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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

There were three deeds filed by the
Mueller brothers yesterday, convey
ing properties located at Cook :
Point. in Fishertown. to the Christian
Mueller Land & Lumber company.
The three deeds which foot up to the
amount of S22 900. are as follows: Ed
ward C.AIueller. to the Chris ian Muel-
Ter Land d Lumber company the
tract formerly owned by the Seavern
elevator. for the consideration ofS9.-
900. William l.. Mueller to the Chris
tian Mueller Land x Lumber com
pany, the tract i'm Fishertown west of
Cooks Point. formerly decided by Cla-
rissa {. Cook to Christopher Hoff-
mann. for the consideration of 81
600. Frank w. Mueller to the Chris
tian Mueller Land d Lumber com
pany, the tract formerly occupied by
the odd Mengel Strengthening house in
Fishertown. for the consideration of
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

Capt. Ned Middleton of Company T..
has received orders from Adjt. Gen.
Melvin II. Byers. calling for another
election for the position of lieutenant
colonel of the 54th regiment, !. y. c.,
of which Company b is Il member.
The election will be held Monday eve
ming, Dee. %. This course was made
necessary by the failure of enough
votes to be cast for any one man. to
elect at the recent election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

Edward Mummert, an old resident
OF this city, died at his home, 1902
Third avenue. Wednesday night. The
cause Of death was paralysis, the IA
tai stroke having come on him five
days ago. He was born in Little
FORK, Pa. March ), 1928, so that he
was in his 18th year. Coming west he
located first at Princeton, ILL.,, and
later came to Moline, where he has
since continuously resided. His wife
uIed Dec. -, 1898. Four sons and
three daughters survive. They are
John. Edwin and Frank, of Moline;
Charles. of Princeton, H.; Mrs. Ella
McKinstry, of Moline; Mrs. Lizzie
Strauch. of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs
Minnie of Missouri. The interment
Will be at Princeton, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

Edward Bannigan, workman in
the employ of the Bettendorf com
pany at Gilbert, had his right hand
badly squeezed while engaged in the
installation of some machinery We'd
nesday afternoon. He will enjoy holi-
days for some time as n result of his
hurt. Bannigan is stranger, board
ing in the eastern end of the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

recording secretary, Mrs. Eva Swim;
financial secretary, Miss &. Christi
son; treasurer. Mrs. y. F. Lockhart;
trustees, Mesdames Kate Stearns. An
ma Evans, Crissler, and Messrs. Rem
vile Crane and Henry Swim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

dorf Axle works in which he was seri-
ously hurt. Knostmann was at work
on 4 ladder doing something with the
counter shafting about s feet from
the floor when he fell, alighting on Il
steel axle, breaking several ribs and
badly decorating his side. DR.. y. l..
Hageboeck dressed the mans injuries,
after which he was conveyed in the
ambulance to his home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

Roy Fowler has been elected treas
urcr of the High School Athletic as
Sociation i'm place of Chester Magill,
who has left school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

Myrtle lodge. No. 256, Rebekah de
gree. elected the following officers
Wednesday evening at its regular
meeting: Noble grand. Mrs. Tillie
Brown; vice grand. Amy Williams;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

At , o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Albert knostman. an eN-Philippine
soldier. and resident of East Dav-
export. had Il bad fall at the Betten-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

At the home of the brides parents,
2023 Washington street. in Northwest
Davenport. at 5 o'clock Wednesday
evening. occurred the marriage of Roy
Gibson and Miss Nora Schunl. Rev.
&c. c. Davis of the Christian church Of
ficiated. Pink and white carnations
were the table decorations at the
wedding banquet which followed the
ceremony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

Rev. {. {. Davis, pastor of the Chris
tian church. united in marriage
Charles l.. Brownie and Miss Lyn-
nette Brownie. both of Long Grove.
at his residence Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock. The couple have the
same name but are in no wise related.
the bride being an adopted member of
the well-known Brownie family of
Winfield township.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

Miss Olive Enoch. who has been Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. +. j. Sloan
the past two weeks, returned to her
home at Lexington, ILL.,, this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

