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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02
NEW TRACTION COMPANY
FILES IT'S ARTICLES HERE

The articles of incorporation of the
Mississippi Valley Traction company,
referred TO in The Argus recently as
having been issued at Springfield,
were filed for record in the office of
the circuit clerk today.
While their names do not appear in
the directorate, it is said the same
parties who promoted the Moline,
East Moline and Watertown interur-
ban are behind the new enterprise,
which is an extension of the
Moline interurban. c. IL. Deere is I'M
derstood to be principal holder of the
stock
The articles of the Mississippi Val
ley Traction company show a capital
izatiOn of 100000. There are 600
shares of 800 each, and they are held,
according to the papers on file here,
by William y. Kopf, Elzumer Scott,
Horace w. Nichols, Jr.. Frederick w.
Hill and Albert j. CIaussen, all of
Chicago. The principal Office of the
company is to be at Moline.
The proposed line is to extend from
Moline to and around Campbcll's isl
and, in Hampton township, Rock ISL
and county, to Sterling, in Whiteside
eouAty, and GeneSeO, in Henry coun-
~, the purpose being to touch the
more important of the small towns
between these points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02

course season tickets. Persons not
having drawn numbers may draw this
evening before reservation.
Best SO shoes on earth; union made;
new stock. Joe f. Schneider.
Plat opens at 1880 this evening at
Y. NJ. c. \. for season reservation.
Kerler Bros, cleaners of carpets,
Wear stylish, well-made clothing at
popular prices. SOmmers & LaVelle.
The Nettleton shoe is gentle
mems shoe; s., at Battles shoe store.
For tin and furnace work, see H. T
Siemon, 1926 Fourth avenue, Union 2s3
Boys knee trousers. splendid val
ues at so cents. Sommers & LaVelle.
Fresh cut roses % cents, Beauties
80 cents a dozen at McCabe's Satur-
day.
The best that money will buy for So,
| Nettleton's shoe, at Battles shoe
store
Trimmed walking skirts $1.45, child's
wool dresses "a cents at McCabe's Sat
urday.
If you are ION" you will buy your
fall suit and topcoat at Gustafson &
Hayes.
Finne's. new shoe store, 1910 Second
| avenue.
Boys knee pants suits, fine line
of patterns to select from. Sommers
d LaVelle.
Trunks called for and repaired by
Trunk Factory, Davenport, Iowa
Phone SS72.
We have all the nobby styles for the
little fellow. All styles and prices.
The London.
The best line of fancy and white
vests in the city is shown at Gustaf-
son &, Hayes.
Don't forget that the best of eggs
and choice dairy butter are to be had
at Kuschmann's.
Harriso& Gauley will have every
thing in the line of fruits and vege-
| tables tomorrow.
Stamped pillow shams 1919 cents, Z
cent tennis hannels Az cents Satur-
day at McCabe's.
Stein Bloch company suits and over
coats. the finest filters at popular
| prices. Sommers & LaNeIle.
| Ladies' automobile handbags p
cents, ladies' heavy cotton hose 1C
cents at McCabc's Saturday.
Learn ballroom dancing at Ora
! hams school at Industrial hall, Rock
| Island, every Monday evening.
| Get into pair of our new fall shoes
They are right. All shapes and leath.
ers. So and $3.50. Joe +. Schneider.
We are sole agents for Usher's eel
cbrated line of boys seamless shoes;
they never rip" Joe F. Schneider.
The most complete stock of school
shoes for boys and girls at 81 to $1.75
See them at Finne's new shoe store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02

