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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
4 IMILL TesT THE Tax lAw
Bishop spaIdInR Interested in Suit at
Pontiac.

Bishop SpaIdlnK Interested In suit at
Pontiac.
Bishop spalding is named as one
of the plaintiffs in a suit just filed at
Pontiac to test the state law regard
ing the taxing of churches. A dis
patch from these says:
In accordance with a motion passed
at the last meeting of the board of
supervisors, McIlduff & Baker, attor-
neys for Livingston county, through
the instruction of committee con-
sisting of r. d. GREGG, NJ. Cleary and
Alexander Mckay, filed suit Satur-
day in the chancery side of the cir
cult court under the title of NJ. E.
church at Dwight, ETC., eft al VS.. Fred
Duckett, which is intended to test
the validity of the law regarding the
taxation of church property. The
churches mentioned in the bill are:
Methodist Episcopal church of
Dwight; Emanuel Danish Methodist
Episcopal church of Dwight; Grain
Prairie circuit of the Naperville dis
trict of Illinois conference of the
Evangelical Association of North
America Ri Rev. John l.. Spalding,
of Peoria, German Evangelical Luz
theran church of the Unaltered Con-
fession of Dwight;e Danish Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church, Of Dwight;
Emanuel society of the Evangelical
Association of North America; NJ. E.
church at Chatsworth, Church of
Christ, of Long Point; Christian
church. of Forrest; Congregational
church. of OdeH: NJ. f, church. of
Forrest; ST. Paul's United Norwegian
Evangelical Lutheran church, of Es-
man; Presbyterian, Apostolic, Chris
tian. NJ. L. and Baptist churches of
Fairbury; Free Methodists of the
United States. of Fairbury; NJ. f.,
Presbyterian and Baptist, of POnti-
ac; Evangelical Lutheran st. Johns
congregation, of Cullom; NJ. f. church
of Cullom.
The bill also asks Tor a temporary
Injunction restraining County Clerk
Duckett from extending the taxes
on the above property, which injunc-
ton was granted by Judge G. w. Pat
ton. The case will come up for trial
in the January term of the circuit
court and will be watched with much
interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
Pontiac's Claims.

Manager II. NJ. Schroyer, of ponti-
ac claims the high school champion
ship of Illinois. not including Cook
county. and has issued formal
challenge to North Division. AS Pom
tiac took first honors at the state
high school field and track meet last
spring, it's football team unduubted-
ly is Il formidable one.
Pontiac has won al of its games
excepting tie contest with the
Northwestern academy, and on its
list of victories is to O score over
Watseka. which beat Hyde Park "a
to 0. Pontiac played Joliet and the
score stood - to 6 in favor of Ponti-
ac. At this time, according to Mana
ger Schroyer, one of the Joliet play
ers was ruled out of the game for
kicking Captain Evard of the Pontiac
team on the head. The Joliet players
refused to continue the game unless
the offending player was allowed to
play, and in consequence the officials
called the game and awarded the vic
tory TO Pontiac.
Thus the situation between Joliet,
Pontiac and Englewood or North Di-
vision. according to the outcome of
Saturdays game, is bound to be in
something of a tangle unless further
post season contests are played.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
GOVERNMENT GAUGERS
RECEIVE NEW ORDERS

An order form the internal revenue
collector at Peoria, just promulgated
among the local gaugers, is causing a
little comment. 1t is an indication
that the department is getting more
rigid. The word from headquarters
is to the effect that each gauger must
look after his own work. He cannot
have the stOrekeeper or some other
fellow assist him. He must stick at
it until the work is done, no mater
how long it requires.
The order is due to the tendency
of the employees to get through as
early each day as possible. In every
locality. in case of a rush, if the gau-
gers can get a little help, it enables
them to complete the days work
early. But next year is to be the
period of assessment and according
to the version of one government en-
ploye, the officials at the head of af-
fairs are anxious to begin the inaugu-
ration of strict dicipline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
TEAM IS A FACTOR
Rock Island Football Eleven ir
Line for all Championship
Honors.
NATIONAL AS WELL AS STATE
Illinois Players Best in the Country
Some Other Claim
ants.

