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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
STOLEN BIKE SOLD TWICE
IS FINALLY RECOVERED

\ Stearns wheel. stolen one night
last month from the porch of the res
idence of ID. T. Noftsker on Twenty
second street, was recovered yester-
day by the police. 1t was located on
Third avenue, between Twenty-first
and Twenty-sccond streets, by Mike
Mintz, the bicycle repairer. who rec
ognized the wheel as one left at his
shop some weeks ago by Mr.. Motifs
ker. Mintz notified the police and
Officer James Brinn had the bike re-
moved to the station. When found it
was in possession of Mr.. Hass, an in
surance agent, who stated he was
renting II for % cents a day from
John Paulsen, the former saloon
keeper. When Paulsen was asked
how he came in possession of the
wheel he said he bought it for 81 at
Jones second hand store. The thief
sold ii to the second hand dealer. So
Mr.. Noftsker is bicycling again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
MATCH PLAY AT
GOLF YESTERDAY
Ladies Contrasting Again Today
Handicaps and PairinGs for
Mems Contest.

Considerable interest is manifested
| by local golfers in the final contests
for the ladies' handicap cup at the To-
cal club. The matches played yester-
day afternoon were very close. Mrs.
Lardner defeated Mrs. Won Schaezler
by a score of up and to play. Each
had a handicap of IA, so that their
contest was on even terms. Miss
Preston, handicap 80, defeated Mrs.
NIixter, handicap IA. by a score of up
and 1 to play. Mrs. c. p. Skinner, play
ing from scratch, defeated Mrs ID. T.
Robinson, handicap p, , up and to
play Mrs. Williams, handicap IA. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Fuller, handicap %, were
even at the end of their Is holes, and
by agreement decided the match by
playing six additional holes. At the
end of the gath hole Mrs. Williams was
the winner by 1 up.
This afternoon Miss Preston plays
Mrs. Lardner and Mrs. Skinner plays
Mrs. Williams.
The pairings and handicaps for
the first play round for the mems
handicap cup Sept. % have been de
cided upon and are as follows:
W..D. Middleton (6) vs.. William But
terworth QO).
G. NJ. BechteI Q5) vs.. j. d. Cady Coz.
G.. w. French 1o) vs.. y. L. Moore
G6).
W. /. velie CO. vs.. c. II. Stephens
(5)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
NELSON ERRICKS, WANTED
FOR PURJURY ARRESTED

Neslon Erric<s (colored), against
whom an Indictment was returned by
the grand jury of the last May term
of the circuit court for alleged per
jury and illegal voting at the spring
election, was apprehended today at
Quincy, Sheriff W. G. Heider receiving
a telegram to that effect from the
chief of police of that city. Sheriff
Heider left this afternoon for Quincy
to bring Erricks to Rock Island. Evil
dence was presented to the grand jury
showing that Errieks was a minor at
the time of the election, but since
that he has attained the legal age. /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
OBITUARY RECORD.

Charles CLOWN, a veterinary surgeon.
for 10 years located at Coal Valley,
died yesterday in sanitarium at Ma
quoketa, Iowa. The survivors are the
widow and seven children. Deceased
was 30 years of age The body was
removed to Coal Valley. and the flu
neral will be held from the residence
there at o'clock tomorrow morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
To Return to School Friday
PERSONAL POINTS.
NJ. H. Sexton is in Chicago.

NJ. H. Sexton is in Chicago.
Mrs. J. b. Simon, of Monmouth, is
visiting in the city.
Joe Rudersdorf, of Dubuque. is the
guest Of Mrs. G. NJ. Hastings.
Mrs. J. d. Blake has returned after
a visit with relatives at Iowa City.
Mrs. Frank Ycrbury left today for
Iowa City, where her mother is crit
ically i'll.
W. II. Bartlett has returned from
Chicago, where he has been on a bus
mess mission.
I Waldo Siedel returned homee4today
after spending eight months i'm the
mountains of New Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. p .Grcenawalt, who
have been sojourning at Petoskey
have returned to the city.
Miss Kate Leyda. who has been Wis
iting in California for several months
has returned to the city.
Mrs. J. ID. Barrett left yesterday for
Chicago to make her future home She
will be Joined by her daughter, Miss
Blanche Barrett
Miss MaurInc Rasmussen, VINO has
been visiting in the city for several
weeks, left today for Omaha, where
she will visit enroute to her home in
California.
X. b. Hannigan. of St. Louis. is Wis
itiTg Hon. and Mrs. William McEniry
Mr. Hannigan is one of the prominent
young railroad men OF the Missouri
metropolis. being commercial agent
for the Southern railway
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
YOUNG MAN KILLED
Falling Derrick Crushes Out
Life of Maurice Gaylord at
New Shops.
CONTRACTING FIRM Is oENsURED
By COrOner's Jury-Apparatus Not
Properly Sc
cured.