1910 Second avenue, five doors east OF
the opera house.
The business meeting of the Ep-
worth League will not be held this
evening, as planned, but next Friday
evening instead.
Manhattan shirts, Dunlap hats, E.
& W. collars, l.. Adler Bros. d Co. ;
suits and overcoats, all the leading
makes, at this store. Cost no more
than cheaply made garments. The
London.
Young men. for nobby. snappy suits
no place like this store. Our suits are
made for the hard-to-fit. See MS be-
fore you purchase your next suit. No
more than you pay for insists. You
know us. The London.
Gus Bergston, former member of
the police force, got his right thumb
painfully lacerated at the Rock Island
Wood works, where he is employed,
yesterday afternoon, the member be
ing caught by the rip saw.
The lecture of Rev. Fred Stricl-
land, of Dubuque, on socialism at
Rock Island Turner hall last evening
attracted a goodly number of persons
interested in that subject. The lee
ture was interesting and instructive.
The Rosenfield Tailoring company, OPP
posite the postoffice, have secured the
services of John Norton Stone, former
~ with Marshall Field q Co., as cutter.
They are now displaying their fall
styles of ladies' and gentlemen's high
grade tailoring.
\ plat of News Shops addition to
East Moline was recorded at the
circuit clerks office this afternoon.
1t consists of 4O7 lots and takes i'll a
portion Of the Einfeldt tract. The
plat is owned by L. II. Guyer, of this
city, and c. IL. Pope. of Moline.
\ peculiar case is reported from
Alexis. y stranger appeared in the
town the other day and succeeded i'll
touching" United Brethren minis
ter for the sum of SIC. He did not
have opportunity to get far away,
however, before he was arrested.
team hitched to a wagon became
frightened on Eleventh avenue be-
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth
y
away. The horses dashed north ON
Nineteenth and at Tenth avenue one
of the two women occupying the wag-
ON was thrown out. but escaped with
slight bruises. Just beyond Tenth av-
enue one of the horses fell. breaking
the singletree, and the excitement was
over. One of the men clung to the
reins until the horses were brought to
standstill.
S. II. Wright, chairman of the local
executive committee for the grand
lodge of the Knights of Pythias, which
is to convene in Rock Island Oct. Is
for four days session, states that
indications point to large crowd of
visitors to the city on that occasion,
and wishes all who have spare rooms
for the accommodation of strangers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02

to send their names and address to
him, and state how many rooms can
be secured, to enable him to prepare
a list for reference.
In the circuit court this afternoon
Judge Gest overruled a motion of the
defense to take from the jury the
case of Harry Lyman for $1,000 dam
ages for personal injuries against the
Rock Island Sash q Door works. The
taking of evidence was thereupon re-
sumed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02
MAY CONVERT OLD WATCH
FACTORY INTO A HOSPITAL

1t is reported that effort is being
made by the Methodist church people
of this city to secure the old watch
factory building and surrounding
grounds between Sears and Milan
with a view to converting the same
into hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02
DON'T WORRY

You Can Get 1t at the London. Special for
Saturday.
Mems and boys corduroy pants,
worth $1.75, $1.O5.
BOYS shirts and blouscs, worth 81,
for Csc.
Boys shirts and blouscs, worth Zoe,
for 4Sc.
Boys shirts and blouses, worth soc,
for 33c.
You know us. THE LONDON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02

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The merry football hustles in;
The baseball hustles out.
Stoves at Wilcher's.
Zazaro. Union cigar.
Turkeys at Hess Bros.
Peoria ranges at Summers.
For insurance, e. j. Burns.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Robb's cab or 'bus-same price.
Dressed chickens at Hess Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company
Plu1ns by the peck at Hess Bros
Oysters and celery at Hess Bros.
Nettleton's shoes for men So at Bat
ties
Dressed chickens at II. Tremann's
Sons.
Dressed chickens at Harris & Gau-
leys.
Oysters and celery at H. Tremann,s
Sons
For real estate and insurance, L. j.
Burns.
Ounces and pound sweets at Kusch-
mann's.
Ounces and pound sweet apples at
Hess Bros.
Dressed young and old chickens at
Schroeder's.
For new things in fall hats, see Gus
tafson & Hayes.
Banda Rosa Oct 6. Can reserve
Saturday after a. IN.
All kinds of coal for sale at the Rock
Island Lumber company.
Peg-leg trousers. full cut, new pat
terms. Sommers & LaNelIe.
Child's heavy sole shoes As cents a
pair at McCabe's Saturday.
ChiIdren's odd caps, 5O-cent ones 10
cents. SCmmers d LaNele.
Italian cream chocolates 10 cents a
pound at McCabe's Saturday.
All the latest patterns in fall shirts
shown at GustafsOn & Hayes.
Fresh every morning, choice Con
cord grapes at Kuschmann's.
Reserve seats at Y. NJ. c. \. office
at 1880 tonight fer entertainment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02
The Weather.
CITY CHAT.
THE STEADY WHIRL.

