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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

Another case of smallpox was re-
ported to the board of health yester-
day, the patient being Mr.. Lueht, %
years of age and residing at 40 Davie
street. The case was reported by Or.
Braunlich. Three cases of scarlet fe-
yer were also reported To the board
of health yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

Judge Bollinger put in most of
Wednesday hearing the evidence and
the discussion of the law points in
the case of Whitehead d Co. ". Muir
q Sons. of Detroit. which involved the
neat legal point as to whether the
Davenport concern attached its own
engine or not. The court finally de-
cided that the Davenporters were
not entitled To damages. So the at
tachmcnt was void anyhow. Attor-
ney William TheOPhilus appeared for
the plaintiff and Murphy d Susemihl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

for the defendant. The facts involv-
ed i'm the case. as shown by the plead
ings. were in brief that Whitehead &
Co. had purchased two engines from
Muir & Sons. the first had been ship
ped promptly, and the second sent
after delay of several months. in
response to shipping directions sent
from Davenport. On its arrival
here Whitehead d Co. began action
for damages for delay in delivery and
attached the engine. notwithstanding
that il had been partly paid for,
Muir & Sons had forwarded a bill of
lading and draft for SIPS with the en-
CINE. that amount being all that was
due ON the contract for the two en-
gines.
Magistrate Finger officiated yester-
day at the marriage of Louis Bucks
and Miss Clara Mohlmann. both of
PRINCETON. The ceremony was per
termed at , o'clock at Koester's ho-
Eel on Scott street. near Second.
At about midnight an attempt was
made 10 rob the saloon of w. u. Car
lin ON the east side of Harrison street
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth.
Mrs. Conklin, who owns the building.
and lives over the saloon. heard n
noise and getting up saw the burglars
trying to enter the place. She noti-
fed the police.
Peter Y. Claussen and Annie Lind
were married Yesterday by Justice l..
:. Altman At his office. Both parties
are residents of Davenport.
Justice j. 5. Altman yesterday per-
formed a marriage ceremony for
George Yale. of Milwaukee. and Miss
Jennie b. Miller. of Farlow, s. ID.
The death of Otto II. WeStphal oc-
CURED Wednesday evening at $40
o'clock at the home of the family IN
the corner of the Dubuque road and
South avenue, north of Brady street.
| He was ~ years of age and had been
| i'll for some time with tuberculosis.
| He was n member of Cedar camp No.
- of the NJ. w. \. The survivors are
his wife. Matilda. and two sons. VIII
and Oscar. rs well as his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Westphal. and
one sister. Alvina Kuehl. The funeral
will be held Saturday afternoon at >
O'Clock. Intermcnt will be made at
Pine Hill cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28
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and Women.

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Naricocele and stubborn complica-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28
Mental and Physical life strength.
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The cells of the brain become eX-
hausted by the worries and rush of
business life. BY this new scientific
treatment it is possible to rearrange
the feeble cells and tissues and reju-
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With this mild vet remarkable light
the, physician can look into and
through the body; can tell at a
glance the nature of the disease, and
apply the remedy. Thus it is that
some of the most complicated trou-
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seem miraculous. The newest and
best appliance and the best scientific
medical knowledge, together with
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

The meeting at Turner hall last
night under the auspices of the Plow
City club was only fairly attended.
W. y. McBeth presided as chairman.
and the actresses were The Policies
and Principles of the Republican Par
~" by W. j. Graham. Aledo: ''Mu-
nicipal Politics" Mai. Milton j. Fore
man. Chicago. and Current Politics.
Judge l.. Y. Sherman, Macomb. +. T..
Camp. of Nacomb, was induced to say
few words At the windup of the
meeting. In the afternoon the visit
ors were taken for Il trip to IIaw-
thorn Y. NJ. {. y. where they had
luncheon as the guests of w. \.
Meese. and later were driven to Rock
Island TO meet republicans at the
Harper house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28
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IN CHRONIC NERVOUS OR PRIVATE DISEASES OF BOTH
SEXES GUARANTEE
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28
MOLINE MENTION