North Divisions overwhelming
victory over Brooklyn last Saturday
and Englewood's defeat Of Hyde Park
has left The question of the national
interscholastic championship a mat
ter of dispute, and brought out many
rival claimants for the honor, says
the Chicago Record-Herald.
The game at Brooklyn tends to
prove that the west leads the east,
but rs Englewood holds tie with the
North Division boys, they naturally
want to meet their rivals again, and
many other western scolastic elevens
have also issued challenges to the
North Division eleven.
1t is practically certain that Engle-
wood and North Division will meet
ON Marshall field next Saturday to
play off their tie, SO that many other
elevcns ambitious to test North Di-
Visions strength will necessarily have
TO wait. After Saturdays contest,
however, it is entirely possible that
the winner may be persuaded to play
some of North Divisions challengers.
Among the teams which have sfgni-
fled desire TO play North Division
are Blees academy. of Macon. Mo-;
Culver academy, of Culver, Ind; and
the high schools of Joliet and Pom
tiac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
Rock Island in the Glass.

As before stated in The Argus. Rock
Island, while no challenges have been
issued, is in the championship class
this season. Joliet's showing against
Moline was not nearly as good as
Rock Island made, and this in face of
the fact that when Rock Island play
ed Moline the tri-city championship
was at stake, while there was nothing
more than the common desire to win
on the part of the Plow City team
when Joliet was met. Then, while
Rock Island clearly outclassed Moline.
Joliet had a great deal of trouble in
pulling out with Il victory by one
point. Therefore it is in order to re
mark that the high school champion
ship of Illinois, and incidentally, it
seems, the national interscholastic
championship, will not be settled till
Rock Island is reckoned with.
Rock Islands Record.
The record of the Rock Island team
is one that reflects credit upon both
the members and the coaching. 1t is
not an unbroI1en line of victories, but
the defeat at. Des Moines is the only
one sustained.
There were two ties. in which Meth
er side scored, the one with Daven-
port early in the season played for
practice, and the one with the Gales
burg high school alumni, heavy ag-
gregatiOn which in reality was not in
the high school class. The games
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system is
nervousness, sleeplessness, or stom-
ach upsets. Electric Bitters will quick
ly dismemher the troublesome causes
1t never fails TO tone the stomach
regulate the kidneys and bowels
stimulate the liver and clarity the
blood. Rundown systems benefit par
ticularly and all the usual attending
aches vanish under its searching and
thorough effectiveness. Electric Bit
ters is only so cents, and that is re-
turned if it don't give perfect salts
faction. Guaranteed by Hartz & VI
lemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01

played and the scores were as fol
lows:
Sept. 26-Rock Island, 0; Davcn-
port, O.
Oct. 3-Rock Island, II; Clinton, o.
Oct 1O-Rock Island, o; Galesburg,
Oct. 17-Rock Island. 2; Des Moines,
"a.
Oct. 24-Roek Island, ~; Kewanee,
Nov. Rock Island, 45; West Lib
erty, o.
Nov 14-Rock Island, 10; Moline, 5.
Nov. 26-Rock Island, 6; Davenport,
0.
Total points scored, rs; total points
scored against Rock Island, A.
With the A. Il. u. football reception
Friday night football is relegated to
the rear. The team has not yet chos-
en- a captain and manager for next
year, but that will be done before
long. With the class of 1904, the team
will lose Mosenfelder, Morrison, Sui
Ivan and Cozad, all valuable men. but
by the showing that some of the
subs were making at the close of this
years work, quite as good a team will
be placed in the field next year.
High School Notes.
Not content with the tri-city foot
ball championship, Rock Island hopes
to excel also in basketball. AS yet
the boys have done nothing, but with
the material at hand very strong
team will soon be in working order
IrIC
three times = week to get in trim for
the game to be played with Angus
t;na az Augustana next Saturday ev-
ening. Dec. 5.
Friday evening, Dec. II, at the high
school assembly room two Scotch en-
tertainers, Flora F.. Donaldson. OF
Glasgow, and Gavin Spence, of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, will render a pro
gram. These two are well known in
this country as great Scotch enter
tainers, and the affair will be treat
The proceeds of the entertainments
viii go toward lessening the mort
gage which is held on the high school
piano.
The senior class meets this after
noon in room 20 to discuss a class en-
tertainment and class pins.
Yesterday at the close of school
the first section of the school met TO
choose name for their literary so
ciety, organized a week age. The
name Bellies Lettres' was selected.
The proceeds from the Thanksgiv-
ing football game has put the athletic
association more than on its feet
again.
MOnmOuth's Good Record.
The Monmouth high school football
team closed the season with Il record
that appears very good on its face.
In nine games Monmouth scored 299
points to II by opposing teams. The
scores made against the team, it might
be added, were all made by Moline.
The season was wound up with n vic
tory over Aledo, IS to o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
Us Your Order
Maths
Confectionery.

