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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
j. Nj. Burord.

Since the earliest days the name Blu
ford has stood for much in Rock Is
land. 1t has been borne by the best
and foremost citizens. connected
with the most important business
interests and has been found in
places of great public trust and re-
sponsibility. OF late fewer bearing
the name have lived here than form
erly. a number having taken up their
abode in other cities, there to win
the eminent regard they had been
accorded here. There is vet with
US. among the members of the
family who came here before the
city was given its present name, one
who has borne and still continues to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

President. +. Robinson.
Vice PRESIDENT. ID. Nudge.
Cashier-H. +. Casteel.
The statement given below is the
last published and shows the con
dition of the bank at the close of
business Feb. 26, 1902:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

l. p. Greenawalt, cashier of the Rock Island
Savings bank, do solemnfy swear that the
above statement is true, TO the best of my
knowledge and belief.
z. GREENAwALr. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 3rd
day of March, 1902
IsEAI. c. X. CHAMBERLIN.
Notary Public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

In 1892 p. l.. Mitchell succeeded Mr..
Reynolds as president. Presley
Greenawalt succeeded Mr.. Buford as
cashier upon the latter's election TO
the presidency in 1895 and during the
same year John Crubaugh succeed
ed f. {. Denllmann as vice president.
The board of directors as present is
composed Cf II. S. Cable, /. Simon, y.
Grcenawalt. John Nolk. John Cru
baugh. f. w. Hurst. Phil Mitchell, j..
NJ. Buford and II. p. Hull. The Of
ficers are:
President. NJ. sBuford
Vice President-John Crubaugh.
Cashier-Presley Greenawalt.
Below appears the last published
statement of the institution showing
the condition at the close of bust
mess Feb. 20, 1902:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Peoples National.

The Peoples National bank began
doing business in 1874, occupying
quarters in the middle of the block
on the north side of Second avenue
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets. Bailey Davenport was the
first president. Joseph Rosenfield
vice president and John Peetz cash
Ter. After ten years the institution
was removed TO its present home at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

STATE OF ILLINOIS, County of Rock Islands,
l. II. E Casteel Cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge End
belief
II. f CASTEEL, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day
of March 1902. W. H GEST.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
J. H. WILSON
J. r. ROBINSON Directors
L. d. NUDGE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

T. II. +. Casteel. cashier of the Central
Trust and Savings bank. do solemnly swear
that the above statement Is true, to the best
of my kno wledge and belief
II. 4 CAsTEEL, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th
day of March, 1902
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

Total ............. sss7 .ess IL
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in-----. 100000 90
Surplus fund. ---... "a, 900 30
Undivided profits less ex-
penses and taxes paid IL, 435 80
Nationa; bank notes out
standing lOOnbo OO
Due TO other national banks 762 IS
Due TO state banks
and bankers ss.5ss "a
Due to Trust Companies
aud Savings Banks 81 39S 60
Individual deposits sub
ject to check -.-..--. s3s.i4s 81
post -.-.-.....-.--.. II,3Os 7s
United States Deposits -. 16,S23- "a
ing oficers .---.--...-. 8IsIs 4s
Notes and Bills redis-
counted
Total RGSz 1SS "a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

en- president, the office he holds at the
present time.
Mr. Buford has been n lifelong
democrat. He served one term as
mayor during the years 1S69-7o and
both before and afterward held the
office of city treasurer number of
terms. He is a member of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church and has
long been one of its most active
supporters. Although 40 summers
have whitened his locks Mr.. Buford
enjoys excellent health and each
working day fines him at his desk,
where he disposes of business with
a vigor and dispatch that would do
credit to man 90 years younger
than he.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
X BANKS OF ROCK ISLAND


of each year since the bank was or
ganized is given:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE. IN BANK VIZ:
Specie 2S,OO5 SO
Legal tender notes. 5000 - SO ,0O5 So
Redemption fund with
q s. Treasurer, Is % OF cir
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