This world is all a steady whirl
That turns year in year out.
The merry football hustles in;
The baseball hustles out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02
Boston Store
Cloak Department.

wen @pep the "onr" values THE BOSTON
f in d ea ' sp
ou stock No he o y
sutr Ccako Fur the nm Storey Lnowh es4ei
but n picking out nunII % there WI wi m ~ o 81 n o how much
nge incur k Room NOM
The Press., 1903-01-22

Somebody has unearthed a book
written by Bartholomew Anglicus
about 1860, of which one of the most
amusing chapters is on the children of
his day. Of these he writes: ''They
dread no perils more than beating with
rod, and they love an apple more
than gold and make more sorrow and
woe for the loss of an apple than for
the loss of heritage. They desire all
that they see and pray and ask with
voice and with hand. They keep no
counsel, but they tell all that they hear
and see. Suddenly they laugh and sud-
denly they weep. Always they cry and
jangle and jape; that unneth they be
still while they sleep. When they be
washed Of filth, anon they defile them
selves again. When their mother wash
eth and combeth them, they kick and
sprawl and put with feet and with
hands and withstand with all their
might" All of which sounds very
modern and up to date.
The Press., 1903-01-22
The Elephants Sense,

Why an elephant should be afraid of
mouse is mystery. Some have
doubted the generosity of the elephant
because of his aversion to small ami
mails, but none can doubt his intelli-
gence Button, Notwithstanding his
idea of the mere mechanism of ami
mails, spoke of the elephant as at the
same time a miracle of intelligence
and monster of matter" Ernest Me.
nault happily referred to him as the
animal that carried his nose in his
hand; hence the marvellous intelligence
of his trunk. The senses of touch and
smell cooperate
The nerves which extend through his
trunk are so numerous that they equal
in number all those distributed over
the rest of the body. The elephant can
keep perfect time to music. He has the
ear perfectly organized, and the hear
ing is extremely fine. The eye of the
elephant is distinguished from that of
other animals by the pathetic express
sion of sentiment. Take him all in all.
naturalists agree that he is the most in
telligent Of animals. And why should
he be afraid of a mouse?
The Press., 1903-01-22
THE CARDS OF DOMINICA.
Fierce SavaEes who Have Dropped
Their Man Eating ways.

Fierce SavaEes who Have Dropped
Their Man Eating ways.
A recent colonial report on the Caribs
of Dominica is interesting. Very mys-
terious is the origin Of the fierce saw
ages. now almost extinct. who were in
possession of the smaller West Indian
islands when the first white man burst
into that silent sea-" They showed a
distinct MOngolian character. and IL
would be hard to distinguish a Carib in
FAINT from Chinese child. Some TWEEN
ty years ago u Chinaman who had
drifted TO Dominica declared the Caribs
TO be his own people and married a
pure bred Carib woman. The resultant
child showed no deviation from the ma
tive type.
Today they have dropped their man
eating ways. but in the sixteenth cen
fury they secured the Spanish main i'm
search of human food. and from Porto
Rico alone are said to have taken more
than 5000 men To he eaten Though
Spaniards. Frenchmen. Dutchmcu. ne
9roeS. or ArrowaSs. were all meat to
them. yet these CaribS seem 10 have
shown preference for certain national
tiles. Davis. for instance. in h.s His
tory of the Caribby Islands" tells Us
that THE Caribbeans have tested Of all
the nations that frequented them aEd
affirm that the French are the most
delicate and the Spaniards are hardest
of digestion" I.abOr,Ie also. in one Of
his jaunts in ST. Vincent. appears to
have overtaken on the road com
municative Carib who was bcguiIing
the tedium Of his Journey 10y snawing
at the remains of a boiled human foot.
This gentleman only ate ArrOwaks.
christians" he said. give me the
beIlvachp"
The Press., 1903-01-22

"Public speakers often make curious
mistakes" said an observant man,
land 1 have had occasion to note some
rather singular things in this respect.
Some time ago 1 attended a religious
meeting in an out Of the way section
Of the country, and the very first thing
the speaker said put me to thinking.
He was short. stocky fellow, with a
rasping voice, and was as solemn look
ing as if he had been going to the gull
lotine. Here is the first thing he had
to say: I want to say a few words be
fore saying what l want to say
could not refrain from laughing at the
bad break of the fellow, and all the
good things he said after that had no
effect on me. 1t was wasted ammuni-
ton, so far as 1 was concerned. This
goes to show what little mistake viii
sometimes do for a man. Really be-
lieve the exhorter was as much put
out by the bull as 1 was amused, for
his talk was not as smooth as 1t might
have been."-New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat
The Press., 1903-01-22

A Coop RECOMMENDATIONS have
noticed that the sale on Chamberlain
Stomach & Liver Tablets Is almost invari
ably to those who have once used them, y
says Mr.. ]. II. Weber, prominent drug.
gist of Cascade, Iowa. What better rec
omnendation could any medicine have
than for people to call for it when again
In need of such a remedy? Try them
when you feel dull after eating, when you
have bad taste in your mouth, feel bill
ious, have no appetite or when troubled
with constipation, and you are certain to
bede lighted with the prompt relief which
they afford.
For sale by E. K. Taft, H. F. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., & Co., South
Wilmington.
The Press., 1903-01-22

