
beit. Should a chilblsin present itself
LET it be painted" at once with a mix
ture of glyeer:n and belladNnua Gni-
ment.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03
THE FAC ENDS OF THINGS.

The American consular service is
made up of 800 members.
Coffee growers and importers are
greatly worked up over the increased
coffee production.
The development of dry goods COM
panies with large capital is one of the
latest features in. the great drv goods
distributing centers. The smaller
wholesalers are being driven out.
The largest towboat ever made for
AmerieaH%vaters viii soon be launched
for use on the Mississippi. Over 1900
tons of steel viii be used and 4,S0O
horse power will be furnished. The
boat is 275 feet long and 63 feet wide.
The fruit growers of California are
contemplating the organization of a
cooperative company 10 control the
marketing of their orchard products
throughout the United States and Eu.
rope. Their first purpose is to keep
clear of brokers and spectators.
Something like revolution IL fuel
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03

from her own lips the story Of the
Woman's Era club and what it is do
ing for the colored women Of New
England. / found her to be "a woman
of charming manners, who expresses
her ideas most fiuently. In appear
ance she is small and plump, with wavy
gray hair and animated eyes. She is
the widow Of George /. Rutiin, a Har-
ward law graduate, and subsequently,
a lawyer of ability, who served two
terms in the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture. and was on the Boston city cOun-
ell. He was also appointed a Judge
in Charlestown. and the first coloreG
man north Of Mason and DiXon's line
to hold judicial office.
As a child Mrs. Rufiin attended the
public schools in Salem, in which town
thecdIOred children were not eparated
from the white children as they were
in Boston.
\ short time ago Mrs. Ruffin made
the statement that there was not B
drop of southern blood in her veins,
and this assertion caused much dis
turbance among the colored clubs, for
II was scattered broadcast that she de-
MED her negro blood. What she meant
10 saw was that her family was assO-
ciated with the north and not the
south.
Her father had the mixed blood Of
the French, Indian and negro races,
and her mother was an English wom-
an. and their lives and their chidren's
lives were so essentially connected
with New England that they felt they
were northerners 10 the backbone.
Since she was 30 years old Mrs. Ruff
fin has always been identified with all
definite work for the improvement OF
her race. and has held many promi-
nent positions, notably in the Massa-
chusetts Suffrage association and the
New England Press association.
The Woman's Era club took its name
from a paper called the Woman's Era.
This publication was devoted to the
interests of cOlored women, and Mrs,
Ruffin was its editor. 1t was because
of the progressive work done by this
paper that the first organization OF
colored women was formed in 1873, ana
meetings held in Boston and on the
following year in Washington.
The purpose of the club is the bet-
terment, intellectually and morally Of
eolored women. It attempts to raise
their educational standard and to
arouse them to the thought of the pos
sibilities for the colOred race to take
a higher rank in civilization and the
progress of the age.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03

naturally was the cause Of much specu
lation. Senator Hanna refused posi-
lively TO discuss the nature Ofthe con-
terence or to confirm or denV any OF
the TumoTs in circulation respecting
the subject under discussion
AS matter OF fact, the conference
held at p esident RoosrvelI's re
guest, for he purpose Of discussing
Federal appointments IN the Southern
States which are no. represented Y
Republicans in the United States Sen.
ate. Ia such cases Il is customary 1, T
the heads OF the national organization
OF the party IN ia power tn recon-
mend candidates to the P, esident for
appointment. Senator Hanna is char
man of the Republican National Exec
utIve COmmittt c, d Postmaster Gen
eral PaYne is the vice chairman. They
are the persons to be c, nSulted wit n
r gard TO Federal appointments IN
in Democratic States, according to the
custom of the epub.iCan party.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03
TyFORCES THE LAW.
v.v York's New District Attorney
Surprises Politicians.
r,der His Direction Saloons Are
.1..ed on sundays and Gam
blrrs Are watched 50 That
Their Trade - Ruined.

