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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-18

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the
first day of April, A. ID, 1902, in the civy of
Rock Island, IUi 20 :. an election Will be he'd
for the following oficers, to-wit:
CITY OFFICERS
Que alderman In the First ward for two
years.
one aide rm IN In the Second ward for two
years
Oae aldeIma ia the bird ward for two
years
Oae alderman in the Fourth ward for TWO
yearL
One alderman IN the Fifth ward for two
years.
One alderman in the Sixth ward for two
One alderman in the Seventh ward two
years
One ass sssor for one year
one co |, ctor for one year.
One supervisor for two years
Three assistant super, isors for two years.
One iustic OF the peace TO fll vacaucy.
Which election viii. be pen at o clock In
the morning and continue open until D o clock
in the afternoon OF that day Places of rec is
tration and voting will be as ( Ol!Ows:
First Ward-kirst prsci ct. No. 4O3 Fourth
aYerue.
First w ard-Sec ond prcc net, No 500 Fourth
avenue.
second ward-Firss recInct. No 1914 isrd
avenue.
second ward-Scco precinct, NJ. IlCo
Third W ard-Ffrst precinct, No l4CO Second
avenue.
Third wArd-Second precinct, No. 1894
Seventh avenue
Tbi Ward bird precinct, Meyer & Beh-
ring Nursery company, corner Fifteenth
str, ct RnO Eleventh avenue.
Fourth Ward-Fir-t precinct, Flick s livsry
stab e, No 1914 bird avenue
Fourth Ward Second precinct. NJ. Levy S
carriage house, Nineteenth street, between
Sixth and Seventh avenues
Fitch Ward-First precinct hose house on
Twenty second street.
Fifth Ward-Secord precinct, Schmids gre
Gerry store, NO S23 Twentieth street
Sixth WaTd-Flrst pre- cinct, hose house
Twenty-siXth street, near Seventh avenue
Sixth Watd-Second predict, chapel, cor
ner Sever tn avenue and rwenty-n'nth street.
Seventh WaId-First precinct, No. 3IlO
Fifth avenue.
SeveuIh W9rd-Second preciuc', Martin
dale blacksmith shop, Nc. 400 Fifth avenue.
Seventh WsId-1hi, d precinc , Ste phenso n
barn. Forty-tourth str, et between SeN enth
and Eighth avenues
Ii. =. SCHAFFER,
City aud Town Clerk.
Rock Islard March II, 1902.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-18
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative BromO Quininc Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails To cure. i. w. Groves
signature is on each box. 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-18
Executors HotIce

ExecutOr's Notice.
Estate OF II " Lob se deceased
The undersigned having been appointed eJ-
ecu riX of the last VII and lie lament of II
II. Lohse, late OF the county of Rock Island.
safe of IIinO S, deceased. hereby gives notice
that She y III appear be fore The county court of
ock Is and C unity, the county court room,
IA the city of ROCK Island, ~ the May term,
on the first Monday in May next, at
which time all person. having claims aga INST
saio estate are notified ano Re quested to at
tend for the purpose OF having the same ad-
ju,ted oil DO rsons indebted to ssid estate
are requested TO make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of March, A ID. 1902
KATHERINE LOHsE Executrix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-18
Miss Elizabeth Hesselman, Treasurer
of the Neenah, Wis, Schiller Club, Tells
How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Stopped Her Monthly Suffering and
Improved Her General Health

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM II always healthy girl until
ago when caught cold coming home
party. after that very irregular
pains for day lost flesh and strength and be-
alarmed. mother bottle Of Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for and began take it
faithfully found that my general health improved within
couple of months became reguart day. and suffered further
PAIN my friends have been helped through
ELIZABETH HEssEIMAN, 100 First St, Neenah Wis
$4,000 FORFEIT ABOVE LETTER Is NOT GENUINE.
troubled with irregular, painful
situation, Weakness encoqa urat ion of the womb
inflammation of the lacacle
ing atuence general debility and nervous ron
aStude
melancholy
feelings blues, and hoTne they should
Il. PnIhams
such troubles Refuse
other medicine, for you need the best
all sick write her for advice
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Gilbert School Team Playing Manga
tuck This Afternoon.