He gives a written guarantee that satiSfact
suits will come or your money will be refu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

Simply removes the of your so-caed disease all
nature does the curing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-19

The funeral of the late Mrs. ID. y
Jones, ST., took place Wednesday af.
ternoon from the residence. Rev. J. f
Robinson officiating, assisted by Revs
NJ. V. Crumbaker and }. w. Frizzelle
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
Christian Life Column.
WHAT THEM

"What are you going so do thenP"
said st. Francis of Assis, to a young
nan who was just entering upon
life.
81 hope" was the answer, ''to
complete my education at the uni
versity."
"And what thenP" said the saint.
81 shall learn q profession, and
shall devote myself closely to it."
"And what then?"
81 shall marry as soon as I can
afford it, and settle down"
"And what then?"
"No, doubt then I shall have
enough to do in educating and pro-
viding for my family"
swell, what thenP"
"Well, in course of time 1 shall no
doubt get TO be an old man, and
then retire from active life"
"And what then?" queried the
interrogation, perseveringly.
"Well, I suppose in time 1 shall
die"
"And what then?"
There was complete and utter
silence. The young man had never
looked so far ahead, and I think
there are hundreds living to-day,
who have never thought Of Gods
own question, so very similar in
many respects "What shall it profit
a man if he should gain the whole
world, and lose his W soul? or
what shall a man give in exchange
for his soul?"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
TIKI BLIND THAT WILL NOT sEE.

A touching story is told of the
daughter of a we'll known French
painter who lost her sightin infancy,
and from that time TO early girlhood
was supposed TO be inourably blind.
Unexpectedly a famous oculist in
Paris reformed a successful opera
ton on the girls eyes and restored
her sight.
During her years of darkness her
father was her sole friend and COM
panion, her mother having long been
dead.
When she was told that blindness
could be cured, her one thought was
that she could see her father. When
the cure was complete, and the ban
dsges were removed, she a to him,
and, trembling, pored over his fea-
lures, shutting her eyes now and
then, and passing her finger over his
face, as if to make sure that it
was he.
AHO Ao6AO hd0 q AOO4O AOdO hAO
presence, and his every look and
motion we're watched by his daugh-
ter with the keenest delight. For
the first time his constant tenderness
and care seemed real to her. If he
caressed her, or even looked upon
her kindly, it brought tears to her
eyes.
"To think" she cried, holding his
hand close in hers, "that I had this
father so many years and never
knew him !"
Are not many of us like the blind
girl, living close to the heavenly
Father, yet not realizing the beauty
of his presence, because we have
eyes that are "holden"?-Young
Peoples Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
PATTERH1NG AFTER MARCH.

There is no month that does more
TO hasten springs coming than the
month of March, but the way it goes
10 work is open to criticism. The
skies are so gray, the winds so bois-
ferrous, the slush so unpleasant, and
the general effect of things so de-
pressing, that we are heartily glad
when the thirty-one days are over.
There are some people who have
March's way of doing favors. Their
hearts are full of pleasant impulses,
but no one would guess it from their
faces. They do all manner of kind
1esses, but do them so ungraciously
that half of those they benefit never
find out that they ought to say
Thank you" People with a pleas
ant way of being selfish are ten times
more likely TO make friends than
those who do helpful acts impatiently
and fretfully. When you are max
ing up your mind as to the best way
TO do favors, don't pattern after
March.-Young Peoples Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18

Edward Box, on his editorial page
n the March Ladies' Home Journal,
.rques for more courage in the
American woman, the one thing, he
thinks, that she needs:
mThere is no denying the fact that
what the American woman needs
more today than anything else is
courage. She has wit, oleverness,
grace, beauty, and all that, and in
these attributes she excels. But,
gloss il over as we may, she lacks
the courage TO deal honestly with
herself. She means 30 be honest
no one will deny that. But she Is
not. If she were, she would not be
following the superficial life which
she does 80 day. She would not be
doing one half the improbable
things in which she is wasting her
energies and talents TO day. Her
home would not be clogged up with
useless brio-a- brac which occupies
her time 80 look after or superintend.
She would be even a better-dressed
woman than she is, because she
would dress with an eye single TO
whether a style was becoming to her,
and not because it was the latest
thing The American woman is so
clever that she is regarded as a we'll
dressed creature, not because of her
self. but in spite of herself"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
A FINANCIRR.