Fractional paper currency,
Nlckels and cents-..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
PEOPLE VINO ARE PASSING

w, Messelmans, graduate OF Ley
den (Holland) university, Is stopping at
the Knutsford while In this city, on a
trip around the world Mr.. Messel-
mans Is much interested In this city and
It's attractions, and thinks that Ameri-
ca generally Is 80 beautiful that he
would like TO live In this country. He
is interested in sugar and coffee plan
tatlons in Java, which he viii visit en-
route. Mr. Messelmans calls attention
TO the fact that the university OF Ley
den Is one Of the oldest universities in
the world and II was where the great
William the Silent graduated.
w. j. Lamme, an attorney OF Challis,
Ida, Is at the Windsor hotel He says
strangers are flocking Into his country
in any and every conceivable way, even
hacks being escorted to to carry them
towards the great goal Of attraction,
Thunder Mountain. All are bent on
getting rich. and the fact that food Ind
sufficient clothing are necessary does
not seem To- concern them nearly as
much az 10 how enough whiskey can
be got into the district 10 supply super
thirsty throats. Mr.. Lamme states that
II was expected that by today road
would be broken through the snow 10
the forks above Challls towards Thun-
der Mountain.
Hotel runners report a steady, UNI
ending stream Of imprecations against
the street department from visitors to
this city because Of the horrible con-
dition of the streets leading from the
depots West First, Second and Third
South streets are great bogs, where
miring Of vehicles are reported as fire.
uupnt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
MINER DIES SUDDENLY.
John Mcdonald Meets End While In
tOxcated Mt Sandy.

John Mcdonald a miner who Is sup
posed 10 have come from Bingham died
at Sandy yesterday afternoon under
circumstances 40 peculiar that they
have given rise to some suspicion. He
appeared at Vincents va. loon yesterday
and Imblbed freely until he was thor
oughly intoxicated No one knew his
name and hence no one attempted to
interfere with him. Some one how
ever placed him In a storeroOm 20 sleep
OF the effects Of his drinking. and
three hours later when the room was
entered he was found 10 be quite dead.
There was no mark of violence on him,
but there was some indication of drugs
having been used Someone had over
heard him say that he had relatives
In Bingham, and after telephonIng to
that place the only thing that was as
Certaned was his name.
Il was further learned that Mcdonald
had been staying In Salt Lake for some
time and was first seen In Sandy yes-
terday morning Police Justice Brown
has summoned jury consisting Of A.
White, W. w. Wilson and George West
10 investigate The matter and ascertain
the facts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
BUSINESS NOTES.

Today's clearlngs amounted to s43l,-
1870, as against S259,259.T for the
same day last year.
Ex-Governor John r. Rich Of Michl-
gan. and Mrs. Rich, are at the Ken
yon en- route east after a trip to the
Pacific coast The governor remark
ed in conversation that while Michigan
people believed in reciprocity hareot-
lcally, when II came to the practical
shape Of lowering the duty on 81 ars
for Cuba, they were not 30 unanimous
He said that from the waste sugar
beets at the Bay City factory so much
alcohol was distilled that the govern
ment collected Si,OOOOOO In annual rev.
enue.
The fire insurance policy OF A. T.
Swalum OF so West Second South
street came near being cancelled yes
terday because Mr. Swalum was found
to have 25 gallons of gasoline on his
premises; and the difficulty was on
settled by promise that the offending
stun should be removed. lnsuranc
men emphatically protest against the
storage of 500 pounds of calcium car
bide In the rear of Main street store,
as the entire neighborhood Is endan-
gered thereby.
Mary j. Partridge has bought from
Elmlra Sherman 26iExl65 feet on First
South near Second East streets for 81
500. and sold the same to the Utah
Plumbing Supply company for $1,000
The fence in front Of the east side
of the new News" building has been
removed after having stood there for
over one year and a half The oregon
Short Line Offices are now established
In the three top floors and the noon
hour presents very busy scene on the
street below. The removing Of the
fence viii permit the conference WIS.,
itoTs to command an unobstructed view
of the building and serves to show the
progress Of the finishing work.
The Bell Telephone construction
gangs are now strlngng wire west OF
Blackfoot and as soon as the weather
clears up In the western part OF the
state, gangs Will start east from Boise,
Architect J. p Hill has the contract
for a $1,000 Episcopal church for Mon
trose, Colo, which Is In the limits Of
the missionary jurisdiction Of Utah,
and Is now at work drawing prellm-
mary plans,
Angus Mcclellan sold today to Henry
W. Sheutter for 81, 400 q 2xS lot and cot
tage thereon on Second street between
/. and M streets
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
HOUSE,

