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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03


this city, coming here in 1897 when a
year old. He claims to bee the oldest
resident in the city of Davenport since
the death of Mrs. Van Tuyl. Mr.
Leonard resides in the Putnam build
ing, formerly the LeClaire. house,
which his father built for Antoinet
LeClaire.
Through his attorney, w. G. Mott,
ID. c. Green has filed suit for di-
vorce against his wife Harriet Green.
The couple were married at Montgom-
cry City, Montgomery county, Missouri.
Nov. %, 1885. No issue has resulted
from the union. The grounds for
the divorce are that in October, 1900.
the defendant wilfully deserted the
plaintiff.
Frank Boswell, Fred Lonsky and 0.
McManus, three lads less than IA
years of age, two of them incorrigi-
bles, were before Judge Bollinger yes
terday charged with breaking and
entering the store of Leas Lingafelt
in tn night time. and were given a
hearing in view of determining wheth-
er or not they should be sent to the
reform school. The two boys Frank
Boswell and Fred Lonsky confessed
to having smashed the glass in the T.
Richter show case and extracting
four fur boas valued at S25 each,
and sealskin sacque valued at sever
al hundred dollars more. The police
have also learned that the boys were
involved in the recent breaking and
entering of the Frank Maehr con
fectiOnery store, and also of several
down town peanut stands.
Announcement of the death of Har-
ry o. Pratt will come with startling
surprise to many of his friends in
this city as well as in Waterloo
where he made his home. He died
Friday afternoon at St. Luke's hos
pital i'm Cedar Rapids, of apopleXy. Mr.
Pratt was successful young at
torney at Waterloo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03
MOLINE MENTION

The little 21a-year-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Rynard, of Thirty
sixth street, met with IA deplorable
accident late Saturday afternoon and
is suffering intense agony. While the
mother was washing, pan of boil
ing water was left upon the floor.
The little one was toddling about the
room at the time, and in some manner
fell into the pan of water, the right
arm being so badly scalded that the
flesh was exposed when the clothing
was removed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03
Cheap Homes in Texas and Arkansas

Along the Cotton Belt Route-land
that can be bought for $500 and $500
an acre and up-cut-over timber
ground that makes good grazing land,
furnishing range ten or eleven months
Of the year, farming land for corn,
wheat, oats, cotton-Some of it pc
culiarly adapted to quick growth and
early maturity of fruits and vegeta-
bles, such as peaches, pears, plums,
Strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes, on
ions, cabbage, misunderstanding good
markets in the north at fancy prices,
on account of excellence of quality
and earlier maturity than in other
sections. An ideal place for the man
of small means-cheap fuel, cheap
building material, long growing sea-
sons, short, mild winters-a land of
sunshine and plenty. Let us send you
literature descriptive of this country.
''Homes in the Southwest" "Glimp-
ses of Southeast Missouri, Arkansas
and n. W. louisiana" Through Tex
as with a Camera Fortunes in
Growing Fruit and Vegetables 1.-The
Diversier," fruit and truck growers
journal.
On first and third Tuesdays of each
month the Cotton Belt Route will sell
one-way tickets from ST. Louis,
Thebes, Cairo and Memphis, to points
in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, at
half the one-way rate plus $500, or
round trip tickets at one fare for the
round trip plus $500, allowing stop
over going, and 81 days return limit.
For full information, address
L. w. LaBEAUME,
G. p. & r. A, st. Louis, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

WILLOW BARK For Dr1nk-
TREATMENT phIne & Tobacco
Habits. Purely vegetable treatment;
has cured thousands; has injured none.
INCORPORATED under the laws OF IIIi-
nois. Established over twelve years.
WILLOW BARK CO.,
write sor aitsratnrs. DAeNERS. H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