1t has been said of the southern
darky that he has not always a clear
idea as to property rights, but on some
points it appears that he is not in the
least haZy.
An old colored man in the days "be-
fo' de wah'' was given one Of his mas
ter's cast off hats, which he wore with
great pride. One Sunday his master
met him coming home from a camp
meeting in pouring rain bareheaded
and holding his hat under his coat.
Later on the master questioned him
loosely:
"Why didn't you wear your hat, Jer-
ry? Did you feel the need Of cooling
your head?'
"You see, it's like dis, sah," respond
ed Jerry. my head is yours, but my
hat is mine, and nachelly feels like
taking care OBJ it, ."-Youth's Com
DaniOn,
The Press., 1903-01-22
Natures GIOries.

Georges aunt was worried because
he failed to understand or appreciate
anything not strictly practical. Har-
per's Magazine tells of an experiment
she tried to test his aesthetic powers
In her desire to rouse him to per-
ception of better things she took him to
Niagara falls. The train brought them
into sudden and magnificent view of
the great wonder. She watched him
closely as the moment for the test
drew near and was delighted to see
him press his face to the window and
keep it there.
Then he turned to her with beaming
countenance and, pointing to a hillside
in the background. said. "Say, see
them yOatSn'
The Press., 1903-01-22
A Spurgeon Sermon.

Mr.. Spurgeon. taking a quiet holiday
in the country. was moved to spend his
Sunday morning at the little village
bethel, where perhaps, greatly to
his surprise-he listened to one Of his
own sermons! At the end of the serv-
ice the pastor of the Metropolitan tab
ernacle walked unrecognized into the
vestry and thanked the preacher for
the edification he had derived from his
sermon. Then the flattered preacher
did foolish thing and asked his visit
ors name. Mr.. Spurgeon was in the
best of moods. my name? Oh, Spur
geon-you may have heard it; preach
a bit in London myself" 'My dear
brothers face" said Mr.. Spurgeon in
telling the story, turned as red as
scarlet baize st. James Gazette.
The Press., 1903-01-22
Another Method.

A well known doctor tells Of visit
to an old colored man who was conva-
lescing from a severe illness. After ex-
pressing his satisfaction at the prog
ress of his patient and assuring the old
fellow and his wife that his complete
recovery depended only on the exercise
Of little caution in the matter Of diet
he added. with an eye to their small
store. that it would be a good thing If
she would buy a chicken and prepare
the broth.
The old darky's face lit up with the
memory of happier days as he eagerly
turned and whispered. sit amt abs
lutely necessary to buy dat chickun."
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Press., 1903-01-22
Relief
From Headache and
Neuralgia
In a Few Minutes
After Taking
DIR. Miles Anti-Pain Pills.
Chronic Case Cured.

Il cannot speak % highly II your remedies
and viii always tell my breads how much
they have done for my husband and uYseh
for sudden attacks of headaches. neur slgia
and rheumatic pains. There j. nothing
equal To Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. They
are simply splendid and give = bet in fifteen
or twenty minutes. / used to be subject %
attacks Of headache. which had become
chronic. and took course OF Nervinc and
Nerve and Liver Pills IN connection With the
Anti Pain Pills. The result - ] now have
very little trouble in that way. NV husband
has also taken thee remedies and praises
them very highly. We always have some ot
both kinds "a pills in the hs.use. and DO not
feel that we could get along without them
Mas. KATE X. JOHNSON, McCl<llandsvillr.
Delaware
There are many reasons why you should
take Dr. Miles Anfi-Paln Pills. but the best
reason Is that they will give voa almost instant
relirf firm headache or other pain. 10 cases
Of chronic head aehe. when the sufferer Knows
an attack Is coming on. Pam I'll viii usu-
ally prevent II entirely. In eases ot extreme
nervous exhaustion. when the brain 10 too
tired and the bosiY ton nervous % rest. an
Amt. Pain PHI will sooth the nerves - thai
sleep NAV COME They never fail, yet con
tain no opiates and are non-laHafIve-
All druggists sell and guarantee DR.. Milss'
Anu-Paiu Pills They are non-l4xativc; COO
tain no opiateS. never sold IN bulk. IS dossa.
az esntG Dr. Miles Medical Co. ElkharL Led
The Press., 1903-01-22