MaSnus Nystrom, of I'D Fourt eentb
street, broke his leg i'm going up
stairs. The small bone was fractur-
ed just above the ankle and the large
one splintered.
Miss Lulu Lambert. of Chicago.
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
y. j. Farrell. of this city, for the last
month. left yesterday for her home.
Mrs. j. =. Warren and family leave
saturday for Wichita. Kan, to join
Mr.. Warren, former superintendent
of the foundry at Williams, White IL
Co.'S
II was not generally known to the
delighted audience who heard her
play the violin at the Ernest Gamble
concert the other night. that il was
not Miss Jenkins. whose name was
on the program. but Miss Edna Dow
To whom they had the pleasure of
listening. Miss Dow is a cousin. by
the way, of George II. Huntoon. of
this city. and is for q few days a
guest al his home. The Young lady
is an accomplished musician and was
substituted on the program for Miss
Jenkins, who was indisposed. and il is
understood she has been offered n
permanent position with the com
pany.
The warm weather is beginning To
have the effect of turning the minds
of the citizens toward the spring and
spring improvements, despite the fact
| that real winter may again prevail
before spring is here to stay. In this
line the Improvement of the streets
is Il subject turned TO with greater
interest than any other. The board
of local improvements is taking up
matters of paving which must be
pushed mt once if they are To be car
ried out this summer. The board viii
hold a meeting i'm the near future tu
pass the petition for asphalt on
Seventh avenue which has been on
| file all winter. The Fifteenth street
contract must be let soon if work is
to start early. w. J. Entrikin has
been retained by Nineteenth street
| property owners who want the street
paved. to assist the city at
torney i'm resisting the DIRECTORS and
the case will be called in the county
court soon. To end the litigation
only remains for jury to decide the
| benefits, whether the city shall not
pay part because the street is n
thoroughfare TO the country and
! Rock river bridge.
Wednesday evening at the meeting
| of the hnnrh of fI.nsfnnS and demons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28
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THE PRESENT enormous success
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past.
THE FUTURE patrons of our Office
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future that they will receive the
same treatment that has been 4 sue
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We don't have to experiment with
new fadS to find n cure for chronic
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treatment is absolutely perfect,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

Albert Rundquist. employed in the
blacksmith shop of the Moline Plow
company lost the thumb of his left
hand yesterday by accidentally catch
ing the member i'm Il drop machine.
DR.. Arp attended him. after which he
was taken to his home at Sl2 Eff
teenth street i'm the ambulance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

While lighting lamp Tuseday
evening Mrs. Rudolph Sorenson OF
Eleventh avenue and Twenty-siNth
street narrowly escaped serious in
jury. the match. on being dropped,
having set fire To her clothes. Her
daughter. Miss Mary, hurried To her
assistance and the result was that
she received Il few slight burns ON
her hands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

The Davenport Turngemeinde is
making ready for an entertainment
at the Turner Grand opera house on
the evening of March 6. 1t will take
the form of an excellent concert. dis
playing the best musical talent of the
city. followed by dancing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

Mrs. F. J. Everson and daughter,
Miss Ellie Evcr~on. left yesterday for
their home i'm learney, Neb.. after
spending week in the city with rel
atives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

AIagnus Nystrom, of I'D Fourteenth
street, broke his leg i'm going up
stairs. The small bone was fractur-
ed just above the ankle and the large
one splintered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28
Weak Lungs Cured.

Consumptives and weak lunged in
valids for many years were without
hope of recovery. Now science, with
its piercing eye, has discovered Il
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as common sense as it is certain.
Each treatment diminishes the
number of irritating germs, and the
results are truly marvellous.
Consultation free and confidential.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28
DAVENPORT DOINGs

The meeting of the Democratic cen
trail club at Wiggers's hall Wednes-
day night was attended by about 40
members of the club, which now has
100 or more names on its list of menu
bershiP. y. =. McGuirk was chair
man of the meeting and Walter NJ.
Balluff was secretary. Among the
speakers were Messrs. McGuirk.
Ogden. Sonntag. Freyman. McGreg-
or. Kennedy. Culton and others. and
all talked in an optimistic vein.
Methods of organization and conduct
of the coming campaign were dis
cussed. y meeting i'm the Fifth ward
is planned for next week and other
meetings will follow later.
II. o. Seiffert has been home n few
days from trip To the wonderful
Northwest country. lie saw good
many things, and brought back a
good many impressions of those
things. and he tells of them in n very
interesting way.
Herman l.. Wagner. one of the best
known of Davenport's German-Ameri-
cans. died yesterday at his home. 1927
Gaines street. He had been i'll for a
fortnight or So, from asthma and
heart rouble. and had been appar-
emily on the road To recovery, so
that news of his death will be re-
ceived with surprise as we'll as sor-
row by his many friends. The flag
at Turner hall hangs al half staff.
and Mr.. Wagner will he missed from
many other organizations here in
which he took AN active part. He
was popular member of the singing
societies. and was on the fest be-
hoerCle. which managed the affairs of
the SaengerfeSt held here few
years ago. Mr.. Wagner was born
over in Illinois. the son of a German
ministers He was a veteran of the
civil war. and had lived in Davenport
many years. the head of the Wagner
printery. He was about SO years of
age. Surviving relatives are his wife,
Mary. his sons. Reinhard j., a promi-
nent active Turner and William F..
and daughter. Ida.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

Miss Lulu Lambert, of Chicago.
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
y. j. Farrell. of this city, for the last
month. left yesterday for her home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