Old Phone 1855 New 'Phone6156.
l7I6-I7I8 Second Avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
One Hundred dollars a Box

is the value II. y. Tisdale, Summerton
S. C., places ON DeWitt's Witch Hazel
SaIve. He says: Il had the piles for
20 years. l tried many doctors and
medicines, but all failed except De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t cured
me-" 1T is a combination of the heal
ing properties of witch hazel with an
tiseptiCs and emolients; relieves and
permanently cures blind. bleeding,
itching and protruding piles, sores,
cuts bruises, eczema. salt rheum. and
all skin diseases. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
TO INSPECT TRAIN
Public Invited to See South
Western Limited on Its
Initial Trip.
COMES THROUGH THURSDAY
Preliminary to Opening of Passenger
Service on Milwaukee
Cutoff.

The Milwaukee Railroad company is
extending through the newspapers an
invitation 20 the public to inspect the
Southwestern Limited, the handsome
ly appointed train that is to be oper
ated in the new Kansas City service
when it arrives here on its initial trip
| Thursday. The train is scheduled to
arrive from the east at the Seven
teenth street depot al. = o'clock in the
afternoon. 1t will remain Is minutes,
giving all time for a hurried in
spection.
All of the cars which will be placed
in service in the Southwestern Limit
ed have been built expressly for the
service, and the train will be new
from baggage to observation car.
| The train will consist of baggage
| car, reclining chair cars, high back
coaches, standard sleepers, dining
car for each train, and a compart-
ment- buffet-observation car at the
rear of each train. The trains will be
electric lighted throughout.
| The Southwest Limited trains. an
| official of the company claims, will
be the hest and finest and handsom-
est trains ever in service between Chi
| cago and the Missouri river, and they
win make for themselves n reputation
equal to that of the Pioneer limited,
| like which there are today no trains
in the world approaching them in
popularity, equipment and service
| Those inspecting the train are re-
quested to enter at the front end of
the train, passing through and leav-
| ing il from the rear platform of the
observation car.
Gets Promotion.
+. Is. Dixon, chief clerk to NJ. \.
Patterson, assistant general freight
agent of the Rock Island System, lin-
til the removal of the headquarters
! from Davenport, and more recently
chief clerk to Division Freight Agent
q. b. AIbrecht, has been appointed to
the responsible position of chief rate
clerk for the freight department of
the Rock Island System with head
quarters in Chicago. Mr.. Dixon left
yesterday for his new position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-01
Gete PronOtiop.
Bits of Sport

San Francisco. Cal. Dee. 1.-Fitz-
simmons knew he was not in coed
condition to fight when he stepped
into the ring Wednesday night for
his battle with Gardner. Louis Metz
ger. one of Bob's close friends, had
$4,000 which he intended to play on
the chances of the horseshoer. Be
fore he rislled the cash, however. he
called on Bob. who advised Metzger
to keep his coin i'm his pocket. Il am
in poor condition" he said, land while
shall try hard, l am a bit afraid /
will not win the long end Of the
purse" While Metzger knows Bob
acted in good faith and gave him
straight tip, he is now sorry he did
not play his own Judgment.
Red" Wright and Ed Holly have
won their suits against the Peoria
Western league baseball association
for the portion of their salary unpaid
them at the end of the season. Wright
got judgment for 500 and Holly 1928.
Getting the money will be another
matter, from present indications.
sending out the following appeal to
the cities that ii is desired to incor-
porate~n the proposed baseball league
for western Illinois and eastern Iowa:
"A proposed baseball league, con-
sisting of Quincy, Keolluk, Moline, OF
tumwa. Waterloo, Oskaloosa, Gales
burg. Marshalltown and few other
towns in Iowa, has been suggested.
y meeting will be held in the near flu
ture and l have been requested to
write you and find out the situation
in your city. If you are not interest
ed, kindly give this letter to someone
who is, and advise me at your earliest
convenience, of your decision. l un-
derstand they intend living strictly up
to the salary limit of about $500, and
have no doubt but what the league
will enjoy a prosperous season. Kind
ly let me know whether you will have
a representative at the meeting. which,
will be held on about Dec. IS
The basketball team of the Y. NJ. C..
A. left for Muscatine this afternoon
to play the first match game of the
season with the Y. NJ. c. A. of that
city. The local team. which was ac-
companied by Physical Director Platt,
was composed of Arthur Hansen, Will
Jahns, Henry Limberg. Harry Under
holm and \. Burgston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
nprcs AND CHEMICALS.

