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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

named:
= President-T. /. Stanley.
Secretary l.. Eastman.
Treasurer-J Maurice Farnham.
Since taking hold, the company
has made many improvements i'm the
paper. All are practical printers
and have been connected with the
papers and job printing offices of
Moline for number of years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

rHE first issue of a paper bearing
the name of the Port Byron Globe
made its appearance Oct. 1G, 1850, J.
W. Simpson being editor and proprie-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

renee Johnson, Herbert Burdette.
John Andrews, Walter Andrews, FL
mer Hanson, Arthur Heimbeck, Hen
nv Broekmann, Roy Frazier, Raymond
Summers, r. d. Bullock, win Muens-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

THE Reynolds Press, printed in Rey-
nolds, 16 miles south of Rock Is
land. enjoys the distinction of being
the only paper in Rock Island county
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The Port Byron Globe

power presses and up-to-date type in
its newspaper and job departments
The present owners of the Globe
Messrs Hall q McMeekin, are both
skilled in the business and mechani-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

The Union building ON Eighteenth
street was erected in 1879, money to
aid its construction being loaned by
DIR. {. Truesdale. who afterward be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

ter. Theodore Anderson, Julian
Lamp, Paul Lamp.
Country Correspondents. c. Van
derburg, F. z. Crompton, S. w.
Heath. Miss Lucy Watson, John
O'Mealia, Mrs. S. w. Simmons, Miss
Ida Bowen, j. F. McNabney. Charles
\. Beers. c. b. Ellis. r. p. Wait,
James Anderson, S. E. Ritchey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

tor. Feb. %. 1884. he sold out to Hess
DE- Owen The firm of Hess & Owen
continued till July 1, 1883, when G. \.
Metzgar purchased the interest of
Mr.. Hess. the firm then being Metzgar
& Owen. Mr.. Metzgar remained with
the Globe until December of the same
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

cal departments of the printing bust
ness. Mr.. Hall has had twenty-five
years experience in the editorial and
mechanical branches. while Mr.. Nc
MeelSin possesses thorough knowledge
of the duties of business manager
and is a first-class solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

Owen d Hall existed until March l..
1898. when Mr.. Hall and Frank Me
Meekin bought Mr.. Owens interest,
the partnership then formed being
STYLED Hall & AleMeekin and thus con
tinues.
The Globe office is equipped with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
THE ARGUS AND ITS STORY

continued from Ninth Page
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22
coed him. He was a great man
and a grand preacher.

coed him. He was a great man
and a grand preacher.
The bluff Of the business men Of
Vicksburg to the governor offer.
ing to pay the expenses for an
extra session Of the Legislature to
consider the insurance question,
was little improvement upOn the
policy pursued by the governor
himself. Such an offer could not
be accepted, Of course.
Four dead bodies were found
tied up in sacks and laid 10 the
street back of a medical college in
indianapolis the other morning,
and the officers are trying to find
out where they came from and
who left them where they we're
found. But they won't find out.
After a body is dead, can't tell
much about its wanderings.
Gen. Alger has been appointed
senator from Michigan to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of
Senator Mcmillan, and as the Gen.
eral is a candidate for the same
seat at the next meeting Of the leg
islature; he will have an OppOr-
tunity to get his national as we'll
as his state wires to working
properly before the legislature
meets.
The Alabama people are wrest-
ling with the dispensary liquor
question, but the. prediction is
that it will not succeed. In our
judgment it is little better than
the bootleg system, further than to
transfer the traffic from the loaf
ing negro to the sworn official who
will manage to worm himself into
place to get to handle the stuff.
The more you think over the ques-
ton Of handling liquor sales, the
more apparent it will be that high
license Is the best Of any plan
that has yet been tried.
Senator D. II. Money, Of Missis-
sippi, was the orator Of the even
ing at q meeting held last evening
in'the Confederate Veterans Hall,
corner Eleventh and Il. streets,
where q large number Of Missis.
sippians together with their ismi-
lies assembled for the purpose OF
recognizing a social organization
among the natives Of that state,
now residents Of this city. Sena-
to Money took for his theme
mississippi" and spoke for
upwards Of an hour. he referred
in eloquent terms to the stand
taken by his native state In regard
to the recognition Of its women,
saying that the first wOman's col
lege in the United States was
chartered by that state and that IL
established the first girls indus
trial college. Mississippi, The
senator said, Was the fret state to
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

grant married women seperate
property rights. Touching the
nativity Of the population Of the
state the statement was made that
but one half Of one per cent. Of It's
people we're Of foreign birth, max
ing the people Of that state con-
sentative, where anarchy and
tsisms'' can find no fOOthOld.-
Washington Star.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

