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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17

Walter Brown. liveryman, and Ed
Sumner, policeman, had street
fight at Cadiz, KY. Brown was shot
to death and Sumner sustained a
broSen arm and a bullet wound in the
leg Brown was drunk, and resisting
arrest when he was killed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17

At a ST tcial council of the Kiowas.
Comanches. Apaches. Caddos and
Wichitas. Lone Wolf was chosen as a
representative to present to the Federal
Government a request to take all
their lands in Oklahoma and purchase
for them 1900, 600 acres in Mexico.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17
BELL PHONES ORDERED OUT.
Decatur Agrees to Try New Tele
phone System.

New Decatur, Ala, Oct. 8. AT a
meeting of the City Council last night
the Southern Bell Telephone Company
were given sixty days to remove their
poles, wires, phones, etc, from the
city. An ordinance was passed giving
the right to Jas. E. Bradley and
associates to put in a telephone system
here. They agree to commence con,
struction work within sixty days and
to have the system completed by April
1, 1903. The Decatur Council also
passed a like ordinance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17

For every seven marriages in In
diana the State StatIstieian shows that
there was one divorce for the year
ending June 30, 1902. The statistics
evidence that in Clark county, which
fourished as a Gretna Green, the
number of marriage licenses was
little over one-third the number issued
the previous year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17
NEWS AND COMMENT .

The Navy Department has notified
Senators and Representatives that a
special examination for midshipmen
yga be held in Washington November
10. and that each member Of Congress
is authorized TO nominate a principal
and five alternates.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17
AZIER AND CAMPBELL.
Meet In Joint Debate at Dresden
Today.

Special to the Herald.
Dresden, Tenn, Oct. 1O.-There was
a Joint debate here today between Hon.
j. B. Frazier and Judge L. Campbell,
candidates for Governor. Judge Camp
bell spoke first. There was large
crowd in attendance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17

Ex- Con gre ssman Ct the Ninth Ten
nessee District, is Dead.
Special to the Herald.
Ripley, Tenn, Oct. 10.-Col.. + i.
Glass, who represented the Ninth Ten
nessee District two terms in Congress,
from 1884 to 1888, died here this morn
ing, aged IS years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17
Lloyd Nelson, young farmer of

Lloyd Nelson, young farmer or
Christian county, crazed by drink,
went ON a rampage near Penn broke and
bra1ned an aged negro woman with an
ak. He then cut and stabbed Joseph
Tandy, colored, aged seventy, fatally
wounding him. After terrorizlng
several families Nelson was arrested
and taken to the Hopkinsyille Jail to
escape mob of several hundred
negroes, VINO threatened to lynch him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17
ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION
OF the Woman Christian Temperance
Union, at Huntingdon.

Special to the Herald.
Huntingdon, Tenn, Oct. 10.-There
are about 60 delegates here in attend
ance on the annual state convention OF
the Womans Christian Temperance
Union. Much interest is being mani
tested in the proceedings.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17
DANGEROUS KIDNEY DISEASES CURED /:
Peruna Creating National Sensation In the cure
Of Chronic Ailments of the Kidneys.

s i m ply be-
cause it cures
catarrh wher-
ever located.
Major T. H.
Mars, of the
F / RS t Wis
consin Caval-
ry regiment,
writes from
l425 Dunning
ST. Chicago,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17
ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE

At Andrews School as Shown by
Monthly Report.
Prof. w. E. Bostlck's report of the
attendance at the Andrews School for
the month ending September Goth, is
most encouraging. The report is as
f01l0xUs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-17

Total enrolled. 221 252 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
Second Man Located.