Not long ago a western Kansas
politician was asked by his wife TO
lay aside politics long enough one
day to dig the potatoes in the garden.
He consented, and, after digging
for a few minutes, went into the
house and said he had found a coin.
He washed it off, and it proved to be
a silver quarter. He put it in his
jeons and went back to work. Pres
emily he went to the house again and
said he had had found another coin.
he washed the dirt off it, and this
time it was a silver half-dollar. He
putt in his jeans.
Il have worked pretty hard" said
ne to his wife ST guess I'll take a
short nap"
When he awoke he found that his
wife had dug all the rest of the po-
tatoes. But she found no coins. 1t
then dawned upon her that she had
been "worked. "-Argonaut.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
ChiIdren's Column.
QUEER BOY.

He doesn't like study, it "weakens
his eyes,"
But the ''right Sort of book will in
sure a surprise.
Lett be about Indians, pirates, or
bears,
And he's lost for the day TO all mum
dane affairs;
By sunlight or gaslight his vision is
clear;
Now, isn't that queerP
At thought of an errand he's otired
as a hound"
Very weary Of life, and of "tramp-
ing around"
But if there's a band or a circus in
sight
He follow it gladly from morning till
The Snowman will capture him some
day, 1 fear,
For he is so queer.
If there's work in the garden his
head "aohes TO split"
And his back is 80 lame that he
"oan't dig a bit )"
But mention baseball, and he's cured
very soon,
And he'll dig for a woodchuok the
whole afternoon.
Do you think he ''plays 'possum?''
He seems quite sincere:
But-isn't he queerP
st. Nicholas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
WHAT PEssINIsM BETRAYs.

Much of the worlds pessimism is
but personal vanity putting on the
air of critical wisdom. The man
who wants TO be admired and set on
a pedestal, and is frustrated of his
hope, is apt to think there is nothing
admirable in a world which does not
admire him. So he enters upon the
career of a general depreciation of
moral values, and tells the universe
what a low opinion he has of it.
For, as DR.. Arnold said of human
weaknesses generally. this form also
has it's root in self, conoeit. It starts
with trying to mount a private and
personal pedestal, and ends in the
foolish attempt to empty all the
pedestals. The humble are never
pessimists. They do not get their
own shadows in the way, and 80 do
not miss seeing what is great and
admirable in Gods works, and
especially in man.-Sunday School
Times.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
DIDN'T WANT ANY MORE "sOMEs" OF
THAT KIND.

A teacher in a Texas public school
received the following letter the
other day "Sir-Wtl you in the
future give my son easier somes to
do az nitesP This is what he's brought
hoam two or three mites back: eff
fore gallins of bere will fill thirty
two pint bottles, how many pint and
hals bottles will nine gallins of bere
dlI:' Well, we tried and could make
nothin' of it at all, and my boy cried
and laughed and sed he didn't dare
50 90 bak in the mornin without
dom it. SO Ihad TO go and buy a nine
gsllin keg of here, which 1 could i'll
afford TO do and then he went and
borrowed a lot of wine and brandy
bottles. We filed them and my boy
put the numbers down for an an
8wer. l don't know whether it is
right or not as we split some while
dOI1 it. P. S-Please let the next
some be In water, as I am not able
SO buy more bere."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
STOPS THE COUGH

BromO-Quinine Tablets cure q cold
In one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price % cents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18

A boy was tempted to pluck some
cherries from a tree which his father
had hidden him not to touch. "You
need not be afraid, said the tempter,
''your father is too kind to hurt
you" That" said the noble boy,
'"is the very reason 1 will not touch
them" The fear of growing the
kind heart of our Heavenly Father
should keep us from all sin.-Sel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18

A good intention clothes itself with
poWer.-Emerson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18
A BOY WHO WANTS TO FARM.