The mar who has immovabIe con-
victions upon all subjects Is Of all per-
soma the most prejudiced.
Inc man who claims 10 be out Of
debt when be owes no money has fam
ed to catch the highest principle Of
human existence.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

Whitewash made OF quicklime and
ashes win destroy moss on tiles.
The eight muscles Of the human
Jaw exert 3 force Of about 500 pounds.
The various countries OF the world
use 1890 different kinds Of postage
stamps.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

YOu KnOw what You Are Taking
waen ron take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that It
Is sim ply Iron and Quinine in a taste
less form. No Cure, No pay. SOC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

The hands0mer the mother, the
more opt is her baby daughter to have
9 face as dirty as q boys.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

Forty-eight kinds Of house flies have
been classified by ~naturalists.
In mining accidents one death IN
four is caused by afterdamp.
A mar should weigh twenty-si
pounds for every foot Of his height.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

A boy Weighing one pound on earth
would weigh twenty seven and g half
pounds on the sun.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

Oxen and sheep fatten better in
company than when left alone.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II fails to cure. Z. w. Groves sig
nature Is on each box. al Halls.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

Secretary Wilson announced
some time ego that beer would
soon be cheaper. No change in
price has been noticed In this
locality. Suppose it viii be about
the same time that trusts begin
killing each other of by competi-
ion. ID
Let Us not forget, since trade is
ooking up again, that the season
or activity viii find its end again,
lnless We do something to build
lp industrial interests here which
vill increase the pay roll Of the
ity to skilled people and give
hem money to spend the year
|ound.
It win be a long time before the
Presbyterians Of New Orleans will
nd q successor for the late DR..
lalmer, save in point Of rotation.
here is an occasional man like
r. Palmer who passes away with
at any one being in reach to sue
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

s. S. S. being a stric
Stomach and digestion,
under its tonic effects.
advice free. Book on
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08

100000 Of our money. The income
from this vast sum amounts to about
10000 all of which it was part
of the duties Of his Office to invest.
Sir Charles is about 55 years Of age,
tall and thin. In his manner is dis
tinct touch Of Chesterfeldian polite
ness, and in conversation he is smooth
and diplomatic, suggesting "the iron
hand in the velvet
Sir Charles rendered valuable service
to Great Britain and indeed to all in
vestors in Egyptian securities in 1875,
when as the representative of the Brit
ish government he Strengthened out the
financial tangle in Egypt He found the
country practically bankrupt and its &C.
curities almost valueless. Through his
efforts and negotiations, in connection
with representatives Of other powers,
Egyptian securities were made valua.
BILE, $50 acres of fertile lands, which
Ismail Pasha had annexed" were re-
stored, and the finances and taxation of
the country placed on basis of pros
perity which had never seemed possible,
and of which the wretched and down.
trodden fellahs had never dreamed.
He is at present one Of the English gov.
ernmert directors Of the Suez canal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08
Put the Convicts at Work.

To set the inmates Of the state pris-
ons at work building such roads would
be a particularly appropriate proceed
ing. The criminal is an enemy of the
community and Of the general welfare,
and he would thus be made to minister
to one of the chief needs of the commu-
nifty and to promote the general welfare
in the most effectual manner. He would
be getting the occupation he needs for
his own health, he would be much more
than paying the cost of his trial and
confinement, and he would be confer.
ring a permanent and intellectually
great benefit upon all classes Of honest
people in the ate.-Exchange.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08
An ENGLISH FINANCIER.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, the New Presi.
dent of the Grand Trunk Railway.

Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, the New Presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk Railway.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, the new
president Of the Grand Trunk railway,
is one Of Great Britain's most eminent
inanciers. He recently came from Lon
don to America to investigate the e8airs
of that great Canadian thoroughfare
with the view Of placing the property
on substantial paying basis. For some
time. it appears, the affairs Of the road
have been in rather bad way. This is
Sir Charles second visit to this conti-
nent on mission connected with rail-
road financiering. He came here year
ago as the representative Of European
stockholders of the Central Pacific rail-
road, having in charge the interests of
some $50, 100000 belonging to foreign
investors in American securities.
Until recently Sir Charles Rivers
Wilson was comptroller general Of the
British national debt-an Office which
he had held since 187S-and had charge
of funds amounting to the stupendous
total Of e240, 900, 900, or about 81 ,400,-
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ing folded to rest. and the old year was wan
ing, her gentle spirit winged its way TO the
beautiful home of the soul"
Death IL always sad, but particularly 40
when 1t comes 10 the young, those who ap-
parently have leaae on LIE. SO IT WAS In
this Instance. The deceased was Just bloom
ing into beautiful womanhood. she had just
gradua ted last year and was now the COM
panion of her moi her; affectionate, Kind and
gentle, she exerted an influence In the home
circle that shall. like the tiuy 'rivulet, 60 on
and on, winding and expanding unt1i the
wings OF Time shall be folded when II will be
aeen that IT has brought forth q rich harvest
that shall he counted 10 her, as bright gems
In her crown OF rejoicing. Hers was life
Of gentleness, pnrily and sunshine. she was
the bright jewel OF the home. Too pure for
earth, her gentle spirit was borne away on
Angel wings TO live forever in that City OF
Many Mansions whose builder and maker Is
God where she will he" waiting and watching
at the beautiful gate" for loved ones TO whom
the sad 81 mons must como sooner or later.
She was faithful member OF the Metho'
dist Sunday School, always punciual and In
her place. In her death the Sunday School
has lost worthy and faithful member.
The funeral sarvices were cOn1ucted at the
home by her pastor, Rev. John y. Wilson, on
Wednesday morning Jan. l-t, 1907, from
whence the interment took place at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery where numbers o.
friends bad assembled TO pay their last trio
ute of love 10 the memory OF her whose new
made grave they covered with beautiful
flowers, fitting emblems OF purity OF the life
OF her who sleeps beneath the flower covered
mound.
The grief stricken family have the sincere
sympathy Of the people OF AobeVille.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08
THE DISPENSARY.
Enormous Profits to be Divided-The
Schools Get SOme-The Towns and
the Counties Get much.