Mrs. ]. j. Warren and family leave
Saturday for Wichita, Kan, to join
Mr.. Warren, former superintendent
of the foundry at Williams, White Il
Co.'S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-28

Magistrate Finger officiated yester-
day at the marriage of Louis Bucks
and Miss Clara Mohlmann. both of
Princeton. The ceremony was per
termed at , o'clock at Koester's no.
tel on Scott street. near Second.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
GOOD-BY TO OLD VIRGINIA.
President Roosevelt Bids Farewell
to His Hospitable Hosts
in Virginia.
SHORT STOP AND SPEECH AT REMINGTON
Arrived Safely In Washington and
Then Departed for His Home in
Oyster Bay, n. Y, to Cast His Vote
at the State Election on Tues
day.

Brandy, Va, Nov. 3.-The special
train bearing President Roosevelt
and party left here at $3.50 a. m. for
Washington. 1he party arrived at
the train in carriages from the home
of Representative RiXey soon after
nine o'clock. The president is in eN-
cellent health and spirits, having en-
joyed his outing greatly. On the sta
ton platform after his arrival the
president held an informal reception
many of the residents of Brandy and
vicinity embracing the opportunity to
meet and shake hands with him.
just before the special train pulled
out, President Roosevelt stepped up
on the rear platform of his car, and.
in response to the hand-clapping
from the crowd, thanked the people
for their greeting.
At Remington, in response to de
nlandS of a small concourse of peo-
pie, the president, speaking from the
rear platform of his car, said: Il
want to say what Il very great pleas
ure it has been to me to lie here and
to see your beautiful country, and to
be received everywhere with charac-
teristic Virginia hospitality. l had
the good fortune TO visit two or
three of your battlefeIds, the first
and second battles of Manassas and
Cedar Mountain, and to be shown
over them by men who had worn the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
MURDERED BY LADRONES.
ID. c. Montgomery, superintendent OF
schools in Oriental Negroes,
Murdered and Robbed.

Manila, Nov. Sd. c. Montgomery,
superintendent of schools in Oriental
Negroes, was murdered, Friday, by lad
rones, three miles from BacOlod.
Mr.. Montgomery was going to Baco-
lod for a consultation with the retir-
ing superintendent and to assume con-
troll of the division. He had Il large
sum of money with him. Six natives
armed with bolos and spears attacked
the superintendent, quickly killed him.
and then mutilated and robbed him
The constabulary offered reward
for Mr.. Montgomery murderers, and
it is thought they viii be captured.
Robbery is understood to have been
the motive for the crime. This is the
first instance of a teacher in the Phil
ippine islands being harmed while in
discharge of his duty. Mr.. MOntgom-
cry leaves a widow. who is teacher
in the island of Negroes.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
7 ennessee State News
Monument 20 . sortcr.

There has been erected over the
remains of George Lee, colorcd, in
the negro cemetery at Union City
by the drummers who had been
stopping at the hotels where George
was porter for more than a quarter
of a century, and by the cQntribu-
tons Of others, a nice monument
which bears the dates Of his birth
and death and the following in
scription:
Con that bright immortal shore,
We shall meet to part no more"
"Sacred to the memory Of George
W. Lee. Erected by his many
friends to whom he has been a
faithful public servant for thirty
years. May lie rest in peace"
Lee, who had been with the Brack-
in House at Union City over twenty
years and with the Palace since it
was built seven or eight years ago,
as porter, was probably the best
known colored man in the State.
His death was caused by a splinter
sticking in his thumb, causing
blood poisoning.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Denies the Sale.

II. NJ. Lafollette, the founder and
promoter of the many enterprises at
LaFollette, being asked in regard to
the report that the branch road,
known as the Tennessee Northern,
which runs from his town to the
line of the Southern, had been
bought by the Southern, stated that
there is nothing in the report,
though it has been in circulation for
some time. He states that the
Southern and the Louisville &
Nashville both desired to buy the
road, but that he thinks that his in
terests demand that the road should
be retained as the property of the
promoters Of the enterprises at La
Toilette.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Tennessee Conference.

The Tennessee Conference, Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, met
in annual session at Fayetteville
last week. There were not many
notable changes from the assign
ments of the previous year. The
report of the statistical secretary
showed the church membership
within the conference bounds to be
6IO29; adults baptized 683; num-
Der of church societies 666; houses
Of worship 583; parsonages 1874;
value of houses $1,O89,727. The
conference will meet next year at
MurfreesbOrO.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Missionaries Marry.

There was an incident out of the
ordinary at the session of the Pen
tecostal mission conference at Nash
vile last week when Miss Lena Her.
tenstein, recently consecrated mis-
sionary and assigned to Guatemala,
and Rev. J. 7. Butler of Guatemala,
who had been attending the confer
ence announced that they had de-
cided to marry. They will sail
from New Orleans November 6.
Rev. Buffers wife died in Guate-
maIa last summer.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Tennessee Synod.

