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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the eustachian tube. When
this tube gets inflamed you have n
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever:
nine cases out of 10 are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give 800 for any case of
deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, rs cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
Rheumatism Cured i'm "a Hours.

L. j. Blackmore, of HalIer &c Black
more, Pittsburg, Pa, says: "A short
time since 1 procured bottle OF
Mystic Cure. 1t got me out of the
house in pa hours. / took to my bed
with rheumatism uine months ago
and the Mystic Cure is the only meu-
icine that did me any good. l had
nve of the best physicians in the city,
but 1 received very little relief from
them. 1 know the Mystic Cure to be
what it is represented and take pleas
ure in recommending it to other poor
sufferers" Sold by Otto (5rotjan,
1901 Second avenue, Rock Island;
Gust Scnlegel & Son, 20 w. Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

Fourth day of July, 1925, and 1 pur,
chased portion of the Louisian1
land. In 1924 L called on the renown-
ed Gen. Lafayette to thank him for
his arduous service he rendered to
our America.
In 1899, l purchased two tracts of
land, embracing 100 acres each, in
Ohio, as records witness. | purchased
and paid for the land as early as 1881,
and as early as 1881, with others.
chartered the ponderous towboat of
the Gulf of Mexico. the GramPus.
1 never received dollar that l did
not earn. l even bestowed my ia T.
heritance to others.
In 1910 the city of New Orleans
levied special, or frontage tax of
$3O6.4O against some of my property
felt that one-half of the claim was
unjust. Suit was entered against me
by the city.
At that day we were virtually under
the Code Napoleon, as we had stipu-
lated with France in her sale of Loui-
siana to us in 1903, that all laws then
in force should remain so up to 1888,
and many of them were then i'm force.
Those laws were created for the en-
pire, the territory, not the people.
/ called on two different attorneys
of merit to defend me. Both were
willing, but both told me that under
my own showing l had no hope of n
decree in my favor. L could not see 1t
in that light, and although my limit of
answer was reduced to twenty-fOuT
hours, | drew up and for the first
time in my life entered the in
side of court house and filed my pc
tition, but l had been the judge of Il
court on the ocean to condemn to
death.
So 1 personally met the long eX-
perienced city attorney, Mr.. Rawl, AT
the bar of justice, and obtained n de-
cree as l prayed for. To not check
the city's progress, l proposed to pa
the city just half of this claim, which
the city council accepted. | here pre-
sent to you the adjusted bill dated
New Orleans. Feb. oath, 1910. Those
of you who desire can see those anci-
ent, but perfect papers at my office.
| could not have been very old
man in 1886. when | earned and paid
the $4,000. yet l was on deck and in
command, and had been there seven
years previously.
In 1888. l sailed from New Orleans
to Charleston, thence to New York
City. then | Travelled inland from New
York City through New Jersey. 4
portion of Pennsylvania, over the Al
leghenies diagonalIy, through a por-
ton of Virginia. thence through Ohio.
Indiana. Illinois to st. Louis. Missouri.
l halted at the then capital of the
state of Illinois. at Nandalia, on the
Kaskaskia river. to see and hear the
process of law making, as the state
legislature was in session. | there
purchased 100 acres of land from
Uncle Sam, a few miles south of the
capitol.
l took steamboat at St Louis for
New Orleans. She was snagged and
sunk in the lower Mississippi. One
lady, a cabin passenger was drowned.
two injured and the balance of us,
over one hundred, were only water
soaked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
Notice of PubIIcatlon-Chancery.

Sta State e, OF II Illinois o9..r IsA
In the circuit court. To the January term
A. d. 1902.
Chancery.
Afidavit of the non-resldence of Charles
BruecKner. the above defendant having been
died in the clerks ONCE of the circuit
court of said county, notice is therefore
hereby given to the said non resident de-
PENDANT that the complainant fled her bill
of complaint in said court. the chancery
side thereof, on the I'd day of October, n.
D. 1902, and that thereupon summons IS
sued out of said court, wherein said suit
is now pending, returnable GA the first
Monday IN the month of January next,
as is by law required. Now, unless you.
the said nonresident defendants above
named, shall personally be and appear
before said circuit court on the first
day of the next term thereof, to be
holden at Rock Island Ia and for the said
county, on the first Monday in January
next, and plead. answer. OF demur to
the said complainsnts bill of complaint,
the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated viii be taken as confessed,
and Q decree entered against you, according
to the prayer OF said bill
GEORGE W. GAMBLE Clerk.
Rock Island, Illinois. Oct 2, 1902
w MOORE, Con plainant's Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

