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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
AT THE HOTELS.

At the Harper-W. J. Sonnen. Chi
cago; H. c. Metzgar, Port Byron; J.
r. Barnes, New York; \. ID. Fay, Chi
cago; William H. Thyer, Chicago; \.
Rice, Dallas, Texas; h. j. Van Dyke,
Chicago; c. II. Henderson, Boston; IL.
NJ. KOhn, Chicago; j. NJ. Lerie, Chica-
go; +. H. ID. Couch, Peoria; w, O..
Hitchcock, Peoria; G. r. Morrison, Sa-
wanna; c. \. Nelson. Chicago; Il. C..
Cardell, Muscatine; c. a. Wakefield,
Boston,; j. l.. Kennedy, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio; A. NJ. Ellis, Batavia, n. Y; II. II.
McWilliams, MattoOn, ILL.,; y. W. Loc-
cher, Milwaukee; j. II. Richards, Read
ing, Pa; f. Storck. Minneapolis; +. c..
North, Chicago; NJ. Frykman, Syca-
more, H.; j. b. Carroll. Chicago; n.
Bassell, Chicago; G. f. Jenkins, New
Shops; II. Haw, New York; W. f. Carr,
Milwaukee; Miss Irene Miller, Mime
apOlis.
At the Harms (Europeanl-A. Os-
born. Lawrence. Iowa; Arthur Giles
pie. Chicago; II. l.. Cremer, Chicago;
+. Karlson, Chicago; George Nation,
burlington; V. Greenwald, New York;
T.. Meyers, Toledo; p. j. Lewis, Ash
G. Craven. POLAND; f. \. Drake, PEG
ria; J. q. Arthur. AledO; b. Sieman,
Chicago; Il. Zaable, Chicago; II. Hart,
Cincinnati; w. II. Taylor. Moline; II.
w. Harslip, Chicago; George Brown,
Omaha; p. +. Wakefield, Chicago; j.
j. Goodwin, Chicago; ii. c. Schaefer,
Pitts'5urg; X. c. Starnagel, Boston;
+. C.. Hasson, Chicago; j. l.. Griffin,
Des Moines; +. f. Phillips, Chicago;
\. Brennan. Omaha; John +. 10y,
Denver. Col; Burt c. Smith, Denver,
Col; ID. McGuinn. Chicago; &. ii. Hig-
gins, Duluth.
At the Rock Island-H. c. Fowler,
st. Louis: A. w Hutchins, St. Louis;
II. r. Caravan, New York; \. w. Fay
Tor. Monmouth; T. \. Porter, Canton;
f. V. Samuelson, Orion. H.; Samuel
Stewart. Warner. H.; W. +. Geisler,
Macomb, H.; T. f. Van SAINT. Kansas
City; Andrew Knigkade and wife,
Norman. Okla; T. d. Smith. Chicago:
William q. Andrews. Clinton; w. IL.
Kistler and wife. Buffalo Prairie; s. X.
Day, Kansas City. Mo; F. j. Morse.
Fulton; c. \. Bopes and sister. Ham
let; b. \. Stocum. Chicago; c. F. Gaines,
Fulton; +. Sorrentino. \. Caiti G.. An
gelo, New York; j. X. Cohn; Harry 7.
Sites. St Louis. Mo-: ID. \. Lewis and
wife; X. w. Baker; Gus l.. Hilbert: G..
II. d. Card, Galesburg; F. J. Van Hoe
SEN Genesco; F. O. Johnson, Free
port; c. G. Peterson, Rockford, H.:
c. F. Gremmel. Muscatine; A. Garvey.
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
PROPOSE TO USE WHITES
Diamond 10 May Not Depend on Negro
RoustabOuts Next Year.

The trouble of the Diamond 10
Packet company in securing rousta-
bouts for its boats is to continue to
the end of the season. From Quincy
comes the complaint that the Sidney,
which is still in commission below
here, was seriously hampered on its
last trip up from st. Louis, the men
refusing to GO aboard unless they
were given pay for the day they left.
The wages they are getting amount
with board to about 800 per month,
and the work is rendered much more
easy than formerly by the use of
trucks for much of the freight in
stead of carrying it by hand.
The company realizes in this prob
lem one of the most serious that
threatens it for next year when the
worlds fair rush is on, and is prepar-
ing to bring about reduction of eX-
penses if possible in this direction. 1t
is proposed to endeavor to hire white
men to do the work that the black
men have been doing since steamboat
ing on the Mississippi river began
and the officers of the company are of
the opinion that they will not only
be able to secure better service, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
4 CannH ScOI.