the Counties Get Much.
To bis Excelleucy, NJ. B. McSweeney, Gov.
ernor OF South Carolina:
We have the honor TO submit TO you, for
your Information and also that of the gen eral
assembly. this our report Of the business done
by the dispensary during the fiscal year clos.
ing Nov. 30 1901.
Examination OF the various accounts at.
tached hereto, Will show that the total
amount of cost of LIQUORS, wines and beer,
etc., purchs sed during the year. has amount.
ed TO Sl.6l ,973 E, End That our gross sales
have amounted 10 S2.S2S 6sl.2l exclusive oil
sales Of fresh beer by beer dispensers.j
The rs School pd fnnd IS W s2o The net profs.
that have accrued TO the c'Iupties and toWps,
III vided eQu Ally, are 1924 2S5S7, which makes
total net profit OF s5i5. ~ for the year, on
account of the school Iund and towns and
counties.
We have for some time felt a serious need
OF more warehouse and office room, and also
a sale and cornmodious fire proof vault for
he storage and preservation OF our perman-
ent records. Consequently We have had con-
slructed more storage capacity, and also
con venient two story office building with q
com modious and up-to.date freproot vault,
which has cost Sl4 494 81. besides other petty
The act approved Feb. 10, 1901, forbds US to
make more than 10 per cent. profit on &C.
count OF the school fund, and the past year
we have made on that account In round
figures per cent, which leaves only very
small margin with which 10 run the bus'.
ness, and while IT Ia true that the school fund
II considerable, amounting at present to S6ll, :
354.3S, IT isavailable very slowly for payment
% the schools, as that is our only working
capital.
We are gratified to be able to show such a
high per centaRe OF net profits on the busi
ness done. especially as the price OF liquors
have been very high on account of the high
rate Of grain, while we have not made any
advance 10 the price to the consumer.
The system seems 10 be In very thorough
working order In all It's details.
Respectfully submitted,
III. Williams, Chairman,
II. II. Evans,
A. F. H. Dukes,
State Board OF Directors.
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y iaH 'oiit'-' hees, son Of the
Indiana senator Of that name. Its erec-
tion is due to resolution passed by the
senate providing that busts Of all the
vice presidents who have presided over
that body be placed in the chamber
overlooking the scene Of their former
parliamentary labors. Johnson was vice
president during Martin Van Buren's
administration, taking the oath Of office
in 1887.
Richard M. Johnson's especial title
to tho grateful remembrance Of his
countrymen lies in the fact that to his
bravery was due the death Of the IA
nous Indian leader, Tecumseh, and to his
heroic services in the war Of 1912. He
was native of Kentucky, and in his
veins flowed the fighting blood charac-
teristic of the blue grass country. He
was born in 1881, while Washington
was still alive and when the nation was
yet in it infancy. Early in 1900 he was
chosen as a representative in congress
from Kentucky.
In 1912, when the English and the
Indians had combined to attack the new
republic, johnson was commissioned by
Secretary Of War Levi Woodbury. to
raise a regiment of thousand Kentuck-
ians. As their colonel be marched them
to attack the enemy, joining his force
with that of General William Henry
Harrison, who was then governor Of In
diana and leader of the American troops.
It was in the famous battle Of the
Thames, on. Oct. 5, 1918, that Colonel
Johnson showed conspicuously his BRAY
cry. The American troops were con-
fronted by the allied forces Of the Eng
lish and Indians. The conflict was short,
but desperate, the Americans being
victorious. At its close Tecumseh was
found dead on the field, and undoubt-
edly Johnson was the one who shot him.
The desperate chief no doubt sought out
johnson as a foeman worthy Of his
steel, and in the hand to hand struggle
which ensued, Tecumseh lost his life
and Johnson was badly wounded.
When returned to congress soon after,
johnson was too weak from his wounds
to walk, and his way to the, capitol
was triumphal procession. His hero.
ism was recognized in faint resolution
Of thanks passed by congress. He was
later elected United States senator and
subseGn sntly chosen vice president ;
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Death OF Bessie Hill,

AS beautiful as brief was the life of her
whose dealh we now mourn. A once happy
household IL thrown into sadness, for It's
| ght IL gone. Many hearts are made desc
inIe throug b the less OF a cherished friend.
While the bells prociaimipg the death OF
ihe old year were unutterably sorrowful to our
xriets,ricken hearts. there was rejoicing 10
Heaven, for the soul Of our beautiful Bessie
had entered into It's portals.
Possessing all those noble traits essen tial 10
q perfect character, she was loved by every.
sody, and her death has left vacancy which
cannot be reflied.
The old year passed away, and with 1t my
darling friend; but unlike the year, which
has gone for eternity, she will live again, and
we Will meet In Heaven, where sorrow can
not enter and where loyed ones never part.
A Friend.
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DR.. Eugene May, the next Alkahest
Eutertaiuer Jan. 18th.

The fifth OF the series of Alkahest entertain
ments will appear in the Court House nexi
Monday evening, the 18Th Inst. In the per
sonage Of DR.. Eugene May. of Washington
ID. &. DR.. May IL an entertaining, Instructive
amusing lecturer on travel. art and adven
ture. The Enosburg Falls (Vi.) standard in
speaking OF DR.. May, says:
His powers OF description are most remark
able and he has q pleasant way OF eptven.
Ing his lecture with very amusing anecdotes.
His lecture Is highly Instructive and elevat
Ing In ererv way" This Will be the best o
the series so far and all who attend will en-.
joy rare treat.
Holders of season tickets are entitled TO re
served seats at Mllford's. Those who have
not tick ets, admission 35cts children 25rts.
reserved seats Scots. w. II. NJ.
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The Drink Habit.
Barn well People.