Maurice Gaylord, aged %, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. Gaylord, 1856
Twelfth avenue, Moline, was killed al
New Shops, where he was employed
by the contracting firm of George b.
Swift company during vacation, at )
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the hoist
beam of a derrick falling and striking
him on the head, crushing the skull.
He lived only 20 minutes after the ac-
cident.
The derrick was employed to hoist
lumber through a hole in the roof of
the blacksmith building. When it was
loaded with 20-foot beams the tension
proved too great, and the hosting APP
paratus toppled over, the crane strik-
ing young Gaylord. No one else was
injured.
Coroner l.. V. Eckhart conducted an
inquest over the remains today, the
jury finding a verdict in accordance
with the facts set forth, and lit is the
opinion of this jury that the George
Is. Swift company should be held re-
sponsible to the extent of its negli-
gence in not looking to the proper Sc
curing of the derrick" The sole sup
port of the derrick, according to the
testimony offered to the jury, was
two-by-four fastened with two nails
at each end.
To Return to School FRIDAY.
Maurice Gaylord was native of
Port Byron. and moved with his par
ents to Moline in 1898. He graduated
from the high school there with the
class of 1900 4 hio6
Wisconsin university. where he was
studying history. fitting himself for a
college profesorship. He was to quit
his position at New Shops Friday of
this week and return to college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
TO INVESTIGATE
WOMAN'S DEATH
Mrs. Theodore Huckner Expires
Today on Reaching
Hospital.

Mrs Theodore r. Huckner, of Elev-
enth street and Eleventh avenue, died
at noon today as she reached St. An
thongs hospital, to which place she
was conveyed from her home in the
ambulance. 4 post norton eXamina-
ton is to be made this afternoon to
determine the cause of death. Mrs.
Huckner was about % years of age.
She and her husband came here re-
Gently from St. Paul. The husband is
employed as harnessmaker at Rock
Island arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
VIII Go South For Winter.

Capt. George w. Reed. of the steam
er Weyerhaeuser, and Capt. c. c. Car
penter, of the II. c. Brockman, the
Weyerhaeuser's consort, are visiting
in Fulton. The boats are being over
hauled at the local yards of the com
pany preparatory to going south to
put in the winter in the towing bust
ness on the lower river. as they did
last season. They will leave here
about Nov. 1.
Capt. John Sourwine, who has had
charge of the packet Eloist. running
between Burlington and Keolluk, is
talking of purchasing a steamer OF
his own next year to enter the trade
between the two places.
The West RambO and Glenmont
were down with logs. The Mac, Lone
Star and Winona were down and back.
The Ruth. II. d. Kendall and f. Rut-
ledge went north and the Helen Blair
was here from Burlington.
The stage of water was $40 at Il.
m. and SIS at noon. The tempera-
ture at noon was GA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
GRIEF CAUSES DEATH
OF MRS. BELLE RAMSEY

The death at Minneapolis of Mrs.
Belle Ramsay, sister of J. f. Fleming,
of the county clerks office, was pc
culiarly sad, following a year after
the loss of her husband, over which
she grieved until she collapsed men
tally. Three months ago She was
placed in an asylum for treatment
and she died Saturday night. Mr.
Fleming returned today from attend.
ing the funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23
DAMAGE IS GREAT
That Done Along Upper Missis-
sippi by the High
Water.
RECORD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR
Capt. w. G. EagOD, of the Lighthouse
Tender, Lily,
Talks.

