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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
DAN gREEN EXPLAINS PART
Mate of Dubuque Makes Clear Reason for
Shooting LeOnidases.

Mate Dan Breen, of the steamer Du-
buque, was witness at Davenport yes
terday in the trial of the second dam
age suit against the Diamond 10
company growing out of his shooting
the two Leonidases. He said the two
Leonidases got on board the Dubuque
at Rock Island, holding deck passage
tickets to McGregor, Iowa. Their
baggage consisted of boxes. canvases,
a large dog and several whips. The
latter they fiourished about. striking
at the heels of the deck hands, thor
oughly intimidating them.
The mate interfered in the cause of
peace. and was quite roundly scored
and cursed. When he commanded
them to remove their baggage to an
other part of the boat the old man
refused, stating that he had bought
the boat and was going to run it as it
pleased him. Those are nice cow
boys" said the mate in the hearing
of DIR. Stocks. of st. Louis. who was
nearby, and to Mr.. Schwartz of the
same city, travelling man. They
have whips, but no horses" The Lee
onidases took umbrage at this re-
mark, and when again asI led to re-
move their baggage and behave them
selves, became very ugly, the elder
man drawing a revolver and threaten
ing to shoot the mate. 1t was then
that Mr.. Breen went upstairs and bor-
rowed Norris Killeen's revolver. with
which the deadly work was done later
on.
The witness said that when, after
securing the gun he attempted to en-
force order and compel the two Leon
idases~t TO move their baggage, his life
was threatened by an attempt made
by the two supposed cowboys to reach
their arms. But the mate was too
quick. Before his right to live. and
his authority as master of the lower
deck. he thought the rights to life.
and the self-arrogated authority of
the Leonidases lapsed Therefore he
shot true. and the coroner's jury eX-
onerated him from blame.
Now it has become known that the
twain were only masqueraders, in
dulging in braggadocio. But TO the
mate. according to his testimony. il
was matter of stern reality-a mat
ter of life to himself or of q funeral
for two cowboys who tried to run the
boat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
The Nickel Plate Road

will sell tickets within distances of
$50 miles. Nov. 25 and 20, at rate of a
fare and a third for the round trip,
account Thanksgiving day. Return
limit Nov. 30, 1908. Three through
trains daily to Fort Wayne, Cleveland,
Erie. Buffalo, New York, Boston and
New England points, on Nickel Plate
road. Meals served in Nickel Plate
dining cars on American club plan,
ranging in price from 35 cents to 81;
also la. carte. Chicago city ticket
offices, III Adams street and Auditor
ium Annex. Phone Central 2O57. De-
pot, La Sale and Van Buren, streets,
on the Elevated loop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
For Thanksgiving Day

rate of one fare and third for the
round trip has been authorized to
points within $50 miles on the Nickel
Plate road, good returning to and in
Guiding Nov. 30, 1908. La Sale street
passenger station. Chicago. corner
Van Buren, and La Sale street. on the
Elevated loop. City ticket office, Ill
Adams street and Auditorium Annex.
Phone Central POSI-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
s4.e5 to Springfield. ILL.,. via c. b. s. O.

Nov. 16, II and is the c. 3. q Q.
will have on sale round trip tickets
to Springfield. ILL.,, and return at the
rate of 1866, good to return until
Nov. 21. Three different routes and
service uneXcelled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

\ unique entertainment is to be
given at the Ling boys hall the night
Of the Fitzsimmons-G Gardner fight
Wednesday. Nov. %. The feature will
be a wrestling match between Mo
lines giant, Hiding Ardahl. and
Simpson, physical director of the
Turner's of Davenport. Mr.. Simpson
is a fast man on the mat and the
match will undoubtedly prove an in
teresting one. Besides this, the pro-
gram is to consist of other wrestling
matches, probably by members of the
club. and other athletic exhibitions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
MOTHER AND CHILD

SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil made almost as
paIatable as milk. 1t is easy
and soothing to the weak
stomach; it checks the ten
denotes of children toward
thinness.
SCOTS Emulsion gives
strength to weak mothers be-
cause it creates healthy flesh
and new blood.
Nursing mothers will find
a special value in SCOTS
Emulsion because it insures
a flow of rich, nourishing
milk for the baby. More and
better than a medicine;
SCOTS Emulsion is a food.
Wen send you sample free upon request.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 4o9 Pearl Street, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
Cheap tickets to the Live Stock Show.