An esteemed correspondent sent US a com.
munication for publication last week. urging
Y Dung men 10 abstain from the use OF inloXl-
eating liquors during the holidays. Our
printers were too busy with job work to allow
its being put In type, and consequently IL
was not published. Our correspondent may
blame us, but We suggest 10 him that very
few OF the young nlen who indulge In the use
OF alcoholic beverages are newspaper readers.
One who fluids enjoyment in such dissipation
does not care for what the newspapers offer In
The way Of menta occupation.
And as far as our Information goes the
young men of this day who Indulge iD strong
drink are few and far between, and year By
year the country grows better in that regard.
O!d. men, we are told, are The best patrons
OF the dispensaries and the express com pany
u has been gratifying TO hear SO many say
that there has been Iess bending of the eI.
bows this Christmas than ever before.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08
WHAT A NEIGHBOR THINKS
Of One OF the Best Equipped Print.
ing Offices that He Has Ever Seen
Opinions Maintained with Abil-
ify and Fidelity.
Elberton, Ga, Tribune.

Elberton, Ca, Tribune.
We had the pleasure last week OF meeting
Mr.. Hugh Wilson, editor Of the AbbevilIe
Press and Banner. We also looked through
one of the best equipped and most methodi-
cally arranged and Systematically kept
printing establishments we have ever seen.
Mr.. Wilson has won fortune Tin the wake ol
which fame Is wont 10 follow In country
Journalism, and is the only exception north
or south of Mason and DiXons line with
which to prove the rule. He has opinions ol
his own, and maintains them With u fidelity
and ability that is creditab!e TO himself Il
not palatable TO those who think differen tly
Here of late he has been giving the various
''ende chain" frauds, OF which j. E Smith
Monticello. Fla, Is prominent manipulation
the same kind OF 'roasts' The Tribune war
pleased 10 give.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08
HUB DEEP WITH MUD
RoADSoF ILLINOIS WERE IMPASSABLE
THIS SPRING.

Farmers Unable to Get to Town For
Weeks-Creameries Unable to Get Milk.
Schools Were Closed-Even the Dead
Could Not BE Decently Buried.
No better argument for good roads
was ever spoken or written than the
record Of business stagnation which the
farmers Of Illinois have experienced
during this spring because of lack of
decent roads. For more than month
they were unable to get to town to pur-
chase the necessaries of life; pupils and
teachers could not get to the schools;
creameries were closed because milk
could not be delivered, most of which
must have been a total loss, and even
the dead had to be temporarily buried
on the homesteads, the mud being so
deep as to be absolutely impossible.
But Illinois is not alone in this EN-
barge Of mud. There are few if any
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.Tbe weather is turning cold. Get yonr glass
and putty from c. A. Milford, The Druggist.
Phone 207.
Call and see our maen iflcient. line of fine
ChrI 81 mas goods before II Is broken.
Milford's Drug Store.
School opens Monday. September 30. We
are ready with a full line nf school books
slates, crayops. pencils. tablets, pens and ink.
Phone is. The Speed Drug Co.
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ated by a memo
rial bust in the
halls Of congress.
The bust, which
fills a niche in
the senate cham
ber, attracts at
tention by the
imposing pose Of
>themassive head
>and the clearness
Of it's execution.
It is the work of
Mr.. James Voor-
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HE KILLED TECUMSEH.

An Appropriate Memorial to Vice Presi.
dent Richard M. johnson.
The name Of Richard M. Johnson as
d soldier and statesman will be perpetu-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08

Heavy Winter Shoes can
be found at P. Rosenberg &
Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08

1000 pencil tablets, single and double le ruled
states, chalks, lead pencils, slate pencils, al
school supplies will be found at The Speed
Drug Co. Phone IS.
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After q short i!ness Bessie Hill breathed her
last about $50 o'clock Tuesday evening. Dec
ember 81, 1901. AS The depar ting day was be-