The closing reception Of Professor j.
S. SuIlivans dancing class was held
last evening in Columbus hall. There
were about 70 couples in the grand
march which was one of the finest
ever seen in these parts. The march
was led by Professor Sullivan and Miss
Margaret Carroll The prize two-step
was won by Mr. Donahue of Water
bury and his partner.
A fakir selling corn plasters or some
similar substance from a wagon on
North Water street used a gramophone
to draw the people around him. The
machine records were of that kind
that show ever so plainly what con-
tinued use will do to a talking ma
chine record.
The Naugatuck High school base
ball team and the Gilbert school team
of Winsted are scheduled to play this
afternoon at the Athletic field.
People are inquiring as to when the
seats are to be placed in the parks.
Tomorrow is the Feast of the Pen
tecost. The novena of the Holy
Ghost which has been in progress
throughout the country will end to-
morrow.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
BUNKER HILL. NOTES

Mr. and Mrs Jeremiah Terrell and
daughter Grace are at their cottage,
Walnut Beach.
Mrs Jennie E. Coer is spending few
days at the seashore.
Regular meeting of the Pequot club
will be held on Monday evening at
p. N.
The Gem Whist club will meet next
Friday evening at the Naugatuck ho-
tel, where they will enjoy turkey
supper.
Elmer NJ. .Hurlburt has been award
eel the contract for remodeling the
building of the Pequot club and has
begun,the work.
The Pequots and st Joseph's will
cross bats at II a. N. tomorrow on
Browns meadow.
E. T.. Day expects to build on his
lot on the Watertown road in short
time.
v. Boil & Co are having a large
building built to their factory on the
WATERFOWL road to be used as a store
house
The Excelsior Concrete Co have COM
pleted putting in concrete walks at the
residence of G. n. Hall, f. A. Wells
and E. &. Farnham on Bunker Hill
avenue.
There was no school at the Bunker
Hill school on Thursday as it was Wis
iting day for the teachers.
A. I'll. Wells has been in New York
for the past few days on business.
There will be a meeting of the Brass
City Amateur league at the rooms of
the Pequot club on Tuesday evening
sat.S o'clock.
Clarence Harmon of Watertown has
painting Mrs A. Petus' house on the
Watertown road.
a. I'll. Potter has moved into Mrs G..
w. Garlick's house on the WATERFOWL
road.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
A year Each For petty crimes.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, May 17.-Seven
indictments, four open and three seal
ed, were presented by the federal grand
jury before Judge Hazel in the circuit
court. Afterward four OF the prisoners
were arraigned, and two pleaded
guilty OF these Frank c. Bemis, a local
letter carrier, charged with embezzling
a letter from the United States mails in
this city on April % and also charged
with stealing $3.50 from it, admitted
his guilt and was sentenced to one year
in the local penitentiary. Charles J.
Besecker of Hinsdale also pleaded
guilty to forging the name of Fred Dun
ming TO postal order for $3.50 on
April 10 last at Niagara Falls and was
sentenced to one year in the Elmira re-
formatory.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17

while he was IN harness he got more
improvements for his part of the town
than any other man who ever repre-
scented constituency in the city gov
eminent with the exception of James
@. Whiting Of the board Of public
works. But I must stop. This is
not half what could write about Mr.
Fitzsimons, so that between the chat
with this charming gentleman, listen
ing to the eloquent speakers and par
taking of the good things set on the
table by Caterer Hodson. the fifth an
nual banquet of the Waterbury Bust
ness Mems association was something
/ shall not soon forget.
BANQUETER.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17