work for others, / erected on Maya.
zine street, in New Orleans, what was
known as the Arcade that cost over
one hundred thousand dollars. Our
veteran citizen. \. F. Mast, can know
ingly give you the history and exten
of this edifice. Within its extensive
Exchange hall, l have seen two auc-
tioneers selling African slaves at the
same time.
L erected cotton press just at the
change of times, that cost over
eighty thousand dollars, and | lost
one payment of eleven thousand dol
lars, with $3.50 cost of protest added.
Here l exhibit to you the ancient oh
legation, dated 1897. This eleven
thousand dollars at that day was
equal to one hundred thousand at this
day. And here is the promissory
note of the once big importing firm OF
Reese d DeLange, of Camp street
New Orleans, for the sum of S2O2.97
paid and protested by old Sailor l.
IN 1899.
l here hold in my hand three small
building contracts that happen to bC
preserved out of many. They are
dated New Orleans 1871 and 1872
consideration $4,000, about one half
of the cost of the same work at this
day. No eight hour pauper time at
that day.
These ancient contracts and their
specifications will teach lesson ia
the builders of this day, 1901.
L had building contracts with the
city. the parish. and the state .?
Louisiana. The history too length. !:
here TO name.
l must here run off my course Ia
say l had gangs of negro slaves, who
hired their time from their masters,
who were skilled workmen in every
branch of building especially bricl;
layers. who, as all round wOrllmen.
We're superior to the whites of that
city, and on visits to that city in later
years, l found eX-slaves, and other
negroes as large contractors. | know
for | trained in all things beneath
and above the clouds for the ascend.
ency in all knowledge, and | am now
training.
| here exhibit to YOU five deeds for
hand purchased by me in New Orleans.
which | happen to preserve out of
many. most of them having been
handed over to purchasers.
The consideration of one is $4,000,
recorded in 1886. also like deed, cont
sideration 81 400. recorded in 1897,
also one for $3.50, recorded in 1879,
and one, the consideration is $2,30O.
recorded in 1889. and one the cor
sideration is $3.50. recorded in 1889
The sixth is worthy of note. 1t is is
sued by George Louis Gilbert Demot-
tier Lafayette. member of the
chamber of deputies, residing in the
kingdom of France. and obtained by
inheritance from his father. Major
General Lafayette, and Madam Fran
coise Emile Destutt de Tracy, parts
with all her matrimonial dotal pra-
phernal rights.
1t is known to very few of our here
mongrel population, that the United
States. as a compliment, voted Gen.
Lafayette lands in Florida and Loui-
siano. for which a patent was issued
by President J. q. Adams, on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