REMARKABLE CURE OF CRoUP-A LIT
TIE Boys LIFE Saved have a few
words to say regarding Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t saved my little boys
life, and l feel that / cannot praise II
enough. 1 bought bottle Of 1t from A.
E. Steere of Goodwin, S. D., and when
got home with it the poor baby could
hardly breathe. gave the medicine as
directed every ten minutes until he threw
up" and then l thought sure he was 60
ing to choke to death. We had to pull
the phlegm out of his mouth in great long
strings. am positive that II l had not
got that bottle OF cough medicine, my
boy would not be on earth to-day.-JoEL
DEMoNT, Inwood, Iowa.
For sale by E. K. Taft, H. F. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., Il Co., South
Wilmington.
The Press., 1903-01-22
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items of local interest taken from the columB M
OF The Press, thirty years ago.l
January ~. 1879.

w. ii. Smith has been admitted part
ner to the firm OF VIM Smith a Go.
The bridge over the WIIIimantIc river
near Morrow station, was carried away b.
the recent freshet.
st. Edwards temperance society viii
have their annual ball at Central hal
next Thursday evening.
Walter PlumIey Of the Oronoco hote
has formed a eo-partneTship with e.
Hamilton In his barber shop.
The Farmers club at the Hollow has
organized and chosen the following OH.
c"rs President Elijah Fsirman; vice.
president, F. N Andrews secretary, f
.. Dimoek treasurer, J. Glover.
BIRTHs.-Stafford Springs, Jan. 18Th,
1873. daughter 10 Michael y. II ,DI~y
StaffardvilIe, Jan o h, a daughter To T. /.
win N. Washburn.
The Press., 1903-01-22
Fitting the House to the Garnet

Among the many ideas which the
japanese have copied from western
customs and remodeled to suit them
selves is the covering Of their floors
with a special kind of mating. The
standard size of mat is 3 by yards.
The custom of using these mats is SO
general that when building the jap
anese architect arranges the size of the
rooms to fit the mats, and when rent
ing house the size of room is stated
as requiring one. two or three mats, as
the case may be.
The Press., 1903-01-22

To a group of friends Ellen Terry
once said: Acting is not like drawing.
You make a line. If it is wrong, you
rub it out at once and make another.
With acting that is impossible. There
is no aItering-it must stand. l often
feel as if l must cry to the audience,
oh, that is wrong, not as meant it to
be; let me act that part or sentence
over again."
The Press., 1903-01-22
FOw He Felt About 1t.

Il wish could give up work and
take a long rest"
You'd do it If you could, would
you?'
well. I'm not sure I'd do it If l
could. It's one Of those things you'd
like to do when you can't" -Brooklyn
Life
The Press., 1903-01-22

Speaking of homes and ways OF liv-
ing. Mr.. Luigi Nillari in Italian Life
In Town anu Country" reveals n curl
Gus state Of affairs. In Italian cities
there are 10 sIum districts. The poor
est of the poor may be lodged in the
SAME palace with people whose income
runs over $4,000 annually. The poor
are packed away in the garrets OF in
the cellars. TO he sure. and their mis-
cry must be rendered all the more
acute by the sight and scent Of such
lavish living. High class Italians have
no objections whatever to dwelling over
a shop or place Of business.
UNCONSCIOUS FROM CRoUP.-DurIug a
sudden and terrible attack Of Group out
little girl was unconscious from strangu.
lation, says A. l.. Spafford, postmaster,
Chester. Mich, and dose Of One Minute
Cough Cure was administered and repeat
ed often. 1t reduced the swelling and In
fiammation, cut the mucus and shortly
the child was resting easy ard speedily
recovered. 1t cures Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe. and all Throat and Lung trou-
bles. One minute Cough Cure fingers In
the throat and chest and enables the lungs
to contribute pure, health-giving oxygen
to the bIood-W ID. Heald
The Press., 1903-01-22
Domestic Tronhlas.

1t is exceptional to find family where
there are no domestic ruptures occasion
ally, but these can be lessened by having
DR.. Kings New Life Pills around. Much
trouble they save by their great work In
Stomach and Liver troubles. They not
only relieve you, but cure. 25c, at A.
q. Eaton's Drug Store.
The Press., 1903-01-22
Two Kinds of Curiosity.

Philanthropic Visitor Ito jailbird)-
My friend. may ask what brought you
here?
Jailbird-The same thing that brought
you here-the desire to poke my nose
into other peoples business. Only
used generally to go in by way of the
basement window.
The Press., 1903-01-22

In the month Shebat. In the second
year of King Darius. a man riding a
red horse stood among the myrtle trees.
and behind him were horses red. sorrel
and white. Wasn't that the earliest
horse show of which any authentic
record still abIdes1
The Press., 1903-01-22
COnsiderate.

She Why did you ask Belle to go
with Us?
He-I saw she was going anyhow,
and l didn't wish her to feel mean
over it-Smart Set.