WATERFOWL JOTTINGS
Rye Mr. Cunningham Writes From Cal
ifOrIlia.s


Rev II. n. Cunningham, who is at
present in southern California, where
he went, taking his youngest boy, who
is suffering from rheumatism, with
him writes that he is very much pleas
ed with the climate. The doctor who
has taken charge of the boys case
says that he will have to stay there at
least five years to affect a complete
cure. Mr. Cunningham intends to re-.
turn home just as soon as he can find
a suitable place to leave the boy where
he will have the care which he needs.
The Good Will Social club gave a
dance at the Town hall last evening.
There was a good crowd present and
ali enjoyed themselves Cams orches-
ira furnished the music. Dancing was
kept up until / o'clock this morning.
Yesterday afternoon two young Ia
dies rode down the postoffice hill on
their bicycles. When opposite the
residence of Mr. klimpke one of them
lost control of her wheel and the re-
suit was a bad fall. No damage was
done to the wheel or rider.
The Firemans reception which was
|
epidemic will be held next Wednesday
evening. 1t was intended by the COM
nsittee to hold it Friday evening, May
23, but arrangements could not be
made to have music for that date so
it was finally set for Wednesday even
ing, May p. Members who promised
to contribute cake are requested to
leave it at the hall or the department
rooms on the afternoon or evening of
the reception. The rooms will be open
from 7:3O to $50, after which the
Town hall will be opened for dancing.
This reception will be free to every
body.
The benefit given by Court Merit
Heminway last Wednesday evening
for Mrs Henry st George and children
about $50. A great many tickets are
out which have not been heard from,
but taking those which have been
paid for and making a conservative
estimate the committee are satisfied
that at least the above amount will
be cleared.
George Boston moved into his new
house to-day.
The Rev Mr. Pratt of Bridgeport will
conduct the services at Christ church
tomorrow.
The lecture given at the chapel last
Thursday evening called out a large
audience.
The Companions of the Forest held
regular meeting last evening at
which several candidates were initial
ed
Taft School base ball team and the
Waterbury Y M. G. A. played at the
fair grounds this afternoon.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals for laying granite
dimension block pavement on Meadow
street, from a point about ll5 feet
north of Field street to the north line
/ OF Cedar street will be received by
the board of public works until 5
O'Clock p. M, Tuesday, May 20, 1902.
| Each proposal shall be signed by the
bidder or bidders and accompanied by
a certified check for $500 made pay
able to the order of the comptroller of
the city of Waterbury, as security for
the execution of the contract within
the time specified in this notice, in
case the bid is accepted. The person
or persons to whom the contract may
be awarded will be required to attend
at this office with the surety offered
by him or them and execute the con-
tract within five ~ days after the
date of the award, ana in case of fall
IRE or neglect so to do he or they
| will be considered to have abandoned
| it and as in default to the city of Wa.
| terbury
The board reserves the right to re-
iect any or all bids if deemed Cor the
| interest of the city.
The principal items of work is the
81 duluS dllu lay luS VI --JOO 5q uul z
yards of pavement approximately.
The proposals must be made upon
! forms furnished by the board
Forms of contract and specifications
may be seen and blank forms of pro-
posal and bond may be obtained, with
all available information by intending
bidders applying in person at No
Leayenworth street
BY order of the board Of public
works.
r. A CAIRNS City Engineer.
APP 10 1902. 4-21-26 5-10-17
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
Notice to Contractors Paving

| Sealed proposals for paving North
Main street from the north line of
Elizabeth street to the pavement al
ready laid at Hill street, including the
improvement of the square at uill
street, will be received at the office of
the board of public works of the city
lof Waterbury, Conn, City hall annex,
until o'clock p. M. on Tuesday, May
20, 1902, at which hour the bids will be
publicly opened and read.
Each proposal shall be signed by the
bidder orbidders and accompanied by a
certified check for three hundred $4,000
dollars as q guarantee that the bidder
will execute the contract within the
time specified in this notice, in case the
| bid be accepted.
| The person or persons to whom the
contract may be awarded will be re-
| quired to attend at this office with the
surety offered by him OF them and ex-
ecllte the contract within five % days
after the date Of the award, and in
case of failure or neglect to do so, he
or they will be considered to have
abandoned it. and as in default to the
| city of Waterbury.
Bidders must state in their proposals
the kind of brick which they propose
| to USE and must dep0.Tt ten (lD1 SAM
pies in the office of the city engineer
| on or before the 10th day Of May, 1902.
The right is reserved to decide to de-
cline any or all the proposals also the
right to let the brick and asphalt pave
ments separately is reserved If deemed
! for the interests of the city.
The engineers estimate of the p.in-
cipa1 item Of work is as follows: 2.13O
square yards of vitrified brick pave
ment on six inches Of Rosendale ce-
ment concrete
These quantities are to be Considered
as only approximate. The board ex-
pressly reserves the right of increasing
| or diminishing the same as ilay be
deemed necessary to the engineer.
The contract will contain a clause re-
curing the employment Of local labor
at not less than IS cents an hour
The proposals must be made upon
blanks furnished by the board. and all
proposals will be considered as infor-
NAL which are not in all respects in
conformity with this notice.
r. a. CAIRNS, City Engineer
A-:.s, :, co., 5-3s1o,1719
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS.