The best pill meath the stars and
stripes;
1t cIeanses the system and never
gripes.
Little Early Risers of worldly re-
pute-
Ask for DeWitt's and take no sub
stitute.
\ small pill, easy to buy, easy TO
take and easy to act, but never fail
ing in results. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers arouse the secretions and act
as a tonic to the liver, curing perma-
nently.
Harper House pharmacy; y. >.
Riess drug store, corner Seventh ave-
nue. and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03
Twentieth Century Medicine.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic are as
far ahead of ancient pill Poisons and
liquid physic as the electric light of
the tallow candle. Genuine stamped
c. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, Ioc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Yesterday over thirty painters.
decorators, paper hangers and assist
ants inaugurated a strike on account
of the failure of the master painters
to sign the new contract presented
by the men providing for 31H cents
fiat rate an hour for an S-hour work
day. At . o'clock the master painters
met the strikers in the Industrial
Home building and although nothing
was made public, it is understood that
the painters have made concessions.
After talking over the matter the
meeting was adjourned. Only the
painters who are employed by CON
tractors are out on a strike, the men
in the shops being allowed to work as
they are not working on an S-hour
scale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Magistrate Finger officiated Satur-
day evening at the wedding of j. p.
Stephens and Miss Martha Hartman.
The service was performed at the
home of the brides parents on CO.
lumbus avenue, and was witnessed by
n large number of friends. The groom
is well known conductor on the
Third street line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03
Well Again

The many friends of John Blount
will be pleased to learn that he has
entirely recovered from his attack of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm
cured him after the best doctors in
the town (AIonon, Ind.) had failed to
give relief The prompt relief from
pain which this liniment affords is
alone worth many times its cost. For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03
DAVENPORT DOTS

The convention to nominate two
for the school board met
last evening at Turner hall, Fred b.
Sharon presiding and \. Steckel Off
ciating as secretary. The committee
on credentials reported the lists of
delegates as announced Saturday as
correct On the first ballot. which
was informal. Theo. HartZ received
90 votes, W. c. Hayward 16, Morris
Richardson II. j. B. Thompson 2. On
the next ballot Theo. Hartz received
80 votes, w. c. Hayward II and Morris
Richardson -, whereupon Mr.. Hartz
and Mr. Hayward were declared the
nominees and the convention adjourn
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

A household necessity-Dr. Thomas
Electric OIL Heals burns, cuts.
wounds of any sort; cures sore
throat, Group, catarrh, asthma; never
fails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. e. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

\ formal call has been extended
Rev. j. \. Jader. by the Swedish
Baptists. His reply will be given in
the course of the next few days. He
is now here on a visit from Gefie,
Sweden, and an acceptance of this
call would involve a complete change
in his plans. There is great hope.
however, that he will accept.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03
ChamberIaIn's Collie, Cholera and DIarrhoea
Remedy

Remedy
is the best and most popular medicine
in use for bowel complaints. 1t never
fails and is pleasant to take. r. Wood
ward. of Rosslyn, KY, says: 81 have
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy for IL years;
have never sold bottle that did not
give perfect satisfaction, and it is the
best selling diarrhoea medicine that 1
handle" For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Word has been received in the city
of the death at the home of her son
in Guthrie, o. r.. Saturday, of Mrs.
Catherine I.inehan, for many years
resident of this city. Deceased was
SIS years of age and the remains were
brought home for burial The funer-
al services were held at Q o'clock this
morning at st. Anthony's church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Fred Holtz, who in company with
Jack Niemeyer was arrested here for
pawning an overcoat. and who sub
sequently was taken to Iowa City TO
stand trial for the burglary of the
Golden Eagle clothing house. was sen
fenced Saturday to four years at hard
labor in the penitentiary at Fort
Madison Holtz was born and raised
in East Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

.\Ncl Sorting. the well known furni-
ture dealer on Fourteenth street. an
nounces his decision to retire from
business. He has been dealing of
late with customer for the sale of
the entire stock. but no satisfactory
terms were reached, and Mr.. Sorting
will sell out the stock. He has mott
fed George II. Chase. owner of the
building. that he will vacate it by May
/. at the eXpira ton of his lease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