ouinine. 24d 36c per ounce bottle; NOR,
milne. s2.26d25o per ounce cocaine SIP
peerc,,oges. copperas. $500 IN barrels; castor
III 81 20 per gallon IL 5-galon packages
cnsom salts. $500 per 100 lbs In barrels;
alcohol S270@ 81 90 per ghiioni ss ultIpu nd.
non1d In barrels; ssltpeter Ie per pound
IN harrels; calcium carbide 20 per 100
delivered Texas common railway polhts
HARDWARE.
BARRED wIRE-GaIyanissd ShddeSns;
So 10 per 100 lbs; galvanized Baker sS'oo
PEI WIRE tRf 'NAILs-S2eo base per keg.
New York Dry ceess.
New York. January T.--pEy seeSs' 1ss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
BRENNAN BUDGET.
A Public installation by the Odd Fcllows
Lodge.

a puoli4 Installation, I3y the Odd Fellows
odae.
VII 80 +ho s,Ane ~ q srIApdid ossen,bIare
T r,.nsS SnS ' arAniSg he occasion beinr the
public installation If officers. The hall has
recAn+Iv bAsn ratnished and refurnished.
~. ~. ,no rra+t,as, Iossa roo,,s
Of the many in BRENNAN. Fer this special
occasion 81 was tastefully decorated in ever
,,-oa-s "a oov,.rs srsnended from the cell
greens ana H""elT ~ -.
ing IN the center Of the lodge room was o
rorel emblem Of the order the three links
,r,nn s+,t,ons ~ the noble grand and vice
,rsr5 we're entN.ined with evergreens and
80 .,t,,ieou, interviewer. and hugo
losee alusl' Wv s....- ar,aroa,tad the
bouquet Of rare bowers o'nuuis
station, one presented IN eaen OF the ~
r.ni., orords past Noble Grand Alex GRIT
noo'e -. t,0sa 20 order ana surrender.
m called the lodee 70 ,oI2ttGSnas 6Sdnsr II
cd the chnlfS !" ma lSAd' of6cars and he in.
buTnett ana hi9otsTin" ofdcers Of the two
stalled inc Lo.SNlp- M same rank the
lodges, giving those "i ~ Ivy s''A'
Obligation az Ine sautt9o NV A 1akel noble
CaItnT' iCg'N Boherts vice grand: E. g.
grand; J.. h"u'I}T IT, powers treas.
Stokes, secretary IT A.. yard - COW,
urer' X. HaSkWoI'n Mali n n league.
right support noble grand TsoFge t pGscb
left support NOME Stsddu n WiiiG'me
right support VIZ 49,
eI. SuHPV'' ad,c M 1874 -Mlss Ollie
Rebekah LonES Ne W JaEel Vice
Levy, noble gaHG' M4I,Is,,,,rcrth nnndfctnrs
grand MIS- WI a. slr98 nS" Ms la Nav,
Mrs. FRITZ KelpS' ""1H'J purneft right
son, Chaplain Mrsd Wtrs Znrcbet ieft
support noble grand, Hfrs Rann, t,,,i
rght support vice sr ,'d Mrs. N' r. Ware
left support vice grand slTS7 ~, 40 M" tato
inner guard; Mrs - r. ie"Eue' "uuei
guard. -. .ho t,s+.usttor tho
Al the conclusion o. ne Ions
new officers took thelI IesptStasS s ,ui'tno,
the center OF the nan was ~ ,sn,h ter
long tables improvseH anu oonm, v fro,T
Of Rehekah asSsteu, ~ ION, tbe ante rooms
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
n. G. 3. Beers Letter.


New Orleans, La. January As early
Liverpool adyices were more favorable
than expected, our market opened higher
and advanced 3 additional on fresh buying.
The Issuance Of the Texas statement about
this time was construed bearlshly aud
caused decline of I, but investment pur-
chascrs again ran prices up I. The small
demand for spots and advlces from Texas
reporting considerable cotton 20 pick in
northern sections, coupled to the prospect
Of more liberal receipts, occasioned break
Of 10 from the top, making the net loss
points on the day.
Secretary Hester's Texas statement shows
that the amount delivered out OF that
state to January / was 19l4,0O against
i,45,oOO last year, a,362OO>> year before
last; therefore as from January / to Au-
gust 81, Inclusive, last year, 1,04sOOo bales
were delivered from Texas aud the wear
before last / AL 600 we're delivered. then
II there is no more cotton left In Texas
than last year u IND Gates crop OF p
9G2 900 for that State and II 1t equals
that Of year before last Il points 10 a crop
OF 1882, 900 without making any allowance
for the 10000 bales claimed 20 have been
carried over and marketed Ia last year q
crop. Then again, taking the amount in
sight for Texas last year 20 January /.
ous4 900. that Of year before last q 4e1 900.
and OF 1900, which was !, 100000, we fnd
that 80 per cent cent Of last years crop vas
wear before last and 40 per cent In 1000,
consequently. n we assume that this years
crop was marketed &c rapidly as the mart.
nun ana gS e per rs ssnt ha i Ssless ss
know e not the case, because for ave weeks
movement wa isaDsdsdI thss, q the q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
!. n. WIsner q 60 Letler.