Washington, March 2S-The house
devoted the day to the consideration OF
private pension bills. Some routine
preceded the regular order
A resolution was adopted which called
upon the secretary of war for certain
information relative to the condition
Of the Missouri river Improvements be-
low ST. Joseph, Missouri.
Mr.. Littlefield Of Maine asked unani-
nous consent for consideration Of bill
to confer Jurisdiction upon the court OF
claims 10 adjudicate the claims for du-
ties collected on goods going into the
island of Porto Rico between April IL,
1899 to May I, 1900. The bin provided
that the claims found due should bear
interest at six per cent.
Mr., Payne OF New York explained
that the refund of these duties was
made necessary by the decision OF the
supreme court. The claims for inter-
est, he thought, were just because Gen.
Davis, the military governor Of Porto
Rico, subsequently went TO the Philip
pines and service could not be obtained
on him The bill was passed.
A bill was passed TO grant right OF
way through the San Francisco noun
tain reserve to the Central railroad OF
Arizona.
The presidents veto OF the bill to re-
view the charge Of desertion against +.
Klsuster was laid before the house and
referrta to the committee on military
affairs. The house then proceeded to
the consideration OF private pension
bills.
The first bill on the calendar was to
correct the military record OF Calvin
A. Rice and Mr.. Talbert OF South Car
dina. made II the text OF a speech
against this class OF bills. He referred
TO the veto OF the president Just read
and to his other vetoes Of like bills.
81 am glad" said he. ito see TINT
the chief executive has come to my as
slstance to keep the roll of honor from
being besmirched by deserters. While
| disagree with the president In almost
everything else, I heartily endorse his
position IN this matter, l have pro-
tested against the passage OF the de-
sertion bills for ten years" He moved
TO lay aside the bill with an unfavor-
able report.
Mr. Mondell Of Wyoming. declared
that the bill did not seek 20 remove
the charge OF desertion. Rice, he said.
was an officer and had been uniustly
dismissed for being absent without
leave.
Mr. Mann Of Illinois. declared that
Congress should consider the attitude
OF the president towards certain class
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
Wreck at wilkins.
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
Green River. Wye, March 26--short-
ly after S o'clock last night No. 2, the
eastbound limited, was wrecked at WIZ
kins the first sidetrack eight miles east
Of this place. The locomotive, mail and
baggage cars and the composite car
left the track and were considerably
damaged especially the mail car, which
was abandoned and the mail trans
ferred to another car
Several persons In the dining car were
slightly hurt, some by being thrown
against the tables and others by flying
glass and crockery, but none We're so
seriously injured but they could
continue their Journey
The track was torn up and traffic de-
layed until this morning when the deb
rs had been sufficiently removed to
permit trains TO pass. The Green river
wrecker was I'm use constantly through
out the night.
The accident was caused by a piece
Of iron which had become fastened be-
tween the switch point and stock rail.
When the locomotive struck the OBJ
struotlon the wheels climbed the rails
and the cars followed suit. II Is sup
posed that the piece Of iron fell from
a freight train that passed over the
track an hour ahead Of the passenger
train
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
viii 0gdenltes Come to Salt Lake
To Do Shopplng1
MERCHANTS ARE PECULIAR
Almost Bneoneeivsbles ltuatIOn Anent
Proposed Electric Line Into
The Junction city.