The international Live Stock expo
sition will be held at the union stock
yards in Chicago from Nov. 2S to Dec.
5, 1908. This will be the greatest eX-
position of live stock ever held.
Thoroughbred stock from all over the
United States will be on exhibition.
Cheap tickets will be on sale via the
Burlington. Ask the nearest agent
for particulars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty Eight Thousand Dollars Paid
for Fancy Lot of Tobacco.

The biggest purchase of high grade
tobacco ever made in the West by a
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank P. Lewis, Peoria
ILL.,, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt,
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
OF so high grading Herald Tran
script, Dec. FL, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
CHRONIC SORES
Signs or Polluted Blood.

nothing epulsive looking
place makes irritable, Respondent and desperate
chronic blood
the taking
pair general that the scratch or results obstinate
healing of the most offensive character.
Often inherited gtu eating limbs
niddlelife Whenever
saways at fault and while anpc washes sales and
do much the inflammation
heal till the blood itself has purified and deadly
polluted blood is purified and invigorated, and when
circulating
o
natural color the discharge
- and the place heals
in
at the builds
have chronic write No charge for medical advice
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GAs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Congregations are making arrange
ments for the annual union Thanks
giving services of the Protestant
churches of this city. Seven of the
English speaking churches will have
union services at the African Meth
odiSt church i'm the morning. Rev. C..
II. Burdick, of the Second Congrega-
tional church, to preach the sermon.
In these services the congregations
of the following churches will be in
vited: First and Second Congrega-
tionaI. First and Second Methodist.
First Baptist, United Presbyterian
and the \. NJ. f.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
ARunaway Bicycle.

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of j. b. Orner, Franklin Grove, I'll.
1t developed a stubborn ulcer, un-
yielding to doctors and remedies for
four years. Then Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured. It's just as good for
burns, scalds, skin eruptions and piles.
25 cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
Low Rates Vie. Rock island.

One fare, plus 81, for round trip and
very low one-way rates to Il number
of points in the northwest and south
west. Nov II, via the C., Il. |. &. p.
railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

That the Burlington and Milwaukee
roads, one or both. as lessees of the
D., II. /. d y. w. tracks, have secured
control of about all the Diamond 10
block that the steamboat company is
not using. was made evident at ses-
sion of the city council in committee
of the whole yesterday. The Dri road,
through Manager Grant and Attorney
Joe X. Lane, were present to ask the
right to run three of the tracks south
of the present Q. freight house across
Perry street and onto the extreme
vacant end of the Diamond 10 pro-
perty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Manager Fisher of the Davenport
high school basketball team an
nounces that the prospects this year
for good team are very bright and
that already several games have been
scheduled with other schools. Those
arranged so far are as follows: Dec
Is, Wilton college at Davenport; Jan.
Is, Davenport al Geneseo; Feb. Is,
Geneseo at Davenport; Feb. 6, Daven-
port at Wilton. The Elks team at
iKeithsburg, H.. have also written
asking for a game. Maquoketa. Ke-
vance, Muscatine. Grinnell. Moline
and the Rock Island y. NJ. c. \. have
all written asking that they might Sc
cure a date. The girls basketball
team will play the Rock Island team
Jan. % and March IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS

Account dedication of the German
Lutheran church at Kewanee Nov. 10.
the c.. Il. d Q. will run special eX-
cursion train, leaving Rock Island at
80 a. m; S1.55 for round trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
MERCHANTS
Information Bureau

Directories of North and South Da-
kota, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin. Pc.
oria and Chicago. Records are kept
of people moving, arriving or leaving
Davenport. Credit reports and cor
rect addresses furnished on appliea-
ton. Branch of the Bergman Collec-
ton Agency. 2O7-2O9 Brady street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
S4.65 to Springfield and Return via. tho
Rock Island

On Nov Is, Il and IS the Rock Isl
and will sell round trip tickets to
Springfield at rate of $4.65, good to
return up to Nov. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
s465 to Springfield and Return via Short

On Nov 16, II and IS the Rock ISL
and will sell round trip tickets to
Springfield at above rate. The best
of service and quickest time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