A canny Scot lived in a small settle
ment some miles from the neighbOring
town. The distance, however, could
be considerably lessened by cutting
through large estate. This practice
was accordingly so much resorted to
that the owner gave peremptory orders
for all trespassers to be turned around
and sent back the way they came.
One time, however, the Scot in guess
ton. having occasion to take some arti-
cles to town in a wheelbarrow, decided
to run the risk and was about half
way through when he saw the owner
in the distance. Not relishing the idea
of retracing his steps, he bethought
himself of u scheme, and, promptly
turning the wheelbarrow to face the
direction from which he came, he sat
down upon it as if resting.
Soon the owner came UP and, seeing
him there, roughly ordered him to turn
around and go back.
As back was in this case his OBJ
jective point, the Scot Obeyed and went
on his way rejoicing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07

cake, egg frosting, pecan cake, cream
of maple pecan frosting, delicate
cake. All are welcome. Free.
Mike Mintz entertained a number
of his young gentlemen friends in a
rather novel and altogether agreeable
manner at his bicycle repair shop in
the Y. NJ. c. a. building last evening.
Refreshments were served and every
body had an exceptionally good time.
There is no escaping the fact that
one of two things await you: early
death or old age. Not knowing which
is to be your fate, does not policy in
the Bankers Life of New York. which
provides for both, commend itself to
your judgment? 1t guarantees a re-
turn of every dollar you pay whether
you live or die. Think this over.
The assessment xfoH for the inn
Provement with asphalt of Twenty
first street from Seventh to Tenth
avenues was confirmed in the county
court yesterday afternoon by Judge
Parmenter. The work is to cost S.
543.55. The city's portion is $1,643.S7.
The Judge also confirmed the assess
ment rolls for three paving improve
tween Third and Fifth avenues, Eighth
street from Fifth to Eleventh ave
nues, and Eleventh avenue from Ninth
to Thirteenth streets. The whole cost
of the three improvements is to be
1922 .95S, the city's portion being So,
S197O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
Forced Into Bnnkruntov.

Chicago, Oct. 7.-Creditors in Chi.
cage and other cities lost heavily by
the failure of the Racine Knitting COM
pany, owning factories in Racine, Be
lott, Ripon and Stevens Point, Wis,
and employing several hundred people
Creditors forced it to file Il petition in
bankruptcy. The liabilities are more
than $3o0.000 with assets of $150,O0O.
The factories will not be shut down,
but the changes will lessen the eX-
pense caused by having offices in all
four cities. The company was or
ganized in 1891 with u capital stock of
500 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
Confessions of a Priest.

writes: For - years l suffered from
yellow jaundice. l consulted num-
Der of physicians and tried all sorts
of medicines, but got no relief. Then
l began the use of Electri Bittcrs
and feel that | am now cured of a
disease that had me I'm its grasp for
IL years" If YOU want reliable
medicine for liver and kidney trou-
BILE, stomach disorder or general de-
bility. get Electric BitterS. It's guar
anteed by Hartz d Ullemeyer. Only so
cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
GUY WHEATON DIES
Young Attorney Expires Sudden
Iy at Reynolds This
Morning.
VICTIM OF BR1eHT's DISEASE
Had Just Returned From Seattle to
Locate i'm Rock
Island.

Guy Wheaton, who had recently re-
turned from Seattle, Wash, and had
arranged to open law Office in Rock
Island, died suddenly of Bright's dis
ease this morning at Reynolds, his
fromer home.
Mr. Wheaton had already rented Il
house for his little family here and
intended to come to the city to live
inside another week.
While his health had not been the
best for several months, he was not
considered a sick man. and the news
of his death will prove a shock over
the county, where he was well known.
Mr.. Wheaton was 80 years of age
and is survived by his wife and child,
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Wheat
on, of Seattle, and his brother, Hugh
Wheaton, of Reynolds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
CELEBRATE THE
EXTENSION TO BIG CITIES

Editor f, o. Van Calder. of the Mod
ern Woodman, last evening was one
of the speakers at meeting in Chi
head officers of the society were pres
ent given by Camp 1862, of Chicago,
in celebration of the extension of the
socity into that city. About 1000 mem
bers were present at Handel hall. 1t
was largely through the efforts of
Camp 1862 that Woodcraft was eX-
tended to the larger cities at the last
head camp. The Chicago camp also
has the honor of initiating the
millionth member of the society
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
RAIL FATALITY AT 0ALVA
DIR. G. f. Little, Kewanee Dentist, Struck
by Burlington Train.