At the mass meeting Sunday after
noon at Industrial hall the attendance
was small, but the committee ap-
pointed some time since for that pur-
pose submitted constitution for the
proposed organization among the
wage-earning people of Moline. Af-
ter consideration the constitution was
adopted with only minor changes, and
IA few names were attached to the
membership roll, which it is thought
will have been considerably swelled
by next Sunday. when another meet
ing is to be held to perfect the or
ganization. This banding together of
wage-earners is the fruit Oh the fight
against the advance in the doctors
fees. The object of the association
will be the protection and betterment
of members in many ways.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Sunday the smallpox quarantine
was lifted from the Stevenson resi-
dence at Fifth street and Twenty
fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Several DavenpOrters will set sail
for Europe on the steamer Trave,
starting from New York April 4.
They are Mr.. and Mrs. William Hahn,
Mrs. Caroline Lange. Miss Ada Dresch-
Ter and Miss Blanche Campbell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03
Wood Medical Institute,
e. B. OLIVER, M. c., ND
GEORGE B. WOOD, B. s., MD.

Hours: . to IL; 1880 to 4; to 8.
10 to 10.
Second Floor, Hibernian Building.
425 Brady Street. Davenport, Ia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Suggestions from shop men at the
Moline Pillow company's which have
been deposited during the last few
weeks were opened yesterday and
March i ten winners will receive $50
in gold as reward for their good ideas
Another contest has been started to
close June 30, the same prizes being
offered. The prize winners in the first
contest We're: j. o. Wilder, millman
S25; j. \. Blomberg, paint storekeep-
er. $50; y. G. Berger. expert packer
S15; ANel Rundquist, blackening room
checker, $40; John Tigren, painter.
So; David King. chief engineer, $25;
Fred Granquist, foreman blacksmith
shop, $50; Otto Nelson, foreman sui
key department, SIS; George Nc
Leary, foreman casting department.
SO; Gus Elstrom, foreman sulky de-
partment, So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Miss Nellie, daughter of l. p Viii
son, departed today for Pueblo. Col.
where she will go into the millinery
business with her sisters. Mrs. Grace
and Miss Bertha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Miss Bridget Ramsey, who has for
"A long time been employed as stenog-
rapher in the Office of law firm in
has accepted a like posi-
ton with the Lightning Medicine
company, of Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

Sacred Heart Court, No. 315. Wom-
ans Catholic Order of Foresters,
held its annual installation of officers
at Hibernan hall day or so ago. The
following officers were indicted into
office: Chief ranger, Mrs. +. Russell;
vice chief ranger, Mrs. Nj. Quinn;
recording secretary, Miss y. Kin
navey; treasurer, Miss NJ. Grady;
trustees. Mrs. NJ. Lorraine, Mrs. NJ.
Carroll, and Miss NJ. Reinholt; conduc-
tors. Mrs. Z. Donegan and Miss F..
Brennan; seutinels. Mrs. 4. Schmidt
and Mrs. b. Reagan; chaplain, Mrs. NJ.
Baylor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03
Vigorous Old Age
The Desire. OF Every Man and Woman is to L
to Good Old Age and to be Vigorous and
Possessed of All their Faculties.

Mr.. VIM. Friedensburg, Who DID,
He his Vgor and Strength the Constant Use of
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Only Medicine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

R Old 1902
Oft
hearty back
in
Ny
incerlyyou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

f. W. Dixon left Sunday for Kill
bourne, Wis, in answer to Il telegram
announcing the death of his mother.
who expired there at the advanced
age of 90 years. Mrs. Dixon was for
many years a resident of this city.
Her life was crowned with good works
and fullness of years, ere she was call
ed to her reward.
The Third Baptist church congre-
CATION has called Rev. S. NJ. Smothers
to the pastorate. Rev. Smothers has
been conducting revival meetings
there for the past fortnight. and in
terest in church work has been re-
vived. At the same meeting +. c.
Watrous was made financial clerk and
j. +. Mabry, clerk. while Messrs. f. w.
Watrous, Charles Moss and j. II. May
bury were named as finance and
auditing committee.
Edward X Putnam left for Stan
ford university Sunday night. and
Benjamin Il. Putnam left for Butte,
Mont. having planned their trip to-
gether as far west as their different
directions Will permit.
j. NJ. Leonard, son of eX-Sheriff Har-
vey Leonard. is &c years resident in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