In the synod Of Tennessee in ses-
sion at Nashville last week the COM
mitttee on bills and overtures rec
commended that the synod decline to
elect representatives to the National
Anti-Saloon League, but that the
synod express its sympathy with
the movement. The recommended
tions were concurred in. The COM
mitttee also recommended that the
overture to the general assembly
touching union with the dutch Re
formed church be adopted and this
was done.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
In3cr-Urban Hallway.

A new inter-urban railway is to
be built in East Tennessee, to be
known as the Standardization
Electric Railway. a charter has
been granted to the concern and
it is the intention of the promoters
to build the road at once. 1t will
run from Cleveland in Bradley
county to Ducktown in Polk county,
and then will branch, one part run
ming to Isabella and the North Car
Dina line, and the other to the
Georgia line. The total mileage Of
the road will be about forty or for
ty-fye miles. 1t goes through Ben
ton, the county seat of Polk county,
which now has no railroad facilities
OF any sort.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
a Monster Rnnd.

st. Louis. Nov. 3.-Three hundred
musicians in one immense band led
the st. Louis musicians Mutual Bene-
fit association and the Aschenbroedel
club as they moved from their old
quarters, Monday noon,- to location
farther west. After playing 'Auld
Lang Syne" to their old home, they
serenaded the various newspaper Of
fees and marched away westward.
The American Federation was born
here.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
EXCITEMENT HEIGHTENED.
Two Convictions to Penal Servitude
at the Norwich ASsizes.

London, Nov. 3.-The excitement
over the reported fight of a peer to
the continent has been heightened by
the announcement that weIl-known
London society man, Bernard Frazer.
had been sentenced at the Norwich
assizes, to ten years penal servitude
With him was also sentenced Arthur
Thorold, the son of Il clergyman con-
nected, as is Frazer, with one of the
oldest and proudest families in the
United Kingdom. The prisoners were
charged with carrying on a regular
campaign to dePrave the morals of
youths all over the country.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Paved by Blind Horse.

William Rollins, an aged citizen
living near Spring Greek, was dan
gerously injured by a fine mare
which he owned. She is blind in
one eye and he approached her from
that side, when she became excited
and struck him to the ground and
paved him, nearly killing him be-
fore he could escape.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Charged with Horse Stealing.

Bell Rice, alias Henry Rice, a ne
gro, is in Jail at Jackson on the
charge of horse stealing. He took
a horse from Harry Cartmell, near
Jackson, and took it to Humboldt,
traded it for another horse to Thad
Farrell, returned to Jackson and
traded it to a negro on the same
farm he stole the first horse from.
He is also accused Of stealing an
other horse,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
-ootIegeers" Sentenced.

The federal court is handling the
"bootleggers" without gloves. These
fellows retail liquor without paying
revenue license, and Judge Ham
mond has no sympathy. Several
of them have ben sentenced to fines
of 500 and given sentences of thir-
ty days each John Baum, Frank
Taylor, Rush Isom, Lonnie Thur
man and Sam Coot Of Lake county
all received sentences as above. Jno.
W. Roberts OF Perry county received
a similar punishment for fraudu-
lent use Of the mails.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
LIKE OSCAR WILDE AFFAIR.
A Tremendous Sensation Created in
London by Init nations of More
SCaRGnIOus DGings.

London, Nov. "a tremendous
sensation was caused here Sunday by
statements that another scandal OF
the Oscar-Wilde type was about to be
come public property.
1t is asserted that the man whose
name is connected with the affair ano
who is a peer,has fled the country, but
there is every reason to believe that
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Killing ct JelIIco.

Howard Cherry was shot and IT.
stantIy killed by Thomas Hopkins,
near Jellico, as the result Of a dis
prte over a game of cards. Hop
kins escaped and his not yet been
caDtured.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Libel SHIT Dismissed.

The suit for $4,000 damages for
alleged libel brought against the
Chattanooga Times by George Al
exander, was decided in favor of
the Times. The point involved was
as to whether the newspaper, with
out malice or intending TO implicate
Alexander, was justified in incident
ally bringing him into the story of
an n4fanticide committed by par
tien with whom he vas acquainted
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Rank Growth of Corn.

Mr.. John D. Green, living near
Alamo. has real novelty in the
horse corn line. 1t is an average
sized ear of white corn, with eleven
or more smaller ears grown loosely
around it, all covered by one and
the same shuck.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Manufacturers Organize.

One hundred leading manufac-
turers met last week and organized
the Chattanooga Manufacturers
Association. The constitution is
modelled after that of the Cincinnati
League. Steps will be taken to adj
vance the commercial and manufac-
turing interests of Chattanooga.