DR.. c. +. Little, a Kewanee dentist,
who recently was discharged on u fur
Tough after a period of confinement
at the Watertown hospital, was killed
by a Burlington train at Galva Mon
day night. He and his brother, Wal
ter Little, had been to Cambridge ON
business, and had taken the Peoria
train to Galva to change there to the
Burlington on their way home. While
waiting for the train in the station it
is supposed that both fell into a dOze,
and when the fast train, No. ). that
does not stop at Galva, came along,
the doctor thought it was the one
they were to take, and going out on
the platform got in front of it. The
train was going at the rate of so miles
an hour when the doctor was struck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
DID Not Look Right.

The intelligent conpositor, one of the
kind that figures in many an anecdote,
worked on an Arkansas paper at a
period when a we'll known novelist was
editor One day the printer undertook
to set up the word "doughnut." He
spelled it 'donut."
"'See here" said the novelist. don't
you know how to spell 'doughnut?'
You've misspelled it here"
The intelligent compositor came over
and gazed at the proof and scratched
his head in perplexity.
well" he admitted, that doesn't
look right. but 1t had a W. in it once,
and somehow that didn't look right
either"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07

River forecast for AS hours ending
s a. m, Friday, Oct ., 1903: \ falling
tendency in the Mississippi will prob
Davenport.
The Winona and Helen Blair were
here today. The II. ID. Kendall and L.
Rutledge went up.
At a. m the stage of water was
11.SO; at noon it was 11.75. The tenn
perature at noon was 63.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
CITY CHAT.

Stoves at Wilcher's.
Zazaro. Union cigar.
For insurance, E. J. Burns.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
RObbs cab or 'bus-same price.
Tri-City Towel Supply company
Souvenir sale at Young q McCombs'
For real estate and insurance, Z. j..
Burns.
All kinds of coal for sale at the Rock
Island Lumber company.
Kerler Bros, cleaners of carpets,
mattresses and feathers. Both phones.
For tin and furnace work, see H. T.
Siemon, 1926 Fourth avenue, Union 2s3.
Use pure vinegar on your pickles.
Kuschmann has it, 20 cents per gallon.
Attend the Naval Reserves postpon-
ed dance at Armory hall Friday even
ing.
Ounces, sweet apples, peaches,
pears and Concord grapes at Kusch-
mann's.
See the Leaders shoe specials for
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, on
page seven.
Cleaning, pressing, repairing and
dyeing at the new Panitorium Club,
1909 Second avenue.
Arsenal employees will be interested
in reading the miscellaneous want col
umn for boarding snap.
With a S.. purchase you can get
lamp, chair, set of Rogers teaspoons,
etc. Young & McCombs.
Learn ballroom dancing at Ora
hams school at Industrial hall, Rock
Island. every Monday evening.
A good man and boy may find en-
ployment by calling at Bradford,
O'Brien & Co.'s tomorrow morning.
Large variety of suit cases and
leather bags to select from at Trunk
Factory, 22O Brady street, Davenport,
Iowa.
''Fete of the Nations at Memorial
Christian church Thursday, Oct. S.
Admission, free. Refreshments, 10
cents.
With a purchase of 81 or over,
special souvenir. The larger the pur-
chase the better the souvenir, at
Young & McCombs'.
The ladies' guild of Trinity church
Will give a 10 cent coffee at the rec
tory Wednesday from to p. m.
Everyone cordially invited.
Ben Hanford, the Printer Orator"
will lecture on Socialism, the Hope
of the World" at Turner hall Wednes-
day, Oct. Z, at S p. III. Admission free.
One of our imported German canar-
les will bring music and gladness into
your hoEle. Special sale tomorrow,
at only S2.S5. International Bird com
pany, 1928 West Second street, Daven-
port, Iowa.
Fire yesterday destroyed rs tons Of
hay in stacks on the farm Of Charles
kesslPr, near Osborn. Yuma township.
The loss is estimated at $500. The
fire was discovered at 3. o'clock in the
morning and it is believed to be of in
cendiary origin.
The Rosenfield Tailoring company, OPP
posite the pOstofIice, have secured the
services of John Norton Stone, former
ly with Marshall Field & Co., as cutter.
They are now displaying their fall
styles of ladies' and gentlemen's high
grade tailoring.
William Coyle, Jr., Of Milan. against
whom an information charging as
sault with a deadly weapon has been
filed, entered into recognizance in the
county court Yesterday afternoon and
furnished security of 5000 pending an
appearance for trial
Miss Anna Virginia Miller. lecture
and demonstration, every afternoon
from to 5. Thursdays program:
Subject, Cake; menu, chocolate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
Run ON a NIuskegon Bank.