Il have never seen the river so high
at this time of the year." said Capt.
w. c. Eagon, of the government light
house tender Lily, which passed up
the river last week on its second and
last trip of the season, in an interview
at st. Paul. Capt. Eagon has been on
the river since he was IA years old.
The high water, Capt. EagOn says.
has done immense damage to people
along fertile river bottoms The
corn planted early in the spring got
fairly started when the river rose, and
it was flooded. Many farmers planted
what is known as 00-day corn, and
now. just as it is tasseling out, some
of the highest water of the year is
encountered and the crop is ruined.
The water has also done consider
able damage to the government marks
and lights. There are 500 lights in
the district covered by the Lily. 1914
dry marks and 2S barrel buoys. Many
day marks have been washed out. and
the water is so high on many beacon
posts that the lights are put in trees.
Encounters Snow Storm.
y lifelong steamboat man, Capt.
weather. but he saws he never saw
anything to equal the experience of
the Lily as it passed through Lake
Pepin last week. The sun was shining
when the Lily entered the lake. Soon
it clouded and began to snow. Then
the sun shonc for a short time, and
Immediately afterwards it began to
hail.
Three snowstOrms were encounter
ed by the boat in passing through the
lake, and when the vessel left the lake
the sun was shining.
The water has been unusually good
this year, according to Capt. EaGon.
1t was the lowest when the lily was
up last June. The Lily goes up and
down the river, making soundings and
locating the best water and then
placing the lights and marks, so that
all the steamboat captain has to do
is to follow the marks to get the best
water. This works keeps the crew of
"a busy.
The boat makes two trips year
from ST. Louis to ST. Paul, but be-
tween Cairo and ST. Louis. where the
channel is more varia BILE. closely re
scmbling the Missouri. which comes
in at St. Louis. six or seven trips are
made. The boat also goes up the Hi
nois river to Peoria.
-4s No Real Danger Here.
SO far yas a dangerous stage being
reached at this point. there need be
no apprehension. nor is it likely that
the highest point of last spring,
which was safely below the danger
line, will he approached. BY tonight
the stage here will be about nine feet,
and the prospects are that the raise
will continue three or four days. Fol
lowing is today's river bulletin:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23

Mrs. Della Brennan. widow of the
late Michael c. Brennan, died at 9
o'clock last evening at her home, 725
Thirteenth street. Mrs. Brennan was
native of Ireland, and had been a
resident of Rock Island for many
years. There are left to mourn her
death five children-Farrell c. Bren-
nan, Mrs. Lee Pfau, of Cincinnati. and
Misses Fannie, Rosa and Agnes Bren-
nan, the latter three living at home.
The funeral services will be held at Q
o'clock tomorrow morning at st. Jo-
seph's church.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31
The SinuIe Tax.


The Appeal is glad to know that Ell
la Wheeler Wilcox, the noted writer.
Is an advocate of the single tax. In
an Examiner interview she said re-
Gently:
Then of course there are the single
tax people, who own me. for I'm for
single tax heart and soul.
Il am a great believer in single tax
as solution for all the industrial pro-
blems." she went on heartily. Il read
with delight the other day of little
community in Alabama that has made
tremendous success of the single tax
municipal ownership and all that.
was glad to read it, because it showed
how practical the thing is-and you
know single tax is so often considered
pipe dream
The thoughtless people who dismiss
the single tax idea as a pipe dream
will some day wonder why it was not
adopted practically at the first
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31
INTERESTING news
FROM OVER THE STATE
Items Cleaned from the EXCHANGE
LIST.

Work STOPPED at Keystone.

Work STOPPED at Keystone.
J. r. Leask, who has been superin-
tending the erection of smelling works
at Keystone, near Ely. for the New
York and Nevada Copper company. re-
ceived a telegram from the East on
March "a ordering all work stopped
and the discharge of all employees
Regarding the above the White Pine
News Of March 26th says:
This means the throwing out of en-
ployment at the present time some
thirty-five men and the abandonment
of the entire plant at the Keystone,
which would have been completed
and operating upon the ores from the
mine in less than two months, and
upon which good many thousands
of dollars have been expended
But the situation is not half SO
grave as might at first appear. 1t vir-
tually means that the smelter. which
has since the commencement or it's
erection at the Keystone been a bone
of contention among the mebers of the
company. many of whom were not fav-
orable to it's present location refused
to lend the financial assistance nee
essary to assure its completion, will
be changed and all the buildings, ma
chinery and lumber now at Keystone
will be moved to the smelter site al
Georgetown. one and one half miles
below Ely where everything is more
favorable for it's locatiOn-the com
apny being saved the enormous eX
pense of pumping water for sever
hoS Re =,
| Keystone. Sentinel
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31
NEW DECORATIONS.