VIM AN4 Az GAO@s
read the article in The American
Boy about T. Burr Smith, and I
think my case is somewhat the same.
want to be a farmer not a Reu-
ben, but an up-to-date farmer. My
father wants me TO be a doctor Or a
lawyer. I have seen a little of each
business and have had the good luck
to live On a farm for a year.
have liked plants, animals and
the country as long as I can remem-
her, and the time I lived there made
me like it more. I want to go to
the Agricultural College.
Ny father says I will think differ
emily later, but 1 think my interest
in farming is growing. 1 am not
old enough to start into business yet,
but / want to know in time to learn
1t thoroughly. l am fourteen years
old now and hope to graduate from
public school in June.
Now, will you please tell me
whether 1 should think differently
and do as my father says, or that he
should think differently and let me
go into a business which 1 have liked
over since / knew anything about it?
guess that he will not let me be a
farmer because he thinks there is no
money in il, and that farmers never
get rich. Please tell me whether a
real up-to, date, prao5ioal farmer over
does or not.-A Subscriber.
ANswER
MY DEAR Boy: 1t g very refresh
ing to receive your letter it Is like a
breath from the free, open country.
l myself like nothing more than I do
country life. and 1 candidly believe
it is easier to live a free, natural,
full and good life there than any
where else but ones duty does not
always point the same way as ones
inclinations lead. Obedience TO your
father, of course, is your first duty,
and 1 would never counsel any boy
TO go contrary to that. But l will
give you a few points to present to
him, and with all due respect ask his
consideration thereof before making
a final decision.
Every good father is anxious to
see his children succeed in life and
to aid them by every means in his
power to make the preparation nec-
essary to that end.
The preparation, we all know, con-
sists in gaining an eduoation-frst a
general knowledge, then special
knowledge bearing directly on the
chosen vocation.
We may not so readily agree on
the full definition of success or the
order in which it's component parts
should be named: 1 would say at
least it must include health, useful
ness, happiness, whether or not the
wealth comes in. To many success
NEAR only the acquisition of vast
sums of money, regardless of these
other things.
Health Although seldom fully
priced until lost or impaired, yet it
is conceded to be necessary to the
accomplishment and enjoyment of
the highest and best OF which which
one is capable in any occupation in
life and what employment is so
health-giving and SO ~wholesomely
engages the energies of head and
heart and hand as that of the intelli-
gent farmer?
Usefulness In what way can I be
most useful TO other people, lisa ques-
ton that every young man should
ask himself in choosing his life work.
If this was made an earnest oonsid-
Grafton, many men would be differ
emily employed from what they T
now. Many businesses would not be
a1o 0ad in at all. Think what good
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18

Little self denials, little honesties,
little passing words of sympathy,
little nameless acts of kindness, little
silent victories over favorite tempta-
tions-these are the silent threads of
gold which, when woven together,
CLEAN out so brightly in the pattern
of life that God approves.-Canon
Farrar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18

I'D vas a case of lofe at der frsd
dinner" said a young man who came
With his sweetheart to be married
oy a New York magistrate. 81 go
by her house und board NIT her fad
der. She coog der dinner, und it vas
such a lofely oooging dot 1 fell in
lofe righdt away alreaty." It Is not
often that the kitchen stove plays so
direct a part in the promotion of
matrimOny but there are many
marriages oemented by the aid of the
oven, and many, alas that it helps
so melt and MISUNDERSTANDING.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-23
PREHISTORIC MINERS
The Earliest Operators in the Hills of
 Arizona

The prehistoric races who occupied the valleys and hills of Arizona. the builders of the great houses and now ruined cities. were the earliest miners, writes ". P. Blake. Evidences of their work have been found in all di- rections. The croppings of our chief mineral deposits when first found by white men were seen to have been dug and stripped of their contents to a considerable extent at some remote period and by unknown hands. It would seem that the ancient prospec- tors and miners sought for materials for ornament and decoration rather than for the more useful materials and metals. At the croppings of the ores known to us as the United Verde, for example, the aborigines dug for the brilliant red, blue and green oxides and carbonates of copper for paint. At other places they sought for the brilliant, glancing scales of the hematite, for this ore has been found in the ruins of their dwellings. At two more of the localities of turquoise, with which Arizona territory is fav- ore ,dthe lost races mined extensively for this gem, using stone implements in profusion, as shown not only at Turquoise mountain in Mohave couu- ty, but at the Dragoon mountains Republican.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-23