at Is difficult for one 70 conceive Of
the existence Of such situation, but
the fact Is that those who are most
opposed TO my electric railway enter
ing ogden are the merchants, the We
Der club and the Business Mems CLUB"
said President simon Bamberger, Of
the Salt Lake & ogden railway today.
"The people Of ogden, however are
heartily In favor Of admitting the line,
and for that reason | hope to be able
soon to obtain the necessary franchise
10 enable me to give citizens OF the
Junction city means OF cheap transit
between the two cities. II IL the com
plant OF ogden merchants, which
probably they have been persuaded by
other interests TO make, that IN the
event OF my line being built into the
town the people would come to SAT-
Lake a do their shopping. Now as
understand 1t, the merchants OF ogden
have always asserted their ability 70
hold their own with Salt Lake firms In
reaching out for foreign iobblng trade,
let alone the Idea Of retaining thfir
home business; and II has even been
said that some Of the wholesale houses
in Ogden are shutting out their Salt
Lake competitors In some parts. so
the position taken by opposers OF q
right Of way for my line seems 70. be
confessedly untenable and somewhat
amusing. / know that Salt Lake mer-
chants do not expect any such result
and my object Ia only to bring the two
cities into closer relations by first
class interurban railway
I'VE shall begin at once, now that
the weather is clearing up, to lay our
line from Pennington to ogden and |
shall seek industrlously and fairly TO
obtain permission to run our cars into
the city. The people want the line and
they should have IT,. For It's entire
length from Salt Lake 10 ogden the
road IL TO be electrically equipped and
operated In the most modern fashion,
The cars are TO be the largest and
most elegant now in use, containing
toilets, etc. just as do the steam fail-
way carriages The line VIII ben ut
Ogden and viii | am confident, prove
to be a good investment In time Pres
ent opposition in ogden seems to me
10 be unreasonable and viii. ! think,
remove itself upon an impartial lnves-
tIgation. our intention Is to keep well
to the foothills with our line and cross
the Union Pacific by way Of Ulntah,
entering ogden on Wall avenue
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
Reversed the Justice.

The appeal case Of the Utah Com
mercia and Savings bank We. John
Beck. was brought to n speedy close
yesterday in Judge Halls court by the
court sustaining the objections OF de-
PENDANTS attorney TO the intro luctlon
OF any evidence on the ground that
the court below acted beyond It's iuris-
dlction The suit was brought in a
Justices court 20 recover possession OF
premises occupied by Beck That court
decided against Beck and issued an or
der Of eiectment, Beck then appealed
and Judge Hall decided in his favor
yesterday by holding that the lower
court had exceeded its jurisdiction in
making an order OF eiectment.
AD CHURCH NOTICES CHI
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
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LATE LOCALS,

r. n. Beggs a prominent citizen OF
Boise, is guest at the Kenyon.
County Atty Il, e. MeNamee of Lin
coin county, New. Is a guest at the
Cullen from Delamar.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the First
Congregational church will give coke
sale at Walkers store tomorrow, begin
ming at y. m.
Killing frost was reported today at
Portland, and the wind was blowing
from that direction over northern Utah
this morning, at "a miles per hour.
Easter Sunday win be fair weather
with the day bright and warm, pro-
yided the area of nigh pressure now In
the northwest continues to control
Utah weather,
w. w Flag Of this city learned to-
day that his nephew, Ethan FlaBg
Butler Of Yonkers N. " had decided
to go to Yale The young man Is study
ing at the Hotchkiss preparatory
school, at Lakevile. CT
Relief society officers meeting Of
Salt Lake Stake will be held In the
Fourteenth ward hall. Saturday the
18th. at 2 O'clock. representative
from each ward is requested to be pres
ent, All are invited.
The annual meeting of st. Marks
parish Will be held on Monday evening
next when wardens and vostrymen will
be chosen for the coming church year.
The ladies' guild will serve refresh
ments.
w. j. Patterson. the man who so mys-
teriously disappeared at Ogden the 9th e
er day, giving his relatives and friends
so much anxiety, was seen quietly
walking down Twenty-ffth street by an
officer this morning in company with
another man. Patterson declined to- say
anything about his absence
At the recent annual meeting Of the
Retail Butchers association, the fol-
lowing officers were elected President,
William Wood Jr, vice president, W.
w. thompson secretary, w. r. Ed
ward treasurer. d. c. Richardson;
trustees, w. w. Beckstead, Albert May
er, f. r. Rich Jr., NJ. Schneider, NJ.
Haskings
a telegram received at the Presidents
office from the DOMINION Steamship
company announces the arrival at
Liverpool at 8 o'clock this morning, of
the steamship Commonwealth. On this
steamer were Jesse 3. Higgs, G. Rohr-
back, Hyrum Sealander and Carl Malm-
quist Of this city, Carries n. West OF
Hoytsville, r. w. Crane Of Salin9, and
other Utah passengers.
United states Marshal Ben Haywood
returned today from st. Louis, where
he went TO hand A. II. Curtis over TO
the Missouri authorities. Curtis had
just served a term Of IL months for the
offense OF promoting q fake lottery
through the mails, and he was wanted
in 81, Louis to answer to the same
charge. Marshal Haywood left with his
prisoner one week ago yesterday.
This morning a bundle OF ladys
wearing apparel belonging to Miss Des-
sic Greer, professional nurse. was
found by Sergeant Miner on a lawn
near the Rio Grande depot. The arti-
Giles were undoubtedly stolen from the
lady, but. strange to say. no report
Of the theft has been received at the
police station, and the officers were UNI
able 10 locate the owner OF the arti-
Giles. The name Of "Dessie Greer" APP
pears on some OF the things, and the
police hope to locate her and return
the property.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
VICTIMS OF USU RER,
Family Of j. Il. Earl Reduced to
Penny Furniture Is Taken,

