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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
MEETING OF THE TEACHERS
SuperIntendents Hayden and Ferguson on
Program at Joliet Convention.

superintendent Hayden and Ferguson on
Program at Joliet Convention.
4 delegation of Rock Island teach
ers will attend the meeting of the
Northern Illinois Teachers associa-
ton to be held at Joliet Nov. 5. and
7, and for which the program has
been prepared. 5. j. Ferguson, Rock
Island county superintendent of
schools, is vice president of the asso-
citation, and viii give an address be
fore the county superintendent sec
tiOn at the convention. Ii. b. Hayden,
superintendent Of the local city
schools, viii take part in the discus
sion of the topic, school Supplies
The program for the meeting fol
lows:
Thursday, s o'clock p. m.-Subiect,
Taxation for School Purposes" from
the citizen. Col Fred Bennit. Joliet;
from the educator, L. J. Hoffman,
county superintendent, LaSalle; dis
cussion led by DR.. y. f. Nightingale,
county superintendent of schools, Chi
cage.
Expenditure for School Grounds
and Buildings''-for the school, DR.. j.
A. James, Northwestern university.
Evanston: for the community. Z. c.
Swift, ex-member board of education.
Ottawa; discussion opened by j. a.
Long, superintendent of schools,
Streator.
Friday, Q n. m.-AddreSs of welcome
Mayor w. c. Crolius; response to adj
dress of welcome, {. +. Mann. presi-
dent of the association paper, Teach
ars' Salaries" from the citizen, y. G..
Moore. president township high school
board of education. Oak Park: from
the teacher, Prof. Ella f. Young. Uni
versity of Chicago; discussion opened
by Charles w. Groves, superintendent
of schools. Dixon. Tenure of Office
for the Teacher" DR.. John w. Cook,
president Northwestern Illinois Nor
NAL school. DeKalb. Ill; discussion
opened by NJ. y. Whitney, superintend-
ent Schools. Elgin; school Supplies
As Furnished by the Board, J. Il.
Frecbern, superintendent of schools,
Evanston; discussion opened by II. b.
Hayden. superintendent of schools.
Rock Island; appointment of com
mittees
Friday S p. m.-Lccture. Jacob y.
Riis, New York; subject, "Tony's
Hardships.''
Saturday Q n. m.-Paper, "ENpendi-
lures in the Elementary Schools"
w. II. Campbell, principal Wentworth
school Chicago; paper. Expenditures
in High Schools" Franklin \. Tracy.
superintendent of schools, Kankallee;
discussion led by Sam Houston, super
intendcnt of schools, Wilmington: pa
per. The School as Charitable Insti-
tuition. Including Pensions" o. II.
Bright, principal DooIittle school. Chi
cago; discussion opened 10y Edward J.
Bangs, assistant state superintendent
of schools, Springfield. Paper, The
Selection and Function Of School
Boards" Albert Il. Sabin, principal
Irving Park school. Chicago; William
S. Mack, president board of education.
Aurora; discussion opened by DR..
David Felmly. president of the Hi
nois Normal University, Normal; re-
port of committee. business.
Besides the program as outlined
above section meetings, conducted by
able educators, will be held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
DIR Long Pleads Guilty.

Or. J. l.. Long, of East Moline,
pleaded guilty today to an Indictment
in which he was charged with the cir
culatiun of libelous literature affect
ing the reputation of George Sargin-
son. The libel was contained in a
letter written by another party,
whose name was not disclosed. In
the letter Sarginson was charged with
being Il dead-beat. etc. DR.. Long was
fined S2j.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
Personal POINTS.

Representative &. A. Cooke. of Ale
do, is in the city.
Mrs II. S. Cable, of Cedar Rapids
and Mrs. Rupp, Of Colorado Springs
are visiting in the city.
Mrs. c. II. Goodykoontz has return
ed to Chicago after a visit with heI
grandmother, Mrs. Ann c. Burial
1903 Third avenue.
DIR. G. Il. Crissman returned last
evening after visit of three weeks al
GaIena, H.. Hazel Green, Cuba City
and Platteville, Wis.
Supreme Court Justice Guy c. Scott
of Aledo, is in the city. The supreme
court of Illinois has adjourned, and
on his way home Judge Scott stopped
in Rock Island to spend a day with
old friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
TO INSPECT FOODS HERE
state Commissioner Patterson COnfeIs
with Health Commissioner.