At the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Defining, of Rockingham
township, very suddenly at 6:15 We'd
nesday evening, occurred the death of
Miss Alma \. Defining. from heart
disease. The young lady was long a
sufferer from heart troubles. She
was in her 10Th year. At 6 o'clock
she became suddenly i'll. and was car
ried to her room where a few mo-
ments later she was found dead. Her
mother made the sad discovery. As
death resulted from natural and
known causes DIR. Lambeth did not
hold an inquest. Besides her parents
the deceased is survived by her broth
er, William Defining. She was born
and bred in Rockingham township.
whence the funeral will be held at
, o'clock Saturday afternoon, from
the home of her parents. with inter-
ment at Paramount cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Over 400 people ate their suppers
Wednesday evening at the Congrega-
tional church, which was given by the
ladies of the church in connection
with the bazaar . y large crowd at
tended the second rendition of Fairy
land in the afternoon and after the
supper the auction sale was pulled
off. The ladies expect to realize at
least 5000 on the two days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Lima Luett, the Blue Grass maiden
of the 200 pounds avoirdupois, who
disappeared the other day. and whose
whereabouts became a matter of con-
Germ for the police. has turned up
without even scratch left by her
kidnaper. Thus fails another big head
for a newspaper space writer. Miss
Luett had no intention of suicide, nor
any designs upon alternating herself
from the family larder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

The Davenport Mailing company
has of late lost considerable quanti-
ty of copper, and the police depart
ment has been at work upon the trail
of the thieves. 4 man named j. Muir
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Word has reached this city of the
marriage at Lacrosse, Wis. recently.
of Ernst Bledsoe, former Davenport
young man, and Miss Anna Walwick
of that city. Mr. Bledsoe is now in
business for himself in Lacrosse, but
contemplates removing to Davenport
for future permanent residence. He
and his bride are expected here on
visit in fortnight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Yesterday the board of local inn
provements. consisting of Mayor Skin
ner, Civil Engineer Paddock and Street
Commissioner Frisk, with a. p. Mer-
riman, the paving inspector, went over
the asphalt paving of Fifth avenue.
and with the exception of few minor
details were very well pleased with
the job, but it will not be accepted
until the company has changed sew
eral little places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

John j. Feeney, the popular grocer,
has opened an agricultural fair at his
place. No. 222 East Third street. The
display consists of one squash, weigh
ing 81 pounds, and vouched for as the
largest fruit Of its kind ever grown
in any Scott county squash orchard.
George Ashford, the DEVILS Glen far
mer, is the author of the prodigy.
There is enough thick yellow meat in
it to make a line of pies that would
reach from Feeney's store to the
Citizens bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
Chicago Dental Company
For You.


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call on us before going elsewhere as
we can save you money. We use
nothing but the best of material and
our work is guaranteed to be first
class in every respect. If you are in
need of a set of teeth call and see our
thin elastic plate. We guarantee it
to fit in all cases and when all others
have failed. We never ask you more
than our prices below.
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Silver filings. 1900. =. soc
Gold filings, 81 and up 80. $I.OO
Gold crowns, to s.. 1000. 400
Set of teeth, So and up. 80. 500
$15 set of teeth for -. -. 10. 90
Permanent location
Office 1907 Second Ave.
ROCK ISLAND.
Over SpeidePs Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

The annual meeting of the Royal
Arch Masons of Davenport Chapter
Nc. 16 held at the temple resulted i'm
the election of the following officers
for the ensuing year: Most excellent
high priest, Louis Block: excellent
king, Ira r. Tabor; excellent scribe,
Sam I, White; secretary, W. II. For
est; treasurer, p. L. Ottesen; trustees,
w. F. Fidlar. w. II. Member and c. f.
Orchard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
DAVENPORT DOTS