A case Of abject want came TO light
yesterday afternoon in the large fam
fly of j. T., Earl. who resides or rather
IS trying to exist at 667 south State
street The family Is the victim Of the
mercless exactlons OF a loan agent
from whom few dollars were secured
TO tide the family over q few days,
while sickness and hunger were over
shadowing the humble home. The Earl
family, which consists of the father and
mother ana six children the youngest
one babe In arms, formerly lived at
Frisco. but while at work on a smoke
stack there MIR, Earl fell about so feet
and broke both his legs He gradually
regained the use Of them hut H. has
never been able 10 be so active as he
was before, He brought his family
here thinking he might find more ,c-
muneratlve Work but instead he found
very little work al all soon after reagh-
ing here the six year-old boy was taken
with rheumatism and when he was be-
ginning to get well two of the other
children took bronchitis and before they
had recovered The little two-year-od
tlit was NINihtil WIN NidlIfl FEVER uEn
the home was Guaranteed for three
weeks.
IL became necessary for Mn Earl 10
borrow money and he went 20 a loan
broker and mortgaged. the household
furniture for $50 That is they got SIS.
the broker keeping back s. Cor the nrsi
months interest and So for recording
the mortgage. The interest was s. IA
month and Mr., Earl was unable TO get
work and yesterday afternoon the
money lender sent some men 20 the
house and removed practically all ~
furniture the man who loaned ,hc
money demanding Sc and few cents
over for the principal. interest aud the
cost of foreclosiug the mortgage. Tho
family Is now confined TO the kitchen
the rest Of the house being completely
denuded of everything and even trat
room is hereft OF an save cook stove.
that was purchased Of a neighbor ON
credit and Two narrow cots
Mrs Earl Is a brave woman and IN
stead ~ sitting down and vs. .uing over
her iron fortune she has kent three VI
the children IN school aud even now 4;
hopeful that hen husband win be emo
10 lind work and they viii emerge from
their difficulties all right
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28
cArr. nnsrrYAfLnN cANs

The new Cafe Observation cars "
on by the Missouri Pacific beIH!r
Kansas City and ST. Louis on Na, wan.
2Srd are proving the catch OF o @
season" Holders of hrc' class f'r
man tickets are entitled 10 7ea,s "a w Y,
seryation end OF these cars Wilnpu, u
ira charge. All passengers on llls ,. .',,
are entitled to use care cars io' m' ~,
You can order what YOU want " y.E
and only pay for what you seN "
designs OF china and cut glass r.s.
These cars are In addition 10 ln e. ~ N
ular dining cars, which are run ~ IA
trains between ogden, Salt LAKE s SF'
Kansas city and 81. Louis wa .,,,ss
Missouri Pacifc.Rlo Grande '"''''
car lines. .h,, win
This route compares faVorapD1 on,ry.
the Oldest lines In me .O osnsa
Through the widest mountain ., S,s'' II
and the greatest farming count"
Colorado, Kansas and Missouri . rain,
BE on hand carly, as 'heSe w.
must go on time. u,orld,s FaIf
This is also called "The Wor'u
Line"