built up finished world in wilder
ness, for the profit and comfort of d
coming people.
The real pioneers of Scott county,
who faced the hardships and priva
tons of territorial days, by my count
now number but nineteen, and soon
very soon, this small remnant must
sink beneath the horizon of time 10
join their co-workers on eternity :
vast sea, and naught will remain
save a second generation and pio-
neers through marriage, who should
have been known as honorary mem
bers and avoid the confusion that is
sure TO arise. The second genera
ton knew but few hardships. They
had a fathers and a mothers care
in their young days. L do not count
my children, born here in early ter
ritorial days, as pioneers for they are
not, and should l be the last sur
vivor of the real pioneers, L here
will the gold mounted cane, the an
cient scepter of the order, to the
Davenport Academy of Science.
have associated and worked with
revolutionary soldiers, and heard
them rehearse the horrors of that day
and also those of the whisky wars of
1894 and 1899. and those of our short
war at sea with France. which com
menced in 179S, and was brought
to a close by Napoleon l. in
1899, in which we showed
our superiority. L have associated
with our soldiers of 1912. and those of
Napoleon the First, and the Duke OF
Wellington in Spain. and also those OF
Napoleon the Third; and have sailed
with sailors and mariners of our war
of 1912. and with those of our war
with the Dey of AIgiers in 1914, and
obtained from them unwritten but
interesting and important history
which now flashes before my mind as
streaks of vivid lightning.
| never was a boy. | threw off my
homespun infant slip to step ON the
stage of active life to deal with men
and harness the wind.
l never smoked cigar or used the
smallest portion of tobacco in my
life. | never claimed my portion of
Intoxicating drink. For one period Of
twenty-five years, and during the lasy
ten years | did not, have not tasted u
single drop of wine. beer or any kind
or alcoholic drink. My weaker moth
err or sisters did not require it.
Wisdom told me at an early age to
not drink distilled drink from rotten
mash. or half rotten malt, but to
drink the pure water of the river, the
running brook. and the cistern water
that was distilled in Gods distillery
in the sky.
Those who have to contribute their
money and health to pay a mulct tax
are abiect slaves. Those who drink
from Gods pure fountain are free
men, no corruption courses in their
veins to contaminate their brain.
| was the mover by ordinance in
the council and the sole advocate to
endeavor to check the liquor traffic
by placing a license of 5000 on each
which was done by a majority
of one. but not long to linger. 1t was
cut down to $50 by foreign Ameri-
cans.
In the early years of the past cen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
Forty Years Torture.

To be relieved from a torturing dis
ease after 40 years torture might
we'll cause the gratitude of anyone
That is what DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve did for c. Haney, Geneva, Ohio.
He says: "DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salye cured me of piles after j had
suffered 40 years" Cures cuts, burns,
wounds, skin diseases. Beware of
counterfeits. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen
of the Forty-fifth Annual Festival of
the Scott County Pioneer association:
Good ancients, you by resolution
requested me TO publish my talks and
acts. here perform the task.
Our meetings are a family meeting
to plainly talk over the long past; an
act that cannot be performed by 9th
ers. No substitute can fill the cast.
Our president, Jessie Armill, has
given us an interesting history of
his protracted journey from civil
zation to the then late home of the
Indian. His landing here at Brim-
stone Corner, his log cabin days, and
the opening up of a farm where the
wild deer and the wolf roamed, to III
time possess a store-house of wheat
and corn, but no mill TO grind it until
/ came from the sea to erect them.
Judge Brannan has, in his mastery
address, given us the early history of
our once Louisiana, and traced it
down to its state of Iowa.
To possess the capacity to store up
history. and the quintessence of the
arts and sciences, and the intellect
of the wise and great, and the abilit :
to impart this knowledge to others is
of far greater value than are the
mines of Ophir, where this day. 1901.
Great Britain is copiousIy shedding
warm, smoking human blood for En-
pire.
The gold of the mountains. the
pearls of the ocean, and the silver of
the mines, are but dross when COM
pared with intellect; for intellect ap-
proaches divinity.
Cicero was a wise mana great
man. He hid himself in coal cellar
and filed his head with knowledge.
1 advise all to initiate Cicero.
L have this day. and constantly
previously, been solicited to name oc-
currences and individual acts of the
distant past.
In speaking of an ever active life
during nearly a century. it will be
necessary to cut all down to the verge
of destruction. for multiplicity of
events sufficient to bewilder the i'm
ag:nation could be laid before Won.
Many members of this association
have given the people of new world
useful lessons of the distant past, and
every speaker has added an interest
ing line to history, and old sailor, l.
without any more preliminary talk,
will give small portion of the scenes
and acts of my past that may add a
line to history.
We do not assemble here TO speak
of the performances of others. of
Gen. Grant, or the Duke of Yelling
ton, but to tell of the number of acres
of land we plowed and the number OF
Indian scalps we took.
At this day. my slumber on dOwny
couches. and feast on rare Injuries.
thoughtless of the pilgrims of Ply
mouth Rock. and of the frontier pic
neers. who suffered hardships and pri-
vations, even unto death. to procure
those blessings for coming people.
and enable them to rest at ease and
secure beneath the folds of an un
sullied flag
The pioneers laid the foundation
and created the state. the county and
the city laws, through vast work, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
DAVENPORT DOTS