Muskegon, Mich, Oct. There was
a small run on the MuskegOn Savings
bank, owing to an erroneous state
ment in an outside paper last week
that four directors had resigned. The
run was not very heavy and ceased on
the assurance of the president and full
board of directors that Their was plenty
of money on hand to pay every depos-
itOT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
RIcbard. Gets am Appeal Bond.

Des Moines, Ia. oct. deputy
United States Marshal w. \. Richards,
one of the oldest and best-knOwn gov
eminent officers in Iowa. who was SEN
fenced last week to eighteen years i'm
priSOnment for the robbery of =. Sui
Ivan. has provided an appeal bond,
through relatives in Illinois, and will
be relea Sed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
win TAX About Wash Houses.

Springfield, ILL.,. Oct. president
Burns. of the Springfield sub-district,
has issued Il call for Il convention of
the miners of the sub-district for Fri
day morning, when the matter of the
building of wash houses by the opera
tors will be acted upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
"Father" CLARK to Go to Australia.

Boston, Oct. Tn response to re-
cent and urgent letters and cablegrams
Dr.. Francis +. Clark. president of the
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union, has
decided to accept invitations to visit
New Zealand, Australia and Tasmania
and he will sail in few weeks. ..-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
Warming, warning.

Beware of substitutes offered by
INSCRIPTIONS dealers in place Of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, FOley's Kidney
Cure and Banner Salve. Dishonest
dealers for little extra profit will
try to palm off worthless prepara-
tions in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of years
and thus jeopardize the lives of their
victims. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
Old Directors I,e-Elected.

Detroit. Oct. THE annual meeting
of stockholders of the Grand Trunk
and Westernrailway and its subsidiary
lines was held here. All the old direc-
tors were reelected. and later the for
mcr officers were reappointed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
Reared In Edgington.

Deceased was born and reared in
EdgingtOn township, where his faith
er was a prominent farmer, gradua-
ted from Reynolds high school, taught
for awhile in the country schools, and
then took a law course in Chicago. \
year ago he went to Seattle to locate,
but during the past summer his health
began to fail and he decided to return
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
TO ERECT NEW EXCHANGE
Henry County Mutual Telephone COmpan-
les To Build at Geneseo.

The representatives of the Henry
held a meeting at Genese6 yesterday
and voted $1,000 with which to erect
Il modern exchange in that town, from
which all the lines of the county will
diverge. y lot costing $1,000 was
bought of Adam Lieberknecht The
building is to be two stories and of
brick. The owners of the Rock Island
county country lines, many of whom
are at loggerheads the greater part
of the time. might profit by the action
of their Henry county brethren.
All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
Noted HorticuIturist Dead.

LcavenwOrth, Kan. Oct. DIR. Jo-
seph Stayman, a noted horticulturist,
originator of the Stayman apple and
the Stayman strawberry, is dead, aged
sc years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07

that they will get the men for less
wages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
River BnlIatIn

Following is today's river bulletin:
Oang'r Hgt. Change
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07

Subscribe for The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-07
The Weather.

The Weather.
Fair tonight and Thurs
day; cooler Thursday.
j. Nj. SHERIER,
Observer.
Tenn perature--At z a. M. 60;
at 2:3O p. m. 90.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Mrs. Eustis, of Hendrickson, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Leon
ard Morris.
Mrs. Fannie Prothroe and chill
dren are visiting her mother al
this place.
Mrs. Geo. Wallis and daughter,
Mrs. John Lovelace, and family.
made a short visit to Ironton,
Thursday.
Will Treece and Fred Armstrong
both of Poplar Bluff, spent Sun
day in Des Arc. They were enter.
tanned by the Misses Bessye Wal
lis and Carrye Wray.
Frank Wray and wife returned
home Sunday night, after visiting
in st. Louis and Hematite.
Mrs. Chas. Williams made a fly
ing trip to Piedmont Tuesday
night.
E. w. Graves and wife are
spending the first part of this week
in st. Louis.
John Lloyd and wife spent Sun
day with relatives at this place.
Miss Ora Lovelace entertained a
few of her friends Saturday night.
They report a grand time.
Miss Mary Lanham, of st. Louis,
is going to teach music in our town.
We hope she may have success.
Rev. Lightfoot preached at the
Baptist church Monday night. He
delivered a fine sermon.
Mrs. Bert Brainard's sister from
New York is spending a few weeks
with her.
Rolly Bowles and sister, from
Leeper, visited relatives here Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
John Stevenson and o. c.. Nor
ris attended the fair at st. Louis.
Mrs. Tucker and daughter visited
in Annapolis Sunday.
Miss Lima Farr has accepted g
position in a millinery store in St
Louis.
W. T. O'Neal made us a shorr
visit last week.
John Kelley and sister-in-law
Mrs. Provence, visited in Ironton
Monday. ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Mann Items.