Il. NJ. Patterson. of Chicago, assist
ant state food commissioner. while in
the city last evening conferred with
Health Commissioner G. &. Craig. Jr..
in regard to inspection of food prod
ucts here, attention to this communi-
~ having been attracted by the pois-
oning of the family of Daniel Kelly n
few weeks ago through eating canned
cOrned beef. Ptomaine poison. it will
be remembered, was found in a sam
pie OF the beef taken from the can.
Mr.. PattersOn's plan is to send inspec-
tors here unannounced from time to
time to gather samples of food prod
ucts on sale in the stores of the city.
They will be forwarded to the state
laboratory at Chicago for analysis.
and where any adulterants or poison
Gus substances are found prosecu-
tons will follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29

uate of the local public schools and
enjoys a wide and popular acquaint-
ance. Mr. Weaver is engaged in the
advertising writing and mail order
business. For several years he was
employed by the Rock Island Buggy
company. The esteem in which the
couple is held was attested by a large
number of valuable gifts.
Cortis-Hughes.
George Simpson Cortis and Miss Luz
cretia Hughes. both of whom are
known to many in Rock Island, were
married at o'clock last evening at
st. Luke,s church, Western avenue
and Lexington street, Chicago. The
bride is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John C. Hughes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
~ SOCIAL ~~

Last evening, in honor of his 9th
birthday anniversary, Joseph IL. Kerr
was pleasantly surprised by his chill
dren and grandchildren. There were
81 Of the family present, seven of the
number being unable to attend. Twen-
ty-two of those present were Mr..
Kerr's grandchildren. All spent a
very enjoyable evening.
Tri-City lodge of the Street Car
Employees union had smoker at
Krell & Math hall last evening. Music
and cards were the chief diversions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
ContInuance Not Allowed.

The court disallowed request of
attorneys for the defendant for a de
ferment until the next term of the
trial of Andrew Allen, indicted for
embezzling funds from the plumbing
house of Ward q Mcmahon while in
the employ of the firm as bookkeeper.
1t was represented that Allen was
just recovering from an operation at
his home near Reynolds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
Murphy Gets 1s Years.

Dan Murphy, the man who has just
been tried at Clinton, Iowa. for com
plicity with George Burrier and 9th
ers in a number of robberies about
that city during the last two years
has been found guilty by jury ane
sentenced to 10 years in the peniten-
tiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29

Trial of the case of Charles Miller.
the former Rock Island saloonkeeper
indicted for receiving stolen property.
was continued to the next term, on
account of the poor health of the de-
PENDANT, who is said to be suffering
with locOmOtor ataXia. Miller's alleg-
ed offense was in purchasing cigars
stolen from the wholesale house of
Henry Darts Sons, for which latter
crime Charles Bruhn, an emplOye of
the firm. served a sentence of seven
months in the county jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29

w. T. Dittoe, prominent member
of the Scott county bar, died suddenly
this morning of heart disease at his
home in Davenport. He was 81 years
of age and leaves a family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
JUDGES TO SHIFT
w. n. Gest and Emery Graves TO
Exchange for Balance of
Term.
FORMER GOES TO CAMBRIDGE
Continuance is Granted in Case OF
Charles Miller, Indicted for Re-
ceiving Stolen Goods.

Judge w. II. Gest will quit the Rock
Island circuit court bench Monday for
the balance of the term. He goes to
Cambridge to relieve Judge Emery
Graves, who is to come to Rock Isl
and.
The exchange is made owing to
Judge Graves having been interested,
before his elevation to the bench, in
a number of cases that are dOcketed
for hearing at Cambridge the present
term. II. ID. Blakemore. court stenOg-
rapher, will accompany Judge Gest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-29
RamskIlI Trial.

The jury in the case of Charles
Ramskill, against whom there are two
indictments for forgery, went out at
10 o'clock this morning, and had not
arrived at a verdict at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The present case is one
i'm which Ramslill passed Il forged
check on William Dunavin, the
Twelfth street saloonkeeper. As soon
as completed he viii he tried on the
second Indictment. the victim in this
instance being John Ainsworth, the
Fourth avenue saloonkeeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
Lanky Bob Finds a New Job for
the Autumn Days.
FitZsfmmons Will Be a Trainer
for Terry McGOvern.
TRAIN AT BATH BEACH
Jack MnnrOe Is Matched With
Jack Mccormick.
Young COrbett to Meet Tim Cal
lahan in October.