ROCK ISLAND AND PEORIA DIVISION.
Trains leave Twentieth street station Main
ne trains start from main depot on Fifth
avenue minutes In advance OF time given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-03

SArvivaI departure tDaily. except Sun
day. Phone West 1898, West 1928 West 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-23

rounds of the papers that I have lost all patience with 1t and am only surprised that farmers will follow after it. Educa- tion. thought and common sense are the things that are needed on our farms and grass growing cannot be made a success without these things.
 Now to prove my position let me ask the reader. Have you stopped to think and figure up how much money is wasted each year in buying grass seed? Again. what percent of the grass seed that is purchased each year ever makes a pas ture or a crop?
 Other Causes of Failure.
 But there are yet other causes for fall ure. One very common one Is that al- luded to before. of trying to grow varl- cites unsuited for the soil and location. This error can be avoided by experiment in a small way, by the advice of expe- rlenced men. and by observation, watch ing others in their efforts. Then here is where the state experimental station should come in and advise the farmer on this all important point. Most of our states now have experimental stations where all this information can be had free. It is far safer to follow the bulle- tins issued from your state experimental station than it Is to follow after the ad- vice given by some one having something to sell.
 When farmer concludes that he wants to try some new grass or clover he had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-23

better write to his state experimental station for a bulletin on this particular grass, and if your state does not have 1t send to the next nearest state. or if you can satisfy your mind of some good home paper that Is paying a practical man stated salary for his experience and work, you will be safe to send to such a paper for the information.
 Another common cause of failure is that of seed selection Often after farmer may have decided upon a variety of grass suited for his soil he may be misled in the purchase of seed and so lose all his work The selection of the seed is a very important matter and one upon which success largely depends, for 1t is not only important to have seed free from all foreign mixture and pure, but the seed should be fresh, new and of high generating power.
 A Test to Make.
 This can quickly be determined by test of the seed, which can be done by placing a cloth on a shallow dish or pan. Sow a few seed on the cloth, lay another cloth over the seed and keep this wet Set in a sunny window and in a few days the test will show. Then another point is that it will not do to be stngy in the matter of seed for an ample allowance should be sown at once, so as to secure uniform stand, as this is of greatest lm- portance in preventing weeds coming up Where there Is good uniform stand Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-23

grass secured at once there will be no weeds.
 Then the care in having skilled hand to SOW the seed so as to have them evenly distributed all over the soil. Now these are some of the nice points to be observed in order to succeed with grass and clover crops. Now I have no selfish motive in giving this advise. l simply want to see our southern farmers succeed in grass growing and I also want to see less money invested fin the matter of seed; or to state it differently. 1 want to see more grass from the seed sown. I give these outlines in advance of what l am pre- pairing to write on-a few of our leading varieties of grasses and clovers which think, in fact. feel confident. our southern farmers to grow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-23
GAS COKE! GAS co

Now IS th0 t1m6 LO ! your winter supply. ing better for furnace grates-a great saver good heater. Dellvel your yard for $4.oO pl or S3. 50 at the gas hol
 B. R. l.. & E
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-19
John A. Berry wants to buy
Fifty Thousand acres OF Har.
r:son county land wit

II am not much of a mathe-
matician" said the cigarette,
"but ! can add to mans ner-
vous troubles, | can subtract
from his physical energy, | can
multiply his aches and pains, |
can divide his mental powers, /
can take interest from his work
and discount his chances for sue
cess"
The car of Russia has just
issued an edict granting many
concessions to his subjects, the
principal one being the racog-
milton of all orthodox religions.
Well, Russia can stand a few
edicts of that kind, and then
be none too free.
We still believe the zone
ticket idea was the best.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-19
Are Denied Extracts.