The morning was spent in a search
for the other man and he was traced
toward the upper end of the city. but
could not be located. About 10
o'clock the Moline police. who were
working on the case, located and ar
rested Il nan who proved to he the
one wanted. lie was brought la this
city and placed i'm a cell at the sta
ton. where both were identified 10y
Officer McCabc and others this ag-
tcrnoon.
The car in which the thieves were
riding was loaded with shrIlcd corn
for the Davenport Glucose H,nrEl nd
il was switched to the other side of
the river soon after arriving here.
The number was secured and the
Davenport police were asked to
search it for The booty the men were
supposed to have gotten away with.
The car was unloIdcd during the
ard all the missing property
was found in II sack that had been
buried in the corn when the men were
ordered out of the car. In the pack
age were couple of big ugly looking
guns that gave the night captain
cause when he saw them to thank his
stars that he was still alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
THINKS HE Is MARKED
Morrison, ILL.,, Man Call on Sheriff
TO Protect
Him.

y man about 80 years of age. Civ
ing the name of Clarence Matthews
and claiming Morrison, ILL.,, as his
home, appeared at the home of Sher-
if Crallc about 6 o'clock this morn
ing and arousing the sheriff asked
him to protect him from two men
who had pursued him from Kansas
CITY for the purpose of doing him up.
The sheriff saw that the man vas
dcmentcd and to humor him accom-
panied him on 4 search for the mag
mary footpads. Matthews had a
large gun sticking out of his vest
pocket. Sheriff Cralle arrested him
on charge of carrying concealed
weapons. Relatives were telegraph
ed to At Morrison and they asked that
Matthews be sent home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18

For all kinds of sores, burns,
bruises, or other wounds DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve is sure cure.
Skin diseases yield to it at once.
Never fails in cases of piles. Cooling
and healing. None genuine but De-
Wits. Beware of counterfeits. Il
suffered for many years from sore
caused 10y n gun shot wound in my
left leg" says a. S. Fuller. English,
Ind. 1T would not heal and gave me
much trouble. used all kinds OF
remedies to no purpose until tried
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. \ few
boxes completely cured me-" For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
PROPERTY
HOLDERS ON NEW LOOP

Petitions were placed in circulation
yesterday afternoon specifying the
route of the proposed new loop to he
built by the Tri-City Railway com
pauy. as told in The Argus earlier in
the week. The proposed line joins
the present lines at Fifteenth street
and Fourth avenue, extending south
to Eleventh avenue. east to Twentieth
street. south to Eighteenth avenue.
east to Twcnty-second street, north To
Ninth avenue. east to Twenty-fuurth
street and south on that thornugfare.
The portion of the trackagc of the
Tri-City Railway company already in
operation to he travcrsed by the cars
of the contemplated loop H. Third aV-
cnuc between Nineteenth and Twcr-
ty-fourth. the block between Second
and Third on Ninetceagh, Second av-
enuc between Fifteenth and Nine
tccnth. and Fifteenth between Sec
ond and Third. The remainder of the
loop will he entirely new so pound
rail. BY this arrangement the block
of track between Nineteenth ana
now practically abandoned
except on big days, would again come
into constant use.
Some opposition has been manifest
to the proposition to include the two
blocks on, Twenty-fourth street, be
tween Third and Fifth avenues. AID
numerous citizens have expressed tho
view to The Argus today that such a
provision would involve violation of
the conditions of existing street rail
way ordinances. whose design * 70
prevent any direct connection with
the bridge line in the upper part of
Rock Island. When the attention of
General Manager Lardner was called
to this fact today he said: 'Ther"s is
no inclination or intention on the
part of the company to seek ahroga-
ton or evasion of the requirements
of any of the ordinances under which
we are operating, or secure a short
cut in the upper end of Rock Island
to the bridge line, and when the or
dinanceS come up for consideration
VIC will he found ready to make any
concessions such as will make such
course impossible. We are willing II
il is the desire of the people. to have
il Il condition of the ordinance that
the loop line cars shall turn INTO Firth
avenue at Twenty-fourth street. and
occupy the tracks Cf the two Moline
lines down through town TO Fifteenth
if that is preferable, and will hold To
the requirements of prevailing ordI-
nances prohibiting the connecting OF
the lines running to Moline with the
Bridge line east of Twentieth. The
people want this new line, and we are
ready to give il To them. and VIII be
ready to explain when the time comes
the object of every foot of track that
is desired in the ordinances to he pc
titioned for"
The petitions will bc presented to
the property holders along the right
of-way and * soon as the necessary
are secured an ordinance
will be presented to the city council
the construction of the
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
The stolen Property.