New York, Sept. 21.-Matches with
champion and ex-champion pugilists
figuring as principals have been made.
One important match was made to-
day between Terry McGovern and
Jimmy Briggs, the Boston feather
weight. and date set for another-the
unroe-McCormick match.
Following on his other matches, Sam
Harris, acting for Terry McGovern, had
just closed another bout for the little
Brooklyn tighter. In the ring of the
Criterion A. C. of Boston Terry will
meet Jimmy Briggs, the New England
feather weight, in a twelve-round con-
test on October I.
young Corbett" is matched to meet
Tim Callahan in Philadelphia during
the first part of October and has fight
pending with Dave Sullivan, to take
place in Boston about the middle of
October. 1z@1 -
Jack Munroe. the examiner. and Jack
Mccormick, who were matched last
week, will meet before the Washington
Sporting club, of Philadelphia, on Oc-
tober 5. Bids for the contest were left
open until today, and many clubs
sought the match. The Washington
club. with an offer of 20 per cent and
guaranteed purse of $4,000 secured the
mill
Terry McGovern, in preparing for his
fights. will have the assistance of Bob
Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons has always
liked the little Brooklyn figher, and the
pair had a talk recently. Fitzsimmons
offered to take Terry in charge and
show him how he could defeat Young
Corbett.' The offer was accepted and
the ex-champion will move down to
Bath Beach and there undergo the
course of training as Fitzsimmons
plans it.
The prospects of Gus Rubin and Bob
FitzsiInmonS meeting again are very
bright. The Century A. c., of Los
Angeles, waits to give the men a date
next month"; and about all that is nee
essary now is Fitzsimmons' consent.
Billy Madden, who is now on the coast.
has agreed for Rubin to the conditions
of the bout, which will be of 20 rounds
Fitzsimmons will not meet Con
Coughlin in Philadelphia on Friday
night, as was first arranged, but will
on September go The scene of the con-
test will be the Washington Sporting
club, instead of the National Athletic
club. Fitzsinmons asked for the post
ponement and Coughlin agreed to 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
PENNsY SQUAD LOOKS STRONG
Speed and Headwork Shown in the
Candidates Early Work.

Philadelphia, Sept. Pennsylvania
squad returned to the city from Beach
Haven, N. J., today. The reason for the
early home coming is that the seasnorr
camp affords no field with the proper
turn for scrimmage lineups and the men
cannot get the right training IN the
treacherous foothold of the sandy soil.
There is an excellent lot of material on
hand the best since 1900. The squad Is
heady. big and strong. The men al
ready know more football than did last
years squad after the first game. They
have speed and strength.
DR.. Williams has made speed a neces-.
sary quality for this years team. as the
new rules win bring about a much more
open system than last year. Pennsy1-
vania has the big problem to solve in
the ends. She has one old player at
right end in Captain Metzger. who can
be depended upon for one of these posi-
tions, but for the other there are only
two candidates-Torry and MILESTONE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
M'cHEsNEY AGAIN WINNER.
By Finishing First Makes a Fortune
for His Owner

New York, Sept. PIE. e. Smathers'
McChesney. favorite at 1 to 2, won the
second special ait Gravesend Saturday
afternoon. 1t was reported around the
ring that Mr.. Smathers won close to
$4,000 on McChesney and on Irene
Lindsay, winner of the sixth race.
The Second Special was for Swear
olds and upward at a mile and half.
Four were carded to start, but Moon
Daisy was drawn. McChesney, 1875;
The Picket, no, and Sheriff Bell, ITO,
were the starters.
They were sent away quickly to a
good start. Passing the stand the first
time, Sheriff Bell was in the lead, with
last position. This order was maintain
ed into the back stretch. Round the far
turn, the three horses were running
head and head, with McChesney on the
outside. At the head of the stretch Nc
Chesney was slowly forging to the
front and at the one-eighth pole was a
good length in front. From there to
the finish he just galloped home, win
ming easily by two and a half lengths.
The Pickett finished six lengths in front
of Sheriff Bell
The $4,000 Hindoo stakes for 3-year
olds was won easily by the favorite,
Hurstbourne. with Janeway second and
Gimcrack third. Jockey H. Callahan
had bad fall in the last race, but es-
capped with shaking up. Mordella, the
winner of the race, was disqualified for
fouling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
Small Rov,s Long tourney.