Houston, Texas, January T.--iiyerpooi to-
day was decidedly favorable, futures were
higher than expected, while spot sales were
the largest Of any day IN that market for
months.
These features, combined with bulllsh
sentiment induced good buying for invest.
mcut account and covering by shorts, and
forced values higher during the early part
Of the day.
Todny.s market has hccn extremely or
rstic. with fluctuations frequent and de-
cded:5 sentiment is divided and the situu.
ton AZ present quite uncertain, Conditions
bud'sh statistics of an kinds. witch are Up.
pareDtly confirmed by the figures q the
census report favor much higher values.
vet inadequate buying support. sales & r
short account and the recent heavy ad-
vance seem 10 prevent any additional en-.
hancement OF prices above the highest level
Of today.
The evidently accurate estimates Of pro-
ductiou and consumption fully warrant the
than the price asked aud while tho outlook
Is one ~ INDIGESTION either WAY, and for
tho moment caution appe.fs very advisable,
vet We firmly believe that purchases on
decided declines will eventually prove hish
~ profitable
We hesitate to advise hrt d. not believe
In buying a strong nor selling weak mar.
ket
Liverpool Is due to be 81. 10 lower t..
m rrow
Tho New orleans cotton exchange will bc
closed tomorrow, THURSDAY Jauuary s. hut
there win be curb trading al day
J y WlSner & 90.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

AZ ST. peters Episcopal church Wednesday
afternoon. January a. IN This city,
There was n complimentary bail IN Mi
and Mrs Robert Schawe at GcrmAna hall
tonight rendered 10y The Young GrunanlA
club Mr. and Mrs Schawc Wcrc Recently
married and this complimentary ball Is fin
accordance with long established custom
1T the club 10 tender members Of the or
gnnlzntl0n complimentary hop as soon
MS practicable after their marriage.
There WAS a meeting ~ the directors of
the BRENNAN cotton mill at the office pf
GIddings q Giddings' bank Tuesday after
noon and n meeting Of the stockholders was
called for next Tuesday afternoon az Lusk E
the ensuing year The meeting will be held
al o'clock.
Brenhsm commanderv 30 IS. knights
Tcmplnrs VIII meet tomorrow night for the
purpose Of cectiug officers, and as the
present officers have held their respective
stations for two years, there viii be a com
nlcto change
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
HOUSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

Messins lemons, which command a better
sale than the California variety quotations
being $3.50 per box
Another carload Of ripe bananas was re.
celved yesterday, which places an over.
supply on the market. but the demand has
lately been very good and prices are
nrmcr.
Following is the situation in cotton seed
products as given by the Williams a Flash
company OF New York
Resaes Of prime yellow in the carly part
of the week carried the price back to
So&c at which price several thousand bar
rels were absorbed. and this pressure bc.
ing taken from the market, the price re.
acted to soc
Even at this hgure, lie. soc. prime yellow
Is considerably below parity Of prices
which are being paid for crude aud It is
seltcvldent therefore that either the price
OF rehned has got to advance In this mar
ket or the price Of crude decline, rs rehn-
cries are not miracle workers. aud can
not AFFORD to continue 60 buy crude at Il
The crude market has held very Arm
and advanced lac to lc gallon on strictly
crime quality, as high as 34c being paid
Tor especially favorable freight rate pututs
In the East and Boz In Memphis
inc European markets still remain
apathetic aud show absolutely no interest
whatever for cotton oil at these prices,
oil aud white oil for which they send an
occasional hundred to two hundred-barrcl
order, but for the ordinary grades there
Is no demand whatever for shipment TO
The home consumptiyc demand here, out.
side OF the large companies is also poor
Rha99 II now remains 70 be seen, after the