The last solemn rites over the re-
mains of the late Henry Wohlert.
who suddenly succumbed to intes-
final typhoid Tuesday night, after
less than eighteen hours illness, were
held at > o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the residence of his brother-in-
law, Gerhardt Schmalhaus. 500 West
Fifteenth street, under military aus
pieces. Gustav Donald pronounced
the eulogy. The casket was buried
beneath mass of flowers, among the
tributes being those of the mail car
riers, and postoffice forces. and the
comrades of Company b, in which the
deceased served during the Cuban
campaign. The attendance at the OBJ
sequies was large, and among those
who were present must be noted the
entire carrier force of the postotfice,
which worked harder prior to the flu
neral, and worked all the harder
after it to distribute the mail, in or
der that the deceased comrade might
be fittingly honOred by their pres
ence. The eX-Philippine soldiers of
the city, Spanish-American Service
men, and Company b were also pres
ent. The funeral was under the mill
itary auspices. taps being sounded at
the grave in the City cemetery. The
paIlbearers were Messrs. Emil
Schmidt, Christ Lepper, Fred Voll-
mer, Lee Nebergall, John y. Miner
and Theodore Rosche.
The hearing of the case of the
state VS.. John Sessous, the bartender
at August Karll's place on Second and
Perry streets, who was accused by
Martin Karruski, Russian, of re-
tanning $50, which was given him to
keep until called for, was tried, after
several continuances, before Justice
j. S. Altman yesterday morning.
Sessous is a big fellow with a bad
foot, and his foot called for one con-
tinuance of the case. He had two
dogs with him as bodyguard at the
hearing. The charge against him
was larceny as bailee. The big fell
low. who acted as bartender at Karlls'
place, was given $50 by the Russian to
keep for him until he should call for
it. This constituted him a bailee.
When the Russian again asked for
his $50, he was told by Sessous that
it had been returned to him, which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

In the thirties, united and placed
a small sum of money with several
big men of wealth and standing and
established a journal, the True Amcr,-
can, in New Orleans. After placing
their big money, and employing a
learned editor, John Gibbons.
they concluded that their work ended.
Some went to Europe, and others
went to their plantations and left
their journal to run wild without d
compass or rudder.
One instance l must name. l had
been all day hosting heavy tilnbers
on to a building with twelve negro
slaves that l employed; an official
from the American office called on me
and said the editor-in-chief had taken
an overdose of brandy punch and that
he had pledged the editor of the Bee
to pitch into him in his next number
/ informed the distressed caller that |
was well posted on the subject, and
with the permission of all hands, /
would do the pitching in which
did
l was greatly pleased with the next
number of the Bee, a journal pub
lished in French and English, for its
renowned editor, who stood high IN
the ranks of the professional writer's.
under a conspicuous heading, pro-
nounced my editorial to be lumber
yard of literature. This gave me an
opening and l brought to my mind
many telling words from Webster.
and framed them according to Muir
ray. and / went at the eminent editor
with the acute end of vengeance. and
according to my vision. / took the
hide off the widely known and taIen-
ted editor, and hung it on thorn
bush
When my high-minded opponent of
the Bee" learned that Il sailor had
given him the telling blows, he grew
moody and threatened to commit
suicide, but his friends persuaded him
not to act rashly on account of Il
bronzed and harl-handed sailor.
In my early days training. | had to
appear on the stage as an actor. and
advanced to Il point wherein | became
one of the prOprietors of the grand
marble structure, the ancient Arch
street theatre of Philadelphia (see
edifice records.)
When common Judgment told me
that whilst / might rate as a number
one sailor, or perhaps captain. ]
would linger below zero and waste my
life as an actor, and l returned to the
sea, the sailors Alma Mater.
l will pass over a world of work
and adventure: some of which. IL
tragedy. are almost beyond belief, to
tell you that l shipped from New Or
after change of boats, on the steam
er Agness. Capt. Wood, on the Fourth
of July. 1912, and during sixty years
next Fourth of July, l have camped
here on the renowned Black Hawks
hunting ground.
(TO be CoRtinued.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