The property recovered was four
Diamond rings. AN opal ring. bar
pin with seven diamonds. an emerald
brooch and two ladies' and two
gcntlemcn's gold watches. The Jew
eII.v was valued at 81 ,O0O and a reward
of $50 had been offered. for its re
coVcry.
This afternoon l.. y. Kennedy, su-
pcrintcndent of police of Peoria, and
FlavcI Shu-tlcT. who WAS held at the
point of enc of the ugly revolvers
while the robbers were getting away
with $1,000 worth of his property. ar
rived i'm the city and took charge of
the recovered iewelry. II is the in
tention TO remove the prisoners 20
Peoria this evening.
One of the robbers. who is slight
built and wears a dark mustache.
gave his name as Frank Castle. The
other, who is tall and reddish com
plccted with light hair. refused to
make a statement. Castle is about
30 years of age and his companion
about %. Both are respectfully dress
ed. james Reed. the man who was
i'm the car with the two, is a molder
here from Peoria looking for work.
for work.
The crime of which the pair are ac-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
SALOON LICENSE FOR
GENESEO FIXED AT $3.50

The Gcneseo city council has pass
ed an ordinance granting licenses for
the sale of Intoxicating liquors. At
a special session the general license
was fixed at $50. and the malt liquor
license at S4O0 per annum. The malt
liquor license is $50 higher than
prior To the past year. As prior to
last wear the druggists license or
permit to sell Intoxicating liquors
under certain restrictions was fixed
at $40 per annum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
May Turn
Experts Loose in Rock
Island County
TOINCREASE REVENUES
By Locating Taxable
Property Overlooked
By Assessors.

The finance committee of the coun-
ty board has under consideration Il
proposition from the Brown-King
company, a concern which makes a
business of hunting up taxable prop
erty that ordinarily escapes the vigil
lance of the aSseSsors and that the
owners fail to give account of.
The firm has done work i'm adjacent
counties and the claim is made that
large sums have been added to the
tax income in those places. Under
the law those who submit statements
to the assessors are held liable for
failure to give true account of their
property and when it becomes known
that they have violated this provision
they are glad To he allowed to make
a correction with no questions asked.
In view of the shortage that has be
come chronic i'm county finances the
proposition * looked upon with favor
by the finance committee.
Want Road Closed.
This afternoon there WAS a delega-
tion of nalf dozen residents of tn
lower end of the county before the
board with a petition signed ny 100
persons living in Drury and Buffalo
Prairie townships asking that the SUI
pcrvisors declare the Drury road va
Gated. thus practically closing the
MuScatinc bridge George W. Nc
CaSkrin, i'm behalf of the petitioners.
aG lrcssed the board. The question
was referred 10 the judiciary com
mittcc TOR Il thorough Investigation
10 report at the next session.
At the session this morning the
board passed Il resolution giving the
Use of the unuccupied rooms in the
court house to the arrangement COM
mittcc for use during the &. y. Il. en-
campmcnt next month. I'm invitation
10 attend the encamPment. which was
read. was accepted.
The report of the bridge committee
was received and accepted. Il car
ried with il the acceptance of three
bridges i'm Black Hawk township cost
ing SI.2iO. three i'm Hampton costing
$3.50 and the bridge across the Mer
eJtosia at IiIIsdaIe costing 81 500. with
the sum of 500 for the west approach
at the latter place. Orders were di-
rccted to he drawn for half the eN-
pense of the bridges.
other Matters.
County Treasurer Cox presented a
request to be allowed to place a di-
rect line telephone i'm his Office in
place of the party line instrument
there now. but a motion to refer it
was tabled.
Yesterday afternoon Il variety of
business was referred to the proper
committees. y resolution introduced |
by Supervisor KoIloR was adopted |
urging the amending by the legisla-
ture of the state.laVs i'm such man |
ner that boards of supervisors Will |
have the appointing of poormaSters. |
who disbUrse the county funds, in |
stead of that official being an APP |
pointce of the city councils, as is |
now the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
Two Men Wanted for
Bold Jobs at Peoria
Held Here.
RECOVER SWAG ALSO
Shipped to Rock Island
in a Car of Corn
Keep Police Busy.