Cowing. the painter, has a new dec
orative scheme that is attractive to
house holders. 1t is known as cove
ceilings. 1t is applied to any room
and gives the appearance of higher
ceilings Inspection is Invited Also
anew and attractive line of anvil paper
only the very latest OF this years
styles. Prices and estimates on appli-
cation.
Fine old port wine, the best in
town. worth $3.50 a gallon at s1.00 a
gallon. Kelly's, Arlington block,
Ladies and children furs at almost
half price at F. w. Days
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the First Judicial District Court
CT the State of Nevada, in and for
Ormsby county, in the matter of the
estate of d. Gree, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified by the First Judicial
District Court Of the State Of Nevada.
in and for Ormsby county, as Admin.
istrator of the late d. Gu &c, deceased,
late Of said county and state. All
creditors having claims against said
estate are required to file the same
with the proper vouchers attached
with the Clerk of the Court. within
three months of the frst publication
of this notice.
VIM. j, ClRCE, Administrator
Dated, Carson, New, Jan. 1902
Jas. G. Sweeney, Attorney for Aa-
ministrator
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31

For Sale--A seven-room house in
good condition, well located and in a
desirable neighborhcod. For full par.
uculars, enquire of ID. ". Quill, at the
Walsh grocery store.
From this time o.. ieCaicc can b
purchased at Mrs. Nuss' residence
only.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31

Blair heirs want $75O,0OO spot cash
for the Silver Peak mines.
Notice.
Notice is hereby gwen that the
Board of Examiners nt the State of
Nevada. at a regular monthly meeting
Of said Board held on the Sd day of
February. A. D., 1908, adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved. That all persons having
claims against the State of Nevada
be required to present the same on
or before the first Tuesday of each
month and if not presented at such
time. the same will not be acted UP
on until the third Tuesday of said
month.
Attest:
George N Noel. Clerk o,
Board
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31
Died From Effects of Operation.

Died From Effects of Operation.
Following close upon the news OF the
suicide of C. N. Wallace in San Fran
cisco. comes the announcement of the
death of his sister. Mrs. Louise Wal
lace Mulaney. which occurred in St.
Luke's hospital in that city Wednes-
day morning. Mrs. Mullaney's death
was the result o an operation perform
ed the day before. She died in ignor.
ance of her brothers suicide-Winne-
mucca Standard
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31

The Boston Commercial Bulletin
sums it up like this:
Ten mills make one trust
Ten trusts make one combine.
Ten combines makes one merger.
Ten mergers make one magnate-
One magnate makes all the money"
Moral: Before you join a trust stock
up your wardrobe with the latest ere
atoms of the International Tailoring
Company. See samples at F. w. Days
For sale-Furnished house on King
street of seven rooms, which | will
sell reasonable. Inquire of
Mrs. Jennie Sprague
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31
Education at Home.

There is no necessity for sending
your boy away from home for an edu-
cation. The International Correspen-
dence Schools of Scranton, Pennsyl-
vania will teach him any of their two
hundred courses Of instruction at a
cost of from $50 to 500 cash: or first
installment, $40 down and IS per
month. This is the price for the com.
plete course and includes text books
reference library Instructions, papers
and apparatus used.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31

One of the cases to be tried in the
a. U. S. Court this term is the case of
Buffers VS.. Carney. This is an action
in which both plaintiff and defendant
claim to hold deeds for the Empire
State mill property in Sixmile Canyon
including 20 acres of ground which
lies just west of the Buffers plant at
SugarlOaf.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31

OF the Norwich Union Fire Insurance
Society Of Norwich, England, for
the year ending December 81, 1902:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31
WOOD FOR SALE.