p T. Welsh and his chief engineer,
III. c. Estes, came in from the north
Wednesday for a brief visit. Mr..
Walsh came to see his mother, who
sustained fractured hip in fall
recently. The Walsh Construction
company has just completed a heavy
piece of construction work on the
Minneapolis q St. Louis railway,
which has consumed two years in do
ing. 1t consisted of the relocation of
the tracks of the road for a distance
of IA miles between Hopkins and
Chaska, MINI. Mammoth hills had
to be cut down, and 100000 cubic
yards of earth were handled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Fred Schumann, an escaped inmate
of the Mt. Pleasant asylum was re-
captured in this city Wednesday, af-
ter a liberty of three days. Judging
from his appearance he must have
walked all the way home. Mr.. Schu-
mann was committed - public pa
tient last year. He viii be returned
to that institution. He was taken by
the sheriff at his home on West Fifth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Andrew j. Carlson and Miss Jose
phine Larson, of 243O Fourth avenue,
were married at the parsonage of the
Swedish Lutheran church by Rev. c.
y. Hemborg, of that church. They
were attended by AXeI Carlson and
Hilda Larson, brother and sister of
the high contracting parties. They
will reside at Fortieth street, Walker
station
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13

Forty-three years ago Emil A. Tile
bein and Miss Annie Curren were mar
ried at the home of the bride, then on
Third and Main streets, where the
Sieg Iron company's building now
stands. The recurrence OF the auspi-
cious date was duly observed at the
home of Sergeant and Mrs. Tilebein
on East Ninth street near Perry. Sew
eral out of town guests, particularly
from Muscatine, were present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-13
MOLINE MENTION

Miss Evans, a stranger here, APP
piled at the police station yesterday
afternoon and solicited aid in finding
her brother, Arthur Evans, who has
been away from home for some time.
Relatives have lost track Of the young
man, and all they know of him is that
he is following the race track, driving
a trotting horse. The name of the
horses owner or the name of the
horse they do not know. The lads
father is very low. with such mea-
gre details the police have little hope
of getting trace of the boy.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-14
College Notes.

The following are the visitors 70 the
College this week:
Capt. John Prester and wife. Seven
Mile Ford. Vt. Mrs. VIM. Ellis. ShaNs-
Vile. Va Rev. Arthur ". Stone, U. ).
y, Mrs. Bette Woodward ". stone.
Miss 5. +. Henderson. New Orleans, Mrs
J. II. Barnes. Mrs. James l.. lfusion'
New York City, Miss Ann ii. Larght'
New York City, ". T. Hodges. West
Norfolk. Abby Leyering Mceker, Rye, \.
T.. Frederick ". Meeker. Rye, y. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurty, ST. Paul. MIMI
Miss E. b. Cottren. Richmond. Mrs.
Henderson, williamsburg, Mrs. X. Moore
Waterford.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-14

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg Of B. Oruer, Franklin Grove, III.
Il developed a stubborn ulcer unyield-
ing 70 doctors and remedies for four
wears. Then Bncklen's Arnica Salye
cured. It's just as good Tor Burns,
Scalds, Skin Eruptions and Piles. 2oC
AZ L. Henley's drug store.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-14

les shameful when youth fails 20
show proper respect for old sge' but
lust the contrary IN the case OF Dr.
Kings New Life pills. They cut oh
maladies no matter how severe and
irrespective OF old age. Dyspepsia,
aundice, Fever, Constipation all yield
to this perfect Pin. 25c at l. Henley's
drug store.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-14

Leave your orders for engraved visit
ing caids. invitations. etc. with Stone
the druggist re is local agent for Bell,
Book & Stationery Co. No advance in
prices.
The Meeker herald., 1903-08-29
Off For Steambo at.

According to the latest program
the band will accept the invitation of
the Steamboat people and go there
on the occasion of the forthcoming
festival at the Yampa metropolis.
Owing to the absence of number
OF the players 1t will be impossible to
muster the full band, but 16 or IS
pieces will be gotten together, which
under the leadership of Prof. MrMil-
Ian, will make very good showing.
Tho boys have been invited to stop
off at Craig on the evening Of Sep
tember sth and give a concert and
dances They will likely comply with
this request.
According to all reports Meeker
Will be represented 1t Steamboat on
September 10, II and IL by large
number of our citizens In addition to
the band, and here's hopin' the cele-
bration may be a success In every
particular, and 1t will be, Judging by
the composition Of the general ar
rangement committee headed by
Mayor Leckenby and composed of.R.
M. VanDcusen, v. D. Bristol, J. N.
McWilliams and p. F. Reinhardt.
The Meeker herald., 1903-08-29
Hard on E. o. w.