Mass will be celebrated in st Mary
Magdalene church at 9y15 a. M. and
there will be the usual services in the
Union and All Saints churches Sun
day.
Men are at work taking down the
old shed back of the Pin factory. 1t
is said that extensive improvements
will be made around the shop grounds
and a large addition built on the fac
tory.
Mrs Darons entertained out Of town
guests yesterday.
Leonard Wood of Bridgeport is the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs William Hitch
cock.
The new road back of the Pin fac
tory is nearly completed and surveyors
are at work surveying the road for
the railroad tracks soon to be placed
there.
The Oakville Social club entertain
ed some friends at their club rooms
last evening.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals for the construction
of a brick and concrete brook channel
across North Main street at Cooke
street, will be received by the board OF
public works until s o'clock p. m,
Tuesday, May 20, 1902
Each proposal shall be signed ny the
bidder or bidders making it and ac-
companied by certified check for $500,
made payable to the order Of the comp
troller Of the city of Waterbury, rs Sc
curity for the execution of the contract
within the time specified in this notice,
in case the bid is accepted. The per-
son or persons to whom the contract
may be awarded will be required to at
tend at this office with the surety Of
| fered by him or them and execute the
contract within five 90 days after The
date Of the award, and in case Of fail
ure or neglect so to do he or they will
! be considered to have abandoned it
and as in default to the city of Wa
| terbuIy.
The principal items of work are APP
proximately as follows:.
112 lineal feet of feet by 4 feet, 8
inch channel; / manhole; inlets.
The board reserves the right to re-
| ject any or all bids if deemed for the
| interest of the city.
| The proposals must be made upon
forms furnished by the board
Forms of contract and specifications
may be seen and blank forms of pro-
posa1 and bond may be obtained, with
all available information, by intending
bidders applying in person at No 8
Leayenworth street.
By order of the board OF public
works.
r. A. CAIRNS, City Engineer.
E-10 II 1910
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17

Biliousness is a condition character
lied by disturbance of the digestive
organs. The stomach is debilitated,
the liver torpid, the bowels constipat-
ed. There is a loathing of food
pains in the bowels, dizziness, coated
tongue and vomiting, first of the undi-
gested or partly digested food, and
then. of bile. Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets allay the disturb
ances of the stomach and create a
healthy appetite. They also tone up
the liver to healthy action and regu-
late the bowels. Try them and you
are certain to be much pleased with
the result. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
MONT PELEE ACTIVE.
People Again Panic Stricken and
Fleeing For Safety

People Again Panic Stricken and
Fleeing For Safety
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique,
May 17.-Great flashes of very bright
light were emitted from Mont Pelee
between 10 and IL o'clock Wednesday
night. They were visible from here.
Thick, glowing red clouds interspersed
with flashes of light are issuing from
the volcano. Showers of cinders last
ing for twenty minutes accompanied
the activity. The people in the districts
of Lorrain, Marigot, Ste. Marie and La
Trinite are panic stricken.
The inha bitants of the region east
and north of st. Pierre fear another
eruption of Mont Pelee and are hur-
rying to safety. Every one expects a
repetition of the outburst of last week.
In sections of the island south of Ste.
Marie and east of Fort de France the
inhabitants are going about their usual
duties, and there are 20 signs of des-
titutiOn.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17

BERLIN, May 17..-Professor Fried
rich Hirth. who holds the chair of Chi
nese philology at the University of
Munich, has received a call to the new
Chinese professorship at Columbia uni
versity, New York. 1t is understood
that Professor Hirth cannot immedi-
ately accept the call to New York be-
cause he hs.s already accepted com
mission from the Russian government
to spend a year i'll st. Petersburg in
order to catalogue collection of Chi
nese books and manuscripts.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
A CHICAGO DISASTER.
Many Persons Injured at Armour Plant
Fire