,...rg those recently elected to Of
....r \-w York city on the anti-Tam-
-... ticket there is no more interest
.-- an. striking figure than William
r-..r- Jerome. the new district at
.-... What makes him Of so much
-....-..r.- is that his new office is
.--.frhemo,t powerful in the United
s..--, and that he has indicated
,.rrnr-s % tackle problems which
-..-. date the ordinary public official
h.. rrrt,rrra % leave alone.
Mr. Jerome comes of an old New
York family Of influence and social po-
..,..r life of leisure and comfort,
sr-rr in the pursuit Of the gratifca-
...r fhi. literary and artistic tastes,
r.rfr easily have been his, but he has
...-rr rather to use all his native pow
sr ar. energy for the political better
r.r- .f his native city.
. Born fu New York city in 1850, and
r..rr while Young in delicate health,
f. received his early education from
,-.mre tutors. lie later attended VIII
r,.a seminary IN Easthampton,
1r-,.. for ole year. and then entered
trhr~-t college with the class of 50.
Unable tu finish HE college course on
account of his health. he returned to
Nrv York and begaH.the study of law.
Hrua, finally graduated from the law
school uf Columbia university in 1884,
an. 10 the spring Of that year was adj
r--pa ru the New York bar. Mr.. Je-
ZONE then formed a partnership with
college friend. Daniel Mason, and
r-.urra unit. '~~, when as a demo-
u4r.fdemuyraric ancestry he was APP
pointed % deputy assistant to the dis
r.r attorney by Co.. Fellows, at that
time tile successful Tammany incum-
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03
TECHNICALITIES OF THE LAW.

An ordinance limiting the height Of
biEboards 10 six feet unless permis-
sion to exceed that height is expressly
given by the common council is he'd
in Rochester vs.. West (N. y 50 L. r.
A. 54S. not TO be unreasonable - an
undue restraint on a lawful trade or
business, on upon lawful and bene-
fetal use of private property.
An ordinance forbiGding the keep
ing of any inclosure in or connected
with any room whsre Intoxicating liq-
uors may be sold by a license dealer
which is or can by any ingenuity or
pretense be used as a lounging or
drinking place or for any immoral pur-
pose, is held in State vs.. BaTdage
(Minn.), 50 L. II. \. 42S, TO be reason
able and valid.
Mere failure of an inGorsee TO pre-.
sent check for payment for Il
months, during which time the maker
paid the amount TO the payee on his
assurance that the check was mis,aid
and that he would return it when
found. is held in Bradley VS.. Andrus
&C. c. A. Sd c., SO L. r. a. 432, not to
sstop him from enforcing payment,
where the maker relied wholly on the
word of the payee in making his pay
UON JOHN T. DRYDEN.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03

10 the ISUuInIan canal question, ne mas
found opportunity to keep track Of
everything else that was going on in
Washington. Wien the other mem
bers of the senate want 10 find out
anything they ask Morgan.
The other day. during a discussion
of the interoceanic canal bill, one Of
the members Of the committee asked
Senator Morgan what were the pro-
visions of a certain treaty with France
which had worked itself into the con-
troverSy. Much to their surprise the
senator did not answer, but sent his
clerk to Senator CUllom's room for a
copy of the volume containing a com
pilation of the treaties entered into
by this nation with foreign govern
ments. When the clerk returned Mr..
Morgan laboriously looked up the
treaty in question in the index and
then proceeded TO enlighten the other
senators. He held the open book be-
fore him while he repeated the pro-
visions Of the treaty, but the other
senators noticed that not once did he
glance at the printed page while he was
reciting the provisions,
"Why did you send for the book if
you knew the text Of the treaty by
heart?' asked Senator Elkins.
well" replied Morgan, ~ could
not remember for the life Of me wheth-
er it began with This. or a and I
wanted to make sure"
The Washington bee., 1902-05-03
strnnge MatrimoniaI Record.

Married five times and now com
plainant in two divoce suits pending
in the same court is the peculiar
matrimonial record Of Mary Fields,
of Lexington. Ky. The strange
state of affairs was discovered by
the woman's attorney, who brought
suit for her against William Fields
for abandonment and found that a
similar charge was pending against
Frederick Foster. The attorney is
puzzled as to the proper proceedings.
as a prosecution for bigamy may fol-
low. The woman is but 80 years old.