Next week the editor of this intel
lectual journal will be out of town
doing little stunt on the flattops.
The responsibility, editorially, of
next weeks issue will rest on the
shoulders of that flre-cating dyed-in-
the-wool Republican, Postmaster
Spencer. If hepaper contains any
strong Wolcott editorials the writer
denies in advance having anything
whatever to do with them. Further
more II any such sentiments do ap-
pear in print the writer reserves the
right to hammer the everlasting stuff
f1ng out of the aforesaid postmaster
Immediately upon our return from
the fiattops, with club we harbor
in the sanctum for that especial pur-
County Courier.
The Meeker herald., 1903-08-29
The Miller Greek Ditch.

A financial statement covering the
cost of the Miller Crack ditch up to
Jan. l, 1903, hns been issued to,the
stockholders. 1t was compiled by F.
A. Carstens and shows a great deal
of hard and intricate work in figuring
out the cost in detail to each share
holder in the enterprize.
In brief the following are the salient
items In the report:
The grand total cost of the ditch un-
til January LIST, 1903, was $4s, ,39267.
A list of the shareholders together
with their number Of shares is as fol-
lows: F A Carstens, 2 shares; John
Kincher, 1-2 share; J r Wilber, 4
shares; J N Pierce, share; H G
Rock, shares; Oscar Morse,
shares; Niblock Brothers, shares !;
q Gonterman, 2 shares; Frank b
Harker, 2 shares; Ewin Amick, 2
shares; w S Reynolds, 2 shares !;
Robert Metzger, 1-2 share; A s Rich
ardson, 1-2 shares; ] w Weich, 1-2
shares; Eli Fuller, 1 share; D Mill
Ter, shares; Baer Brothers, 6 shares !;
G F Whitcomb, share; NJ B Welch,
l share; Thomas Baker, share.
The ditch will cover between 5000
and 1900 acres of fne agricultural
land, and will be a great benefit, to
this end Of the county. We hope it
will be the means of placing every
one Of the sharehOltlers In snch affIu-
The Meeker herald., 1903-08-29
Truth and Fiction.

Unuer the above neluln6 the Mid
die Park Times publishes the follow
ing sensible and timely article:
$50 much has been published by
our contemporaries in this part of
the state regarding changes TO be
made in the route of the Moifat Short
line from this point westward, that
many people have begun to think
there may be some truth In the oft
repeated stories. The trouble with
our friends of the quill is this: They
are too prone to pick up anything
sayoring of sensationalism regarding
the Moffat road and, without any in
vestigation as to truthfulness, dish
reports up to their readers MS genuine
Inews. =
,''I'he times has taken particular
pains to investigate these idle
and misleading articles and finds
them to have originated In a hop
dream production by one of the lurid
word painters on the Denver Post.
There is not scintilla of truth in the
article nor in any of its counterfeits.
The truth is the Denver, Northwest
ern & Pacific Railway company was
organized to build direct line OF
railroad from Denver to Salt Lake
City and is prosecuting the work
with all the speed that men, money
and energy can accomplish. 1t has
decided on the Gore canon route and
will not be turned from it's course by
schemes inaugurated to hinder or de-
lay its progress. 1t has not even con-
sidered changing its route to any eX-
tent, but will continue to construct
on its located line through Gore canon
regardless of any law suits or other
hindrances.
"Mr. Moffat and his associates are
not afraid of cheap blackmailers who
are planning to hold up the railroad
building for right of way through
canons along the route. They are
prepared to fight all such to IL finish
and intend to do it, and they do not
want the people of Colorado to be
misled by articles printed for the pur-
pose of boosting matchmaking
schemes which are being promoted
solely for private gain.
"Only last week a contract for 20
miles of the temporary line over the
main range east of Frazer post office
was let to Streeter & Lusk. IA big firm
of raihsooA contractors Of Chicago
and they are now moving their OUT
fits onto the ground preparatory to
completing the work before January.
1t is also positively announced from
the Denver offices that other con-
tracts will be let in Middle park be-
fore the end of September and grad
ing will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible until the snow gets too deep for
the graders.
SIN view of these facts, let us adj
wise our brethren of the state press to
be little more careful about pub
fishing falsehoods regarding the plans
Of the Moffat road. Truth is more in
teresting than fiction in this case"