Not many days ago the
Woodbine minions of the law
swooped down on the Illinois
Central depot in that moral
burg and took charge Of a con-
signment of several inoffensive
appearing boxes labeled ok
tracts" The boxes were placed
on trial and being convicted
they were chopped open and
their contents poured into a
stream. Dennis Oleary in this
weeks issue of the Woodbine
Twiner says
Say, this is getting serious.
What is the town coming to
when a man cannot have an in
offensive looking box of Eek
tracts" consigned to his address
without the officers swooping
down and gobbling it? Martial
law has not been declared, war
is not inprogress, and yet there
is an eternal and persistent
weather eye out for contra
band goods. The imam with a
thirst" in Woodbine is certainly
an object of pity.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-19
Crowds At the ReyIva,

The special meetings at the
Christian Church are attract
ing throngs of people each eve
ming. Last night again extra
seats were placed in the aisles
and every corner was taken up.
The speaker announced that
the topic for tonight would be
changed to Baptism in Plain
English" illustrated on the
blackboard. Miss KATHERINE
McRae sings each evening and
her sweet songs are listened to
with breathless attention. In
vitation to all.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-19

The farmers of the Boyer
Valley south east and cast of
Missouri Valley want the Boyer
river Strengthened. A meeting
was held by them Monday eve
ming and Messrs. H. 3. Cox, j.
q. Jones, w. A. Jones and John
Brundigc were selected as a
committee to confer with j. K.
McGavren and r. B. Wilson,
drainage district commissioners
about combining this section
with the proposed drainage
district. Under the petition
granted this section as far east
and north as st John extends
can be properly included in the
district and in our opinion
ought to be. Observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-19
ROUGH RIDERS HAVE
RUN OF BAD LUCK
One Member Bound Over Is
Grand Jury and Another
Gets Fifteen Day Jail
Senfence.

0Ol1kSeuSSNys
After a long run Of unusually
good luck the rough riders of
this city have bumped into real
hard luck with an abruptness
that has taken away their
breath.
Robert Warnack was on trial
in Justice Hosbrook's Court this
afternoon charged with the
theft of a box of carpenters
tools, the property of C. H.
B ackman. He waived exam
ilation and was bound over to
The Grand Jury under $500
bonds.
Reddy Gray was up for steal
ing a gunny sack full of chick
ems from John L. Cox living
East of the city. Warnack was
placed on the stand and during
his testimony speached" on
the bunch. He stated there
were several in the crowd when
the chickens were stolen. On
his testimony young Gray was
convicted and the Court sent
enced the latter to Is days in
the County Jail.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-19
Tragedy Averted.

"Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved" writes Mrs w Watkins
of Pleasant City, Ohio: "Pneumonia
had play ID sad havoc with him and q
terrible cough set in besides. Doctors
treated him, but he grew worse every
day. At length we tried DIR Kings
New Discovery for consumption, and
our darling was saved. He's now
sound and we'll" Everybody ought to
know, it's the only sure cure for colds,
coughs and all lung diseases. Guaran-
teed by Elliott Il Harvey, druggist.
Price 50 cents and $lOO. Trial bottles
free. m3l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-19
Wanted

Organizer for the Brotherhood
of American Yoeman, lady or
gentleman. No experience ,e-
quired. At its age the largest and
gnaucially strongest fraternal in
surance order in the I'm ted
States. Address A q Brown, Mo.
Valley, Iowa. wifi
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-19
The Ameer of Afganistan !,

The Ameer of Afganistan is
a dandy. He is now engaged
in issuing new laws for the gui-
dance of his subjects, three of
the principal ones are daisies.
The first one is that all wives,
except four, belonging to any
one man, must be divorced. The
second one is that any one gull
ty of haunting his neighbor
about his religion shall be shot
from the mouth of a cannon.
Ii this law was enforced in
the United States the supply of
c .nnon would have to be increas-
ell. The third law is, that any
one refusing to sell all the grain
he has except enough for himself
and family, shall have ALL his
grain confiscated. If that law
is enforced, there will be no
corners in grainin that country.
The Ameer should be invited
to this country to enforce laws
for a while.