Split pine wood. cordwod length.
sold in quantity to suit patrons. Has
at Carson Exchange. tt
never been fumed. For price enquire
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-31
ANNUAL STATEMENT,

OF the Norwich Union Fire Insurance
Society Of Norwich, England for
the year ending December 81, 1902:
Capital paid up :.. $3.50 900 90
Assets in the y. S ~ 2,439 ,221 So
Liabilities exclusive Of
of capital and net sur
plus in the U. S ... 1,6S5,710 -
Income.
Premiums in the u. S. -. 2159.S16 6S
Other sources in the r. s &c, SO4 OF
Total inc'e in the L. s 1926, 100 rs
Expenditures.
Losses in the u. S. -. soo,7es IS
Dividends none
Other expenditures in the U. S
............... s56.S17 3S
Total expen'dtrS $500. 1857. 545 81
Fire Insurance Business, 1902.
Risks wrtn in the U. * 77.O2S, 1913 90
Premium thereon in the U. S
.. .. 1.S9l,649 10
Losses incurred in the u. S
....... ........ a12,5os So
Nevada Business.
Risks written 49,. . 128,245 90
Premiums received ...... 3.4l1 06
Losses paid .............. 58S 81
Losses incurred ..... 5SS 81
w II. Lowden, Manager.
San Francisco, Feb p. 1893.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

SCIENTIFIC GLEANINGS,

Darwin asserted that there is fnsari-
ty among animals, just as there is
among human beings.
Cacao palms are used to give coffee
shrubs the shade they require. Their
crop is almost equally profitable.
Physicists will be most unwilling to
accept the statement that radium can
melt more than its own weight of ice
per hour and yet undergo no change
in potency. The laws of conservation
of energy, the principles of fher-
modynamics, have hitherto been
thought to be unassailable, but the
manifestations of radium have led
some to think it possible that they,
too must yield to the eternal fux Of
opinions.
The length Of coast line seen by
Borchgrevink in 1900 and Capt. Scott
recently suggest the probability of an
antarctic continent. The nearest APP
proach to the south pole that Of
Scott-was 532 miles, while "farthest
north" by Count Abruzzi, was 239
miles from the north pole. The diff
fculty in exploring the southern sea
is greater than in the northern, be-
cause of the absence of animal Life TO
furnish fresh meat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
WEST AND SOUTH.

A furious windstorm, followed by a
flood of rain did great damage in west
ern Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota
A hurricane swept Faulk county, S.
D., doing great damage to property
and injuring several persons.
At Butte, Mont, snow fell to the depth
of several inches.
The transport Sherman sailed from
San Francisco for Manila with one
squadron of the Twelfth cavalry and the
Seventeenth infantry.
In Chicago Alan-a Dale broke the
worlds record for one mile over a cir
cular track at Washington park, running
the distance in 1877 3-5.
The Iowa republicans renominated A.
B. Cummins for governor, John Herriott
for lieutenant governor, Charles A.
Bishop for supreme judge, David J.
Palmer for railroad commissioner, and
nominated F. ]. Riggs for superin-
tendent of schools. The platform COM
mends the present state administration,
favors the denomination of President
Roosevelt, indorses the policy of pro-
lection and just tariff rates.
In his home at Piedmont, S. c.,
Reuben Elrod, an old negro, was shot to
death by a mob OF so white men.
Fire nearly wiped out the village of
Whitehouse, 0.
At Norway, S. c., Charles Evans
(colored), suspected of the murder of
John L. Phillips, was taken from Jail
and lynched by mob.
More than 1000 woodworkers went on
strike in Chicago because refused an in
crease in wages.
In Toledo, O., Clark Waggoner, for sc
years an editor of Ohio newspapers, died
at the hospital aged so years. He was
editor of the Blade from 1856 to 1865,
and editor of the Toledo Commercial
from 1866 to 1876.
The death is announced of Charles
Hathaway, widely known as a builder
| of street railroads, at his home in
Cleveland. o.
The southwest section of Texas was
visited by cloudburst. causing the
death of 20 or more persons and entail
ing heavy property loss.
Labor union in Texas has been sued
by the state for alleged antitrust law
violation in boycotting a firm which
employed non-union workmen. A
years prison sentence or $50 daily fine
is provided
A constitutional initiative and refer
endum amendment has been declared
invalid by the Oregon state circuit
| court.