the Russian denied i'm court. In con-
sequence Sessous was required to
either return the money or stand for
the result of his larceny. He stood
pat, denying that he had retained the
money given him by the Russian, and
stoutly maintaining that he had re-
turned it to the erstwhile subject of
the car. The evidence submitted
was sufficient in Justice Altman's
mind to warrant the holding of SEES
sous to the November grand jury in
the sum of $500 bonds.
F. ]. Mccullough has returned from
several days visit to Chicago.
j. T. Martens has moved to Walcott,
after a residence of 20 years in this
city.
John L. Mason is attending the
Carriage Makers convention at Min
neapOlis.
Adam Stafenbiel is spending a 10
day respite from police duty with
friends in st. Paul.
John \. Miner and Herman Wulff,
of the postoffice carrier force, are
enjoying their 15-day vacation.
Mrs. J. Carmichael, of Clinton, is
visiting with her daughter. Mrs. Kath-
crime Carmichael, of 22s East Thir-
teenth street.
Mrs. c. c. Davis and Mrs. Willard
Mitchell, accompanied by Rev. c. c..
Davis, of the Christian chapel, left
Thursday evening for Omaha, where
they will attend the convention of
that church today and through Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Holt were be-
reaved Wednesday by the death of
their 9-days-old son, Donald Mac
phaiI. Their many friends will read
this announcement with much sor-
row, and extend them sincere sympa-
thy.
Horatio \. Spratt. remnant of his
former self, once well known as the
best salesman on the road, but now
an object of pity as the victim of
strong drink, was sent before Justice
Altman yesterday morning. Detec-
tive Mullane picked him up sadly in
ebriated and unkempt, Thursday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

Donald was Immediately taken over
to the Office of United States Com
missioner Arthur &. Bush and given
preliminary hearing. Inside of 20
minutes he was n free man again, the
commissioner deciding that the evil
dence was not sufficient TO hold him.
The trouble arose over the fact that
Mr. Mcdonald. who had been depu-
tiled by Mr.. Darnell to look after his
pension correspondence, had opened
a letter containing a pension check.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
Look Ont for Fsxer.

Biliousness and liver disorders at
this season may be prevented by
cleansing the system with DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. These famous
little pills do not grippe. They move
the bowels gently, but copiously, and
by reason of the tonic properties give
tone and strength to the glands. All
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

be given the aid of the new state law
in the endeavor. Justice Altman sent
him into the care of the sheriff. and
in all probability he will he commit
ted as an inebriate under the stat
ute.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning Rudolph Bergert passed
away at the family home, J21 West
Second street. He was n native of
Davenport and was 20 years of age,
but for the past year had been an
invalid. He is survived by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Bergert.
three brothers, John, Theodore and
Herman, and four sisters. Mrs. IL.
Thompson, of Manning, Iowa, Laura,
Della and Hulda.
The death of Claus Juergens occur
red yesterday morning at his home.
1912 West Second street. He had
been sick for about twelve years and
for the past five years had been con
fined to his room. His wife, Chris
tine, survives.
A warrant was issued in Justice
Halls court yesterday afternoon for
the arrest of Frank Brown, who has
been living in a shanty on City isl
and. The information was filed by
Mrs. Brown, the wife of the defend
ant. She alleged that her husband
threatened to kill her Thursday night
at their home; that he said he would
not only kill her, but would chop her
up with a Ratchet. Mrs. Brown says
her husband boasts of being a bad
man and that she is afraid he will
carry his threats against her into eX-
ecution. Constable Rumsey served
the warrant on Mr.. Brown.
Yesterday afternoon at ) o'clock at
his office Squire j. S. Altman per-
formed the marriage ceremony for
John S. Carlson and Hannah j. Lar
son, both of Geneseo, Ill. The groom
is farmer.
Harry Fulton, United States mar
shall, came to Davenport yesterday
noon from keokuk and arrested John
Mcdonald, clerk of Cedar Camp No.
2T, Modern Woodmen of America, on
the charge of opening the mail of
Samuel r. Darnell. an old soldier who
lives al 707 ChriStr street Mr. Me-