Since my last writing from here,
we have had some heavy rains and
some frosts. The farmers are get
ting behind with their wheat SOW
ing on the account of the wet
weather.
Miss Cynthia Shelton, after al
extended visit with relatives here,
returned to Piedmont last week.
There was a spelling match at
the Ruddock school Friday night.
All those who were in attendance
report an enjoyable time.
Quite a number of our young
people have been attending the
meetings at the Second Baptist
church at Belleview. We are in
formed the meeting will continue
another week.
Born-Oct. 8, 1908, to Mrs. J. G.
Hartman, a boy.
The teacher and a number OF
pupils of Cedar Grove school spent
Saturday in the woods, gathering
hickory nuts.
The following visited the school
here the past week: Misses Flor
ence Henderson, Ruth Eversole,
Sibyl and Nina Sucker, all Of
Caledonia.
Mrs. Leora Logan and two
daughters visited Mrs. E. S. Hart
man Sunday afternoon.
There was preaching at Cedar
Grove Sunday and Sunday even
ing.
Our former pastor Rev. Charlton
was sent to a new field. He was
an earnest and faithful servant
May he prove to be a blessing te
the people of his charge.
c.. F. Shelton has been quite sick
for a few days.
G. L. Rhodes and family have
gone to Poplar Bluff to attend tc
some business pertaining to his
wife's estate. He intends to re-
build his dwelling house at once.
l.. L. Simms is still doing some
good work on roads, in the
way of opening bitches.
The late rain was accompanied
by strong winds that tangled the
corn.
The first sowing of wheat has
come up. 1t will be some time
before people will finish sowing.
Molasses-making is still tht
order Of the day. There seems t.
be an unusual amount of cane.
MANN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Sealed Proposals.

Notice is hereby given that the
County Farm, with the poor there
on at the time, will be let or leased
for the term of one year-or longer,
provided that all parties are fully
satistied-from the first day of
March, 1904, OF the following con-
ditions, to-wit:
To the highest and best bidder
for cash rent, for the farm, to be
taken in its present condition, to
be paid on or before the November
term of the County Court each
year, and to the lowest and best
bidder to take, keep, feed, COM
fortably clothe, and humanely
treat the poor that may be thereon
at the time of letting, and all
others that may be sent there by
order of the County Court-per
capita per month to be paid by the
County Court at the end of every
quarter.
And for that purpose sealed bids,
directed to the care of the Clerk of
the County Court will be received
until the regular term of said
Court on Monday, November I'd,
1903, II o'clock, noon, when such
bids will be opened, inspected,
passed upon, and award made to
the highest and best bidder and
the lowest and best bidder, as set
forth in the foregoing notice, the
right to reject any and all of which
bids the County Court reserves.
The successful bidder to give bond
for $1,000, with good and sufficient
security, and be a resident of Iron
county. w. T. O'NEAL, Clerk.
Ironton, Mo-, Sept. IS, 1903.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
School Board Proceedings.

IRoNToN, Mo-, Oct. 5, 1908.
Following members were pres
ent: Russell, Baldwin, Whitworth,
Fisher. The president being alb
sent, j. 7. Baldwin, vice-president,
acted. Minutes of last meeting
read and approved. Teachers re-
ports for month of September filed
and warrants ordered drawn to pay
their salaries; also ordered to pay
|janitors, Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Bran
mum. The following bills allowed
and ordered paid: Mrs. Reed,
cleaning closets and stoves, $500;
Henry Farmhouse, supplies, S4.75;
Baldwin & Sons, S1.95. Com
mittee on repairs ordered to pro-
cure locks for gate and outhouses.
No further business, board ad-
%tjourned to next regular meeting.
w. H. DELANo, Sec'y.