Two men, Frank Castle and anoth-
er who refuses to tell his name. want
ed for the three bold robberies com
mitted ut Peoria Wednesday night,
are held at the Rock Island police
station. The $1,000 swag has also
been recovered.
The first intimation the police had
that the men were headed this way
came through Conductor Harry Lee.
who came i'm from Peoria i'm charge of
the late evening train from that place
on the Il. |. & =. road. Two suspic-
ious characters boarded the train a
short distance this side of Peoria and
their actions led the conductor to
telegraph ahead for an officer to
meet the train at Galva. There. as
soon as the train slowed down. the
pair bolted and escaped. Conductor
Lee was able To give a very fair de-
scriPtion of the men.
Surprise for Night Captain.
1t being supposed that they might
come on to the city ON the freight
due here at 1:4j this morning Night
Captain McCabc was at the depot
when the train came i'm. The crew
pointed out Il car in which
three men were riding and the officer
opened the door and ordered the par
ties out. They obcycd the summons,
but while the night captain was Civ
ing them a scrutinizing To see whcth-
err they answered the description of
tine men wanted one of them took adj
vantage of q favorable opportunity
To give him - violent push, throwing
him oil his balance. Then all three
boltcd. The officer was armed with
a heavy cane which ne broke over
one of the fellows while the latter
was getting away and he also drew
his revolver and fred several shots
at them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
RINer RlnIPlR.

The stage of water was 2:55 al a.
m. and 200 at noon. The tempera-
turc at noon was 81.
The Bert Linchan and Scotia were
down with logs, the Ruth also came
south and the Zalus Davis went north.
The Winona and Helen Blair were in
and out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18

1.-TWO years ago, as result of a
severe cold, ] lost my voice" writes
DR.. NJ. l.. Scarborough, of Hebron,
Ohio. 'then began an obstinate
cough. Every remedy known to me
as a practicing physician for - years
failed, and l daily grew worse. Be
ing urged to try DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery for consumption, coughs and
colds, 1 found quick relief, and for
the last 10 days have felt better than
for two years" Positively guaran-
teed for throat and lung troubles by
Hartz d Bahnsen. soc and 81. Trial
bottles free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
April Showers
Bring May
Flowers

Is a saying that has long been
accepted as true. And it in all
probability is the truth, for the re-
freshing showers and the warm
sunshine nourish the little shoots
Until the flowers make their ap-
pearanCe. IN a somewhat similar
manner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18

cused, as related in yesterdays Ar
gus. was one of the boldest ever COM
mitted in the state. Three houses
were entered in Peoria in the early
morning. the second two after the
police had been notified thai robbers
were abroad. In all three places
they were discovered and at one place
they were driven away and fired at.
In the other two cases ,ney awaken
ed the occupants OF the houses they
visited while at work and compelled
them in both instances by show of
revolvers ia remain quiet.
Postmaster Hull Here.
Postmaster w. r. Hull, of Peoria.
was in the city today and looked over
the man the police have under arrest
on suspicion that he was implicated
i'm the robbery there yesterday morn
ing. AIr. Hull was on his way home
from the west. He said that FIavcl
one of those whose home
was burglarized, only a few days ago
lost Sl4O through Il burglary commit
ted in his place of business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18

She was sitting up with sick man.
No professional nurse was she,
Simply sitting up with her love-sick
lover.
Giving him Rocky Mountain Tea
II. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-18
All Three Escape.