Fire.
CHICAGO, May 17.-During the
progress of fire which last night de-
stroyed the lard refinery of Armour &
Co. in the Union stockyards twenty
nine people We're injured, five of them
in manner which will probably cause
death in short time. The loss of the
company is estimated by its officers at
between $3.50, 600 and 100000, with all
the chances in favos of the latter fig
ure.
There was a number of accidents,
but by far the larger number of those
who We're hurt met their injuries by
the falling of a hog runway upon
which they We're standing to obtain
better view of the fire.
The fire drew a great crowd to the
stockyards, and it is estimated that at
least 10000 people were gathered
around the burning building to watch
the progress of the flames.
Several viaducts traverse the yards
at height of twenty feet. from the
ground, and upon these points of van
tage the people gathered. One of the
viaducts ends near the lard refinery,
and from the north side of this via
duct a hog run 800 feet long extends to
the plant of Armour & Co. While this
was densely crowded with people about
200 feet of it gave way, precipitating
all who stood upon it to the ground.
The firemen instantly abandoned all
efforts to save the refinery, which was
already doomed, and devoted them
selves to the work of rescue. The via
ducts are not elaborate affairs, and
there was not great amount of wreck
age from which to disentangle the vic
tins, and all were taken out within
few minutes.
A call was at once sent for the near
est police ambulance, but it was half
an hour in putting in an appearance,
for the reason that when the horses
were being attached to the ambulance
they ran away. Finding it impossible
to recapture their own horses, the men
Of the ambulance corps impressed an
other team and started for the fire.
BY the time they arrived most of the
injured had been carried to hospitals,
but a number of the more severely hurt
was placed in an improyised hospital
in the plant of the German-American
Provision company.
The lard refinery was a new building
erected during the last two months,
and the building, exclusive of the ma
chinery it contained, was valued at
$150,000. 1t was of brick and five sto-
ries high. The fire started on the fifth
floor from an explosion of some watts of
lard. 1t spread rapidly throughout the
building, despite desperate efforts of
the workmen to check its advance, and
by the time the firemen arrived at the
scene the building was mass of
flames. Calls were quickly sent in for
additional engines until twenty had
been summoned, but even this re-en-
forcement was of no avail, and in
short time the north, south and west
walls of the building were down. Di-
rectly west of the lard refinery is the
plant of the Upton Packing company,
and the flames, after the fall of the
west wall of the refinery, burst out
against this building with terrific force,
and for time it was thought that it
would be impossible to save the Upton
building. 1t was damaged somewhat,
but the flames We're checked before the
damage was serious.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-05-17
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Weather and Wages the Great Him
dEance to Business.


Weather and Wages the Great Him.
dEance to Business.
NEW YORK, May 1T.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Weather and wages continue the only
seriously disturbing factors in the BUSH
ness situation. Excessive moisture and
low temperature madesthe crop outlook
more uncertain, and much depends on
continuance of prosperity in the agri-
cultural sections Work has been sus-
pended in the anthracite coal mines,
and although the interruption may be
terminated at any time it involves a
ing interests and others closely allied
The loss in wages must soon be felt by
storekeepers in that vicinity. On the
other hand record breaking distribu-
ton of pay in the Pittsburg region ac-
CELEBRATED retail trade, while resumption
of wooden and other mills added largely
to the active force.
While it is generally agreed that
there has been much Improvement in
the winter wheat states since the OPEN
ing Of the month, prices became some
what firmer upon the publication Of
the official report of condition on May
/. Based on the average of T6.4, the
Produce Exchange statistician esti-
mated the yield at 341, 498 900 bushels.
This is considerably less than the rec
ord breaking production last year, but
compares fayorably with earlier crops.
Since these figures were compiled there
! have been abundant rains in Kansas
and Nebraska, where the need was
most urgent, yet, ON the other hand N
considerable acreage III spring wlielt
sections has been aban de--ed ,.secss.s.~.e
OF excessive moisture.