Wichita. Sept. 21.-Little S-year-old II.
Jaraba, a Syrian boy unable to talk
any but his own language, has arrived
in wichita Young Jaraba started for
America with his mother and couple
of friends several weeks ago, but after
the party went on ship was sent back
to the shore on an errand. Before he
returned the gangplank had been hauled
in and he was left behind. Since her
arrival here, his mother has made every
effort to find him. and finally succeeded
in locating him in an inland town in
France. whittier he had wandered
TRANSPORTATION was sent and he arrived
here Saturday, having made the entire
Journey alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE FIGURES.
Pittinger, of Boston, Has Decidedly
UNIQUE Record.

Cincinnati. Sept 1.-THE Enquirer
says:
The home stretch of the National
League race has at last been reached,
and finds Hans Wagner, the famous
player of the champion Pittsburgs,
leading the batters of the organization.
Not only is Wagner leading the long
list of stickers in the matter of having
the best percentage at the bat, but ne
enjoys the distinction of ousting Mertes
of New York, from the leadership in
long hits Owing to long lead OBTAIN
ed early in the season Mertes has had
something of monopoly as leader in
individual sluggers. The pace he set
was so fast that many of the players
despaired of ever reaching his figures.
The unlocked for slump came, however,
and during the past few days the New
Yorker was passed by Wagner of Pitts
burg, and Donlin of Cincinnati. Stein
fleldt of the Reds, is tied with Mertes for
third place. In order to hold first place
in the struggle for the batting cham
pionship of 1908 Wagner will be COM
PEELED to tip-toe from now until the end
of the battle. Right on his heels, with
Kennedy not considered, comes Clarke,
his captain, and Seymour, of Cincinnati.
That the Reds outhelder is a strong nm
isher is exemplified from the manner he
pushed Beaumont last season for the
1902 honors
Twenty-one players of the National
league are batting over the 300 mark.
being nearly twice the NUMBER OF
American leaguerss given in the figures
week ago. Cincinnati leads with six
regulars in the big class, Chicago fol-
lows with four, Pittsburg with three
regulars and a substitute pitcher. the
luc5less Quakers have three. Brooklyn
two and New York and st. Louis one
each.
Just what Cleveland expects to do
with the Cincinnati sluggers in the
games for the Ohio championship is
a matter of conjecture, but it is a fore
gone conclusion that the Cleveland
twirlers will have plenty to think about
before the series are over.
Chance, of Chicago, and Sheckard. of
Brooklyn, are having a remarkable race
for the base-running title. Both play
ers have long passed the mark made
by Wagner in 1902
A number of interesting facts can be
culled from the pitchers records, where
it will be seen that the most base hits
and runs have been made off of Pit
finger. of Boston. The same beaneater
has also given the most bases balls.
Mathewson leads in strike-outs. 252.
and most Wild pitches Lever, of
Pittsburg, holds the shut-out record up
to date. while Doheny has punched
holes in the most batsmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
The Smith County Desperate Is
a Merry Rascal.
With Use of His Revolver He
Gets Food and Clothes.
OFFICERS ARE NEAR.
Blood hounds Have Lost Trail of
Madison Three Times.
Is Now in Nebraska, Fifteen
Miles from State Line.

Smith Center, Kas., Sept. 21.-Word
has been received of some of the flee
ing acts Of Thomas Madison, charged
with the recent triple murder in this
county Madison acts much like Tracy.
Near Cowles, Neb he met liveryman
named Garner from Red Cloud. Point
ing a revolver at him. he said; Il am
Tom Madison. the man those hounds
are efter. and if you don't promise to
keep your mouth shut I'll kill you
right now"
Garner promised and Madison let him
go. From a farmer named Konkley,
near Cowles, Madison stole a team OF
horses after entering the house, an
nouncing who he was, and threatening
TO STAY the entire family il they gave
any information concerning him. Mad
plenty of ammunition. He entered
farmhouse south of Cowles, displayed
his reVolvers to the family while they
were at the dinner table, told who he
was. and sat down to partake of the
meal with them. He ate heartily, Civ
ing a warning to everybody in the
house, and left riding horse he had
stolen at the house he had stopped at
a short time before.
Near Inavale he stopped three men
in the middle of the road, compelled
one of the men to give him pair of
good shoes tor the poor ones he was
wearing, took all of the tobacco they
had. and rode away with threats and
fiourishing Of his weapons.
The 1aople all over this section of the
state are in terror. Bloodhounds from
Lincoln and Hastings have lost the
scent three times, but ii is believed
that the sheriff and his deputies are
close upon the fleeing man. Cowles is
about fifteen miles from the Kansas
line, in Webster county, Nebraska, near
Blue Hill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
LIGHT WORK FOR PRINCETON
Nine Former Warriors Are Back, but
sBeef' Is in Great Demand.