All three escaped. but in Il short
time one of them was recapturcd. lie
proved to be an ordinary hobo. who
is known here. and he was held only
till this morning. The entire right
force was put at work ON the case
end several arrests were made on
suspicion during the carly morning.
About o'clock this morning Night
Captain McCabc, who was dressed in
citizens clothes. met a fellow on
Eighteenth street whom he rccngniz-
ed as one of those who escaped, and
took him into custody. The man re
fused to talk. but something over 500
in paper money was found in his
sock
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-31
in the shospitablc work Of enter
tainment. TO all who go a royal
welcome isassured.
DR.. MONTAGUE LEAVES S. c.

Furman Uni, ersity and Green
vile city, along with the Baptists
Of all South Carolina, lose Il strong
and active force in the resignation
of DIR. A. p, Montague as presi~
dent of Furman University to &C
cept the Presidency of Howard
College at Birmingham, Alabama.
ID Dr.Montague has faithfully and de-
votedly worked for the upbuilding
Of Furman University and his gen
lus of direction has made it one of
the foremost institutions Of loarn-
ing in tho southern states. South
Carolina regrets to give him up but
the best wishes of all donomina-
tons 50 with him to his new fl ld
Of labor.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-31
MORE ADVERTISEMENT NEEDED.

We believe there IS Il future for
Pickons county brighton ovon than
any rrophcsy that has been pic.
tured to opportunity seeking pco-
plo without. In proper advertiser
ment lies the real measure OF what
We may expect to achieve in the
near future. Thorc are people
with money who arc sooking in
vcStment and there arc undevel.
oped lands and hidden resources of
wealth that need only the touch Of
energizing capital to make them
respond and ssbring consequent
upbuilding Of the whole country.
For farming purposes there is no
land that will excel ours, no cIi-
mate 80 equabio and favorable TO
the growing of nearly cvorythin ing
grown in tho temperate zone.
The best of this condition ofthinrs
is that the people outside are be.
ginning to find out these things in
spite of our asy-going ways, and
are thrusting the means of devsl-
opment upon u.s.. ;"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-31
THE CONGRESSIONAL. CAMPAIGN.

The campaign for Congress is
warming up and gives moro inter.
est than any race. Voters arc
rallying to itheir county men in
overy county in the district having
a man in the field, while those
counties which have put forward
no candidate make tho real battle
ground of the campaign. Local
pride plays good part in every
campaign and this coupled with fit~
ness and qualifications for office
arouses people to positive, active
interest.
Pickens county will stand by her
candidate to the end, and justly 80
since he measures up to the re-,
quirements demanded.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-31
More About the Text Book Matter.

1t is amusing if not pathetic to
sec Mr.. McMahan crawiishing out
Of his responsibility in connection
with the Wholesale change Of text
books for the State schools. No
body, not even Martin who IS Mr..
McMahan's opponent has held Mr..
McMuhan wholly responsible but
morcly for his vote On the matter,
MIR. McMahan's latest excuse is
that ho has been so busy correcting
Siandcrous reports concerning him
sell that no has not boon able even
to attend all the meetings OF the
State Board, and thus attempts TO
shirk tho responsibility Of his in.
divldual vote III that august body
This is a modest confession from a
state official.
Mr.. Martin, PIckcns county's on
ly candidate is making clean race
against Mr.. McMahan and tho
knowing ones say he will be elected
1t ought to be easy. Pickons
county will stand to hor worthy
son.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-31
WHEN 9th IiR MEDICINES uAVI
. = : i.>. EAILED.

Take Foloy's Kidney Cure, 1t has
cured when everything has disappointed
Bolt X Webb Pickcns Ch.pmun a. Cal.
lahan Liberty.