Coy, treasurer; Engineer Archer, Dr.
 b. L. Connor, MT Champion, of the
 Sunset Telephone line. and Mrs Teas. dale. It is needless to say that they
 all returned with high opinions of
 had been described.
 Sharpneck's mill near Kirkland is reported to be in running order again and Bill Rudy and James Stapps have been supplying him with ore to work on from their Mammoth mine. They are extremely satisfied not only with the workings of the mill but also with the results of the mill run It plated from $16 to $17. Sharpneck deserves great credit for his energy and pa tience in putting the mill up without resources or assistance except from his son. It will make a great differ ence in the mining activity in the i'm mediate district and will aid mater ially in the growSh of Kirkland.
 The fine 4x7 working shaft on the Bannie is now down SS feet and grow ing deeper daily. In the last twen- ty-one working days it has been sunk S2 feet. A set of timbers goes in cdCu uoy. 00POA luSCuuChb IAOoho ID working three eight-hour shifts. He is anxious to reach the one hundred foot mark, where he will cross cut eight feet to the foot wall and then proceed to drift south along the ledge to make connection with the winze in the tunnel. a distance of PIG feet. This will block out quite nice little lump of ore.
 The New Era group of six claims on Slate creek, formerly the Old Jed Davis property, is being quietly but steadily developed by the owners. W. A. Rowe. J. J. Hickey and Riley. They lately bought up some small business interests in the property from the Clark Churchill estate and from Tom Smith of Phoenix, and now have the title clean and clear and all to themselves. Their lower tunnel is now in 421 feet and when they have driven it 4.700 feet. which they intend to do, they will have depth of 1.5OO feet beneath the surface, equivalent to a I,500 foot shaft, but much less ex- pensive.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-23
Verdict for Mason

There was unusual interest mani fested yesterday in the trial of case of forcible entrance and unlawful de tainer in Justice s. K. Williams court E. B. Mason was plaintiff and James Bell and Walter Coegin was defend ants. MT. Mason claimed that the dc fendants had taken possession of lot owned by him and he sought to dis posses them. W. P. Miller' appeared for plaintiff and George Neale appear ed for defendants. The trial was be fore a jury and a verdict was rem dered for Mason. MT. Neale gave no tice of an appeal
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-23
THE MINING FIELD
GROOM CREEK NOTES.
(Prescott Courier.D

NTreScOtt SOuritr.b
 Groom creek district vii, soon ore. sent scene of greater mining activity
 The shaft on the Alma is to be put down 300 feet. Some very rich ore was encountered in that mile a coup le of weeks ago. but still richer ore was encountered a few days ago: this latter in the north drift at the POO foot level.
 About the 18th of this month. the pumps on the Midnight Test mine will be started up. and when the mine is clear of water the property will be operated on q more extensive scale than ever
 The superintendent of the Empire company Is expected to arrvie from the east in few days, when the shaft on that property will be sunk about 400 feet deeper ---..-'.--
 A very rich strike has been made in the Gold Basis mine. A drift run from the 1S0-foot level has a full face of ore. with no hanging wall in sight The ore carries $10S per ton gold. besides values in silver and lead The strike is regarded as one of the most notable ever made in the district T. J. Laird was in town yesterday with some of the ore. It is very rich Chas Abbott has been developing the Gold Basis by contract. He has drift ed 100 feet each way in six weeks, all in shooting ground-certainly very good work. It is stated that the five stamp mill on the Gold Basis is to be torn down and a large ,plant put in. A 35-hOrse power boiler, with return flue, is now being put in place on the Gold Basis.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-23
NOTICE

A meeting of the directors of the Bisbee-Oregon Gold Mining company will be held next Wednesday evening at the office of s. K. Williams in Bis bee. All stockholders in the company are invited to attend this directory meeting.