Princeton, N. J., Sept. 21-With about
a score of last years football players
now in Princeton, preliminary prac-
tice has begun, consisting of very light
work. Among the old players VINO have
been out this week are ex-Captain
Davis, Bradley, Kafer. Burke, r. Nc
Clave. Barney K. Rafferty,, Brown and
Waller.
Captain Dewitt declines to make any
comment on the new rules which bring
into prominence the more open style of
play, but appears well satisfied with
them. There is common talk that des-
pite the fact the entering class will be
the largest Princeton has ever had,
there is dearth of heavy weight ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
ANOTHER OFFER FOR BIG RACE
Brighton Will Give $4,000 for Nc
Oh esney and Water Boy.

New York, Sept 21.-The Brighton
Beach race track has made another bid
for a race between Water Boy and Nc
Chesney. President William Engemann
is so anxious to get the two horses to
race over his track that he is willing 10
give &c. 900 or $4,000 in added money
to any sweepstakes that the owners OF
the two horses may agree upon.
The route, if. it is decided, will be at
a mile and a quarter. over a fast track.
Mr.. Engemann would like to have it
during the first part of his October
meeting. E. E Smathers has said re-
peatedly that he is ready to race Nc.
Chesney. but Jack Joyner, trainer of
Water Boy, is noncornmittal. He says
it depends on how Water Boy finishes
his present gements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
SIGNS BOND AND TAKES ALL RISK.
RowIey s Snow Have Such Faith in
Mi-o-na, the FIesh-Forming Food,
They Sell it Under Guarantee.

Not one time in 500 does Mi-o-na fail
to cure dyspepsia. 1t is because of it's
remarkable power to cure this disease
that Rowley & Snow are able to sell it
in the following unusual way
With every SOC box they give a signed
guarantee bond to refund the price if
the purchaser can honestly tell them
that it has not given freedom from
stomach troubles, increased flesh, and
restored health. The risk is all Rowley
& Shows. as the following bond which
they sign fully shows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
Mullins Tries for Liberty.

Junction City. Mo. Sept. 21.-Gilbert
Mullins. the federal prisoner who is
being held here until the time of his
trial in the United States court in Oc-
tobcr for the murder of Guard Wal
federal prison at Leavenworth several
years ago, and who led an assault on
the sheriff here last July and was at
liberty for two days after breaking
Jail. was found in his cell in the cOun-
ty Jail here with all of his shackles
sawed off and everything planned for
iafl delivery. Mullins was reshaclxled
and will be taken to Leavenworth, Oc-
tober 10. for his trial Fred Robinson,
another federal prison mutineer, is also
in the county Jail here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
Manhattan,a Good Attendance.

Manhattan, Sept 21.-The first class
work at the Agricultural college began
Saturday although the opening day was
last Thursday The time has been spent
in assigning students and organizing
classes The registration shows the en-
rollment in the freshman class nearly
twice that of the corresponding date
last year, and there is a general in
crease in every department. The Off
cial count will be made Tuesday. This
is the first year the matriculation fees
and tuition have been required. How
ever it has not affected the enrolment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
NEBRASKA "a; LINCOLN 8.
High School Scores on Cornhuskers
for First Time Since 'O1.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21.-Nebraska
university defeated Lincoln high school
Saturday by decisive score of "a to s
in the initial game of the football sea-
son. but the high school lads scored a
touchdown, a feat accomplished by no
other team during the season of 1902.
The high school touchdown came ear
ly in the first half. One of the Nebras
ka backs fumbled in the middle of the
field, and Cosner grabbed the ball, raced
down the field unopposed and crossed
the Cornhuskers' goal. Booths men
soon settled down, and thereafter the
issue was not in doubt, four touch
downs in short halves Of fifteen min
utes being Nebraska's total.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
Farmer EIeven Work1ng Hard.

Manhattan, Kan, Sept. 21.-Each after
noon finds from 30 to 40 men on the Ag-
riculturaI college campus field practicing
football under the direction of Coach
Dietz. The preliminary work of handling
and falling on the ball and tackling and
all the detailed work on the line has been
in progress. The new coach is putting the
farmers through hard ticks. Besides this
practice the men are doing some scrim-
mage work and Coach Dietz is plea sed
by the spirit shown by both the old and
new material The contests are becom-
ing lively for positions the team. There
is material enough at the Agricultural
college for two good teams